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Replacing spreader without unstepping mast Crashflow at 5:23pm 03.02.14 Ask All Sailors 10/5988 Hey all, I have a 36 foot Pearson with a damaged port spreader. The Spreader is the lower of an upp
Shaft/ packing size Sanfelice at 5:12pm 03.02.14 Catalina 30 1/967 Haven't been able to find an answer through search function. Does anyone know what size shaft packi
Cruising Again (4) Roger Long at 2:47pm 03.02.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3384 Strider is still high and dry but, according to the definition of cruising being working on your boa
Boat trailer advice Admiral at 1:47pm 03.02.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2042 I am in the market buying a boat. Looking at the Catalina 30. Of course most do not come with trai
Replacing acrylic portlights and hatch lens (2) Panta Rei at 1:41pm 03.02.14 Bigger Boats 34/14654 Well spring is a long way off, Lake Superior is nearly frozen solid and my boat is covered with many
Cal 2-27 mast step question Roadking Larry at 1:33pm 03.02.14 Cal 4/2863 While my new to me Cal 2-27 is still on the trailer I wanting to put a mast step plate on so that wh
Weather-frozen bilge pump line Skipper at 10:29am 03.02.14 Ask All Sailors 15/4712 I had worried about this. My bilge pump discharge line froze solid a couple weeks ago. Or that's
Access panel from head to port side of engine pan zagloba at 8:57am 03.02.14 Catalina 310 16/2932 Has anyone installed an access panel on the head bulkhead adjacent to the stairs for access to the p
Mounting ideas for stern light Rodd at 8:32am 03.02.14 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4508 Gents- I need to replace my aging stern light. I would like to mount an Aqua Signal, series 41 s
410 aft stateroom mattress? scottdube at 7:39am 03.02.14 Big Boats 7/1331 Has anyone replaced the coil spring mattress on the 410? I was at the boat show yesterday and it lo
water leaks on trailer mikeepp at 6:18am 03.02.14 Smaller Boats 14/1640 OK, I give up. My H23 has water in the cabin every spring while on the trailer for the winter. I'v
23.5 Running rigging mmsailor at 5:19am 03.02.14 Smaller Boats 10/1371 I am going to replace the main halyard on my 23.5 . The boat has rf so other than mast raising what
23.5 Rudder Repair mmsailor at 5:16am 03.02.14 Smaller Boats 4/1010 I need to replace the rudder spacers and found them here at the ships store . It mentions a rudder g
winter project - finished Mark Maulden at 9:53pm 03.01.14 S2 6/1178 Finished my winter project. We now have two new water tanks and one new fuel tank. Boat is back to
Rubbing Compound Staining Gelcoat markwbird at 4:53pm 03.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/12728 The gelcoat on my 1984 Hunter 34 is old and chalky so I have decided to compound and wax it. The pr
Boom help Admiral at 4:49pm 03.01.14 Ask All Sailors 27/5259 I am out looking for a sailboat and am looking in the 30 foot range. Today I checked out a Catalina
"He's dead, Jim." (We need a new AC system) PirateLisa at 4:48pm 03.01.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1720 Our "new to us" 1982 Catalina 30's factory-installed Marine AIRRRRRRR is kaput! She was great while
O'Day 22 stairs keary N at 2:47pm 03.01.14 Bigger Boats 1/890 Would like to fabricate new stairs, any ideas?
Cuttyhunk, Hadley Harbor and Martha's Vineyard Ariel at 2:45pm 03.01.14 Destinations 21/12751 A recent article in Cruising World magazine about sailing around southern New England reminded me of
Demystifying the Mainsail Don Guillette at 1:11pm 03.01.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 31/8524

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Raymarine C120 Screen Rehab (2) mckarsonj at 9:38am 07.05.23 Hello everyone I was checking to see if anyone has used the novus kit on there c120. If it was succe
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? capta at 9:34am 07.05.23 Personally, I prefer the older designs. I love the Snipe and for a bit bigger boat, the Rhodes 19, i
Paint stripper and gel coat Don S/V ILLusion at 9:32am 07.05.23 Almost definitely. I would remove the handholds and gently sand the offending areas.
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything kappykaplan at 9:27am 07.05.23 This was the epitome of simplicity ............. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/168
2008 H36 microwave replacement BigEasy at 9:25am 07.05.23 Any microwave could due, measure the old one and go to an appliance store. Don't know why; howe
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? capta at 9:22am 07.05.23 While the focus of responding ideas has been light weight plastic boats there are a few wooden desi
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 9:13am 07.05.23 I use a pin.
Merit 22 owners Merit of the Bay at 9:09am 07.05.23 Thanks for the info! I have that same small swivel on the mast and a corresponding piece on the boom
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? jssailem at 9:04am 07.05.23 If you are bitten by a wood boat, this looks interesting. Built on a Danish design from 1956. She is
Broke KiwiPorp blade Ralph Johnstone at 9:02am 07.05.23 found one of my KiwiProp blade broke in half. Ken, what is the composition of the blade ? It doe
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 9:01am 07.05.23 1. Mine has small swivel attached to the mast. 2. I use a topping lift for raising the boom and spin
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:58am 07.05.23 then screw the small handle into whichever notch of the rod you want. This was the epitome of sim
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? jssailem at 8:56am 07.05.23 Here is the image address. 1588edfe140850e42f2cc5c2bea0ea7c.jpg Here is one of the sites I was res
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery MikeHoncho at 8:56am 07.05.23 I have yet to hear of a incident that involves metal spikes causing a thermal run-away also. yet the
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? jssailem at 8:54am 07.05.23 I thought it just looked like a daysailer I would be interested in if I was looking. Found it on a S
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? Don Guillette at 8:47am 07.05.23
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? PaulK at 8:41am 07.05.23 Looks like a Hereshoff 12 1/2; Doughdish. It would be a good candidate for handling some of the cond
Lewmar forward hatch handle has come off and there is slight cracking on the lense around the hole. Jason and Dina at 8:36am 07.05.23 thank you
LED Lights for 2007 Hunter 38 Cabin George Braun at 8:24am 07.05.23 Amazon.com these fit both at $1.90 each
Depth/shape of 2004 Hunter 36 diesel tank George Braun at 8:22am 07.05.23 unless Hunter made fairly major changes between 04 and 08, it's rectangular. There are a number of

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