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Site updates, 11/5 Phil Herring at 12:09am 11.05.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1814 In the forums: horizontal ads have been removed from the top of the screen and run vertically down
Looking for comments on this C27 dman535 at 9:39pm 11.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/2511 I posted some pictures of a boat I am considering. It needs some work - that is for sure. Boat seems
boom kicker H34 Alex at 9:03pm 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1254 as the title gives away I have a hunter 34 from 85'. Im thinking of adding a boom kicker next seaso
North Channel Pic (3) heysteveh at 8:44pm 11.04.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1144 Checking to see if my new avatar will show up. It is a picture we took while sailing in a light bree
help ! how to remove flange from drive shaft bonaroo5698 at 7:35pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 25/17606 i have a beneteau 393 (2005). have to change shaft bearing. separated the flange on the transmissi
Spinaker for Catalina 28 (1991) liberty at 7:24pm 11.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1304 Looking to add a Spinaker sail to my Catalina 28 (1991). Need to purchase a spinaker and see what r
Prop Shaft Knock Richard Deep at 5:20pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 12/3516 OK, this is driving me nuts. My boat has developed a strange knocking (thumping?, slapping?) sound t
First 285 DC panel & water heater qiestion? SoSound at 5:19pm 11.04.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2102 First 285 DC panel ' water heater question? Thanks for bearing with me, I'm working on a lot of thi
Prop Shaft Knock Richard Deep at 4:54pm 11.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/1948 OK, this is driving me nuts. My 85 H31 has developed a strange knocking (thumping?, slapping?) sound
Yanmar 3GMF ranchu56 at 4:20pm 11.04.08 Big Boats 9/1876 Looking for advice. Meter shows 3518.6 hrs on the engine. I only had the boat in the water for 4 mo
A new look to the cabin woodwork (4) Trinkka at 4:17pm 11.04.08 Day Sailers 1/1510 It seems that every year I need to make a change or do some kind of a modification to my O'Day 222.
Depthsounder Question Buck420 at 3:54pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1529 I have an '01 H420 w/ a Raymarine depthsounder. If, in addition to the existing depthsounder, I were
chain plates puckliny at 3:52pm 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1576 I have just purchased a 85' Hunter 25.5. The chain plate for the backstay snapped when the marina h
Breathing new life to an old forward hatch (4) Trinkka at 3:42pm 11.04.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1007 The old hatches that came with some of the O'Day sailboats were prone to break very easy. I don't kn
Uss Freedom Wayne M at 3:27pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1408 Hello everyone I went down to do some work on my boat yesterday. I have it stored at the Milwaukee C
Oceanis 351 sunworshipper at 3:18pm 11.04.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1765 Hi all, New to the forums. I was curious if anyone has any real experience or owns an oceanis 351
Bareboat Martinique and St. Lucia David10790 at 2:07pm 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1615 Five of us will be chartering in St. Lucia in March. Anyone with experience there? Anyone know whi
Stern pulpit spdycml at 12:57pm 11.04.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/3261 Hello everyone, I'll start by saying that I'm new to sailing and have just purchased a 1976 Cat 27
Winter Boat Cover for Hunter 31 asmits at 10:38am 11.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2775 I'm entering my first winter season with my 2006 Hunter 31. Does anyone know of a supplier for sailb
Abnormal Waves Franklin at 10:38am 11.04.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1956 http://www.boston.com/news/local/maine/articles/2008/11/04/massive_waves_a_mystery_at_maine_harbor

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Etiquette pet peeves Siamese at 4:48pm 12.07.21 eded. I know it shouldn't bother me but it does :facepalm:. What annoys me, is when I respond to a
Hull dents Hayden Watson at 4:37pm 12.07.21 That's a mess. 1) Boat stands should not have been put on the bottom of the boat. 2) Surveyor sho
Etiquette pet peeves shemandr at 4:35pm 12.07.21 I think we've coined a new phrase: "I know it shouldn't bother me but it does" (And I wouldn't dar
SailCare vs Local Loft Tom J at 4:34pm 12.07.21 I've used both services, and, while the local loft cleaned the sails very nicely, the Sailcare treat
Hull dents shemandr at 4:26pm 12.07.21 That's a mess. 1) Boat stands should not have been put on the bottom of the boat. 2) Surveyor shou
door kit for 1996 bennetau oceanis 400 bwagner187 at 4:02pm 12.07.21 Thanks man
Hunter 34 engine alignment Mike Oldak at 3:54pm 12.07.21 i had a marine mechanic help me align the engine on my H34 3gmf. I replaced the motor mounts (after
keel bolt torque Tally Ho at 3:52pm 12.07.21
Etiquette pet peeves Roland5048 at 3:49pm 12.07.21 I can't believe I just read this whole thread. Please, good people, go sailing. :)
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 3:47pm 12.07.21 ok I FINALLY managed to get the motor/gearbox assembly off and then the upper baseplate housing out
Hunter 34 engine alignment Tally Ho at 3:35pm 12.07.21 Do you have a zinc or something on the shaft that is hitting the strut or something else that keeps
Hull dents DayDreamer41 at 3:27pm 12.07.21 If it were me I don't think I would have cut hole into the hull, I would have ground down the area t
We Remember... Rick486 at 3:21pm 12.07.21 07 December 1941. National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. To remember and honor the 2,403 Americans
Etiquette pet peeves SFS at 3:18pm 12.07.21 eeded. I know it shouldn't bother me but it does :facepalm:. I forgot one. It annoys me when some
Hull dents Tally Ho at 3:13pm 12.07.21 I can't believe your boatyard thought cutting a 4 ft^2 hole in your boat made sense. I'm flabber g
Hull dents rgranger at 3:11pm 12.07.21 I can't believe your boatyard thought cutting a 4 ft^2 hole in your boat made sense. I'm flabber ga
Etiquette pet peeves rgranger at 3:04pm 12.07.21 eded. I know it shouldn't bother me but it does :facepalm:. But you are okay with starting a senta
Hull dents Tally Ho at 2:56pm 12.07.21
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? ice breaker at 2:51pm 12.07.21 From the explosion I see a circlip on the top and the bottom of the bearing. It sure looks like the
CENTERBOARD HELP kappykaplan at 2:47pm 12.07.21 Necessity is the mother of invention! :beer:

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