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309 Sticky Rudder Siamese at 7:49am 05.30.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1859 2007 Catalina 309 is on her 6th season in Michigan, and her rudder has become difficult to turn. I
PHRF Rating for '02 Hunter 340 joshw5144 at 7:37am 05.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/936 Hello All, I was wondering if someone could give me some sail measurements that I need to get a PHRF
Oday 28 tall rig? hjoseph at 7:26am 05.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 0/980 I have just purchased a 1985 Oday 28. Is there an easy way to tell if this is the tall rig or the r
Switch/Fuse Panel Flying Fish at 7:08am 05.30.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1010 I need to buy a new fuse/switch panel and can't seem to find one. Any ideas where to find one? Also
Girl Sailor here...where is the oil gauge or dipstick thing? KimyKennedy at 6:51am 05.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/3644 Hi all! I finally found the gas gauge.....why in the world is it in such an obscure place? The onl
My First Video of Sailing Ed H at 6:42am 05.30.12 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2242 Here is my first attempt at posting a video on Youtube... We were returning from Tangier Island and,
Bottom Painting other questions Mike in Maine at 5:36am 05.30.12 Day Sailers 6/2123 Hi all , new Oday 222 owner here with a few questions . One is in regad to painting the bottom while
Folding Prop for Oc 351 sailrj at 3:37am 05.30.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2559 My fixed 3 blade prop on our 1996 Oc 351 has some chuncks missing and a little vibration. Looking a
water tank pick up- how much water??? eianm at 12:11am 05.30.12 Big Boats 1/988 I think this is probably dumb question, but how much water do you have to have in the bottom of ta
How well does Lake Huron treat a c22? wineboy at 10:04pm 05.29.12 Catalina 22 8/2917 I've spent my entire childhood sailing a sunfish on inland lakes and have finally finished making my
spare engine belts - notice plural Mark Maulden at 9:55pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 13/3114 After rebuilding my engine and the trials and tribulations of getting it running well, we did a thre
D2-55 Transmission issues jeff.sailor at 9:42pm 05.29.12 Bavaria 1/1976 I've got a D2-55 Volvo sail-drive in my 2005 Bavaria 38 Cruiser. Lately, when coming into the dock
A great polishing technique for those hard to reach places. (3) caguy at 9:29pm 05.29.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2782 I don't have a lot of patience for polishing and finishing so I was planning on painting the bottom
Preventors on Fractional Rigs (2007 H33) syoun10 at 8:10pm 05.29.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/2726 The mast is so far forward on the Hunter 33 that I don't know where and how to install a preventor.
Catalina Jerry75 at 8:05pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2857 I am going to be sailing my Macgregor to Catalina for the first time. Looking for any advice you guy
Clean bottom, what a difference! cephius (Dave) at 7:58pm 05.29.12 Smaller Boats 2/1105 My bottom paint was mostly non-existent. When I was sailing last year it seemed that everything on
Need a fuel filter recommendation stevec22206 at 7:43pm 05.29.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/944 We have an 87' C27 with the M18 Universal. So many water / fuel separators to look at. Without spend
Stuffing Box Wrenches flyboy1717 at 6:53pm 05.29.12 Catalina 30 16/6327 I am a proud new owner of a cat 30 which I just launched this week. Unfortunately the stuffing box i
Anybody knows where to sail my hunter 23 ????????? velas470 at 6:20pm 05.29.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1101 I recently bought a hunter 23 and launched for mi first time in lake Toho st cloud did ok but the la
Your thoughts on my placement of an Airconditioner abk at 5:36pm 05.29.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2687 Added info: Your thoughts on placement of Airconditioner Added to the post. I have received some gr

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Replace Lifelines Terry Cox at 4:16pm 12.02.22 Hi David. Replaced the lifelines on our H28 many years ago. The local chandlery where I purchased th
1987 Catalina 22 Replacing Rubber Seals on Pop Uo Seat Locher Hatches. shank at 3:40pm 12.02.22 Do you find anything from tri-lock or another alternative? I need the same thing for a Catalina 27.
Replace Lifelines Tally Ho at 3:08pm 12.02.22 I wonder if you're using the straight carborundum grinding wheels. They can break and shatter and
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants Nichole340 at 3:07pm 12.02.22 Yes, your right. I read it wrong. Thanks for clearing that up for me. Wishful thinking I guess.
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion Hello Below at 2:56pm 12.02.22
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants dlochner at 2:49pm 12.02.22 Interesting reading from everyone. I like the West System 105 - 1 part product, basically because
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants Nichole340 at 2:43pm 12.02.22 Interesting reading from everyone. I like the West System 105 - 1 part product, basically because I
Water Jug on sail? Project_Mayhem at 2:37pm 12.02.22 There are purpose made balls if you dont like the look of a plastic jug
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants dlochner at 2:31pm 12.02.22 Penetrating epoxies are often just regular epoxies thinned with some solvent that may or may not fla
Replace Lifelines Project_Mayhem at 2:29pm 12.02.22 West Marine often has a DIY swaging setup in their stores
hunter yanmar Tally Ho at 2:28pm 12.02.22
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Tally Ho at 2:23pm 12.02.22 I woke up one morning to find a VM on my cell phone, that is not in the bedroom at night. I start
Stock Color for 85' 22 Project_Mayhem at 2:20pm 12.02.22 Thanks for that... I wasn't aware of RAL. I had been curious about getting a colorimeter and using
Allan Villiers 31seahorse at 2:18pm 12.02.22 How does the old saying go........? Iron men and wooden ships! Watching the video reminds me I hav
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants Rich Stidger at 2:08pm 12.02.22 I am doing a similar floor restoration as you for my Achilles. I have always used West Systems epox
Seized Halyard Deck Sheave Bolt Project_Mayhem at 2:05pm 12.02.22 If you blow the hole in the aluminum plate, you can re-tap and thread one size up. I keep one of t
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion flightlead404 at 2:04pm 12.02.22 With these overnight loads and given your total house bank capacity, what would you expect the SOC
New plywood dinghy flooring sealants dmax at 1:52pm 12.02.22 West Systems is not a big fan of penetrating epoxies: Penetrating epoxy: legend or myth? - Epoxywork
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Kings Gambit at 1:12pm 12.02.22 The only actual nightmare was being swept into the center-span fender of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge
Help me understand my DC charging/depletion Hello Below at 1:07pm 12.02.22 Overnight down to 70% on the house, which is a big loss for running anchor light, fridge, and freez

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