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A Work of "Art" (3) HEINZIR at 11:06am 01.31.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1414 My daughter's father-in-law, Art Brooker, surprised me last week with this 1:18 scale model of Chiqu
Stinkpot Revenge FourPoints at 9:07am 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1159 Technically the Marlin got the revenge, but I'd like to think as the cousin of a Sail Fish, he was d
Novel materials shake ship scum rtshinn at 8:14am 01.31.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1685 Interesting! http://phys.org/news/2013-01-materials-ship-scum.html
Pedestal Dis-assembly H-31 86 MarkW at 8:05am 01.31.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/1568 I had to have a throttle cable replaced this summer and my Knot meter stopped working after the repa
Mast Lights Catch the Sun at 8:00am 01.31.13 Parts Search 6/4020 Hello Sailors, I am planning to replace my mast lights this spring with new ultra bright LED ligh
widgeon year built bobkehoe54a at 7:59am 01.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2378 I have just been given an oday widgeon to restore and am trying to establish its age. It has a tag w
Vent Hose Mick143 at 5:00am 01.31.13 Bigger Boats 3/1033 Hello, Been having a discussion with a friend. I am doing some work on my 28ft O'Day. Will be repla
painted teak seabrooksailor at 4:33am 01.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 51/7770 Does anyone know of a good way to remove paint from teak? My po in his infinite wisdom decided the t
Marlin 1 Boat 0 Sailm8 at 4:12am 01.31.13 Sails Call Lounge 4/3090 http://www.grindtv.com/outdoor/blog/50860/a+hooked+marlin+sinks+a+fishing+boat+well+something+like+t
Yanmar Injector Stuck OfflineTN at 3:44am 01.31.13 Big Boats 2/1234 I have a hunter 340 and we are replacing the injectors on the Yanmar engine. One is rusted in prett
new sail source? obsailor at 7:21pm 01.30.13 Catalina 30 10/2004 I'm looking at a Cat 30 mkIII that needs new sails - any suggestions for reliable and reasonably pri
Best place to find/buy a used trailer Isabelle at 6:08pm 01.30.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2018 My trailer is 1988 vintage and quite rusty. If I can't grind off the rust and repaint it or it look
sailing Again!! jluke at 5:05pm 01.30.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1255 8 years after selling my 43' Beneteau Idylle and purchasing a 40' Bluewater powerboat, I have purch
Drunken Sailor Part 2 (1) Calif. Ted at 4:19pm 01.30.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1472 Remember the sailor who ran into main beach Laguna Beach, CA with his Catalina 36 "Why Knot" while a
Newbe with questions 1) motor 2) Gene148 at 4:01pm 01.30.13 Ask All Sailors 17/2571 1) motor 2) size Is there any benefit to mount the outboard on the back instead of in the well ? And
Best route to Eleuthera? carlf at 1:16pm 01.30.13 Destinations 4/6593 What are the pros and cons of going to the Eleuthera (from Florida) by going first to Abaco and then
Longevity of lighter colored biminis southernheat at 11:41am 01.30.13 Big Boats 4/1124 Hi Everyone, my 12 yr old bimini is finally getting to replacement time. We have made many repairs,
Anyone added Jib/Genoa sheet cars to H30? tomgrigsby at 11:39am 01.30.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1798 I'd like to add a track and cars to my boat instead of using blocks on the toe rails. I mostly sail
Battery Monitor vs Vessel System Monitor JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 11:29am 01.30.13 Musings With Maine Sail 8/4634 I posted before about the electrical system upgrade I am working on this winter. One of the items t
Death by Ships Over 500 lost Stretch at 11:05am 01.30.13 Sails Call Lounge 1/1479 Authorities claim well over 500 people lost their lives due to smog created by shipping, in Hong Kon

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Slip n slide! Project_Mayhem at 6:09am 01.24.23 Better living through Chemistry. Most of the time. :D That sounds like a slogan for a drug compan
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? 4Winds at 5:29am 01.24.23 I am also inclined to Selden ... but I am oping someone in this forum has experience and knowledge i
Gennaker Joe at 5:03am 01.24.23 So how do those parrel beads or the tracker go over your sheets on the rolled foresail? dj It's a
End Boom Sheeting Joe at 4:48am 01.24.23 Hello All, I have an '84 Cat 27 that has mid boom sheeting with the curved traveler. I am racing t
Gennaker (1) dLj at 4:39am 01.24.23 The size of your gennaker will be determined by maximum luff. Most ready made gennakers are built
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Captain Larry-DH at 4:03am 01.24.23
BeneteauOwners.com to close this month Gerard56 at 1:43am 01.24.23 It is totally stupid. We have in France, not a site but a huge forum for the oceanis and we never ha
Winches H26 Joe at 11:52pm 01.23.23 Your question is not clear. The self tailing feature has little to do with power comparisons betwee
best 'dual purpose' AGMs , max Group 27, for start and house use ? Ralph Johnstone at 10:34pm 01.23.23 (same dimension as other group 27 's but a lot heavier.. . ) You seem to be under the mistaken im
Installing a Selden or Trogear Adjustable Bowsprit? mermike at 9:55pm 01.23.23 The Trogear looks like nice kit. Definitely not low cost. I'd go with the Selden but I don't have en
Swing Keel Fittings (2) pclarksurf at 9:33pm 01.23.23
Teak Rub Rail pclarksurf at 9:27pm 01.23.23
Hunter 280 mast Question (1) Tally Ho at 9:05pm 01.23.23 Okay, sorry about posting later than I intended. I swear it is just an "exit block" (@Crazy Dave Co
Mast cleat Tally Ho at 9:04pm 01.23.23 Identical means they look the same in shape, color, hole spacing and design...i.e. squared off horn
Water heater, electrical enigma Tally Ho at 8:57pm 01.23.23 No, water heaters don't have plugs on them to insert into an outlet. It is hard wired into the AC
Need ideas to renovate galley in Pearson 30 (1) Tally Ho at 8:48pm 01.23.23
Swing Keel Fittings pcharn01 at 8:40pm 01.23.23
Teak Rub Rail pcharn01 at 8:19pm 01.23.23 Thin tea strip above windows below the grab rails.
Teak Rub Rail (3) pcharn01 at 8:18pm 01.23.23 212413212411212412
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