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Flex water tank CYQK at 4:03pm 01.21.16 Ask All Sailors 10/3466 Getting ready to install new flex water tanks.The old ones are Nauta tanks Plastimo makes a similar
New sails bfriolet at 4:00pm 01.21.16 Ask All Sailors 1/583 Has anyone bought a sail from Precision Sails?
Value of Mast for 1980's Hunter 22' mmcpa1960 at 10:40am 01.21.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/673 I have a mast for a 1980's 22' Hunter. It has all the cabling. It appears to be in good condition. I
Sailor's Box eugenesdream24 at 10:29am 01.21.16 Ask All Sailors 1/52 Hey everyone on the SailboatOwners forums, I wanted to reach out to all of you directly without comi
Water between the false floor and hull Nathan57 at 9:55am 01.21.16 Catalina 22 9/3578 I fixed most of the top side leaks on my Catalina 22 and have very little leaking now. However, I d
Lazy Jacks Come Sail Away at 9:44am 01.21.16 S2 16/5138 Since I solo sail much of the time and have the most difficulty when raising or lowering the main, I
Boat drinks Waitress, I need two more boat drinks Bad Obsession at 7:59am 01.21.16 Ask All Sailors 41/2874 Those of us here on the East Coast are about ready to be dumped on, literally. In my area they are
Fairness of Pursuit Races? Kings Gambit at 7:38am 01.21.16 Ask All Sailors 21/5185 My wife and I crewed in a pursuit race recently. Pursuit races are PHRF-handicapped races where the
makeshift water tank Hobopacket at 7:30am 01.21.16 Catalina 22 9/2144 Hey there! Thanks for all of your help so far. I am planning on building a small galley and was wond
Design for a new bimini S4iln at 9:10pm 01.20.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/3447 we have never been happy with bimini on our Oceanis 37. The dodger works well and provides good prot
Autopilot for Hunter 356 Ken Archer at 4:28pm 01.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/6536 I have recently purchased a Hunter 356 and want to install an autopilot. I have been informed that t
Precision Sails LakeMurraySailor at 4:03pm 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2552 Hi fellow sailors! I submitted a quote request form on the precisionsailloft.com website and receive
Owners of New Sense or Oceanis Models Mongo Mike at 3:53pm 01.20.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/662 Hello and Thank You for Checking This Post. This is probably an odd thread and I think the easiest w
3 Bridge race S.F. Bay Slider at 2:33pm 01.20.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/1524 This race will be held on Sat. 1-30-16. Last year we had over 300 boats. This year looks to be jus
Windlass For H33 lehighsail at 2:17pm 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1205 Seems like this might be a good time to buy a windlass. I have a 25 lb Manson Supreme anchor and w
Hunter Passage 42 photos janiemeneely at 1:33pm 01.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1178 We are running a Time Tested review of the Hunter Passage 42 in the March issue of Chesapeake Bay Ma
folding wheel for Hunter 410 wally123 at 11:42am 01.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/476
Overheating: Muffler the cause? John R at 10:13am 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 29/2689 My engine has been overheating. I thought I'd found the problem before - the angle piece from the he
Overheating: Muffler the cause? John R at 9:45am 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 13/4722 My engine has been overheating. I thought I'd found the problem before - the angle piece from the he
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stripping cetol from teak ggrizzard at 1:33pm 02.11.24 Thanks jssailem. I saw this response on the thread you referenced: Re: Removing Sikkens Cetol or HL
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 (1) jssailem at 11:23am 02.11.24 Is this the area at issue? This looks like the base of the water pump, is that correct?
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

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