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Snap, crackle, crash SailboatOwners.com at 11:52am 02.11.07 Ask All Sailors 25/2861 You and your family have been sailing for a week or so on your boat in coastal waters. You are on yo
Catalina 22 roller furler installation info Ed Piotroski at 11:31am 02.11.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2525 I have recently begun sailing with the purchase of a Catalina 22. I know nothing about how to insta
Hunter Legend 45 OR 45 - Seaworthiness Kristoria at 4:47pm 02.11.07 Hunter Sailing Assoc. No. 1 1/2569 Hi,Does any body have any experience or history as to the seaworthiness of the 1986 Series of Hunt
Single line Reefing systems for the Mainsail oceansail0 at 9:27pm 02.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1608 I have just bought a h31. The forums are great. It appears that I will be doing alot of reefing of t
Autohelm ST 50 windspeed transducer needed Patrick at 10:20pm 02.09.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1003 I am looking for a replacement ST50 masthead wind vane with the wind direction feather and the speed
H33.5 alternator upgrade, whats works ? Patrick at 11:54pm 02.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1187 I have a H 33.5 with a Yanmar 3gm30 that has a stock 80amp Hitachi alternator.I have 4 golf carts
rudder deeper draft than keel bsheehan at 6:02am 02.10.07 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1971 I ran aground at speed (not paying attention and depth was broken)and bent the rudder shaft which co
Planning a Cruise sailortonyb Allied Mis at 6:04am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1218 Well, Im back from 'Blue Water Rehab' for the week and am now beginning to plan our fall cruise. We
What to look for on a boat with a saltwater past jpeac2 at 7:00am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1093 Hello all!As I stated in a previous thread I am currently looking at purchasing a used mid-90's bo
Keel replacement (I want to know how-to) Marc Robic at 6:54am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1074 I want to know how to remove the existing keel and replace it with a newer shoal draft keel (with bu
Polarity Switch? New Sailor at 9:05am 02.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1068 Hey folks, i just purchased a 1984 Catalina 25, there is a switch on the electric switch panel that
Stern Rails for 1978 Hunter 25 Lane504 at 9:24am 02.10.07 Smaller Boats 1/957 Does anyone know if it is possible to add stern rails (as seen in today's Hunter 25 models) to a 197
Dingy Davits lavie423 at 9:56am 02.10.07 Big Boats 1/1415 We have a 1994 Catalina 42 and a Avon by West Marine 10.3 hard bottom dingy. We want to install davi
Fuel consumption- do you know yours? Tim Haibach at 10:05am 02.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1846 I have a Universal 14hp inboard diesel and will be making my maiden voyage in Mid-april. I was wonde
CYOA Bertucci's, Columbia Maryland Larry Wilson at 10:23am 02.10.07 Columbia 2/1825 Re: CYOA - Mid Winter Cruise-Not in a Md. Columbia, but in Columbia, Md.As the daylight lasts long
Bilge pump through hull placement Craig Warren at 10:19am 02.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4614 I am installing an automatic bilge pump in my 1974 Oday 27. Where would be the best location to inst
Moorage in the Med? Bob15962 at 10:50am 02.10.07 Ask All Sailors 0/893 I am kicking around the idea of buying a boat in the Med - Greece... I have never had to consider mo
Anyone full-time live aboard on Mac 26 X or M ? Art G. at 10:52am 02.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3999 Are there any full-time live aboards on Mac. 26 X or M models ? If so, where,how long, shoreside/do
H27 Jib Conquistador at 11:50am 02.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1058 Is there a larger jib available for the H27 (2006)? Does anybody have any pics of this model with a
New Catalina 30 fuel tank tomfoolery at 5:28am 02.10.07 Catalina 30 2/2213 I'm installing a new fuel tank in my Catalina 30. Any suggestions about whether it should be just fa

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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
Wooden kappykaplan at 10:15am 08.27.21 my son passed at an early age So sorry to hear.

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