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That wonderful non-skid surface on my 23.5 Captain Bob at 5:42am 08.29.05 Smaller Boats 8/1079 Yes that is a tounge in cheek comment.So my 1993 23.5 that I recently purchased received a good sc
Is the pivot bolt above the waterline? jon at 5:35am 08.29.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/960 Can anyone who owns a MacGregor 25 tell me if the keel pivot bolt lies above or below the waterline?
white smoke Fred at 4:35am 08.29.05 Mid-Size Boats 10/1452 I have a 8hp Renalt Diesel. I was motoring into the harbor when I noticed a white smoke coming out
B rick cooper at 4:21am 08.29.05 Big Boats 1/893 Someone please explain the rn and outs of this Hunter rig..considering a 34 Hunter.Any special tunin
Head Stay Tension Doug J at 3:56am 08.29.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1193 I know this question has been asked many times. But I'm still not sure how tight the head stay need
hunter 25.5 poptop Evan at 3:50am 08.29.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2168 Hi All -First off, thanks everyone for posting so much information here - a great resource! Second,
New Boat, First Sail Ken at 3:33am 08.29.05 Other Sailboats 3/838 I just purchased a 31 Irwin Citation, after many months of negotiation. The boat is in excellent con
Hunter 23.5 centerboard line replacement E Campbell at 3:30am 08.29.05 Smaller Boats 0/1300 I need to replace my centerboard line. How do I manage this?
changed your hatch? Mav at 3:30am 08.29.05 Other Sailboats 2/849 hello,has anyone changed out the factory foredeck hatch? I've just re-bedded the plastic but it's
Free interior upholstery set for IslanderBahama 30 xqos at 3:29am 08.29.05 Islander 1/1926 I have my old set of Upholstery, in Blue that is in great condition to give away, all foam included.
Help in Racing Gene at 3:05am 08.29.05 Big Boats 5/1034 Hey huys and dolls, yesterday I entered my 1995 Hunter Legend in a local race, it was the first race
Oday 22 Small leak John Kleineberg at 3:05am 08.29.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1240 I have a 1974 O'day 22 that sat for 15 years in abackyard before it was given to me. The boat has
Should I purchase a Catalina 30 1987 Bob R at 2:57am 08.29.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1481 I have the chance to purchase a 1987 Catalina 30- tall rig, full 5'3" draft that has been on the har
Forestay lenght Fred15636 at 2:56am 08.29.05 Mid-Size Boats 5/1011 I'm looking for the forestay lenght from pin to pin.The previous owner installed a furler and the f
lost rudder hermansail at 2:31am 08.29.05 Day Sailers 2/1063 i have a 20 foot oday made in 1974. we lost our rudder and need a replacement.can anyone suggest ho
fin verses shoal keel for new boat GKuffner at 2:30am 08.29.05 Big Boats 7/1368 I will be buying a new Hunter 33 or 36 and would like comments regarding whether to get the fin vers
Sailing From St. Petersburg, Florida to Galveston, Craig Warren at 2:23am 08.29.05 Ask All Sailors 18/15353 I have bought a 1974 27' Oday in St. Petersburg, Florida and want to sail it back to Galveston, Texa
Should I buy this sailboat? Linda at 1:48am 08.29.05 Ask All Sailors 14/2479 I am 42 years old, and I've always wanted to learn to sail a boat by myself. I've sailed with frien
Engine starting issues David Ochoa at 1:11am 08.29.05 Big Boats 48/5204 My H376 has the 3JH2E Yanmar Engine with the type B panel. It has the key switch where you turn the
want to use 6 volt batteries Bill22177 at 12:57am 08.29.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1313 I am interested in replacing my group 27 batteries (I use a bank of two batteries for my house batte

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Racor Fun Yesterday sailme88 at 4:59am 05.03.21
240 HIN indentation number location? SolentHunter at 4:32am 05.03.21 awesome thanks everyone! it's easy to find when you know where to look! Now I have the number how d
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? garymalmgren at 2:54am 05.03.21 I just had a mechanic do a major rebuild of my Yanmar 2GM20 Luck won't cut it. Where is the mechan
Wilcox Crittenden to Raritan PhII markwbird at 9:22pm 05.02.21 Thanks, Peggie.
New H260 owner marine head question and Zebra mussels. Ralph Johnstone at 9:02pm 05.02.21 My question is this: Isn't my underwater thru-hull raw water intake for the marine head going to be
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina Kings Gambit at 8:57pm 05.02.21
240 HIN indentation number location? twalker H260 at 8:49pm 05.02.21
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:31pm 05.02.21 The chances of all that crap continuing on at this stage in the game are 0% . Pick up a lottery tic
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? Charles Erwin at 8:22pm 05.02.21 Good luck. Hard to help from a distance but - Assuming the assembly was carefully done and all the
New H260 owner marine head question and Zebra mussels. sail sfbay at 8:22pm 05.02.21 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! You will find some answers to your questions here: Microsoft
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina mcartair at 8:13pm 05.02.21 Remember the Pier? How that went out. It was more crowded during the Covid peak than it is now. An
What happened here... DArcy at 7:53pm 05.02.21 That's a Stealth 21, very low freeboard.
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina PaulK at 7:12pm 05.02.21
Got a new sailing dinghy dLj at 7:06pm 05.02.21 One heck of a fine job! dj
Transfer of Beneteau 31' from FL -> NY Tom J at 7:05pm 05.02.21 One data point is to learn if you can make it under the Indiantown bridge. That would determine if
Stem/Keel Repair - Update PaulK at 7:05pm 05.02.21 You might want to grind back a little bit of a taper (perhaps 3"?) and then lay a fiberglass strip u
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina Kings Gambit at 6:50pm 05.02.21 When we last visited Florida, we noticed that the state parks seemed to be self-funded. You paid a
What happened here... PaulK at 6:50pm 05.02.21 You guys have no imaginations. It is obviously one of those liveaboard boats that Florida is known
Got a new sailing dinghy SFS at 6:46pm 05.02.21 Lookin' good!
Privatization of St Pete Municipal Marina PaulK at 6:40pm 05.02.21 When we last visited Florida, we noticed that the state parks seemed to be self-funded. You paid a

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