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Raw Water Strainer Empty Harold Fahs at 1:43am 06.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1097 I just returned from the first sailing trip since owning an 85 C30. After sailing on a port tack for
motor mount installation on a swept back transom Brian Conneely at 1:36am 06.23.03 Smaller Boats 2/1173 I am installing an adjustable motor mount on the h23. The mount is made by fulton performance as se
C-22 Table Rick at 1:00am 06.23.03 Smaller Boats 4/1196 Hello everyone, I am building a new table for my C-22 and would like to know the lenth and wid
Gel Coat Cracks Paul H at 12:48am 06.23.03 Other Sailboats 0/745 Ok Jim, I need a little help. I started to develop cracks and some breakage on the gel coat of my 95
sunk at the dock Grif Morpeth at 12:40am 06.23.03 Ask All Sailors 9/1144 Next to my slip is a Morgan 250 which has gone to the bottom. The boat has created an obsticle for m
Transom on 240 George at 12:32am 06.23.03 Day Sailers 0/935 I've noticed that some 240 have the motor mounted at the transom cut out and others have the ladder
Topping Lift & Lazy Jacks - 26X Jim at 11:00pm 06.22.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1187 Any suggestions on how to install a topping life? Where do you attach it to the boom and with what?
Help! Hood Seafurler 2 Griffin at 10:56pm 06.22.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1238 OK...I have one more thing to service before I can actually sail this thing.I have a Hood Seafurle
Fluid fill by Volume or Dipstick?... Dale I at 9:38pm 06.22.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1065 Ya can't seem to have it both ways... Ok, so the recommended volume for engine oil and tranny flu
Sheaves David at 9:18pm 06.22.03 Smaller Boats 5/1030 I need to replace the mast head sheaves on my C-22. Please help me with part numbers or dimensions
Replacing Halyards Through Mast Tom at 8:58pm 06.22.03 Mid-Size Boats 10/1402 I recently purchased a 1981 Hunter 30 that needs the halyards replaced. The boat is in the water wit
Cutlass Bearing Dave at 8:30pm 06.22.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1366 What symptoms determine whether a boat needs to have a cutlass bearing replaced? Obviously looseness
The name game SailboatOwners.com at 4:14pm 06.22.03 Ask All Sailors 336/18157 Did you name your boat or did you keep the name of a used boat that you purchased? If you renamed
Bimini Dimensions Mike McMahon at 3:58pm 06.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/894 I am looking for the plans for a Bimini for my 1985 h31. I am thinking of building my owm. I need th
winch maintenance Mike McMahon at 3:54pm 06.22.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/985 I am looking for some direction on taking apart the Maxwell winches on my 1985 H31. I am interested
Advice for buying a 27' Sun for liveaboard Scott at 3:19pm 06.22.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1302 Hey Everyone,I've decided to purchase a 27' Sun sailboat for liveaboard (first boat owned). I've b
Advice on first sailboat purchase... 86 Hunter 24? (1) Brent at 3:10pm 06.22.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1101 Hello all,Thanks to everyone who responded to my original post, "Advice on first sailboat purchase
close hauled sailing question... Charles Ross at 2:48pm 06.22.03 Smaller Boats 6/1558 Hi all,Being this is our first month in our first year with our '95 Hunter 26, I figured I'd post
Rudder "clunk" Ray Hodges at 2:35pm 06.22.03 Smaller Boats 7/1345 The rudder on my 1976 swing keel tends to wobble and "clunk" in lighter winds. Is this fixable, i.e
A reputable surveyor in Southern California IslanderSteve at 2:31pm 06.22.03 Ask All Sailors 2/986 Does anyone know of a reputable surveyor in Southern California? I need a very thorough survey of m

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Trailer noise Tsam at 2:25pm 09.26.20 Thanks to all for the feedback about the bearings possibly being the source of noise. I have always
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? SailingFree at 2:21pm 09.26.20 The ever popular question, "Which boat is better A or B for (fill in the purpose)? Almost always co
Back-up Depth Sounders? (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:04pm 09.26.20 I've heard before about how you could supposedly determine your position from depth soundings. What
OPINION : CAPE DORY 36 VS. NIAGRA 35 OR OTHER....IS A FULL KEEL AND SKEG RUDDER THE BEST OPTION ?? dlochner at 1:46pm 09.26.20 The ever popular question, "Which boat is better A or B for (fill in the purpose)? Almost always com
Back-up Depth Sounders? NYSail at 1:43pm 09.26.20 My wife bought me a hand held battery unit that works great..... not expensive and pretty cool to ha
NEED a new Auto Pilot? capta at 12:59pm 09.26.20 I would put reliability, power consumption, and ability ahead of cost, on an autopilot. It will beco
Hunter 34 False Bildge - How can you tell if the modification was done? rgranger at 12:58pm 09.26.20 What an odd design. Seems obvious that FUNK would grow down there. I had a Coronado 23 once that h
Trailer noise rgranger at 12:54pm 09.26.20 After about 15 min drive, touch the hub with the palm of your hand. If one is noticably warmer than
Back-up Depth Sounders? rgranger at 12:50pm 09.26.20 Okay... maybe I need some sleep but when I first read your post title I thought... "why would your p
Back-up Depth Sounders? capta at 12:43pm 09.26.20 With GPS as affordable as it is today, and considering the reliability of modern day (and older ones
Back-up Depth Sounders? Hunter216 at 12:42pm 09.26.20
Back-up Depth Sounders? (1) Will Gilmore at 12:21pm 09.26.20 Charts are pretty precise depth indicators. In fog, on the coast of Maine, I was taught to compare
Trailer noise Revv up at 12:10pm 09.26.20
What does it mean to follow someone. Meriachee at 11:54am 09.26.20 The 6pm news is actually a greet place to get a summary of the days (and overnight) twitland traffic
Trailer noise Meriachee at 11:51am 09.26.20 Checked bearing temperatures? How about brake shoes?
Hunter 34 False Bildge - How can you tell if the modification was done? swshogren at 11:29am 09.26.20 and what are you using for a hose, it looks a lot better than what I have inherited.
Hunter 34 False Bildge - How can you tell if the modification was done? swshogren at 11:27am 09.26.20 Allan, how did you open your up? it looks like a hole saw maybe?
Back-up Depth Sounders? shemandr at 11:24am 09.26.20 Since I am sailing OPB's primarily and doing RC work, I would consider a portable unit.
Back-up Depth Sounders? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:20am 09.26.20
What does it mean to follow someone. Brian D at 11:19am 09.26.20 Sorry, following people still sounds creepy. So is that why Twitter and Instagram (and other socia

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