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Wooden Rudder S/VMoxie at 11:06pm 11.27.07 Pearson 2/2503 I just pulled my '68 Pearson, and the wooden rudder is cracking from drying. I've read that the woo
PS37 Dingy Options David Unger at 11:30pm 11.27.07 Other Sailboats 5/865 I recently purchased a PS37 and am looking for some recommendations regarding a dingy. The canoe st
Distance to Horizon Mergatroid at 1:00am 11.28.07 Smaller Boats 4/894 I remember someone talking about your hight above the waterline/sealevel and the effect on the dista
Bow Propeller Hunter 410 from 1999 Dear Hunter at 12:46am 11.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1393 Hi,Is it possible to get some help, maybe you have already done it, we would like to get a bow prop
Transmission Leak KC13291 at 1:36am 11.28.07 Catalina 30 1/1240 My 1981 Catalina is equipped with a fresh water cooled Universal 5411.My problem is a transmission
What do we do now? SEADANCE at 2:39am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 30/1772 With sailboats all snuggled up in their cradles for the winter what are you guys and gals occupying
Recreational Boating Act of 2007 Warren Milberg at 2:54am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1208 I'm not a flak for BoatUS, but having just received the below note, I thought it important to pass i
Bottom Paint (1) Jim Seamans at 3:39am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1290 What a difference a year makes. For the last two years we have had to repaint the bottom due to the
sailboat for 10 to 16 year olds walt at 4:14am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 19/3759 Id like to get something fun to sail that my boys age 10 and 13 will enjoy for a few years sailing o
Sails on in New England Winter? Al - s/v Persephone at 6:12am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2042 Once again, I'm faced with unbending my sails for Winter storage, flaking and scrunching them into p
Hand Carved Nameboard for Transom (1) Rubicon 1983-31 at 7:00am 11.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1174 An article in Good Old Boat magazine motivated me to make a new ribbon board for the transom of my 1
North coast weather T37 Phil at 7:15am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1299 I am considering buying a boat half way up Lake Michigan and bringing it back to Erie by going aroun
Bequeathed a Catalina 27... How do I sell it? bc bach at 7:37am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 27/1940 Hello Catalina Experts! Thank you for reading my post. Do to unfortunate circumstances, I will soon
Great tips for cruising Captain E at 10:07am 11.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/892 Ok since sailing season is over for most of us, I guess I should start a tip topic for everyone to p
Entry-Level Sailing Careers? Michael Sindelar at 10:01am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 16/2591 I have been in the hotel management business for all of my working life (about 30 years). I am tota
Frig System Jim Booth at 9:58am 11.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1055 My boat has only one house battery (4D) which I am going to replac and add a second. My question is,
Don't try this unless you need to:). r.w.landau at 10:36am 11.28.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1025 My brother sent me this link. He just bought a large cat and said I wish I could do this.http://ssc
Requesting advice on boat mods Blake at 10:43am 11.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 30/1969 I have a couple of off season boat modifications planned and would appreciate advice and comments. S
New Player In The Market? Rick D at 10:43am 11.28.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1283 Peggy, this is just a curiosity post. I see Johnson Pumps is putting out a line of heads and pumps t
Cabin woodwork ndaoway at 10:43am 11.28.07 Other Sailboats 6/943 Can anyone tell me what kind of wood may have been used in the cabind of 1972 Contest 31, Hull #51?

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To Drill or Not to Drill? kloudie1 at 7:32am 08.06.21 I would think one drain , 1" or so would be fine, Jim.. especially with no hose involved.. I have a
Hunter 33 Traveler Stops Rabe at 7:31am 08.06.21 BTW, I just noticed, you can see my mainsail traveler and wooden base just behind the compression p
To Drill or Not to Drill? Allan12210 at 7:27am 08.06.21 Can you relocate the drain to the opposite side of the boat? That way you can leave your repair inta
Need Help With Old Electronics jssailem at 7:24am 08.06.21 KJ I would follow your hunch and spend the time tracking all of the wires from the displays to power
A forewarning to those with cockpit drains and outboard rudders (also a crazy story) Scott T-Bird at 7:07am 08.06.21 A bow eye is typically only found on trailerable boats. You generally don't find a bow eye on large
Pod Drive on Full Keel Sailboat? jssailem at 7:05am 08.06.21 Reading the "conversion" stories at Electric Yacht are intriguing. A common thread in the stories i
Bulkhead and chainplate water damage. Timm R Oday25 at 6:43am 08.06.21 One more thing . There is supposed to be a stainless steel plate that goes over the chainplate as it
Bulkhead and chainplate water damage. Timm R Oday25 at 6:40am 08.06.21 The bulkheads aren't all that hard to do . It can look pretty intimidating at first . Start with the
O'Day 28 PaulRod at 6:39am 08.06.21 Hello, I am seeing a potential trade for an O'Day 28. I already read some reviews but I would like
Between chart plotters Scott T-Bird at 6:29am 08.06.21 I'm in the dark about the Seatalk/Seatalkng conversion discussion, but it would seem to be pretty st
Need Help With Old Electronics RoyS at 6:09am 08.06.21 Look like my Raymarine chartplotter plugs. I have the C120 classic model. My instrument are ST60 and
Sailing or not RoyS at 6:00am 08.06.21 Knew a few older sailors who stopped sailing. One couple decided that they would use the saved marin
Cleaning exhaust and cooling passages - Very quick question Project_Mayhem at 5:41am 08.06.21 This would not be used on the gasket surfaces of course. Riser is aluminum. I was looking at a nylon
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup RoyS at 5:38am 08.06.21 Think it was that ultra cheap, but highly flexible, corrugated bilge hose without elbows in the bilg
Mercury outboard extended warranty Project_Mayhem at 5:27am 08.06.21 From my experience with automotive warranties it's usually best to have a shop do maintenance work s
Having trouble feeding halyard through Selden mast, advice? sail sfbay at 5:26am 08.06.21 I am replacing a line so I know the basic path should be ok......... Since you are replaceing the l
H 240 table (1) sail sfbay at 5:20am 08.06.21 Welcome to the forum!! What is your table configuration? Does it fold down from the port side or s
Hunter 33 Traveler Stops RoyS at 5:19am 08.06.21 BTW, I just noticed, you can see my mainsail traveler and wooden base just behind the compression po
Hunter 33 Traveler Stops (1) RoyS at 5:17am 08.06.21 Rabe, I do not think I have them anymore. Removed that in 2003. Looking for something to do on your
Looking to buy Sirocco 15 sailboat 1970s sail sfbay at 5:13am 08.06.21 Here is one for sale: 1972 Sirocco S-15 Sailboat \| ksl.com Nice sailboat: SailboatData.com - SIROCC

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