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Pitch adjustment of a Kiwi prop Pat T at 7:16pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2507 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 2/2364 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 17/3841 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 8/2876 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 9/6690 Has anyone installed davits attached to a Hunter factory Arch? If so did you buy it or make it? I'
Anchor light Winsome23 at 3:20pm 04.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2307 I am looking for a 6 volt battery operated anchor light that can be raised up the mast with a halya
GPS/Sonar combo???? TheGreatEscape at 2:18pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1837 I am looking for suggestions on a GPS/Sonar combo that will give me the best bang for the buck. Basi
I am getting there... rub rail question (5) RECESS at 1:39pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1929 I have been delayed, delayed, and delayed some more on my painting because of these storms in south
Didnt beat the front in. (1) sailormark45 at 1:20pm 04.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/1677 Well well what a great 2 days of sailing we had, camped out on boat Saturday night on Matagorda bay,
oil filter for a four stoke honda peterbud at 1:05pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3540 What is the difference between a Honda oil filter for my 9.9 at $20 vs a Fram oil filter for $6?:con
H30 stantions BruceK at 1:05pm 04.07.09 Mid-Size Boats 0/8 I have 4 slightly bent stantions for my '94 H30..bent a little from shrinkwrap fatigue. I replaced t
rerigging issues MrMikey64 at 12:39pm 04.07.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/2513 I'm finally to the point where I can redo the standing rigging on my 1981 Mac 25. The biggest proble
S2 6.8 rudder on ebay BobM at 12:31pm 04.07.09 S2 0/1698 Someone, not me, has just listed a rudder off a scrapped 1977 6.8. I don't know the person or wheth
Update on my 222 (4) 48dodge at 12:11pm 04.07.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2049 It feels so good to finally be putting stuff back onto the boat instead of just taking stuff off. P
"melamine" veneer in head and other places. how to replace? (2) luvitt at 12:02pm 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2684 So all this thin "plastic paper" veneer is in rough shape. what is it? I call it melamine. how shoul
Volvo MD7B in Bahama jtaylor186 at 11:55am 04.07.09 Islander 5/4355 Greetings all. I have question. Let's say you design and build a sailboat ike the Bahama for a MD7A
Radar - Hinged or fixed mast mount (1) Roger Long at 11:43am 04.07.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3360 I've pretty much settled on mast mount for my radar. I'm looking at two different mast mounts, the
340 mast struts noprob2 at 10:46am 04.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2044 Why do some have and some not have struts???:confused:
Selden Deck Stepped mast question Carpe Ventum at 4:58am 04.07.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1241 I have a Hunter 380 with a Selden Deck stepped Furling mast. It has a T Base plate. Should there be
Experiences with Sailing partnersrl at 7:27am 04.07.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/25 Experiences with Sailing Ventures of Carson City? We purchased our new Capri 22 from Sailing Ventur

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inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price dlochner at 12:22pm 03.08.22 Actual selling price based on what? You can look at this boat. If the boat is sold through a brok
Steering quadrant loose. Beneteau 361 2001. Autopilot detached kappykaplan at 11:56am 03.08.22 Photos?
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... Blowboat at 11:50am 03.08.22 If you are just wanting to buy and sail, then select the cleanest boat with a sound hull and sails
Foresail pennant Simon Sexton at 11:50am 03.08.22 We use a pennant for the jib on our Colgate 26, and it mainly exists to allow the foot of the jib to
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Kings Gambit at 11:48am 03.08.22
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... Blowboat at 11:48am 03.08.22 As David L mentioned, the hull number of the Sabre will let you know the year it was made. Having
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... Blowboat at 11:47am 03.08.22 I know the story of the East Orient. It was moored in my harbor when it sank and when repaired, it
Fuel tank/sender Growl at 11:30am 03.08.22
Foresail pennant LakeShark at 11:19am 03.08.22 I use on on a cut down 150 when cruising. Works well, increases visibility and performance sacrific
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. mikeracca at 11:14am 03.08.22 Due to the way boats are built, you may or may not be able to remove cables easily or sometimes not
Haitian refugee boat runs aground in FL (1) Will Gilmore at 11:12am 03.08.22 203240 -Will
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Dave96734 at 11:08am 03.08.22 Thanks for the input. To be clear, when I place the block outside of the stanchion, the line rubs a
Leaving old cables & wiring in inaccessible areas. LloydB at 10:39am 03.08.22 Had to look in Google to find one in the 2017 codebook which is at least 10 years newer than my hard
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 10:23am 03.08.22 There is always a lot of discussion in this forum about what a buyer should demand from a seller in
inspectors estimated current market value vs asking price Scott T-Bird at 10:12am 03.08.22 $17,000 seems kind of high for a 40 year old boat unless it is in tip top shape, which the one you
Forum search (2) pclarksurf at 10:12am 03.08.22 it's actually not all that intuitive to find-- dropped a couple of screen shots in case anyone is in
Forum search Will Gilmore at 10:09am 03.08.22 Still, better than the alternative I say. :dancing: But... If it starts to stink too much, you've
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Sending Unit Bill Kahn at 10:06am 03.08.22 Hi Peggy...thanks for the info on the Scad Monitor, but unfortunately the tank is completely encased
So, an East Orient 32, Sabre 28, and Hunter 27 walk into a bar... jssailem at 10:05am 03.08.22 If you are just wanting to buy and sail, then select the cleanest boat with a sound hull and sails i
Removing wall covering Project_Mayhem at 10:01am 03.08.22 Thanks Timm! Let me know when you've launched. I'd love to check out your boat and MKE isn't too far

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