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where to buy a trailer for a boat? Clint at 12:16am 07.25.04 Trailer Sailors 1/1197 I researched buying a sailboat.I find many of them are trailerable but dont come with the trailer.Wh
Cleaning Pop Top Cover Catalina 25 at 10:58pm 07.24.04 Smaller Boats 1/1066 I would like to clean the pop top cover (Winter cover?), for my '83 Catalina 25. The white vinyl ou
Boom Position on C27 mast Michael at 9:51pm 07.24.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/974 I recently purchased a 1984 C27 tall rig. The boom is on a goose neck that is bolted to the mast rig
Water Loged Walt at 9:01pm 07.24.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1010 I need some help getting the water out of a 1975 C22.The boat I bought had been in the water for a l
Any weight at all on keel Mark at 2:52pm 07.24.04 Smaller Boats 2/715 With my 260 sitting on the trailer there is no weight at all on the keel.I thought that just a litt
Looking for opinions PrincessoftheLake at 2:49pm 07.24.04 Big Boats 3/840 I have a 1985 Hunter 34. The interior wood looks fine to me but my husband wants to cover it all wi
Performance: Deep vs Shoal Keel Tom11735 at 2:25pm 07.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/2603 Am ready to purchase H33...dealer has one Deep Keel; would have to order for shoal keel. What are t
How does the sail attach to the boom end? Craig at 12:32pm 07.24.04 Smaller Boats 5/1766 Just setting up my "new" 1984 22 for the first time and am not certain how to secure the sail to the
sail storage bag doug198 at 11:02am 07.24.04 Day Sailers 4/4844 does anyone have a suggestion on a storage bag for the main and jib for the 170? i trailer the boat
Mac26X trailable height Ian at 10:02am 07.24.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/875 I am considering buying a Mac 26X and would appreciate some information on trailing specs.what is t
First boat with a head Sandi Davis at 9:46am 07.24.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1199 We have just purchased our first new sailboat - a Hunter 36. With what should or shouldn't the head
holding tank vent line fixture Jerry21607 at 7:25am 07.24.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1147 On June 19th I posted a question regarding odors in the head of my 1988 Catalina 30. The replies I
one cold machine cooling two adjacent boxes Dave Pryor at 7:10am 07.24.04 Other Sailboats 1/731 I own a Tayana 52, built in 1989. The factory installed two adjacent boxes that are well insulated.
272LE Traveller samphire at 6:35am 07.24.04 Bigger Boats 5/1362 The traveller on the 272LE is well positioned above the main cabin for a good mid-boom articulation.
hot engine compartment John3127 at 5:57am 07.24.04 Big Boats 8/1386 I recently added Soundown insulation and door gasketing to keep the genset and engine noise and dies
Echo Sounder saoirse at 2:01am 07.24.04 Big Boats 1/849 I have a Raymarine Depth Sounder,the transducer is faulty and I was thinking of using a spare transd
Y-Valve saoirse at 9:52pm 07.23.04 Big Boats 3/820 Can anybody please tell me what the purpose of the Y-Valve on the waste tank of 430 is ?.Gerry
rigging for solo sailing on 18.5 jacj at 2:36pm 07.23.04 Smaller Boats 0/813 I would like to talk to anyone who has rigged his hunter 18.5 to handle main and jib from the cockpi
alcohol stove ziptrip69 at 1:38pm 07.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1021 i recently purched my first boat 1981 hunter h-25 it has an alcohol burning cook stove which does no
supermax patrick at 12:49pm 07.23.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1224 I just picked up a c38 which came with a 40# supermax anchor and a 40# bruce with 100' of chain and

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Motor Size? dsims at 1:26pm 08.04.20 We have a Johnson 9.9 two stroke. Probably over kill, but the boat was my fathers and he had been c
Winch rebuild parts kloudie1 at 1:19pm 08.04.20 There was a guy in Australia who had a few parts. His website was referenced on this forum a few yea
Invest 92L (1) shemandr at 1:16pm 08.04.20 Well, it looks like Isaias is an unusual storm. It wasn't that much here in Jensen Beach. It made
On or Off Don Lucas at 12:51pm 08.04.20 My question, which I am sure will generate opinions: do you turn all off/unplug shore power when
Bow thruster hunter capta at 12:50pm 08.04.20
Hull numbers.... again pclarksurf at 12:48pm 08.04.20 Who couldn't use another sailboat? Multiply everything by 10x :)
Chirping alarm sound while engine running DNRJR at 12:39pm 08.04.20 Hello all, question to you all regarding weird alarm. I purchased a 2001 Beneteau 331 with westerb
Anchorage magnet... thinwater at 12:35pm 08.04.20 Remember, it's not about what offends us, but about what offends another person. Other people gener
Is this Boat a good boat? MikeHoncho at 12:29pm 08.04.20
Hull numbers.... again sailinmikenaz at 12:22pm 08.04.20 I'm kicking myself today, I had a chance to get Hull # 4326 for $600 complete and on a trailer this
Hull numbers.... again Jacktar at 12:03pm 08.04.20 Just a caveat, sails move from boat to boat
any Nonsuch cat owners out there? MitchM at 12:01pm 08.04.20 i'm thinking more of a 17-20 ft trailerable cat to replace my little 16 ft trailerable che
New Boat Meriachee at 11:56am 08.04.20 Screw all that. Go fast. http://www.fulcrumspeedworks.com/UFO
Bow thruster hunter MikeHoncho at 11:53am 08.04.20 I have literally driven hundreds of boats, all over the world, so it hardly matters about the "vari
Saw the Comet last evening. MikeHoncho at 11:47am 08.04.20 I just had to figure this out. 6,800 orbital period divided by 30 year generations means 226.6 gene
New Boat srimes at 11:33am 08.04.20 That 42" box will just drift. I don't see it going windward at all. This can, though: lReTd6V33MM
More propane outboard questions jviss at 11:31am 08.04.20 I built mine to hold two tanks side by side. Wow, 40 lb. of propane! My two 10 lb. tanks last me
More propane outboard questions john6206 at 11:23am 08.04.20 I guess I had that one coming... fire suppression engineer - can't turn it off. Well you have a
More propane outboard questions john6206 at 11:20am 08.04.20 With my gas motor, I always took way more gas than I needed on a multi-day cruise. I would typically
New Boat (1) Meriachee at 11:19am 08.04.20 OK, so I'll throw out something here...what about a Catalina 270? That goes back to the post I put

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