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Boat stabilizers for anchoring J. Boyle at 11:45pm 02.24.08 Big Boats 2/2045 Seeking opinions of the designs and effectiveness of boat stabilizers. My husband and I anchor out
Bottom Paint Confusion Hurley at 10:21pm 02.24.08 Catalina 22 3/1371 I have just spent the weekend sanding the bottom of my 22 down to the primer coat and am ready to ap
ION Guard Jim Innes at 12:42am 02.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1049 Does anyone have any experience with this product?
Macgregor Models six2tall at 12:51am 02.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1076 Does anyone know of where one can get a model of a Macgregor 26x?
Best Location on Boom for Vang? rardiH36 at 2:55am 02.25.08 Big Boats 10/2773 I am adding a boom vang to my 1980 Hunter 36 which was not installed when I bought the boat last sum
removing old shaft packing John at 5:01am 02.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/3406 I'm in the process of repacking my stuffing box and have run into a snag. I am unable to remove the
new headliner or just paint the ceiling vincent at 5:24am 02.25.08 Seidelmann 7/11035 hi i have a 28 year old seidelmann 37 the head liner is moldy and coming down in so many spots , esp
Battery combiners and chargering Frank P at 6:01am 02.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1355
transit taxes ROAN at 6:24am 02.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/2492 I posted the following on Waterway Guide and got no responses. Can I receive insight here?"I keep
Fuel Consumption Roy at 6:23am 02.25.08 Big Boats 14/3780 I am the new owner on a 1995 Hunter 37.5. I am planning to sail the boat (and motor I'm sure) from M
electric motor vs. outboard mark t7660 at 6:06am 02.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1973 I am a new owner of an Oday 222. I am assessing the older 2 hp outboard(if it works) and possibility
Ran out of room! Dan at 6:05am 02.25.08 Ask All Sailors 12/1288 Hi all.I'm installing a Garmin 3010c (10") chartplotter in a Navpod and it's taking up all my pede
Outboard Water Pump Impeller Barry14722 at 7:51am 02.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2010 My boat and outboard motor is three years old now and I asked the dealer where I store the boat to c
Parts alibi at 9:24am 02.25.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1120 Can someone tell me where to buy parts for my First 285 or a good link?
Luff size for a new sail on my Hunter 34 1984 Rigoletito at 9:05am 02.25.08 Big Boats 6/2195 I need the measurements to buy a new 170 % jib , mainly the Luff size, please advice thanks in adv
outboard size John at 11:24am 02.25.08 Ask All Sailors 15/1827 I've started to look at outboard motors for a small dinghy (presently a 9' portaboat). One motor I l
lost mast BillKelly at 10:40am 02.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1431 Sailing last week I had a stay/chain plate break on my boat.The mid-stayattached to the bulk head(st
Vivid bottom paint Joe at 9:38am 02.25.08 Ask All Sailors 0/853 I switched to Ultima SR (a soft ablative)a few years ago because I was tired of the pain of hard san
Deck Hatches derek.leistra@charter.net at 12:15pm 02.25.08 Irwin 1/1832 I just recently purchased a 1980 37' Irwin. I would like to replace the deck hatches and also replac
Ericson 25+ with sail drive Rick Jorgensen at 7:11pm 02.23.08 Ericson 1/2350 HI,I have an Ericson 25+ that came originally with a Sial Drive engine. A couple of years ago it d

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Blister on Rudder Tally Ho at 7:02pm 11.16.21 Looks like more than a simple, single blister. I would open up the areas you pushed on, and the are
PNW flooding, terrible.. (2) SoSound at 6:57pm 11.16.21 We've had a little bit of everything... we actually had a tornado warning last week, folks in some a
Worth the Cutter Rig? Alan Gomes at 6:50pm 11.16.21 At this point in your sailing career, i.e., as a beginner, I think you'd do well to not spend money
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? Capt Robbie at 6:39pm 11.16.21 Spoke to a diesel mechanic and he has given me a list of things to check He is 85 percent sure that
Worth the Cutter Rig? jssailem at 6:24pm 11.16.21 I have been thinking of installing a temporary forestay for more options in heavy weather for bette
PNW flooding, terrible.. jssailem at 6:10pm 11.16.21 @FastOlson pretty much summed it up. We have had weather this year. I posted a forecast earlier abou
Anyone use a boat broker by name Knot10? Sailor_Al at 6:09pm 11.16.21 If you want to discuss send me a PM for contact info
Anyone use a boat broker by name Knot10? Sailor_Al at 6:08pm 11.16.21 I used a broker that was with Knot 10. Knot 10 seamed fine. My broker wanted to play a buyers
Winter Jackstands and Blocking Tom J at 5:44pm 11.16.21 I've never seen stands under the engine area. Me neither. I'm sure it would damage my boat. I wo
Surfing Cat Tom J at 5:40pm 11.16.21 I'm proud of myself when I land my kayak in a two foot surf. That was amazing!
Winter Jackstands and Blocking shemandr at 5:39pm 11.16.21 I've never seen stands under the engine area.
Rudder Repair - Wet Core, Split shemandr at 5:25pm 11.16.21 I'm prolly late to this but to ameliorate the problem of getting the right foil shape back into the
Surfing Cat Justin_NSA at 5:25pm 11.16.21 I'll bet he had his throttles full forward!
Winter Jackstands and Blocking Tom J at 5:19pm 11.16.21 I think the stand under the bow is because the hull is more vertical (pointy) at the bow. I have s
Winter Jackstands and Blocking Tally Ho at 5:10pm 11.16.21 My marina supplies 6 stands, any more are extra charge. But I usually slip the yard guys a few buc
Rudder Repair - Wet Core, Split Apex at 4:41pm 11.16.21 UPDATE 11/16, 1 month later I am STILL trying to remove the rudder!!! I was able to loosen the
Winter Season & Project Plans (7) Tally Ho at 4:38pm 11.16.21 I have a good list of things to work on over the winter lay-up: 1) new radio console for VHF, Siriu
C30 MKII main shaft pulley and v belt clearance with the M25XP Captain.Olives at 4:31pm 11.16.21 My 1988 has the fiberglass and wood trim notched. Good to know.... looks like I'm on the right tra
Any P-39-1 Owners out there? Abaco Joe at 4:25pm 11.16.21 Hey Guys, Thanks for the replies. I've posted at the Pearson Portal and a few other forums and have
PNW flooding, terrible.. FastOlson at 4:25pm 11.16.21 It' s been quite... a year... and it's not over. In February we had a major ice storm in Portland. L

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