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Boat/US insurance Co - sold to other Co allan at 12:40am 02.10.14 Ask All Sailors 18/2143 I received a letter from the Boat/US insurance co which seems to indicate that it has been bought by
Sanding down epoxy patch Ken13559 at 10:35pm 02.09.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2826 I've repaired several contact damages of my hull with 2-epoxy. Now its time to sand it down to flush
waste water yellek2009 at 8:38pm 02.09.14 C&C 1/4733 I have a 1978 C and C 38, can anyone tell me where the galley water drains to.
Should I walk or reduce offer? MH at 7:21pm 02.09.14 Catalina 30 42/4854 Made offer on 89 Catalina 30. Survey showed some issues but not of the next step. Should I keep look
Deck Flooring in Cabin scof25 at 6:46pm 02.09.14 Mid-Size Boats 34/7161 Hello all, The deck flooring in my cabin is looking a bit rough from wear and after an unusually
O'day 31 keel matt4 at 6:42pm 02.09.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1056 A few months ago I purchased a 1984 O'day 31. I thought I was buying the regular 5'3" draft boat. Wh
Low cost stem reinforcement for older Cats (1) $tingy Sailor at 6:26pm 02.09.14 Catalina 22 1/659 I built and installed this today. Total cost was $12.99 since I had a spare turnbuckle. Insurance ag
H34 Ripped open the Engine Compartment (2) PGIJon at 5:08pm 02.09.14 Big Boats 6/1284 Hi all... Now that I have the engine compartment open, I have a few comments and questions.... First
where do we find replacement parts Force 10 propane heater. centerline at 5:05pm 02.09.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1350 I searched the internet without results... I need a control knob for a force 10 heater but cant find
Steps for Swim ladder normant at 3:05pm 02.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/2194 Would like to install plastic steps on the swim ladder for our Beneteau 331. Has anyone found a com
Newbe about shades dis-patch at 2:27pm 02.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2234 Just purchased and taken delivery of my new 1997 Hunter 376. I'd like to replace the shades but don'
weeping keel maya42 at 1:05pm 02.09.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/6232 i have a 1985 catalina 25 fixed keel noticed a small brown liquid ozing out of stern of keel 6 inche
DC Panel LED Circuit Breaker Backlight (2) FrankT at 12:53pm 02.09.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2769 A have a Hunter 410 and on the DC side of the electrical panel the circuit breakers are backlit with
Broken aluminum rudder head Irwin 27 (1968) magicWind at 12:44pm 02.09.14 Irwin 1/3707 I have a broken rudder head which I have had welded and looks pretty strong but I am also trying to
Best placement of Raycor Filter in H34 (1) PGIJon at 11:49am 02.09.14 Big Boats 28/2412 Hi guys... Yesterday I ripped off (Ok... unscrewed and applied a bit of foot pressure) (see pic) th
International Ship's Radio License ? Skipper at 11:40am 02.09.14 Ask All Sailors 18/1864 I saw this referenced in the "Mexico..." thread. I've found unclear info on this subject in the
Reef Points for Roller Furling (1) Genesis V at 11:21am 02.09.14 Big Boats 2/3656 As an idle sailors waiting for winter to pass I was trying to figure out my reef-points on my roller
Prop for 310 Richit at 11:20am 02.09.14 Catalina 310 10/2409 Has anyone replaced the prop on their 310? Mine is pitted and probably should be replaced or rebuil
bimini options for 40.5 johnny44 at 11:02am 02.09.14 Big Boats 8/1309 Looking at possibly purchasing a 40.5 which does not have a bimini. It does have a dodger. looki
brown ooz SeaGirl1 at 10:16am 02.09.14 Big Boats 1/727 I am looking at a 2005 41 ds and there is a brown ooz running down the cabin side. It seems to origi

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Port light internal trim gaskets dlochner at 7:23pm 03.27.23 Right, for instance, would you buy a standard 20' offering for $120 and use it for just one port li
Pedestal guard replacment Tally Ho at 7:21pm 03.27.23 What is different between the old off-set guard, and the new one you were supposed to get? In other
Pedestal guard replacment dlochner at 7:18pm 03.27.23 I'll take the tachometer out and I can mount it next to the chartplotter! That's the only instrumen
Y-33 Midstay sailmandan at 6:57pm 03.27.23 New Owner of 1979 Yamaha 33. The forward baby stay on my boat is a line running back to the cockpit
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail (2) Redwood707 at 6:54pm 03.27.23 Wow, thank you all for commenting. So I do need to cut the boom down, which means that sail with E 7
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? SycloneDriver at 6:54pm 03.27.23 I remember seeing a drawing of an engine like this over 40 years ago. I showed it to my father and
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast jssailem at 6:37pm 03.27.23 One of our members @Stu Jackson has sailed and chronicled his cruise here. http://aquavite224.blogsp
Heart stopping drone footage shemandr at 6:33pm 03.27.23 I think one of the crew, Rosalind Kuiper, had a head injury from flying across the cabin. When I s
Heart stopping drone footage Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:30pm 03.27.23 There are 7 people in the team photo in post #15...4 of which sure look like gals to me! --Peggie
Dieless Crimpers? Rick Webb at 5:43pm 03.27.23 An old Hot Rodders trick is to use a nut cracker with a dulled point. I've seen it done and makes g
Asbestos? Crusty Ol Salt at 5:32pm 03.27.23 What year is your boat? Asbestos use dropped through out the 80s and was mostly eliminated in the 90
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing Terry Cox at 5:22pm 03.27.23 As for how the furler is attached to the chainplate... In looking at how your furler attaches to t
Autohelm rotary type 2 - fix or go new.... artboas at 5:19pm 03.27.23 RAYMARINE AUTOHELM RAYTHEON Motor Drive w/Gears + Belts - COMPLETE! PERFECT! \| eBay The Course co
Heart stopping drone footage Leeward Rail at 5:08pm 03.27.23 And more women in that crew than men! I wish that was true. Boris Herrmann Will Harris Nicolas
Asbestos? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:03pm 03.27.23 You would need to have it analyzed under a microscope to determine definitively but why bother? Just
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing Hollyberry at 4:44pm 03.27.23 We also have a recessed furler.. I like the clean look but suspect down the road at some point it wi
Vetus UFO Vents c07chrisjohnson at 4:28pm 03.27.23 Thank you so much for the help.
Heart stopping drone footage Leeward Rail at 4:22pm 03.27.23 these guys are laughing and joking like they're driving rental go karts Well.. they likely don't o
1994 33.5 Recessed Hood Furling system rubbing gotons at 4:00pm 03.27.23 That chainplate looks like a tough shape to modify to try to bring the forestay forward a tad... th
Asbestos? WayneH at 3:52pm 03.27.23 Wet it down if you are going to disturb it. That will keep the loose fibers from flying around. You

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