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beaching your boat Hollywood Chia Pet at 11:52am 01.16.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1423 i am renting a house in eureka that has a private dock. the problem is, that when the tide is at ex
DaySailer 16 Bill22305 at 11:19am 01.16.07 Day Sailers 8/1473 OK. Let me try this here. I've been boating - all kinds except sail - for 30 years. My wife and I wa
Preventing non skid chalking Mike8245 at 10:06am 01.16.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1019 Anyone have any suggestions on a product that would work to prevent the non skid part of the gel coa
Re-powering a Bristol 24 (1) Richard at 9:40am 01.16.07 Bristol 6/6167 Its time to re-power my Bristol 24 and wish to buy a new 9.9 outboard motor. My question is will a 4
Sea of Cortez Tommy B. at 8:20am 01.16.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/997 I am planning to sail down the Sea of Cortez in the spring. My plan is to stay fairly close to the
seidelmann 37 review and seaworthy pete at 6:46am 01.16.07 Ask All Sailors 3/8864 does any one know how sea worthy seidelmann sailboats are? can you coastal cruse or just stay in the
zinc deteriotation Steve at 3:24am 01.16.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1555 When I hauled my boat in the fall of 05 my zinc was just about gone. Other boats at the dock had re
zinc burnout Steve at 3:08am 01.16.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/992 When I hauled my boat, the Fall of 05, my zinc was completely worn away. I believed the problem to
First Series Question Owen at 3:08am 01.16.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/947 After how many years/seasons do Beneteau retire a First Series design. I would hate to purchase a 36
First Series Question Owen at 3:08am 01.16.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/826 After how many years/seasons do Beneteau retire a First Series design. I would hate to purchase a 36
First Series Question Owen at 3:07am 01.16.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/810 After how many years/seasons do Beneteau retire a First Series design. I would hate to purchase a 36
hull specifications Ernst at 2:56am 01.16.07 Newport 0/1569 Two questions: I need the hull specs, ie. displacement volume, and which kind of self steering rig h
Globe Impellers allsail at 2:29am 01.16.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1290 Looking for some feedback regarding Globe Impellers for raw water pumps. I have a Universal M-35B en
Bavaria 31 Kava Maru II at 2:03am 01.16.07 Bavaria 1/2034 Hi!I am intending to buy a Bavaria 31 (2001) for cruising in the portuguese coast and to go to Made
Laying down a 4-stroke outboard - Oil in Carb? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 1:34am 01.16.07 Ask All Sailors 8/25005 We are looking at getting a 6hp Tohatsu outboard (2003) for the dink. Prev.Owner had run it in a ba
Low HP inboard engined C27s - prop size/pitch plea Paul Meyer at 10:23pm 01.15.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1688 I'm hoping to get a sense of how our two blade, prop size/pitch (12/8), and tranny ratio (2:1) compa
New sail boating owner needs help. Kyventure 222 at 10:15pm 01.15.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1320 I recently purchased a MacGregor 22-2.I have begun taking sailing lessons and have found that I love
dupont corian sand sailor at 3:57pm 01.15.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1508 what types of epoxy or glue works best on this stuffwhats the big secret no one wants to sell me th
Main sheet Capt'n Bob at 1:12pm 01.15.07 Racing 1/1803 To the Liberty Cub boat sailors.In the Cup video of this series it shows the Hunter 35.5 boats wit
Any tips on using a loose footed mainsail? Ray at 1:10pm 01.15.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/4587 My new mainsail is a fully battened loose footed beauty. It has a small internal line for adjusting

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NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 7:40am 08.06.21 Changed the title! Don't want to junk up the forum with multiple threads on the same boat. Assuming
Shroud on deck twistedskipper at 7:39am 08.06.21 Those retainers are intended to keep the shroud/stay in place while raising the mast. They should no
How do I access the underneath the table in the cockpit? One of the screws holding the table side up has fallen out! helmfam at 7:37am 08.06.21 Rather than use teak, use high density polyethylene marine "lumber". You could use 3M 5200 to attac
Sailing or not jssailem at 7:35am 08.06.21 My hope is to pass my boat down to an interested Grand Child with the resources to keep her. At 72
To Drill or Not to Drill? kloudie1 at 7:32am 08.06.21 I would think one drain , 1" or so would be fine, Jim.. especially with no hose involved.. I have a
Hunter 33 Traveler Stops Rabe at 7:31am 08.06.21 BTW, I just noticed, you can see my mainsail traveler and wooden base just behind the compression p
To Drill or Not to Drill? Allan12210 at 7:27am 08.06.21 Can you relocate the drain to the opposite side of the boat? That way you can leave your repair inta
Need Help With Old Electronics jssailem at 7:24am 08.06.21 KJ I would follow your hunch and spend the time tracking all of the wires from the displays to power
A forewarning to those with cockpit drains and outboard rudders (also a crazy story) Scott T-Bird at 7:07am 08.06.21 A bow eye is typically only found on trailerable boats. You generally don't find a bow eye on large
Pod Drive on Full Keel Sailboat? jssailem at 7:05am 08.06.21 Reading the "conversion" stories at Electric Yacht are intriguing. A common thread in the stories i
Bulkhead and chainplate water damage. Timm R Oday25 at 6:43am 08.06.21 One more thing . There is supposed to be a stainless steel plate that goes over the chainplate as it
Bulkhead and chainplate water damage. Timm R Oday25 at 6:40am 08.06.21 The bulkheads aren't all that hard to do . It can look pretty intimidating at first . Start with the
O'Day 28 PaulRod at 6:39am 08.06.21 Hello, I am seeing a potential trade for an O'Day 28. I already read some reviews but I would like
Between chart plotters Scott T-Bird at 6:29am 08.06.21 I'm in the dark about the Seatalk/Seatalkng conversion discussion, but it would seem to be pretty st
Need Help With Old Electronics RoyS at 6:09am 08.06.21 Look like my Raymarine chartplotter plugs. I have the C120 classic model. My instrument are ST60 and
Sailing or not RoyS at 6:00am 08.06.21 Knew a few older sailors who stopped sailing. One couple decided that they would use the saved marin
Cleaning exhaust and cooling passages - Very quick question Project_Mayhem at 5:41am 08.06.21 This would not be used on the gasket surfaces of course. Riser is aluminum. I was looking at a nylon
Hunter 33 Bilge hose setup RoyS at 5:38am 08.06.21 Think it was that ultra cheap, but highly flexible, corrugated bilge hose without elbows in the bilg
Mercury outboard extended warranty Project_Mayhem at 5:27am 08.06.21 From my experience with automotive warranties it's usually best to have a shop do maintenance work s
Having trouble feeding halyard through Selden mast, advice? sail sfbay at 5:26am 08.06.21 I am replacing a line so I know the basic path should be ok......... Since you are replaceing the l

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