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Bronze cleaning Ted at 5:25pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 11/8076 I'm looking for suggestions on how to clean my cast bronze seacock before I reinstall it. The surfac
Stainless grab rails O'day 28 (2) tcwaltz at 5:25pm 04.25.12 Bigger Boats 8/2148 As much as I like the look of teak inside my boat, I'm not a huge fan of it on the outside. The pre
rail mounted engine aliebnick at 5:01pm 04.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1385 I have a 1986 Hunter31. I am looking to mount my dinghy's 2011 6 hp Mercury outboard engine on my st
Teak floor in the cockpit John Rushing at 4:58pm 04.25.12 Big Boats 3/3962 I have a Hunter 34 and was wondering if anyone out there has put teak floors in their cockpit. Did
Pearson 303 transducer location GarEi at 4:50pm 04.25.12 Pearson 5/2206 This is a question for Pearson 303 owners. I am replacing my thru hull depth sounder transducer. Her
Triple Rope Clutch bobcat30 at 4:40pm 04.25.12 Catalina 30 5/1719 I need to remove the Triple Clutch on the PORT side of the cabin top. I undid six bolts and it wi
Perko waste deck fitting redhead78 at 4:15pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1807 I installed a perko, 1.5" waste deck fitting on my boat. Do I need anty other adapters or anything f
Bilging and more ... navigateur at 4:12pm 04.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1145 I'm working my way from bow to stern .. bilge, bilge pumps, electrical, AC, DC, batteries, charging
bilge water Beeg at 3:52pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 7/2683 Just acquired a Cat. 25 swing keel. Haven't owned a boat in 35 years. Boat sat in cradle several yea
New Instruments and GPS at Helm Ronald10239 at 3:22pm 04.25.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1230 Modifications to my Yacht Specalities pedistal guard (12" o/c x 1" to 9.5" o/c x 1.25) to accomodate
Mast Rake Siamese at 2:56pm 04.25.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 10/3644 The mast on my 309 has a pronounced rake. Sorry, about the lack of pictures, but we'll see if it ge
Caution: Leaking Knotmenter fittings for ST60 series artboas at 2:53pm 04.25.12 Big Boats 23/11854 Ok, it's been awhile since I wrote a really contraversial topic... so here it is. There is a serious
Trailering with the motor lbyonkers at 2:49pm 04.25.12 Smaller Boats 4/1394 I have replaced the original motor mount with an adjustable one. I attached it with a 3/16 x 12 x 12
Bimini for 1977 22' Oday captined at 2:02pm 04.25.12 Day Sailers 3/4247 Cheapest way to install a Bimini on a 22' Oday 1977, any ideas, does anyone have one, so I can get s
Hunter 25.5 help Jeremy21515 at 1:51pm 04.25.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/3145 Model 25.5 I am preping this boat after having laid it up for 14 years. My son took it to the Abacos
Recommend an engine compartment blower smoothsailing at 1:41pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 31/7031 Hi All, I'm looking to replace my engine compartment blower. It's old and draws much to much cur
Wanted: Navico DS200 & DL200 instruments (1) achassell at 1:38pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 3/2800 Having just launched our Catalina 27 for the season, I've discovered that I can't use the sensors fr
Correct torque for hose clamps bobtigar at 12:32pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 18/9656 Anyone have any idea the proper torque for hose clamps? Bob
Trip report - The big tow home (1) Jackdaw at 12:10pm 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2129 Last weekend we headed down to Arkansas to get Blue J and bring her back to Minnesota. Beyond it bei
Can rollers be replaced on old Schaefer genoa cars? (1) mark_swart at 11:18am 04.25.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1720 My 1986 S2 has what I'm guessing are the original Schaefer twin sheet genoa leads (similar to curren

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Refinish Cabin Sole (2) RitSim at 10:09am 11.20.22 I had water damage on my salon floor boards when I bought this boat. I was looking at using Minwax
Companion Way Screens patbratton at 10:07am 11.20.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 9:56am 11.20.22 No autopilot? No sir
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida kappykaplan at 9:37am 11.20.22 No autopilot? Nope . . .
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement (1) Hayden Watson at 9:32am 11.20.22 Hello All, ... Edson 6.5" quadrant. Thanks FYI, the C30 has a radial not a quadrant so make sur
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement Hayden Watson at 9:21am 11.20.22 If you are going to change your cable/chain assembly also (highly recommended) let me know and we ca
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Alan Gomes at 9:13am 11.20.22 His 10 hour days at the tiller leave little in energy to get some really "entertaining" content for
Do you like Pocket Yachts Kings Gambit at 9:07am 11.20.22 Or, if she says "nope, not for me" it's a pocket yacht ... could we expand the definition? It is a
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 8:47am 11.20.22 Here's an update on Captain Fieros progress down the East Coast. His 10 hour days at the tiller le
Are you ready to go to sea? jon hansen at 8:37am 11.20.22 never ever liked those IOR racers his description of hull speed is flawed ted turner on his sturge
Do you like Pocket Yachts jssailem at 8:03am 11.20.22 "nope, not for me" it's a pocket yacht That could be a segue into "well lets look at one a little
Do you like Pocket Yachts Scott T-Bird at 8:00am 11.20.22 Or, if she says "nope, not for me" it's a pocket yacht ... could we expand the definition? It is a
Looking for a captain to sail my boat Justin_NSA at 7:55am 11.20.22 I sent you a Private Message. Welcome to the forum. Did you get an acknowledgement from the OP? Ju
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement dmax at 7:48am 11.20.22 Rehab as Hayden says (nice job) or try to find a used one from a salvage yard.
Do you like Pocket Yachts stickinthemud57 at 7:29am 11.20.22 I think the "Admiral Test" should apply. If the Admiral looks at it and says, "Oh! Isn't that CUTE!
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement (2) Hayden Watson at 7:29am 11.20.22 Why do you need to replace it? Is it damaged or just looking really bad? Last fall I replaced my r
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement jssailem at 7:16am 11.20.22 Maybe @Dave Groshong has an idea about an Edson Quadrant resource.
Companion Way Screens Justin_NSA at 6:21am 11.20.22 I ordered five feet of 101 inch wide No See Um Mosquito Curtains from Home this morning. Report wil
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose Tally Ho at 6:14am 11.20.22
Companion Way Screens patbratton at 6:09am 11.20.22 I ordered five feet of 101 inch wide No See Um Mosquito Curtains from Home this morning. Report will

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