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fix or salvage ? Penetrater at 3:17am 01.15.08 Mid-Size Boats 14/1485 im kinda at a loss hear, not really shure what to do, so im needing some advice.First off this is
New Orleans area bridge info sailaway78 at 4:27am 01.15.08 Ask All Sailors 3/996 Took a run over this morning to check out the new Hwy.90 bridge. Had heard it was supposed to be co
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Recommend a surveyor in GTA? Brian Scott at 6:41am 01.15.08 Ask All Sailors 17/1978 Just got lots of helpful replies to my winter boat buying question which leads to this follow up. An
Deck Core Repair bristolianboater at 7:40am 01.15.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1181 My 1982 C-38 has brown gunge seeping through the small crevaces in the cabin deckhead and around the
whale watching novelman17128 at 8:23am 01.15.08 Ask All Sailors 31/2151 I will be sailing offshore this Saturday looking for whales and porpoise. Have any of you seen eithe
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batteries Mike8193 at 8:30am 01.15.08 Ask All Sailors 35/2027 I have had my boat for 3 years now. It has two marine batteries, you can turn them on one at a time
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Inverter noise LSCalifornia at 10:54am 01.15.08 Big Boats 37/4897 I'm curious if it's just me or is anybody else bothered by a very high pitched electronic sound comi
Sail adjustment on In-Mast furling Main Weasel at 11:07am 01.15.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2177 We have a 2004 331 with the in-mast furling main. It is very hard to flatten the sail when the wind
Block Recommendations? dancing bear at 8:33pm 01.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1024 The sheaves on most the blocks on my Mac 25 are very dry, starting to chip, and it is time to replac
1978 30' Oday windows NickS2 at 3:43pm 01.15.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1556
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catalina 34 factory engine Tim Haibach at 10:52pm 01.15.08 Mid-Size Boats 7/1700 What was the original factory engine for this model? I'm looking at a boat with a perkins 30 hp and
losses Backstay Jake Landreneau at 10:49pm 01.15.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/3165 I have recently purchased a Venture 2-22. However I noticed when stepping the mast I have to lossen
Mooring Pennant configurations chiefjgreene at 10:16pm 01.15.08 Smaller Boats 12/2865 Since there are no bow cleats, chocks or mooring bit on the H23, what does one do to secure the moor
Hull construction John at 1:33am 01.16.08 Ask All Sailors 54/4966 What do people think of the relative merits/disadvantages of fiber glass boats made with a solid hul
Radar mounting Broke sailor SV Marcell at 2:30am 01.16.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1101 Do you need to unstep the mast to mount and connect a radar antenna?
wanting first sailboat advice Penetrater at 3:58am 01.16.08 Ask All Sailors 43/3167 Hi their , to be truthfull, this will be my second sailboat, the frist one i bought last year a 1982

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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
Yanmar 3GMF still can't get above 2200 Rpm question ? heritage at 4:15pm 11.16.21
Surfing Cat shemandr at 4:01pm 11.16.21 The cat tracked pretty straight. I'm impressed. Crazy Aussies for sure.

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