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Broken Tiller and Question About Traveler (3) catalanc at 6:46am 07.30.16 Catalina 22 13/1490 While sailing yesterday the tiller extension jammed into the boat and snapped off a pretty good chun
microwave oven use b crites at 6:42am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 45/5165 I see many boats with microwave ovens. Do you use yours enough to keep it onboard. Have sailed sinc
Interesting sights at the marina. (1) DAVA390 at 6:35am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 8/869 My marina in Baltimore County is only 15 minutes from home. I really appreciate that as I go there o
Balmar Smart Gauge and ACR - bad combination... Chris & Lenore at 6:12am 07.30.16 Ask All Sailors 14/2105 I'm curious if others have experienced this? I love the high accuracy and "it just works" aspects o
Centerboard uphaul line replacement John Curtis at 5:09am 07.30.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1095 I am looking for advice on how best to replace the centerboard uphaul line on my Hunter 26. Can it b
Refinishing teak/holly sole H33.5 - use stripper? RichW9603 at 9:27pm 07.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/496 Hi all, Bit by bit getting my 1989 H33.5 in shape. The teak/holly soles look dull, don't think they
Water in rear storage on a 29.5 Twille at 6:52pm 07.29.16 Mid-Size Boats 3/742 So I have water in the scoop storage on my 29.5. I have rebedded the rail feet, the hatch hinges a
1973 Venture 21 Restoration (1) Curious Sailor at 5:16pm 07.29.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/724 All was going well with my restoration... And then this...
Is this cosmetic only, or does it need repair? (2) SFS at 2:43pm 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 14/827 Got the first section of sole removed in my 1983 H31, to begin replacement. Underneath the old sole
Removing strut.... NYSail at 11:15am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1901 hello all...... So I have a slight weep from my strut. Very slight and see no reason to do now, howe
Practical Sailor Rick D at 11:06am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 3/575 I assume the rest of you subscribers have also received the letter stating the page count will be re
Fun time-lapse video Jackdaw at 9:37am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 3/337 Fun vid... I mounted a GoPro Session camera to the mainsail headboard, and set it to take a photo ev
In Praise of Crowley's and Lewmar... Skip Gundlach at 7:40am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 0/242 In Praise of Crowley's and Lewmar... I am servicing my Lewmar V3 windlass. Extended emails and a f
Fuel Tank Options & Hello Cujo665 at 7:36am 07.29.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/669 Hello all, New site member New owner of a 1979 O'day 23 Learned to sail with my father on an O'day 2
Lewmar Gear shifter help needed Jack at 6:10am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 3/404 Hi All... this is something that has been happening intermittently for a couple of years. sometime
Coffee Pot Clamps CYQK at 5:13am 07.29.16 Ask All Sailors 10/4646 On the gimballed stove thread someone mentioned using a coffee pot clamp on their stove Anyone have
25.5 Sole Repair (2) kaboboom at 3:18am 07.29.16 Smaller Boats 0/403 The Pop-Top on the 25.5 is notorious for taking on water. Some previous owner decided to drill a hol
Coating and sealing options for the swing keel reefsider at 12:18am 07.29.16 Catalina 22 6/1315 Hi all, I just got the keel off and am going to have it sand blasted and a bushing pressed in. Once
Removing threshhold ??? gjordan at 8:58pm 07.28.16 Catalina 22 15/1465 I have been removing some of the teak and taking it home to varnish. I cant seem to remove the thres
Noflex Experience? Rick D at 8:26pm 07.28.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/854 Curious what your experience has been with Noflex Digestor (See Jetvac Inc.)? I have used it for ab

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Collision follow-up Stu Jackson at 11:01am 09.20.23 Terry's first paragraph is correct. The second is problematical because YOU are NOT qualified profe
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? capta at 10:51am 09.20.23 The cables from the panel to the controller should be as short as possible, so keep this in mind whe
Collision follow-up capta at 10:45am 09.20.23 I would ask the larger boat to pay you to hire a surveyor to check for damage. Do not let him pay fo
Hunter 23 wing keel mast raising system Brian M H23 at 10:37am 09.20.23 @Crazy Dave Condon I don't have the boat anymore, but I remember quite a lot about the system I us
C&C 30' MK II - Do you have a cage over the forward halyards on your mast head? Apex at 10:35am 09.20.23 I am using 13/32 (10mm) Sampson MLX3, which is a Dyneema core, with Polyester cover on all halyards.
Collision follow-up Terry Cox at 10:23am 09.20.23 I am seeking some guidance on what further steps should I take to ensure there was no damage to the
Add heat-sink cooling fins to alternator? (2) Hayden Watson at 10:22am 09.20.23 Hayden, is the digital temperature controller a plug and play type of install when replacing the m
C&C 30' MK II - Do you have a cage over the forward halyards on your mast head? sheardc at 9:00am 09.20.23 What size are your halyards??
Alternator output to..... (1) Justin_NSA at 8:48am 09.20.23 I don't think the path of the alternator output has changed much over the years. The alt. feeds b
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix LakeShark at 8:15am 09.20.23 @GMS.Homer I would contact the sailing club over on Lake Lanier. There is a large racing fleet of C
Where to run the solar panel cables on a Hunter 38 ? firebird13 at 8:13am 09.20.23 @flightlead404 thank you
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix LakeShark at 8:10am 09.20.23 from some reading, you can't/shouldn't put getcoat over epoxy. they are different resins??? I kn
RaceQs Question Artey1 at 8:04am 09.20.23 Anyone else find something other than ProRegatta to replace RaceQs?
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix GMS.Homer at 7:58am 09.20.23 from some reading, you can't/shouldn't put getcoat over epoxy. they are different resins??? I was t
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix LakeShark at 7:06am 09.20.23 Why not just sand off the gelcoat, prep the glass and reshoot the gelcoat? If you remove the gelc
Fuel Tank Replacement Scott T-Bird at 7:02am 09.20.23 On my Catalina, the fuel tank is aluminum and the 2 water tanks are poly. I wish they made the acce
RaceQs Question PaulK at 6:43am 09.20.23 We've been using ProRegatta to provide tracking. It's a bit clunky and involved to set up.
Replace Maxwell 500 windlass circuit breaker sorcererdog at 6:12am 09.20.23 Thanks, everyone.
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. danooxnard at 4:48am 09.20.23 Hi Mike, you might want to consider an ozone generator to get rid of smells and mold. I bought on on
RaceQs Question Ted at 4:28am 09.20.23 I believe the developer has ceased any activity on the software some time ago. Someone with skills

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