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propane tank irishbuckeye at 6:49am 04.15.08 Big Boats 6/1936 Our recently purchased 1996 Cat 400 has a 2-gallon propane tank. As we plan to be full-time cruiser
A pretty good mini-tutorial re GPS Warren Milberg at 9:17am 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 1/981 This is a pretty good tutorial about GPS and paper charts by Chuck Husick as posted on the BoatUS we
Weird rope clutch overhaul (2) Taylor at 8:55am 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1179 Has anyone seen a rope clutch like this before? This is under the forward end of my boom and contro
2008 Newport to Ensenada Race? Rick D at 8:20am 04.15.08 Destinations 4/2615 Who among you is in the race? I'm in non-spinnaker A, Attitude Adjustment 2. 288 boats to date enter
Mast head sheaves rad at 2:22pm 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1029 I am in the process of rigging and rewiring my '77 Hunter 30' mast. My question is about the sheaves
bilge pump and float switch letterman at 11:08am 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2553 I need to install one on each side of my bilge. The problem is getting them to stay put, and uprigh
What is the minimum tow vehicle for a 26D? Wayneoh at 11:04am 04.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1825 Hello, new to the macgregor community and was wondering if I could get by for this season with my '0
ocean passage david at 10:55am 04.15.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1037 has anybody out there sailed a hunter 33 on any ocean passage is this boat up to a trip to say hawai
Painting under the bunks (part2) (1) Lee Y at 9:58am 04.15.08 Smaller Boats 0/679 Here is another photo.
Painting under the bunks (1) Lee Y at 9:54am 04.15.08 Smaller Boats 4/845 After reading about all the different ideas on how to support the boat when the bunks are lowered, I
New York To Great Lakes - Can you help? Capt Andy at 9:50am 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2063 I live in Mi. I have purchased a new Catalina-Morgan 440, in Ct, and am considering bringing the boa
Lost and Found paulj at 5:13pm 04.15.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1205 paulj
Need replacement chainplate eyebolts - 4 to 6 weeks from CD!! tegwilym at 2:44pm 04.15.08 Catalina 22 15/2951 I've spent most of the winter restoring my 1971 Catalina 22 and nearly finished so I can start saili
unbolting keel cat 28 Duncan Ritchie at 6:36pm 04.15.08 Mid-Size Boats 4/1285 Is it easily possible to unbolt the keel of a cat 28 for transport to Australia . Is their a stub be
Coppercoat anyone? Andreas7699 at 8:27pm 04.13.08 Ask All Sailors 6/2640 Hi.Does anyone use coppercoat antifouling. Please add comments.Andreas
I have the rudder blues (1) Ken Palmer at 10:14pm 04.13.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1233 I found cracks on both sides of the rudder when returning to my Hunter 33.5 after being away for a m
A STRANGE WHITE CRUST ON ONLY PART OF WATERLINE.??? (1) Chuck R at 10:32pm 04.13.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1632 Having a difficult time getting / removing a white scum that is the result of something the has floa
Accident w/Coast Guard higgs at 10:49pm 04.13.08 Ask All Sailors 28/2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_vLErvNBf1YIt looks to me like the CG is at fault in this one.
egmont key anchorage jdgrnt66 at 11:21pm 04.13.08 Ask All Sailors 7/7236 hey gang! Hopefully doing a overnight cruise to egmont key this weekend. Does anyone have any info
Tow vehicle Nicky17000 at 11:00pm 04.13.08 Trailer Sailors 19/3179 I have a tiny car so whenever I need to tow my Legend23.5 I have to hire somebody else. Fortunately

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Replacing a thru hull on a Newport 30 my 3 dlochner at 5:26pm 11.12.21 Hi sorry my mind was racing through thoughts as I was typing. I mean after removal of the thru hull
Which Marinebeam replacement bulb? BigEasy at 5:21pm 11.12.21 These are not navigation lights - they're overhead dome lights in the cabin. Sorry Chris, I thou
Slips in Tampa area SFS at 5:07pm 11.12.21 Well Dennis should know.
They made the cover of People Magazine Leeward Rail at 4:56pm 11.12.21 living on a schooner in Clearwater FL Around that time we went to Disney World and saw a bit of Fl
They made the cover of People Magazine Leeward Rail at 4:49pm 11.12.21 11,. First year of junior high... Living a boring life in the burbs, dreaming of: Being a famous gu
Slips in Tampa area Rjm st.petersburg at 4:27pm 11.12.21 The Dock master told me they had slips available at Gulfport. 1 fixed bridge to the gulf 65' or John
Teak Cockpit Table H49 dLj at 4:12pm 11.12.21 Different model boat here, but made a solid teak cockpit table several years ago. Turned out pretty
Sail cover repair question Ward H at 4:11pm 11.12.21 It may be the labor/repair rates being different in NJ and Florida.
Teak Cockpit Table H49 Terry Cox at 4:08pm 11.12.21 Different model boat here, but made a solid teak cockpit table several years ago. Turned out pretty
Keel to hull joint Arrgh at 4:03pm 11.12.21
Slips in Tampa area SFS at 3:54pm 11.12.21 If there are really slips available at Gulfport Municipal, that would definitely be my choice. It ha
Replacing a thru hull on a Newport 30 my 3 bil1215 at 3:15pm 11.12.21 Hi sorry my mind was racing through thoughts as I was typing. I mean after removal of the thru hull
Replacing a thru hull on a Newport 30 my 3 bil1215 at 3:10pm 11.12.21
Slips in Tampa area Roland5048 at 2:55pm 11.12.21 With a 5 foot draft, I would not look further north than Tarpon Springs. I am in New Port Richey wi
Replacing a thru hull on a Newport 30 my 3 Tally Ho at 2:41pm 11.12.21
Tips on Finding a Deck Leak - 2007 Hunter 41DS Don S/V ILLusion at 2:24pm 11.12.21 The typical way - Wait for a dry day and use a hose to discretely soak every suspect area one at a t
Yanmar tachometers "calibration" senang at 2:19pm 11.12.21 There is also Tinytach as a digital rpm & eng hours solution. The sensor is placed on the injection
Finally went for a sail (2) hunter34austin at 1:52pm 11.12.21 Shaft is 1". I replaced the original stuffing box with a dripless. Mostly because the distance betwe
They made the cover of People Magazine Will Gilmore at 1:42pm 11.12.21 13, living on a schooner in Clearwater FL., enjoying the empty beaches because Jaws came out the yea
Teak Cockpit Table H49 dLj at 1:15pm 11.12.21 Originally I though of using 6" strip, should I use 6 or 4 strips and why? Biscuits or dowels to

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