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O'Day 25 Bulkhead Replacement Project_Mayhem at 1:08pm 11.12.18 Ask An Oday Owner 29/6068 There are plenty of posts about bulkhead replacements but very few of them explain anything about th
Someone needs glasses... (1) Brian D at 12:02pm 11.12.18 Sails Call Lounge 8/975 ... and a medical dictionary! https://scontent.fsan1-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/44787589_102181007739
Waste Y Valve.... NYSail at 10:57am 11.12.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 17/2299 So the first winter project this year will be converting my forward head to a gravity discharge. I
Replaced stock task lights, anyone want them? Ben4195 at 10:30am 11.12.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/486 hi folks, I replaced the task/reading lights that came with my boat. I'm not sure exactly what they
Props to region 8 racers! Jackdaw at 10:12am 11.12.18 Catalina 22 2/526 It was very cool seeing the 12 Catalina 22s from all over Texas that showed up at the Wurstfest Rega
Loose Mid Ship cleat Legend 356 (2) PAUL&ALYSR at 9:59am 11.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/546 I have a Legend 356 and our Mid ship cleat has come loose . Looking for some advice on how to get ac
Seasons End (2) cb32863 at 8:13am 11.12.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1066 Season has come to an end for Seeker and I in the great white north of MN. Scheduled haul out was fo
Elan Impression boats Philip_Oceanis 361 at 7:35am 11.12.18 Ask All Sailors 1/400 Are these boats known/popular in the US like they are in Europe? Any owners or people who have exper
Tempting Fate, or just tempting? Kings Gambit at 7:31am 11.12.18 Ask All Sailors 2/333 Anchored out last night and this morning with the SCA in effect for Long Beach; Island White dead as
Cutter Rig hardware Cherubini 37C mjmercer19248 at 7:17am 11.12.18 The Cherubini Hunters 4/670 There is a piece of hardware mounted to the main mast that allows the cutter boom to secure when not
Need Guidance - Electronics mjmercer19248 at 6:58am 11.12.18 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2116 Need to outfit my boat with: Radar AIS Chartplotter Autopilot wind Is their a single system (1 disp
Invest 96L No Joke! JamesG161 at 6:56am 11.12.18 Weather and Forecasting 0/758 200 Miles East of the Leeward Islands.:eek: This has a very good possibility of being named. The is
Advice from Puget Sound members Justin_NSA at 6:53am 11.12.18 Destinations 40/4544 My wife and her sister are planning our 2020 vacation already. Mainly because where they think we (
1978 H27 jimmyg59 at 6:47am 11.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/345 Does anyone know if the factory used racks or trailers to deliver these boats , I know there is a di
Winterizing a Honda 9.9 Power Thrust 4 Stroke Motor Todd Atchison at 6:26am 11.12.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1254 OK... So we returned from our trip to Perdido Bay last month and were hoping for another warm weeken
Crab Pots Ken Cross at 6:19am 11.12.18 Ask All Sailors 5/744 In our area (Everett WA) some people drop crab pots near or in our only dredged channel into the mar
The Morning Star Kings Gambit at 6:16am 11.12.18 Ask All Sailors 0/271 The Morning Star is clear Dawn is near! Star light, star bright I wish I may, I wish I might Have th
Crab Pots Ken Cross at 6:12am 11.12.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/319 Sorry posted in the wrong place.
Curved centerboard (1) Coppertone at 5:03pm 11.11.18 Catalina 22 22/5220 I took down my keel today, using a method I copied from "whatcaneyedo". It worked beautifully. On
Mounting ladder tread finish Canonshooternb at 4:30pm 11.11.18 Big Boats 5/681 i am looking to refinish the stern mounting ladder teak treads. They are not in terrible shape but

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3M 5200 dLj at 9:47am 09.03.24 It's not currently banned there. Will something be banned in the future ? Now the answer to the a
What to inspect on a C30 Universal M25 before purchase sailme88 at 9:30am 09.03.24 I would pull the dip stick and smell the oil. You don't want a burnt aroma. Check the oil filter. W
top side handrails mermike at 9:28am 09.03.24 JS - there was something odd about the Yamaha rail installation, but I don't remember what it was. M
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 jssailem at 9:25am 09.03.24 In just about every dinghy I've sailed the experienced sailors never cleat the mainsheet anyway. To
3M 5200 sailme88 at 9:19am 09.03.24 I just Googled 5200 & California.. The information available indicates that California has indeed ba
What to inspect on a C30 Universal M25 before purchase jssailem at 9:15am 09.03.24 It depends a lot on clean fuel and fuel lines that are purged of air. I know it is a self-bleed syst
What to inspect on a C30 Universal M25 before purchase dmax at 9:09am 09.03.24 "How hard should it be to get started after being winterized" It should start up quickly after sitti
Traveller on Catalina 16.5 Joe at 8:59am 09.03.24 After viewing these guys sailing their Catalina 16.5, I think I would not worry about controlling t
What to inspect on a C30 Universal M25 before purchase Project_Mayhem at 8:49am 09.03.24 I forgot to mention that it's been on the hard for the past couple of years. The owner said that he
Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? BAD ORCA at 8:37am 09.03.24 Good butyl tape, like Bed-It, is my first choice for almost any waterproofing application. It has
3M 5200 Leeward Rail at 8:30am 09.03.24 I like to think this is more about expediency than intent, perhaps with a little lack of knowledge
How to chart a course across Lake Ontario Joe at 8:29am 09.03.24 Yeah, I definitely didn't mean to offend or even correct. I am definitely not trying to prescribe h
3M 5200 Leeward Rail at 8:24am 09.03.24 Actually, we don't know. There is nothing anyone knows specific to this other than it is still avai
top side handrails jssailem at 8:13am 09.03.24 Interior rails can be more challenging as no one wants a series of exposed nuts running across the c
top side handrails jssailem at 8:11am 09.03.24 Mermike I think we are talking about the same thing. Perhaps my words were confusing. On my boat, t
3M 5200 jssailem at 8:04am 09.03.24 I shouldn't have to repair the structure of the deck because I removed hardware, This is a reasona
Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 7:59am 09.03.24 My favorite improvements were to add hardware and an endless line to the ends of the traveler to all
3M 5200 dmax at 7:56am 09.03.24 Not to be argumentative, I'd be interested in other's thoughts about a "never remove" installation
3M 5200 dLj at 7:51am 09.03.24 Yeah. Amazingly I can read. Again. It's not banned. That was covered already. But I am pretty sure
What to inspect on a C30 Universal M25 before purchase jssailem at 7:47am 09.03.24 WOW!:) Are you finding a need for a bigger boat? 5 ft itis is a contagion that hits us all... Rega

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