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Sail repair Scott at 9:53am 10.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/857 I live in NYC, and want to deliver my two sails to someone who will do minor repairs, clean, and sto
Anchors Aweigh John at 9:02am 10.31.04 Big Boats 5/861 There have probably been a million posts on this issue but I now find myself perplexed.When I boug
Catalina 30 steering Fred at 8:40am 10.31.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1336 Sailing buddy owns a Catalina 30, 1978. Develops substantial "self-steering" under sail or power .
Anchor Winch Problem Alex Hartcher at 7:11am 10.31.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1481 I purchased a yacht earlier in the year and recently tried to drop anchor without my engine running.
Repowering a Catalina 30 Gordon Groves at 4:29am 10.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/3387 I recently purchased a 1976 Catalina 30, Serial No. 212, as a rebuild project. The existing engine w
C350 Boat Review Blair Dehuff at 3:23am 10.31.04 Big Boats 4/1122 Does anyone know where I can get a copy of a C350 review (either Practical Sailor, Sail Magazine, Bo
Lost one of our own! Steve Dion at 1:00am 10.31.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1191 Fellow Sailors:I am having a difficult time writing this, but we have lost one of our own.My fri
Another h23 mast raising question! Rob Morton at 1:09am 10.31.04 Smaller Boats 7/1123 Hi everybody, We have a 1986 h23 and we recently had to raise the mast with the boat sitting on the
replacing a broken mast newbe at 1:06am 10.31.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1173 I need to replace the mast of my wauquiez pretorien (a 35' sloop) that was broken in the last hurric
Sail UV Protection Dave Winiker at 12:48am 10.31.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/703 I had the sacrificial white UV panels on our 7 year old 150 genoa replaced due to deterioration of t
Coating Teak with Cetol Light Charlie Gruetzner - BeneteauOwners.net at 6:00am 08.17.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1236 Foam Brush I have been using a foam brush when I put the Cetol on Angels' Grace teak. It seems to
Yanmar Diesel captainwolf at 12:00am 10.31.04 Big Boats 4/1115 I Have A Hunter 340 97' We were just on our way to st Augustine to get our boat fixed from the hurri
Steel Keel Coating and Maintenance Paul8753 at 10:59pm 10.30.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1130 I put one coat of Interlux 2000 over the keel in the spring. I did this because it had many (80) spo
Need mast rigging and boom for a 23T Bill Dick at 10:01pm 10.30.04 Columbia 2/1270 Just bought a 23T boat and it is missing the mast rigging and boom. Where can I obtain a boom and sk
New GPS Charlie L at 9:04pm 10.30.04 Big Boats 8/1057 1. Going to give up the old sextant along with my sliderule and buy a GPS. Which model do you recom
What Size Prop Soggy Paws at 5:26pm 10.30.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/881 With the low water this year my prop has taken a little beating. It is time to replace it. I have
Dutchman - Harken Battcar Systems Wolf at 4:46pm 10.30.04 Ask All Sailors 8/2908 We have a Dutchman Main sail system on our new to us 2002 Catalina 310. I am wondering if any body h
What a day for sailing. Lee C, H240 at 1:16pm 10.30.04 Ask All Sailors 3/940 Went sailing on the Neuse River today. Introduced a friend to sailing. Fresh breeze all day, mid 70'
Changing from furling to hanked-on headsail...help Greg2230 at 1:06pm 10.30.04 Ask All Sailors 15/2854 I've recently found my 19 year old Hood furler about shot. Rather than replace the furler I've taken
Should old wire be replaced? ian19147 at 10:06am 10.30.04 Ask All Sailors 3/992 The dc wiring on our boat is 21 years old. The terminal connections and busbars show significant co

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Chartplotter vs iPad Tim Mills at 2:40pm 08.20.20 I have both. An Raymarine Axiom+ display and an iPad pro with cell coverage and GPS with the Navioni
TD 14 <--- [old and dead Invest 97L] kloudie1 at 2:36pm 08.20.20 Looks like we folks on the central Gulf Coast can wait 'till Saturday/Sunday before doing the drill.
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? DrJudyB at 2:33pm 08.20.20
Toe rail removal alexco38 at 2:16pm 08.20.20 Butyl is a better sealant for toe rail. Never harden. 35 years on my boat. Never leak. Ask Mainsail
Toe rail removal DEB AND DION at 2:09pm 08.20.20 We removed the toe rail because we also had leaks. We used 4200 to reseal it. The boat was out of th
Annapolis fall boat shows cancelled kappykaplan at 2:03pm 08.20.20 So sad!
Mac 25 companionway threshold flexing (2) THECUSCUS at 2:00pm 08.20.20 found a better pick of the bulkhead setup [URL='https://forums.sailboatowners.comhttps%3A//forums.sa
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later Hongo at 2:00pm 08.20.20 Thank you to each of you who've taken the time to share your insights. Truly appreciated.
Mac 25 companionway threshold flexing (2) THECUSCUS at 1:59pm 08.20.20 There are also 2 bolts you can see in the front cockpit footwell. [URL='https://forums.sailboatowner
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve Hongo at 1:58pm 08.20.20 Thank you most sincerely to each of you who have taken time to share your insights. Truly appreciate
Mac 25 companionway threshold flexing (3) THECUSCUS at 1:56pm 08.20.20 Not very clear in these pics, but there should be a board that fastens the cockpit floor (deck half
Sad day, and no way to fix Daveinet at 1:52pm 08.20.20 I wondered if the angle of attack would prevent it from planing. Wonder if we could change the angle
Second hull number location Hunter216 at 1:29pm 08.20.20 I need to know the location of the second hull ID number on a 1993 Hunter 23.5. The number on the
Second hull number location rgranger at 1:22pm 08.20.20 Is there a second number? Your title should have the number on it and if that is lost your regist
Sink and cook top rgranger at 1:18pm 08.20.20 Well.... I might be happy just getting it secured on the ceiling so.... I'll think on that first an
Battery Data GonzoF1 at 1:10pm 08.20.20 I don't have an answer but am curious about the voltage. Your attachment show 12.76 to 12.8 but you
Yanmar 3GMD Just Shuts Off, Restarts Later odaydokay at 1:07pm 08.20.20 Does the fuel pump have a fine sieve/strainer in it? If so, when last cleaned?
Parts/replacement of older Goiot steering system Rick D at 12:45pm 08.20.20 Why not try for a lower gearing? Sounds like a good idea to me. I'm sure there are sprockets availab
Hunter 356 Winter Cover Knotallthere at 12:43pm 08.20.20 Thank you. I'm currently in the market for second-hand cover do you know if they have anything?
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? Kings Gambit at 12:40pm 08.20.20 How far to you have to be from land to call it offshore or Blue water? I prefer to stay within a c

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