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H30 stantions BruceK at 9:54am 04.08.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/1132 Have 4 slightly bent stantions from my H30 '94 which can also fit same vintage 33.5 and 35.5, I thin
looking for Pat17364 SV Espiritu Neal Edward Albrektsen at 9:20am 04.08.09 Big Boats 0/1090 If there is anyone out there that knows Pat and Carole Mcintish on Espiritu please forward this mess
Haulout checklist Don12480 at 9:11am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 4/3927 I am preparing for my haulout and was looking for a post from Maine Sail on Hull Polishing which sho
42 P Off Shore Paul Olson at 8:37am 04.08.09 Big Boats 9/4211 We just purchased a 1994 42 P. After a full survey on this one owner boat it was indicated as a 9.5
GPS and Charts Warren Milberg at 7:34am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1708 A good article, and timely reminder, by Chuck Husick about GPS and Chart variations on the Boat US w
Shower Drain Cover rasselas at 7:21am 04.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1542 Does anyone know where I can order a replacement shower drain cover? Mine is rusty (my wife the CAP
transmission position while sailing Alice A. at 7:18am 04.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/6265 There are apparently conflicting opinions about whether to lock the transmission in reverse while sa
Catalina 34 aft cabin? simonsez22 at 7:13am 04.08.09 Big Boats 3/6107 Anyone, I'm thinking of buying a Catalina 34. The aft cabin sleeping arrangements are sideways, com
Westerbeke 10hp on Oday 272 PatSul22 at 6:56am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 10/7311 I have an oday 272 with a Westerbeke 10 hp in it. I need to drive the boat a long distance on then e
mast height Hunter 376 ghsmindy at 6:17am 04.08.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1884 Does anyone know the height of the mast on a Hunter 376? I know that bridge clearance is supposed t
fort desoto jdgrnt66 at 5:44am 04.08.09 Destinations 4/4723 hello all. anyone have any thoughts or experience on anchoring (possibly overnigt) at fort desoto. i
Where credit is due DannyS at 5:29am 04.08.09 Ask All Sailors 12/1974 Practical Sailor magazine always has a section called "Where credit is due" that allows readers to g
Maintenance Help dennisv at 4:09am 04.08.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1235 Catalina 27 owners, I'm about to become a owner of my first Catalina, a 1986 C27. The survey noted s
Kuuma BBQ Rail Mount sinnettc at 10:35pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 5/3528 So, I put the BBQ mount on the boat and it looks good. I'm a bit concerned about the knobs for atta
Anchor rode rusting FYoung at 8:25pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1304 I have a combination chain rode spliced to nylon line for my anchor rode. It is about six years old
Pitch adjustment of a Kiwi prop Pat T at 7:16pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2509 I am going to fine tune (adjust) the pitch on my Kiwi prior to launch this spring. I currently can a
Baking Soda jwieneck at 5:02pm 04.07.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2369 Peggy each year I put a couple of boxes of baking soda (in small plastic bowls) in many of the low s
RayTech Planner Witzend at 4:25pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3844 Just purchased a C90W. It came with a demo copy of RayTech Planner. Anyone here have any experience
Rudder and shaft damage Cat 34 Prime Time at 4:24pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2878 Hi, I'm interested in hearing opinions on the proper way to go about assessing damage and repairing
Arch mounted davits som1335 at 3:57pm 04.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/6698 Has anyone installed davits attached to a Hunter factory Arch? If so did you buy it or make it? I'

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I got new crew Crusty Ol Salt at 5:37pm 03.09.22 Love it
questions about a boat I am looking at, S2 92C kloudie1 at 5:02pm 03.09.22 S2 9.2 - Practical Sailor (practical-sailor.com) some info.. not too useful but worth a read
Best anchor and chain kloudie1 at 4:22pm 03.09.22
In hull transducer and wax brazenarticle at 4:22pm 03.09.22 Roll a ball of wax from the toilet bowl ring, put it on the bottom of the transducer and stick it to
Standing Rigging brockangelo at 3:59pm 03.09.22 The jaw toggles commonly get bent, here is a link, yours are either 1/4 or 5/16, probably LH thre
In hull transducer and wax Capt Robbie at 3:50pm 03.09.22 mine is installed in clear silicone..... I used an old plasic container as a retainer for the silic
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Jconnors at 3:48pm 03.09.22 Hi VS, Is this your first sailboat purchase? I also assume you hired the surveyor. If s
What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? (1) sail sfbay at 3:45pm 03.09.22 Do you have a bow roller to secure a Rocna/Manson/Mantus style anchor? if you do, then the anchor c
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 3:35pm 03.09.22
In hull transducer and wax Ward H at 3:24pm 03.09.22
LiFePo4 Refresh LeslieTroyer at 3:08pm 03.09.22 What a waste, for the lack of a $5 fusible link. Why don't they protect these things? Fuseable li
Hunter 240 rudder Crazy Dave Condon at 3:08pm 03.09.22 Arranged for @rgranger to handle
In hull transducer and wax Light air at 3:07pm 03.09.22 In the video posted by Tally Ho, while checking the use of the transducer, the presenter used petrol
Standing Rigging Dave Groshong at 3:04pm 03.09.22 The jaw toggles commonly get bent, here is a link, yours are either 1/4 or 5/16, probably LH threa
Best anchor and chain shemandr at 2:54pm 03.09.22 The weak link in most nodes is the anchor shackle pin. You can pick chain from tables. But the sha
In hull transducer and wax Davidasailor26 at 2:39pm 03.09.22
Best anchor and chain flightlead404 at 2:35pm 03.09.22 For completeness and arguably the best anchor chain is duplex G6 stainless. Because of its strengt
In hull transducer and wax Tally Ho at 2:35pm 03.09.22
questions about a boat I am looking at, S2 92C shemandr at 2:30pm 03.09.22 The S2 line of boats are well regarded but they are aging (Or aged). Here is what dailboatdata has:
questions about a boat I am looking at, S2 92C Davidasailor26 at 2:25pm 03.09.22 The one S2 I looked at was a very nice looking boat and in very good shape for its age except for th

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