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MERRIMAN-Yacht Specialties Pedestal Parts kloudie1 at 5:42am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 4/10398 Several years back, the plastic control mounting section of my old Merriman pedestal broke. I found
H34 Jib Sheet Hangs Up Dave Perry at 5:09am 10.18.08 Big Boats 8/1788 Maybe it's unique to me... but more often than not, when I tack, my jib sheet gets caught up under t
Painting over old boat name on transom remo7e at 3:47am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 11/6968 Hello all, I bought a boat a few weeks ago and would like to rename her. The previous name is pai
H23.5 Mark H at 10:31pm 10.17.08 Smaller Boats 3/1227 My new 1993 H23.5 was found with water near bottom step after half inch rain. Boat was setting on le
On the level Divecon at 9:50pm 10.17.08 Trailer Sailors 3/2528 I can't seem to get my Catalina 250WB level on the trailer without several attempts. There is about
Headsail suddenly releases? (1) SoSound at 7:51pm 10.17.08 Ask All Sailors 4/3005 Taking advantage of the last couple of gorgeous days before we end our season and move on to winter
cheek block (1) paulj at 7:13pm 10.17.08 Catalina 310 14/2926 Added a cheek block to tame those forsail and asym sheets. It's a lot easier now.:dance: Block added
Great Interest in Trailerables out there.... dvideohd at 6:57pm 10.17.08 Trailer Sailors 11/4274 I was towing the Mac26D to the lake this evening. While in a parking lot (getting the last minute s
Getting a 192 off a trailer bullwinkle at 5:58pm 10.17.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1475 I need to get the boat off my trailer but don't know how. Need to drop centerboard for a new line th
I bought a little sailboat at the used car lot (2) Dale_K at 5:43pm 10.17.08 Trailer Sailors 15/25805 My first post. I live in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas and I saw a little boat in the back of the us
Bicycles Aboard Talisman108 at 4:46pm 10.17.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1843 Hello, I'm a beginner to the sailboat world and am currently looking around for a 27' or similar ve
Salon table restoration Mysterious Ways at 4:21pm 10.17.08 Big Boats 2/1333 Hi, I have removed the water-stained salon table from my H35.5 and will restore it as a winter proje
Hunter 34 Washed Ashore (2) steve21968 at 4:17pm 10.17.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1517 This week, I had my 1983 Hunter 34 washed up on the beach in Anguilla, B.W.I. as a result of hurrica
Winter Cover PatChicago at 1:29pm 10.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1267 I know I've seen people post the step by step process of building a winter cover for a sailboat with
Parasailor Spinnaker (1) rpwillia at 1:27pm 10.17.08 Ask All Sailors 2/2710 At the Annapolis sailboat show I ran into the Istec racing booth where they were talking about their
Strange AC Volt meter. (1) AndrewB at 1:17pm 10.17.08 Big Boats 4/1169 I have just noticed after a couple of years that the AC Volt meter when plugged into the shore power
Quarterberth bulkhead removall J Page at 12:33pm 10.17.08 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1602 Hi all, As I prepare for haulout up here in MI, My thoughts go back to last year when I could
Donate vs E bay Buckeye at 11:31am 10.17.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1296 A couple of months ago I posted to request the names of organizations that would accept a boat donat
Did my User name change really go thru? HukilauMike at 10:54am 10.17.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1871 When the site changed over, I was assigned a new user name because my old one was not unique. I sub
water under the head's sole. Robert19700 at 9:56am 10.17.08 Smaller Boats 13/1914 Hi guys, This is my second post about the subject. The sole in the head of my 2001 Hunter 260 is n

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Coast Guard multi year renewal Captain W at 6:01pm 01.18.22 I am sure there are other posts on this, but since so many folks responding to this do the USCG docu
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 5:52pm 01.18.22 A gin pole using your boom or spinaker pole may be the best idea. Holy Moly, thanks for the remin
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 5:48pm 01.18.22 Consider a Hunter 260 or other large "trailerable" design Spot on SandCat... also Catalina 25, Ma
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 5:40pm 01.18.22 At least for the Erie Canal sections, the marinas at either end have cranes... On the Hudson River
This PhotoShop feels wrong. WayneH at 5:32pm 01.18.22 Another one: Grand Moff Tarkin played by Peter Cushing in Episode IV (1977) and again in Rogue One i
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 5:30pm 01.18.22 ... rafting his boat to two other sailboats... tied a loop with a retrieving line just under the sp
Dometic AC needs capacitor Tater at 5:25pm 01.18.22 Crusty, I noticed you location. In October, my First Mate and I did a lighthouse tour from Maine to
35s5 replace windows (1) sail sfbay at 4:59pm 01.18.22 Welcome to the forum!! Which windows do you want to replace? Photos? Are they exterior mounted and
How wide is the wing on the keel of a Hunter 26.5?? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:55pm 01.18.22 Mars metals in Canada fabricated your keel. Suggest that you call and ask them. Otherwise, I sugge
Coast Guard multi year renewal Charles Erwin at 4:41pm 01.18.22 Also that boat damage will show under the Coast Guard Title , eventually. Jim... Geez Jim - As m
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? rgranger at 4:40pm 01.18.22
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Bob J. at 4:38pm 01.18.22 There are quite a few that have done the loop on 25'-27' sailboats. Some even smaller. I know one fa
Coast Guard multi year renewal sail sfbay at 4:36pm 01.18.22 I now calendar the USCG document renewal date (30 days in advance of its expiration date) in my cale
Coast Guard multi year renewal JamesG161 at 4:29pm 01.18.22 know as it happened to me once :plus: but the true definition of Irony... It arrived 2 days befo
Dometic AC needs capacitor Crusty Ol Salt at 4:27pm 01.18.22 Old? My first set of orders in the Navy said "Go to Norfolk and wait for water"
How wide is the wing on the keel of a Hunter 26.5?? sail sfbay at 4:25pm 01.18.22 Can you take measurements or scan the dimensions when you haul out for a survey?
How wide is the wing on the keel of a Hunter 26.5?? Terraphobic at 4:07pm 01.18.22 New boat and old trailer for a shoal draft but I need to mod supports to allow for width of wing...e
Trying to identify this boat (1) kgallowaypa at 3:41pm 01.18.22 201863
Trying to identify this boat kgallowaypa at 3:38pm 01.18.22
Ericson 38 Shroud U-Bolt sheared off from Deck. Wondering if this UBolt is threaded into the deck? Or is it welded... Any advice? (2) dmax at 3:37pm 01.18.22 Those are Navtec U-Bolt chain plates, the part that broke looks like this: lock that is tied into th

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