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looking for sunfish sailboat or larger carol browning at 2:08am 03.20.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/705 Hello, We a looking of a small sailboat 14 to 16 ft. Sunfish or larger.Will pickup anywhere in New
Halyard vs downhaul to adjust mainsail question yeto at 1:48am 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 6/2083 A while back on another forum someone was wondering if it made a difference if you use the main haly
Help Identify My First Sailboat (1) drue at 1:34am 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1186 I recently purchased a 16 foot sailboat (pictures, linked). The person I bought it from knew nothi*
Anchor Alarm - Raymarine Equipment pauljgrenon at 2:38am 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1533 Hello all! Anyone ever use the anchor alarm on an RL70, and notice you can't really hear it down b
ODAY 39 prop shaft removal Julian Thomson at 2:43am 03.20.06 Bigger Boats 0/1013 Earlier I asked how to remove a prop shaft on my ODAY 39 without removing the rudder or the engine.
Holding Tank Connectors-Need Recommendations Matt at 2:57am 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 1/905 We just removed a leaky aluminum tank from our Hunter 40.5, and have ordered a custom made poly tank
Spin start system Dennis at 12:00am 03.20.06 Trailer Sailors 3/2701 I put one of those spin start systems on my 5 horse outboard and it works FAntastic! I also posted t
It was the TANK, Peggie! cry Matt at 3:17am 03.20.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/1242 Peggie, Thanks for your help over the past YEAR as we tried to solve the odor problems on our Hunte*
NYC Area Destinations..... Rob2435 at 3:24am 03.20.06 Destinations 3/1611 OK, I know it's really early and it's still cold outside but the weather will break soon.....I would
I need help to identify my boat dwightbowen at 3:32am 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1144 I have a 16 ft. day sailor I would like to learn the history of. The paper work I got with it days
Roller jib furling mark7478 at 3:48am 03.20.06 Other Sailboats 2/793 I'm in need of a jib furler for my E25. I'm thinking of a CDI FF2. How about some comments from folk
Hard dodger Andre K. (1992 Hunter 30) at 5:02am 03.20.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/875 Hello All!I am thinking on outfitting my 1992 Hunter 30 with a full hard dodger, not just the top p
Ericson 29 conversion to outboard David Brockett at 5:28am 03.20.06 Other Sailboats 0/878 My Atomic 4 may take the trip to the great mystery soon. Has anyone converted their 29' Ericson to
Source for two-piece plastic shroud rollers? Gary Kunkel at 6:59am 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 4/3749 Anyone know of a source for those two-piece plastic shroud rollers. They are approx. 5 feet long and
transom engine bracket mounting block tenshiwingusu at 6:55am 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 1/926 i have a 1975 paceship PY26 and ive just upgraded my outboard engine to a merc. 9.9 and have got a n
Bottom Brush MArk15097 at 6:51am 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1014 Simple do-it-yourself project. It might just be crazy enough to work!?http://www.well.com/user/pk
Beaching ODay 25 Jennifer10712 at 6:45am 03.20.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1152 Does anyone know if you can beach an ODay 25 ' if so, how?I'm a new owner with 2 dogs, so beaching
Catalina 27 main halyard back to cockpit Pete G at 8:03am 03.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2300 Would like to rig main back to cockpit. BUT were do I mount the winch? And what other blocks, etc do
Mold and mildew Eric at 9:37am 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1401 After last October's 12 inches of rain in 9 days, My boat was pretty well saturated. Because of tha
Broken midship stanchion llogue at 7:08am 03.20.06 Mid-Size Boats 7/1256 Our midship stanchion was broken off from the pressure of our canvas cover over the winter. It look

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Hunter 333 real or myth? (5) Hunter216 at 5:56pm 12.08.20
Coolant Smoke or more? Ralph Johnstone at 5:56pm 12.08.20 Also the engine intake I leave open. Engine is the most likely place to have a sea water hose sha
Hunter 36 Fresh Water Tank Access seadaddler at 5:47pm 12.08.20 The Head Mistress has a book to help with ways to clean out the tank and I think I saw the sending u
Winterizing in North Carolina chasfrank at 5:30pm 12.08.20 For what it's worth, I keep my Catalina 27 in the water year round, Lake Norman NC. I do empty the
Coolant Smoke or more? Hello Below at 5:24pm 12.08.20 but do most people close their seacocks when not on the boat. If the cockpit hatch is closed and l
Hunter 333 real or myth? (1) rgranger at 5:18pm 12.08.20 hahahah... Honestly how much fun would it be to do an early morning (misty) sail in a bigfoot suit.
Hunter 333 real or myth? rgranger at 5:08pm 12.08.20
Coolant Smoke or more? justsomeguy at 5:04pm 12.08.20 do most people close their seacocks when not on the boat. Heck yes. Plus, you're working the valve
do you sail in the fog? jssailem at 4:56pm 12.08.20 Not a RANT>.. An excellent discussion of the issues around FOG @Maine Sail :clap:
do you sail in the fog? jssailem at 4:55pm 12.08.20 i have good skills. i'm well trained. still scared. :plus:
Have you bought a boat during cold off-season? Tally Ho at 4:54pm 12.08.20 I bought mine in the middle of winter. We ran the moisture meter over her, the decks had no softne
Hunter 333 real or myth? Tally Ho at 4:51pm 12.08.20
The Proper Prop jssailem at 4:44pm 12.08.20 Wow Mike. You are right That guy was smart. And what a cool websight. I found this discussion.. "Th
DELMARVA preparations kappykaplan at 4:37pm 12.08.20 On average, if you plan for a speed of advance of about 4 kts, a non-stop DELMARVA takes about 96 ho
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking jssailem at 4:33pm 12.08.20 only a handful of which I can (or should) do myself. Do not sell your self short. I have discovere
Best boat to purchase to live on jssailem at 4:29pm 12.08.20 If I was looking for a boat to live on I would try and find a Chinese Junk. They are not much of a s
Coolant Smoke or more? Tally Ho at 4:24pm 12.08.20 Maybe a dumb question but do most people close their seacocks when not on the boat. Since I bought
Coolant Smoke or more? jssailem at 4:23pm 12.08.20 At least you live near your boat. I live 250 miles away.
Dyneema (or similar) lifeline advice needed jssailem at 4:22pm 12.08.20 My stanchions have some sort of coating or nylon protector on the drilled holes, so less worried ab
Coolant Smoke or more? islandhop at 4:21pm 12.08.20 Ok. Thanks guys. I do inspect all of them. They are in good working order. But from here on I will

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