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Pettit Trinidad vs. Sea Hawk BioCop Dennis W. at 3:39pm 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 4/3952 It's time to repaint the bottom and decide on the best paint for the job. My boat is in saltwater o
Cleaning out boat and found a nice Power Squadron flag (1) caguy at 3:29pm 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1544 left there by the PO. The flag is 16x24 and in great shape. If you are a member and would like it
Irwin 38 MkII CC Potential Purchase mbrennan1 at 3:11pm 01.14.09 Irwin 0/2558 We are seriously considering moving up from our Endeavour 33 to a 1990 Irwin MkII center cockpit. Co
Erie Canal Capt Andy at 2:36pm 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1913 I am planning a trip from Great Lakes to the Atlantic, via the Erie Canal ' Hudson. Can someone give
O'Day 22 Mast and Sail Dimensions jaymenator at 1:09pm 01.14.09 Day Sailers 2/4717 I have a 1973 O'Day 22 in need of a new mast extrusion and sails, thought someone here might have th
Prop Skip5368 at 11:33am 01.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1344 We have a 98 Hunter340 and are interested in installing a three blade folding prop, any recomendatio
keel hull joint catherine at 11:19am 01.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2205 I have a 1991 First 285. This year when it was pulled out of the water, it had a small but noticeabl
121.5 MHz EPIRB Monitoring to cease Cest La Vie at 10:23am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1342 Just a reminder from the FCC that monitoring of EPIRB operating on the 121.5MHz frequency will cease
Staging MAC25 for painting mac25wmo at 10:10am 01.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1616 Last spring I had the bottom of my MAC 25 stripped down, blisters repaired and repainted with three
Anti-fouling paint mac25wmo at 10:06am 01.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3922 Last spring I had the bottom of my MAC 25 stripped down, blisters repaired and repainted with three
What is that through hull for? Waterborn at 9:41am 01.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1279 I recently purchased a 1995 Benny 281. I am trying to figure out what the through hull fitting is fo
Rig tension dvantong at 8:56am 01.14.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1510 I asked Beneteau the following question: Previous owner of my B321 did not tension the stays correc
Boat Capsize 2 dead sailaway78 at 8:49am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 14/3662 Saw this on Yahoo this morning. Apparently just happened. Boat capsized, two dead, four injured.
Spinnaker Pole Cpt. Jon at 8:46am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 12/5297 Hello again, I have a symetric spinnaker that I want to use next season, but I do not have a spi
spinnaker walt at 8:41am 01.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/4685 At some point in my sailing "career", Im thinking I need to try a spinnaker but have little knowlege
H37-Survey Completed-Strut problem Marko at 8:35am 01.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1534 Completed the sea trial and survey on the 1988 H37 that I have been considering. The haulout reveale
Prop for Hunter 340 capnsandy at 6:40am 01.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1548 I need to know the prop (2-blade) size for Hunter 340, 1999, Yanmar 30hp. Current gave me quite a st
Gulf Coast raft-up Chuck Creel at 4:31am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2527 Anyone interested in joining us on a raft-up along the Ms sounds like petti-boi island or horn islan
Through hull/ seacock replacement Hermit Scott at 1:41am 01.14.09 Ask All Sailors 28/21552 I have seen the prefered method of replacing through hulls/seacocks, using a flange type sea cock. I
Replacement surge coupler sinnettc at 11:31pm 01.13.09 Trailer Sailors 3/2477 I need to replace the attwood drum brake actuator that came on the TrailRite trailer for our Capri 2

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First time out of the water in 8 years SailingLoto at 4:03am 01.21.22 You have a good plan. Thank you
First time out of the water in 8 years SailingLoto at 4:02am 01.21.22 Time to get to work. I don't think you'll have to do half the things you've mentioned. Certainly
Building an O'25 trailer from a reclaimed 27' power boat trailer (full specs/story/ measurements + cost) (3) J_Stone at 1:25am 01.21.22 Measurements, if you have any questions or need more measurements please reach out to me and just as
First time out of the water in 8 years Joe at 9:35pm 01.20.22 What are your thoughts? Time to get to work. I don't think you'll have to do half the things yo
Starter or battery rgranger at 8:26pm 01.20.22
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Tom J at 8:18pm 01.20.22 Titling is a different matter. Of the 2 documented boats I have owned, neither was titled by NY or
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Tom J at 8:04pm 01.20.22 This is not a state by state issue, a boat that is documented may not show a state registration num
First time out of the water in 8 years sail sfbay at 7:57pm 01.20.22 You have a good plan.
First time out of the water in 8 years SailingLoto at 7:36pm 01.20.22 Sand, apply 7 coats of epoxy barrier coating then 2 coats of antifoulant paint. I need to sand t
First time out of the water in 8 years SailingLoto at 7:24pm 01.20.22 Any idea what the keel is ? C.I. magnetic. Lead non-magnetic ? Has the keel detached from the hu
Ericson 38 Shroud U-Bolt sheared off from Deck. Wondering if this UBolt is threaded into the deck? Or is it welded... Any advice? FastOlson at 6:45pm 01.20.22 Note that there can be bimetallic corrosion IF water leaks are allowed down thru around the U-bolts.
First time out of the water in 8 years Davidasailor26 at 6:42pm 01.20.22
Fairleads Joe at 6:20pm 01.20.22 Also it is worth the slight effort and very minor expense to place tell tales on your sails. These
Sad Day sail sfbay at 6:17pm 01.20.22 What is this? Cannot open the link. Question?
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question Ralph Johnstone at 6:15pm 01.20.22 I dried the bilge completely then put a paper napkin down and slowly the napkin got wet around the
Head Always Full Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:12pm 01.20.22 It's not necessarily siphoning, Greg...water outside the boat is doing what water does: seeking its
ZF 12M transmission 2:1 Joe at 6:00pm 01.20.22 Ordering a new one from the west coast All along the wisdom was to leave the trans in reverse when
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? LDBoats at 5:50pm 01.20.22 Don't get too married to the fuel system. It's also worth a look at the air system. A restricted exh
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? thinwater at 5:27pm 01.20.22 My surveyor took extensive meter readings on Mirage with a Tramex moisture meter. Temperatures appe
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question DeniseO30 at 5:22pm 01.20.22 I don't know about your boat but are the transducers ahead of the keel? They usually are, they may

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