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new head sail? Paul at 4:30am 04.05.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/881 I am planning to sail from Galveston to the Keys via Pensacola. I'd like to go out in the Gulf into
Hunter 280 Mast Step Eric Hartsough at 4:23am 04.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1579 Going from a Hunter 26 to a Hunter 280, I expected the mast to have a hinged step. The 280 I just pu
SAIL YOUR OWN CATALINA 22 IN MEXICO Stuart11157 at 4:19am 04.05.04 Destinations 0/1475 Please see classified. Limited time, as boat will be trailered back to the US in a month. Great loca
CATALINA 22 IN MEXICO Stuart11157 at 4:17am 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 0/984 Please see classified. Limited time, as boat will be trailered back to the US in a month. Great loca
CATALINA 22 IN MEXICO Stuart11157 at 4:13am 04.05.04 Smaller Boats 0/1005 Please see classified. Limited time, as boat will be trailered back to the US in a month. Great loca
Mast Collar Hartmut Hoyer at 4:10am 04.05.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1107 Hi all,can anyone help me where I can get a new mast collar for a Sparcraft Mast Performance 305.
Hunter 280 Wing Keel Eric Hartsough at 4:07am 04.05.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1775 Recently purchased a Hunter 280 from a private party in Birmingham, AL. After getting it to Colorad
Help with January '05 Bareboat Charter Vacation Jim Smith at 4:05am 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 12/1296 We would like to charter a boat for a week in January 2005 and would like some input from you all. I
Sail vessel as floating exhibition (1) James at 4:01am 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 5/966 Hello! What does anyone think about doing something like this to your sail?
Auto Pilots Wayne at 2:58am 04.05.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/876 I would appreciate some information regarding autopilots. I would like to install one for this seas
Oday 20 Centerboard Removal Mark Hudson at 2:54am 04.05.04 Day Sailers 1/1519 Can anyone provide direction as to how to remove the centerboard? I would like to drop it to paint
Help with full battens Russell at 2:29am 04.05.04 Smaller Boats 7/833 I just got my 1993 H23.5 in February so I am still learning. Sailed Saturday with the wife and kids
Looking for used boat buying advise Albert at 2:05am 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 14/1143 Hello, I am looking to spend around 7,000 for a used sailboat and don't know where to begin. What I
Shroud keyholing Eric B at 12:14am 04.05.04 Ask All Sailors 3/992 While making a through inspection of all rigging and structural integrity on my "new" old Cat 27, I'
1979 Oday 25 Hull Composition JayK at 12:00am 04.05.04 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1155 Does anybody out there have an idea if a 1979 Oday 25 is a full fiberglass hull or is it cored with
H19 Trailer Balance? Jim at 11:50pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 1/819 Greetings. I bought my H19 used, and the trailer balance has always been out of whack. I've tried mo
WalkThrough On The New 41 George Lamb at 11:35pm 04.04.04 Big Boats 3/863 My wife and spent about an hour on a new Hunter 41 this weekend. We were thinking about trading in o
o'day 15 rigging William D. Stevens at 11:24pm 04.04.04 Day Sailers 1/1797 I recently purchased an O'Day 15 sailboat. I am in need of an owners manual. How do I acquire a ma
Caulking Dan Ulrich at 11:13pm 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 10/946 I seem to remember ancient posts regarding caulking the deck/hull joint on Hunter 23's. I cannot rem
Diesel odor Bill lowe at 10:42pm 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1215 Following advice I got from this forum (thanks all), I changed the fuel filter on my Perkins engine

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Composting toilet vs. regular for resale value gusc at 2:06pm 12.06.20 A sailboat is a toy.... not an investment. Buy what you want and can afford and then make some me
Composting toilet vs. regular for resale value gusc at 2:04pm 12.06.20 I would probably pass on a boat with a composting head, unless I REALLY wanted that boat and nothin
Identify this boat Project_Mayhem at 1:38pm 12.06.20 Fiberglass is just really cheap What kind of fiberglass are you using? The commonly used West Syst
Brown sludge water in bilge BlowMeAway at 1:36pm 12.06.20
1984 Hunter Fuel Tanks Hunter 34_1984 at 1:35pm 12.06.20 Absolutely true. At least if the sun is shining the boat might be above freezing. I got a teeshirt
december 5th, 1872 (1) jssailem at 1:23pm 12.06.20 I like the Giant Squid/Whale rising from beneath or the Water Spout whisking the crew away... theori
trailer specs Project_Mayhem at 1:22pm 12.06.20 Alternatively you could bolt those stands to a flatbed/construction trailer. It'd be very versatile
Boomless sailing 26S MAC Project_Mayhem at 1:16pm 12.06.20 A main without a boom sounds like it's acting as an asymmetrical spinnaker placed midship
Identify this boat (1) SailingLoto at 1:14pm 12.06.20 I am never one to talk someone out of doing but they want to do. By all means, if you want to live
1984 Hunter Fuel Tanks jssailem at 1:11pm 12.06.20 I think I have some cold days, in some tight spots this winter. But no better way to get to know yo
1984 Hunter Fuel Tanks kloudie1 at 1:07pm 12.06.20 It is crosslinked poly, the right stuff for diesel tanks. The wall thickness is 0.200"
Brown sludge water in bilge kloudie1 at 1:05pm 12.06.20 Does the icebox drain into the bilge? Could be some goodie left over from something leaking in the b
Composting toilet vs. regular for resale value Tally Ho at 1:01pm 12.06.20 I would probably pass on a boat with a composting head, unless I REALLY wanted that boat and nothing
Brown sludge water in bilge All U Get at 12:56pm 12.06.20
Propane heater All U Get at 12:54pm 12.06.20 We were at a slip years ago next to the windjammers in Camden, Maine. At 0400 I could smell pine an
Brown sludge water in bilge danstanford at 12:38pm 12.06.20 Hate to suggest something awful but could it be coming from rotten core in the deck?
1984 Hunter Fuel Tanks Hunter 34_1984 at 12:27pm 12.06.20 I will assume that you are correct about the tank being plastic. The boat is 36 years old and poly
1984 Hunter Fuel Tanks Ralph Johnstone at 12:17pm 12.06.20 I will assume that you are correct about the tank being plastic. The boat is 36 years old and poly
49 Owners and probably other large boat owners (1) MFD at 12:15pm 12.06.20 I am not sure what charger you have, the control unit for my 2009 41DS is from Magnum Energy. It ha
'84 Mac 25 - Is She Worth It? TheMoose at 12:07pm 12.06.20 I like option B. You got the boat for almost free. If you can find a competent surveyor, or even

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