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Smiles, iron fin keel cactusmitch at 8:22am 11.16.12 Catalina 22 1/1096 The boat came with rusted keel bolts. It was cheap and came with a trailer. Because the bolts were
310 vs. 320 as a family boat mlynch66 at 7:59am 11.16.12 Catalina 310 17/9794 My question concerns the relative merits of the 310 as a family boat. My wife and I are moving from
insurance on sailboats timtim at 6:40am 11.16.12 S2 19/3237 I just bought 1980 S2 8.0B and my insurance agent is having trouble pulling up info on my S2. Can so
Christmas present ifmdalvey at 4:11am 11.16.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1434 Hello folks I need help finding the best book that covers sail handling and trim. I realise that i
Fresh Water System lthrneck689 at 3:31am 11.16.12 S2 3/1142 Recently purchased an '81 9.2C, and am waiting for a new genoa to be made. Although she is in prett
Need advice on long term storage preps chiefaponte at 7:45pm 11.15.12 S2 3/1049 I am planning to sell my 76 8.0C. so if you know of anyone in Florida looking for a turn-key boat le
Solar vent in Hatch dj2210 at 7:10pm 11.15.12 Catalina 30 4/1717 Has anybody added a Nicro Solar vent or equivalent in the small hatch set behind the mast? I really
C 27 inboards Stevekeith at 7:09pm 11.15.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1399 Hello all, I'm new to this forum and the proud owner of a venerable C27. Besides greeting everyone o
Sandy Damaged 65,000+ Pleasureboats xcyz at 7:09pm 11.15.12 Ask All Sailors 20/4836
Engine instrument panel dj2210 at 5:40pm 11.15.12 Catalina 30 8/5534 Anybody replace just the panel itself of the engine instrument panel? My panel is looking pretty rag
Five Macs on eBay right now. rgranger at 4:58pm 11.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 32/4203 About once a week I take a look at Craigs List and eBay hoping to find a decent Mac 26S or 26D withi
O'Day 27 Vanity Bill Roughton at 3:50pm 11.15.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1935 I'm redoing the interior of my boat and have been wondering if it's worth keeping the vanity and sin
Vinyl coated cushion cleaning (1) Nom De Guerre at 3:35pm 11.15.12 Ask All Sailors 24/3965 I have a C. Cushions Inc. helmsman seat cushion. It was getting somewhat grungy and I wanted to brin
Water Pressure Problems johnjensen at 3:17pm 11.15.12 Ask All Sailors 25/4227 My O'Day 28 has a problem with the water pressure. It only holds pressure when the tank is full. A
Reinstalling Brightwork BillCat30 at 1:08pm 11.15.12 Catalina 30 3/1832 What is the proper way to reinstall the teak the runs along the cabin of a 30' Catalina. While cha
1 or 2 Magma Flopper Stoppers? geoffschultz at 12:21pm 11.15.12 Ask All Sailors 11/7882 My boat is currently in the Sea of Cortez and over the next 3-4 years we'll be working our way down
1982 Cat 30 Lost Parent at 12:13pm 11.15.12 Ask All Sailors 0/863 I need some help since I am no where near my boat . What I need is the dimension of the shower drain
Electronics info for '84 Cat 30 Seabrink2006 at 12:06pm 11.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/1988 Greetings, I'm hoping to get some information on the do's and don'ts for an older Cat without an inv
Long Detachable Traveler Hunter 260/270 jimfrankelly at 11:31am 11.15.12 Smaller Boats 4/1662 Has anyone installed a traveler that spans the cockpit of a Hunter 260/270 ?? My 2002 Hunter 270 ca
Trimming a 110% Genoa, "inhauling" & tracks jimfrankelly at 11:22am 11.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/673 My 2002 Hunter 270 (lead wing keel, 3.5 foot) came with a 170% UK Genoa which we have used for 3 sea

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Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 7:17pm 06.03.22 205936
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 7:16pm 06.03.22 205934
Cracked hull stickinthemud57 at 6:48pm 06.03.22 This sounds like the Luran is separating from the foam core, correct? Contact cement. No. As pointe
Wood Mast for 1954 D-Scow Davidasailor26 at 6:31pm 06.03.22 Paging @jon hansen in case he has any leads.
O'Day 25 Head Project_Mayhem at 6:11pm 06.03.22 I could be wrong but I don't believe my 78 Oday originally had MSD plumbing. Installation only took
Oday 26 chain plate leak Timm R Oday25 at 6:02pm 06.03.22 I replaced mine rather than "hope ". It wasn't nearly as difficult as I thought it be .
Oday 26 chain plate leak (1) Timm R Oday25 at 5:58pm 06.03.22 Here is the strap I made to sandwich the bulkhead
Being contacted Crazy Dave Condon at 5:03pm 06.03.22 @hceajudah I was being cautious as I did not see questions or inquiries to the forum first which i
Single-handed docking Daveinet at 5:02pm 06.03.22 Ha, that's in my signature :biggrin: I knew I saw that somewhere.
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 4:57pm 06.03.22 Tastes like chicken !
Keel bolts torque specs gary keating at 4:56pm 06.03.22 Just wondering if anyone has the size and thread size for a keel bolts on a 37.5 hunter legend ? th
Fan placement in the cabin SFS at 3:56pm 06.03.22 Because you brought up the notion of staying cool "for days while docked with no wind", you may want
Fan placement in the cabin kappykaplan at 3:49pm 06.03.22 Check out wind scoops. :plus:
gelcoat peeling sail sfbay at 3:48pm 06.03.22 I would grind out the affected area. Then apply epoxy to fill and fair, sand smooth then apply color
Fan placement in the cabin Gene Neill at 3:47pm 06.03.22 Check out wind scoops. Davis, Plastimo, and many others make them. They do work, if there is any win
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 3:38pm 06.03.22 205932
Keel centering spacers Gene Neill at 3:38pm 06.03.22 We have spacers similar to these, mounted in the same general area. CD used to sell them, but I can'
Mainsail downhaul Gene Neill at 3:27pm 06.03.22 Cleaning and lubing should fix ya, no need for a downhaul. The main should drop like a stone. EDIT
Outboard mounting bolts seized capta at 3:25pm 06.03.22 To the best of my knowledge all those you mentioned are for steel. Try Deep Creep, it seems to work
Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 Davidasailor26 at 2:50pm 06.03.22 We use the asymmetrical on our 37, tacked to a block on the anchor roller fitting like you describe.

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