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Winterizing my cat 22 nimwegen at 12:25pm 10.14.08 Catalina 22 9/3121 I am a new owner of a 1984 Cat 22. She will be stored inside over the winter (fair ground, Wilmingt
PHII ? for Peggy Tim R. at 12:02pm 10.14.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2417 Hi Peggy, do you know if it is possible to reverse the bowl/pump layout of a PHII? IOW, I want the
Trailer extensions oldiesrocker2001 at 11:51am 10.14.08 Trailer Sailors 18/6123 My V21 is my second trailered boat and both boat/trailer rigs have one thing in common - too short.
Island Girl Cleaners shemandr at 11:41am 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1374 I have ordered some of this company's products for my non skid. The video and directions that came
Sailboat manuals mcchesney44@earthlink.net at 9:59am 10.14.08 S2 2/2210 I just purchased a 1985 8.6 and wondered if anyone knew whether a manual was issued with boat (not t
Happy Turkey Day ...... eh (1) Scott B at 8:29am 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1397 Yesterday was Thanksgiving up north here. We took Friday off and made it a 4 day weekend. What a hug
New cushions for the Meant to Be '79 Hunter (3) Ian McGain at 8:19am 10.14.08 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1655 New cushions for my 1979 Hunter the Meant to Be I thought I would share. Cushions from ad on this si
Why do I over/under trim? Brian D at 8:17am 10.14.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/3160 Is it me or is it me? Obviously it is me. Every time I trim I always trim incorrectly. I will chang
Pendant line on 85% jib Boat n Bus at 8:00am 10.14.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/5961 Don, The 85% headsail on my O'day 25 has a wire line about 18" that hooks from the tack of the sai
Need polar chart for a Hunter 35.5 Bert17825 at 7:21am 10.14.08 Racing 3/6547 Does anyone have a polar chart for a Hunter 35.5? A friend is interested in racing his boat, and co
California's fire season (1) Brian D at 6:49am 10.14.08 Sails Call Lounge 2/2606 Like Christmas, it comes every year. This photo was taken last night, 10/13 @ 21:40. These fires are
Will a 12' O'day sink? beddiro at 10:15pm 10.13.08 Bigger Boats 3/3302 I'm a new owner of an older fiberglass 12' daysailer. Since I am just learning how to sail with thi
Running aground/dude in his underwear (3) Hermit Scott at 10:12pm 10.13.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2248 My boat sat on the previous owners private dock for a month while I rebuilt the engine and reinstall
New Owner H23.5 Mark H at 9:43pm 10.13.08 Smaller Boats 16/2628 I am the proud new owner of the 1993 H23.5 I posted a pic of her a few days ago. She a real deal bea
O'Day Class Association Mr. Breeze at 7:16pm 10.13.08 Day Sailers 1/1495 I just purchased my O'Day222 this April , and I'm having a blast! There are several other 222's at m
Hatch gasket smarcus at 6:42pm 10.13.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2121 I own a 1977 Pearson 28. I need a new gasket for the original hatch. The hatch cover is fiberglass a
Catalina 310 Chris Connor Halifax NS paulj at 6:40pm 10.13.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1340 Chris I rolled up my asym in a a 15 knot wind with my Rolgen, worked very good, works better than th
Questions: Winter Storage of inflatable dinghy? We2Sail12113 at 5:13pm 10.13.08 Ask All Sailors 12/17241 Question: Does anyone know the "best" method of storing a Hypalon inflatable for the Winter, in New
Size of packing material Roy10289 at 3:45pm 10.13.08 Big Boats 1/1133 I own a 1995 Legend 37.5. The boat is new to me as of last year. I have a constant drip from the stu
Air dryers All U Get at 2:28pm 10.13.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2126 I've been getting ready for shrink-wrap and have been seeing the usual ads for air dryers. Has anyo

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Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dlochner at 2:11pm 01.19.22 @dlochner You were putting your mast up and down with a crane, correct? Also, you took your spread
MMMI Scam? shemandr at 2:09pm 01.19.22 That's the thing - I thought I got it from one of the towing companies. If I remember USPS required
MMMI Scam? shemandr at 2:02pm 01.19.22 Yes, United States Power Squadron.
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') SEMPERAVANTI41 at 2:02pm 01.19.22 I think tfox2069 has written the best article yet on the realities of a gas generator on a boat. I n
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 1:49pm 01.19.22 There are many ways to carry a mast on deck. Key parts are putting the butt of the mast forward, (f
Coast Guard multi year renewal sailme88 at 1:33pm 01.19.22 Took my own above advice and documented today... By this time next year they may have sorted out all
lubricating anemometer bearings JoeWhite at 1:22pm 01.19.22 I had this problem. I used hair clipper oil and dropped several into the shaft and exercised it with
MMMI Scam? Marmalade at 1:21pm 01.19.22 USPS... you mean Power Squadron, correct? I got mine from them too. Just wanted to clarify... some
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? (1) dlochner at 1:17pm 01.19.22 There are many ways to carry a mast on deck. Key parts are putting the butt of the mast forward, (fe
Heat exchanger anode JoeWhite at 1:16pm 01.19.22 On my c36 the anode nut screws into the HX with much shorter collar. I can unscrew and remove with n
It just keeps going... Ward H at 1:10pm 01.19.22 I used Six10 to fill old holes under the rub rail. It would sag a bit out of the hole so I put a pie
Coast Guard multi year renewal kappykaplan at 1:07pm 01.19.22 Falling Waters, WA Surely you meant WV! :beer:
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dLj at 1:06pm 01.19.22 The air draft on my boat is 42' so I would want to put the stick up. I've sailed several boats tha
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? dlochner at 1:05pm 01.19.22 Although many use their sailboats in "trawler" mode my understanding is the motion is very unkind w
Coast Guard multi year renewal sailcapt340 at 12:58pm 01.19.22 Just received my phony USCG Notice today in the mail. The same one I got last year. It has all the
MMMI Scam? dlochner at 12:54pm 01.19.22 SeaTow also issues MMSI numbers, however only the FCC can issue numbers that are valid worldwide. Th
MMMI Scam? Ward H at 12:45pm 01.19.22 Never heard that USPS was doing MMSI numbers. I thought it was only FCC and BoatUS. Ditto to @rpel
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? Ward H at 12:34pm 01.19.22 Understanding Moisture Meters is a good article by Maine Sail on moisture meters. I copied this para
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Bob J. at 12:16pm 01.19.22 Of all the things that will require detailed planning and of all the equipment needs that require s
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question Ralph Johnstone at 12:13pm 01.19.22 Great idea.............to contact the former Hunter employees you can do that through their service

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