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Patching Small Holes in Fiberglass??? faustkaren at 9:28am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3020 I have found very little info on small hole repair in search engine. I would appreciate any and all
Bringing Her Back faustkaren at 9:15am 09.11.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/2696 I am trying to fill a bunch of little screw holes. The previous owner put clamps and clips all over
Passage 450 bow thruster Dana and Luba at 9:07am 09.11.12 Big Boats 0/902 About a week ago, my thruster got fouled and when I hit it to dock, it spun, hesitated and then seem
Hunter 450 Galley Courtesy Light? Bowedtoothdoc at 8:48am 09.11.12 Big Boats 4/1115 I noticed that the galley courtesy light was not working on my boat and due to the drop of the floor
removing the headliner on my '91 hunter 28 ron mango at 8:14am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1021 does any one know if you can temporarily remove the head liner on a '91 Hunter 28 without causing pe
My TRUE story of a message in a bottle, 2 years afloat blowinganddrifting at 7:59am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2106 This is a true story of a message in a bottle I threw overboard ofshore of Atlantic City in Oct. of
Race Boats Named Murray & Djokovic Don Guillette at 7:27am 09.11.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 0/5894 In another thread, I stated if two matched Catalina's or two matched Hunters were racing that the bo
Video from this past weekend DannyS at 6:24am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1833 After a disappointing race cancellation this past weekend, my friend Tim and I took our boats out in
boat transport from Missouri to Ontario dziedzicmj at 6:17am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 18/2938 I bought a boat in Missouri and need to transport it to Ottawa in Ontario (Canada). I am looking for
tribute in lights (3) dlewis812 at 6:01am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1727 much more impressive in person
Loose Screws on Ports Long Story at 3:47am 09.11.12 Catalina 310 3/1332 I see we were talking hatch leaks, and I just finished replacing all the gaskets on my (6) Six ports
Navigation Rules jibes138 at 12:50am 09.11.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1684 In another thread there is a discussion about "right of way" and what are the proper actions in a na
replacing sanitation hoses sailor5017 at 9:14pm 09.10.12 Big Boats 5/2467 I am going to have to replace the sani hoses on my boat soon, boat is a 2006 model and the original
Battery Combiners SailMaster at 8:25pm 09.10.12 Ask All Sailors 1/925 Heelo all. I am looking to remove our battery switch and automate a bit. Any thoughts on the best
Transient slip? Bah! Give me an anchorage! (5) Erieau at 7:02pm 09.10.12 Day Sailers 2/1358 I've had up my sleeve for some time a cruise to Pelee Island from my home port of Erieau. It's a mi
Bulkhead/interior unit creak/squeek with hull flex Rich Stidger at 6:53pm 09.10.12 Big Boats 2/2253 I have a problem. My h40.5 is 15 years old and for the last couple of years (I'm not exactly sure wh
Water lift muffler Sanfelice at 6:16pm 09.10.12 Catalina 30 7/8227 My muffler has a leak from the pipe which goes to the exhaust manifold. After researching the issue,
Anyone rework their companion way hatch? SailH37 at 6:03pm 09.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2219 I have to trash it and rebuild it when I replaced the bulkheads because they wouldn't fit below othe
Winches/Lewmar 30-2 speed self tailing gholker at 5:40pm 09.10.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1626 im looking to replace my Lewmar standard 2 speed winches with self tailing winches. Any suggestions
Forward Hatch Leak rpwillia at 5:28pm 09.10.12 Catalina 310 4/1410 I have a very slight leak in my forward hatch that appears to be coming from the hinges. Has anyone

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Progressive Insurance Rich Stidger at 8:27pm 05.19.22 I had Progressive on my boat, car, and home. I still have them on my car and home but had to go els
Does anyone recognize this knot? (2) Will Gilmore at 6:55pm 05.19.22 There seems to be a couple of different versions of the Halyard Hitch. Halyard Hitch and fter pressu
Progressive Insurance Johann at 6:32pm 05.19.22 I have progressive. One claim for a lightning strike. They did great even when I discovered more dam
Does anyone recognize this knot? Davidasailor26 at 6:17pm 05.19.22
Does anyone recognize this knot? Calif. Ted at 6:14pm 05.19.22 Dragon Bowline UtwZUFw19zQ:68
Progressive Insurance sail sfbay at 6:08pm 05.19.22 Not a boat.....but have Progressive insurance on my trailer and when I had a $11000 accident they re
Progressive Insurance Calif. Ted at 6:05pm 05.19.22 I've had progressive on 2 boats over the last 25 years or so, never made a claim so can't tell about
Hunter 240 Motor rgranger at 6:02pm 05.19.22 I had a tohatsu 6 sail pro long shaft. It was more than enough. Electric start is a personal choi
Life Jacket recommendations sail sfbay at 5:55pm 05.19.22 If you want a life jacket that attaches to a tether then to a jack line suggest an inflatable offsho
Yanmar fuel problem: air leak? jaysweet at 5:52pm 05.19.22 The common industry practice for petroleum products in threaded piping 2" and less is several layer
Progressive Insurance dlochner at 5:52pm 05.19.22 First, be certain you are comparing apples to apples. Are both policies Agreed Hull Value? How much
Boom end cap (1) Mechone at 5:37pm 05.19.22 Fabricated one out of sheet aluminum , drilled and tapped not a great pic but you get the idea
traveller change/upgrade higgs at 5:36pm 05.19.22 Garhauer will reproduce a curved traveler if you send them your old one. They did one for me.
Does anyone recognize this knot? SFS at 5:34pm 05.19.22 Sorry, frayed knot.
Galley Stove (Part 2) -2003 36MKII Ralph Johnstone at 5:31pm 05.19.22
Solar-powered vent ingramsail at 5:17pm 05.19.22 Thanks, just want to let the hot air out of cabin when it closed at the dock.
Does anyone recognize this knot? justsomeguy at 5:10pm 05.19.22 it probably should be a bowline. They are ubiquitous, eh? Probably the most abused knot out there.
Does anyone recognize this knot? Will Gilmore at 5:05pm 05.19.22 Knot trying to be patronizing, but my guess is it is suppose to be a classic bowline. Unless it is
Solar-powered vent Rick D at 5:00pm 05.19.22 Most have it in the forward hatch.
Solar-powered vent heritage at 4:54pm 05.19.22 I installed mine on the v-berth hatch. Drill a hole in the plexiglass to start, and then cut a larg

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