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I'm a 63 year old avid S27.9 racer that is looking for a bigger boat for some Great Lakes and Coastal Cruising. The boat needs to be nimble and quick as that is what I am used to with enough amenities to please my wife. The E35-3 looks good on paper and fits into my $40-$50K price range. I have...

This will be my first winter with our boat, well really the second winter, but I am going to do al of the winterization. I was wondering if there is a general chcklist of items to go over and lube before putting the boat up for the winter. She will be stored on the water in her slip. Engine-...

After seeing the recently painted mast of Cordelia I've decided to consider dropping my mast. This I have never done. The yard advised that I get a rigger to do the drop. The price I got from a rigger seemed way out of line, some $ 2500. So can anyone give me a checklist. I suspect...

I'm repainting the bottom and need to drop the mast for the marina's covered maintenance shed/hangar. They have a pulley mounted over the entrance to ease the trouble. After digging around the different "up the mast" threads, I wanted to determine what I should absolutely do while it is...