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Is this a good deal?: Aquarius 21 (2) CPTCarl at 7:36am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 40/20169 I am looking to buy my first sailboat and have found a 1973 Aquarius 21 that I am interested in. It
Wiring questions Mark at 7:08am 03.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1588 I have a 26S and have rewired the boat. I have gone from one battier, to a two battier system. I put
Log Shaft Captdgl at 7:02am 03.26.08 Big Boats 0/1220 The log shaft around the propshaft Will Leak when we are in reverse. I have PPS system and its not l
Look at this for referance paulj at 6:20am 03.26.08 Catalina 310 5/1896 ChrisCheck this site out.I have a RWB sym.paulj
Waterproofing prior to painting 48dodge at 6:01am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1303 I am stripping all things off the boat preparing it for paint. It's probably going to take me sever
swing keel shane wall at 5:58am 03.26.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/995 I have an O'day 25 with a swing keel. The Keel needs to come out and be replaced, does anyone have
Paint removers. The friendly type Ken13531 at 5:15am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1096 A couple of months ago I read a piece of research that someone had done on paint removers used to ta
Lovejoy coupling for damping and ease of engine alignment Paul M. at 5:00am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1942 Does anyone have any experience using a Lovejoy coupling instead of a standard coupling between thei
MacGregor 26c Chris Williams at 4:52am 03.26.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/882 Thank you all for the information ref to centerboard on my mac 26c (yassou )most helpfullBest Regar
anchor chain storage to small,chain is piling up h.j.driesen at 4:50am 03.26.08 Other Sailboats 4/1640 i have a moody 38 built 1993, problem is that the 8 mm anchor chain approx 50 meters is piling up an
Replace Cockpit Coaming on DS-1 Colorado ODay at 3:58am 03.26.08 Day Sailers 3/1316 The 1964 wood coaming is at the end of the road and needs to be replaced. Information about possib
autohelm 4000 Gary H16467 at 2:44am 03.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1285 I have a 1994 40.5 with an Autohelm 4000 autopilot. The control head has failed and Raymarine has a
NOT SO UTIMATE SOLE ANNA at 10:02am 03.26.08 Big Boats 6/884 We recently purchased ultimate sole because we had heard the stuff was great. We followed the direc
Loose bow cleat on a H23.5 Jack h23.5 at 9:54am 03.26.08 Smaller Boats 6/940 When I tied up to the dock last week I noticed my bow cleat was a little loose, so I got a phillips
New found Metals Stainless Portlites Rick2413 at 10:40am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1438 I'm wanting to change out my portlites on my 1979 Hunter30 and have pretty much decided on the New F
Collinite 870 verses 925 Marc14857 at 10:59am 03.26.08 Ask All Sailors 6/6764 Getting ready to prep the boat for the 2008 sailing season. I have ordered a Porter Cable polisher a
C30 hurth transmission levels with 5411 Tom23442 at 11:18am 03.26.08 Catalina 30 5/1584 I have 1982 c30 with 11 hp 5411. the hurth transmission has a fluid dipstick that appears to have t
hunter 260 water valve David R at 11:38am 03.26.08 Smaller Boats 3/990 I continue to have problems with the water lines on my Hunter 260. The back flow preventer or check
Larger motor on Hunter 26 richm19248 at 11:15am 03.26.08 Smaller Boats 12/5722 I have a water-ballast Hunter 26 with a Mercury 9.9 outboard. The boat does not reach hull speed un
Larger motor on Hunter 250 richm19248 at 11:25am 03.26.08 Smaller Boats 0/1361 Has anyone tried putting a larger outboard motor (e.g. a 15 or 20 hp) on the Hunter 250? If so, wha

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How old is Grandpa? RoyS at 6:23am 12.16.21 I am 73. I worked in a Texaco gas station when I was 16. That was about 1964. I pumped a million or
Bimini for 1987 Hunter 28.5 (1) sail sfbay at 6:22am 12.16.21 Bimini frames and canvas are custom built, albeit you can purchase a pre-built kit to for your boat.
Heave To Question Pagan Baby at 6:21am 12.16.21 Heaving to is not just a storm tactic, but useful whenever you need/want to take a break. Think of i
How old is Grandpa? kloudie1 at 6:13am 12.16.21 I will be 74 in two weeks.. We had air conditioning when I was an infant...but it was quite rare. I
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices dlochner at 6:11am 12.16.21 So, I keep seeing these very attratively priced batteries: https://www.amazon.com/JUPITEK-S1200-F
Pick one... BrianH at 6:11am 12.16.21
Beware of flopping jib sheets All U Get at 5:54am 12.16.21
How old is Grandpa? Will Gilmore at 5:47am 12.16.21 I'm only 15 years younger than that guy and many of those things he mentioned were well integrated i
Solar Generator versus 100Wh battery Prices Leeward Rail at 5:45am 12.16.21 I have 4 golf cart batteries eet cell, 6 volts each for a total of 480 Amp hours. Best bang for the
Heave To Question All U Get at 5:44am 12.16.21 Larry Pardey an his wife Lyn wrote a book on storm tactics using this technique and would seek storm
Rigging attachment question (1) jssailem at 5:43am 12.16.21
Pick one... All U Get at 5:36am 12.16.21 Last summer I made mine by cold brewing, tossed the coffee in a half gallon pitcher and left it over
Chapman's Piloting Publication All U Get at 5:24am 12.16.21 John, S/V Hadley. He must have been around since then. :liar:
Rigging attachment question shemandr at 5:06am 12.16.21 I was on a (Power Boat) recently and the owner had an innovative way to secure a bumper. He cut a l
Chapman's Piloting Publication dLj at 4:54am 12.16.21 What a gem @Peggie Hall HeadMistress ! And the story of finding it is delightful! dj
Rigging attachment question dLj at 4:38am 12.16.21 I've hung fenders from my lifelines forever. Never understood why some say it's a bad thing. I've ne
TimeZero/IBoat, Furuno, Vesper Network Install Davidasailor26 at 4:09am 12.16.21
Bimini for 1987 Hunter 28.5 wgshaw at 3:37am 12.16.21 Hello Sail SfBay, I do not have the frame or the canvas. I was wondering if anyone has a pattern f
Heave To Question garymalmgren at 1:35am 12.16.21 Hi Colb The concept is that the jib/headsail wants to push the bow one way (either port to starboard
Rigging attachment question Hayden Watson at 9:57pm 12.15.21 I use the Davis Fender Tender II to hang my fenders from the lifeline and it is very convenient and

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