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Just Another Miserable Day In Paradise (1) Dick Dixon at 8:02am 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 29/1901 On Saturday my sailing buddy, Capt. Ron, and I took advantage of the beautiful clear skies and mid 6
Low stern on 473 Jester II at 8:22am 02.03.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1351 Has anyone experience of the 473's stern rub rail being under water? I have a gen set installed in t
new model catalina 375 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:58am 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1036 Just saw the pics of catalina's new 375 and can't help notice the similarities with contemporary Hun
Boat Shopping in Southern Cal MABell at 10:31am 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1159
Mast Strength - Bosum Chair and Hammack Mike at 1:07pm 02.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/944 How strong is the mast and rigging for a MacGregor 26? Is the mast and shrouds strong enough to use
It's a grand old flag SailboatOwners.com at 2:02pm 02.03.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1176
Towing and Putting-In w/ a small truck Derelicte at 1:51pm 02.03.08 Smaller Boats 8/1367 Hey all: I've recently purchased an older Hunter 20, that probably weighs around 2000-2200 lbs unl
Installation of marine head Doug at 9:08pm 02.01.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1331 Marine head installationI will be replacing my port a potty head with a proper pump out head on my
Where can I get a new trailer for my 26S? Stan Breaux at 8:55pm 02.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/977 I've gotten to the point where I don't really trust my 1993 Macgrogor 26S trailer, anymore. Honestl
Power vs. Sail- another angle TimCup at 11:30pm 02.01.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1112 Warren's post a couple of days ago, asking about what we sail, got a lot of responses, and I was a l
Current International Electronic Chart Symbols ...... RichH at 11:54pm 02.01.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1297 Symbols for the latest S-57 ENC charts :
Y-30 Issues? palacegrand at 1:40am 02.02.08 Yamaha 1/1875 Hi Folks,I have a Yamaha 30 fixed in my sights. I've been aboard one at a brokers and love the lay
Espar vs Webasto Bob V at 1:15am 02.02.08 Ask All Sailors 16/7869 I installed an Espar radiant heat system on my last boat and loved it. I was all set to buy the equ
Hunter 25.5 outboard Jim at 2:59am 02.02.08 Smaller Boats 7/2079 Can someone please tell me what size outboard I need for my Hunter 25.5? I just purchased it and it
How to test a through hull for leakage. brianbob at 7:29am 02.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1279 I recently purchased a Hunter 20 for trailer sailing. While getting it ready I found that the drain
Maryland DNR Tax Broke sailor SV Marcell at 9:28am 02.02.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1800 Hey you Maryland Sailors, did you take a deduction on your taxes for the DNR tax you paid? (Persona
Lock for Drop Boards. sailortonyb Allied Mis at 11:15am 02.02.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1950 Im making a new set of companionway doors and normally i will use them most of the time. However, wh
Marine Air Problems Idratherbesailing at 12:38pm 02.02.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2318 Seems like I am jinxed with 16000 BTU Marine Air Units...I have an approximately 2000 model, so 7-8
diesel odors Guts at 4:58pm 02.02.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1359 Do the catalinas tend to have problems with diesel fumes in the cabins or outside areas of the boat?
New Hunter 36 Performance David at 3:23pm 02.02.08 Big Boats 17/3439 We are thinking of selling our Legend 37 and moving to a new Hunter 36 (deep keel - no boom furler).

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Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler (1) SandyFrank at 6:10pm 04.14.21 Underside with (cured) Total Boat gel coat applied! Waiting on fairing compound for the top side.
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM tylcole at 5:59pm 04.14.21 Have you checked the wiring of the Tach? Power and AC Tap cable to the correct pin on the tack? Pro
Tachometer powers on, but does not show RPM tylcole at 5:54pm 04.14.21 What did you set for the programing? I used the "Adjust" setting, and the needle wouldn't go up f
Hunter 260 Mooring Challenges familyrapp at 5:46pm 04.14.21 Yes. Water pump on the outboard motor. It turned out to be a really easy fix. On land. I keep th
2007 H38 - What chain works with Simpson-Lawrence gypsy? (1) kbgunn at 5:31pm 04.14.21 Congratulations on the new boat! I just bought a 2006 H38 in December. Moved up from a Catalina 30.
Time for New Insurance Davidasailor26 at 5:17pm 04.14.21 I'm not in the insurance business, so take this for what it is worth. The risk is not in the value
Time for New Insurance fullbore at 5:00pm 04.14.21
Time for New Insurance dlochner at 4:54pm 04.14.21 I wonder what kind of actuarial math goes into a decision like that. The fact that the exclusion ap
Time for New Insurance Davidasailor26 at 4:42pm 04.14.21 they have all tightened their restrictions on the maximum age of sailboats we're allowed to write f
Swivel hoist rings for jacklines instead of pad eyes? jssailem at 4:41pm 04.14.21 I have used he Wichard PadEye for jack lines. The pull is in line with the padeye structure aligned
Marine Air Conditioner heritage at 4:40pm 04.14.21 I installed an ac unit in my H27 last year and was faced with the same dilemma you are having. I w
How would you patch this? shemandr at 4:35pm 04.14.21 @souzag818. Maybe your response was a bit bellicose for this forum. You've got a lot of experience
Swing keel vs Dagger ? Will Gilmore at 4:34pm 04.14.21 I don't know a thing about Macs, but a dagger board and box designed well, can pop up on contact jus
Halyard wrap with Furlex DrJudyB at 4:32pm 04.14.21 The wrap is due to the head of the jib too far away from the top of the furler. The jib needs to be
Searching for hunter 19-1 manual montycole at 3:55pm 04.14.21 Hi. I recently picked up a hunter 19-1 with the similar setup, swing keel. Did you have any luck f
Swing keel vs Dagger ? Justin_NSA at 3:35pm 04.14.21 I had a 26S and got to appreciate the swing keel in the shallows. I also installed a quick release
Marine Air Conditioner Don S/V ILLusion at 3:16pm 04.14.21 How much work are you willing to do inside to avoid another hole ? ? ? ? Interesting frame of
Fischer Panda Mini 12 valve corrosion Rick486 at 3:11pm 04.14.21 I have had to have the cylinder head removed and machined and the valves replaced due to salt water
Where to find LloydB at 3:02pm 04.14.21 roof ?
How would you patch this? Davidasailor26 at 2:36pm 04.14.21 Since I retired from the boat repair business Not to :deadhorse:, but the math for a boat repair b

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