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Moving Day (1) gpd955 at 4:26pm 04.06.12 Catalina 310 2/1286 It's a little cold but we are sitting on the dock, with sweatshirts and hats having a little bit o'
Sailmakers lousy apprentice BobM at 4:07pm 04.06.12 S2 2/1239 That would be me. Just hand sewed a bunch if new sail slugs onto the main. The slugs are on nylon
P-18 Hull #1 Back in the Water (5) 31seahorse at 3:39pm 04.06.12 Precision 3/2800 Hello Precision Owners, Earlier, I've posted some pictures of the repair/restore process we have per
Battery replacement GWilliams at 2:06pm 04.06.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1572 I have heard from several sources that it is advisable to replace both batteries when one goes bad e
Engine Temp Issues BWagner at 1:14pm 04.06.12 Big Boats 11/1807 Hi, We just purchased a 2003 426DS and have noticed that the engine temperature seems a little hi
Catalina 22 versions tonyw3026 at 12:54pm 04.06.12 Catalina 22 20/11024 I am considering buying a 22 swing keel and wonder if anyone has written a description of the change
O'Day 23 Tabernacle retrofit GeorgiaBII at 12:51pm 04.06.12 Day Sailers 16/8446 Bought a tabernacle from Rudy for my 23 it doesn't have any instructions but I suspect I need to cut
Mast crutch (1) LloydB at 12:23pm 04.06.12 Trailer Sailors 9/17661 I saw this question on a recent thread and it reflects my earlier experience also. "...what do yo
What is your band aid for spider web cracks in fiberglass? Bigjer40 at 12:17pm 04.06.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3883 Repairing these hairline cracks are way down on my to do list, but I want to make sure I am protecti
Info on a 1994 Catalina 250WB abk at 11:58am 04.06.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1287 I have a Mac 25 now and I am looking at a Catalina... What would be a good price fror one? I read s
Lubricating Sail Slugs Paul and Judy at 11:26am 04.06.12 Ask All Sailors 24/13294 I have been told a good method for lubricating sail slugs is to use 10W-40 motor oil. You add some
Bootstripe color repair captainpat at 11:18am 04.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1539 The boat I have purchased has some abrasions on the blue boot stripe that have gone through the colo
Helm Seat falcons furry at 8:58am 04.06.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1623 I have a Starwind 27 and I'm looking for a helm seat. Please let me know if anyone knows where I can
Spreader Angle and sail trim jpallen01 at 5:46am 04.06.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 13/15047 I am in my second season with my 1979 Santana 525. Pretty much a racing boat. 25' and 2400 lb keelbo
Irwin 27 Centerboard repair stewvan at 5:46am 04.06.12 Irwin 0/2912 Seems like a common issue with irwin's that the centerboards have issues over time. The boat I just
Hunter 216 and its VERA rudder Abernathy at 5:25am 04.06.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2263 So I have given alot of thought to the fact that when I took my daughter (9) out sailing in light wi
Replacing Tiller Squidder at 5:01am 04.06.12 S2 3/1423 Can anyone give me a company who sells tillers for S2 7.9? I have done some research but come up em
Pre-purchase HELP...Yanmar 4JH3-TE undrwtrfun at 4:45am 04.06.12 Engines and Propulsion 11/6776 Pre-purchase survey of a 2002 Hunter 456 we are trying to buy revealed an issue with the engine. Of
"BREEZE WAY" shade net /cloth eianm at 4:31am 04.06.12 Big Boats 1/1124 I am not sure if it is called BREEZE WAY in America but I am talking about the shadecloth type mater
Secure Laptops At Nav-Station Ducati at 3:29am 04.06.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2882 Any suggestions (non-drilling) for securing my laptop (Mac) at the navigation station? Right now we

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Clock/barometer over winter? (Canada) Davidasailor26 at 9:39am 09.05.22 But if the clock has an alkaline battery I would remove that to prevent it from leaking. Just to c
Clock/barometer over winter? (Canada) (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 09.05.22 Alcohol is liquid to about -120C so you should be good for MOST Canadian winters. for the winter.
Windlass Power Source (1) dlochner at 9:20am 09.05.22 I just got my first boat with an electric windlass and I've been worrying about that very thing, so
Hunter Europa transom bung Ralph Johnstone at 9:16am 09.05.22 Glad that's cleared up.
Hunter vision in mast wires P Lund at 9:00am 09.05.22 I put a bore scope camera into main halyard mast hole. Looks like 3/4 in PVC. This might be a chal
Windlass Power Source Tedd at 8:53am 09.05.22
Hunter 326 running rigging sail sfbay at 8:43am 09.05.22 9.5 -10mm (3/8") low stretch is fine for your length sailboat. This article recommends 8-10 mm for
Bottom Paint Clarification colb218 at 8:36am 09.05.22 Paint the through hulls, marine flora and fauna will grow on the thruhull as well as the fiberglass.
Windlass Power Source dlochner at 8:29am 09.05.22 Second Star's windlass is wired to a Positive Bus Bar before the battery switch. All of the charging
Main sheet line Hunter 326 jssailem at 8:23am 09.05.22 Beautiful scenic water. Kind of explains why boats developed so many different sails. Trying to capt
Hunter 326 running rigging RobAL at 8:22am 09.05.22 One more question on this topic - for some reason the main sail halyard spec isn't in my manual, my
Bottom Paint Clarification dlochner at 8:13am 09.05.22 Paint the through hulls, marine flora and fauna will grow on the thruhull as well as the fiberglass.
Windlass Power Source jssailem at 8:13am 09.05.22 The Studer MBI 100/3 is using a diode/capacitor technology. This is different from the BlueSea ACR w
Main sheet line Hunter 326 (2) RobAL at 8:06am 09.05.22
Airmar ST 800 Odd Problem dlochner at 8:02am 09.05.22 Sounds like there might be fault in the cable or connector. When the transducer is installed the wir
Windlass Power Source Scott T-Bird at 8:01am 09.05.22 I think to a greater extent it depends on your start battery. I don't think you have described it e
Clock/barometer over winter? (Canada) dlochner at 8:00am 09.05.22 I leave my clock and barometer on board all year. Even leave the battery in. It gets cold here on th
Clock/barometer over winter? (Canada) Davidasailor26 at 7:48am 09.05.22
Navigation Lights Beneteau Oceanis 31 SycloneDriver at 7:35am 09.05.22 Hi @SycloneDriver thanks a lot for your pictures! You'r welcome. I hope the pictures were helpful
1977 O'Day 27 - Water damaged bulkhead / Chainplate Repair MarionAdele at 7:33am 09.05.22 O'Days can/do have issues with moisture in the deck core - they didn't seal the core at the opening

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