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I Broke the boat Richard at 7:29am 01.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/832 I needed to be rescued Saturday morning after losing my centerboard, broke my starboard rudder brack
Hard to Find Pete Rutske at 7:03am 01.23.06 Day Sailers 2/971 I,m looking for spec.'s on my O'Day Osprey. Most important is mast length, I believe mine has been
Mounting harware on an ACP deck pmfitz at 5:27am 01.23.06 Smaller Boats 2/1059 I want ro add a track for the jib leads on my new Hunter 216. On a fibreglass cored deck I would dr
Man, I found some old disaster pictures in the Fred Ficarra at 4:45am 01.23.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1281 attic. I know that most of us are burned-out looking at hurricane pictures of damaged boats but,,, I
Bottem Paint David ONeill at 3:16am 01.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/896 As we inch closer and closer to boating season on the Great Lakes the rush to complete all projects
longer boom and larger mainsail Glenn Walters at 2:11am 01.23.06 Big Boats 3/1157 Has anyone ever considered lengthing a boom and increasing mainsail area???
New Spin Halyard cmorin at 2:11am 01.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/769 I would like to add a spin halyard to my 1989 Catalina 30. I would like to have it internal but don
chain plate thru deck lloyd at 1:32am 01.23.06 Ask All Sailors 3/850 i need to know how the chain plate goes thru the deck. i must repack them as one is leaking.can i ju
Magma Grill Question PhotoEd at 1:07am 01.23.06 Ask All Sailors 11/3257 I have the Newport model and wish to connect it to the 20lb. house propane tank.I have the A10-225
Bilger Water Mike8243 at 12:51am 01.23.06 Smaller Boats 1/1152 This was my first year with this boat and had a problem late in the summer. Boat went in the water i
Compression test Bill at 12:40am 01.23.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1049 Is a compression test on a Universal M-25 a job I can do myself? Any advice will be appreciated.
Spin Lock Access Jerry at 12:24am 01.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/908 I am trying to replace a broken cam on a SpinLock unit on deck of a H336. The SpinLock must be taken
135 or 150 Genoa? Rob19574 at 11:51pm 01.22.06 Ask All Sailors 12/6253 Hi all,I am in the process of upgrading my headsail/Genoa on my '78 Catalina 30. I was wondering
Monitoring System david21365 at 11:38pm 01.22.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1292 Peggie:I am new to boating and this is my first time to this site. I have just joined the Catalin
Refinishing Cabin Sole Paul I at 11:13pm 01.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1544 I am planning to refinish the sole of my Hunter 31 this season. I am sold on all the positive word o
Help, rotten bulkhead jbreland at 9:01pm 01.22.06 Smaller Boats 6/1156 How would you repair this?The chainplate was obviously leaking on the H23 before I bought it and ha
New Zealand Phill at 6:24pm 01.22.06 Other Sailboats 5/772 Hello everyone... My name is Phill and I am looking for a good person who sails the seas to give me
AIRFORCE SAILS - NEW OWNER fastscot at 3:05pm 01.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1366 Has anyone had experience with the newly purchased Airforce sails? They were recently purchased by t
Hooking up ex-admin at 1:03pm 01.22.06 Ask All Sailors 54/3115 One of the most enjoyable aspects of sailing is to pick out a destination, have a wonderful sail the
Los Coronadoes Levin at 12:42pm 01.22.06 Ask All Sailors 3/962 Hello everyone... So I have a question for those who live in San Diego and go sailing to the Coro

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Mast height Catalina Capri 22 Doug1349 at 10:24am 03.22.21 It is a fun boat, although over powered with a 155 genoa yesterday (in Sarasota FL) in 15-20 knts. N
Hilton Head sc to Miami (March 31st) (2) DArcy at 10:11am 03.22.21 Sounds like a fun trip. We always discuss keeping an eye on the weather forecast but for this trip t
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? william24424 at 10:01am 03.22.21 I believe it's a seller's market out there., if I may use the Real Estate analogy, Zillow for browsi
Thinning West CPP bottom paint. Crazy Dave Condon at 10:00am 03.22.21 As a dealer I always painted a third time at the water line and down for a foot as that is where the
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? shemandr at 9:58am 03.22.21 Some of those online listing services never take a listing down. It's really irritating to get inte
Keel assessment Crazy Dave Condon at 9:54am 03.22.21 Assuming is going to be tough without looking at more picutres. you have an iron keel. Once out
Shaft packing JamesG161 at 9:48am 03.22.21 From the owner's manual You can also download that manual here too. HunterOwners.com downloads A
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 9:40am 03.22.21 @Prairie Virgin Sailor I had the same experience as you from Yachtworld. In fact, I had extremely p
Thinning West CPP bottom paint. wdonovan at 9:38am 03.22.21 Thanks for all that guys. My plan to thin was because my last boat (also my first) had probably 1/8"
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? JohnShannon at 9:35am 03.22.21 i bet you would get a snappier response on a 50 ft Benehuntalina than you do on small cheap boats.
Hilton Head sc to Miami (March 31st) Alansails at 9:33am 03.22.21 Why Not Jupiter Inlet...., Do not know, just asking?
Shaft and reduction gear FBD at 9:31am 03.22.21 Thank you Ralph Would you by chance know what the reduction gear is. I appreciate the information.
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? DArcy at 9:28am 03.22.21 @Prairie Virgin Sailor I had the same experience as you from Yachtworld. In fact, I had extremely po
Shaft and reduction gear (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:24am 03.22.21 191924
Oversized temperature-sensor lugs on battery terminals? AaronD at 9:16am 03.22.21 I was mostly offline for a few days. Coming back, I see nobody has offered a credible reason why the
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? JamesG161 at 9:13am 03.22.21 Most Brokers are part of a Multiple Listing Service. Pick one to find who has a Boat's Listing as a
Shaft packing (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 03.22.21 Boat is a 450 with 1 inch shaft in water so Shouldn't that be 1-1/4" as per @sail sfbay 's drawin
Yachtworld ?? Good or Bad? Prairie Virgin Sailor at 9:03am 03.22.21 Really ?? Well now I feel it's personal (smile). Interesting???
Why is America so disinterested in racing? shemandr at 9:00am 03.22.21 Maybe the question should be "Why is sailboat racing so popular in France, or New Zealand?"
Why is America so disinterested in racing? (1) jon hansen at 8:54am 03.22.21 first, you'd prolly want to own a race boat

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