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Wanting to buy a Catalina 40 Chris Marcos at 6:40am 02.13.13 Big Boats 0/1263 If anyone in the owners group is thinking of selling their Catalina 40 I am interested in buying. I
Fixed Port for a 2000 310 Mkbj.stephens at 1:45am 02.13.13 Catalina 310 9/2302 Our 310 broke its mooring in August last year, doing considerable damage. We are just getting her b
"Pumping" headsail. rfrye1 at 9:43pm 02.12.13 Ask All Sailors 8/4019 Recently sailing my Hunter 376 beating hard into the wind with a reefed (furled) headsail and main.
Getting into Onancock (1) rpwillia at 8:36pm 02.12.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1857 I am thinking about taking a trip into the bay and over to Onancock. In looking at the chart the cha
Need a MacGregor or similar Trailer for Mac 26d Sail Wizard at 8:23pm 02.12.13 Trailer Sailors 7/5049 Hi, I just purchased a 1989 Mac 26d with a trailer that may be a bit too small; OK so whene I unhoo
My Catalina 27 (5) Jkenny13 at 6:23pm 02.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 10/3588 I just wanted to post some pics because I know I like to see others posted.
Sail lofts in Oriental Chris Patterson at 6:11pm 02.12.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1967 This weekend I'm gonna take a little two day trip up to Oriental, N.C., and was wondering if anybody
Adding a Bowsprit to a 22' Owen PDX at 5:43pm 02.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/7079 I have been told that adding a bowsprit, among making the boat look better, may improve the turning
Just a word of thanks... (2) KingAirDriver at 4:55pm 02.12.13 Catalina 22 8/1389 I just wanted to take a few moments to thank each and every one of you on this forum. I have gott
Why are sailboats in Pacific NW so expensive? mark_swart at 3:17pm 02.12.13 Ask All Sailors 17/5238 I have been doing boat research to prepare for the chance I might be relocated to the Tacoma, Wash.,
36 Cal fuel tank replacement Garyh at 2:54pm 02.12.13 Cal 2/5583 I purchased a 1968 36' Cal Pilothouse, inside of tank is rusted and i would like advice on what to r
11.0A racing? patrscoe at 2:42pm 02.12.13 S2 0/1006 Has anyone raced their 11.0a with success? I am considering to race on a few distance races this yea
Please Recomend Where To Find Used Mast knot smart at 2:28pm 02.12.13 Ask All Sailors 13/1892 hey guys, ive been combing the internet and my local spots trying to find and mast and boom..and.
Cracks - Serious or not? (1) Cinduda at 1:29pm 02.12.13 Catalina 22 7/1283 First time/long time. Prepping for the big spring cleaning and saw some fine line cracks in a couple
Trop;ic 460 swing keel john wolfe at 1:17pm 02.12.13 Trailer Sailors 12/11940 My Tropic 460 looks identical to Alan Wright's Tropic 520 so someone with a 520 might have the answe
HAPS Chart Chat update with rdvu sked Mikem at 12:54pm 02.12.13 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/1469 1. It would probably help when we review the schedule at the Chart Chat if folks had an update
Cabin windows Boatsail1 at 12:38pm 02.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1029 28 foot Oday main cabin window repair. How to remove the inside frameing for painting or repair?
Peggy Hall, New Book this Year ? Stretch at 11:33am 02.12.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1796 I think your readers like me are hoping you have a new book this year, with some more stories and th
Dinette Table II (3) ShotgunSlim at 11:22am 02.12.13 Catalina 22 7/1753 Here's the last 3 pictures of my replacement dinette table before I mount the hardware and stick her
keeel 1050 grant herrman at 6:21am 02.12.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1131 i have beneteau 1050 1986 with very rusty keel bolts. has anyone addressed this issue? hpw do i find

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oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 jssailem at 5:50am 04.01.23 This is interesting. If the proper filter for your M-25 is UNI300209. Found at: https://marinediese
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 njlarry at 5:22am 04.01.23 Which M25? They are very different.
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

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