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Middle River on the chesapeake bay Chet7135 at 9:49am 10.25.07 Ask All Sailors 14/4514 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 8/1410 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 10/1395 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 3/1085 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 4/1254 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 3/1296 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 8/2153 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 3/1215 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 0/4134 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 29/2723 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 15/1803 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 6/1367 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 8/1604 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 0/741 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 19/7594 I'm new to sailing (converted power boater) and wondered how far it's safe toheal over before tip o
Let me tell you about my weekend... Ross in Tampa at 12:41am 10.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1144 Did you ever have one of those weekends that is just a comedy of errors... we did. Here's my story..
Weather Helm TallyClassic at 12:11am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 7/1519 Moving on to my next set of questions!!! The boat got launched, Sunday was her first sail. And a n
inmast furling line replacement Syversens at 12:39am 10.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1683 hello all, I'm having some problems furling my sail these days and its getting harder, I think its d
attaching an outboard motor rebecca9359 at 1:20am 10.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/958 We bought a one-year old M26 with a HOnda 50 hp motor already attached. THe way the motor is attache
Raymarine ST40 wind instrument Dave O. at 1:32am 10.22.07 Smaller Boats 0/998 Does anyone have any experience with a Raymarine ST40 wind unit on their boat? It is quite a bit ch

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Mods to our 35s5 jssailem at 8:26pm 11.10.21 I like the light wood look. It lightens up the dark space of the V birth. Some owners try to instal
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! (1) jssailem at 8:05pm 11.10.21 A Racor plugged 30 micron filter.
Wrapping topsides jssailem at 8:01pm 11.10.21 Don. when I reviewed the wrap idea, my takeaway was the cost was high compared to the limited life e
SEIZED Fasteners danooxnard at 6:29pm 11.10.21 Beeswax and heat see below from previous post. A Mapp Gas torch will get it hot enough, maybe to h
Single handing Ralph Johnstone at 6:02pm 11.10.21 There's no animosity here. Bloody right :( ! Where's he get off with ideas like that ? Sometime
Hunter 340 Mast Dimensions for shipping boat mast down (1999 Hunter 340) Steve_Catalina at 5:41pm 11.10.21 Not sure sailboat data is correct. It shows the "I" measurement as 43', but shows the "P" as 44'. ?
SEIZED Fasteners heritage at 5:25pm 11.10.21 I feel your pain. Removed the quadrant on my H27 last year and had a horrible time getting one of t
Hunter 34 deck non skid needs painting Capt Robbie at 5:23pm 11.10.21 jk Kudera, Just repainted my with interlux bight side polyurethane this past July after it was done
Hunter 340 Mast Dimensions for shipping boat mast down (1999 Hunter 340) sail sfbay at 5:04pm 11.10.21 Welcome to the forum!! Your estimate is close. If it was my sailboat I would measure the mast or p
Hot Water tank TimFromLI at 4:55pm 11.10.21 I'd be concerned about your whole fresh water system. If you simply opened the faucets to "winterize
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! Claude L.-Auger at 3:55pm 11.10.21 Claude, You asked how I arrived at 150 years: Racor is rated at up to 15 Gallons per hour and 500 h
Single handing Justin_NSA at 3:40pm 11.10.21 What are you talking about Dave? We're discussing this like adults. There's no animosity here.
Hot Water tank Tally Ho at 3:37pm 11.10.21 Two ways you make Hot Water. 1) Switch Breaker in your Electric Panel 2) Your engine when running,
Raising the Mast Tater at 3:28pm 11.10.21 Thanks Joe. If I had those cushions I wouldn't be as sore from my a$$ over teakettle spectacle. The
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 Scallywagger at 3:18pm 11.10.21 Lots of clearance for a top-down furler under the jib roller furler and attached to the end of the b
Wrapping topsides Don S/V ILLusion at 3:10pm 11.10.21 A boat moored in the line next to us got wrapped about three years ago. He "unwrapped" it this seas
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 3:08pm 11.10.21
TV/VCP Breaker Orbweaver at 3:04pm 11.10.21 The beauty of the tracker: You only have to be close to the wire, and you'll get a tone. Start at th
SEIZED Fasteners Sandy Stone at 2:39pm 11.10.21 Not that it would be easy to find but if you could get ahold of one of those nitrogen torches the D
Frostbiting on a grand scale? PaulK at 1:52pm 11.10.21 Dallying around in the bay of Biscay with the Ultime tri's doing short tacks? Crazy weather!

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