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Coolers, ice chests, etc. Ken Secor at 7:33am 03.09.13 Catalina 22 10/11234 Sailers know warm soda, sandwiches and beer suck. In warm weather, without mechanical refrigera
Mast Step Problem MsEclectic at 6:46am 03.09.13 Parts Search 20/4465 I was given an Ocean Yachts Islands 17. The mast plate is missing. Searching for one that resembles
sheet leads kepeters at 5:51am 03.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1166 I am having difficulty finding the ideal sheeting angle for a new 110 Jib. My Oday 23 has two option
1993 23.5 Mainsail Cover - what color? Browndog68 at 5:04am 03.09.13 Smaller Boats 8/1546 I have the '93 23.5 with light green/teal canvas for bimini and mainsail. It kind of matches the st
bow roller hunter 26 ron jankowski at 2:36am 03.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/2566 what is the best way to install a bow roller for a plow anchor on a hunter 26?
Renegade owners KenHann1 at 2:26am 03.09.13 Pearson 0/1378 Looking to connect with Renegade owners. I have a '66 Renegade, hull no 86, in Falmouth Maine. Like
Sails bman88 at 11:59pm 03.08.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1349 Wondering what satisfaction levels from boat owners who have ordered sails from this site.
Electric catslina 25 JamesRay at 5:55pm 03.08.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1094 I just bought an 87 Catalina 25. My batteries are good but I can't get cabin lights or anything on a
Ok, Thoughts re: Battery Capacity Rick D at 5:38pm 03.08.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2216 So, thinking through replacement of my Sam's Club six volt golf cart batteries. They have been in fo
Depthfinder for 26D pewwind at 4:55pm 03.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/983 I want to put a depthfinder(only) on my 26D, and I don't want to use a transom transducer. I would a
Irwin 34's c_witch at 4:04pm 03.08.13 Ask All Sailors 3/4043 Hi all, Looking for the pro's and con's of the Irwin citation 34's. Namely the mid 80's boats. Mo
How will sequstration effect your sailing? RobertLangdirect at 1:40pm 03.08.13 Sails Call Lounge 11/8813 Seriously, sailors. In Washington, DC, there is talk that the authorities may have to shut down
ablative paint orion at 1:17pm 03.08.13 Ask All Sailors 38/7754 I know that this has been discussed before. However, after reading Practical Saillor it appears that
Gel coat jcollins at 12:35pm 03.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/3259 I am trying to patch some gel coat chips and scratches. I have purchased white gel coat and hardner
New Prop Question DennisMansour at 12:08pm 03.08.13 Big Boats 7/1351 Good Day, Head South this July from Nova Scotia for at least a year and I am told that making a slow
Asymmetrical Spinnaker Pole OfflineTN at 11:16am 03.08.13 Ask All Sailors 15/9279 I have a asymmetrical spinnaker for my Hunter 340 that I love but when heading directly downwind its
What type of paint dscribner at 10:17am 03.08.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1071 I'll be painting my deck this spring. I just bought Kiwigrip for the non-skid but I'm not sure how
chrysler 26 aerojet777 at 8:33am 03.08.13 Trailer Sailors 19/28966 Does anybody have any thoughts good or bad about the chrysler 26 ? i would love to hear your comm
V25 deck to liner bolts? chipdance at 7:08am 03.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1301 On my Venture 25, when I got it, there were 2 bolts going from the forward end of the cockpit well t
OB impeller RDS2012 at 6:42pm 03.07.13 Smaller Boats 7/1416 I bought a 1994 Suzuki 6 HP outboard. Its never been in the water. Do I need to worry about the impe

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Bilge drain holes on Hunter keels? Terry Cox at 4:44pm 04.07.23 Our boat consists of a watertight barrier between the bilge and the keel stub. As long as that barri
Zinc on strut? fstbttms at 4:28pm 04.07.23
Adding midship gates on a 1996 H336 capseaquel at 4:21pm 04.07.23 Great, did you have a question? or a picture? How to install? Do the lifelines have to be replac
Zinc on strut? Davidasailor26 at 4:15pm 04.07.23 Now who is misreading? I never said he told you to isolate the anode from the part being protected.
Weather for Masters looks terrific. shemandr at 4:14pm 04.07.23 Those were some big trees that fell! I'm not sure of the wood but I couldn't help but think think
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 TimFromLI at 3:49pm 04.07.23 The Garmin has a slot for an SD card. If you can copy them onto an SD card, you should be able to i
Weather for Masters looks terrific. Joe at 2:48pm 04.07.23 Already on weather delay at noon. Not looking good.
Adding midship gates on a 1996 H336 Joe at 2:43pm 04.07.23 Great, did you have a question? or a picture?
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina Hollyberry at 2:42pm 04.07.23 Taj... what you're calling the 'main' is your forestay or headstay. The 'baby stay' (mid) in your pi
Long distance boat ownership FastOlson at 2:40pm 04.07.23 The comments about the effect of "money" are right on. When we were docked at the posh marina at Sid
Weather for Masters looks terrific. shemandr at 2:36pm 04.07.23 So sailors are allowed to follow golf! Good to know.
Lee cloths FastOlson at 2:26pm 04.07.23 I like your snap shackles not sure where you found them? may go with plastic quick release buckles.
Importing GPX File into a Garmin GPS 5212 Rich Stidger at 2:21pm 04.07.23 Maybe I can help. First a couple of questions- Do you have the owner's manual for the GPS 5212? Do
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina (1) TAJ at 2:16pm 04.07.23 Thanks for repling. As per pic. Its 1.5 meters from the main and 1 meter from the top of the mast. I
Damper plate? Waybad at 2:12pm 04.07.23 I put in a R&D from PYI they have three styles available they use a solid polyurethane center. It he
Upgrade Cabin Fabric Curtains CrispyCringle at 1:46pm 04.07.23 If you need the hooks for the curtains, Sailrite sells those kinds of fittings that will work on mos
Upgrade Cabin Fabric Curtains Crazy Dave Condon at 1:34pm 04.07.23 @patbratton I thought you were referring to window curtains. Yes there were privacy curtains on yo
Troubleshooting wind display (1) Ward H at 1:16pm 04.07.23 Here is a pdf on testing an iTC5 and wind transducer. Pretty sure the test points for the iTC5 would
Lee cloths Waybad at 1:15pm 04.07.23 FastOlson, Thanks for your input. I found a article about using Phifertex from about 20 years ago. I
Long distance boat ownership dlochner at 1:10pm 04.07.23 Pedant!!..... :) ;) Great Lake sailor. :) :beer:

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