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Boat Handling Don Guillette at 6:31am 10.28.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 24/3765 Dick of Sylvin made me think of something. Sailors that start with small boats generally become bett
nonsuch 30 alberto caputo at 8:44am 10.28.07 Other Sailboats 1/1760 I'm buying a nonsuch 30 to go and sail the Fl Keys and beyond but I have no experience in sailing, h
Ever have one of those days.... (1) Jack W -2005 H 36 at 10:50am 10.28.07 Ask All Sailors 4/983 ..when just one fender is all you need?Yep that's a real fender.yks*
Singlehander Advice Needed frankw15560 at 11:27am 10.28.07 Ask All Sailors 19/1383 Hi All,I usually singlehand my 18.5 Hunter and have no problem timming the jib without a winch whe
winterizing water system Rosebud at 9:12am 10.28.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1078 This is my first boat. October is just about gone and I need to winterize. The bilge, head and holdi
Repowering and repainting my Pretorien FastSailR at 9:10am 10.28.07 Ask All Sailors 0/518 This year will complete my complete refit of my 1985 Pretorien and now it is time to grasp two prick
NEBCO Regatta on Beaver Lake Andy at 1:45pm 10.28.07 Other Sailboats 1/797 See guys! We REALLY DO HAVE a regatta on Beaver Lake every fall! Its a charity event with proceeds
Windows Vista and Nav Programs Rick D at 1:35pm 10.28.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1167 Crud. '%$##@! I had to replace my laptop and the real deal for one came with Windows Vista. I had h*
Great Sailing Today..Channel Isl to Ventura... abe at 2:14pm 10.28.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1202 Beautiful blue skies, T 70, 15-18knott winds close h. all the way to Ventura. Had nice mid afternoo
Yacht Specialties Steering Manny at 1:55pm 10.28.07 The Cherubini Hunters 14/4929 Does anyone have an exploded view of the Yacht Specialties pedestal/steering system used on the 1980
Legally trailing the 260? kenfunhog at 4:44pm 10.28.07 Smaller Boats 8/1475 We'd like to trail the 260 to far away places. How do you deal with the oversize trailer. Any link
Autopilot - wheel or below deck shorty at 9:39pm 10.26.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1979 1985 Pearson 34 11,700 unloaded displacement. Coastal cruising, anticipate overnight passage across
Test posting. Ed Schenck at 12:18am 10.27.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1280 Tried to add a photo to my profile. Even though the "Browse" field had precisely the correct addres
Marco Island Fl loses anchoring law in Court Terry in Naples at 11:58pm 10.26.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1154 Yesterday the circuit court in Collier County FL ruled in favor of local cruisers against Marco Isla
Rudder gone: What do you do tho52mas at 3:01am 10.27.07 Ask All Sailors 19/2104 I just read a story of a boat in England that lost it's rudder. They had to abandon ship because th
30 sailplan john23879 at 2:17am 10.27.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1096 Does anyone have a copy of the sailplan for a 1978 Oday 30' ??
Help Flexible Exoxy Keith at 1:56am 10.27.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1055 I read a few months ago about a flexible epoxy that is used in ..well flex conditions. Can someone t
Fresh Water coolant draining Pete at 1:38am 10.27.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/863 Need some clarification on the Yanmar 2GM20F procedure to drain the fresh water coolant. Manual ref
new ower 27 BradS at 7:12am 10.27.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/778 New boat owner. Just picked up a 76 Oday 27. A few questions: I note the rudder has a lot of play, i
Chainplate hairline rust indications Reid Cameron at 5:49am 10.27.07 Big Boats 0/766 Good day. We're in Trinidad and a rigging inspection found hairline rust indications on both above d

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Unknown email request Steve L22188 at 6:44pm 04.01.21 Awwwwww come on....you can't leave us hanging with your phrase that drives telemarketers nuts! Hel
Re-powering! dLj at 6:43pm 04.01.21 Folks I know that have done this on the cheap have gone to automotive junk yards and bought the engi
Re-powering! Stu Jackson at 6:40pm 04.01.21 cheaper than a new 40HP diesel replacement. Batteries don't come free and 9x $4,300 is quite dear
Spring Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 6:37pm 04.01.21 Counting down to cast off day, this coming Monday.
Re-powering! jon hansen at 6:28pm 04.01.21 this is exciting. will be interested how it goes for you. cheaper than a new 40HP diesel replaceme
Re-powering! Stu Jackson at 6:27pm 04.01.21 Does anyone have any experience or advice Re-powering to electric? I have a Pearson 35 with an old
O'Day 222 Solar Panel Mount Project_Mayhem at 6:02pm 04.01.21 Can you post a pic of your stern?
Re-powering! (1) Tally Ho at 5:57pm 04.01.21 Wow.... A 40-HP equivalent motor, plus batteries is almost $20,000. If you can get by with a 20-HP
Tips on replacing rub rail - O'day 23 rschuss at 4:53pm 04.01.21 Would love to hear more about curing those leaks. It's a damp boat for sure. Did you re-bed all tha
C Map or Navionics (1) DAVA390 at 4:38pm 04.01.21 Thanks to all of you guys for the reply. It seems Navionocs the clear winner.I will look into that.
Hunter 33.5 1994 - purchase decision BigEasy at 4:10pm 04.01.21
Adding a Bow Platform to a H27 finefurn at 4:03pm 04.01.21 Would the lengthen bow affects your berthing charges since LOA will be longer with the extension?
Height of Catalina 310 for shipment? rukidn at 3:51pm 04.01.21 Catalina should have the info at their fingertips. They sent me the cradle drawings for my fin keel
C Map or Navionics Ward H at 3:50pm 04.01.21 I'm another fan of Navionics. As did/does @Scott T-Bird I find the community edits very helpful when
H44 AC Shaft size. JamesG161 at 3:49pm 04.01.21
Cutless bearing Tally Ho at 3:42pm 04.01.21 You probably could, but it would require proper tooling, removing the propeller, and scuba gear. You
Beneteau Spare Parts Website Davidasailor26 at 3:21pm 04.01.21 I love the site from the standpoint of providing access to all those custom parts, but it never real
do you think his insurance will cover it All U Get at 3:13pm 04.01.21 Probably one of the toys of that yacht, not surprised to see a variety of slides, pools, and boating
Hunter 33.5 1994 - purchase decision DSqr at 3:06pm 04.01.21 I owned a 33.5 and loved it. The only problem that I had was one that Calvin mentioned; the wooden

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