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Where to go in Southern New England? jviss at 2:11am 07.02.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1409 Well, it's our eight year cruising, down to just we two, kids aren't available or interested enough
Looking for year model of Oday 22 SS at 2:20am 07.02.08 Day Sailers 2/1300 My dad recently purchased an 1973 - 1978 Oday 22 and we are trying to figure out the year it was bui
2GM20F gear IgorC at 1:06am 07.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1384 I have a couple of quick questions.1. Where do you get Yanmar oil in Ontario? (Apparently Yanmar d
chart plotter,fish finder,depth sounder, speed log HURSTY at 2:58am 07.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1565 HELLO please could you tell me do you no were they sell a chart plotter,fish finder,depth sounder, s
C34 Universal M35 oil capacity? Connell at 3:28am 07.02.08 Big Boats 5/4783 The Universal specs on engine oil capacity states 4.5 to 5.0 Quarts or SAE 30 HD or 10W40 . When 4.5
Have you ever fired a flare gun? sailortonyb Allied Mis at 4:35am 07.02.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1636 I came across a bunch of recently outdated (last month) Cyalume light sticks that clip on to life ja
Mainsheet traveler bolcks Charlie at 6:59am 07.02.08 Pearson 4/1249 I am planning to add blocks to the main sheet traveler and would like to know if anyone has done thi
Pedestal gaurd K S at 7:21am 07.02.08 Catalina 30 1/1055 Cant find a 12.5" pedestal gaurd anywhere Can any one help
Sex on the beach and then a screaming orgasm?? MoonSailer at 8:56am 07.02.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2039 What is your favorite run drink??? Mojito??? Right now I am enjoying rum and ice and it is good.
Swing keel Chris at 9:03am 07.02.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/969 My klevis pin snapped off my swing keel on my 1973 Catalina 22. Has anyone experienced this and if s
Susqhehanna Bridge Clearance Allan R at 10:42am 07.02.08 Ask All Sailors 18/1628 Can anyone tell me the clearance of the bridges (US 40 ' railroad) that cross from Peryville to Havr
The weekend report and several firsts (1) Scott B at 11:12am 07.02.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1249 This past weekend was Canada Day... eh, and since July 1 was Tues., meant taking Mon. off as well.
Re: autopilot acting up John at 5:37am 07.02.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1060 Some time ago I had asked for suggestions on what was making my autopilot act up. Several suggestion
5 mile channel bridge long key jdgrnt66 at 3:42pm 07.02.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1126 anyone been under the channel 5 bridge in long key? is it really the the 65 feet as on the chart. mo
Neat feature Brian at 3:32pm 07.02.08 Big Boats 2/899 My buddy has a newer Beneteau 44.7 and one of the neat things I like is the seat in the salon that t
interested traveldoc at 3:10pm 07.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1127 Any information on the pros and cons of the Hunter Vision 32? I've become strangely attracted to it
Racers, any tuning tips for H376 rig? Ocean Sieze at 1:53pm 07.02.08 Big Boats 2/970 Looking for any tips on tuning the B'R rig on my 1989 H376.The forestay (with Hood SeaFurl roller
Hull Speed (1) sailorkev at 1:50pm 07.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/2934 According to the research I've done, the hull speed on my Catalina 27 is either 6.2kts (according to
Reefing System strobeone at 1:20pm 07.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/867 Can someone suggest a place I can go to see instructions (with pics) on how to set up a single line
Fresh water tank smells like sulfer. Ocean Sieze at 1:17pm 07.02.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1177 The fresh water tanks on my 1989 Hunter 375 smell like sulfer. I have flushed with fresh water and

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Mast/Boom Hardware Questions ScubaGuy2 at 5:53pm 05.13.21 This won't answer all your questions, but it should be a good start. https://forums.sailboatowners.c
PYI Dripless shaft seal Captain Larry-DH at 5:38pm 05.13.21 Yes. Compress the bellows for a fraction of a second to let the interface get wet between the graphi
Lateral Keel Deflection shemandr at 5:36pm 05.13.21 My Mark 25 was worse. But I spent a couple of boat bucks fixing it. Yard guys said I wasted the mo
A Global View Tally Ho at 4:53pm 05.13.21 Interesting looking, but not very detailed... looks cool though. Greg
Trailering 29.5 Rick Webb at 4:37pm 05.13.21 I'll let everyone talk about taking your time and all of that stuff that if you don't already know y
Freshwater Plumbing System Capt. Papa John at 4:34pm 05.13.21 Thank for all the info.
Anyone have any idea what these are?? dlochner at 4:28pm 05.13.21 The forestay is inside the foil. I think it would be unusual for a C-22 to have a foil for the jib
Polypropylene rope - floats or nope? Capt jgw at 4:24pm 05.13.21 You can get black poly. Still degrades in the sun but much slower. White poly is the worst, the sun
DC Wiring dlochner at 4:11pm 05.13.21 Well, I would add more to this thread, however, @Davidasailor26 and @Stu Jackson pretty much covered
Trailering 29.5 sail sfbay at 4:03pm 05.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! Different states have different rules for shipping boats. Basically, anythin
Newbie - Just brought a 1986 Hunter 23 home (9) Roughsawn at 4:02pm 05.13.21 Update time again! The weather has been somewhat co-operative the last couple weeks with the except
Standing Rigging Catalina 309 Pompadi at 3:48pm 05.13.21 Thanks for the info, Booked a rigger for next week. I'm still interested to know when other C309 own
Mooring - Boat to Bouy All U Get at 3:44pm 05.13.21 Just saw a trawler anchored with his bridal attached to a bow cleat and one midship. The boat was a
Mast/Boom Hardware Questions AaronD at 3:02pm 05.13.21 I just bought a 1981 Catalina 22 with a swing keel. The boat is in great condition, the only thing
Water coming from head (4) Roger Holloway at 2:55pm 05.13.21 Hi Peggie, Please see attachments. It is leaking out of the hole the red arrows are pointing to. I
Catalina 310 dinghy davits marchem at 2:21pm 05.13.21 The davits on my boat are capable of swinging out of the way and did so every winter except this la
Need a clean SS cut MikeHoncho at 2:06pm 05.13.21 you can use a new regular pipe cutter for the normal thickness tubes. It works fine. I would put
Mast/Boom Hardware Questions sail sfbay at 1:32pm 05.13.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! Mighty post photos of what you have now. Also suggest lookin
Anchor locker issue Rick486 at 1:26pm 05.13.21 I recently purchased a 2002 Hunter 326and found a loose piece of wood in the anchor locker and disc
Polypropylene rope - floats or nope? Rick486 at 1:24pm 05.13.21 Neither. A pound of Steam weighs more. I know because weighed it in a Polyethylene Bucket. Jim...

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