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Paul at 11:09am 04.19.08
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i JUST BOUGHT THE BOAT FROM A FRIEND, iT WAS NOT WRAPPED OVER 2 WINTERS AND THE CABIN HAS 6 INCHES O
Jay L at 11:06am 04.19.08
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I just purchased a Humminbird 610 depth finder for my H23. The unit I have came with a puck transd
Esk II at 11:17am 04.19.08
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Hi to all, My wife and I haave recently purchased a 2002 Hunter 260 and have done a great job gett
jackhartjr at 1:06pm 04.19.08
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...worked out and get that sailing lesson? And if so how was it? Jack
Steve A. at 1:12pm 04.19.08
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This is one of those age old questions that are always answered with "it depends." What I am curiou
Greg McGuire at 1:28pm 04.19.08
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Someone ask me a question about what I would do if the the in-mast furling broke and I could not fur
Whidbey at 2:44pm 04.19.08
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Eh, I'm totally new to this. I'm trying to figure out the best boat to trade my mountain cabin for,
James Eastwood at 7:02pm 04.19.08
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Has anyone experienced play in the rudder stock and if so any ideas as to the fix needed?. James
Timm R 25 Oday at 7:56pm 04.17.08
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I was able to remove ,paint and reinstall my centerboard.The two nylon (?) wedges that hold the pivo
48dodge at 11:41pm 04.17.08
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Finally found some time to strip the bottom paint off. I used Peel Away. There was about 5 layers
scottb at 12:07am 04.18.08
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Hello All, I have 1981 Catalina 30' that has fairly significant movent in rudder shaft causing gelc
jrpla at 12:09am 04.18.08
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Hi; Last weekend My Barlow 16 winch broke, I see no dust on the base. I already found a new one o
Ed Schenck at 2:23am 04.18.08
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Is everyone up-to-date with their fire extinguishers and flares? What else should I be thinking abo
Neil Stephens at 2:14am 04.18.08
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I have recently discovered a leak around the toe rail area. If I removed the toe rail and reseal eve
Jerry Dykhuisen at 2:11am 04.18.08
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I'm very new to sailing. The other day, on what appeared to be a pretty normal weather day, I notic
josrulz at 3:18am 04.18.08
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Hi all, Does anyone happen to have any experience with upwind sailing on a Pearson K/CB 36-2 with th
rick hipkins at 3:37am 04.18.08
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Just purchased used H212 and want to install top of mast light, where's best place to get it, and wh
Claude Collerette at 4:35am 04.18.08
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Hi everyone, A question... Just received and ready to install my new motor mount. My question to al
Pitman at 4:26am 04.18.08
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I am moving to Austin ' as part of that move I will be hauling my Hunter 31 from Lake Grapevine TX t
steve lazar at 4:23am 04.18.08
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I have lost one rudder stopper on my 1982 cherubini 37c. Does anyone know where I may purchase a new

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Wheel pulling to the right
dlochner at 6:52am 08.30.21
Did they perform any maintenance on the steering system? If so, it is really easy to get it out of a
Wheel pulling to the right
DougM at 6:47am 08.30.21
Is it truly pulling to the right, or is your wheel position when going straight different what it ha
I just bought a C30 yesterday!!
jssailem at 6:30am 08.30.21
I agree with @Ward H. If those are the only issues on the hull, they have been there for a while. Th
Another Anchorage Gone
RoyS at 6:09am 08.30.21
No mention of anchoring to cause degradation, at least as a primary source mentioned in that articl
Surveys are a waste of money
Kings Gambit at 6:03am 08.30.21
What do you care if he got the brand of spars right in the written report? One would hope for a su
Surveys are a waste of money
CarlN at 5:52am 08.30.21
What do you care if he got the brand of spars right in the written report? I tell them to leave all
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s
dlochner at 4:48am 08.30.21
First off, a McGregor classic which includes the 26D and the 26S sails fastest at about 10 to 15 de
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s
Tedd at 3:59am 08.30.21
What @Ken Cross said. I would also add that I found that my Mac 26S liked to be reefed at anything a
Near Miss in Port Huron
dLj at 3:54am 08.30.21
I don't really think it is all that new. Captain Hazelwood of the Exxon Valdez was tried, convicte
H260 Price Trends
Tedd at 3:53am 08.30.21
Ya got data on H26s? Sorry, no. I decided a while ago that I wanted a 260 and I've gathered very l
So we did it...
NLPete at 3:53am 08.30.21
Haha! Just wanted spare belts for the yanmar before we set off into deep water!
I just bought a C30 yesterday!!   (1)
Mooseman at 3:16am 08.30.21
Check out these spots that appear to have been weeping water. I'm hours away from splashing her and
Galled stanchion removal
Apex at 3:10am 08.30.21
Looks like the bases are still bent a bit. short of a work bench mounted vise, try adjustable plier
Furling Main Winter Storage
artboas at 1:01am 08.30.21
Pat: The only mildew that I have experienced is around and under the spreader patches. This all h
Alternator shutoff switch?
artboas at 12:45am 08.30.21
Catalina 315 Instruments
Skipper John at 12:08am 08.30.21
Thanks, Stephen, for the information.
is it hard to tip a sail boat? mcgregor 26s
Will Gilmore at 9:33pm 08.29.21
Welcome to the best sailing forums to be found in the Web, @stricklandmma. It's great to have you j

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