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Havasu Convention Photo Link CaptDon01 at 4:24pm 03.06.13 Catalina 22 2/880 Here is a link to the Flickr site for the 2013 Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention. At last check, the
Starter Issues Seabrink2006 at 4:08pm 03.06.13 Catalina 30 3/1390 Greetings All, I have an '84 Cat with the 23HP three cyl diesel, and have been having some issues wi
New pedastal / helm for Hunter 290 (5) cnardell at 3:07pm 03.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1236 I bought my 290 new in 2002, and have always thought that Hunter did an extremely good job of giving
Likes/dislikes of '83-'90 H40 McZube at 2:42pm 03.06.13 Big Boats 2/1316 I have a H31. The H40 is our 10-yr-plan. For those who own these boats, what are your likes and di
Handheld VHF Bad Obsession at 2:23pm 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 19/2926 I already have a VHF on my boat. I am thinking that in the future I would like to get a handheld VH
Re-Rigging Recommendation, Chesapeake Western Shore RS_Grampian at 2:17pm 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1265 I need to find an honest, reliable and reasonable person/company to evaluate and likely replace the
Lock Down Bolt Position (8) rgranger at 1:57pm 03.06.13 Balboa 3/3942 Hello All I posted this on the Yahoo site also but all I heard back was empty wind. I'm doing ma
Older Transducers (1) Styx at 1:54pm 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 1/880 I have two older transducers. I got them when I bought my boat. I have no displays. All electronic e
Standing rigging. Whats critical Jared1048 at 1:53pm 03.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/2595 I recently got a quote for new standing rigging and it was about 50% more than I expected. I'm curre
Boat card scanning software hoges in wa at 11:53am 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1765 Hi. Does anyone use scanning software (that you use for scanning and storing business cards) on thei
Negative or isolated alternater ?!?! Andr� R. at 11:41am 03.06.13 Big Boats 2/936 I have bought an alternator Hitachi LR180-03, I tried to replace my old one, it didn't work, I broug
Catalina 27 dose she need 4 stands or 5 ? dive7mmwet at 11:39am 03.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1910 Have to move our Catalina 27 home for a month and a half on the hard from marina, selling the 4 pad
Looking for a rudder for a Point Jude (1) Tom G, P-21 at 11:27am 03.06.13 Parts Search 2/5233 Looking for a rudder for a Point Jude 15 I am posting this for a friend who has a newer , 1990's, f
rigging corrosion (3) Bob 04 H260 at 9:51am 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 13/3280 Our boat was in fresh water for 9 years and in Florida salt water for the last 3 years. I have a r
Recommendations for yacht club insurance stevec22206 at 9:01am 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1234 We are a small yacht club located in Illinois, just over a hundred members. The club has been notifi
Might relocate to chester pa area jfschena at 8:44am 03.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1176 Well I thought I would spend my first season with my oday 26 on lake Winnebago. However my wife's em
Entertainment by Law Enforcement (5) Roger Long at 8:31am 03.06.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 6/4782
1980 Oday 19 Rigging info (1) XCIIGTWhipple at 7:50am 03.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 18/4327 1980 Oday 19 Rigging info and Fiberglass Repairs Hello everyone. Glad I found this site as I am sur
Dory, Dingy, Skiff, whaler surfing at 7:19am 03.06.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2695 Hey guys, Im a Yachtie who has bought a Bristol 32' and I plan to go crusing the Caribbean next fa
s2 - 9.2 hatches Bergovoy at 7:12am 03.06.13 S2 8/2495 Hello, I'm getting a new hatch made and am faced with a couple issues. First, there is a set up

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Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel Crazy Dave Condon at 5:08am 04.01.23 I use to recommend the two wheel swing away on either the swing keel or fixed keel Catalina 16.5 as
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Scott B at 5:03am 04.01.23
Stuck tell-tales thinwater at 5:01am 04.01.23 Try spraying them with Sailkote. The disks should come off easily with xylene. That said, there is
Thread maintenance on my sailboat dlochner at 4:22am 04.01.23 Lanocote will also work. Tefgel will work too, but I wouldn't use it in this application as it is to
Passport Renewal jssailem at 3:44am 04.01.23 Yum. Happy Days are coming.
Thread maintenance on my sailboat (1) JamesG161 at 10:03pm 03.31.23 LanocoteTef-Gel vs. Lanocote - Practical Sailor Jim...
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail rgranger at 9:22pm 03.31.23
Thread maintenance on my sailboat zinahewitt at 9:09pm 03.31.23 Ok, Mineral spirits it is. I checked and brass brush is more gentle than steel wire, so I'll go with
Survey Question Greg_D at 9:04pm 03.31.23 I did a quick look, my best guess would be a price range of 10 to 20k. Sounds expensive! I loo
Bilge Pump breaker Benny17441 at 9:00pm 03.31.23 Sounds like redundancy for the float switches, if the lower fails the upper should catch it. What a
Survey Question Crusty Ol Salt at 8:57pm 03.31.23 Any rough idea on how much something like that would cost? First I would get a new survey. This w
Goosneck to Boom justsomeguy at 8:32pm 03.31.23 Hello https://www.sailrite.com/Sail-Track-Stop-Round?gclid=Cj0KCQjwiZqhBhCJARIsACHHEH9rTuRmjYI_XUy
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 8:23pm 03.31.23 Yeah no it says all over the paper work that I have a right to back out of the deal at anytime and t
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Justin_NSA at 8:20pm 03.31.23 What are the cracks coming thru the bottom layer telling me? If that layer is a barrier coat then wh
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? Sailfanatic at 8:01pm 03.31.23 The black layer sounds like it is definitely a barrier coat. I would not remove it, get the rest o
I'm a newbie fresh and green! dlochner at 7:48pm 03.31.23 I told you guys my wife says I'm obsessed with this. I have already found another boat of the same
I'm a newbie fresh and green! Clay Smith at 7:26pm 03.31.23 Ha ha ha. I'm not a chicken farmer any more. The local bear, coyote, mink and raptor population s
Thread maintenance on my sailboat Ralph Johnstone at 7:15pm 03.31.23 Hard to say what the parent material is. Possibly aluminum. At any rate, I'd use a fine steel wire
Legend 40.5 - Refrigerator and Freezer manuals fero at 6:34pm 03.31.23 Thanks Rick for your input. My freezer, knock on the wood, works without a hitch since I have the bo
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Davidasailor26 at 6:20pm 03.31.23 I also use a sock, with a very similar launch and recovery procedure as Tally Ho. I do keep the shee

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