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Cost of owning a sailboat? jbrosser at 6:59am 10.01.06 Ask All Sailors 40/4043 I'm a first time buyer and will be purchasing my first sailboat soon. It will be an older 30' built
Seaworthines of a Y-29 Nanno Winkel at 6:55am 10.01.06 Yamaha 1/2107 Hello,I'm interested in buying a Y-29. I think it's a very unusual design with lots of living/slee
O'day 23 (1984) Things to Look For Bungo Pete at 6:50am 10.01.06 Ask An Oday Owner 8/4662 Hello again:Well, I have found boat to look at and am wondering what specific trouble areas to loo
San Diego to San Francisco JimDavis at 4:42am 10.01.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1028 Hi there guys and gals,My wife and I just purchased an 07 Hunter 41DS and will take over the boat
older 320 bilge - two questions Ron at 4:31am 10.01.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1447 I have a 1994 C320. My main shallow bilge has three hoses in it. One is connected to the manual pu
owners manual 365 ketch Painted Pony at 12:39pm 10.01.06 Other Sailboats 3/1322 I like to understand the equipment I own, and am not able to get my hands on a owners manual for my
What would you do? ex-admin at 11:51am 10.01.06 Ask All Sailors 64/3699 Your rich and eccentric Uncle Harry has just died, leaving you half a million bucks! But the mone
securing main halyard on in-mast furling llogue at 11:44am 10.01.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/2359 We have an in-mast furling main. What is the best way to secure the halyard during winter storage s
Moor Electronics question paphman at 11:19am 10.01.06 Ask All Sailors 0/926 I would like to add a Moor Electronics apparent wind indicator to our boat next year. I have not se
HELP!!! Prop Shaft Packing Gland Rick at 11:16am 10.01.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1787 Hi, all. I need your help on this. Here's the scoop...1988 Hunter 28.5, packing gland needs to have
Hunter 30 Mast Removal Kevin W. Coffin at 10:33am 10.01.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/3074 Oct 1 2006Dear All,The end of the year draws near and the storage woge work begins.This will be ou
Latches for Cabinets Mike McKendy at 10:25am 10.01.06 Big Boats 4/765 I am a bit leery about the plastic latches that hold the various cupboards closed. I worry that in
Seeking crew for daysail Monday Oct 2nd Cappie 30 at 10:09am 10.01.06 Ask All Sailors 2/942 Looking to sai tomorrow Monday Oct 2nd on Barnegat Bay NJ Hunter Cherub 27, all indications for a
Catalina30 Cushion cover removal Ken at 9:28am 10.01.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1029 The admiral has been trying to remove the cabin cushion covers for cleaning.Can anyone out there te
42 tankage ted at 9:14am 10.01.06 Big Boats 9/1101 Giving serious consideration to a Passage 42, older model, for long term cruising.Anybody add extra
Morgan 28' Jib sail Bob at 9:13am 10.01.06 Morgan 2/1899 Does anyone know the J'P dimension for the 1969 Morgan 28?
autohelm 800 bill grigelevich at 2:02pm 10.01.06 Ask All Sailors 6/4414 can a autohelm 800 be interfaced with gps? I know the 800 is an older unit but can be pluged into a
Engine size for a 34 cacsail at 1:11pm 10.01.06 Big Boats 4/1436 We are looking to move up from a 30 to a 34. Will a 25 horse engine be sufficient on the Great Lakes
Rudder removal Mike Hollingsworth at 1:07pm 10.01.06 Bavaria 5/2887 I need to replace the rudder bearing/bushing on my 38 Ocean. The rudder post nut has a two prong too
M 18 diesel worry markras at 3:31pm 10.01.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1186 Hi all. We have recently noticed a disconcerting high pitched sound coming from our motor at high

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Tips for finding marinas that accommodate trailer sailors (2) sail sfbay at 2:44pm 06.18.21 Got it!! Do an internet search on "boat launches at xxxxxxxx". Internet search on "boat launches
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days dLj at 2:40pm 06.18.21 Sail down - cover goes on. The only exceptions are coming to like a fuel dock where I may only spend
Tips for finding marinas that accommodate trailer sailors yappasailing at 2:37pm 06.18.21 Do an internet search on "California boat launches" and you will find plenty of them. Where do yo
Catalina 22 Keel Configurations Gene Neill at 2:37pm 06.18.21 I have only sailed in Pensacola bay in Florida so my knowledge is limited at best for gulf waters.
Sail Cover Between Sailing Days thinwater at 2:30pm 06.18.21 Back when I was cruising my cat, I would generarlly put the cover on... because often I was not SURE
Universal M4-30 sail sfbay at 2:20pm 06.18.21 Welcome to the forum!! What is a "running take out"?
Tips for finding marinas that accommodate trailer sailors sail sfbay at 2:18pm 06.18.21 Do an internet search on "California boat launches" and you will find plenty of them. Where do you
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch DayDreamer41 at 2:14pm 06.18.21 I was not suggesting removing the arch, just the backing plate (if there is one) on the underside of
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch jasonc33 at 2:13pm 06.18.21 Good luck jasonc33. Get some good drill bits and get comfy because I believe you will find the bas
When 11 knots is really 25 knots (1) pclarksurf at 2:11pm 06.18.21 Was goofing around with the 75 last summer-- didn't know if I could hove to with such a small headsa
Hunter 33 Main Traveller Arch - Adding 12v Power to arch jasonc33 at 2:11pm 06.18.21 If I were a betting man, the arches horizontal mounting deck plate has a hole in it, the fiberglass
Lookout for Abandoned Piers JoeWhite at 2:04pm 06.18.21 San Francisco sailors know their backyard and have been warned not to cross Berkeley Pier, but some
Boat Explosion in Greenport TomY at 1:59pm 06.18.21 This being a sailing forum I feel it is considered acceptable to bash any stink pot regardless of f
Boat Explosion in Greenport Leeward Rail at 1:53pm 06.18.21 Kids ignore this post or just hold my beer stand back and watch. I grew up with a kid, whose dad r
Keel wench.. Leeward Rail at 1:44pm 06.18.21 Does it use the larger drum size that the oem ones switched to ? Evidently Catalina factory switched
Keel wench.. DayDreamer41 at 1:40pm 06.18.21 Thats a great Wench warranty........
Towing a Cat 22 John Marrone at 1:36pm 06.18.21 Another option, for sure.
West Marine Sold (again) dlochner at 1:31pm 06.18.21 If there is a bright spot in this, it opens the door for smaller well run and often family owned bus
Towing a Cat 22 Leeward Rail at 1:30pm 06.18.21 i drove 3000 miles roundtrip to get our C22 for that same reason.. Halfway back, in a tiny town, the
Boat Explosion in Greenport Rick Webb at 1:21pm 06.18.21 It's pretty cool what you can do with an aluminum backing pan, couple cups of gas, steel wool, 50'e

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