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Boat Inspection Loutheg at 9:50am 06.16.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1090 I've owned my 1973 Catalina 27 for about 6 years now and love it.:dance: I have done a lot of resto
Squamish, BC, Canada Harbour Update (5) Stretch at 9:50am 06.16.13 Destinations 1/1847 A 50 foot channel has been dredged this spring, to a depth of 6 ft below zero tide. A green channel
Galley Stove Operation cymeyer at 9:47am 06.16.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2884 Have not used our stove in about 5 years and thought it was time. I tried opening the propane valve
Tall Ships 1812 Tour (4) Bob 04 H260 at 9:18am 06.16.13 Ask All Sailors 2/992 We spent yesterday at the Brockville Tall Ship 1812 Tour (http://www.tallshipsbrockville.com). I
plastic port refurb Mark Maulden at 9:07am 06.16.13 Ask All Sailors 2/785 I have four opening Beckson ports that cannot be see through. They are 34 yrs old and are really ba
Bowsprit hvbaker at 7:37am 06.16.13 Catalina 30 2/1309 Has anyone installed a Selden bowsprit on a C30 standard rig. If so what kind of ring did you use at
What size pvc ? nosnebjim at 7:32am 06.16.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1387 I added a 150 Genoa this year to my 86 M25 and have discovered that I should cover the side stays wi
Anchor Locker Hatch Robspratt at 6:58am 06.16.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/3626 I have an O'Day 34 with a cracked anchor locker hatch. The boat yard said they could make it almost
Replacing stove on Catalina 30 Kbennett at 6:46am 06.16.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/6629 Hello, all, We live aboard our boat in the summers, so it's not a fulltime thing for us. I just s
cockpit leak jcwlbw at 4:33am 06.16.13 Smaller Boats 1/704 There is a leak in my cockpit over the access panel in the middle of the cockpit where the table hol
System down again ggrizzard at 3:45am 06.16.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/3403 Phil, Here we go again: I have my morning Email that contains updates to the forums to which I subs
Making sails Hamsandwich at 11:35pm 06.15.13 Catalina 22 7/1281 Any sail makers here? Just wondering if anyone has the dimensions or schematics of the panels for a
Cockpit Velcro Recommendation Browndog68 at 9:19pm 06.15.13 Smaller Boats 4/1138 Anyone have a rec for marine grade Velcro for my cockpit cushions?
Interprotect 2000E Hamsandwich at 9:08pm 06.15.13 Catalina 22 9/5230 I am going to get a gallon of white interprotect 2002e epoxy to redo the bottom of my boat, I'm sur
New Autopilot Lost Parent at 8:55pm 06.15.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1899 Anybody know the best prices for a new Raymarine SP X5 autopilot
how is air getting into my fuel system? iSailor at 6:03pm 06.15.13 Catalina 310 4/1201 I have been dealing with this engine studded problem that only happens after we are done with the da
Water Tank and Sink Questions for Oday26 DeepCalling at 6:00pm 06.15.13 Ask An Oday Owner 23/2976 Hi, I'v been getting a second hand Oday ready for a maiden voyage for a while now and I have some q
P31-2 Sails and gear for sale ddoles at 5:58pm 06.15.13 Pearson 12/8877 My 1990 P31-2 was a casualty of Sandy. The boat is gone but I have a number of items, untouched by
Trailer sailer looking for summer spots to spend a week teebutch at 5:55pm 06.15.13 Destinations 20/9079 I am looking for lakes to go to to get away from the summer heat. I live in south Louisiana and wou
P26 combination light (3) bblument at 4:30pm 06.15.13 Pearson 1/1955 Hello again, everyone.... Thanks for you help in the past w/ my new-to-me Pearson 26. She's float

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New sail advice needed dLj at 9:57am 04.16.23 I can understand the challenge. At some point you need to filter out the options that are less impo
Rust on Keel I need Help. dLj at 9:35am 04.16.23 Agree 100%. Now I must decide if I remove that keel or not. Why would you remove your keel? You ha
Boom Vang Joe at 9:14am 04.16.23 The vang's primary purpose is to stabilize the boom (prevent bouncing) when it is swung outside the
keel help Ralph Johnstone at 9:13am 04.16.23 thanks I have a soda blaster scheduled to at least get started with this issue. Unfortunately, th
Beneteau Questions joker460 at 9:12am 04.16.23 Most of the Benes I went to look at had that as factory installed. I went with the Water witch elect
keel help Dil at 9:02am 04.16.23 thanks I have a soda blaster scheduled to at least get started with this issue. I do not know much
Identifying water in the bilge. sigsgmret at 8:47am 04.16.23 Great idea. Thanks
Identifying water in the bilge. (1) jssailem at 8:46am 04.16.23 Here is something that might work.. AquaChek Salt Test Strip Titrators for Pools - Salt Water Pool
Boom Vang (2) lakesurfsailor at 8:44am 04.16.23 Picture show the boom is Z spar. View 4 shows an eye for attachmentl Are there two of them one fo
New sail advice needed jon hansen at 8:43am 04.16.23 well said john. what john mentioned that i think is a must do, they bring the sail to the boat,
Boom Vang lakesurfsailor at 8:36am 04.16.23 Picture show the boom is Z spar. View 4 shows an eye for attachmentl Are there two of them one fo
Rust on Keel I need Help. Ralph Johnstone at 8:33am 04.16.23 @skipperclaud , can you supply a few closeup pictures of the joint. It may give us a better picture
Rust on Keel I need Help. jssailem at 8:30am 04.16.23 Perhaps it had an iron cable lying against the keel at some point.
Rust on Keel I need Help. Ralph Johnstone at 8:29am 04.16.23 Just got to give my head a scratch here. I didn't think Hunter, Marlow, whatever, had every used st
Boom Vang jssailem at 8:27am 04.16.23 how adding one would be adding a safety feature. You are correct in my thinking. A Vang is a trim
Beneteau Questions Wesleymi at 8:22am 04.16.23 My 1998 Oceanus 321 was the same way. I have since put in a float switch to activate the pump and wi
New sail advice needed jssailem at 8:15am 04.16.23 I'm having a hell of a time trying to figure out all my options, and would appreciate some opinions
Rust on Keel I need Help. skipperclaud at 7:32am 04.16.23 There are fundamentally two ways to protect underwater steel structures: 1) Cathodic protection (th
Damaged Hull and repair to ballast tank Crazy Dave Condon at 7:31am 04.16.23 Spoke with the owner and the repairman on Saturday. There was a crack in the hull possibly due to
Rust on Keel I need Help. skipperclaud at 7:28am 04.16.23 I have prepped two iron keels in the past and found the only way to control rust is to coat with fi

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