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Best Calk for Window Leaks jrocheleau at 5:29am 09.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1121 I have to re-seal my salon windows in my 1984 Oday 30. There are lots of suggestions about the kind
How mark boat for haulout strap locations med2463 at 4:52am 09.01.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2420 We had our boat hauled out last week. Before putting it back in the water, I want to mark the boat
Poetry (1) Roger Long at 4:10am 09.01.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/10153 I have recently found my long dormant interest in poetry revived and attempted to write my first.
Any Mac M owners in SF? Yosi at 5:52pm 08.31.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1033 Took my M out last weekend for the first time. Used only main. Planning to use the jib next time if
Tip to keep Fiberglas clean hunter111 at 5:30pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2268 Greetings, We Clean the fiberglass, then wax it. It looks really clean but not for long. Soon li
Hunter 28 steering and other ridiculous problems nautikal at 3:18pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2704 My 1990 Hunter 28 steering requires "Hands On" at all times whilst motoring. If you let go the stee
Cutlass Bearing Ca Va Encore Bien at 2:59pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/3173 I have a 1983 Hunter 30, which has a 1 inch shaft. I'm going to make a puller so I can press out an
Lifting a Hunter 23 with straps cramina at 1:13pm 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1053 Dood day All, I did to know where you need to put straps Under a Hnuter 23.5 (1991) in order to take
My tank was empty Brian D at 12:45pm 08.31.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3533 So I go down to the boat to dress the ship and start my motor. I let it run whenever I am on the boa
Mast leak on 37.5 garethreeves at 10:54am 08.31.13 Big Boats 5/1514 My 37.5 has quite a lot of water coming down the wires and thru the chase at the bottom of the mast.
Leaking Stanchion korchinskyp at 10:52am 08.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/871 There is a leak under a stanchion on my 1983 O'Day 25. The area is depressed about 1/4" around the b
oday 25 centerboard is a little hard to raise and lo PatandBob at 9:20am 08.31.13 Day Sailers 3/1386 cb is a little hard to raise and lower. can it swell and get tight or is it marine fouling like bar
Replacement of Diesel Engine Cost NicAndI at 8:53am 08.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/48256 We're considering the purchase of a '78 30 ft Cherubini with a Yanmar Diesel. To our knowledge, the
The Best Laid Plans of Mice and Men Roger Long at 8:47am 08.31.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/2993 I checked the Cape Cod Canal current tables from my anchorage just off Long Island in Boston Harbor
Waeco Weary sailorstan at 8:16am 08.31.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/2717 Kind Folks: I've had it with the Waeco frige and have decided to replace it. I understand Catal
Heading Out DAVA390 at 6:13am 08.31.13 Destinations 0/1243 Heading out to Rock Hall in a while. If anyone spots a blue striped jib between Balto. and RH, give
A day on the St. Lawrence (1) Ron-Anne at 4:40am 08.31.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/974 This is "the" spot for spending a day on the St. Lawrence, unfortunately we weren't able to be in th
Timing Gear cover success! Ken13559 at 2:18am 08.31.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/2200 Thanks to sailors here, I've successfully replaced the leaking gasket of the Timing Gear cover follo
Replacing lifelines Dmarie26 at 7:52pm 08.30.13 Smaller Boats 1/1411 I need to replace the lifelines on my 1986 Capri 18. When I looked at Catalina Direct, the kits the
caretaker island69 at 7:20pm 08.30.13 Islander 2/4391 I've given a badly treated vessel to mend. Currently, installing an outboard motor bracket from Gare

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Third summer, boat wont sail kappykaplan at 1:12pm 05.03.23 Sailing is a lot more about feel :plus:
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings jviss at 1:11pm 05.03.23 I'm wondering if the price for swaged is $2,101.34 which is about what I paid for new rigging from
Sailing Movies? jviss at 1:08pm 05.03.23 Which Mutiny on Bounty? Wow, that's a good question. I love both the 1935 and 1962 versions.
Third summer, boat wont sail capta at 1:08pm 05.03.23 I think you should have spent some of the money that you spent on sailing lessons on maintenance. Th
Third summer, boat wont sail gtg at 1:02pm 05.03.23 Take a look at your rudder too, if classic tilt up may not be holding all the way down which will g
Third summer, boat wont sail (3) gtg at 1:01pm 05.03.23 Take a look at your rudder too, if classic tilt up may not be holding all the way down which will g
Third summer, boat wont sail (1) gtg at 12:44pm 05.03.23 No. The c22 hulls don't have coring. Fiberglass doesn't absorb water like wood or foam etc. Are you
Cat 30 Windlass PeteT at 12:30pm 05.03.23 Yeah I thought that may be a problem. I'll search as you suggested. Pete
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? Skipper J at 12:25pm 05.03.23 Speaking of infection, I've read that vibrio cases are on the rise. You can get it from raw shellfis
Sailing Movies? Terry Cox at 12:22pm 05.03.23 But any recommendations, for things I might watch on Amazon Prime, Youtube, etc., are appreciated!
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings dmax at 12:13pm 05.03.23 To answer the original question, from my perspective: No significant risk, assuming you are reason
Sailing Movies? BarryL at 11:55am 05.03.23 Hey, DONT watch 'All Is Lost.' It's just terrible. "Styx" is pretty good but there isn't all that
Wiring solar and ACR's (1) fred1diver at 11:50am 05.03.23
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Hayden Watson at 11:27am 05.03.23 Are the Mk2 Catalinas not as high quality? The Mk2's are better equipped from the factory and more
Cat 30 Windlass Ralph Johnstone at 11:01am 05.03.23 Aw crap, looks like the same old problem of limited room in which to mount a vertical windlass. If
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings jviss at 10:56am 05.03.23 By the way, the costs I show are for mechanical terminals at the bottom only, as my rig uses T-type
DIY of standing rigging with compression fittings jviss at 10:54am 05.03.23 Yes, I trust and value the rigger's service for sure. I was commenting on the price differential y
Third summer, boat wont sail stickinthemud57 at 10:53am 05.03.23 He only posted his question last night at 7:45 pm. He may still have a day job that doesn't allow h
Replacing Sheaves on a Catalina 27 shank at 10:51am 05.03.23 Thanks for the feedback. Yes, I'm going to lower the mast (with some help) to replace the sheaves, r
Third summer, boat wont sail dlochner at 10:51am 05.03.23 I'd like to know if we are going to hear back from the OP. He only posted his question last night

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