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Score! (1) David W at 12:09pm 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1131 The Boat Show is on here in Victoria, BC, and a local retailer had a great door crasher special. Fi
Repainting the interior of my Mac 25 (6) tkiss13 at 11:16am 04.20.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2341 I recently purchased in 1981 Mac 25. It had been sitting for about 3 years half full of water and th
A big step down in size mdsdurango at 11:16am 04.20.13 Trailer Sailors 20/7281 Third, or fourth post on this forum with much gratitude to all for your good advice. I started out a
Spinnaker gear - O'Day 28 SkiRacer1486 at 8:26am 04.20.13 Bigger Boats 0/1510 My family just bought an O'Day 28 and I am exploring options for outfitting the boat with spinnaker
St. Johns River and Electro-scan MSD ybrad at 8:17am 04.20.13 Big Boats 6/1400 Does anyone out there have familiarity with how far up (south) the St. Johns the salinity is high en
Rudder Rivet(s) John Danz at 7:56am 04.20.13 Catalina 22 17/2652 I just bought a used Catalina 22 that has been sitting on a trailer for about four years. Eeverythin
H37 V Berth Closet jphud at 7:52am 04.20.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1340 Has anyone reversed the hinge set up on this door, or changed the door style? Access is difficult wi
packing gland oldguy at 7:43am 04.20.13 Catalina 310 3/1306 so my 10 year old 310 shaft seal has an excessive drip rate that I can no longer slow by tightening
Surge protectors FourPoints at 6:07am 04.20.13 Ask All Sailors 17/4536 Don't use them says the coast guard. http://mobile.tradeonlytoday.com/news/detail.php?id=524618
Portlight lens Gemsailor at 3:33am 04.20.13 Smaller Boats 4/1195 Recently purchased a Hunter 26.5 and need help finding a replacement portlight lens. Checked with th
I learned about sailing from that.... Nrmlspeed at 12:50am 04.20.13 Catalina 22 9/1210 The title is appropriate for this story. When I was learning to fly I always looked forward to readi
Combining the 2 incoming 220v cable into one Crystal TLV at 12:12am 04.20.13 Big Boats 7/1313 This will be much more convinence for me as the Y connection on the incomming cable maks a lot of tr
h40.5 bilge pump switch edguy3 at 10:49pm 04.19.13 Big Boats 5/1280 Can anyone tell me where the manual bilge pump switch is located in a 1995 h40.5? Thanks in advance
U Shaped Dinette N28678 at 8:42pm 04.19.13 Catalina 30 4/1881 I have a 83' with a U shaped dinette. Ive seen other boats built the same year with L shaped dinett
Old Schoolers (2) rgranger at 7:22pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2265 Hey I need some knowledge from those of you who have been around longer than I I'm almost done re
First time fiberglass repair - Should I try? (2) pearsoncommander251 at 6:48pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3770
Great Lakes Marine Mobile Net - Ham Radio Net for boaters. KC9SGV at 6:46pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1200 The HF frequency is 7.268 MHz LSB, just after the Waterway net on the ICW. VHF 2M in the Chicagolan
line cutter on saildrive jbinbi at 6:10pm 04.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1117 I am wondering how to get a line cutter on my saildrive. This is my first experience with a saildriv
Topping lift slowdog at 3:47pm 04.19.13 Trailer Sailors 10/6899 What do you snap the topping lift to on the end of the boom ? Someone put a eye bolt on the end of t
Tiller Pilot for Hunter 23.5 tallswede at 3:39pm 04.19.13 Smaller Boats 20/6065 I would like to know if any of you have used a tiller pilot on your 23.5 and how you mounted it. I'm

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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
Third summer, boat wont sail stickinthemud57 at 10:48am 05.03.23 I'd like to know if we are going to hear back from the OP.
Replacing Sheaves on a Catalina 27 Ward H at 10:43am 05.03.23 @shank As your in Lake Champlain, are you on the hard or in the water already? If on the hard I unde
What sealant to use? dlochner at 10:41am 05.03.23 Which ones have you used? Maybe your'e doing something wrong. 3M 5200 is the sealant of choice fo
Cat 30 Windlass (2) PeteT at 10:40am 05.03.23 Hi all: Thank you for all your quick responses. As advised here is the anchor locker both open and c
What sealant to use? kappykaplan at 10:36am 05.03.23 Rebed it with Dow 795, black and use masking tape. :plus:
Alternative to bimini kappykaplan at 10:34am 05.03.23 I was going to go with the dark blue color, Captain's Navy I have a bigger boat and bigger cockpit

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