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Planning for next season - information request Jim Seamans at 3:41am 11.30.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1163 I'm interested in the "Little Wicomico River" at Sandy Point located at Potomac River and Chesapeake
How to get a tall mast under a low bridge. (1) Brian D at 4:20am 01.31.08 Ask All Sailors 31/6804 Remember this discussion? Here is the narative.AB88For you sailors that want to travel the ICW w
Rescue effort Banooma at 12:02am 11.30.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1135 My new pride and joy is a 28 mkII I rescued (bought) this week from an owner who loved her, but some
Installing Parallel Primary Fuel Filters Gary Wyngarden at 3:48am 11.30.07 Ask All Sailors 17/3472 One of my winter projects is to install a parallel primary fuel filter with an either/or switch so m
Bonnier Marine Group ..... Alan at 5:04am 11.30.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1686 .......recently launched its Premium Partner Channel. With up to one hour of programming, advertis
portlights michael15747 at 5:11am 11.30.07 Other Sailboats 1/1030 I own a 1987 Pacific Seacraft 31 and want to replace my portlights. I have been told that the origi
new chartplotter ChuckThomas at 5:16am 11.30.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1616 You know you have a true boat babe when you and wife agree to spend extra year end bonus money to up
P303 Boom PaulM at 5:25am 11.30.07 Pearson 5/2568 I have the Isomat NB-26 boom on my P303 with internal reefing and outhaul. I'm trying to determine t
Gulf Coast Get Together sailaway78 at 6:58am 11.30.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2152 There are several posters on this board who are on the Gulf Coast. From New Orleans over as far as F
It! Happened gerry17139 at 7:00am 11.30.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1453 The holding tank on my Legend 35.5 is not holding. After reading dozens of posts I'm interested in t
I Want to learn to build a Sailboat! miniflowers at 1:51pm 11.30.07 Ask All Sailors 27/2144 Hi all, I need some help. I'm 34 and seriously would love to learn to build a sailboat. It's somethi
Engine Vibration During Start 1999 Hunter 34 Richard at 11:13pm 11.28.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1199 When I start my engine I get a vibration for about 40 seconds then the engine purs like a kitten. A
whisker pole pokey at 11:59pm 11.28.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1137 Could anybody tell me what size whisker pole would work onmy 1980 Mac 25..Thanks , Mike.
Prop Choice Paul H at 12:26am 11.29.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1367 I'm planning (like alot of you) to have my boat hauled in a few weeks to get some maintenence done,
Beware of Optronics lights, nearly burned my boat Tim R. at 1:36am 11.29.07 Ask All Sailors 22/1774 I bought an Optronics(QR-2001) rechargable, 2mil candlepower spot for the boat this summer. Charges
260 engine Dave O. at 2:18am 11.29.07 Smaller Boats 3/976 Has anyone ever checked into seeing how hard it is to install and how much it costs to convert a 260
Some Wind (1) higgs at 2:07am 11.29.07 Ask All Sailors 22/2133 Last Tuesday we had gusts up to 54 kts. I went to check on Trav'ler and found two damaged stanchion
Oh Happy Day! Gene Kinney at 2:22am 11.29.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1192 Well, we want to thank all of you for your advice. We kept looking and have just found and bought a
Hunter 25.5 Replace Portlights Keith at 4:59am 11.29.07 Smaller Boats 2/890 I'm looking to replace the portlights on my 1984 25.5, If you have anyinformation you can share that
where are you when you have this information? Ross at 7:12am 11.29.07 Ask All Sailors 45/2380 The sun has reached its highest point in the sky at 10:30 am eastern standard time. The sun made a

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Sling Positioning - Oceanis 430 (3) sail sfbay at 6:49am 10.31.21 ..........Does anyone have any recommendations as to where to best position the slings on a Beneteau
DIY Fuel Polishing System senang at 6:29am 10.31.21 I am sailing in the med. You can always get the bottom of the storage tank unknowing to you and only
Beneteau 43 Main Line Replacement Andrew-Sarah at 6:29am 10.31.21 Good suggestion, however the plant in Marion is now closed/"hibernating". I'll use the international
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends DeniseO30 at 6:25am 10.31.21 "Engineer said" how the heck does that mean anything to anybody??? Without a physical inspection,
Mast track Car Hunter Passage Terry Cox at 6:24am 10.31.21 Was hoping to here from someone with experience with my type of track before investing in the car.
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends RoyS at 6:07am 10.31.21 Those J bolts and nuts are galvanized and not stainless. Big mistake there. The sistering I mentione
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? SailingLoto at 5:55am 10.31.21 Not the same boat, but I have lowered and raised my catalina 25 on the water by myself. I used the
What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? RoyS at 5:52am 10.31.21 There is a reason they are called plow anchors. I am referring to CQRs here. It does not take a clos
Sling Positioning - Oceanis 430 shemandr at 5:27am 10.31.21 Put the speedo plug in instead of the paddle wheel. Somehow yards often manage to get the sling on
Running hot All U Get at 4:38am 10.31.21 Well the situation resolved itself. While running the engine to flush some water through, it starte
Hunter 49 Variprop Nodak7 at 4:29am 10.31.21 I need some information about the Variprop feathering prop for my Hunter 49. I have the 110hp Yanma
Sticky, no sticky. All U Get at 4:28am 10.31.21 Here is a novel approach... Instead of removing the sticky... cover it. Duct tape is always an opti
JIB SHEET QUESTION danstanford at 2:41am 10.31.21 jssailem's proposal to use a soft shackle looks like a great idea. More on soft shackles in this a
Freshwater Sailors Will Gilmore at 9:44pm 10.30.21 Here is a link to a great Total Boat page that explains the different types of bottom paints and how
Aft control sj21 Joe at 9:07pm 10.30.21 As a long time sailor who has tried many brands and types of rope, I can not recommend using Sta Set
Mast track Car Hunter Passage Easy at 8:08pm 10.30.21 Yes, Rig Rite carries them. Do not have one here, but have considered it at one time or another. Ch
Broken Autohelm 1000 for sale Joe at 7:38pm 10.30.21 Mine broke like that years ago and I repaired it with a piece wood and some epoxy.... no issues for
Adding Internal Spinnaker Halyard / Sanity Check Joe at 7:18pm 10.30.21 It's important to examine both boat rig and the fitting when offering opinions. First... the boat i
Sling Positioning - Oceanis 430 DayDreamer41 at 7:06pm 10.30.21 Honest question, are there no marks on the hull just below the rub rail?
Sling Positioning - Oceanis 430 Joe at 6:57pm 10.30.21 I would defer to the yard if you can't get a hold of Beneteau Yacht customer service.

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