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expemsive dealer add-ons Rob at 4:18pm 09.01.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/958 I'm looking at the dealer info for a 26M. It looks like setting it up for cruising with instrumentat
Bilge access Ken Gold at 3:18pm 09.01.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/969 My electric bilge pump is not working on my Hunter 25. Can anyone tell me where the acces to the bil
PX Powercleats - SUCCESS! Rick Macdonald at 3:14pm 09.01.03 Smaller Boats 23/1656 I replaced the jib horn cleats with the Spinlock PX Powercleats over the weekend. GREAT! I single ha
H170 Spinnaker jbr at 2:23pm 09.01.03 Day Sailers 1/1328 Anyone have experience with a H170 spinnaker? I've got one and flown it a few times up to 10 kts; wo
fuel tank cleaning John Dodge at 2:04pm 09.01.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/791 Has anyone used the company "Clean Fuels"?I must of gotten some bad fuel two weeks ago. I've been c
Sailboat Appliques Marshall at 1:34pm 09.01.03 Other Sailboats 4/913 I just purchased a used boat, and would like to change the name on the hull. I would also like to a
Used Javelin what to look for. (1) Art at 12:47pm 09.01.03 Day Sailers 3/2546 I am going to look at a 1978 (supposedly) Javelin with trailer this weekend. See the photo from the
Should I buy a new trailer??? Michael Gordon at 12:43pm 09.01.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/870 My partner and I had an accident with the trailer for our boat this spring. No one was hurt, the bo
Javelin Rigging while on a trailer Art at 12:34pm 09.01.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1192 I have read that you should not stand in the boat while it is in the trailer. How do you step the ma
First extended voyage Michael Kretschmer at 11:54am 09.01.03 Ask All Sailors 3/995 I've been sailing my 1979 O'Day 23' centerboard for 5 seasons and I'm thinking about an extended voy
Oil Alarm Scott at 11:26am 09.01.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/856 I recently was laid up for 3 months while changing my roller furler and forestay. After getting ever
How far have you trailered a Hunter 23? Kevin Keen at 11:16am 09.01.03 Smaller Boats 24/1510 I am claiming a world-record distance of trailering a Hunter 23: 2850 statute miles,or 4680 km, eh.
Deck Water Impregnation George at 11:02am 09.01.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1170 I think the deck below my mast has been impregnated with water. Has anybody had this problem? Is the
Bow eye pulled out? Bart at 10:57am 09.01.03 Smaller Boats 12/1930 The bow eye used to winch the boat the final few inches onto the trailer has pulled loose. Is there
Mortar-like buildup in old waste lines Doug at 10:35am 09.01.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1434 Hello-I was removing my toilet manual pump to rebuild it (it seems to start leaking from everywher
Centerboard cable replacement-oday 32cc Frank Bihon at 9:45am 09.01.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/862 Went to back out of slip and went now-where...noticed the line to centerboard was slack...pulled and
Water Pumps Dennis Stone at 9:17am 09.01.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/896 How can you tell what pump you have on the C30? Mine is 1977 w/Atomic engine. No markings that I can
topside paint Grif Morpeth at 9:14am 09.01.03 Ask All Sailors 14/1384 Its time to paint my topsides. The gel coat is shot and I cant keep ahead of the mildew anymore. I'm
Cruising from Ft. Myers to Miami Van at 9:06am 09.01.03 Ask All Sailors 3/5756 I would like the help of those of you that might have sailed from FT. Myers to Miami. I will be hel
Oday 28 Manual Guenther DerManelian at 8:47am 09.01.03 Bigger Boats 3/2110 My wife and I recently purchased a 1979 Oday 28. Does anyone know how we could acquire an owner's m

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On the "Distant" Dream? capta at 8:07am 11.17.20 [ By contrast, we see little apparent interest in learning much about local cruising areas. Here in
On the "Distant" Dream? JamesG161 at 8:06am 11.17.20 media tends to romanticize ideas like this. :plus::plus: When you see movies or scenes of an ocea
On the "Distant" Dream? kappykaplan at 7:59am 11.17.20 Excellent points, @Kings Gambit ! I was exposed to large boats a couple of lifetimes ago as a Midsh
On the "Distant" Dream? Justin_NSA at 7:57am 11.17.20 It's the "sound bite" culture we live in today. Not to mention media tends to romanticize ideas like
Refinishing Tiller Handle jssailem at 7:56am 11.17.20 I hear it is going to be a cold "Dark Winter". We all one use some interesting, challenging and rewa
On the "Distant" Dream? JamesG161 at 7:56am 11.17.20 long cruise to a distant locale within a few months? How many of these actually succeed? We all ha
Oil Mystery Justin_NSA at 7:43am 11.17.20 Dumb question, and I'm not trying to insult you: are you sure you poured the oil into the right par
93 Catalina 34 Mk1.5, is this normal (1) Hayden Watson at 7:39am 11.17.20 This is my prop 5 months after the last time that I paid a "professional" to dive my boat. The next
Oil Mystery BarryL at 7:31am 11.17.20 Dumb question, and I'm not trying to insult you: are you sure you poured the oil into the right part
93 Catalina 34 Mk1.5, is this normal Hayden Watson at 7:28am 11.17.20 Could be, but the owner says the boat is dived on every 3 months and we are just coming out of wint
Refinishing Tiller Handle shank at 7:20am 11.17.20 That French hitching looks really nice. I watched a couple of videos on YouTube and it doesn't seem
Hunter 30. Swimming platform locker (1) Whatfiero1 at 7:17am 11.17.20 Do you sail in saltwater taste water to figure out where come from. I store kids rafts in there so I
93 Catalina 34 Mk1.5, is this normal dmax at 7:17am 11.17.20 It's not normal, the engine should be able to rev to 3000 rpm, cruise at 2600 and you should be able
Hunter 30. Swimming platform locker Moodymike at 7:03am 11.17.20 Rain water should not get in the transom lockers as it has raise lip and overhang lid/cover. It is
Unknown Bristol Herreschoff? (4) A6C5O7 at 6:58am 11.17.20 Andrew, I've attached a few photos he's sent me. I've also contacted the Newport to Bermuda race r
New Sails - advice? MIsty's Destiny Captn. at 6:46am 11.17.20 We got a new set of sails this season for our B&R rigged 2005 Hunter 36. We got them from Chesapeak
Oil Mystery DougM at 6:28am 11.17.20 All good responses. I have a 2GM20F in my 323 and it takes slightly more than 2 quarts. I normally d
3 Mainsail Quotes - Advice on which you would pick and why cdarwincole at 6:07am 11.17.20 One work around for full battens and the pressure on the slugs is to use a sail slug one size small
Vend�e Globe? shemandr at 6:06am 11.17.20 I've just caught on. The boats depicted on the graphic with the tiny wings are the foiling boats -
First Sailboat Ferruh at 5:58am 11.17.20 If it weren't winter, I'd volunteer to bring it to you on it's own hull. But December north of Norf

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