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One More Reason to Sail Rather than Fish Rick Webb at 12:09pm 07.02.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1467 This is an actual emergency room photo of a fisherman who lost control of his high-speed bass boat
Jib sheets Paul Wolfram at 12:22pm 07.02.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1422 My Wife and I have a 2000 260 Hunter My wife has a great deal of problem with the strength in her
Mast Raising System for Catalina 250 Trescool at 12:35pm 07.02.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/3762 I am considering buying a Catalina 250 Model Year 2004. It seems that the trailer that comes with i
Stuck under Morgan Rt.35 lift bridge GuyT at 1:11pm 07.02.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1371 Tonight while listening to channel 13 ( Love to listen to the NY Harbor inbound and outbound chatter
11.8 volts Greg at 10:15am 07.02.07 Ask All Sailors 8/2783 I installed a new battery at the beginning of the season due to one of them being bone dry and dead
The Death of the Robertson II Tsehum Pete at 2:18pm 07.02.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1407 I was out in the area of Winter Cove British Columbia Canada last weekend and witnessed the sad deat
NEWPORT BEACH CALIFORNIA INFO NEEDED... abe at 1:46pm 07.02.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1443 Planning on staying 5 days. Any suggestions on nice places to dinne appreciated.Also if I want to
outboard too heavy for my 26'? harperite at 1:37pm 07.02.07 Other Sailboats 4/971 i'm looking at a 4 stroke mercury 9.9 for my 1965 26' pearson. should i be concerned about the weig
outboard motor mount Martin at 1:14pm 07.02.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1125 I have a 84 Catalina 27. My old engine mount is worn out ( it is the mount on the back of the transu
"Gear and Steer" - "Back and Fill" Jeff B at 3:24pm 07.02.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2176 .......You might be better off paying some old tug captain a hundred bucks to teach you "gear and st
this is a baffler letterman at 10:04pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1544 The boat sunk. She was raised yesterday. The owner said he struck something with the rudder. The
gelcoat cracks Jack at 12:22am 07.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/750 During the first year waranty I had about 15 cracks in the gelcoat repaired. They mostly just showed
Lowrance LMS-522c iGPS hook up to Uniden Solara DS Frank Leone at 12:45am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 1/2210 I have a Lowrance 522c iGPS, I am trying to hook up my Uniden Solara DSC VHF radio.I have tried to
Rudder Deck cowling Barkentine at 1:15am 07.01.07 Other Sailboats 3/992 I don't know what to call it. This part surrounds the rudder where it comes through the deck just be
Slow Sunday Wanderer138 at 12:55am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1089 Well, today's America's Cup race has been cancelled and the forecast here in central Florida calls f
Problem raising sail. Barkentine at 12:59am 07.01.07 Other Sailboats 2/1024 When raising the mainsail the sail continues to get caught on the flap where the sail enters the tra
Rudder packing Barkentine at 1:19am 07.01.07 Other Sailboats 1/1124 I have considerable play in my rudder and I think the solution is to have it re-packed. If there is
Interested in crewing BuzzardsBaySailor at 2:13am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1118 Interested in possibly crewing on a local race team (New England area). Have been sailing since 197
Newly bought boat kicked off berth in San Diego Bay Sailor at 3:02am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1233 I just closed on a 36' boat (40' LOA) on Friday and was promptly kicked off the berth it was on. The
resealing the big salon window on a 42 Bruce20809 at 3:27am 07.01.07 Big Boats 1/1048 The two large non-opening windows over the fwd salon have developed some leaks around the edges. We

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Floor boards for 285 First (1) sail sfbay at 3:17pm 09.01.21 Might check with these guys as they can make the sections in marine plywood in the thickness you req
Mobile Diesel Marine Mechanics in Eastern Massachusetts dmax at 3:06pm 09.01.21 He was quite responsive and pleasant to deal with. So rare these days! Sounds like a good one.
Replacing Pulpit KZW at 3:03pm 09.01.21 Stanchion question might be answered by post #4 in this thread Rebedding bow pulpit on Catalina 310
Mobile Diesel Marine Mechanics in Eastern Massachusetts Mike G. at 2:54pm 09.01.21 I have used Adam @ A & A Mobile Marine Services from Holbrook, MA for some minor work. He was quite
Floor boards for 285 First Knot Scary at 2:51pm 09.01.21 Sorry misread your original post. That will likely be marine plywood with teak and ebony veneer. I
Replacing Pulpit sail sfbay at 2:50pm 09.01.21 Stanchion question might be answered by post #4 in this thread Rebedding bow pulpit on Catalina 310
Floor boards for 285 First (1) sail sfbay at 2:41pm 09.01.21 ........This floor was inside our cabin...... Sorry misread your original post. That will likely
Floor boards for 285 First Knot Scary at 2:25pm 09.01.21 Thank you for all your information, I will reach out to the companies you suggested. This floor was
Floor boards for 285 First Knot Scary at 2:23pm 09.01.21
Mobile Diesel Marine Mechanics in Eastern Massachusetts sail sfbay at 2:23pm 09.01.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! I often find mobile marine engine mechanics on Craiglist so
Hood 810 Roller Furler sail sfbay at 2:13pm 09.01.21 Welcome to the forum!! Possible furler jamming when furling and unfurling causes that come to mind
yanmar parts alternative dave_and_dd at 2:04pm 09.01.21 Ha! I'm saying there are some parts that you truly shouldn't use non marine versions of (like a spa
yanmar parts alternative Don S/V ILLusion at 1:55pm 09.01.21
Floor boards for 285 First (1) sail sfbay at 1:34pm 09.01.21
Marine Diesel vs Automotive Diesel dave_and_dd at 1:34pm 09.01.21 I've always used on-road diesel in my boat. I don't find it difficult to siphon a jerry can when ne
The 260 is home! Crazy Dave Condon at 1:31pm 09.01.21 Good to see one of my children has a new home. Most do not have heat and air like your boat has. W
Tongue weight question. Rick Webb at 1:27pm 09.01.21 The answer to your question is yes. The center of mass for your boat and trailer is higher than the
Tongue weight question. LeeandRick at 12:54pm 09.01.21 That is what I'm planning on doing, just wondered how much difference the trailer ball made since t
Another Anchorage Gone thinwater at 12:52pm 09.01.21 The sign does not say how far the prohibition extends, and logically it cannot extend to infinity. I
Tongue weight question. Murgatroid at 12:47pm 09.01.21 Just looking at the picture of your trailer on launch day, it looks like the axles are mounted on t

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