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HELP, need west coast florida yard with mast equipment!!!! mike at 10:42pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1327 i cant seem to find a yard to lift my boat and unstep my mast without taking my first born!! i just
Best sanitary hose? david wigler at 10:38pm 04.03.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1950 Is the AVS-96 still available?How about the Sealand OdorSafe?Any problem using home-style pvc pi
VMG strategy HAL at 11:57pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 26/3067 What is the best vmg strategy for the following circumstance?A light displacement boat is close ha
yanmar 2qm 15 injectors stuck cb at 12:04am 04.04.08 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1677 My yanmar2qm15 on a hunter 30 1981 starts slowly when cold - fine when warmed up. I wanted to check
hood? joefusa at 12:33am 04.04.08 Smaller Boats 1/1268 looking into getting a new furler for a C-30. anyone with experience with the hood seafurl 5 series?
Boat Naming David Hall22685 at 12:43am 04.04.08 Day Sailers 1/1442 My boat has a new resting place at the lake. However, to make application, they wanted to know the
Considering installing a watermaker Larry Jackel at 11:11pm 04.03.08 Big Boats 5/1222 We are considering installing a watermaker in our 2005 H44 and are soliciting recommendations and co
Air Head sailordel at 11:04pm 04.03.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1546 Does any one have experience or knowledge of this product? Practical Sailor gave it a good rating b
Fitting a Fishing Downrigger to An Inflatable Tsehum Pete at 11:01pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1886 I have fished for salmon from my sailboat for several years. I now wish to try fishing from my Walke
Pedestal R. Shay at 3:18am 04.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1191 I have a 1985 Hunter 34, with I believe a Edson Pedestal. My chain must have lost or broke a link, a
22 wing keel tomc23570 at 3:02am 04.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1042 I am looking at a 22' catalina wing keel. I believe the draft is 2'8". I might do some racing on a s
Head pump out piping wchevron at 2:54am 04.04.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1453 installing my new holding tank on the port side of the v-berth against the back side of the bathroom
Painting the hull in a cradle Scott B at 2:34am 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 28/6598 One of this years spring projects is to paint the hull with Micron. Since the boat is sitting in a
Change to mainsheet arrangement on 310? Chris Connor at 2:29am 04.04.08 Catalina 310 2/1906 I was talking to a company about a dodger for the 310. He fabricated a dodger four years ago based
Special bit to remove screws in companionway fittings? Chris Connor at 3:58am 04.04.08 Catalina 310 2/1550 I have noticed that the screws holding the stainless steel hatch board battens (stiles?) in place ha
tell tales and a furling main Lovin it at 4:17am 04.04.08 Ask All Sailors 12/3574 I have a Selden furling main on my Hunter 31. The head sail came with tell tales installed. The main
Rail Seats John Hosty at 2:21am 04.04.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/874 Just a heads up. As a winter project I stripped down the rail seats and re-varnished them. The under
Attached head to bathroom floor wchevron at 2:18am 04.04.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1622 how should i attach my new raritan phc to the floor of the bathroom. i threw the old pump out in th
Rudder diagram Jovietal at 1:29am 04.04.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2544 We are currently cruising in Costa Rica (Gulfito) our rudder is giving us problems, there is a lot
Deck Hatch Rick19254 at 5:35am 04.04.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/989 Regarding Deck Hatch because there is a concave curve in the original does anyone know if a Lewmar

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Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? Project_Mayhem at 12:10pm 12.09.21 Balsa for cores:Jamestown Distributors End grain. Kerfed and attached to flexible backing. Notice
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock skunther at 12:07pm 12.09.21 I do like the idea of the Bomar style referenced above though - it seems potentially more secure tha
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock skunther at 12:02pm 12.09.21 Thanks all, I will be purchasing the drop over netting linked above. Seems to have good reviews. A m
How to use forward hatch for ventilation at dock skunther at 12:01pm 12.09.21 I had this on my old boat but found it very challenging to to keep the side adhered to the boat in
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" Justin_NSA at 11:46am 12.09.21 Sailor is a person, while sailer is a small boat, isn't it ? It's raining here finally. correct. A
A couple trailering questions Crazy Dave Condon at 11:45am 12.09.21 Numbers came from Hunter Marine engineering plus the volume of water ballast were identical
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" Calif. Ted at 11:42am 12.09.21 Sailor is a person, while sailer is a boat, isn't it ? Principal/Principle ?? It's raining here fina
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" rgranger at 11:12am 12.09.21 In '06 Pluto was downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet. Saddam Hussein is executed. 'Bird flu'
A couple trailering questions rgranger at 11:08am 12.09.21 @rgranger specs for the26 &260 show both boats to be dry weight of 3000 and 2000 lbs. of water bal
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" Tedd at 11:01am 12.09.21 @Tedd I think this road you have taken could be diverted if you would find a boat.:stir: Guilty as
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" jssailem at 10:58am 12.09.21 @Tedd I find this a fascinating exploration. I changed avatar name from sailor to sailem on purpo
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" Tedd at 10:14am 12.09.21 @dlochner , I brought up the second plot because the first plot says nothing about the popularity o
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle Benny17441 at 10:02am 12.09.21 For years I used a wedge. A piece of rubber tied by a string and covered with masking tape. One
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" dlochner at 10:00am 12.09.21 Before we go too far down that road, here's a plot of the combined popularity of the terms "trailer
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" Benny17441 at 9:50am 12.09.21 I got sidetracked by Google Ngram this morning and made the following discovery. sh-language public
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" (1) Tedd at 9:44am 12.09.21 It would be interesting to graph that on to a graph of economic indicators. Before we go too far d
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" Justin_NSA at 9:43am 12.09.21 In '06 Pluto was downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet. Saddam Hussein is executed. 'Bird flu'
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" Tedd at 9:42am 12.09.21 That period coincides with the US housing bubble... As in, "Gee, my house is worth a fortune! I th
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" dlochner at 9:40am 12.09.21 It would be interesting to graph that on to a graph of economic indicators. The Great Recession bega
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" justsomeguy at 9:39am 12.09.21 What are your speculations about the peak in "trailer sailer" around 2006, and the subsequent decli

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