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Who needed an extendable mast crutch? Wanderer138 at 8:41am 08.18.04 Smaller Boats 0/1203 I saw a post a couple of weeks ago from someone who needed an extendable mast crutch for an H23, but
Fisher's Island NY Patti8727 at 7:52am 08.18.04 Destinations 3/3618 I heard through the grapvine that there were a few free transient moorings in West Harbor, Fishers I
Sabre 34 Mk I polar diagram robgs at 5:52am 08.18.04 Sabre Sailboats 0/2308 Does anyone have a polar diagram for the Sabre 34 Mk I?Rob S.
NEW SAIL -THINKING ANOUT BUYING AN OLD ERICSON La'sailor at 5:52am 08.18.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1326 I am a new to sailing..I have found an old 1969 Ericson 26..need bottom paint and a motor. is this a
Trailer for 1984 Hunter 25.5 Neil at 5:30am 08.18.04 Smaller Boats 1/1642 Looking for a used trailer for my sailboat. Located in Michigan. Model: 1984 Hunter 25.5Anyone c
Windlass Installation for Oceanis 321 jmcclain at 4:16am 08.18.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1463 Can anyone help with a sample installation of a vertical or horizontal windlass on this model? Than
Where to get battens for my ODay 23? Adam at 2:51am 08.18.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1115 Does anyone have a good source for sail battens? My ODay 23 now only has one (don't ask where the ot
Update: Progressive Ins. claim status Greg2230 at 2:30am 08.18.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1163 I have an update to report for those interested in my experience with Progressive Insurance regardin
Beam reach sail trim Rick Macdonald at 1:47am 08.18.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1738 My Hunter 23.5 is a fractional rig with swept-back spreaders, no backstay, a 110% furling jib with f
Lost my zinc. Can I live without it? Phil Decker at 1:40am 08.18.04 Ask All Sailors 7/2028 I dove under the boat a couple of weeks ago and noticed the zinc I had put on the prop shaft was mis
Cormorants -- AAARRGGH! Capn Pete at 1:24am 08.18.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1212 I've had it with being carpet-bombed by a recent invasion of cormorants in the general area of my ma
Windlass operation and "neutral" Jim Dort at 1:05am 08.18.04 Big Boats 3/1662 During a recent anchoring, and after clearing a minor chain hangup, the chain, with the rope rode fo
Windglider? blewispunk at 12:57am 08.18.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1230 Has anyone used a windglider before? Saw an ad for these in cruising world and looked into them and
jib bag gary8041 at 12:57am 08.18.04 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1203 Looking for jib bag for my 110 jib any sugestions who has the best deal?
boat manuel gary8041 at 12:50am 08.18.04 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1117 Does any one have a manuel for a h27 1982?
cabin lights gary8041 at 12:48am 08.18.04 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1062 How do i remove the lens to change the bulb?
In the SF bay area for a couple days Griffin at 12:42am 08.18.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/845 Hi gang!I am in SF for a few days and wondered if anybody needed crew for a late afternoon/evening
hull i.d. tom c at 12:37am 08.18.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/941 i WAS RECENTLY GIVEN A CATALINA 22, I AM UNABLE TO FIND THE HULL NUMBER AND THE STATE WILL ONLY ACCE
stiff sea cock handles Ron at 12:29am 08.18.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/2275 My 1994 C320 has non-metal sea cocks. Although they are opened and closed regularly, they have beco
JY 14's Split from bow to stern?? Drew at 12:25am 08.18.04 Day Sailers 3/7280 I was talking with a owner of two JY 14's that he has used only a couple of times on each. After the

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Water Ballast Catalina 250 watercolors II at 3:40pm 01.26.21 Sailing friend bought new Cat 250 in 1997. He always felt more comfortable sailing on my 87 Cat 22 w
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit CaptainRan at 3:37pm 01.26.21 One of the most striking things about the test was how difficult it was to see to steer/drive while
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats (1) TimFromLI at 3:26pm 01.26.21 Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The 2021 Beneteau First 53 is a beauty. However, I do prefer
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats JRT at 3:25pm 01.26.21 Thanks I did know that from the ones we have looked at. In our case we don't need 3 cabins I the bo
Barbecue Beefs Ed Caldwell at 3:21pm 01.26.21 The H340 has space for two 4.25 lb tanks in the portside swim platform lazarette, so I always had on
Salvage JamesG161 at 3:19pm 01.26.21 I am looking at salvaging my boat. You would only get about 10% of the current average Market Pric
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (3) Thaniel at 3:19pm 01.26.21 Well the boat floats :-) Tried it out and we didn't sink. Didn't do a lot as we didn't have much t
Winter sailing (Or Summer if you're below the equator) (1) ifmdalvey at 3:15pm 01.26.21 Bernie is also waiting patiently for a launch date.
Barbecue Beefs (1) Michael Davis at 3:14pm 01.26.21 We use the Magma kettle now. Have used Force 10 and Dickinson but the kettle is the only one that ha
Hunter 34 Fuel Tank Well Capt Robbie at 3:13pm 01.26.21 As Allen posted the molded tank well is there for a reason. It serves as a fuel spill reservoir if t
Yanmar 2GMF to 3GMD swap?? xavierspl at 3:09pm 01.26.21 Thanks for all the input! I will exclusively use this in saltwater. width and height are almost the
Telltales Michael Davis at 3:05pm 01.26.21 Tails that tell a tale! Does that make either correct?
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats Captain Larry-DH at 2:52pm 01.26.21 I'm not one to insult anyone's boat, their kids, or their "significant other". And I'm not a Mac 26
Bought a Morgan 250 Classic - (1) RHushagen at 2:43pm 01.26.21 Hey Neighbor. What a Beauty! I just became the owner of a Morgan 250 this summer as well! She's not
Telltales shemandr at 2:35pm 01.26.21 First off is it "Tell tales" or "Tell tails?"
Water Ballast Catalina 250 rgranger at 2:29pm 01.26.21 I suppose you could install a bilge pump to empty the water ballast without having to trailer it.
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats (1) Jim26m at 2:14pm 01.26.21 Isn't the 26X the sailing motorboat? The idea newbs are renting those to go sailing sounds like a b
H34 Prototype companionway instrument cluster Artey1 at 2:04pm 01.26.21 Yes if you really wanted you could. The design allows for a 4th instrument/repeater if desired.
H34 Prototype companionway instrument cluster Mike Oldak at 1:58pm 01.26.21 If I am correct the news MFDs allow autopilot control from the MFD so the autopilot display can also
Salvage Sailfanatic at 1:53pm 01.26.21 You should be able to find a yard or marine parts place that will take a boat away, either free or f

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