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information requested North Sea pilot house sundown at 4:17pm 06.24.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1860 "Fools rush in where angels fear to tread?" I have just signed an agreement to buy a 1980 34' North
How can I board a large Dog into the dinghy? andy2388 at 3:51pm 06.24.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1165 Dear Dog loversI just bought a used Hunter 30. We have a large Dog and I have no idea how to brin
How high should I cut the garage door?? Tim B. at 2:44pm 06.24.05 Smaller Boats 3/933 I am interested in buying a Catalina 25 swing-keel. I plan to winter it in my pole barn, which coin
polar diagram Rob at 2:43pm 06.24.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1661 Does anyone know where polar diagrams come from? Is this something you make yourself like swinging
Hunter 31 Questions gr8 2 av8 at 2:13pm 06.24.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/955 Three questions for H31 Owners. How is the water supposed to drain from under the engine? How abou
Where can I find replacement canvas for my bimini Ms Hillary at 12:41pm 06.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1174 My bimini is getting worn. Where can I find a suitable "off the rack" replacement canvas for my bim
Crusing Spinaker on a 240 Steve Simminger at 12:10pm 06.24.05 Smaller Boats 7/972 I am interested in the experience of anyone who has sailed a 240 with the large crusing spinaker. I
fuel consumption for Hunter 33.5 Michael Wallach at 10:29am 06.24.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/2891 I own a 1992 Hunter 33.5 with a yanmar 3GM diesel engine. I plan to move the boat from New Jersey t
Battery options WuWei28 at 10:12am 06.24.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1425 Hello everyone,I'd like to get information on the types of batteries I could use aboard my Hunter 4
Head problem Kimmie at 9:02am 06.24.05 Big Boats 3/824 We bought a 420 Passage 1999 with 27 hrs on the engine. We were told the boat was not used in the l
Harken roller furl problem identified bleathen at 7:05am 06.24.05 Smaller Boats 0/753 A while ago I wrote the following:My Harken roller furler rotates, but there is about an 1/8 of the
Vent Line Clean Out Weekend Pass at 6:36am 06.24.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/761 Peggy:I have a vent line with an odor filter on it. I would like to install a small Y-valve in th
Cal 2??? Michael at 6:36am 06.24.05 Cal 20/2432 I recently bought a Cal. It is registered as a 1964 Cal and it says LOA is 25'. I was assuming it w
Clearing the cooling water intake Gary Wyngarden at 6:33am 06.24.05 Ask All Sailors 6/2268 Greetings from Heriot Bay on beautiful Quadra Island in British Columbia.We're 5 days in to our si
HELP THE UNINFORMED mikemcd at 6:28am 06.24.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1169 i am currently looking at a "buccaneer" 18' unk model. The sailbag has "Bayliner Buccaneer" printed
Stinky Water Love Shack3663 at 5:47am 06.24.05 Big Boats 5/1054 We just purchased a new Hunter 36. We are still on the first tank of water. It has a nasty smell -
polar diagrams Rob at 5:38am 06.24.05 Mid-Size Boats 0/1037 Does anyone know how I can obtain a polar diagram for a C 28 MKII? Thanks.
Main Halyard R. A. Lueck at 2:58am 06.24.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1893 Purchasing and installing a new main halyard this weekend, any iteresting innovations I should consi
bilge water albert17073 at 4:42am 06.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/875 is there an inner hull drain - i have been getting water in the inner hull bilge(ODay day sailor) --
She Sails Tomorrow picklefreek at 4:36am 06.24.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/816 Well, this is the weekend that I have waited for! After purchasing my 1973 23 convertible on EBay,

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Mystery Mastic Tom J at 6:31pm 03.27.21 It may be something someone just smeared there when it was on the hard. Assuming none found inside,
Hull construction at keelson, O'Day 40 DonEvans at 6:27pm 03.27.21 so after some exploratory drilling with an 1/8" bit. to the beat of my knowledge the vertical portio
fog scares me! jssailem at 6:27pm 03.27.21 Tom, You are correct. In order for it to work you need it on, and you need to be at the wheel observ
Mystery Mastic Ken Cross at 6:24pm 03.27.21 It may be something someone just smeared there when it was on the hard. Assuming none found inside,
fog scares me! Tom J at 6:23pm 03.27.21
fog scares me! jssailem at 6:23pm 03.27.21 You know Will. It might be fun to occasionally randomly slip the words A$$ault w&apons... Ca99on fod
Dinghy Security justsomeguy at 6:01pm 03.27.21 Lock the outboard to the transom, take the engine cutoff key and disable the oars, i.e. take the pad
Mast Support patrickfarley at 5:57pm 03.27.21 Ok. Here is the problem. The boat was built in 1981. Now with the support in place the Shrouds(sid
Dinghy Security Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 5:39pm 03.27.21 I took a long chunk of shroud wire, stripped the core from some double braid, ran the wire through t
Great Lakes Navigation quadrille38 at 5:05pm 03.27.21 You might want to investigate a membership in the Great Lakes Cruising Club. They publish harbor re
Precision closing down Kuwull at 4:49pm 03.27.21 There is a new owner who will continue making and selling parts, but no new boats. Spoke with him th
Kill switch required for all boats under 26' Jackdaw at 4:42pm 03.27.21 Interestingly enough, the Ultimate 20 will plane at full throttle of the Torqeedo 1003 electric OB.
Mystery Mastic Ron20324 at 4:38pm 03.27.21 That's not an anchor locker drain the owner was not happy with? Certainly not a drain UNDERWATER?
fog scares me! Will Gilmore at 4:37pm 03.27.21 big brother is listening! this popped up on my phone. imagine that! https://www.lifeofsailing.com/
Standing Rigging on Hunter 34 Whatfiero1 at 4:28pm 03.27.21 Last failure I witnessed was stem ball pulling out mast so rig didn't fail mast failed so all the i
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations jon hansen at 4:13pm 03.27.21 i like the blue
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations (1) sailme88 at 4:04pm 03.27.21 This is a mother -in-law PFD.....
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations MikeHoncho at 3:58pm 03.27.21
Dehumidifier Suggestions sesmith at 3:55pm 03.27.21 I just picked up one of these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07V6NT3P6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_tit
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations jon hansen at 3:45pm 03.27.21 https://marinegyaan.com/what-is-williamsons-turn-for-man-overboard

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