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Redneck Yacht Club - Denver area (3) Cappn Mark at 5:22am 01.13.09 Trailer Sailors 3/2739 The Denver area Redneck Yacht is planning 2009 activities. email Mark@mrmasonhandyman.com to join in
Looking for volunteers Ken Palmer at 4:48am 01.13.09 Lake Ontario Hunter Sailing Assoc. 0/14227 LOHSA needs your help! To make the 2009 Hunter Rendezvous the best ever, we need people like you to
Bimini top johnb15 at 4:46am 01.13.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1360 I have a macgregor 22 and we are considering puting a bimini top on. Has anyone done this and what
Social groups now have real forums (3) Phil Herring at 4:07am 01.13.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1788 Thanks to a request from the Ham/SSB group, I found a forum mod that will add, at your option, a rea
Manual Bilge pump diaphram replacement Rick B at 12:00am 01.13.09 Yamaha 0/1797 I had an earlier post which must now be archived concerning a replacement diaphram for my manual bil
Trailer Help rockp2 at 7:53pm 01.12.09 Day Sailers 0/1415 I could really use some help with some comprehensive pics of the Magic Tilt trailer that came out wi
cat 25 leaning to port??? bppleas@vereizon.net at 6:19pm 01.12.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1507 I have a 1980 cat 25 that has a noticeable lean to port. It's had it since purchased about a year ag
Warning lamps and buzzer. Benny at 6:00pm 01.12.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1246 A friend of mine recently had the warning buzzer fail. Over the years the little horn had been loos
Battery -- glass mat, gel, or acid mikenovit at 4:32pm 01.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2036 I recently decided to replace my starter battery on my Oday 322. I looked at various web sites and
Water in battery compartment and under seats both sides Wayneoh at 3:28pm 01.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1670 I searched the archives but came up empty... My '88d has been stored on the hard since late Septem
Renting a sailboat in the San Juans dok at 2:45pm 01.12.09 Destinations 23/8631 I am going to be in Seattle for a conference the first week of May. Two sailing friends and I would
New Rocna Stowable Anchor (2) sailingdog at 2:34pm 01.12.09 Ask All Sailors 23/8604 I just found out from a friend of mine that Rocna now makes a stowable version of their anchor. H
310 Battery Info rpwillia at 10:40am 01.12.09 Catalina 310 46/22899 Does anyone know the name/type of lead acid batteries on the 310. Also is there any information out
Cruise and eat well on a small boat (4) Trinkka at 10:38am 01.12.09 Trailer Sailors 58/16073 For those of you who tire of eating sandwiches on your boat every time you go cruising, it doesn't h
Followup to "no raw water thru Exhaust" rfrye1 at 10:10am 01.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2131 Yep, it was a blockage (gunk) at exhaust elbow. The guy that was helping me from a marine shop sugge
Look Mom!!! (1) Jim at 9:49am 01.12.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1400 No Keel Bolts... http://newimages.yachtworld.com/2/0/0/1/7/2001788_16.jpg?1231789798312 http://
Update on 222 48dodge at 9:45am 01.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1093 Well, I've finally been able to work on my 222 the last couple weekends. I was making really good p
MacGregor 25 questions. sailingdog at 9:43am 01.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/6830 A friend of mine just got a Macgregor 25, but it needs new running and standing rigging. Does anyon
MacGregor 25 questions. sailingdog at 7:54am 01.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1246 A friend of mine just got a MacGregor 25. The boat is in dire need of new standing and running riggi
Garmin GPS 72 Power Suppy MoonSailer at 7:32am 01.12.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2721 I want to hook up my GPS 72 to my laptop via a USB port. Garmin only sells serial 9 pin cables then

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Coast Guard or Nationally Registered NYSail at 1:33pm 01.20.22 Here in NY as well as in most (all) states as has been said you have to register the boat, however i
It just keeps going... Project_Mayhem at 1:24pm 01.20.22 I used Six10 to fill old holes under the rub rail. It would sag a bit out of the hole so I put a pi
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Caboteur at 1:21pm 01.20.22
ZF 12M transmission 2:1 Stu Jackson at 1:02pm 01.20.22 All along the wisdom was to leave the trans in reverse when sailing Was told yesterday that now its
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 Mat Fournier at 12:17pm 01.20.22 Thanks for the replies, for sure we will have the humidity checked by the surveyor.
Exposed and oxydated metal on Hunter 356 Keel Mat Fournier at 12:13pm 01.20.22 Thanks, I am glad to learn that this is common and not a big problem. Also glad that know that the 3
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration Mat Fournier at 12:08pm 01.20.22 Thank you for your replies, this information will be very useful to fing the source of the leak.
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:53am 01.20.22 My surveyor took extensive meter readings on Mirage with a Tramex moisture meter. Temperatures appe
Fairleads Stu Jackson at 10:33am 01.20.22 To add to Joe's and Roy's answers: moving the leads in & out are used for both going upwind to get
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? AlastairLC at 10:07am 01.20.22 My surveyor took extensive meter readings on Mirage with a Tramex moisture meter. Temperatures appea
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:07am 01.20.22 How do you know it is leaking from a keel bolt? My boat sits on the hard every winter here on the G
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:05am 01.20.22 like others have eluded to - check every through hull for leakage, around the engine in the raw wat
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:02am 01.20.22 There are a significant number of owners of sailboats over 20 or 25 years old who believe that thei
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 9:57am 01.20.22 I can only speak from my own personal view, but being a maintenance freak on my own H-310, I would
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Capt Robbie at 9:50am 01.20.22 as Sail sfbay had indicated reasons for coast guard documentation of a vessel is also another agency
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question PaulK at 9:24am 01.20.22 (Big Sigh.... anyone else recall those glossy ads from the 60's for "maintenance free fiberglass bo
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? thinwater at 8:25am 01.20.22 A friend of mine is considering purchasing a Catalina 42 on the hard in Hull, MA. The surveyor says
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration sailcapt340 at 8:10am 01.20.22 Can you get into the boat during a rain storm? And remove all the overhead access panels in the cab
Starter or battery jeepbluetj at 8:02am 01.20.22 Sounds like low voltage at the starter to me. That could be a bad battery, bad connections to the ba
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 dmax at 7:54am 01.20.22 You're going to want the surveyor to do a moisture check but most likely those are stress cracks in

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