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Dodger window clouding (1) capta at 11:53am 05.13.17 Ask All Sailors 11/1682 One side panel on our dodger is clouding. Has anyone found anything which will reverse this or at le
Life line post Garalau2 at 7:44am 05.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/519 I would like to tighten the life line posts on my Hunter 38 , 2006. Do we have to remove all the int
more minor stuff recommendations plz... rpludwig at 5:00am 05.13.17 Catalina 22 20/4851 looking to wrap this up in nxt few weeks, so need best/cost effective recommendations for the follow
butyl tape source? gel coat paste source? rpludwig at 4:42am 05.13.17 Catalina 22 18/2518 bottom work done, keel work done, on to bedding deck hdwr ' touchup on some spider cracks... recomme
gunnels wood? (1) Karyon at 6:29pm 05.12.17 Smaller Boats 8/722 I would like to replace the pieces of teak wood on the gunnels, where can I get new ones, or is ther
engine die above an idle Hunter 31 at 6:21pm 05.12.17 Engines and Propulsion 14/1332 Yanmar Diesel in Hunter 31, Boat went in the water today. It has not been in the water for 4 years.
Fix it like the Fonz... VanIslandGuy at 6:11pm 05.12.17 Engines and Propulsion 5/924 Anyone remember Fonzie from Happy Days? Lately I've used the closed fist method to fix two items.
Cam cleats for O'Day 23 ClintonLakeSailor at 6:03pm 05.12.17 Day Sailers 5/1959 Hi all, I am wanting to exchange my horn cleats for cam cleats on my O'Day 23, but wanted to see if
Beneteau First 33.7 Polar diagram mamanterola at 4:57pm 05.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2809 Anyone have a polar diagram for the Beneteau First 33.7...? I recently bought a year 2000 model and
Dogonit! (1) Ken Cross at 4:55pm 05.12.17 Ask All Sailors 29/1828 Irritating, but I've had them a few years. Now what would you choose for a replacement? Ken
35.5 Legend Table shavdog at 2:37pm 05.12.17 Big Boats 4/593 Is there a special way to move the table up and down....I know theres a counterweight inside the pos
Completely restoring those old cabin lights with switch, socket, and bulb Hunter A at 2:31pm 05.12.17 Smaller Boats 7/2809 So I've had my 1987 Catalina 25 for about 8 months now and have done a few small clean up projects a
Can A/C be installed on a Beneteau 35s5? Captain Robin at 2:06pm 05.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/772 In order to sell my 1991 Beneteau 35s5 I want to install the thru-hull for an A/C system and need to
First race of the season! (4) Jackdaw at 10:50am 05.12.17 Racing 16/1823 80 boats out for the first G-series race of the WYC 2017 season. An iffy first upwind leg keeps us i
Attitude! (2) LakeShark at 8:44am 05.12.17 Catalina 22 20/1391 It used to be the motto of the magazine Latitudes and Attitudes that the difference between an adven
Hunter 49 boom furling system claugerbaum at 8:21am 05.12.17 Big Boats 0/310 Furl Boom is the manufacturer of system currently on the boat and the goose neck where the boom join
Standing rigging connectors (7) George in AK at 9:55pm 05.11.17 Catalina 22 13/2574 Appologies for the total newbie question, but the standing rigging on our 1976 Catalina 22 has me sc
O'Day 272 Gudgeon (2) cbourne200 at 5:12pm 05.11.17 Bigger Boats 7/1355 5 yrs ago when I was considering purchasing an '87 O'Day 272, the most often complaint I read was th
Shout out for boat stands in the Indiana region Hoosier Kevin at 1:07pm 05.11.17 Ask All Sailors 2/490 I must lift up my '78 O'Day 25 to pull off the Centerboard and figure out how and/or why my pendant
Where can I find a copy of the current Mariner 19 Class Rules? DrJudyB at 12:16pm 05.11.17 Day Sailers 6/1650 Could somebody please give me a link to the current Class Rules for the Mariner 19? I seem to have

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Curiosity might be making me overthink ggrizzard at 6:13pm 06.06.24 D Max has an idea worth considering. Just be aware, there may be a rudderpost/steering gear just bel
Shaft coupling flange ggrizzard at 6:08pm 06.06.24 Not accusing, but... Did you notice that the four pre-drilled holes in the new flange are not symmet
C&C 25 MK2 - tender or stiff shemandr at 5:55pm 06.06.24 You don't have to fly the the 150% jib on that boat. A family friendly 110% should be just fine for
C&C 25 MK2 - tender or stiff igillerman at 5:44pm 06.06.24
Pearson 32 through hull question JibJab at 5:41pm 06.06.24 Thanks for your thoughts. I was basically thinking the same and will make this a permanent fix. t
Stuffing box mount repair kappykaplan at 4:54pm 06.06.24 Nicely done! :beer:
Looking for ideas on galley remodel fred1diver at 4:45pm 06.06.24 What do you all think about stainless steel for countertops?
Dropping rudder on 11.0A shemandr at 4:32pm 06.06.24 Nice result! And I continue to think this is the fastest way to go sailing. Plus you can have a gr
Dropping rudder on 11.0A (2) mbefus at 4:19pm 06.06.24
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dLj at 4:18pm 06.06.24 Is that hose fine to use regular worm drive hose clamps on? I don't recommend using those kinds of
Stuffing box mount repair (1) mbefus at 4:16pm 06.06.24 Job is done and new rudder mounted. Really amazed I was able to pull this off as it was my first tim
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 4:11pm 06.06.24 Is that hose fine to use regular worm drive hose clamps on?
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch dlochner at 3:32pm 06.06.24 It should be fine, this is not a below the waterline application. I prefer Trident over Shields, but
Edson Pedestal Screws dlochner at 3:30pm 06.06.24
Color-matching gelcoat docofthebay at 3:27pm 06.06.24 Ha! I see the 3, but I am generally at a loss to know if I need a little more brown or a little more
Edson Pedestal Screws sailcapt340 at 3:17pm 06.06.24
Rudder crack dmax at 3:06pm 06.06.24 You might be able to get something for the SS rudder stock, probably would have to clean it up first
Water Pump Impellor kappykaplan at 3:04pm 06.06.24 If you don't know when it was changed, I would suggest replacing it. :plus:
Rudder crack shemandr at 3:00pm 06.06.24 Be gentle. mbefus probably has an aching wallet in his hip pocket.
Rudder crack mbefus at 2:53pm 06.06.24 With that much steel hoping I can at least scrap it.

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