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25 km winds Lost Parent at 7:16pm 03.05.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1511 I have to move my boat this weekend and have to leave in 25 km winds , any thoughts
Front Hatch 0 tornado 1 cfd2bc at 6:50pm 03.05.12 Chrysler 0/5533 Hello all. I have a 77 C26. My marina had a small tornado go through and it ripped my front hatch of
Bulkheads- bolts or just the same skimpy screws? Indysailor at 5:15pm 03.05.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1199 I'll be putting my new bulkheads in next week and have been wondering whether I should attach the bo
Tiller extention for C27 Joel H. at 4:36pm 03.05.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/902 I want a Forespar tiller extension to use with their "Lockbox". Do any C27 owners here have this? If
BOX RIG TUNE - Brion Toss, get on board for seminar svdefiant at 4:10pm 03.05.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1611 Howdy, My wife and I own a 430 (1996). Last weekend we attended an auction/fundraiser for PSCC (Puge
FWIW Recycled Storm Sail... (5) Squidd at 2:46pm 03.05.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2758 When I got my boat the 150 Genny was trashed at the head for a good 10'...looked like it had caught
H356 dorade cowl Bob 04 H260 at 2:12pm 03.05.12 Big Boats 2/1043 I need a dorade cowl for a 2003 H356. The pipe it sits on is 4.25" OD. Has anyone replaced one of th
Sequitur Heads North Sequitur at 2:07pm 03.05.12 Ask All Sailors 7/1667 I have just added a new blog post at: North From The Falklands
Re-Bedding Windows Allen8700 at 1:09pm 03.05.12 Smaller Boats 7/1411 The larger (long) windows on the port and starboard sides of our 1994 23.5 have some areas along the
non-skid decks Bob J. at 1:08pm 03.05.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2534 Has anyone re-painted their upper deck ' if so how did you approach the non-skid portion of the proj
Digital TV antennas /outside vs. inside SS-Aquilon at 12:54pm 03.05.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2404 I have a Catalina 27 and would like to install a small TV to watch while in the slip. I have looked
Hunter 216 Sails Abernathy at 12:33pm 03.05.12 Smaller Boats 4/2745 I have just aquired a 07 Hunter 216. The hull, rig, and lines are in very good shape. While the sa
Dinghy on top of a 32 foot RECESS at 12:14pm 03.05.12 Ask All Sailors 9/7780 We recently purchased a Pearson 323. Over the years I have really grown tired of towing our 9.4 Wate
Fun With Anchors (2) Roger Long at 11:41am 03.05.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 14/4338 I left Washington in the rain but with a promise of clearing that was gradually fulfilled as I ran d
Poly Glow jblane56 at 11:07am 03.05.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1974 I looked through prior threads on the subject of Poly Glow and it was closed with the last comment m
speaker pod in arch garethreeves at 10:07am 03.05.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2146 Hello The h320 i am considering has a set of speakers with a light fitting new in a box, but no i
LED Updated Source Sailgunner at 9:36am 03.05.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1210 I have experimented with different LEDs and purchased several on EBay from China. I learned most LE
Van Sant's "Gentleman's Guide To Passages South" Chuckbear at 8:49am 03.05.12 Destinations 1/3522 I just received am email from Bruce and he has indeed done a 10th Edition. It is being processed by
Could It Be The Tach Sensor?? Joe Mullee at 7:32am 03.05.12 Ask All Sailors 13/9466 My tach has never worked correctly in the eleven years I've owned my boat. Steadily it's been gettin
More Sail Area (1) oreana123 at 7:26am 03.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/985 Here is a photo of my 26D set up with maximum sail area. The inside genny is a 135 and the foremost

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Scared myself - broken forestay Valerieflyer at 2:53pm 03.23.22 I'm guessing it is this one from CD
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches Davidasailor26 at 2:44pm 03.23.22 This years big item is going to be..... Motor mounts. I am kicking myself in the arse for letting
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches Crusty Ol Salt at 2:37pm 03.23.22 Hey Crusty, did you end up adding winches? Pondering the same thing. This years big item is going
Do You Know A Good Broker? sail sfbay at 2:28pm 03.23.22 Suggest going to the websites for the Vancouver, BC boat brokers to see what they are listing (1) sa
No clue All U Get at 2:21pm 03.23.22 The little tag says colet. Seems like overkill for a buckle.
Vernazza, Italy (4) Will Gilmore at 2:18pm 03.23.22 Here's a great view of the construction details of another wooden boat. on the stern. I thought ma
No clue kloudie1 at 2:16pm 03.23.22 A locking strap buckle . Would be to tension and hold bimini webbing.
Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 John T1594 at 2:12pm 03.23.22 Again about my factory installed windlass. When at anchor, I never left the anchor rode on the wind
No clue Tater at 2:00pm 03.23.22 It is a quarter. Sorry. Just a guess but, maybe a buckle for a strap of some type.
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? Hello Below at 1:54pm 03.23.22 There's a shower curtain track on the ceiling of the head, probably 20" square. That's not feasible
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? rgranger at 1:41pm 03.23.22 That can have a double meaning. Sorry, I couldnt resist :biggrin: If someone needs binoculars to s
Icom m802 All U Get at 1:39pm 03.23.22 I found a download from Icom with wire pairings for different GPS units, not Furuno but I could just
Do You Know A Good Broker? Hello Below at 1:37pm 03.23.22 Try Lawrence Fronczek at Specialty Yachts in Vancouver. Highly recommended. :plus: I can say nothi
Scared myself - broken forestay Tedd at 1:36pm 03.23.22 I found the pin but the button and most of the parts were no where to be found. ... The fitting at
Do You Know A Good Broker? DArcy at 1:28pm 03.23.22 When I was shopping in a similar price range I had very poor response from all of the brokers I reac
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? jeepbluetj at 12:41pm 03.23.22 Drag the shower hose through the opening port in the head, shower on the deck. No wet wood, no wet T
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? dlochner at 12:31pm 03.23.22 The few times I have used a wet head, I just did not worry about the wood getting wet, and in none
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! jviss at 12:31pm 03.23.22 Thanks!
How to use the shower without getting the wood wet? Parsons at 12:10pm 03.23.22 The few times I have used a wet head, I just did not worry about the wood getting wet, and in none o
Anti-siphon valve fred1diver at 11:55am 03.23.22 Ok I think I will go with that approach, thank you thinwater

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