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Oceanis Clipper 331 'Cabin Door' Gnutcracker III at 12:23pm 12.06.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1081 This may be a really stupid question...... but I've just bought a Beneteau Oceanis Clipper 331 (200
Hunter 376 Gabor15908 at 9:53am 12.06.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/307 This summer I will attempt to repaint the top side, non-slip surface of my 1998 Hunter 376. I heard
SpeedSeal Life users.. Survey requested (4) Rich Stidger at 8:22am 12.06.16 Ask All Sailors 45/7334 For those of you who are using a Speedseal Life raw water pump cover plate, I would like to exchange
Heating the forepeak patrickkidd at 6:04am 12.06.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1960 How do you keep your forepeak warm? I am living aboard in San Francisco Bay and have a 1500W convect
Going from 20 gauge wire to 14 gauge wiring Bad Obsession at 9:04pm 12.05.16 Ask All Sailors 10/4505 When I re-wired my mast I ran 14 gauge duplex wire to the top of the mast for the anchor light. My
"standard" or "performance" mainsail for Hunter 140? (2) ColumbiaRiverDoug at 7:09pm 12.05.16 Day Sailers 8/2664 I am new to this boat, can someone recognize the sail as a standard or performance model?, I'd be gl
Bought the last outboard I'll ever need today. (1) RussC at 4:15pm 12.05.16 Trailer Sailors 20/3226 Our old 1976 Johnson 6hp was still chugging along, but I've been a mechanic all my life and don't re
new owner - Sail options for Hunter 23.5? Dfed at 12:24pm 12.05.16 Smaller Boats 6/2299 I am looking at buying new sails for my recently acquired 1996 Hunter 23.5. We do lake sailing, ligh
Ideas for Bow Light Mounting on Hunter 23.5 (2) evan709 at 12:20pm 12.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/926 My 1993 Hunter 23.5 has a bow running light that's mounted just below the cradle for the mast when i
I think these are electrical, but I'm not sure... (4) evan709 at 12:15pm 12.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1404 I'm replacing the ancient electrical panel in my 1993 Hunter 23.5. When I pulled the old one out, I
Marinebeam does it again Jackdaw at 11:27am 12.05.16 Ask All Sailors 71/10260 Like others I'm sure, I've installed Marinebeam's innovative white/red LED cabin bulbs that switch c
40.5 Rigging Sizes redunculous at 10:11am 12.05.16 Big Boats 4/669 Exactly what it says on the tin I have certainly got to the end of the road for my rigging, do any
water through keel bolt hole macgregor 25 stan1628 at 10:02am 12.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3071 hello everyone, I inherited a 1984 mac 25ft recently, supposedly still in excellent condition. I pe
is this keel servicable? (2) newsailor72 at 8:01am 12.05.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1038 130838 130839 looking at a 71 cat22, the keel has got quite a bit of rust, especially the trailing e
Older Rhodes 19 questions Bocatura at 7:33am 12.05.16 Other Sailboats 0/900 I have an early R19 keelboat that appears to have never had ribs or floorboards - would it have been
Cape Cod Bullseye Bocatura at 7:00am 12.05.16 Other Sailboats 1/2073 I am a proud owner of a 1958 Bullseye that is currently being totally refurbished ' Awlgripped. My q
41 Deck Salon Laz Patriotus at 6:35am 12.05.16 Big Boats 1/30 I have a brand new Lazarette and Port Stern Hatch covers. If anyone needs one of these for a very r
1960(?) Rhodes 19 keelboat floorboards...? Bocatura at 6:35am 12.05.16 Ask An Oday Owner 11/3179 I recently bought an R19 keelboat #63 with sail #67. It has No floortimbers (ribs), or floorboards a
Catalina 30 woes equalvision at 6:11am 12.05.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 28/3700 Hello sailors, I've had my first big rain since I bought an early 80s c30 and I have no shortage of
Oil Change Pump Recommendations Monterey385 at 9:16pm 12.04.16 Ask All Sailors 15/1944 Just finished winterizing ... Bought a manual dip stick tube oil change pump as time was short ... i

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I think my problem is just a bit obvious. The good news is that at least a fair amoint of threads still remain in the bottom bolt hole. Any ideas on h Project_Mayhem at 11:11am 02.11.24 I'm not sure what area needs to be repaired in your pic but I had shockingly good results wrapping t
stripping cetol from teak jssailem at 11:01am 02.11.24
stripping cetol from teak Stu Jackson at 10:50am 02.11.24 I used both gel paint stripper and a heat gun later to get the rest.
New Main Sail dlochner at 10:26am 02.11.24 Thanks Dave, good info. You answered the loose foot question. Bear in mind, this was just an educ
stripping cetol from teak Mark Maulden at 10:09am 02.11.24 Heat gun and a scraper. Finish with a sanding
new mulitbank battery charger experiences Davidasailor26 at 9:31am 02.11.24 Do you have a sense for the state of health of each of the batteries? Having both Flooded Lead Acid
New Main Sail PhilaSailor at 9:04am 02.11.24 Thanks Dave, good info. You answered the loose foot question. Any thoughts on spending more for mo
New Main Sail dlochner at 8:34am 02.11.24 Loose Foot - LF are current wisdom. Do older boats like the 37 Cutter have a tracked foot for bette
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig Windpilot at 8:33am 02.11.24 I guess it all depends on how and where you sail regarding the inner forestay "problem" If you do a
The Show Must Go On DArcy at 8:26am 02.11.24 The Toronto boat show has an entire room for cottage stuff. Water toys, docks, dock furniture. I bou
new mulitbank battery charger experiences LydieBP at 8:26am 02.11.24 Thanks everyone for the input. There seven batteries in the boat, 4 together regular lead acid, 2 to
Salon table 37c PhilaSailor at 8:24am 02.11.24 The original table is solid teak in the middle with teak veneer plywood for the flip ups. There is
New Main Sail PhilaSailor at 8:13am 02.11.24 Thanks for way more replies than I expected. The discussion is helpful. I'm double checking measur
stripping cetol from teak ggrizzard at 8:13am 02.11.24 I'd like to hear an answer as well. My concern is that Cetol has pigment in it that, like stain,
The Show Must Go On shemandr at 8:10am 02.11.24
New Main Sail kappykaplan at 7:00am 02.11.24 At the dock, the main halyard serves as a topping lift. :plus:That's what I use.
New Main Sail dlochner at 6:54am 02.11.24 There is little to recommend adding a shelf and foot to the main, more cloth, more weight, more labo
The Show Must Go On jssailem at 6:54am 02.11.24
New Main Sail shemandr at 6:22am 02.11.24 The 37 C isn't a B&R rig - right? It is a real cutter rig and so not optimized for upwind sailing.
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig dlochner at 5:28am 02.11.24 One big issue I don't recall being mentioned is the ability to tack the Genoa if there is a second f

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