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To sell or not?? Brian M H23 at 12:21am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 60/3604 Well, i did something kind of stupid. I listed my hunter 23 on cragislist for $6000, thinking that
Sailing with dogs... Paul H at 12:27am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1504 I was wondering if any of you bring your furry faithful companions along with you when you sail. My
Leaky Prop shaft Capnbluering at 1:11am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 0/978 I recently got my Inboard Yanmar YSM-8 running (the boat has been sitting in the water, untouched fo
roller reefing for an O'Day 23' rizz at 2:08am 06.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/3362 I am interested in setting up a roller reef for my O'Day 23'.I prefer to be able to set the jib at d
Roller furling in heavy wind. Pthelen at 2:10am 06.21.07 Day Sailers 3/2436 This is my fist season on my boat and I went out in a heavy wind on a small lake with my nine-year-o
What do you use for cradle pads? Marybeth and Rip at 3:02am 06.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/3281 We are refurbishing our cradle. It is 20 years old. The four pads have plywood squares with carpet o
spare mainsail whisperwill at 2:57am 06.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1215 Hi,I am looking for a a back-up mainsail for my 25 and have been surfing over the web with limited
better foiled dagger ("keel") walt at 3:21am 06.21.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/902 Im wondering if anyone has run a 26C with the original dagger (either drop down or swing) and then r
steering problems bobcat17801 at 3:26am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1615 Was sailing this last weekend in a good strong wind and medium surge...it was great. In the last few
Where to start! yks on my 1996 26' Steven at 3:29am 06.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/901 Hello all! I just purchased and 1996 Hunter 26' and did so via email and photos. I know this was cra*
web site for minney sand sailor at 4:16am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1123 *cry the link i have doesnt work .does anybody have one that does
Block Island or Martha's Vineyard Rob2435 at 5:05am 06.21.07 Destinations 9/7456 Thinking about heading to Block Island in August. It's rather a long sail from NYC so my thought is
Centerboard Gasket Debi at 5:44am 06.21.07 Day Sailers 1/1992 I have just completed the restoration of my 1972 Daysailer and need to replace the centerboard gaske
I need help.with rigging- need pics if possible Wendy at 6:16am 06.21.07 Other Sailboats 3/997 New boat owner needs help with almost everything. Does somone know where to get a manual?? I had a
Just purchased a 1997 Hunter 340, need suggestions Heather at 6:26am 06.21.07 Big Boats 10/3265 Hi everyone. We took delivery of our 340 in April. After sailing every weekend since then we are s
Portable Air Conditioner wsimpson at 6:23am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2124 Would a portble air conditioner like this one from Walmart work in a sailboat?
Finished my A/C installation Jack h23.5 at 6:48am 06.21.07 Smaller Boats 11/1342 Expecting a cooler summer on the water. My boat is in the water for the summer, so I added an A/C u
Can you guess the cause of the leak? Stephen OBrien at 8:26am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1449 Today I discovered the cause of a leak that had been driving me my crazy. My 1981 Hunter 27 took on
searching for a rudder knotaloud2 at 8:56am 06.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1042 I have recently recovered a S2 5.5 grandslam from a boat yard junk pile. the boat itselfis in fairly
adjustable genoa cars Bob Moretti at 9:22am 06.21.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/2346 This season I finally upgraded to the adjustable genoa cars we were discussing on this list during t

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Sailboat Conversion to Trawler walt at 8:36am 09.18.21 Retired.. go for it. You will have a lot of fun and probably end up gaining a fair amount of knowled
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running DougM at 8:24am 09.18.21 17 years and no issues. Simple enough design.
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Stu Jackson at 8:01am 09.18.21 just because you can doesn't mean you should destroy a boat to make it into something that was not
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running BigEasy at 7:06am 09.18.21 These Volvo shaft log non-seals are just stupid!! Nothing stupid about a seal that is simple,
ipad for navigation (1) TomY at 6:53am 09.18.21 So many threads about this....... so many..... This season I brought the iPad onboard before a th
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? shemandr at 6:49am 09.18.21 For years I pined for instruments. When I got them I found them to be not as great as I imagined.
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? DeniseO30 at 6:45am 09.18.21 You probably do not need a windlass for a 30' boat. Nice to have, I suppose, but you can easily hau
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? jssailem at 6:36am 09.18.21
1/2" anchor line for my 34ftr?? RoyS at 6:34am 09.18.21 You probably do not need a windlass for a 30' boat. Nice to have, I suppose, but you can easily haul
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler jssailem at 6:22am 09.18.21 Joe you are correct. This idea is but a small fractional interest to the bulk of members here. There
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler DeniseO30 at 6:21am 09.18.21 There are hundreds, thousands of trawlers out there begging to be saved just like sailboats needin
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler shemandr at 6:15am 09.18.21 Traveling at 5 knots can be very pleasant. When I see these boats with 4 outboards on the transom I
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? longjonsilver at 6:14am 09.18.21 i just joined this forum because of this thread and others like it. i learned about this forum from
mail sail rigging questions shemandr at 6:04am 09.18.21 If I understand your question, I would suggest rigging the main sail on the boom before raising it u
mail sail rigging questions kloudie1 at 5:37am 09.18.21 Disconnect the pigtail.. then slide the mainsail foot onto the boom. (boom will be drooping onto the
Sailboat Conversion to Trawler Joe at 5:37am 09.18.21 Not sure if you will find much help here.... since this forum is populated by sailors who are intere
Rudder bearings H34 DeniseO30 at 5:21am 09.18.21 Lower bearing is loose, top moves also, . Sailing with excessive weather helm would certainly shorte
mail sail rigging questions Joe at 5:04am 09.18.21 Disconnect the pigtail. In your picture, that's the wire that's crimped on to the backstay holding
Oceanis 37: leaking Volvo Stern Gland shaft seal when engine is running Davidasailor26 at 3:50am 09.18.21
wind indicators/depth/speed suggestions? (1) stricklandmma at 3:39am 09.18.21 5th time sailing. Still can't sail but this made it way easier...

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