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Keel Weldments (1) little breeze at 7:39am 02.06.17 Catalina 22 13/1130 Hello all , I have just finished cutting away to take out keel weldment that the bolt broke off . th
Stay sail traveler car specs zached1 at 7:02am 02.06.17 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1297 I just bought a 1979 Hunter 37-cutter. It is currently rigged as a sloop but I have all the parts t
Lead Acid vs Dual purpose Batteries for Solar? McIntoshUSA at 6:54am 02.06.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1927 I have 300 watts of Solar and a MPPT controller. It is time to replace my house batteries. I current
Cleaning plastic fuel tank IH82BL8 at 4:02am 02.06.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1955 I have the fuel tank out of my Hunter 31. I want to clean the inside before reinstalling it. Is th
sea water seacock water pump blunt at 8:56pm 02.05.17 The Cherubini Hunters 23/3580 well was down working on our motor today,(currently in a refit) went to change out the water pump ho
Cabin Trunk Re-core lyricpekka at 8:28pm 02.05.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/867 Hi, all, this spring I need to re-core a portion of the cabin trunk on my 1980 Oday 28. Can someone
C50 chainplates - Anyone tackled these? (1) SVBOB at 8:14pm 02.05.17 Big Boats 10/2169 Hi all. Mine is a 1992 Catalina Morgan 50. Two of the six chainplates are in need of replacement. B
Help Identifying Yacht Cordage by Flecking Pattern? (1) Kings Gambit at 7:31pm 02.05.17 Ask All Sailors 5/1131 Can anyone here tell me the manufacturer of this cordage? It's 3/8" or 10 mm polyester yacht braid
New paint for Catalina 22 Asills17 at 7:21pm 02.05.17 Trailer Sailors 8/4672 Hi all, I'm looking into buying a used Catalina 22, I live in So Cal, and I am curious as to how mu
Single hand Setup Bryan L Collins at 6:50pm 02.05.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/6396 Ok so been working on my 26s and having a ball doing it. Now I have a question about setting up the
Current charts peterbud at 6:41pm 02.05.17 Ask All Sailors 13/674 Does anyone know of app that you can pull up the currents in a given area or aplace i can get curren
"Judge Smails" Regatta Bill19233 at 3:23pm 02.05.17 Racing 0/753 The last GBCA Icicle Race of the year is always their annual "Judge Smails" Regatta, where some crew
Electric splitter? NYSail at 3:04pm 02.05.17 Ask All Sailors 7/423 ok so my ignorance here..... new boat has a/c thus having two ac inlets into boat. P/o had two cords
Prop shaft vibration, cutless bearing costs?? (3) wilf at 11:10am 02.05.17 Ask All Sailors 65/12576 Wondered if anyone can help me out with this, long post i suppose but im looking at buying an 87 od
USB Port Joe Madden at 10:34am 02.05.17 Catalina 30 9/2132 What would be the best way to get a USB port at the helm so I can plug in my phone which I use for N
Stripping wood..... NYSail at 6:00am 02.05.17 Ask All Sailors 19/4094 Besides the good old sander, what chemical product works for stripping varnish off teak? Thanks!
Universal diesel won't stay at WOT (1) Skipper at 10:02pm 02.04.17 Ask All Sailors 11/3748 Universal M18. Engine off, move throttle lever to full, stays put no problem. Engine running under
Sail alteration Jacomo Sailor at 7:40pm 02.04.17 Catalina 22 9/1225 I'm planning to add a roller furling system to my C22 soon. It's not really in my budget to get bot
Deck Hatch lens restoration cheap Capt Robbie at 5:42pm 02.04.17 Big Boats 1/1277 Restored the lenses on all the top side bomar hatches for about $15 bucks. I got the idia when I did
guppy 13 "D" new deck layout (1) sailorforever at 3:27pm 02.04.17 Guppy 0/1594 hello, finished installing turning blocks and clam cleats on the guppy's deck look good work good.

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Rigging dlochner at 4:23am 05.23.24 Could also be toggles or plates used to raise the forestay for a furling drum.
Rigging shemandr at 4:12am 05.23.24 Try Rigging Only.
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Mark Maulden at 10:44pm 05.22.24 In fact, the USCG tested them and found the SOS flashing pattern MORE likely to attract attention.
Outdated Flares of All Types..... thinwater at 9:27pm 05.22.24 Yes, near coast. Of course it depends on the urgency and nature of the help you need. Grounding or
Anchor dings need repair - thoughts? higgs at 7:32pm 05.22.24 I would use West Epoxy and fair. At my club we use a body shop guy to touch it up. His work has la
Rigging rgranger at 7:25pm 05.22.24
Mosquitoes and Other bugs catsails8 at 7:25pm 05.22.24 There are commercial products that can be sprayed which are both environmentally sound and non-toxi
Outdated Flares of All Types..... Dalliance at 7:08pm 05.22.24 I believe the Orion Electronic Flare uses two D Cell batteries. I'm considering buying a rechargeab
How to make my deck look good? dlochner at 5:38pm 05.22.24 I agree, but you have to be very careful with the pressure and spread of the discharge and the dist
Universal M18 burning wires ? Richard19068 at 5:33pm 05.22.24 In case you haven't seen this, check it out. https://pbase.com/mainecruising/universal_wiring_harne
H49/50 Boom Preventer Rigging Terry Cox at 5:28pm 05.22.24 I was thinking of making some dyneema soft shackles and using frictionless rings to attach to eithe
Universal M18 burning wires ? dlochner at 5:23pm 05.22.24 over-current or a short. And the green ground wire indicates serious corrosion. Consider yourself v
How to make my deck look good? Rich Stidger at 4:57pm 05.22.24 I have good results with pressure washing. I agree, but you have to be very careful with the press
Fabric search (1) morbidfollower at 4:52pm 05.22.24 I think this is close but the dots are white 14 That looks awfully close if not exact to what I
How to make my deck look good? heritage at 4:46pm 05.22.24 I have good results with pressure washing.
Fabric search Richard19068 at 4:36pm 05.22.24 I'll check it out, looks like a winner! Sunbrella also has a "lure denim" that is a lighter shade
How to make my deck look good? Rich Stidger at 4:26pm 05.22.24 LA Awesome products are excellent. But what I do for a really dirty deck is to scrub with a long han
Fabric search BulldogTim62 at 4:23pm 05.22.24 I'll check it out, looks like a winner!
Fabric search (1) Richard19068 at 4:21pm 05.22.24 I think this is close but the dots are white rella.com/sunbrella-upholstery-lure-nautical-44370-001
Electric Head conversion Scott B at 4:05pm 05.22.24 The Sea Era listed at one of the CDN suppliers is marine size bowl at $ 1,285.00 plus shipping. We

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