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catalina 27 or o'day 272 george at 3:50am 04.16.07 Ask All Sailors 11/6175 Thinking about buying a 27' Catalina or a O'day 272. Opinions please.
Storm jib from furling Jib Eric on board Selah at 3:43am 04.16.07 Big Boats 2/913 I have to ask about storm jibs because I have a furler. Can you tell me what you think about relyin
Are boaters being targeted by... Brian D at 6:30am 04.16.07 Ask All Sailors 27/1559 Price gouging?In general terms, do manufacturers and retails stiff boaters with overly high prices
Hunter 23.5 Pintle jreedae at 6:17am 04.16.07 Smaller Boats 4/1038 I know nothing about sail boats, and have just purchased a 1994 23.5. Can someone tell me if normal
Sailboat designers frank balcer at 6:06am 04.16.07 Ask All Sailors 12/1332 Has anyone here ever met an actual sailboat designer? Being that i'm from a little backwater town on
H260 Fire Extinquisher Mounting Locations? BobSail at 5:36am 04.16.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/908 Any suggestions, comments or photos on fire extinguisher mounting locations would be greatly appreci
Best Engine Mount for M25XP Jeff M10656 at 5:36am 04.16.07 Catalina 30 1/3734 Engine Mounts Wanted to order some parts for a late spring/fall project... What are the options
Engine Mounts Jeff M10656 at 5:35am 04.16.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/1231 I know this is like beating a dead horse..... Wanted to order some parts for a late spring/fall pr
My Friend's Boat Went DOWN today cry Paul Akers at 6:53am 04.16.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1058 He left the 2003 h356 in the water for the first time this winter on the Portland, ME waterfront. H*
Cost to intstall plotter & radar Persy at 7:08am 04.16.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1974 I just had a C80,vhf, and radar installed on my 420 and was surprised at the labor cost, which was t
loose footed sails Jayne at 8:02am 04.16.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1736 I received the routine email from MacGregorOwners.com The "Ask the Expert" question was if loose foo
Rebedding Stanchions Pres Broussard at 9:10am 04.16.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2088 I have a 27' 1982 Catalina. I am in the process of rebedding my deck hardware. Currently I am re
NY Sales Tax? Lisa at 9:16am 04.16.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1076 Our offer for a boat in NY state has been accepted. We will be bringing the boat to Ontario, Canada
Help on Racor Operation Neil McDonald at 9:08am 04.16.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1316 The 3GMF Yanmar on my Hunter 35 is fitted with Racor Spin-On filter to remove water and solids in th
90 degree elbo & A New &^%$ Waste Hose Grizz at 9:23am 04.16.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/1271 Time for THE expert's advise while fielding a few questions. The OEM discharge fitting at the holdi*
How Much Bottom paint? Joetech at 9:50am 04.16.07 Catalina 22 8/2068 I just bought a 1977 Catalina 22 last Friday (Yes the 13th but what the heck sailors aren't a supers
sluggish ysm-12 Chuck Creel at 10:25am 04.16.07 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1085 I have a 1979 YSM-12 that is very sluggish when advancing the throttle and sometims just dies. Ir
Through hull location Mike McKendy at 10:24am 04.16.07 Big Boats 0/792 I am installing a watermaker on my 1994 37.5. I am considering installing a dedicated through-hull
Sounds Simple but . . . Steve A. at 10:41am 04.16.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/833 I am considering replacing the stock cabin lights. I would like to install a Nav Light (Red/White)
GPS versus Chartplotters jaydog5000 at 10:49am 04.16.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1635 I am going to buy my first piece of navigational electronics and I would like to get some opinions f

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Funny Friday!!! dmax at 11:13am 02.25.21
Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler SandyFrank at 11:11am 02.25.21 Sandy, when I tore into the bottom of the seahood, I found no less than four (4) seperate pieces of
Spring Clearance Auction Coming Soon Howard Jones at 11:08am 02.25.21 I hope there's some good stuff!
Stay sail ( Solent sail ) for Beneteau Oceanis 461 bob_pattison at 10:45am 02.25.21 Mahir, The US Spars (z-spar) mast are normally configured with the inner stay attachment being near
New Genoa Opinion DrJudyB at 10:37am 02.25.21 Loads on a sail and rig are determined by the "stiffness" (righting moment) of the boat, not by wind
What's one thing on your boat that drives you crazy! Bob S at 10:33am 02.25.21 Access to the raw water impeller on a 4JH3E!
Plastic packing box (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:20am 02.25.21 190788 That is so wrong in so many ways. I've never heard of Hunter using a bronze prop shaft in
i got carried away... Orbweaver at 10:17am 02.25.21 I like to use old cardboard boxes to make templets. Easy to cut and shape then off to recycle so cl
Hatch lens replacement Puget Sound area kloudie1 at 10:16am 02.25.21 If you are good with DYI, you can save a bunch of dollars on a job like that.. I bought a new smoked
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 10:16am 02.25.21 Raymarine announces their new line of GPS Multifunction Displays for seniors. Not only does it tel
No Traveler? (1) Scott T-Bird at 10:04am 02.25.21 I see what you did there. :) To each their own I guess. As a wise man once said, your boat your ch
New Genoa Opinion (1) sail sfbay at 9:07am 02.25.21 Ditto Brokenarm...................according to Challenge Sail Cloth, 4.93 Low Aspect High Modulus Da
Hatch lens replacement Puget Sound area sail sfbay at 8:55am 02.25.21 Recent quote from Hatchmasters for 20 x 20 hatch replacement lens, gasket and seal was $502 plus shi
Mast Pumping 1988 Catalina 36 MKI THECUSCUS at 8:53am 02.25.21 To help with your mast pumping at anchor, spiral wrap one of your halyards around the mast. This w
Plastic packing box johnstreatfeild at 8:47am 02.25.21 Not all Hunters are like that. Mine wasn't, but I replaced it anyway with a dripless. You could sti
Plastic packing box Justin_NSA at 8:44am 02.25.21 Good catch - I was so focused on the packing box issue I didn't notice the single clamp. This enti
Plastic packing box johnstreatfeild at 8:41am 02.25.21 Only 1 clamp :yikes: Good catch - I was so focused on the packing box issue I didn't notice the si
Caulking Guns Justin_NSA at 8:41am 02.25.21 Really liked Home Improvement with Tim, the Toolman, Tailor! They are working on a sequel. 'Some A
Plastic packing box kappykaplan at 8:39am 02.25.21 We'd still like to see photos!
Caulking Guns kappykaplan at 8:37am 02.25.21 Really liked Home Improvement with Tim, the Toolman, Tailor!

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