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My 1979 Cal 2-25 is showing signs of mast compression in the form of a sagging bulkhead that separat
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My wife gets the kitchen redo..... Survey on Friday and closing in early January. Tall rig, fin ke
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Doing some detective work on the electrical system of our C310 (2000), tracking down what goes where
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118078 118079 118080 118081 After 11 years owning this boat, this is my first opportunity to actuall
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Thinking about getting out of sailing (after almost 50 years). I may post more on the reasons why a
rlrobian at 10:01am 12.14.15
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I have all lines run back to the cockpit in my 81 C22 swing. I am looking for something to help me
Phil Herring at 9:28am 12.14.15
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I'm not sure I ever posted anything about this, but all of the weekly quiz results (polls) are onlin
PSR at 7:33am 12.14.15
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There are a couple of junctions in the navigation light circuit on my boat where three way butt conn
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Here's an update to the thread I started some 5 or 6 months ago when I had just gotten rid of my tow
obdoor at 2:44am 12.14.15
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I had purchased my 1987 Pearson 33 in July 2015 and it did not come with an owners manual. If anyone
Ken13559 at 10:48pm 12.13.15
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Many months back I mentioned that I've to click to forward before shifting to reverse to go astern e
LakeMurraySailor at 7:04pm 12.13.15
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Hi fellow Pearson owners, if anyone has a roller-furling headsail for a Pearson 30, I would like to
Navicula at 3:54pm 12.13.15
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Hi.....as you can see this piece has some ware the hole has taken on a different shape....this boom
Dave Sharp at 2:22pm 12.13.15
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I'm not near the boat right now but wanted to start my Spring work list and get supplies. Can anyone
walt at 8:26am 12.13.15
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I just installed a 110 jib on a Schaefer 500 roller furler and this furler has an external halyard.
Jackdaw at 7:56am 12.13.15
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I've seen several pictures in posts recently that show user-mods where an owner has placed a line co
HMT2 at 4:40pm 12.12.15
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I debated long and hard between a wired vs. wireless wind instrument. I wanted to share my experienc
Tripaddle at 4:15pm 12.12.15
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Planning on taking the ICW south from Chesapeake to Oriental next year. Trying to plan when. Would A
atrometer at 4:14pm 12.12.15
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Has anyone removed some of the flotation to gain storage? If so, how and where?

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Oh my sweet rotten unicorn.
dlochner at 10:30am 09.11.23
What's that without spell correct ? It is correct, not an auto correct. https://www.hempel.com
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES!
sheardc at 10:29am 09.11.23
Well 10mm is what I have and it's jamming up. I looked at 8mm / 5/16. It works in the clutch but fee
Bow thruster - is it a plus or minus?
Ted10028 at 10:23am 09.11.23
not sure if it is correct but someone mentioned that on the Catalina 32 you had to take out a water
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn.
Ralph Johnstone at 10:12am 09.11.23
silic one bottom paint system. What's that without spell correct ?
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather   (1)
JamesG161 at 10:06am 09.11.23
Sorry I could not resist this. Not only did Hurricanes follow @dLj trip but Active Volcanoes in the
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES!
Apex at 10:01am 09.11.23
3/8 or 10mm should be more than up to the task at hand. = more room around the cage?
Nao Trinidad is in New Bedford
PaulK at 9:48am 09.11.23
Warships of the period (Galleons)do seem to have painted decoration and quarter galleries. Trading v
1 mile from inlet and 3 knots of drift VS 8 miles from inlet and no drift though has worse bottom fouling.
shemandr at 9:34am 09.11.23
The Sunset Bay Marina is only good if you want to sail on the St. Lucie River and the St. Lucie Yach
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES!
sheardc at 9:05am 09.11.23
Looks like I did not update what I found at the masthead!! DOH Both jib & spinnaker halyards were g
Push Button Starter Testing
cagreen75 at 8:48am 09.11.23
The easiest way to test the switch is to get a short piece of wire the same size as the wire on the
Screw Terminals and Ferrules
kappykaplan at 8:46am 09.11.23
I was wondering if anyone else here bothers with these? I was not aware of these types of connecto
bulge water
DRhoads at 8:44am 09.11.23
Don't forget the mast
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn.
monocerosin at 8:26am 09.11.23
Excellent! I did find some grey just above the white so yes to the gelcoat layer. I will carry on wi
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy?
kappykaplan at 8:21am 09.11.23
You can buy it at hardware stores or the poster Maine Sail on this site sells it, or used to. SBO
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy?
dlochner at 8:21am 09.11.23
I doubt it is ordinary HW store silicone as that stuff does not have good adhesive properties. It i
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy?
isaksp00 at 8:12am 09.11.23
It looks like it might also be butyl tape. The light grey stuff. It is sticky so could have been use
1999 Hunter 380 Blower location
wojo5901 at 7:16am 09.11.23
Thank you all, I will look further when I get back to the boat. Hopefully this weekend....
Invest 95L
JamesG161 at 7:09am 09.11.23
Recon flights are now shifting bases of operations from Puerto Rico to Florida. This is a buoy to w
MUSETTA Cruising the Atlantic and the Weather   (1)
JamesG161 at 7:00am 09.11.23
Weather Guys signing off. : St John's may be involved in this.:facepalm: Invest 95L --> TD 13 -->
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas
dmax at 6:47am 09.11.23
Another alternative is you could patch up the cracks etc with some epoxy (G-Flex would be good) and

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