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Zincs and Corrision Charles Erwin at 8:57am 01.30.13 Ask All Sailors 0/874 For those interested in the subject : Gig Harbor Workshop to Address Boat Corrosion Saturday,
Sailrite Catalog Ron20324 at 8:11am 01.30.13 Ask All Sailors 3/2510 Just Got In The Mail The 2013 Sailrite Catalog. It's Nice To Have Something Else To Do With One Hand
Login/registration changes Phil Herring at 8:00am 01.30.13 Forum Help (Site Talk) 8/9702 Hi everyone, I made changes to the login/registration process to fend off some bot attacks we've
Mast crutches for Oday 222, or similar anchorclanker at 7:53am 01.30.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1757 Would anyone have general dimensions for mast crutches, and/or general guidelines for safely carryin
New England Boat Show Tim R. at 6:38am 01.30.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1274 Just purchased our tickets online and used the promo code PGRNEW and received 20% off.
Garmin Autopilot GHP 12 Ralph at 6:17am 01.30.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1430 Thought I would start a new thread instead of hijacking another. Anyone have experience with Garmin
Looking for Dinghy Advice? Bowedtoothdoc at 6:01am 01.30.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3439 I am looking to purchase a Dinghy for the upcoming sailing season. I have found a used Yamaha 8hp tw
cushion material on newer odays peterbud at 5:56am 01.30.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/876 Does any one know where to get the navy blue material for the interior cushions. Also if possible t
Sailor's Brain.... Warren Milberg at 5:42am 01.30.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1675 See attached....
latest on the Concordia Bill1565 at 4:07am 01.30.13 Ask All Sailors 28/4923 latest on the Costa Concordia Ran across this explanation of the salvage effort. Thought it would b
1977 Brochure (4) ancbob at 12:45am 01.30.13 Catalina 22 18/2619 Here are scans from a 1977 brochure. I hope I have attached these correctly. I found this brochur
Catalina 27 Outboard - 6 or 8 HP? ScottGrosenick at 10:34pm 01.29.13 Mid-Size Boats 16/16715 I have a 1975 C27 whose outboard bit the dust. I'm trying to decide between the Tohatsu 6HP SailPro
battery placement Boatsail1 at 7:24pm 01.29.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1384 Wanting to move one bank of batteries into cabin area. Any one done this in their Oday? Especially
Water in my bilge -- should it be? Stan Breaux at 7:07pm 01.29.13 Big Boats 1/1437 I have a 1996 Catalina 36 MKII. I always have about 1.5 inches of water standing in my bilge (wh
G26 Restoration Starting - looking for advice clmartin0721 at 7:01pm 01.29.13 Grampian 4/13501 Hello everyone, I am a new G26 owner (hull 422), and I am starting the renovation work on this boa
4TH Annual San Diego Big Bay Weekend (4) CaptDon01 at 6:37pm 01.29.13 Catalina 22 0/742 OK, we're going to try this again this year. I know there are a bunch of C-22's out there in the Sou
Volume control ttac at 6:27pm 01.29.13 Big Boats 10/1719 Hello all, I have been looking for the volume control that is in our 1991 42 passage. I need to repl
harken furler system (3) trainmanjess at 5:23pm 01.29.13 Ask All Sailors 9/5924 hello all i recently purchased my 1st sailboat. proud owner here... i am refitting it now, it was
Adding new deck hardware Hunter 33.5 Goldenage at 3:58pm 01.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1855 Hi Guys, Thinking of rerouting the main sheet on my 1989 Hunter 33.5 to the cockpit. The dodger is i
Shut the front door (1) paulj at 3:48pm 01.29.13 Catalina 310 13/3181 I'm in the middle of three projects and someone from a magazine would like to see the inside of a Ca

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:39pm 03.28.23 If we can only get the bloody thing to go VROOM.,. :plus: Good luck, John! :beer:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 3:34pm 03.28.23 This has been a step forward step backward project. In my last post there was a lot of excitement.
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast dkinzer at 3:19pm 03.28.23 Please read my blog. It will help you. Honest, it will. I plan to read it several times. Thanks.
Why are silicone based waxes bad? dlochner at 3:18pm 03.28.23
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast Stu Jackson at 3:16pm 03.28.23 I found that there is a marina (almost centered) between Gray's and Neah Bay called "Lapush Boat Ba
Why are silicone based waxes bad? Captain Larry-DH at 3:14pm 03.28.23 Check out Poli-Glow (PoliGlow) - it's not for the purists, it's like a floor wax with UV protection
Why are silicone based waxes bad? George Braun at 2:51pm 03.28.23 Products with silicones and especially products with PTFE, no matter the brand or the details- all h
Why are silicone based waxes bad? dlochner at 2:47pm 03.28.23 In the past I tried Poli-Glo and did not like the appearance. To my eye it gave the hull a plastic l
Water Tank Material Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 2:30pm 03.28.23 By "nipple" are you referring to the female fitting in the tank? Or the male hose fitting? --Peggi
New Running Rigging for a C310 Siamese at 2:24pm 03.28.23 You are right to not trust the Catalina figures. Two years ago, I replaced all the running rigging
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail (1) rgranger at 2:21pm 03.28.23 You will want to save and reuse this end cap... move the two machine screws seen on either side and
Asbestos? (1) rgranger at 2:13pm 03.28.23 I would do more than just wet it before I disturb it (BTW-one of my job roles is to serve as the che
Hunter 240 Running Rigging Dave Groshong at 1:37pm 03.28.23 We offer them here, yes the manual is generally accurate: https://shop.hunterowners.com/hp/rr.php?m
Why are silicone based waxes bad? dmax at 11:59am 03.28.23 Common floor wax stripper removes it - I've done it, it's not that bad. Overall, much less work than
I am Knot going aloft today (1) h2o_snow at 11:50am 03.28.23
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast FastOlson at 11:43am 03.28.23 I have done deliveries up n down the Washington coast for several decades. Most skippers want to get
Quileute Harbor Marina aka Lapush Boat Basin, Washington Coast Terry Cox at 11:19am 03.28.23 There is a suitable marina in Gray's Harbor, about 9 hours from Astoria. Consider Willapa Bay as a
Pipe threads sesmith at 10:28am 03.28.23 When it comes to pipe thread fittings I've always found that teflon tape usually works great on new
Pipe threads (1) JoeWhite at 10:24am 03.28.23 214099 Assuming your threads match, I wrap 8 turns of pipe tape then wipe the above paste on both su
Pipe threads NYSail at 10:20am 03.28.23 Yes... fittings are the same. Not over tightened. Saw a video where the guy uses Teflon tape putting

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