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Hurricane preparations merlinuxo at 8:52am 10.26.12 Ask All Sailors 24/3219 This might be a good place and time to share hurricane preparations with sailors that haven't been i
re-bedding stanchions dvcjcoop at 8:31am 10.26.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/8286 I have a 1978 Catalina 27 with leaking stanchions. When rebedding stanchions, do you re-bed only th
Canadian digital chart software? druid at 8:25am 10.26.12 Ask All Sailors 0/841 Hi You Yankees are SO lucky - you have all your charts in BSB3 format for free. We Canucks have to
Pearson 35 blueprints Eironica at 8:09am 10.26.12 Pearson 2/2760 This boat is one year new to me and I am pretty much new to sailing as well. I have a very experienc
Waiting for Sandy Roger Long at 6:01am 10.26.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/4000 I see that I forgot to turn the SPOT on when I left Solomons. I tend to need a checklist when I've
External Bow Thruster cabayer at 5:48am 10.26.12 Big Boats 21/9923 Considering installation of externally mounted bow thruster for 2003 Hunter 46. I welcome suggestion
Tartan 34C boat stand location help ablefoot at 5:14am 10.26.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3990 I am converting a tri-axle float into a float-on, haul out for my Tartan 34C. I am having trouble ge
Dock lines All U Get at 4:49am 10.26.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3238 Hi all, With all the prep for the impending storm(s), I have been in a quandry over dock line tens
Halloween Tricks Jim Legere at 4:03am 10.26.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1103 With Hurricane Sandy forecast to hit the US East coast on Monday, Its going to be a busy weekend for
on the hard soldier1964 at 11:31pm 10.25.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1168 Just pulled my O'Day out of the water. This marks the end of a wonderful sailing season. Also the en
92 first f5 begallin92f5 at 9:00pm 10.25.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1038 Anyone very familiar with this boat that can answer some rookie questions?
An "off the wall" hurricane prep question capejt at 7:19pm 10.25.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1227 Although it's still too early to tell for sure, it's beginning to look like Sandy is headed our way.
New table (3) jsalley at 6:31pm 10.25.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2806 This was supposed to be a winter project, but I got bored during a period that I couldn't get to the
Whoa.. I think I just sold my boat. rgranger at 4:28pm 10.25.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1185 Many of you have been helping me weigh the pros and cons of either restoring a Rhodes 22 I acquired,
anybody every re-do their plumbing? NorCalCruiser at 4:20pm 10.25.12 Catalina 30 11/2737 so my '85 c-30 sat on the hard for like 6 years till we dusted her off and got her going this year.
wheres the emergency tiller typically stowed? NorCalCruiser at 3:44pm 10.25.12 Catalina 30 9/2832 hi, the other forum got me thinking... im new to my c30 and havent located the emergency tiller yet
possible C-30 owner bvos1@cox.net at 2:15pm 10.25.12 Catalina 30 6/1974 I'm considering purchasing a early 80' C-30 and would appreciate any imput in regard to areas of con
Active solar tracking Bill Roosa at 1:33pm 10.25.12 Ask All Sailors 40/6845 Hey all Got an idea a while back to increase my solar collection capability. I did not want to cove
replacing the uphaul keel line luv2sail222 at 1:28pm 10.25.12 Smaller Boats 12/3329 Hi everybody, new member and boat owner. My husband and I just purchased a 23.5 Hunter and the uph
core teacher63 at 12:34pm 10.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1325 What do you use to take the core out from around the hole you drilled to add a rope clutch. How muc

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Questions About Bottom Paint rgranger at 7:18pm 11.17.22 Uhhhh. Would it work if you mixed it in with an ablative paint? That would make your boat cost mil
Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. dlochner at 7:11pm 11.17.22 We have an eWincher, it is a wonderful device and much less expensive than electric winches. It has
Lazarette Pad Locks: Battery, Fuel and Companionway Crusty Ol Salt at 7:08pm 11.17.22 Old school solid brass military padlocks like this one on ebay https://www.ebay.com/itm/2252472157
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil Crusty Ol Salt at 7:04pm 11.17.22 Back in the day we used wintergreen oil. I am a PB blaster guy these days
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 7:03pm 11.17.22 So we should use bottom paints that are highly toxic to aquatic life to keep our sailboat bottoms cl
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Electric winches? My crew and I aren't getting any younger. Rick D at 6:07pm 11.17.22 My stalwart crew (age 75 like me) has just been diagnosed with hypertension and told not to indulge
Do you like Pocket Yachts Will Gilmore at 5:56pm 11.17.22 There is a lot of cabin space in a ComPac 16. Great boats. -Will
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Questions About Bottom Paint cousineddy at 5:24pm 11.17.22 Uhhhh. Would it work if you mixed it in with an ablative paint?
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Capri 26 - Winterizing the Inboard Evan Williams at 4:43pm 11.17.22 Ah...so the thermostat controls the internal cooling system flow to the engine side of the heat exch
West Coast Space Launch Brian D at 4:42pm 11.17.22 Space-X has moved the launch for tonight to Friday, Nov 18 @2015 (8:15 PM PST)
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Engine replacement Oceanis 411 Clipper Davidasailor26 at 4:40pm 11.17.22 The 411 listings I find generally have engines of at least 44 HP. Most are 55 or even 60. 20 HP for
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Occaisional Head Smell Alan Gomes at 4:30pm 11.17.22 D'd if I know why No-Flex didn't work in your 550P MSD...the vent line is the most likely culprit--

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