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Kiwi prop John Blakely at 1:28pm 10.31.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/913 I am repowering my Hunter 31 and have been looking at the Kiwi 3 blade prop. Has anyone had any exp
Schaefer furling boom Marc Honey at 12:56pm 10.31.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1036 Looking for anyone out there with actual experience with Schaefer furling boom on 34'or larger vesse
Frostbite Sailing ex-admin at 11:59am 10.31.04 Ask All Sailors 49/3136 Fall has some of the best weather of the year for sailing. The transitional weather produces some f
Help on choosing a boat ling at 11:40am 10.31.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1124 I am looking for a sailboat about 15 or 16 meters (53ft) long for TransAtlantic sailing. Which brand
Do short vent lines trump horizontal ones? Alan21873 at 11:17am 10.31.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1306 Hi Peggie,After reading your recommendations, I am going to replace the vent line to my holding ta
Fiberglass holding tank Alan21873 at 10:56am 10.31.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/1907 Hi Peggie,I need to replace my holding tank. I found an article on the boatUS web site describing
H260 on the move Anne Taylor at 10:50am 10.31.04 Smaller Boats 8/997 I recently purchased a 2002 Hunter 260 and anticipate wanting to trailer it down to Florida this win
Sail repair Scott at 9:53am 10.31.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/934 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 5/887 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 2/1462 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 3/1519 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 3/3697 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 4/1205 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 5/1229 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 7/1148 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 1/1207 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 4/724 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 3/1323 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 4/1242 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 1/1148 I put one coat of Interlux 2000 over the keel in the spring. I did this because it had many (80) spo

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New Boat Owner Help sailormanbigd at 9:48am 12.04.20 google says its 1370 miles from door to door?
Vend�e Globe? Scott B at 9:42am 12.04.20 Sam is still assessing the damage and making to Cape Town where she can get into calm water and prot
Hacked? dlochner at 9:40am 12.04.20 Good advice. To which I might add, set up notification alerts on your bank account and credit cards
New Boat Owner Help Michael Davis at 9:33am 12.04.20 thank you Mr Davis. I am Patrick Davis We have a larger family than I thought!!
New Boat Owner Help sailormanbigd at 9:33am 12.04.20 yes whatfiero1 that was what I thought. But so far widow of owner not helpful. said oh gosh I don't
New Boat Owner Help sailormanbigd at 9:30am 12.04.20 thank you Mr Davis. I am Patrick Davis
New Boat Owner Help sailormanbigd at 9:28am 12.04.20 thanks for the reply Dragonfly! I spoke with the widow briefly and she is not much help? Not sure of
New Boat Owner Help Whatfiero1 at 9:28am 12.04.20 I would think the same hydraulic trailer that set it there could pick up and bring to you. Or any h
New Boat Owner Help Michael Davis at 9:26am 12.04.20 Lovely looking cruising boat unfortunately not in the right part of the world to offer any insight t
Vend�e Globe? Davidasailor26 at 9:08am 12.04.20 Certainly looking like a race of attrition now. What is that, 5 or 6 out now and not even halfway a
New Boat Owner Help Will Gilmore at 9:07am 12.04.20 She's a beauty. I can see why you are excited. Welcome to the best forum for sailors and sailboat
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? daviddp at 9:00am 12.04.20 Technically you can actually jack the boat up and suspend the keel but if you've never done it, now
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? dLj at 8:51am 12.04.20 Technically you can actually jack the boat up and suspend the keel but if you've never done it, now
New Boat Owner Help (2) sailormanbigd at 8:21am 12.04.20 more sexy187857
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? daviddp at 8:19am 12.04.20 Ask Dlochner to tell you the story about jack stands and what happens when things go wrong. He allu
New Boat Owner Help (1) sailormanbigd at 8:19am 12.04.20 187854
Need new motor throttle capta at 8:14am 12.04.20 Look for those in the power boats side of yachting. More choices.
Vend�e Globe? Michael Davis at 7:59am 12.04.20 well, in races like this, "it's not who came in first, it's who came in?" :cool: Certainly lookin
Hatch size marchem at 7:58am 12.04.20 65 sounds right for the trapezoi shape. Pretty sure the smaller one is a #10.
ST1000 Tiller Autopilot installation Beneteau First 20 Gerryknight99 at 7:18am 12.04.20 Joe, thanks your analysis makes sense i will report how it goes

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