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Hunter 34 soggy cabin top (deck) Ilanortho at 11:13am 11.03.15 Big Boats 2/1679 Hi; Removed the sea hood with its 60 plus small screws and traveller. The cabin roof core is sog
Catalina 22 "hanging" keel Nathan57 at 10:25am 11.03.15 Ask All Sailors 17/1641 I have a Catalina 22 with a swing keel. The boat was dragging in the water and making the outboard
Iron keel and rudder repairs Velero49 at 9:33am 11.03.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/410 I need to patch up a few spots that blistered on my keel. I have tried the zinc chromate alone plus
Removing seat back for reupholstery. wing15601 at 9:14am 11.03.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/636 I have a 1981 28 foot O'Day. I am having all the cushions recovered but for the life of me I can't f
Bilge pump Robert Pimentel at 8:09am 11.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1353 I'm new to saiboats and have a 85 25ft Mac and was wondering where is ideal spot to install bilge p
Kickin' butt in the transat! (1) Jackdaw at 8:43am 11.03.15 Racing 13/3098 My good friend Charly Fernbach is currently in 3rd place, sailing a series Pogo Mini! Even better, m
Mid80s 40' upgrades formrteki at 5:09am 11.03.15 Big Boats 1/1167 We own a 1985 Hunter 40 and are beginning her transformation from weekender to live aboard. What hav
Mast-head spinnaker for h30? Scott19770 at 9:07pm 11.02.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/663 I have a '93 H30T - a fractional rigged boat. I have been looking for an ASYM that is bigger than w
Picking gc batteries GonzoF1 at 6:21pm 11.02.15 Musings With Maine Sail 9/1795 Proud new owner of a 42' Navigator, but the battery system is based on three 8D flooded cells from B
Looking for new hull 'yamaha' hull decal Mat at 5:07pm 11.02.15 Yamaha 3/1275 Does anyone know where I might get two new plastic decals for the hull?
Cape cod 17 catboat Rodbone at 4:01pm 11.02.15 Trailer Sailors 11/6791 I'm looking for my next project (about to sell a 74 Herreshoff Eagle I've worked on for two years) a
Vhf thru cabin top solution (finally) jmczzz at 3:50pm 11.02.15 Catalina 22 15/959 For those that haven't discovered these yet. here is a link that is the best solutuon I've found Jam
Membrane source capta at 2:15pm 11.02.15 Ask All Sailors 0/265 Has anyone found a source other than the R/O manufacturers for R/O membranes that is reasonably pric
My hunter 140 probs ! (3) sailorboy871 at 2:13pm 11.02.15 Day Sailers 14/4894 116727 116728 116729 Hunter140... been abused AND neglected for years.. I'm an old man who Still wa
Shut off cable lube/replace? marchem at 2:10pm 11.02.15 Engines and Propulsion 11/1153 The shut off cable on our Catalina 310, Universal 25XPB diesel is real stiff and hard to move. I tr
Thru hull replacement "fail" (2) Chris & Lenore at 1:39pm 11.02.15 Ask All Sailors 10/986 Thought some of you might find this interesting or even funny. Our "new to us a year ago" boat had
Sliding galley mrudman850 at 1:27pm 11.02.15 Catalina 22 0/343 Just bought #7575 (1977) and want to redo the galley. Gotten to the point where everything is out b
Bright work refinishing and spider cracks DanaT at 1:15pm 11.02.15 Day Sailers 4/1377 As I plan for spring repairs the two that stand out is the bright work needs total refinishing and t
Oday 20 cabin ventilation DanaT at 1:08pm 11.02.15 Day Sailers 11/2054 I've cleaned out all the gear and junk in the cabin and now had more time to inspect what I've got m
Best place to sell used catalina 22 parts- like a keel Bino at 1:08pm 11.02.15 Catalina 22 9/2685 I have several parts, that are left over from combining two Catalinas. One I had to junk. Any sugges

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Lantern Advice Terry Cox at 5:57pm 10.24.23 Do you buy the lamps at home Depot or the fuel? We purchase fuel at Home Depot. You can purchase t
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 5:51pm 10.24.23 They also go through fuel much faster than wick based lamps - at least the gasoline ones do. I've n
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 5:43pm 10.24.23 No and no. We've had one for years. They look nice with a comfortable ambient light. If you want a
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 5:41pm 10.24.23 @dlochner is in NY. You are on the border of NC and SC... (much warmer) and your boat is smaller.
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 5:41pm 10.24.23 And the print - books and laptop.
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 5:40pm 10.24.23 How long do you want to read? And how small is the print? These lamps are more for use as general
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Tally Ho at 4:47pm 10.24.23 They are 26M's and 26X's, not 28 BTW. You are right! 26 footers.
House Battery Condition Tally Ho at 4:44pm 10.24.23 If I had a separate start battery, I would just continue to use the house back until it got to a poi
New Sails Tally Ho at 4:30pm 10.24.23
Drum and Swivel for a Stearns Twinstay stanirish at 4:19pm 10.24.23
Better way to make twin bed of h26 seats, than 6x2ft plank I did? jssailem at 4:05pm 10.24.23 :clap:
Mast Trailer Hayden Watson at 3:19pm 10.24.23 That is what I'm doing now, I use a 16 foot utility trailer with the mast positioned over the truck
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Hayden Watson at 3:12pm 10.24.23 This won't work because the clew will be in the wrong place. The clew needs to be at the same level
Mast Trailer PaulK at 3:03pm 10.24.23 @PaulK There are many who do not know how to navigate this site and that includes some that would s
Drum and Swivel for a Stearns Twinstay Barnacle Bill at 2:20pm 10.24.23 This is very old school and difficult to find parts. You might consider just upgrading.
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Barnacle Bill at 2:19pm 10.24.23 If you buy a roller furler with the idea of partially furling the jib to shorten sail in heavier win
New Sails Barnacle Bill at 2:07pm 10.24.23 Catalina Direct just had discounts on sails for their boats. Not sure if it is still going on. Mig
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Barnacle Bill at 1:56pm 10.24.23 You actually answered many of your own questions as already pointed out, but I will give you my 2 ce
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Barnacle Bill at 1:26pm 10.24.23
Lantern Advice dLj at 1:18pm 10.24.23 Unlike Coleman gas mantle lanterns, Aladdin lamps are not pressurized. It is a highly refined white

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