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Skipper Bob Hugh McCully at 10:11pm 12.23.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1218 If you have done an ICW or Great Circle cruise you may have used Skipper Bob's publications or met h
Anyone heard from Phil... jackhartjr at 3:16am 12.24.06 Ask All Sailors 0/806 ...last time I heard he was in the ditch hoping to get through the cut in FL, did he make it home?
Outboard Motor Placement on a C27 billybob at 2:17am 12.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2124 Need some sage advice here before I start drilling. I have a 1974 Catalina 27' sailboat that has a d
Boom Bails paphman at 2:04am 12.24.06 Ask All Sailors 6/2145 I am thinking of putting a boom bail on to attach my mainsheet block to. I have boom end sheeting, a
motor shifter (1) Ken at 8:42am 12.24.06 Catalina 22 0/1190 I've seen several post about shifter linkage and thought I'd post a picture of the shifter I made fo
Mead Madness Don Chesley at 10:46am 12.24.06 Ask All Sailors 0/899 Has anybody heard about this event? It is held twice a year at Lake Mead NRA in Nevada or Arizona.I
Leaking Starboard Water Tank MRFegen at 9:53am 12.24.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/994 After only 5 years, our starboard fresh water tank on our 2002 Hunter 466 has developed a leak. We
H22 Headroom & Swing keel Richard Bolin at 11:48am 12.24.06 Smaller Boats 11/1894 Questions from a newbie: What is the headroom in the swing-keeled Hunter 22? (Has anybody ever actu
Valve adjustment Glen Hellman at 11:17am 12.24.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1091 Have a 1994 Legend 37.5 with a Yanmar 3JH2E. The engine only has 200 hours on it. I've read lots of
Merry Christmas! (1) ConchyJoe at 12:12pm 12.24.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1006 I hope everyone has a magical holiday, with warm breezes in your sail, andclear blue ocean under yo
How much car to pull a 26-D out of the water ? JVB at 12:37pm 12.24.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/1917 I have been storing my Mac 26-D on its trailer at a marina where they use a tractor to take my boat
Keesler Marina (1) Deucer at 1:45pm 12.24.06 Smaller Boats 0/1718 For those of you who inquired about the Keesler AFB Marina, here's the latest pics. The contractor
MERRY CHRISTMAS gpd955 at 10:59pm 12.22.06 Ask All Sailors 3/984 Merry Christmas all. Thanks for all of you help this past year!
Zinc's Allaninct12882 at 11:42pm 12.22.06 Catalina 30 0/1328 I have a 1985 Catalina 30. The boat is staying in the water this winter and I have added an extra Zi
Eastport Pram NautiDuck at 1:40am 12.23.06 Ask All Sailors 7/4729 The Admiral and I will be crusing in the San Juan Islands beginning this spring. We have decided th
what did you forget to bring??? duality at 9:26pm 12.22.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1189 i am leaving monday night to the bvi for a week of sailing! i thought i would ask the experts what t
Battery Charging Nereussailor at 4:14am 12.23.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1078 I purchased four 6 volt golf cart batteries last year for my Hunter 30 house bank. After one year, o
What went here???? 1974 Venture 24 at 3:24am 12.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1255 The restoration is nearly complete of the old 24. I do have a question about the enclosed photograph
Battery Charging - O'Day 192 Tim at 3:18am 12.23.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1665 In the spring, I'm planning on installing something to charge the battery on my O'Day 192 sailboat.
Correcting somebody Franklin at 3:01am 12.23.06 Ask All Sailors 32/1701 If you knew of somebody who had a very big misunderstanding about their boat, would you tell them an

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Need help identifying DaisyDonk at 2:13pm 07.26.21 What a sweet little day sailer. Around 15 feet? Have you checked the sail for an insignia? And I d
Need help identifying DaisyDonk at 2:12pm 07.26.21 What a sweet little day sailer. Around 15 feet? Have you checked the sail for an insignia? It is a
Help with identifying my boat? JRacer at 2:06pm 07.26.21 The Styrofoam is there for floatation. Back in the day, there was no "encapsulated" foam. Lot's of o
Adventures in anchoring jon hansen at 2:05pm 07.26.21 pick up the mic on the VHF radio, call the sheriff, ask for assistance, have one of them board your
Adventures in anchoring Scott T-Bird at 1:58pm 07.26.21 Autopilot does not generally help (my last boat was a 34-foot cat). You are going too slow and th
2013+ MH-40 Discussion Bob R. at 1:50pm 07.26.21 I have a 2018 MH40 (Hull 137). I have 3 friends on the Chesapeake that all have 2013 MH40's. We ha
Prop Walk when in reverse Rarangi at 1:48pm 07.26.21 Wow you guys are so lucky i have a Herreshoff 36 weighing in around 9.5 ton It is a fully keeled
Adventures in anchoring Captain Larry-DH at 1:47pm 07.26.21 Good story @Scott T-Bird been in similar situations myself. I've been following this thread, and IMH
Adventures in anchoring tfox2069 at 1:38pm 07.26.21 I'm pretty strong and in this wind, there was not a chance that I could hold either the chain or th
Is there a Hunter 27 Edge out there? (1) Norsea27 at 1:25pm 07.26.21 @rgranger is correct. Boat was 15 years too late being produced by hunter. As a dealer I introduce
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis Alan M at 1:24pm 07.26.21 If the electrical panel says Gas Valve there certainly is a solenoid! Just hidden very well.
Adventures in anchoring Scott T-Bird at 1:21pm 07.26.21 Hey, Were you able to pull the boat forward by hand? I know it's easier with someone driving the b
Troubleshooting LP on 343 Oceanis Alan M at 1:16pm 07.26.21 As an owner of a 343 I can tell you there is probably a solenoid but it is hidden pretty well. An ea
Adventures in anchoring Scott T-Bird at 1:14pm 07.26.21 justsomeguy suggested a tripline. I think that would have solved it. Ken With the way the anchor
Help with identifying my boat? rgouette at 1:10pm 07.26.21 I had the same thought about those "tie points", or whatever they're called.. a great way to secure
Adventures in anchoring Scott T-Bird at 1:05pm 07.26.21 How was the swim? It was refreshing but short ... taking a swim at sunset when very few people are
Venture 24 pop top. StanV at 1:04pm 07.26.21 Thank you "sail sfbay" for the leads. I will pursue them.
Smell from Stringer drains after head problems... NYSail at 1:02pm 07.26.21 At the end of the season we typically fill the bilge with a couple inches of soapy water and let it
Need help identifying rgranger at 12:55pm 07.26.21 Something to consider.... with that reverse transom, she might be hard to climb into from the water
Help with identifying my boat? rgranger at 12:54pm 07.26.21 Well regardless of what she is, she looks well built. Maybe they went out of business quick becau

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