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Need Advise jdamann at 5:42am 05.02.07 Big Boats 3/1251 I am in a situation that may force me into selling my 35-footer. In addition, I really need to reco
Catalina 22 review tegwilym at 6:01am 05.02.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/12155 This review sure says a lot of bad things about the Catalina 22. I've only sailed mine 3 times sin
Folding Wheel Question Scott B at 5:56am 05.02.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1147 Simple question but, the boat we just bought has the folding wheel. On the large plastic turn knob
Sink stained Terry in Naples at 7:23am 05.02.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1237 last week I left a plastic bottle of "lime Away" in the sink on my boat. When I came back a few days
Brewer Yacht Yard Greenport,NY seadaddler at 6:45am 05.02.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1839 I am thinking of moving my new boat to Brewer Yacht Yard in Greenport,NY and wondering if anyone ha
Headsails Rod McLeod at 6:45am 05.02.07 Racing 3/1800 We enjoy doing the ocassional club races but find that our boat (Hunter 46LE) is very slow in any wi
Head Stinks David.Long16 at 6:35am 05.02.07 Catalina 310 5/1656 My head stinks and after I pump out the head.. the water fills the head to about half full... any id
outboard motor reverse Patrick at 6:32am 05.02.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2995 I have a 1974 seafarer 29. The boat has an outboard motor that sits in a compartment in the back of
Standard Communications Parts Frank at 10:25am 05.02.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1001 I just learned that Standard Communications is no longer selling thier Horizon line of depth sounder
Diesel Fuel Water Separators jaydog5000 at 9:45am 05.02.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1808 What routine maintenance so we need to do to our water separators? I have a 1985 Catalina 30 with a
Hunter 25.5 Pop top Skipper42 at 9:42am 05.02.07 Smaller Boats 2/1787 I have a 25.5 hunter with a pop up top for the cabin. I cannot tell how the top, in the up position
port replacement Gary16084 at 9:27am 05.02.07 Other Sailboats 1/851 I want to replace my large non-opening ports, hole size 7 1/8" x 23 3/4" with opening ports. The thi
Toerail or gunwale wood Joanie23275 at 9:13am 05.02.07 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2319 We recently bought "Metapor", a 1978 Monsun HR31. We are doing all the woodwork and discovered that
Traveler track length for 94 26s richard at 9:07am 05.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/936 I haven't measured the spot on the boat yet. I am guessig i will need about a 5 ' track but was won
Haulout costs frank balcer at 10:32am 05.02.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1409 Just put my Pearson 30 "Sandi's Wings" back in the water after being on the hill for 2 weeks for pro
Yet another bonehead trying to sell his boat... Rob 1981 Cat 3019642 at 4:17pm 05.02.07 Ask All Sailors 23/2485 Found this post of a 1980 Catalina 30 on Yachtworld. Why on earth do these owners just screw new th
Kitty litter in the head - Peggy? Tim at 2:09pm 05.02.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1127 I just embarked on a month long cruise and decided to bring along my cat. I was just about to pump
Inflatable Kayaks Rick A at 1:47pm 05.02.07 Ask All Sailors 20/3429 I have an Islander 30 MII currently sitting on the hard in La Paz. It is not the prettiest boat to g
Don't get your boat stuck on the trailer! Jib at 1:44pm 05.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1172 I had a bad experience launching my boat Saturday. My centerboard fell down a little locking the bo
Correct Trailer towing height ? Marty at 1:29pm 05.02.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1043 Need help settling a question..WHAT IS THE CORRECT TRAILER TOWING HEIGHT FOR a MAC 26D????Unless I

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How to correct time for PHRF? Davidasailor26 at 12:30pm 08.03.21
P28 as coastal cruiser? sail sfbay at 12:27pm 08.03.21 Welcome to the forum!! You are correct, the Precision has less displacement and ballast than a simi
Interesting story about faked AIS signals involving warships JohnShannon at 12:22pm 08.03.21 It seems there are a couple of ways to do it. There is no security on AIS so what ever is broadcast
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning justsomeguy at 12:07pm 08.03.21 The bolt that attaches the u brackets to the mast is what caused the damage when the spreaders were
Sail question Scott T-Bird at 11:56am 08.03.21 @Dil , where do you sail on Barnegat Bay? I'll be on the lookout for a Hunter with sail #20. We ar
Mac 25 upper shrouds & spreader positioning Dan Wray at 11:47am 08.03.21 The bolt that attaches the u brackets to the mast is what caused the damage when the spreaders were
Chain snubbers thinwater at 10:31am 08.03.21 @dLj, You keep saying this. I don't know why. If there is someone dragging down on me, I want ou
Precision 23 Cooler Options SailingKev at 10:21am 08.03.21 FYI it turns out the current replacement is the Igloo 48-Quart Marine Ultra Hardsided Cooler. Kevin
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted Ralph Johnstone at 10:14am 08.03.21 By the way: The fix in my case was for us to put the small "ant farm" void under a vacuum and suck
78 Lancer 28 owners manual (1) Jaycake at 10:07am 08.03.21 Just found a program that will let me compress the PDF..Here it is.
Contact with Crazy Dave Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 08.03.21
Removing Paint from Deck mikemoyer at 9:57am 08.03.21 Totalboat Paint Stripper Ah...I'm in Lake Forest, where are you?
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Chain snubbers Stu Jackson at 9:54am 08.03.21 or, it seems to me, you are more likely putting out more scope. @dLj, You keep saying this. I do
Furling Main Winter Storage BrianH at 9:41am 08.03.21 It's not only the sail that is impacted. I took it down so that the 6 months the boat was on the har
Chain snubbers thinwater at 9:39am 08.03.21 Why would you put a snubber on rope rode? dj You would not, or at least not for the same purpose
Widening the cuddy access on '74 Javelin? Timm R Oday25 at 9:33am 08.03.21 The shape of the hulls look very different . If it were my project . I'd cut the opening and reinfor
Long time lurker :) kappykaplan at 9:23am 08.03.21 The CG number will stay the say correct? Yes
1986 H34 Toilet Identification WasabiRush at 9:19am 08.03.21 First question can be answered by a Raritan technical specialist like macm@raritaneng.com and you c
How to remove / grease the helm of an Oceanis 400. JoeWhite at 9:15am 08.03.21 If you are trying to remove the steering wheel, then use steering wheel remover. Clean and apply b

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