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Upholstery Foam For Interior SailingShawnee at 9:10am 05.17.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1336 I recently bought a 1979 Catalina 22. The upholstery foam for the cushions in the cabin are in rou
Upholstery Foam For Interior SailingShawnee at 9:08am 05.17.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1452 I recently bought a 1979 Catalina 22. The upholstery foam for the cushions in the cabin are in roug
Compass light AndyS at 8:52am 05.17.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1152 As part of the spring upfit I am replacing my leaking Plastimo 135 compass on my 281. The old one di
First Crab Trap amcmahon at 8:49am 05.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1597 Well, after 9 years of sailing/motoring around eastern NC, My '84 h27 caught its 1st crab trap last
Sail Loft in SF Bay Area Dantodd at 8:33am 05.17.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2296 I'm looking for a loft to re-stitch my jib's UV cover. The jib still holds shape decently but it is
signed up for my first race! GDTRFB at 8:31am 05.17.12 Catalina 22 9/1695 The Northwest Catalina association regatta is june 30th and it will be my first official race! I am
O Day 28 Backstay Adjuster Rag Doll at 6:44am 05.17.12 Bigger Boats 4/1294 Does an O Day 28 get any benifit from a backstay adjuster? I was going to install one for my split B
anchor sail Jack at 5:52am 05.17.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2568 I was noticing a post regarding anchor choice... "The h320 came with a 22# danforth which soon prov
Judging Fuel Level Without A Gauge gjaffess at 5:33am 05.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1195 I have an O'Day 272 LE that does not have a fuel gauge. I carry a small tank to top off, but I woul
?nstalling to windlass at Hunter 280 sailingdream at 5:26am 05.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1907 I just have Hunter 280 ,Is there anybody installed to windlass at hunter 280 ??f anybody done it pls
Dock Carpet seadaddler at 5:20am 05.17.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2425 I now have a new dock for my sailboat and it's a private house with a concrete dock and when walking
Mac Cat? hero4theday at 5:01am 05.17.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1034 I found this on craigslist. Im not the seller. But thought it was intresting. I didnt know they ma
Deck paint Quoddy at 5:00am 05.17.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1566 I want to paint my deck which has never been painted. Anybody used Interdeck? How does it do on diam
Oday 19 or Daysailer II for first boat? plainsman at 4:36am 05.17.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/6229 Hi everyone! My wife and I, and our 2 kids, are looking for our first sailboat. Our kids are 2 and 1
Working with piles All U Get at 3:17am 05.17.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2226 Hi gang, Sounds painful, but there's good news on the horizon. Over the last several months we've
Keel retract repair Eaglecrest1953 at 8:15pm 05.16.12 Morgan 6/3613 Does anyone have knowledge about how to refurbish a keel retract mechanism on a Morgan 21? It may b
Removing paint off a Fiber Hull BJSSailing at 7:59pm 05.16.12 Day Sailers 3/1625 I want to rename my boat, the old name appears to be painted on the hull. What is a safe product to
Trading up? UPSGUY at 7:59pm 05.16.12 Catalina 22 32/3939 Found another C22 in better shape than mine for a reasonable price. Should I just bite the bullet an
Bavaria Ports - has anyone added a gutter? njsail at 7:45pm 05.16.12 Bavaria 1/1813 I have a Bavaria 40 Ocean with Rutgerson opening ports on the cabin sides. I like the ports but las
Where the heck is this water coming from?!?!?!?! (2) luken7 at 7:31pm 05.16.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/4803 In our B361, after heavy rains, somehow, water collects right under the engine. It's getting inform

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Miracle Rescue of MOB Leeward Rail at 6:14am 11.28.22 Do we need to put PLB's on cruise ship passengers? Nope. Stuff happens to stupid drunk people and
Sea Hood re-bedding Crazy Dave Condon at 6:13am 11.28.22
Watermaker RoyS at 6:10am 11.28.22 Washing dishes consumes the most fresh water on my boat. BTW I added a 25 gallon bladder type auxili
Sea Hood re-bedding kloudie1 at 6:05am 11.28.22 I tried Bed It butyl but because the 9000 screws (! ok it is a bunch, probably not that many) that g
Winterizing SailDrive in water tfox2069 at 5:57am 11.28.22 My boat is also in Deale, at HHN. AR Marine Diesel Services winterized the engine last winter and a
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak RoyS at 5:54am 11.28.22 If you have small sealant covers surrounding the chainplates and screwed to the deck, make certain t
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! sailme88 at 5:37am 11.28.22 are you located where there is a current? Water current against the keel can have an effect..
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! RoyS at 5:33am 11.28.22 You may want to check if your mast is perpendicular to the deck. Check by using the mainsail halyard
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! Daveinet at 5:14am 11.28.22 DO you pull your boat out for the season? Could the hull becoming waterlogged?
2001 Beneteau 361 Engine Mount Bracket Replacement GDanko at 5:12am 11.28.22 The broke bracket is the forward starboard piece. Great access from the front. Fortunately this boa
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak GDanko at 5:05am 11.28.22 Thank you Stu for reminding me of the correct sealant to use. I recently restored a Cape Dory and l
Growth below my starboard rub-rail a continuous problem danooxnard at 4:41am 11.28.22 I had the same problem on my C22 in Oxnard. I pressure washed the rub rail between the aluminum and
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:16am 11.28.22 Not to worry. It happens. Like learning to ride a bike. You should see what Navy small boats look l
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:11am 11.28.22 By confused, do you mean which way to steer? During my charters I found it very useful to stand ahe
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:09am 11.28.22 If you are reversing into your slip, it's best to stand in front of the helm and look over the ster
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! shemandr at 4:07am 11.28.22 "...but it might point better on one tack vs the other..." This has been discussed on this forum. I
New crew Ralph Johnstone at 10:36pm 11.27.22 She will not go outside when there are chickens in the yard. Unless I'm there to protect her. :laug
Another Lithium conversion ... Hunter 49 Schematic Zencra at 10:33pm 11.27.22 Thanks ... I think I will be close to your set up. Plan on using Victron and Battleborn wrestling w
Hunter 49 mainsail measurements Zencra at 10:20pm 11.27.22 thanks for your reply, but doesn't help much. I was really after an approx measurement, can you sigh
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Project_Mayhem at 9:47pm 11.27.22 Benny's reply reminded me of something... Some small outboards do not have a rectifier. As a result

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