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"When I was out on my yacht..." Trevor23800 at 2:51am 12.16.07 Ask All Sailors 22/2082 No one told me you had to be rich to own a yacht, but here's a little humor I stumbled upon this mor
New to sailing Tampa Bay professor bills at 5:28am 12.16.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1263 I have recently fixed up an old (81) 27' Hunter and launched it in Tampa Bay. Looking for some seaso
Catalina 22 tilt-down keel LPScott62 at 5:54am 12.16.07 Catalina 22 24/3796 I am in need of a new or used (in good condition) tilt-down keel for my Catalina 22. The original wa
Hunter 310 Air Conditioning Brad at 6:10am 12.16.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1852 I just recieved a quote for $ 5,800.00 to install Air Conditioning in my 2000 Hunter 310. My questi
34 Leaks@ Mast??? CaptHawk at 6:33am 12.16.07 Seidelmann 9/2378 Any 34 Owners;I continue to have some water into my bilge from the mast???I have isolated this are
refinishing cabin sole? & rebuild entire cabin brobins75 at 7:34am 12.16.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3498 Hi, I am a new hunter owner. I bought a '86 40' Legend that had taken on water. It is a beautiful
FREE BOAT QUESTION, FOR THINKERS! sailormanbigd at 10:04am 12.16.07 Ask All Sailors 66/3683 Hi again all. What is the best wind dirrection for a grossly underpowered sailboat. My course will b
I'm Considering Buying an OD 23 Dana at 10:19am 12.16.07 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2156 I am thinking about buying a 1978 OD23. I have owned larger boats. Just want to hear any feedback on
sail size pokey at 11:55pm 12.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1455 Hello,Could anybody Tell me where I could find the Main sail demension LUFF, LEECH ' FOOTfor my 19
Head Don Rose at 12:17am 12.15.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 31/1683 There is a problem with our head. There appears to be a vacum leak along the lines somewhere. At lea
cauking/sealants Stevep at 12:37am 12.15.07 Ask All Sailors 19/1484 I hope that this is not too off topic, but this group seems to be uniquely qualified to sddress this
Solar Power Mark at 12:56am 12.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1174 Ok Here is what I run on my boat. I run my Garmin Chartplotter (Garmin 498) my Marine radio, sometim
Battery Chargers & Isolators KevinB at 5:50am 12.15.07 Ask All Sailors 46/2569 Here's the general part of my question: The archives have lots of posts about installations of shore
Sailing in South Florida Louis at 6:14am 12.15.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1367 I will be moving to the Delray Beach/Boca Raton (FL) area in a year or so. I currently have a Hunter
Suggestions on leak search? tomcat2k at 6:58am 12.15.07 Seidelmann 16/2404 My 25 leaks a bit when underway. When in the slip, no water comes in at all. I have looked in the
Catalina 26 dale17781 at 1:11am 12.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1195 I have seen a few pictures of the Catalina 26. It looks like a real boat, but I know there were not
Hatch covers Steve at 7:39am 12.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1036 I am looking to replace the hatch top cover and entrance cabin cover on my Mac 21. It is a 1986 and
Haven't owned a boat in awhile Dave in NOLA at 7:07am 12.15.07 Ask All Sailors 59/2927 Hey all, anybody have thoughts good or bad about the catalina 27?.This will be my first boat in abou
need dimensions Justin at 12:16pm 12.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1028 I asked this question but I never got a response. I need to know if this mast step halyard plate wil
What are the sailing characteristics of... Brian D at 2:25pm 12.15.07 Ask All Sailors 13/3093 A cutter?andA ketch?I own a sloop so I know those characteristics. I've never sailed a cutter ri

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Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) BigEasy at 1:26pm 09.18.21
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running georgetheleo at 1:25pm 09.18.21 Mine has probably the same hours as the engine----3200hours--Im pretty sure the very lazy 2 prior ow
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? DeniseO30 at 1:23pm 09.18.21 Copper is still predominantly used in refrigeration air conditioning and hot water heating systems e
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Davidasailor26 at 1:16pm 09.18.21 I received an Email from a Cape Cod, Ma lister on the sail trim forum this morning. He wanted to kn
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 1:10pm 09.18.21 Adding ballast may help, but it will be higher up than the swing keel was, so the boat will behave
Adjust lazy jacks while sailing? Tally Ho at 1:07pm 09.18.21 I have a mack pack, and I usually slack the jacks about 8 inches when I open the bag and attach the
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) Tally Ho at 1:02pm 09.18.21
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) Tally Ho at 1:00pm 09.18.21 Yay! Found it! Thanks, everyone for your great advice!!! Not good that the plug is cut off thou
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? DeniseO30 at 12:59pm 09.18.21 It is also possible to do a battery Bank in the bow of the boat especially a boat like mine has almo
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running georgetheleo at 12:50pm 09.18.21 You say "leak free" - yet the person who sarted this thred and me have leaks!!! Wonder how many bo
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 12:46pm 09.18.21 i just joined this forum because of this thread and others like it. i learned about this forum fro
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? (1) jssailem at 12:40pm 09.18.21 $500 for 1/0 copper cable and misc......did mine 9 years ago installing a Lewmar V2 vertical windla
Cal 21 Year Built Deep Sea at 12:35pm 09.18.21 Thanks for the reply. Looks like I may have missed getting an HIN by a few years.
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Deep Sea at 12:33pm 09.18.21 Thanks for the reply. You are ritght, I'm going ahead with this little project. I'm reading a lot
Sail Kote Saves the Day (again) BigEasy at 12:15pm 09.18.21 I have tried other Teflon dry lubricants and I continue to use them for some applications; however,
1984 37C - Dimensioned Drawings Plans D_Bosh at 12:13pm 09.18.21 Thank you both very much, both are good suggestions and very much appreciated. Jim, I've enjoyed a l
Reef lines jam in blocks when reefing capta at 11:44am 09.18.21 I believe your problem stems from the lines not leading in at the proper angle. You want a fair lead
Climbing my mast? Hire someone or woman-up? :) (1) HeatherE at 11:24am 09.18.21 Yay! Found it! Thanks, everyone for your great advice!!!
Sail Kote Saves the Day (again) dlochner at 11:20am 09.18.21 I use DuPont Teflon Silicone Lubricant. Does the same job, less expensive. is this a dry lubrican
Anyone around Fortman Marina, Alameda? sail sfbay at 11:17am 09.18.21 Avaliable anytime, except Sunday as I will be sailing out of Point Richmond with a couple friends. Y

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