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Horizontal Windlass Install in Anchor Locker - Hunter 30 Tartaruga Sailing at 9:26am 02.05.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1886 I am considering the idea of trying to mount a horizontal windlass into the anchor locker on my 1990
Steam comming out of exhaust markwbird at 8:34am 02.05.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1354 I was having a conversation with a friend who owns a Beneteau about an engine problem. She showed m
Cracks in a Catalina 30 wing keel tgr23 at 8:29am 02.05.18 Catalina 30 9/2403 I'm looking at a 1988 C30 to buy and one of the things I noticed were cracks at the fore and aft of
Abandon Comfort (1) Simon Sexton at 6:47am 02.05.18 Ask All Sailors 25/3652 Hey Everyone, Good morning! I wanted to share with y'all a couple bloggers I came across t
Surveyor, Wrightsville/Carolina Beach area BobHorn at 6:39am 02.05.18 Ask All Sailors 9/481 Looking for a surveyor for a sailboat in the subject area. Thanks, Bob
Thining a batten cb32863 at 6:17am 02.05.18 Ask All Sailors 8/588 So my upper 2 battens are a bit stiff, really no bend at all. So I have always heard about sanding t
First 345 Toe rail Mph2400 at 5:20am 02.05.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/783 Has anyone ever replaced the toe rail? I have about 15' of damaged rail...no, it cannot be bent back
garage clearance - trailer bunk height langfordja at 4:05pm 02.04.18 Catalina 22 6/891 I can currently get my trailered 22 inside my garage, however, the swing keel is not installed yet.
Service switch for AC Shore Power? Mickstr at 3:44pm 02.04.18 Ask All Sailors 11/1139 I've been reading up on Marine Electric in a US Power Squadron course. They state that you should ha
Bypassing the winter blues (1) Phil Herring at 11:48am 02.04.18 Ask All Sailors 159/13747 What's your strategy for keeping sailing alive in your life (or at least your mind) when the world i
I'm asking for a Welder for my Birthday Will Gilmore at 11:44am 02.04.18 Ask All Sailors 25/2380 Hey All, Tomorrow is the start of my 56th year on Earth and I'm asking for a welder for my 55th Birt
Please advise: Newbie is about to purchase first boat! Withaporpoise at 11:38am 02.04.18 The Cherubini Hunters 34/3250 I have zero experience with boats and I am desperate to learn sailing. My future plans involve sai
For people of a certain age - Waaaay off-topic (5) Kermit at 10:38am 02.04.18 Sails Call Lounge 47/3125
Mast electrical and VHF connections kclancy at 10:26am 02.04.18 Catalina 22 15/1291 Hello All! I am continuing to work on my 1972 C22. I removed my mast electrical and VHF antenna con
Firefox vs Waterfox Brian D at 10:21am 02.04.18 Sails Call Lounge 13/1891 Yeah, at first I thought, huh? I never heard of Waterfox until recently when I was having issues wit
Salty Snacks - Never Leave Home Without Them Hello Below at 10:09am 02.04.18 Ask All Sailors 9/657 Once is bad luck but twice???? https://www.sbs.com.au/news/man-survives-16-days-adrift-at-sea
Blue Sea 7610 SI wire color marchem at 9:47am 02.04.18 Musings With Maine Sail 3/666 I know this is a little excessive, but what color should the wire on the SI tab of the BLue Sea 7610
Battery tie downs marchem at 9:15am 02.04.18 Musings With Maine Sail 17/4329
Hurth BW50 Transmission StanleyJ at 9:11am 02.04.18 Ask All Sailors 7/1106 I have a quick question. My Hurth transmission has never leaked. When I winterized this year, I fo
Batten attachment (1) DevR375 at 8:41am 02.04.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1806

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TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol Leeward Rail at 9:31pm 07.11.24 Five coats of System 3 epoxy and three coats of varnish. I have often considered that method. Any
Question for Legend 40.5 Owners Re: Bilge Rich Stidger at 9:16pm 07.11.24 That's nasty. I've never been in there. Sorry. Maybe you can get to it by removing the seat plywood
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol Ralph Johnstone at 9:04pm 07.11.24 You sold the boat ? The boat burned/sank ? Always the eternal optimist. Five coats of System 3 e
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol Leeward Rail at 6:53pm 07.11.24 And this hasn't been touched in 15 years. And never will be again. ?
Are These Davit Mounts? thinwater at 5:14pm 07.11.24 I agree, they kind of do, but they are solid stainless steel, not tubes. These are definitely mean
Toyota Rav 4 for towing dmax at 4:19pm 07.11.24 "but the tow vehicle does not always need to outweigh the trailer " - totally agree, but for "amateu
Sailboat manual kappykaplan at 3:56pm 07.11.24 You may find what you need in the Oday downloads section on this site: https://oday.sailboatowners.c
Toyota Rav 4 for towing (1) LakeShark at 3:49pm 07.11.24 14,000 lbs will throw your F-150 around like a rag doll if it gets sideways. I've seen it happen a
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jdrutten at 3:43pm 07.11.24 Nice. How many coats? My memory is somewhat fuzzy here. I had brought the seats home and it ende
Toyota Rav 4 for towing dmax at 3:38pm 07.11.24 Semi-tractor use fifth-wheel hitches, much different. This is basically true, especially for small v
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:31pm 07.11.24 And this hasn't been touched in 15 years. And never will be again.
Toyota Rav 4 for towing LakeShark at 3:30pm 07.11.24 Also, you want the tow veihicle to outweigh the trailer so the trailer doesn't throw the tow vehicl
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. JoeWhite at 3:30pm 07.11.24 Disconnect the high temp alarm wire on the top of the engine for a day and see if that stops the ala
O'day 20 Centerboard (3) twodzusfittings at 3:25pm 07.11.24 Question: Is your centerboard designed with Stainless Steel plates holding Wedges up into the cavity
Are These Davit Mounts? capta at 3:15pm 07.11.24 I'd go with davits.
O'day 20 Centerboard shemandr at 3:15pm 07.11.24 I've had two centerboard boats and sailed a few others. I don't think any had a rigid centerboard a
Mainsheet capta at 3:12pm 07.11.24 I think a mainsheet should be of sufficient size that it is easy to grasp as almost any size would w
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jviss at 3:04pm 07.11.24
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jdrutten at 2:55pm 07.11.24
Toyota Rav 4 for towing dmax at 2:52pm 07.11.24 Also, you want the tow veihicle to outweigh the trailer so the trailer doesn't throw the tow vehicle

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