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Beneteau 350 oceanis lines drawing, keel placement Karl3305 at 1:06am 03.22.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1386 Hello all, We are in need of a lines drawing of the Beneteau 350 oceanis, as the keel was lost, an
New canvas stuff from the Chandlery for my 25 JeffC21331 at 1:25am 03.22.07 Smaller Boats 1/944 I just received some new canvas stuff from the Chandlery here. I thought I'd share. I got the cove
Fiberglass anyone? Edwin at 1:45am 03.22.07 Day Sailers 3/1361 With a 1998 H170 my annual spring job of repairing new cracks on the gunwale is staring me in the fa
Cruising Sailors Sunshine at 2:32am 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1221 There is a racer out there that claims that novices can learn more in a few weeks of racing than in
Help! We have a new to us 1978 Catalina 27...rig? John Bojack at 2:38am 03.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1430 My girlfriend bought a 27.....and doesn't know what to do with it. I'm in need of a general manual
Batten Question Hugh4753 at 4:10am 03.22.07 Big Boats 11/1548 Yesterday I was wasting time at Barnes and Nobles and picked up a book titled, (I think) Things I wi
Stray Current Jerry21751 at 4:26am 03.22.07 Catalina 310 4/1560 We will be spending some time on our boat next month. Before the boat was hauled out for a bottom jo
Ballast Water Alan at 5:54am 03.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/921 The National Marine Manufacturers Association today filed an amicus brief with the 9th Circuit Court
sound/heat proof Tarracott at 6:12am 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1088 I need to replace the heat proof / sound proof barrier on the inside of my engine compartment. Any r
mini perini Blackcloud at 6:21am 03.22.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/987 Ahoy MacGregors,Recently enamored by all I've read (and nothing I done) about the mac 65. What a
V-berth conversions Paul H at 6:46am 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1229 Hello folks...there's always so much great advice on this forum, I thought that I would ask for some
Everybody - Redux Paul Akers at 7:27am 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1077 Not long ago, somebody posted a sailing video from Youtube, It was entitled "Everybody". I just ha
Foul Weather gear Brenda at 7:29am 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 14/2217 An important part of sailing is having the right gear. What about rain gear? Anyone have suggestio
Raising the mast single handedly..I wonder if Skippercanuck at 7:17am 03.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1397 The subject of raising the mast wasa discussed lots in 2002, and again in 2004, but I wonder if ther
outboard electric jimforest at 8:34am 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1017 Another question. Does my 8 hp Evinrude "Yachtwin" 1990 which came with my Mac26D of the same year
Question for O'Day 40 Owners Gary Dunford at 8:57am 03.22.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/805 I sold my O'Day 302 2 years ago to someone who made me an offer I could not refuse. Anyway, I am loo
How do you survive the ice & snow ??? Scott B at 9:40am 03.22.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1242 Like I said to my wife today, I feel like a kid waiting for Christmas. We just inked the deal on ou
Hood furler (1) Mark M26D at 9:38am 03.22.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/998 First, thanks y'all for info on my presale questions.When the boat was being rerigged at the lake,
H320 Arch Joe at 9:29am 03.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1373 HI - Has anyone ever moved a Hunter 320, 326 or 310 over the road with the Arch attached? It seems
Odor captain at 10:11am 03.22.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1105 Whenever I run my airconditioner, I seem to develop an odor in the boat. This is not a holding tank

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Surveys are a waste of money sail sfbay at 12:13pm 08.27.21 My experience with marine surveyors has been positive and helpful. Most are very cautious and report
Surveys are a waste of money Rich Stidger at 12:07pm 08.27.21 I have had 3 surveys on 2 different sailboats. One was a pre-purchase, and the other two were C&V f
Surveys are a waste of money joe28532 at 12:07pm 08.27.21 My surveyor had 22 incorrect points listed. Such obvious items as keel stepped was listed as deck s
forepole lenght sail sfbay at 12:05pm 08.27.21 .........if you have a headsail larger than 100% you will need a longer whisker pole than the stand
Surveys are a waste of money rgranger at 12:05pm 08.27.21 After I pointed out to them, they agreed to edit their report. But did they charge you less...:p
Surveys are a waste of money Ralph Johnstone at 12:05pm 08.27.21 If you find a GOOD surveyor, they are well worth the money. I was FORCED to get a survey on my bo
Surveys are a waste of money JoeWhite at 12:03pm 08.27.21 My surveyor had 22 incorrect points listed. Such obvious items as keel stepped was listed as deck st
Racing Rules shemandr at 12:03pm 08.27.21
Surveys are a waste of money rgranger at 12:01pm 08.27.21 I think home inspections are also a mixed bag. I know of one realtor who "has a guy" who will writ
New guy on the ocean worries / horrible radio comms!?!?!? rgranger at 11:52am 08.27.21 However, they did go on to explain the proper use of an Urgent Message in a very polite and respec
Surveys are a waste of money Davidasailor26 at 11:44am 08.27.21
Surveys are a waste of money FastOlson at 11:43am 08.27.21 Totally disagree -- not with your personal facts as stated, but with your conclusions and tarring of
Surveys are a waste of money dlochner at 11:43am 08.27.21 My experience with surveyors is mixed. I met with one surveyor and learned more about boats and boat
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock Davidasailor26 at 11:35am 08.27.21 Can't you let a whisker pole be held up by the leech of the jib, since it's essentially attached to
Surveys are a waste of money arf145 at 11:33am 08.27.21 I can't really agree, but it does sound like you had a sloppy surveyor--or at least one who is slopp
Racing Rules PaulK at 11:33am 08.27.21
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock PaulK at 11:23am 08.27.21 Can't you let a whisker pole be held up by the leech of the jib, since it's essentially attached to
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock Davidasailor26 at 10:54am 08.27.21
Mast mounting a whisker pole - sticker shock dlochner at 10:37am 08.27.21 The local rigger will probably not match Defender's price, charging closer to list price. Labor cost
Near Miss in Port Huron JohnShannon at 10:16am 08.27.21 Well it looks like on the video at about 48 seconds in, the laker was pointed dead at the Catalina a

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