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Pettit Vivid Thinner? Dan Hill at 12:33pm 03.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1655 Quick question, other than the recommended Pettit 120 thinner, which is 40 miles away from me. What
This is why I love sailing....my 1st trip to Catalina (4) StinkBug at 12:18pm 03.02.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2490 Finally getting around to posting this. A couple friends and I sailed my MacGreggor 25 to Catalina a
Beneteau 361 cutlass bushing & shaft play suttonski at 11:49am 03.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3983 Hi, I would like to find out if I can get a CUTLASS BUSHING 25X40X100 at a cheaper price than the $6
Hood 707 SL 411 captcoho at 10:27am 03.02.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1453 Hey All, Still looking for info on the Hood 707 SL furler..... I would like to replace the Hood 81
Favorite Cartoon (1) Warren Milberg at 9:59am 03.02.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1621 The recent "Cartoon" thread made me think of my favorite boating cartoon. See below. If you have a f
leisure furl on a first 47.7 cmmark321 at 9:13am 03.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1460 Hi all has anyone had any experience with a leisure furl on a first 47.7. I am thinking of making th
DIY Front Hatch usdollar at 9:00am 03.02.13 Ask All Sailors 9/2271 The froward hatch on my Cal 27 has disintegrated, and I want to build a new one. Anyone know of any
What if I ground in soft mud? (bilge keel) Malcolmscott at 8:36am 03.02.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/6718 Hi everyone, I'm new here. I bought a Hunter 33 with bilge keels. I read somewhere that it's okay
other Kevinbilly at 8:01am 03.02.13 Catalina 22 1/920 I love this site.
new to this Kevinbilly at 8:00am 03.02.13 Catalina 22 19/1466 I bought an older model c22. I have the mast but it isnt on it. They started redoing the boat. I abo
Teak finish MikeGibson at 5:20am 03.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1470 I have a 1997 Beneteau Oceanis 461 with teak interior. I need to re varnish the teak finish. Does an
"Macgregor blue" touch up paint?.... centerline at 11:54pm 03.01.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2735 Is there such a thing as premixed touch up paint for the light blue deck on the macgregor boats? or
Can't wait (1) Lost Parent at 11:01pm 03.01.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1469 61703.vB
O'Day 40 Portlights nramsey at 10:07pm 03.01.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1038 I want/need to replace all of the opening portlights on my '86 O'Day 40. I have a mix of Gray and B
white powder on fuel pump nipple (1) newsailor72 at 9:08pm 03.01.13 Engines and Propulsion 13/7902 I'm in the process of cleaning my carb. (4 stroke 6 hp tohatsu), when I removed the fuel hose from t
A portlight in the cockpit question..? Chris Patterson at 7:14pm 03.01.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1440 I'm going to order a Beckson portlight from here, and I was wondering if anybody dealt with these. T
Swamped (Knocked down) Sirius 21????? c bowers at 7:04pm 03.01.13 Sirius 21/22 5/9596 Hello Sirius owners I am wondering if anyone has had the unfortunate experience of "swamping" or
anchor windlass installation puppet at 6:30pm 03.01.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2219 My body demands I install an anchor windlass! I have a Hunter 290. Hunter Marine not any help! Anyon
Moorings/Sunsail 323 inarathree at 4:38pm 03.01.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1199 My wife and I are looking to upgrade to 30'ish boat. We really like the Moorning/Sunsail 323 boat l
Are Zebras bad in the Great Lakes? rgranger at 4:23pm 03.01.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1212 Hello I've been doing some maintenance and general repair work on my new-2-me Balboa 26'. One of t

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Ice Box Lid Hold Open buddybear at 1:20pm 03.07.23 I purchased these on Catalina direct and installed them on the fridge and dry storage lid. They wor
Wind instruments thinwater at 1:19pm 03.07.23 Only useful if linked to autopilot. Otherwise, if you can't tell which direction and how strong, you
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico ifmdalvey at 1:00pm 03.07.23 I sold a Catalina to a scammer once. He was very keen but no specific questions about the boat or it
Anchors shemandr at 12:59pm 03.07.23 Well I don't know about the Sailish Sea I think LIS will be different. Basically you'll be anchorin
Chainplates kclancy at 12:57pm 03.07.23 Hey LakeShark - that is some great info. I have been reading where this is something that needs to b
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico Brian D at 12:51pm 03.07.23 If he is keeping it in Texas then a transfer of the title is all you need. If it is documented then
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico shemandr at 12:35pm 03.07.23 How did you find this buyer? Being hung ho with a lack of interest in the details - like import fe
Ice Box Lid Hold Open DaveJ at 12:30pm 03.07.23 I have wanted these supports for a long time, could never find them or saw them and had no way of kn
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico Crusty Ol Salt at 12:26pm 03.07.23 Cash only. No checks. Sounds like a scam. First thing I thought of too. Cash, in hand to the ba
Ice Box Lid Hold Open buddybear at 12:23pm 03.07.23 I purchased these on Catalina direct and installed them on the fridge and dry storage lid. They wor
Wind instruments Siamese at 12:23pm 03.07.23 Silly me. I saw the title and was thinking trombones and such.
Solar q's SycloneDriver at 12:16pm 03.07.23 Typically, on a 12 volt system, every 100 watts of panel gets roughly 10 amps of controller. You c
Ice Box Lid Hold Open (1) Deleted member 117556 at 11:56am 03.07.23 I purchased these on Catalina direct and installed them on the fridge and dry storage lid. They work
Engine control panel modification twalker H260 at 11:48am 03.07.23 How is clearance from front of pod without trim to the wheel?is there sufficient clearance behind pa
Anchors AaronD at 11:46am 03.07.23 Asking about anchors is brave. You might set off a theological war. :yikes: Here's what I settled o
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico dlochner at 11:45am 03.07.23 Cash only. No checks. Sounds like a scam.
Engine control panel modification Scott T-Bird at 11:03am 03.07.23 It looks like you might be able to take a few inches off the bottom of the tube, and maybe a bit o
Drinking water filter esedenka at 11:00am 03.07.23 I use a filter from the dock supply, mostly for sediment. Under the galley sink I have a General Eco
Engine control panel modification twalker H260 at 10:35am 03.07.23
Engine control panel modification BigEasy at 10:20am 03.07.23 I would avoid attempting to relocate the components; you will undoubtedly run into unforeseen issue

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