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Need a replacement depth gage for my 25.5 Hunter bobsdoyle at 9:02am 11.26.05 Other Sailboats 0/707 Just purchased a 1986 Hunter 25.5. The depth gage appears to be the original equipment but it is not
26D Daggerboard: Repair or Replace? csobalvarro at 8:24am 11.26.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2260 After owning my 1988 26D since spring, I 'finally' pulled the daggerboard to get a look at it today.
Water Faucet seadation at 6:12am 11.26.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/919 I have a 1978 27-Cat, and I am interested in using the water on the boat. Does anyone know where is
Best Trailerable for Ches Bay? VaSailor at 6:08am 11.26.05 Trailer Sailors 5/1503 Considering a small (under 30') trailerable boat and want opinions on the best used trailerables! O
beneteau 373 ea at 5:24am 11.26.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/984 does any 373 owner has a remark/experience on sailing performance of the boat ?
Tank gauges Keith at 4:20am 11.26.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/940 I just bought an H31 1984. Can anyone tell me if they put water, holding and / or fuel gauges on the
Catalina 27 Instruments Gerard Holker at 4:14am 11.26.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1190 I'm intereted in installing a GPS/Chartplotter and a wind speed indicator on my 1985 Catalina 27 wit
Rope or foam luff David W at 3:25am 11.26.05 Ask All Sailors 17/4947 Hi all, I am in the market for new sails and need some opinions on arope luff or a foam luff for fur
Fluxgate Capt Ron;-) at 3:17am 11.26.05 Ask All Sailors 0/903 I installed a fancy auto-pilot, no, I should say, I 'assisted' an electronic genius install a hydrol
How much sticking out behind end of trailer? Jack Hart at 1:21am 11.26.05 Trailer Sailors 16/4316 Hi folks, just curious...how many feet of your boat is sticking out behind the rear of your trailer
My C-22 web site Sebastien Hould Gagnon at 12:53am 11.26.05 Columbia 10/1897 Hi, I put my web site online a couple days ago. I know it's frech writting, but images can talk! I
Irwin 30...Offshore boat????? me262 at 12:20am 11.26.05 Other Sailboats 2/1560 Does anyone have experience with a 70's vintage I-30? I am looking at the possibility of cruising on
centerboard John T. at 11:48pm 11.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1085 Have recently removed centerboard from the boat and discovered the pivot pin hole to be oblong from
Adopted a Boat Starboard at 11:43pm 11.25.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/992 Help! I recently saved a 1970 Catalina 22 from destruction. It now sits next to my house, profession
Sea water cooling pump Promises at 11:36pm 11.25.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1140 I have just bought a new Johnson F4B-903 Sea Water pump for my Jeaneau 34'Sun Odyssey 1997. My que
San Diego John11936 at 10:44pm 11.25.05 Other Sailboats 0/618 I will be in San Diego/Carlsbad area Feb. 20th to 25th and looking for a ride or rental for an after
should I buy gene at 10:40pm 11.25.05 Other Sailboats 6/717 I have a Precision 18 and have sailed 3 years. all day trips except one 5 day overniter on Chesapeak
San Diego John11936 at 10:40pm 11.25.05 Ask All Sailors 3/946 I will be in the San Diego/Carlsbad are Feb. 20th - 25th and looking for a ride or rental for an aft
Winter Storage for GPS?? jimq26 at 10:39pm 11.25.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/1421 I couldn't find this in the archives, so thought I would ask what the rest of the sailing community
Genoa size Lloyd at 10:05pm 11.25.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/3271 On another forum much opinion about how to calculate and/or approximate and measure size of Genoa sa

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On the "Distant" Dream? capta at 8:07am 11.17.20 [ By contrast, we see little apparent interest in learning much about local cruising areas. Here in
On the "Distant" Dream? JamesG161 at 8:06am 11.17.20 media tends to romanticize ideas like this. :plus::plus: When you see movies or scenes of an ocea
On the "Distant" Dream? kappykaplan at 7:59am 11.17.20 Excellent points, @Kings Gambit ! I was exposed to large boats a couple of lifetimes ago as a Midsh
On the "Distant" Dream? Justin_NSA at 7:57am 11.17.20 It's the "sound bite" culture we live in today. Not to mention media tends to romanticize ideas like
Refinishing Tiller Handle jssailem at 7:56am 11.17.20 I hear it is going to be a cold "Dark Winter". We all one use some interesting, challenging and rewa
On the "Distant" Dream? JamesG161 at 7:56am 11.17.20 long cruise to a distant locale within a few months? How many of these actually succeed? We all ha
Oil Mystery Justin_NSA at 7:43am 11.17.20 Dumb question, and I'm not trying to insult you: are you sure you poured the oil into the right par
93 Catalina 34 Mk1.5, is this normal (1) Hayden Watson at 7:39am 11.17.20 This is my prop 5 months after the last time that I paid a "professional" to dive my boat. The next
Oil Mystery BarryL at 7:31am 11.17.20 Dumb question, and I'm not trying to insult you: are you sure you poured the oil into the right part
93 Catalina 34 Mk1.5, is this normal Hayden Watson at 7:28am 11.17.20 Could be, but the owner says the boat is dived on every 3 months and we are just coming out of wint
Refinishing Tiller Handle shank at 7:20am 11.17.20 That French hitching looks really nice. I watched a couple of videos on YouTube and it doesn't seem
Hunter 30. Swimming platform locker (1) Whatfiero1 at 7:17am 11.17.20 Do you sail in saltwater taste water to figure out where come from. I store kids rafts in there so I
93 Catalina 34 Mk1.5, is this normal dmax at 7:17am 11.17.20 It's not normal, the engine should be able to rev to 3000 rpm, cruise at 2600 and you should be able
Hunter 30. Swimming platform locker Moodymike at 7:03am 11.17.20 Rain water should not get in the transom lockers as it has raise lip and overhang lid/cover. It is
Unknown Bristol Herreschoff? (4) A6C5O7 at 6:58am 11.17.20 Andrew, I've attached a few photos he's sent me. I've also contacted the Newport to Bermuda race r
New Sails - advice? MIsty's Destiny Captn. at 6:46am 11.17.20 We got a new set of sails this season for our B&R rigged 2005 Hunter 36. We got them from Chesapeak
Oil Mystery DougM at 6:28am 11.17.20 All good responses. I have a 2GM20F in my 323 and it takes slightly more than 2 quarts. I normally d
3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why cdarwincole at 6:07am 11.17.20 One work around for full battens and the pressure on the slugs is to use a sail slug one size small
Vend�e Globe? shemandr at 6:06am 11.17.20 I've just caught on. The boats depicted on the graphic with the tiny wings are the foiling boats -
First Sailboat Ferruh at 5:58am 11.17.20 If it weren't winter, I'd volunteer to bring it to you on it's own hull. But December north of Norf

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