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McLube Sailkote Substitute BigEasy at 6:50pm 07.29.18 Ask All Sailors 37/13873 Appears that Sailkote is no longer available in 14-16oz spray cans; now its available in 8oz spray o
Sail vs hang glider wing (3) BobbyFunn at 6:20pm 07.29.18 Ask All Sailors 16/4718 Always thinking sails are the last technology to be updated in the wing world I wonder if hang glide
Tiller Extension juradog at 5:00pm 07.29.18 Catalina 22 8/1866 Sailing single handed when raising the mainsail to point into the wind can be problematic at times.
Catalina 28 mkii decklight MurphyGirl at 3:32pm 07.29.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/557 This is going to be a stab in the dark but I'm hoping someone knows what bulb to use in the deckligh
Homemade forestay tensioner and furler (5) Rowlando at 2:45pm 07.29.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1180 I am working on a furler and am waiting for parts (new forestay, blocks, fairleads etc.) so I came u
H31 Mk1 deck organizer dasreboot at 12:38pm 07.29.18 Mid-Size Boats 10/1331 was thinking of replaceing the deck organizer with a triple or a quad. Where is the attachment under
Anchor - Oceanis 36 cc carlager at 12:25pm 07.29.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1109 We are in the Med with our Beneteau Oceanis 36cc and are planning to spend some of the nights anchor
Sailing Phrase's Don Guillette at 11:49am 07.29.18 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 90/14260 Years ago, when I was wondering if I'd ever master the skill of sail trim, I came across some articl
Man the Universal M-12 is forgiving! (1) odaydokay at 11:25am 07.29.18 Engines and Propulsion 0/485 The threads about engines overheating or running sharpened my senses (Thanks, folks!), so this seaso
Sourcing a replacement stern light bulb for 1996 Hunter 280 bmcgowan5200 at 11:13am 07.29.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/377 Need to replace my stern light bulb. Went to the Hunter OEM parts site but can't find the right bulb
Need 3 inch plastic mast hoops heritageadam at 8:07am 07.29.18 Ask All Sailors 7/739 Hello, I have a fiberglass S-12 Alumnacraft sailboat. It is from the 1960's. It uses 3 inch plasti
shake down success! (2) tipsyravensailing at 7:57am 07.29.18 Ask All Sailors 34/1871 Heya all. finally made it out. not a lot of photos but i was... busy. Day started with a motor pr
O'Day 34/35 questions dmax at 7:47am 07.29.18 Bigger Boats 8/2872 Good Day, I just purchased an 87 O'Day 35 in excellent overall shape but of course, it needs a few t
Anyone ever 'wide load' trailer / haul their S2 9.2? unhinged schoolboy at 7:23am 07.29.18 S2 27/3498 It struck me to sail from Galveston to Port Aransas as a fun idea at first. However, in a short amo
Aw nuts, toasted (1) All U Get at 6:59am 07.29.18 Ask All Sailors 13/845 Hi all, Just had our toaster/oven do the spark and smoke routine so I took it home to pull it apart
Look To the Skies!! JamesG161 at 5:52am 07.29.18 Sails Call Lounge 13/1119 January 31 2018 Super Blue Blood Moon Is coming!!!!:yikes: https://www.nasa.gov/feature/super-
470 Franklin at 3:39am 07.29.18 Big Boats 0/1083 Been looking at bigger boats and I saw a listing of a 470. It seemed to have a very high ceiling fo
How big of a trailer winch? ScubaGuy2 at 8:45pm 07.28.18 Catalina 22 7/1690 Our 34 year old winch (like much of the trailer) has seen better days. It just does not want to loc
11.0a Mark Maulden at 8:39pm 07.28.18 S2 12/3113 So am I the only 36 aft around these parts?
Taking time offgb Crazy Dave Condon at 5:56pm 07.28.18 Smaller Boats 26/1650 Having a triple heart bypass in a few days so I ask the old sailors help each other out. Will be ta

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Angled Engine Control Enclosure Ralph Johnstone at 9:17pm 09.20.24 I do have woodworking tools, how do you join pieces of Starboard together? Just on first blush, I
Thoughts on locating Battery switch Stu Jackson at 8:47pm 09.20.24 Now, to go throw a few bucks into Rod's tip jar Good idea. But it sure sounds like you're not rea
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website? (1) Calif. Ted at 8:11pm 09.20.24 Most just do an Irish Goodbye.
how many more years can I get out of her? Tally Ho at 7:50pm 09.20.24
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website? Leeward Rail at 7:38pm 09.20.24 You have no idea what you're talking about. Actually I do but there ya go. OTOH you don't notice a
Angled Engine Control Enclosure Schwarz633 at 6:16pm 09.20.24 The gauges and controls on our boat are also horizontal, and I have wondered about a solution. I wa
Angled Engine Control Enclosure jssailem at 5:10pm 09.20.24 I posted this yesterday. https://www.passagemaker.com/the-vetus-maxwell-workbench/how-to-bond-st
Angled Engine Control Enclosure Schwarz633 at 5:01pm 09.20.24 If you've got a hobby woodworking shop, I would think 1/4" King Starboard would be the ideal materi
how do you permanently remove yourself from this website? Davidasailor26 at 4:56pm 09.20.24 @Dave is the admin. He may be able to help.
how many more years can I get out of her? kappykaplan at 4:45pm 09.20.24 Should have figured! :cool:
how many more years can I get out of her? Captain-Will at 4:44pm 09.20.24 A Catalina 30! Should have figured!
how many more years can I get out of her? kappykaplan at 4:42pm 09.20.24 Haha What is that? A Catalina 30!
how many more years can I get out of her? Captain-Will at 4:40pm 09.20.24 You will get 5-foot-itis before the boat fails :cool: Greg Haha What is that?
Angled Engine Control Enclosure (1) Tally Ho at 4:39pm 09.20.24
how many more years can I get out of her? Tally Ho at 4:26pm 09.20.24 You will get 5-foot-itis before the boat fails :cool: Greg
Starter motor burned up? jssailem at 4:18pm 09.20.24 Use an IR temp gauge tester aimed at the starter motor. If hot it has no shut off. You could also ch
how many more years can I get out of her? Captain-Will at 3:54pm 09.20.24
Starter motor burned up? Tally Ho at 3:07pm 09.20.24
Just Bought My First Boat - About to Give it to a Scrapyard Foswick at 3:05pm 09.20.24 Geez! I have my old 27' laid up for under $300/mo.
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