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1981 27 seaworthy? Stephen OBrien at 6:47am 12.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2096 I've been impressed by the stability and sturdiness of my 1981 Cherubini 27. While I have not saile
D/S cockpit camping tent Albert Moss at 6:00am 12.06.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3741 I would like to make a cockpit camping tent for my daysailer. I have never seen one,have you . Tell
Long Island's south shore Coast Guard changes.... uploadjoe at 5:40am 12.06.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1101 Anybody worried by this change? I am personally not concerned about it. My wife saw it on the local
irwin 37 stove dimentions toh h at 5:36am 12.06.05 Other Sailboats 0/797 Can anyone give me the dimentions of the stove top? I just need the length and width for one on a 3
Sail shorter distances with wind shifts Don Guillette at 4:50am 12.06.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/1576 Mates: I'm going to do this in 2 parts due to its length.Some sailors could care less about when t
H 240 swing keel lift line repl. 23.5 260 and 26 Ken at 3:39am 12.06.05 Smaller Boats 4/1041 The Swing Keel uphaul release/uphaul line is nearly done. Has anyone replaced this important line w
Main Sail size ccesur at 2:47am 12.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1361 Hi,I am going to renew the sails of my 1995 Hunter 29.5. The original mainsail is 405.7 sq ft and
Islander 28 vs. Sabre 28 Mike T at 2:47am 12.06.05 Ask All Sailors 7/9531 I'm looking at purchasing a 1984 Islander 28; however the Sabre 28 also seems to be in the same leag
Yanmar 2GM20F Paul Meyer at 2:21am 12.06.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/760 Anybody have a Yanmar 2GM20F in their C27? Any comments? Does it fit easily? Is it too much engine?
First Time MacGregor Owner Kathleen at 12:51am 12.06.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1177 My husband and I are getting ready to purchase our first boat - a 2001 MacGregor 26X. We have done o
Is the packing nut Jeff at 10:57pm 12.05.05 The Cherubini Hunters 7/901 the large bronze nut shortly behind the transmission encircling the shaft leadingto the propeller?
Bushing for C22 Keel gop711 at 9:27pm 12.05.05 Smaller Boats 2/1162 I am in the process of working on my keel. I ordered a bushing from CD. When I received it yesterday
31 foot Contest Robert Sampson at 2:58pm 12.05.05 Other Sailboats 2/1138 I have the opportunity to purchase a 1974 31 foot Contest for $6,900.00. It seems to be in good shap
Kentucky Lake sailers Tom Monroe at 11:59am 12.05.05 Ask All Sailors 13/5541 I'd welcome the opportunity to ask some questions of some Kentucky Lake sailers, particularly some w
Boat Building Specs College Tuition at 11:53am 12.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1036 Just bought a 1984 Catalina 27 and am looking to learn as much as possible about how she was constru
white powder on SB8 Diesel? Mav at 11:23am 12.05.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1172 hello,anybody knows what the white powder is on my old diesel? It seems to be on a bunch of the en
Main Sail Cover Gerald Davies at 11:18am 12.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/918 I have a 2001 Hunter 340 with a conventional sail plan. The sail cover is the "Stack Pack" style wit
Easy to rig, stable, forgiving and fast? Marty Wolff at 10:52am 12.05.05 Trailer Sailors 15/8726 I sailed a Catalina 22 for 2 years and learned to sail on it. Although I kept it in the water part
Fiberglass Composite Materials Harry Anderson at 10:33am 12.05.05 Other Sailboats 3/945 I am pulling to gether a database on fiberglass composite materials, 1/8"=3" sheets and slabs that c
Bimini top for 26s biorapper at 10:16am 12.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/967 I am thinking about buying a bimini for my boat. I haven't done any measuring yet, but was wonderin

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Stepping Mast Singlehanded Justin_NSA at 4:39am 03.13.21 That is certainly the theory. I'd call it fact. Unless an owner hacked the original design. The ex
Beneteau 41s5 1990 poor sea valves!! Davidasailor26 at 4:37am 03.13.21
Stepping Mast Singlehanded Noodat Lady at 4:37am 03.13.21 Even a deck stepped mast tranfers its weight to the keel via a cabin pole or load bearing bulkhead.
Vakaros Atlas danstanford at 4:34am 03.13.21 Excellent video Clay, there is no substitute for seeing it done! Could your next video cover the tr
Its funny Friday! 31seahorse at 4:25am 03.13.21 Oh, Kermit, you sly sailor! He must have had a frogette in every port! That will complicate his ap
America's Cup danstanford at 4:24am 03.13.21 It seems that the only way to lose is to make a mistake. It is impressive how well the the teams are
Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? Justin_NSA at 4:21am 03.13.21 Well, yeah...! Nobody posted who actually tried it so I'll do it. Imma do it as safely as possibl
Stepping Mast Singlehanded Justin_NSA at 4:16am 03.13.21 Even a deck stepped mast tranfers its weight to the keel via a cabin pole or load bearing bulkhead.
B323 fuel pickup Mechone at 4:13am 03.13.21 Good idea. What guage is applicable, fitting size, cost, & source Its a 0-30 hg vacuum gauge 1/4
Beneteau 41s5 1990 poor sea valves!! georgetheleo at 4:11am 03.13.21 Ball style valves with red plastic coated lever handles made of steel that rusts easily. Looks like
Stepping Mast Singlehanded Joe at 4:11am 03.13.21 Every sailboat owners manual I've seen, and I've seen about 30, has a specific section on setting up
Follow up to creating Seatalk Network Scott B at 4:08am 03.13.21 I have, but no data Maybe try contacting Raymarine support through their website. The Canadian r
Merit 22 Paint question Joe at 3:59am 03.13.21 First of all, don't paint it unless there's a problem with the gel coat. See the comment above on s
Two questions - water pump and barnacle impact kappykaplan at 3:55am 03.13.21 This is the best, but only if you take your boat out of water each season. I do! :beer:
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 3:48am 03.13.21
Hunter 33.5 1994 - purchase decision Joe at 3:36am 03.13.21 I am considering the purchase of a 1994 Hunter 33.5. Does this model still use wood core constructi
Septic Bladder kappykaplan at 3:24am 03.13.21 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress would tell you to check with Ronco Plastics as they have multiple tank siz
H30T (93) Rainwater in swimming platform lockers Moodymike at 1:42am 03.13.21 just an FYI while discussing these storage lockers. mine('91) drain into the bilge. not a good plac
B323 fuel pickup BigEasy at 11:40pm 03.12.21 Could have saved a lot of time ,money , frustration and mechanics. Install a vacuum gauge after t
M25XP PCV Question brett_howard at 9:29pm 03.12.21 https://www.vbeltguys.com/products/napa-3l400w-kevlar-replacement-v-belt I ended up installing this

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