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just bought a Impulse 16 Help Steven Charest at 1:25am 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1027 anyone Please just bought 16 ft Impulse with retractable keel it will not lock down also other issue
Preparing for Sea Bugsboat at 3:58am 09.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1074 I have a 1988 33.5 Hunter and would like to take her down the ICW. I am wondering if there is anythi
Tempo Went Out of Business JonBill at 4:43am 09.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1628 Just an FYI that Tempo has gone out of business. Better order whatever replacement parts you need fr
MacGregor 22 -- 1983 Kate Oatis at 4:32am 09.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1992 Is the 1983 MacGregor 22 OK to sail on the Great Lakes? Thank you!
centerboard cable snapped elizabeth hathon at 6:03am 09.12.07 Day Sailers 2/1088 help! my 16'9"daysailer's centerboard cable snapped off ' the centerboard is always down. any pointe
Bilge Pump Location TallyClassic at 6:50am 09.12.07 Smaller Boats 6/1636 I am reviving an '88 model and will be having lots of questions. First problem is that the boat has
CDI furler and the discussion continues bffatcat at 7:51am 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1761 Apparently I was not articulate enough or I was mis understood on my last postIm 70 years old and I
Buying a 1979 37C, what to look for SailTIP at 6:25am 09.12.07 Big Boats 6/1230 I am going to look at a 1979 37C in a week or so and would like specifics on what to look for or ask
2nd Holding Tank Paul8821 at 6:20am 09.12.07 Big Boats 1/1324 Our 2005 350 has an 18 gal holding tank (spec.s say 22 gal, but I measure 18.) Has anyone added a 2n
Rig Specs Dana africano at 6:15am 09.12.07 Big Boats 1/1425 Hello All! I'm looking for rig specs,rig drawing or rig cut sheet for catalina/morgan 50 . Need mea
Hatch size... Phoebe 1 at 8:44am 09.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1033 Does anyone know if the V222 and the Mac25 have the same sliding hatch size.
vinyl lining alibi at 8:40am 09.12.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1165 Hi everyone. I am the proud new owner of my very first Sailboat,ALIBI.She is an first 285 built in
Skeg and gung Ed13740 at 10:09am 09.12.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/834 Help. I am in need of a skeg for a 1981 30 foot Hunter. We hit an unmarked dredge pipe and it took o
VHF question mpaxman at 10:19am 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1661 Is it standard for the microphone of a fixed VHF radio to act as a speaker when not transmitting? T
Oil in the bilge higgs at 10:46am 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1384 A friend of mine pumped out his bilge recently only to discover a fairly prominant sheen on the wate
how old is my boat jcmckellar at 10:54am 09.12.07 Smaller Boats 3/1322 i have two catalina's and would like to sell the 22'. however, i am not sure of the year it was made
Cutter rigs higgs at 10:34am 09.12.07 Ask All Sailors 16/3362 I bought a Nassau 34, a medium displacement (14250#), offshore cruiser three season ago. I moved he
Alternator Poles Wayne at 11:52am 09.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1116 I am replacing my tachometer and need to know the number of poles my alternator has for my 1988 Univ
Old Sailor New Boat Sailor for Life at 11:32am 09.12.07 Bristol 1/2323 Shipmates: I have owned many sail boats of various seizes, and am now looking at the last (ya right
Stay tension J. Barrett at 12:11pm 09.12.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1672 On my last outing I noticed that my side stays had noticible slack on the lee side while under sail.

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What make/size of Anchor for 2005 Hunter 33? (1) Two Sails at 7:10pm 11.01.21 I have a 2005 Hunter 33 and replaced the Danforth with a Delta spade anchor, 22lbs. I kind of wish
Odd wave dlochner at 6:23pm 11.01.21 Some of the early footage looks like 2 different wave trains crossing, or as @Apex says, most any da
Fuel gauge not working JamesG161 at 6:06pm 11.01.21 That is a Wema meter now KUS. The older models, like the one I had, was a Float problem. The coati
Outboard weight on a San Juan 21 LeeandRick at 5:57pm 11.01.21 @Trick Check this out. https://sites.google.com/site/sanjuan21fleet1/rigging-ideas-tips/outboards
Odd wave capta at 5:36pm 11.01.21 In my experience, it's always the wave you don't think is going to drench you that does and the one
Just a gentle grounding / rudder damage Apex at 4:52pm 11.01.21 Keep us updated on rudder repair efforts: I will be doing the same on my new to me C&C. So far I
Just a gentle grounding / rudder damage jdrutten at 4:37pm 11.01.21
Hunter 49 Variprop (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:37pm 11.01.21 George, it would be great if you can thoroughly document the difference in speed before and after y
Discount boat brokers Don S/V ILLusion at 4:26pm 11.01.21
Just a gentle grounding / rudder damage smokey73 at 4:26pm 11.01.21 What year is your Hunter? Sometime in the mid 90's Foss Foam in Williston Florida (not the one in C
Fuel gauge not working Phil Herring at 4:25pm 11.01.21 Does it show empty when full and full when empty, or is there no reading at all? Usually, if ther
Just a gentle grounding / rudder damage jdrutten at 4:23pm 11.01.21 Oof! I appreciate the comments, even the terrifying ones. I think I will try to grind it out sooner
Discount boat brokers Phil Herring at 4:19pm 11.01.21 To the best of my knowledge, no and no. But who knows what you can negotiate...
Fuse in small solar setup heritage at 4:16pm 11.01.21 Make sure you put the fuse between the controller and the battery and within 7" of the battery if po
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends Timbo33 at 3:59pm 11.01.21 Chalk line on a Long straight board through the port windows, plumb bob over the center of the Keel
Odd wave jssailem at 3:59pm 11.01.21 If it was up here in the Strait, it could come from any number of Tugs with Barges or Tankers/Contai
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends DeniseO30 at 3:50pm 11.01.21 Chalk line on a Long straight board through the port windows, plumb bob over the center of the Keel
Just a gentle grounding / rudder damage dlochner at 3:35pm 11.01.21 Don't hit the panic button. I've had 2 saturated rudders, they are a PITA. Eventually the rudder wil
Single handing Will Gilmore at 3:19pm 11.01.21 Welcome to the forums WI Rigger. I know you'll make intelligent choices for your new boat, just as
Odd wave Brian D at 3:12pm 11.01.21 What I find interesting is in the start of the video, it is somewhat flat (compared to later). White

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