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SoSound at 11:02am 10.16.08
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My wife and I are new boat owners this year, relatively speaking - still "novice" sailors, primarily
Ken Johnson at 10:45am 10.16.08
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For those of us who must winterize our boats: Here's a link to a winterizing issue of Seaworthy (
sailaway78 at 10:31am 10.16.08
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Went over yesterday to look at this old civil war ship, that was uncovered by hurricane Gustav close
M_Gordon at 9:21am 10.16.08
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My trailer was stolen while my 1979 O'Day 19 was in the water for the summer! Does anyone have hull
MAC915 at 8:42am 10.16.08
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Have the hole cut and am ready to mount the bulkhead compass. Question is: exterior side has a rubbe
Capn Grumpy at 5:39am 10.16.08
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:cry: Here we go again. Just had a long conversation with our marina's boat yard manager and he feel
seadaddler at 5:37am 10.16.08
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Hi all you 356 /36 Hunter owners. I am wondering what size spinnaker did you get for your boat,I am
lehigh375 at 4:51am 10.16.08
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Does anyone know if the Hunter 356 has a engine hour meter somewhere on the boat? If not, how come?
chaseorion2002 at 4:32am 10.16.08
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Where can I find a stern rail for a Mac 26.... 1992 model winston
futureboatownerindc at 8:15pm 10.15.08
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I am putting a kitty together to buy a boat in the $5,000 to $10,000 range. In my area I see a choic
Cappep at 7:41pm 10.15.08
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Does anyone know the size of the packing for the drive shaft on a Pearson 303? The drive shaft is 1"
Globe Trotter at 7:32pm 10.15.08
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Hi all, Just wondering if anyone can help.... Our Columbia 27 mast lights are not working we have g
Allan Frey at 7:11pm 10.15.08
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Does anyone have experience using the in-boom mainsail furling systems that have been developed in t
paulj at 7:06pm 10.15.08
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Jim and Gale took these pictures the other day from their sailboat of me sailing. I had just rolled
Jim at 7:00pm 10.15.08
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Go Phillies were heading to the big dance!:dance:
bare aweigh at 6:09pm 10.15.08
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I've had to drop the lead keel on my 1987 Oday 28 because one of the bolts seemed to be pulling out
Irwin Mariah at 5:32pm 10.15.08
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We need to put on (lost in repair) a new topping lift. Where does the topping lift attach on the mas
Seattle Scott at 3:46pm 10.15.08
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Starting at the home page of hunterowers I click the "new posts" tab and at the top of the list is a
Seattle Scott at 3:29pm 10.15.08
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I replied yesterday to "Disagreement that you can clarify" and to "winter storage of inflatables" bo
272txsailor at 2:41pm 10.15.08
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Just curious where all the dead sailboats go?, After Ike hit us , there are a ton of bad boats with

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Firefly battery issues
Maine Sail at 2:07pm 02.01.22
Sounds like you got a bad batch? That sucks but we've seen it with every brand.. have you talked wit
Dufour 31, your thoughts
dlochner at 1:42pm 02.01.22
The only drawback with the C&C is the motor, I would like diesel but it has an atomic 4 That woul
Dufour 31, your thoughts
fred1diver at 1:39pm 02.01.22
The only drawback with the C&C is the motor, I would like diesel but it has an atomic 4
Dufour 31, your thoughts
dlochner at 1:37pm 02.01.22
C&C made fine boats in their day. Well constructed, reasonably fast. The Albergs are also nice boats
Rudder repairs   (3)
Project_Mayhem at 1:16pm 02.01.22
The pic with the two holes in it looks good. The gelcoat has some spider cracks in it. Not a big dea
mast raising
stickinthemud57 at 1:04pm 02.01.22
That would be one way to do it, but if you plan to do this a lot I think it would be worth doing a "
Funny Friday!!!
Will Gilmore at 1:04pm 02.01.22
All right now... here is a start. Verse 1. I need a chorus and a few more verses. I was drunk t
Raising the Mast
stickinthemud57 at 12:54pm 02.01.22
Sorry, I can't shine much light on your question, Jeremy. My boat came with, so I don't know whether
Dufour 31, your thoughts
DArcy at 12:42pm 02.01.22
The C&C 30 MkII is a very large step up from the Cherubini you first posted. Well worth a look at. I
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel)   (1)
rgranger at 12:30pm 02.01.22
The term for the "pulleys" is sheaves. Uh oh! We are heading for that "terminology" rabbit hole
41DS GPS Antenna Location   (1)
dkinzer at 12:19pm 02.01.22
I did finally find it - mounted on the deck at the starboard quarter near the shore power inlet. I t
Dufour 31, your thoughts
dmax at 12:15pm 02.01.22
C&C 30 MkII are very nice boats - you should check that one out.
Screw clamp port lights   (1)
dmax at 12:13pm 02.01.22
Replace the gasket! All seven of nine leak! Was that a freudian slip?
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise
jssailem at 12:06pm 02.01.22
Hi all. I note in my reading this morning that the Canadian Truckers are camping out in Ottawa tryi
H49/H50 Cockpit Steering Quadrant Cover
T J Furstenau at 12:03pm 02.01.22
Going to jump on to my thread with a comment and a question - Comment - while I'm sorry to see that
Dufour 31, your thoughts
fred1diver at 11:51am 02.01.22
still looking at different boats, and a fellow club member told me she has her C&C mark2 30ft for sa
Boat jacks/stands
peachamk-5 at 11:29am 02.01.22
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel)
Parsons at 11:11am 02.01.22
As noted above, you want a halyard masthead sheave. This link seems like a similar problem with so
Masthead assembly (pulley wheel)
Leeward Rail at 11:07am 02.01.22
The grooved wheel in a block or pulley is called a "Sheave" https://www.marineoutfitters.ca/mobile/

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