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"Dog Watch" (1) Gary Wyngarden at 4:43am 10.25.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1714 We brought home an eight-week-old Golden Retriever puppy on Sunday. Cutest puppy on the planet! I RE
Stuck keel branden at 8:18am 10.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/922 Hi all,I just pulled my Venture 24 out of the water after her inaugural season and decided to drop
whats up all mastaqb at 8:27am 10.25.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1405 whats up you guys new to the site just wanted to introduce myself, im lance from las vegas, kinda ne
Who is 2006 Hunter 36 designer? jveatch at 9:45am 10.25.07 Big Boats 3/915 I am applying for a PHRF rating and have been asked who the designer is (2006 Hunter 36). Does anyo
Whatever happened to.... Mike B at 9:46am 10.25.07 Smaller Boats 2/952 Whatever happened to the couple, "Stephanie" and what's his name, traveling off Florida on their ove
Middle River on the chesapeake bay Chet7135 at 9:49am 10.25.07 Ask All Sailors 14/4001 I`m thinking of moving my sailboat to the Middle River area on the Chesapeake bay for next summer se
Insurance barbara14114 at 9:54am 10.25.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1309 Hi We are new owners of a Hunter 23. Does anyone have advice regarding boat insurance? The compan
Video Intercoastal Waterway Duke13540 at 10:38am 10.25.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1328 Going down the intercoastal next year for the first time. Any good videos that I can watch to ease m
Here is how I installed the ST1000-Plus on a 222 (1) Chuck R at 11:04am 10.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1031 The Raymarine ST 1000 tiller pilot works well and the brackets needed would have been astronomical
Carbon Monoxide Detectors Jason1271 at 11:54am 10.25.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1186 I've got a 2004 Hunter 33, which has 3 Costar Carbon Monoxide detectors. Recently, the detectors ra
Water in the head jilm4 at 12:18pm 10.25.07 Catalina 30 3/1207 My head's filling up with water. I'm not sure if it's a flapper valve problem, or something more si
Widgeon Manual Michael15867 at 1:08pm 10.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2056 I'm looking for a copy of the manual for a 1972 Widgeon. Any and all pictures or info would be appre
What is that? outdoorrecmann at 2:06pm 10.25.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1183 So I recently bought a 1974 Mariner that is my baby/ project boat. I have retored several boats in
24' Sailboat, Islander $300 sue sanchez at 4:15pm 10.25.07 Islander 0/4050 found on Ventura, CA Craigslist24' Sailboat, Islander fiberglass hull, new electrical - $300----
When the tough get going SailboatOwners.com at 10:17pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 29/2495 Given a choice, what are the toughest conditions you would consider sailing in? 15 knots with hig
Rigging replacement higgs at 9:49pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1716 Interesting discussion on this topic is starting on another thread so I thought I'd move it here.I
Multigrade oil harmful to transmission?? MoonSailer at 11:05pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1284 My volvo transmission and V-drive call for 30 weight oil. I've been using multigrade oil the same a
Need Sailmaker Ralph18414 at 11:13pm 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1463 The sailing on Joe Wheeler Lake in North Alabama was awesome this weekend. There was plenty of wind
Sump jabcoMac21 at 12:06am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/717 Recent purchase of 75 Mac 21. The sump is just wired and below with the hose attached. I have only
Healing over Tom23400 at 12:34am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 19/7211 I'm new to sailing (converted power boater) and wondered how far it's safe toheal over before tip o

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Long time lurker :) Justin_NSA at 7:44am 08.03.21 I think you'll want to do what it takes to wire the bilge pump for auto-on. Sounds like you can get
1986 H34 Toilet Identification (1) sail sfbay at 7:37am 08.03.21 A lower side photo would be helpful. Any manufacturer marking? The handle style looks like a Rarita
Limits of a Flicka 20 SailorElliot at 7:34am 08.03.21 Thank you! I was also wondering, what are the chances of the weather really picking up?
Long time lurker :) Rabe at 7:24am 08.03.21 Congratulations on the boat. She looks to have been well kept! That is a great sailing boat that yo
Installing Battery Monitor WasabiRush at 7:20am 08.03.21 I just completed installation of the SG200, along with a new MC-618 regulator with the bluetooth don
Hunter 45 dinghy davits (1) sail sfbay at 7:08am 08.03.21 Lots of dinghy davit suppliers besides Atlantic Towers including Garhauer, Kato, Forespar Nova, Edso
Furling Main Winter Storage sail sfbay at 7:04am 08.03.21 Same question came up on these threads and the concensus was to take it down during the winter in co
Hunter 45 dinghy davits Sailor_Al at 7:04am 08.03.21 Al, thanks for the advice. I would like to see some photos since I have a 2006 Hunter 45 CC. Give
Hunter 31 Hatch Replacement JamesG161 at 6:54am 08.03.21 Look here for the possible replacement and other H31 stuff to download too. Hunter 31 (83-87) Hatch
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:51am 08.03.21 There are a lot of thoughts about blisters. Some focus repairs when they are in the laminate. Other
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:51am 08.03.21 Just a comment, if the blister is actually into the laminate, after draining and drying, you need t
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:49am 08.03.21 I read the referenced article. My Mark 25 had the pox, as I call those round small imperfections i
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:48am 08.03.21 I used to own an early-build 2006 C309, hull #14, that I purchased new in 2007. The first year it w
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull Kazdude at 6:48am 08.03.21 Posts #3 and 4 discusses the repair strategy: Hull & rudder blisters \| Sailboat Owners Forums Than
Chain snubbers jssailem at 6:45am 08.03.21 (1/4" dyneema has a breaking strength >5,000 pounds) I tied a Brian Toss designed soft shackle wit
Furling Main Winter Storage DayDreamer41 at 6:36am 08.03.21 We always take our down fold it and store it in the basement. Every year I rotate the head sail or m
Installing Battery Monitor (1) Juice6576 at 6:25am 08.03.21 Just monitor the house batteries. You want to get the shunt close to those. Ignore the starting. My
Chain snubbers dLj at 6:16am 08.03.21 This works on chain or rope rode, I use more than one loop wrap on prussik when using rope rode, to
Chain snubbers dLj at 6:13am 08.03.21 Like Dlochner posted. Any climbing site or Animated Knots will show the knot. This is rope, but it
Furling Main Winter Storage ice breaker at 6:12am 08.03.21 I have done it both ways. On our 41 the main is a beast. I have stored at home, but generally leav

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