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Hull numbers on Pacific seacraft 25 peterbud at 12:05pm 09.11.17 Ask All Sailors 4/982 My neighbor just purchased a PS25 and is trying to find the hull number on his PS 25. It is not mold
Did it just freeze over? ---- Is that a flying pig? RussC at 11:52am 09.11.17 Racing 10/1332 I, for one, hope so. ;) http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017/09/11/monohulls-36th-americas-cup/#.W
Irma (2) seadaddler at 11:24am 09.11.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1427 We were thinking goodbye to our wonderful sailboat for sure but everything really turned out good fo
Underwater Max Prop Lubrication fstbttms at 11:18am 09.11.17 Engines and Propulsion 18/3518 EiGowIK-GGI
8D Gel Batteries, Deka vs Trojan? SEMPERAVANTI41 at 10:51am 09.11.17 Ask All Sailors 3/670 Need to replace all 3 of my house batteries. Any thoughts of Deka vs Trojan, or any other batteries
Westerbeke Red Paint? jviss at 10:14am 09.11.17 Ask All Sailors 1/3975 Westerbeke wants $32 for a spray can ("rattle can") of red. Rust-Oleum engine enamel is $6 at Wal-M
Sailboat buying scam Frank H at 10:13am 09.11.17 Catalina 310 8/2124 1St: We are loving our Catalina 310 2Nd: I advertised my Catalina 27 on SailboatQwners.com and re
Catalina 250 Rudder Mark Campbell at 9:59am 09.11.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1207 Looking to find a site/location/something where I can get used parts for a Catalina 250. My rudder
Irma check in Southpaw at 7:43am 09.11.17 Ask All Sailors 3/377 Went down to the boat and all looked good. Was tricky getting to the boat with trees down and power
Adding cleats behind Jenny winches Clydo at 10:23pm 09.10.17 Catalina 310 6/1004 Anyone installed cleats behind Jenny winches? I added one behind Port side but after measuring from
I'm an Independent but... LeeandRick at 10:16pm 09.10.17 S2 5/1485 I had a nice phone conversation with a fellow with a boat like mine yesterday on the opposite coast.
Mast for 1979 O'Day Javelin Scottbw71 at 8:51pm 09.10.17 Ask An Oday Owner 0/400 I damaged the mast on my 1979 Javelin. I'm wondering if anybody would know someone who has one for
Westerbeke Engine Panel and Starting jviss at 7:11pm 09.10.17 Ask All Sailors 7/3379 My first experience with a Westerbeke "Admiral" control panel, with oil, water, and volt gauges, key
Anchor chain specs for Oceanis 36cc Photoman60 at 5:51pm 09.10.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/896 I have an Oceanis 36cc with a Leroy Somer windlass (no longer in production).The current chain size
I might brave a hurricane in a good harbor Skipper at 5:49pm 09.10.17 Ask All Sailors 5/602 Maybe. But anchored out it the open??!! Please. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/09/10/hurricane-irm
Deep cycle battery options... ArkadiyS at 5:19pm 09.10.17 Ask All Sailors 7/1445 We currently have 2 new group 27 batteries, with a new 50w solar panel. We have a great (new) refri
Thru-hull plumbing inquiry LSCalifornia at 3:38pm 09.10.17 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1601 Looking for learned opinion on the practice of screwing seacocks with female NPT fitting to mushroom
Survivor (1) jpniewski at 3:11pm 09.10.17 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1624 As of 5:30 PM 9/10/17, still there... "... Hang on Sloopy Sloopy hang on..." Blackwater Sound, Key
USING JACK STANDS ON A TRAILER gjaffess at 10:49am 09.10.17 Ask All Sailors 16/4137 I HAVE A HEAVY DUTY TRAILER (2 AXELS) AND FOUR JACK STANDS. HAS ANYONE USED JACK STANDS TO MODIFY A
Dual water tank check valve? jonelli at 9:14am 09.10.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/1170 Okay, moving onto a much cleaner fluid topic, I was prepping the boat for a long trip today and deci

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Catalina 27 teak before and after Project_Mayhem at 5:42am 06.17.24 You go. I worked over my handrails a couple of years ago. Will be revarnishing them this spring. Ep
Adding winches rgranger at 5:42am 06.17.24 I've added a deck organizer and a traveler to an H26. I can post pics of the process if you think
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? kappykaplan at 5:15am 06.17.24 Does size occur? I own an n scale 1/160 th sailboat Crazy Dave Condon. links don't work.
I want to buy a boat. What should I look for (insert brand of boat)? (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 5:13am 06.17.24 Does size occur? I own an n scale 1/160 th sailboat
Hunter 306 window replacement Ralph Johnstone at 12:05am 06.17.24 This is considered to be the bible of fixed port and hatchlight installation. This is the procedure
Hunter 306 window replacement Arbee at 10:32pm 06.16.24 Do you have a hobby woodworking shop ? If you have the power tools to go with it (table saw, small
Hunter 306 window replacement Ralph Johnstone at 10:25pm 06.16.24 Do you have a hobby woodworking shop ? If you have the power tools to go with it (table saw, small
keel bolt torque (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:16pm 06.16.24 Those are the ones if they look like this. Hunter sent these to me decades ago. hich the bolts (j-
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting Hayden Watson at 10:12pm 06.16.24 I know this post is old, but why do folks call this a 6 to 1 sheet? As I see it, it is only a 4 to
1979 Oday 23 Crack near centerboard pin Project_Mayhem at 9:13pm 06.16.24 As far as I know, the keel is a cavity filled with filler (likely broken into small pieces after all
Cleaning Anchor Project_Mayhem at 8:51pm 06.16.24 Tell your wife you need to go out in bigger waves
Cleaning Anchor Hello Below at 8:15pm 06.16.24 Stainless steel anchor and chain Nice.
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting Davidasailor26 at 7:16pm 06.16.24
1984 H31 jssailem at 7:08pm 06.16.24 There maybe some information here on this site. https://hunter.sailboatowners.com/resources/index.ph
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting dlochner at 7:06pm 06.16.24 All ov the existing blocks are old and without bearings, do the friction in there is clearly an iss
Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 6:45pm 06.16.24
Roller Furler quirky ? (2) BTC1984 at 6:38pm 06.16.24 Halyard restrainer fixed the issue. Easy to install with a couple rivets
Hunter 306 Sea Hood Removal Arbee at 6:26pm 06.16.24 Just an update on this for your entertainment. The sea hood removal and replacement was easy btw, bu
Loose footed main with Mid-boom sheeting sidw at 5:34pm 06.16.24 OK, let me rephrase the question... the boom on my Oday 28 is set up like in the diagram above, and
tidy traveller options (1) Dalliance at 4:56pm 06.16.24 Spinlock PXR cleats are the way to go. With traveler lines long enough to reach the helm. I change

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