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hEY HOW ABOUT SOME BAD WEATHER SAILING STORIES Richard Marble at 9:28pm 02.02.04 Ask All Sailors 7/1242 I used to have a 22 ft Catalina with a swing keel. My wife and I had taken it along the Maine coast
Life Raft Rental Ken Silver at 1:49pm 02.02.04 Big Boats 2/1509 We are looking for a source to rent a life raft for coastal cruising next fall on our '88 Hunter 40'
is my engine finished Larry Mugford at 1:27pm 02.02.04 Mid-Size Boats 7/1002 I have an 1982 Catalina 30 with the 11hp universal raw water cooled engine. I have an over heating p
Is Yanmar 2GM13hp good for Hunter 30 Richard Lanier at 1:24pm 02.02.04 Mid-Size Boats 10/3880 What are your opinions on the Yanmar 2GM 13 hp motor for a 1982 Hunter 30? I will be sailing on the
Need Help / Bottom Prep Joe Mullee at 11:48am 02.02.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1029 I'm a little confused. I'm located near Annapolis on the Chesapeake. I painted the bottom of my boat
Big boat passagemaking Ted at 11:18am 02.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/937 Hello HAS member:I am the Hunter Distributor for New Zealand. I am looking to open a dialogue with
How many hanks should I sew onto a jib? Jock at 11:05am 02.02.04 Ask All Sailors 3/3845 I am restoring an old O'Day 27. It came with a jib that fits neatly into the fore-triangle, but the
Marine Diesel Bryon Thomas at 10:44am 02.02.04 Ask All Sailors 15/1160 This may seem an odd question, but I would like a description of the diesel you run in your boats.
Engine Shudder Rob McClain at 10:39am 02.02.04 Other Sailboats 2/847 I have a 27hp Yanmar 3GM30F diesel on my 2001 Hunter 340. Often when I shift the engine out of gear
Bottom Painting on a Trailer Ken Daming at 10:02am 02.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/922 I'd like to save a little money this year and bottom paint my Hunter 260 while it's still on teh tra
Boom Height Champagne Girl at 9:53am 02.02.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/828 I am in the process of ordering a dodger for my 1078 O'Day 25 (swing keel model). One of the measur
Older CDI continuous racing reefer Phil Smith at 9:21am 02.02.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1119 I own a 1985 Catalina 30 and have an older style CDI,Inc system continuous racing reefer (RII 4/6/
Generator for Hunter 34 Tim Welsh at 8:46am 02.02.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1598 I have been looking at some generators to power my A/C unit. I have found some I can Mount to my en
What to look for in a surveyor? Glenn Bollin at 8:32am 02.02.04 Ask All Sailors 2/996 Good advice recently to have a pre-purchase survey. Not sure how to choose a surveyor; credentials,
Hunter 26 Is not seaworthy? Victor at 7:02am 02.02.04 Smaller Boats 20/14748
Hard Top Bimini Tony T at 6:21am 02.02.04 The Cherubini Hunters 5/3876 Is there any one out there that has replaced their soft bimini with a hard top. I am thinking of do
Anchor roller on a Mac 25? Windless? Chip Giles at 5:37am 02.02.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1716 I want to put an a windless and anchor roller on a Mac 25. Anyone seen it done? Got pics?
Gel Coat Greig Carroll at 5:29am 02.02.04 Other Sailboats 0/836 Last spring I painted the hull of my H30. I used a two part poly. It looks great. The problem I have
update on 1972 v222 Bud22665 at 5:20am 02.02.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/905 The pics show how I am coming on the repair and modification of this sailboat.Hope you all find the
SSB radio check FlyBri737 at 4:58am 02.02.04 Ask All Sailors 6/3271 I finished installing my SSB a couple of weeks ago and have had good luck calling WLO in Mobile and

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Chart plotters or "Fish Finders" for cruising Justin_NSA at 5:59pm 11.18.20 My Nikon camera, even my Uniden radar detector have GPS o_O
Simple Engine Maintenance Log Davidasailor26 at 5:59pm 11.18.20 Very nice. And good call to keep it in Google Drive. I do the same with my maintenance log so I can
3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why Tally Ho at 5:53pm 11.18.20 That can work. I have found that round "barrel" type slides are more prone to jamming than flat sli
Chart plotters or "Fish Finders" for cruising AaronD at 5:53pm 11.18.20 Thanks. to all for the helpful input. I'll be reading over it in more detail as time allows. Warrant
Lewmar Super hatch update and question Tally Ho at 5:36pm 11.18.20 I was replacing the windows in my companionway doors recently...the old ones were Lexan I believe.
8 Bells for the passing of Frank Butler Rick D at 5:34pm 11.18.20 RIP, Frank. You had a vision and the focus to make it happen. You were also tight with a dollar. I k
maintenance on 1979 Cal -31new post Tally Ho at 5:19pm 11.18.20 Just bought a used Cal-31. Boat has not been used lately. What should I do first to bring boat back
Mac 26s wiring questions... Grace Note at 5:15pm 11.18.20 Thanks much for your replies! We live near Bay City, Mi. I was going to put the power inlet on t
On the "Distant" Dream? jon hansen at 4:17pm 11.18.20 ...... and sailing is easier than walking
On the "Distant" Dream? jon hansen at 4:16pm 11.18.20 you can go from georgia to maine with a backpack and a stick, appalachian trail or you can go from g
On the "Distant" Dream? jon hansen at 4:11pm 11.18.20 the OP asked three questions. here are my answers: #1. of course there is time, BUT, none is requi
Chart plotters or "Fish Finders" for cruising rgranger at 4:05pm 11.18.20 How far from shore will you be? If less than five miles then down load the navonics app to your ph
Chart plotters or "Fish Finders" for cruising Terry Cox at 3:55pm 11.18.20 Fam got me a Garmin 178C GPS chart plotter/sounder for my birthday in 2005. Has all the charts from
Square sail rgranger at 3:53pm 11.18.20 :dancing:The Blog is wonderful fun to read! Hard to say which boat was my favorite.. there were so
Chart plotters or "Fish Finders" for cruising Gene Neill at 3:24pm 11.18.20 You mentioned Garmin GPSmap vs. EchoMap ... we have a GPSmap (740s) on our C22 and an EchoMap someth
On the "Distant" Dream? 31seahorse at 3:18pm 11.18.20 Hello SBO Members, In my earlier post in this discussion I mentioned a writer and a series of books
Guest 295C (2) All U Get at 3:14pm 11.18.20 Remember when you hid candy, well here is me squeezing into the anchor locker to find those wires.he
Harken sheave worn flat Calif. Ted at 3:11pm 11.18.20 Had both the genny cars and Hood furling line sheaves as described on a previous boat, not sure abou
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. We do not care to save the non-skid, so all we want is a nice smooth surface. What type of san Dave Groshong at 3:00pm 11.18.20 I would skip all of that and paint over it with KiwiGrip, non toxic, fills, last 10 years https:/
Is anyone have experience in keep saber 28 in the water and sailing in north east winters? shemandr at 2:46pm 11.18.20 'There are boats on the East End that stay in all Winter. Most use bubblers or the de-icers. You h

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