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Rain Water in the Bilge and Lockers Steve at 1:45pm 11.06.06 Other Sailboats 6/2579 When we acquired our 1977 Thames Marine Mirage 28 in February we had water in the bilges, and a litt
26S Trailer Requirements? Frank Miles at 8:54pm 11.03.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/943 I bought my boat used, paired with an old trailer, which needs to be retired. Any suggestions for a
VC-17 bottom paint Ken Honeycutt at 9:43pm 11.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 12/3857 Now that my 31 is hauled out for the winter, I was wondering about bottom painting next spring (plan
Keel mystery Hubert at 12:42am 11.04.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1048 MY BOAT IS A 27 FOOT SLOOP WITH A WING KEEL, bought five years ago. Each time I haul out I have foun
Converting to in-mast furling? Jim Miller at 11:57pm 11.03.06 Big Boats 8/5258 Hi Everyone,I have a 2002 Hunter 356 with regular full mainsail. We used to be quite keen racers bu
Hatch replacements - 77 Hunter 30 PD at 10:35pm 11.03.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1032 Greetings,Can anyone recommend the hatch sizes or model number (bomar or lewmar) to replace my lea
42 vs. 420 ted at 1:13am 11.04.06 Big Boats 2/1161 Any sailors here that have moved from the original 42 to the 420? Care to make comparisons between t
Buying a Catalina 22 - what to look for Robert at 3:54am 11.04.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/3135 My family has been sailing sunfish/laser type small boats. We're considering buying a bit bigger bo
Alberg 31 Richard at 4:57am 11.04.06 Other Sailboats 2/1457 What do you know about alberg 31
FM radio interference Randall B361 at 5:45am 11.04.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1032 My battery charger causes interfence with FM radio reception. The strongest local channel will come
RACOR 110A Stan at 7:37am 11.04.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1227 How does one get into a RACOR 110A fuel filter to changethe element. The 110A is a metal bowl unit
remove scale buildup in fresh water electric head Nancie at 7:45am 11.04.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1524 Our head scaled up and was barely working. We cleaned much of the buildup off with CLR. There is s
Look into purchasing O'Day 26 JoelDoyle at 7:46am 11.04.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/865 Hello O'Day owners and fellow sailors. I have been researching the O'Day 26 c/b as my next vessel. I
How to sink a Beneteau 361 Stan at 7:48am 11.04.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4518 I came very close to sinking my B361. I was inspecting thedripless shaft seal and noticed a bit of
Ball valve recall-Thank You Hunter chuckwayne at 8:05am 11.04.06 Big Boats 8/1413 Just an update, and a Thank you! Hunter, for putting your customers first! after the yard hauled our
Oops......... Dave5031 at 8:01am 11.04.06 Smaller Boats 1/1115 forgot part two:o.Dave
San Carlos Mexico in an H23 pt 1 & 2 Dave5031 at 7:59am 11.04.06 Smaller Boats 6/1144 Six Months late and not as polished as Brian ' Steph's ' Michael and Kelli's, here's ou trip to old
Wrong again Dave5031 at 8:07am 11.04.06 Smaller Boats 0/919 Part twoDave
Head Sail on 356 John at 5:20am 11.04.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/932 I have been doing some club racing with my 356, equipped with both head sail and main sail roller fu
Desicion Made Doug at 9:50am 11.04.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1122 Some of you may remember my post about choosing an old cutter ketch vs: a late model production boat

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NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 5:18am 08.04.21 Surveyor called me told me not to buy the boat which I kind of already knew. I am opened minded on
NOT buying H34 kloudie1 at 5:04am 08.04.21 Sorry to hear.. A bummer to have invested time and energy and dollars and have it fall apart..
It's Curtains! Ron20324 at 5:02am 08.04.21 My memory left too. I will be 75 in January. I may get the boat ready by then. My boat is already
Long time lurker :) Rabe at 5:01am 08.04.21 I think you'll want to do what it takes to wire the bilge pump for auto-on. Sounds like you can get
New to the forum! Hello! ship of fools at 4:58am 08.04.21 Optimize the set up of the boat so that you use it often. You don't need to buy a lot of expensive
NOT buying H34 sailme88 at 4:48am 08.04.21 Share the survey with the owner.. ask him to pay for the survey.. If he won't, it's your prerogati
New to the forum! Hello! shemandr at 4:43am 08.04.21 Optimize the set up of the boat so that you use it often. You don't need to buy a lot of expensive
NOT buying H34 shemandr at 4:38am 08.04.21 What did the surveyor say?
NOT buying H34 BigEasy at 4:35am 08.04.21 Require owner to repair to your satisfaction and inspection. Let him pay to splash the boat again.
NOT buying H34 kappykaplan at 4:25am 08.04.21 Sorry to hear. Agree it's probably time to cut and run.
Drain/holding tank for small shower Davidasailor26 at 3:56am 08.04.21
Transport Costs? MitchM at 3:43am 08.04.21 in 07 we shipped a nauticat 321 tallmast 62' w 5.3 m keel on its custom stand from stamford
Transport Costs? Hydro Therapy at 3:37am 08.04.21 It took a week or two to get my quote. He transports He delivers 1 boat per week and is on the road
Transport Costs? Apex at 3:03am 08.04.21 Thanks, Just trying to get a response can be maddening. @Hydro Therapy put in request for quote but
How do I access the underneath the table in the cockpit? One of the screws holding the table side up has fallen out! kappykaplan at 2:35am 08.04.21 @JamieB , where is the loose screw on the table? It's not clear from your photos.
New to the forum! Hello! kappykaplan at 2:29am 08.04.21 Welcome! :beer:
Furling Main Winter Storage Rick486 at 2:23am 08.04.21 Are you in Michigan? RI Pat
Mary E All U Get at 1:51am 08.04.21
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted (1) accaerre43 at 12:19am 08.04.21 Here a picture of the hull
HR43 mk1 - salt water entry into the aft cabin - help wanted accaerre43 at 12:15am 08.04.21 Alan, Thanks for the description, surely the solution you adopted could be fine in my case too. My p

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