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BratsRUs at 2:02pm 05.11.05
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Need some advice. Have always loved sailboats from afar so a few years ago I took a basic sailing c
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New Catalina had soft grounding on inside breakwater sandy shoaling and came to a complete hault whi
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I would like to install a microwave on my new to me 37.5. I have seen pictures of most installation
Broke sailor SV Marcell at 12:19pm 05.11.05
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Well I finally got my boat to Colonial Beach. I had a hard time getting the boat in the slip. Trie
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My battery charger that came with my Catalina 310, hull 59, has after four years fried my batteries
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Honest, I've checked the archives and gotten two different answers for two different boats. Simply
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Advice please, in choosing the right size of inverter to purchase which is better to have a 700 watt
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I'm new to sailboats. I just purchased a 76 oday 20 and I trying to figure out how to connect the ba
duality at 9:56am 05.11.05
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fred what is the angle of your pedestal guard??? i brought mine to the machine shop and he thinks he
Bob Rupinski at 7:35am 05.11.05
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I want to have a bimini instaled on my boat. The canvas man says that to do it so that the hardware
Don Dicken at 7:24am 05.11.05
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Deck Delamination - A dull 'thump' on the starboard deck has become a 6 feet long spongy area runnin
trivers at 7:12am 05.11.05
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I have a Hunter 40.5 (1995) whose aft berth cushions need to be replaced. They are 4" thick. Might s
doug miller at 6:49am 05.11.05
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does the 216 have a portsmith rating? with/without spin. ? thanks doug
rw at 5:43am 05.11.05
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Do any Hunter 240s have all the specs required to order a new set of sails. I have the CDI furler an
Dale Wilkins at 5:34am 05.11.05
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I have a 25' MacGregor in the water on Lake Grapevine in the DFW area and want to move it to a lake
Richard McGann at 4:45am 05.11.05
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I have a Chrysler 26 and am thinking about trading for a Pacific Seacraft Dana 24. Has anyone saile
Gary at 4:38am 05.11.05
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My steering brake is completely non-functional. The boat is a 2001 320 (with the Edson rack and pin
Don at 4:30am 05.11.05
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Does anyone have a PHRF Rating for a 2003 Hunter 326 production boat, no modifications? Thank you
Rob Krohn at 4:28am 05.11.05
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I just put my newly acquired O'Day 22 in the marina for the first time and found that after only two
SGlaker at 3:28am 05.11.05
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Hello All! The dial on my SR Mariner depth instrument goes crazy when I am on the move. Does anyon

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Shaft Zinc Placement
Ralph Johnstone at 1:32pm 04.08.21
It's possible to obstruct the water flow through the cutlass bearing.
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TomY at 1:11pm 04.08.21
HILARIOUS!!!! I thought so, too. It was on Instagram and originated, I think, on Sailing Anarchy
Winch removal
Don S/V ILLusion at 12:54pm 04.08.21
What Justin described above is how we did it - leg power instead of a mallet. Very minimal cosmetic
Winch removal
dlochner at 12:25pm 04.08.21
Unfortunately there is no space. Not even for a razor knife. Like I said, I tried everything. Pulli
Winch removal
SEMPERAVANTI41 at 12:06pm 04.08.21
I did this exact winch conversion a few years ago. Forget the oscillating tools, chisels or pulling
Winch removal
thinwater at 11:52am 04.08.21
Tie a long line around the drum very tightly. Run the line up to the boom through a turning block a
Irwin 32 Compression Post Support
rogov at 11:35am 04.08.21
Thank you, that was one I had not found yet, but I'm fairly certain that my 32' Classic uses a woode
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frietti at 11:26am 04.08.21
ASAP Supplies. I could not be more impressed, they really lived up to their name. Ordered the 29t
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Parsons at 11:26am 04.08.21
We used Boat Logistics (Boat Logistics - Moving Any Boat, Anytime) out of Michigan, and were very pl
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souzag818 at 11:13am 04.08.21
Unfortunately there is no space. Not even for a razor knife. Like I said, I tried everything. Pulli
Winch removal
Mark Maulden at 10:57am 04.08.21
Tie a long line around the drum very tightly. Run the line up to the boom through a turning block an
Best place to list racing sails from a 35'?
sail sfbay at 10:52am 04.08.21
Welcome to the forum!! Only experience I have is advertising a new condition (used once) asymmetric
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sail sfbay at 10:43am 04.08.21
Try Sailors Moving Sailors. One forum member found out about this transport company on this site and
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rgranger at 9:55am 04.08.21
Your question really depends on tolerance... for me I'd compare the repair costs to the cost of an a
Hydrofoils future impact on sailing
rgranger at 9:48am 04.08.21
Actually, I learned how to sail on a Hobie 14. I find them to be sailed by the some of the most ta
1995 Hunter 35.5 Leak in Aft. cabin.
sail sfbay at 9:41am 04.08.21
.............I was wondering if anybody has removed or re-bedded the triangular pedestal base that a
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evan s at 9:41am 04.08.21
Thanks Will! The chisel is a vintage W. Marples & Sons (1920-1940). A good friend of mine got it
1995 Hunter 35.5 Leak in Aft. cabin.
Halipeņo at 9:33am 04.08.21
Thank you for your tips. I was wondering if anybody has removed or re-bedded the triangular pedestal

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