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teak handrails Ben Albritton at 9:27am 05.19.13 Catalina 30 4/1956 I am working on updating a 1982 Catalina 30. Right now it has composite handrails. It appears that
Looking for tablet and need suggestions for sailing apps RonRock at 9:20am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 34/16178 So I'm considering a tablet computer to use on my boat. Is an Ipad the best way to go? I've never be
Center of Gravity Don Crowther at 8:49am 05.19.13 Big Boats 1/658 I would like to build a trailer for my 34. But I'm trying to figure out where the center of gravity
Mast Sag caused by soft deck under the mast (7) pmirenda at 8:49am 05.19.13 Catalina 30 4/3195 Mast sag turned out to be a soft deck under the mast. The starboard pulley next to the mast had a le
Removing Mast's Sail Track Screws Seized.. Any ideas (1) PGIJon at 8:22am 05.19.13 Big Boats 8/1458 My mast is currently down and I'm rewiring and replacing all Nav lights with LED's and Antenna... Th
Replacement rudders for 26M shgena at 8:15am 05.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/714 Your experience with the replacement rudders on the 26M?:dance:
Starting trouble - Yanmar Sea Mistress at 8:10am 05.19.13 Engines and Propulsion 7/4310 We have a Yanmar 75 HP 4Jh3-TE that won't start after running for three to four hours straight. The
rigging on 93 23.5 hunter (5) sailboat738 at 7:48am 05.19.13 Smaller Boats 3/1178 good morning guy's well getting the boat back in the water got the mast up ok its now at the dock
Pri-D Shelf Life Warren Milberg at 7:43am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 0/2429 I used to use this fuel additive to cut down carbon emssions, increase lubricity with low sulphur fu
Unbelievable BobM at 7:37am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2199 I was notified that the marina I winter store my boat at was going to work on their sea walls. Howe
Stuffing box flax size Ink Dude at 7:33am 05.19.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3055 I need to repack my stuffing box. I have to do the job afloat, and I need the flax material size to
trailer loading donavansails at 7:26am 05.19.13 Smaller Boats 19/2705 I bought a Hunter 23 last fall. I have been out with it a few times this year Love this boat but for
Oday 22 chain plate mike4433 at 7:22am 05.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1242 I have an 1980 oday 22. Looking at other chain plate posts I'm seeing that the chain plates are atta
Pearson 26 mast support bblument at 7:16am 05.19.13 Pearson 3/4406 Hello, all... Well, the saga continues.. just when I thought I was almost done working/renovating
Mast Head line question Ward H at 6:04am 05.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/782 The mast head assembly on my O'day 25 has room for two eye-spliced lines to be hung. One is for the
Steering system "pod" alternatives?? Chris Patterson at 5:25am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2226 This is not an attempt to blast Edson, as they no doubt make some beautiful equipment. Some of it in
Automatic Freewheeling gearbox? (1) BobT at 4:58am 05.19.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/1390 Can anyone identify the gearbox behind the transmission? This is in my new old ('79) Gulfstar 37. Al
Mooring line size PHitchcox at 4:50am 05.19.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1072 Good morning one and all. Returning to the water and need some help. My 290 is far away but I ne
Does this look like electrolysis? (2) Sefuller at 4:46am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 19/8049 Last fall when I hauled out, I noticed for the first time these whitish deposits around my bronze th
Removing painted-on boat name IH82BL8 at 4:42am 05.19.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1944 All along I've been under the impression that oven cleaner would remove the old boat name. It doesn

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Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? jssailem at 4:52am 02.17.23 I have sailed Dinghies and small sailboats without back stays. Each was safe and secure. I now sail
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit RoyS at 4:49am 02.17.23 Yes, fair point about hydro-lock. Remember to always race your engine for a second to blow coolant w
Replaced all my sanitation hoses Terry Cox at 4:44am 02.17.23 Hi Art. Sorry to hear about your head hose project. Had a similar issue a few years ago with a 16 fo
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Parsons at 4:20am 02.17.23 Sure, they are all interchangeable - never seen a handle that would not fit whatever winch, except r
3jh5e impeller replacement Terry Cox at 4:13am 02.17.23 All right, all right, I concede it's your clean living that has kept them from leaking One could o
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? shemandr at 4:13am 02.17.23 Great pic of the trimaran, Thinwater! I note how close the main comes to being the shape of an airp
Replaced all my sanitation hoses artboas at 3:56am 02.17.23 Why didn't you tell me before you started ? I replaced all of my sanitary hoses a couple of years
Replaced all my sanitation hoses (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:37pm 02.16.23
Question on Teak (1) Mark Maulden at 9:30pm 02.16.23
Question on Teak (1) Joe at 8:53pm 02.16.23 I have used Minwax Spar Urethan pend. I've used this stuff for years on exterior. It'll easily last
Hello to the community RSHunter27 at 8:38pm 02.16.23 .Yes that's why I'm still looking for my blue water boat. The Lakes going down pretty low here. I li
Hello to the community Joe at 8:34pm 02.16.23 Lake Travis is a pretty popular sailing lake. Years ago it was rated one of top 10 in country by Sa
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? (2) thinwater at 8:25pm 02.16.23 I've never had a backstay (4 boats). https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nub74vRHCqE/Xv5k4NSkP5I/AAAAAAAAQFc
can you mix winch and winch handle brands? Joe at 8:14pm 02.16.23 It'll fit. Buy it. Not because it floats though, I have one of those Titan's and it floats..... bar
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Joe at 7:36pm 02.16.23 I have a Hunter 23, which has a backstay. I found out my friend who has a Hunter 23.5 does not hav
thru-hull size needed for bilge Ralph Johnstone at 7:31pm 02.16.23 Most likely the greatest increase to friction is the use of cheap corrugated vinyl hoses which I fou
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:26pm 02.16.23
3jh5e impeller replacement Ralph Johnstone at 7:18pm 02.16.23 All right, all right, I concede it's your clean living that has kept them from leaking :pray: . et.
Loading boat on trailer abouttime at 7:16pm 02.16.23 Update Thank you all for your input. I think that I now understand why my new-to-me boat is not set
Is there any safety issues with boats not having backstays? dlochner at 6:55pm 02.16.23 Rig loads are pretty dynamic and there is some inherent redundancy for the forestay and backstay wit

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