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New site preview BobM at 5:45am 09.03.08 S2 0/1187 Phil the new site looks great. I hope more owners post photos of their boats. I will post a bunch
Photos of Ms and Gus Bilikin at 8:52pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1067 if you watch closely you can see all the 'new' yacht club buildings in the photos. Yep they all sur
Strange Request....or not. gpd955 at 8:31pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1383 Hello All, Have been off the site for while, trying to fix my boat and enjoying the wonderful wea
And after sailaway78 at 7:04pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1109 This is after things finally settled down. Just got power back on this evening, after about 36 hour
During the storm sailaway78 at 6:57pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1076 I know, sometimes I just do something a little crazy. I was one of the very few to stay. Had alway
Before the storm sailaway78 at 6:48pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1153 Hi all and first a heart felt thanks for all the good wishes, offers of a place to stay, and follow
Does anyone have their old ST4000 control head for sale? eelpie at 6:30pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1333 My ST4000 control head has given up. Because everything else works fine, I would like to replace it
I could not get close after it took off paulj at 5:54pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1260 paulj
Rigging the 23 Clam at 5:34pm 09.02.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1600 My boat is in the water for the first time in my stable. I got to a point and said the boat goes in
What mold and mildew Preventative spray to use? (1) John Nantz at 5:20pm 09.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1697 In a month or so I'll be puting our boat away for the winter. In a recent Boat US message it said
Steering Pa-marjoe at 5:13pm 09.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1443 Hello. I am the happy owner of "Wild Child". I am new to sailing and will appreciate any help yo
Anyone heard from Paul Brinkley at 4:48pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1588 Nice N Easy or any of the guys in southern Louisiana or Miss?
Mast rigging with wishbone boom sailingdude at 4:21pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 3/5298 This last weekend I was boating on Lake Washington in Seattle and saw a boat with a wishbone boom. I
Shroud positioning on the plate Claude at 4:01pm 09.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1001 Went to the archives on this one but cant find a satisfactory answer. Does the upper shroud attach
Moaning Rudder Lou at 1:10pm 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 0/884 I have a 1998 Hunter 340 and have gotten a new moaning sound coming from the rudder area when turnin
halyard wrap jib blane at 1:09pm 09.02.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/3422 I have halyard wrap on my jib. I see no sign of damage at the top of the mast . No info in owner's
burnt 30 amp connection richk at 11:51am 09.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1205 As I was leaving the boat yesterday, planning to hook up the 30A shore power, I noticed one of the t
Decals phdoc at 11:40am 09.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1029 I have purchased a 1983 Mac 25' and on the sides of the aft quarter decks there appears to be old Ma
More Hunter 23.5 Questions pjdobs at 11:34am 09.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/4076 We recently purchased a 1993 Hunter 23.5 and are having a real hard time finding parts and informati
That hum markwelles at 11:24am 09.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1145 On our maiden voyage in our Mac 25 we were accompanied on our way by a loud hum that we suppose came

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Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:53am 01.20.22 My surveyor took extensive meter readings on Mirage with a Tramex moisture meter. Temperatures appe
Fairleads Stu Jackson at 10:33am 01.20.22 To add to Joe's and Roy's answers: moving the leads in & out are used for both going upwind to get
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? AlastairLC at 10:07am 01.20.22 My surveyor took extensive meter readings on Mirage with a Tramex moisture meter. Temperatures appea
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:07am 01.20.22 How do you know it is leaking from a keel bolt? My boat sits on the hard every winter here on the G
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:05am 01.20.22 like others have eluded to - check every through hull for leakage, around the engine in the raw wat
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 10:02am 01.20.22 There are a significant number of owners of sailboats over 20 or 25 years old who believe that thei
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question AgentGordy at 9:57am 01.20.22 I can only speak from my own personal view, but being a maintenance freak on my own H-310, I would
Coast Guard or Nationally Registered Capt Robbie at 9:50am 01.20.22 as Sail sfbay had indicated reasons for coast guard documentation of a vessel is also another agency
1997 Hunter 336 Keel Question PaulK at 9:24am 01.20.22 (Big Sigh.... anyone else recall those glossy ads from the 60's for "maintenance free fiberglass bo
Frozen Fiberglass - Survey Issue? thinwater at 8:25am 01.20.22 A friend of mine is considering purchasing a Catalina 42 on the hard in Hull, MA. The surveyor says
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration sailcapt340 at 8:10am 01.20.22 Can you get into the boat during a rain storm? And remove all the overhead access panels in the cab
Starter or battery jeepbluetj at 8:02am 01.20.22 Sounds like low voltage at the starter to me. That could be a bad battery, bad connections to the ba
Gelcoat Cracks near skylights on Hunter 356 dmax at 7:54am 01.20.22 You're going to want the surveyor to do a moisture check but most likely those are stress cracks in
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 7:51am 01.20.22 I think I am paying something like $38/mo. And that includes towing. Boat US is another place to
How wide is the wing on the keel of a Hunter 26.5?? Crazy Dave Condon at 7:49am 01.20.22 The bottom of the Hunter keels are not flat like Catalina keels. If a large amount of weight rests
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 7:43am 01.20.22 You can get insurance on older boats...... I'd be rather reluctant to run locks with all the inhere
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration smokey73 at 7:39am 01.20.22 you'll see a wire bundle coming from the pedestal that runs aft and enters the hull. Add-on instru
Support for Rod Collins' Recovery njlarry at 7:07am 01.20.22 God bless. Hope you recover soon. We all owe RC our support. His advice has saved much time and cost
Head Always Full Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:06am 01.20.22 Is it possible that the tank vent is plugged, preventing the pump out from really pumping the tank
Hunter 356 Aft Cabin water infiltration BrianH at 6:55am 01.20.22 ditto on above, but two other possibilities are the sealing of the arch base and , IMHO, one that's

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