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Forewarned. Mac Bentley at 11:16am 01.30.06 Smaller Boats 0/823 A few months ago Warren Millberg warned those of us who put snap-on cable covers on our shrouds to u
Boom kickers versus solid boom vangs George H260 at 11:11am 01.30.06 Big Boats 2/973 Hello All!Am gong to add one or the other to my 34 foot Hunter this spring and am looking at both
Yanmar exhaust steam question Tattoobob at 10:55am 01.30.06 Yamaha 2/3535 After over 2 years I finally got the engine rebuilt and left the dock under power. Completly rebuilt
Looking for a Y30 Scotty at 10:42am 01.30.06 Yamaha 3/1876 Used to have a 25 which I loved, am now in a position to look for a 30. Will consider any location b
Carpet? JerryA at 10:35am 01.30.06 Day Sailers 3/1267 I went to a small boat show at the mall last weekend. No sailboats, just powerboats of various type
How much pressure does anchoring create? HAL at 10:16am 01.30.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1036 Hey braintrust, I'm planning on adding a small bowsprit to get the anchor out away from my bow. Be
Leak Jonathan at 10:01am 01.30.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1191 Just purchased a 1987 Hunter 31 that has a quarterberth leak that I can't find. Anyone else have thi
Capsizing 25 Sine Nomine at 9:54am 01.30.06 Smaller Boats 6/888 Last year was my first year back sailing since I was a Junior in college (too many years for me to m
Manual Windlass - any advise rsn48 at 9:52am 01.30.06 Ask All Sailors 18/2165 I'm thinking of adding a manual windless to my 27 foot Catalina sail boat. I have found a knock off
Yanmar question about steam from exhaust Tattoobob at 9:49am 01.30.06 Yamaha 0/2007 After over 2 years I finally got the engine rebuilt and left the dock under power. Completly rebuilt
swing keel winch repair Tony at 9:29am 01.30.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1023 Laat season I had problems lowering and raising my swing keel. Any suggestions for repairing or rep
Custom License Plate Rcman4u2 at 9:13am 01.30.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/907 Just thought I show off my new trailer tag. Virginia Mac's eat your heart out!
ac units and instalation Duthcess at 8:57am 01.30.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1133 i'm looking to install an ac unit in my hunter legend 35.5. we have decided to locate it under the v
cabin roof on a 79 25footer mike d8287 at 8:51am 01.30.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1034 On the interior edge of the forward hatch I have a crack that goes all the way around. This is a new
What is this? Blue Eyes at 8:32am 01.30.06 Other Sailboats 17/1354 There is a built up fiberglass "box" on the port side hull of my 1989 36-2 aft of the sail locker. T
386 cabin top leak gene4141 at 8:27am 01.30.06 Big Boats 3/854 I have a leak similar to the 376 post (water coming thruough the 3 cabin top lights). I think (??)mi
thru hulls Phil P. at 8:02am 01.30.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/860 I am considering installing two thru hulls in the port side transom near the motor mount. One for th
Overland boat shipping oldragbaggers at 7:03am 01.30.06 Other Sailboats 0/667 I received a post on another message board asking me what we had learned from our experience shippin
Drain fitting in aft tub replacement 1990 P42 Steve10933 at 6:04am 01.30.06 Big Boats 1/1063 Has anyone had to replace/access the plumbing in the aft shower/tub on an early P42? The drain fitt
Lines Aft Nereussailor at 5:05am 01.30.06 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1035 I recently purchased a 1983 H30 and have not yet had the mast up. The lines that are led back to the

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Sailing to Catalina Island? Dave Groshong at 10:38am 03.25.21 I would go for King's Harbor for your 1st trip, only 21 miles downhill, and the sight of land migh
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? SailorElliot at 10:37am 03.25.21 Thank you for the idea! That's very true that there is no way that Pacific Seacraft expects you to f
Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 10:34am 03.25.21 Thank you so much! I totally forgot about EPIRB's, I'll get one of those. I'll keep practicing my re
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' rgranger at 10:32am 03.25.21 I see this being a real PITA for the solo sailor who needs to go to the mast to reef and/or adjust t
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? Tom J at 10:28am 03.25.21 I believe the Flicka 20 is a pocket cruiser, and is intended for salt water sailing. As such, it wo
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? rgranger at 10:28am 03.25.21 Maintaining the zincs on your prop shaft should be sufficient.
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' dLj at 10:27am 03.25.21 Here I was getting worried I'd have to put a kill switch on my oars! But while I can row mighty darn
Outboard Tilt Release Issue MikeMikeMike at 10:27am 03.25.21 You don't lay it on that side in order to keep oil from finding its way into the carb. But if you
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? SailorElliot at 10:27am 03.25.21 Thanks! It seems like it is going a little overboard, but maybe I should do it every few weeks?
Sailing to Catalina Island? rgranger at 10:25am 03.25.21 Weather windows are much easier to research than they were in the past. Here is one great site ht
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? dLj at 10:22am 03.25.21 I don't see that as really a practical operation. Now, if you pull the boat out if the water for any
Flushing an Engine with Fresh Water? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:17am 03.25.21
Sailing to Catalina Island? SailorElliot at 10:14am 03.25.21 Thanks for the advice!
Free Gauges for anyone interested BMercer at 10:13am 03.25.21 I would love those gauges. I live in upstate ny and have a Hunter31. Thanks Toftelectric@aol.com
Sailing to Catalina Island? jon hansen at 10:12am 03.25.21 tip: take a nice girl :cool: remember, we like pictures
Sailing to Catalina Island? jon hansen at 10:12am 03.25.21 nice boat. what fun. definitely go. leave at dusk, arrive the island in the morning. weather?
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' LloydB at 10:04am 03.25.21 Theoretical displacement hull speed is calculated by the formula: velocity in knots = 1.35 x the squ
Free Gauges for anyone interested Hunter 31 at 10:03am 03.25.21 I would love those gauges. I live in upstate ny and have a Hunter31. Thanks Toftelectric@aol.com
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' RussC at 9:37am 03.25.21 So if I had a Melges 24 with a 4HP outboard I would need to use the ECOS Link while surfing down wa
Gulf Stream Head Sail at 9:31am 03.25.21 Scientists have been using sensors to track the speed, density and temperature of the AMOC (Gulf St

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