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BWI laws Jackdaw at 9:36am 07.17.19 Ask All Sailors 66/7097 Here's an interesting question; asking for a friend..... ;^) Like every other state, Minnesota ha
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Mast base leak sgiarc at 7:27am 07.17.19 Ask All Sailors 2/431 I have a 1997 Beneteau 461. I am experiencing leaking by my mast base. I took off the old boot and c
Headstay diameter geek_guy at 6:48am 07.17.19 Big Boats 2/510 Looked around and can't find the size of my headstay listed anywhere. Suppose it's one of those thi
sliding hatch tgrayson at 5:18pm 07.16.19 Ask All Sailors 4/548 looking for a macgregor venture 17 top sliding companionway hatch or something to replace it with.ma
I have a 2009 Hunter 31, rubber seal around fake teak seating separating. Genuine Draft at 4:21pm 07.16.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/532 I have a 2009 Hunter 31 at Grande Lake in Northeastern Oklahoma. The rubber seal around the fake tea
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Cruise from Heven & Hell LeslieTroyer at 12:42pm 07.16.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 24/1657 Great fireworks at Lopez on the 4th. Great meeting up with @Stu Jackson and going to Thetus for a f
magnificent boat repair ! MitchM at 11:56am 07.16.19 Ask All Sailors 10/765 a beautiful old wooden boat in a car collision on its way to a festival. check out the
House Battery Replacement or Upgrade Time? (1) Thomp318 at 9:14am 07.16.19 Big Boats 13/1288 Hi All, I have a 2001 Hunter 410 new to me this summer and I have a bad house battery. My first thou
Window Replacement bawlmer at 6:44am 07.16.19 Ask All Sailors 24/2312 I few months ago I purchased a set of replacement windows from SBO for my Catalina 270. I checked th
Third trip out... Shorefun at 6:42am 07.16.19 Day Sailers 7/839 So I got out Sunday with my son and nephew. My nephew sail in college and made the trip easy. We h
Delrin pin for keel bolt? Cmackg at 5:47am 07.16.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/650 anyone used something like that for their bolt? Thinking it might be handy to lock the keel, but let
Alternator Pulley Nut Size jviss at 2:54am 07.16.19 Engines and Propulsion 5/2413 Sorry for this, I'm having trouble finding an answer: What socket size do I need for the nut securi
Intermittent start issue NM at 5:26pm 07.15.19 Engines and Propulsion 18/1765
Hydraulic Backstay Adjustser Use jviss at 4:35pm 07.15.19 Racing 25/3930 I'm posting in this forum as I think more racers would care and know about managing backstay tension
Oceanis 37 fixed port leak Gavmc at 4:12pm 07.15.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/366 Here we go again! I have a 2013 Oceanis 37 with a fixed port light under a deck cap. I have decons
216 Hydraulic Keel yoty2126 at 3:43pm 07.15.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 18/2204 Hi, anyone had problems with the Sailtec 'integral' hydraulic ram for the keel? I have now had two i
Sailing schooling tmleadr03 at 3:31pm 07.15.19 Ask All Sailors 79/5987 I have a bit of experience sailing as does my girlfriend. But all of our instruction is informal at

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Thesis survey for boaters! Ralph Johnstone at 8:05pm 01.12.24 Hope this helps and all the best in your thesis.
Thesis survey for boaters! tfox2069 at 7:48pm 01.12.24 Completed!
Thesis survey for boaters! Roland5048 at 7:33pm 01.12.24 Done! All the best with your thesis, Molly. You don't get this far and all of of a sudden flame ou
60 best Boats 30' and under FastOlson at 7:30pm 01.12.24 The thing about the B&R rig, that many newbies do not understand is that the cost of a re-rig is qui
Seaward 25 taking on water. port of mountainhome at 7:04pm 01.12.24 Don S/V Illusion, So my husband and I talked and now after what you said, I understand. I should be
Baby Stay Ted at 6:46pm 01.12.24 Here's a YouTube video showing the babystay for that boat. It can be seen at minute 1:26 and beyond.
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 Sgraves94 at 6:32pm 01.12.24 Congratulations on your "new" boat! From our 24 seasons of experience, it is an ideal cruiser for a
60 best Boats 30' and under shemandr at 6:14pm 01.12.24 Really? It seems like the unstayed mast was pretty successful a la Nonsuch and Freedom. The Hunte
Seaward 25 taking on water. port of mountainhome at 5:40pm 01.12.24 not familiar with you boat. Having said that and as a general principle, the last place you want wa
Acoustic guitar and boats. stickinthemud57 at 5:32pm 01.12.24
Thesis survey for boaters! stickinthemud57 at 5:29pm 01.12.24 Makes me wish I knew something about that area. Any chance the results of your survey would be share
1st Sailboat. 1983 Hunter 27 David in Sandusky at 5:23pm 01.12.24 Congratulations on your "new" boat! From our 24 seasons of experience, it is an ideal cruiser for a
Thesis survey for boaters! American_Mainsail at 5:17pm 01.12.24
Seaward 25 taking on water. Don S/V ILLusion at 5:11pm 01.12.24 . My problem is we now have found out that the saloon can hold a lot of water with no where to go t
Seaward 25 taking on water. port of mountainhome at 5:06pm 01.12.24 Bilge pumps primarily remove nuisance water from the bilge. As you discovered, they can't keep up
Seaward 25 taking on water. port of mountainhome at 4:57pm 01.12.24 David, You are right about the alignment and we also found out 2 of the motor mounts are not the rig
Seaward 25 taking on water. Davidasailor26 at 4:44pm 01.12.24 I presume it wasn't leaking before you left? I could think of a couple possibilities - Either the s
Seaward 25 taking on water. kappykaplan at 4:43pm 01.12.24 Bilge pumps primarily remove nuisance water from the bilge. As you discovered, they can't keep up w
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