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Marinas South Fla for 1 month stay AlexC at 5:40am 02.26.17 Ask All Sailors 3/490 I'll be heading south this fall, and will need a place to leave my boat (Catalina 320) for 3 weeks
Rhythm All U Get at 5:17am 02.26.17 Ask All Sailors 18/1090 Hi all, Just had a unique situation happen to a friend yesterday while here in the Abacos. His hea
Hunter 340 ceiling stains pilotmaker at 10:07pm 02.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1495 Can anyone provide some insight as to these black stains that are all over the cabin ceiling of a 19
Replacing Bulkheads on O'Day 222 - What to use? (4) djmeaney at 5:35pm 02.25.17 Ask An Oday Owner 18/2761 The weather cooperated with unusually warm weather here and I was able to remove the rotted bulkhead
Ground Wire Missing LeoLambert310 at 3:56pm 02.25.17 Catalina 310 1/589 After starting and running the motor for the oil change no problem. Changed the oil and filter and
H34 3GM30F SEIZED ENGINE hunter healer at 1:21pm 02.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/550 Hi, I purchased a H34 1984 with 3gm30f motor. The boat took on some water while on the hard but it r
Anti seizing Brian D at 12:53pm 02.25.17 Ask All Sailors 15/4395 What is the board's thoughts on anti seizing compound? Recommendations for any mix of metals. Basica
What's this about? (1) Jackdaw at 12:28pm 02.25.17 Ask All Sailors 25/1428 I'm in Barcelona tonight. This MONSTER has RED showing at the mast tops. High buck pro captain leave
Battery removal....... NYSail at 12:06pm 02.25.17 Ask All Sailors 4/666 Hello all! Beautiful weekend to do work. Electrical question. Have 2 battery banks, one starter grou
Jib sheet catching on shroud turnbuckles Hunter 37.5 (1) PAC3142 at 11:54am 02.25.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2589 Anybody else had this problem, and solved it? The lazy jib sheet will slide under the turnbuckle cl
Radar reflector RWSlater at 10:40am 02.25.17 Ask All Sailors 7/542 Hi everyone. I have a Nautos radar reflector like this one. http
Companionway cover Chris Flanagan at 10:23am 02.25.17 Smaller Boats 14/2136 I am installing a companionway cover for a Hunter 23.5, what adhesive is recommended for securing th
No sail cleaners in So. Calif. anymore ? Really ? Calif. Ted at 8:08am 02.25.17 Ask All Sailors 1/340 Had the boat hauled for paint so I removed the main to have it cleaned at the same time. Took the sa
Access to cockpit drain at transom (1) Tom H31 at 7:25am 02.25.17 Mid-Size Boats 4/959 I finally cut an opening and installed an access panel in the bulkhead between quarter berth and laz
Glue softener info needed DAVA390 at 6:43am 02.25.17 Ask All Sailors 5/454 A few years ago I bought some kind of chemical release agent to soften up the glue on plastic trim w
Atomic A4 Drop-In Replacement Erik F at 8:31pm 02.24.17 Engines and Propulsion 16/5899 Dear Sailors, Especially those familiar with the Pearson Triton, 10M etc that uses the red Atomic4
AC/DC power panels jssailem at 4:53pm 02.24.17 Ask All Sailors 40/4660 Interested in the pros and cons of various types of panel switches when located inside the boat cabi
Keel Bolts H34, Should I worry about them? CoastLife at 4:03pm 02.24.17 Big Boats 8/2160 I recently bought a 83 Hunter 34. It's been sitting on the hard for a couple years. We are in the p
Buying a hunter 41ac Jack999000 at 3:37pm 02.24.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/553 I'm thinking of purchasing a h41 ac I'm in Australia and plan to go into the pacific. A lot of peopl
New Sails for Mac25? StinkBug at 3:27pm 02.24.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1169 I've pretty much replaced and refreshed everything on my boat except the most important part, the sa

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H30t Boot Stripe (2) PAC3142 at 7:36pm 06.10.24 I had an H30G. I did the same. I took the bottom paint to the top of the boot stripe, and added a
Halyard line jssailem at 7:13pm 06.10.24 As seen in Cruising World magazine. Polyester (Dacron): For decades, polyester has been the go-to r
Minneapolis Cat 22 advice mach2knots at 7:12pm 06.10.24 Looking for help with setting it up for the first time. Mostly with the CDI furling headsail.
Minneapolis Cat 22 advice LakeShark at 6:58pm 06.10.24 What info are you looking for? I believe the lakes in the cities require electric motors and you ge
Failed Traveler Part rgranger at 6:31pm 06.10.24
Failed Traveler Part Hayden Watson at 6:25pm 06.10.24 The only way to replace that part is to find some lucky C30 owner who is upgrading to the Garhauer f
Failed Traveler Part dlochner at 6:14pm 06.10.24
Is a little water in the bilge okay? captcoho at 6:05pm 06.10.24 You don't indicate if the boat is in the water or on the hard which makes it difficult to diagnose
Halyard line shemandr at 4:30pm 06.10.24
Hood 810 LD Furler (Drum Maintenance/ Replacement) rgranger at 4:20pm 06.10.24
Halyard line catsails8 at 4:18pm 06.10.24 Yeah I understand you don't want to spend a bunch. I urge you to compare the cost of Yacht Braid v
Main Cross Traveler ... Siamese at 4:17pm 06.10.24 I'd call Garhaurer Marine and tell them what you're doing, and send them that and maybe a couple oth
Dish storage rgranger at 4:17pm 06.10.24 :clap:
Failed Traveler Part rgranger at 4:12pm 06.10.24 How strong is JB Weld? How much shock loading can it tolerate? Harken has a sail load calculator t
Painting Interior Fiberglass: tips Siamese at 4:09pm 06.10.24 Definitely do not paint it. Compound and polish it. Assuming you can remove it from the boat to wo
Traditional Traveler garymalmgren at 4:05pm 06.10.24 Hi Jim. One common factor amongst those boats mentioned (Tally Ho, Arabella and the two blokes boat)
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (3) SailingCal21 at 4:02pm 06.10.24 Working on the foredeck now.interesting. While removing the stanchions, there were washers and no b
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (1) SailingCal21 at 3:41pm 06.10.24 The bow section is done, just need to reinstall the hardware (pulpit and bow cleats).
Whale Gulper 220 for shower drain with atomatic sensor switch skunther at 3:40pm 06.10.24 There are no available breakers. I suppose I could pull the Loran Decca breaker, but it does have wi
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz KCofKC at 3:19pm 06.10.24 Where I live in the Midwest, the sailboat only marina is full, small to no wait for a slip. Sailing

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