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Cutlass bearing removal tool TonyDilly at 9:34am 05.08.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2977 Does anyone local to NY NJ area have a cutlass bearing removal tool I could borrow or rent? thanks i
Replacing H49 arch Seaworthy speakers Romagic at 9:31am 05.08.18 Big Boats 10/2104 One of the stock arch speakers on my Hunter 49 stopped working. Maybe it was a blessing because the
New to forum unhinged schoolboy at 9:20am 05.08.18 S2 31/3623 I'v had my 9.2A for 5 months now, its my first sailboat. Due to that I feel like I'm bonding with t
H260 Portlight Problems GBGraham at 7:22am 05.08.18 Smaller Boats 14/1781 When I bought the boat it had a crack in the lower radius of the heads portlight. This was causing r
Shake, rattle, and roll Brian D at 6:54am 05.08.18 Sails Call Lounge 29/1781 Yep, some shake, and they shake a lot. Then there are the ones that rattle. But the best are the one
New varnish - stern rail seats (3) rgranger at 8:53pm 05.07.18 Smaller Boats 7/1268 After a pass with 80 then 160 grit and a coat or three of varnish 149968
On the bandwagon (8) Sanctuary2 at 8:29pm 05.07.18 Catalina 22 19/1674
Core rot under cleat Hardhead at 8:21pm 05.07.18 Catalina 22 8/1972 While poking around in the boat today, I found some plywood core rot under the starboard stern cleat
Bottom coat new depth finder? SirMichael at 7:17pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 5/657
A big shout out Mark Maulden at 7:17pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 0/312 to August Race RIB cleaner and conditioner. Sort of expensive but I bought it from Defender during
Need advice: Access Kenyon mast wiring (3) Brazil at 6:34pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 6/1495 This regards a 1980 Hunter 37 cutter. Spreader lights and anchor light wires show open circuit, so I
What a big difference (3) rgranger at 6:00pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1921
Spreader Bracket replacement (3) dgottfeld at 5:16pm 05.07.18 Mid-Size Boats 2/725 I have a 1995 Hunter 27. We broke a spreader bracket on the mast and we need to order a replacement.
Scars and bars All U Get at 4:12pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 0/333 Hi all, We met up with Ron today and got caught up on what we've been up to for the last two years.
Fiberglass repair (2) pzmaria at 3:10pm 05.07.18 Catalina 30 9/2326 Hello owners. Looking for your experienced advice how to approach this project. First of all how the
Moving to Ft. Lauderdale. Leatherneck at 2:00pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 5/748 Any fellow sailors out there that live in the Ft. Lauderdale area? I'm towing my boat from Montana
My current favorite Craigslist post- Boat Parts nat55 at 2:00pm 05.07.18 Ask All Sailors 3/943 https://maine.craigslist.org/bpo/d/unipoxy-anti-fouling-paint-1/6554262675.html That label is at
Prop Walk Mark Arnold at 1:50pm 05.07.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/4268 Hi All! I just purchased a 2007 Beneteau 343 with a standard two blade prop. I have already noticed
No weather helm Fred at 1:42pm 05.07.18 Smaller Boats 1/443 Usually I expect to feel some slight weather helm when sailing my H26. On my first sail of the year
Hunter 37.5 shower hose replacement Alice A. at 12:57pm 05.07.18 Big Boats 2/821 Hi, everyone. The hose that runs to the showerhead came apart over the winter and it is in a very to

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3M 5200 LloydB at 9:49am 09.03.24 Been following this thread with the question in my mind as to what branch of the government is consi
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

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