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Campbell Sailor prop RussT1950 at 10:44am 03.16.12 Big Boats 3/2584 Hello all, Does anyone know size 3 blade campbell sail prop would fit a 97 Catalina 380? I am t
Access to cockpit from aft cabin LABoroviak at 10:15am 03.16.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1163 I'm re-locating main sail traveler in the cockpit of my First Series 32s5. To adequately mount a tu
What to do about replacing "blocks" Costy at 9:12am 03.16.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2127 So I am looking @ the existing blocks and none of them look usable, I would like to replace them all
Nissan 5hp high thrust prop C Jones at 9:11am 03.16.12 Smaller Boats 12/7688 I am unable to find the post relating to the Nissan 5hp high thrust prop Just looking for a supplie
O'Day Air Boomvang at 7:52am 03.16.12 Bigger Boats 13/3077 I'm looking to install a reverse cycle air conditioner in my O'Day 34. Does anyone have one install
Duracell EGC2 Battery Boxes (1) H33CRich at 7:42am 03.16.12 The Cherubini Hunters 11/3707 I made two battery boxes for the 4 EGC2 batteries I picked up from SAMs on Monday (seee attached). T
Ben First 285 Louis911 at 7:13am 03.16.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1007 Hi guys! I have the chance to put my hands on a 1989 ben first 285! Can someone tell me more about t
Forum redirects? Roger Long at 7:01am 03.16.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2623 I've been getting a lot of Internet redirects to this site: 63.209.69.107/search/web/roger+long+f
C309 non-skid GKuffner at 6:57am 03.16.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2425 I have a love/hate relationship with the non-skid on my deck. I love the fact that it works and I h
Beneteau First 47.7 Teak Decks? jacrider at 6:37am 03.16.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1408 Anyone have any experience with the teak decks on any of the Farr designed First .7 boats? They loo
Moving her from Key Largo to Fort Lauderdale ...OOps! millra at 5:22am 03.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1314 So I finally took her out of Key Largo on her way to home port - Las Olas, Ft. Lauderdale, a beautif
bulkhead alans at 5:08am 03.16.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1418 Has anyone removed or altered bulkhead at v-birth, I have already removed doors and gained about 2 i
Hair line cracks in gelcoat Chris Bogle at 4:03am 03.16.12 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1914 Just bought 1976 Oday 22. It has a number of small cracks in gel coat on the deck especially around
Wind vane jorgefife at 10:33pm 03.15.12 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2442 While selling some doors yesterday, a client informed me his father had a Columbia sailboat, and he
What do THEY think of us? Bad Obsession at 8:00pm 03.15.12 Ask All Sailors 66/10761 My wife and I had a discussion tonight. She was talking about the expense of boat ownership. She i
272 bimini boot spritefairlane at 7:41pm 03.15.12 Bigger Boats 3/2052 It's time to replace the bimini boot but it is a complicated affair with the slot for the back stay
Hunter 33 shower pump SusieJoyce at 7:28pm 03.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1449 I have a 1980 Hunter 33 and the shower pump does not work. I pull the switch above the sink and noth
O'Day 272 bow to stern trim cbourne200 at 6:35pm 03.15.12 Bigger Boats 5/2133 I'm sure other 272 owners have noticed this and have corrected it. When it rains, water standfs in c
New Tohatsu Sailpro! (1) gunkh-O-lin at 6:16pm 03.15.12 Day Sailers 5/1830 Really excited about my new Tohatsu Sailpro (6hp with 25" XL shaft, alternator, and high thrust prop
Storage under the cabin sole oldjags at 6:11pm 03.15.12 Big Boats 6/2246 How easy is it to use the spaces under the floorboards for storage? There are lots of nice space

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Replace Lifelines stickinthemud57 at 12:24pm 12.02.22 I wonder if you're using the straight carborundum grinding wheels. They can break and shatter and
Water Jug on sail? sbrogden at 12:14pm 12.02.22 Your wife wins the prize. i lived on a 12 ft deep lake in college on which we sailed a Hobie and it
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat fstbttms at 12:14pm 12.02.22 I think it still comes down to location, location, location. Of course it's about location. In an
Water Jug on sail? Don S/V ILLusion at 12:13pm 12.02.22 Your wife wins the prize. i lived on a 12 ft deep lake in college on which we sailed a Hobie and it
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:01pm 12.02.22
Selden rigid boom vang rodkicker without gas strut? Kings Gambit at 11:19am 12.02.22 I replaced the gas spring in my Rodkicker about 18 mo ago w/ a Selden part. The gas spring that was
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Don S/V ILLusion at 11:07am 12.02.22 And you can imagine how bad the fouling would be if the boat were sitting in a marina as opposed to
Replacing control cables. Terry Cox at 10:47am 12.02.22 Ditto new cables. Teleflex brand was the most common used by Hunter. Stiffness could come from vario
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat fstbttms at 9:35am 12.02.22 And you can imagine how bad the fouling would be if the boat were sitting in a marina as opposed to
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat Ralph Johnstone at 9:34am 12.02.22 specifically about how badly Bagshaw's Coppercoat bottom fouled while he was underway during the ra
Replace Lifelines (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:30am 12.02.22 The wheels come dozens to a pack and breaking one is common. I wonder if you're using the straigh
Another Rave Review For Coppercoat fstbttms at 9:29am 12.02.22 Point of clarification: The pictured boat may (or may not) be wearing Coppercoat but it is not Jerem
H240 Bilge Pump Location patbratton at 9:14am 12.02.22 I am planning on moving it forward but it seemed odd that is was originally placed so high. Sometime
Replace Lifelines stickinthemud57 at 9:09am 12.02.22 A Dremel with a small carborundum wheel MAY be able to cut the wire. They can cut everything else
Replace Lifelines jssailem at 9:06am 12.02.22 Looks like a normal mess, not a special mess for the photo..
Replace Lifelines stickinthemud57 at 9:05am 12.02.22 I replaced my SS lifelines with Dyneema and am very pleased with the results. In your case it comes
Replace Lifelines (1) kloudie1 at 8:49am 12.02.22 I used thhe same tool as Joe when replacing my Katrina-smitten ones in '05. The swages seem to be as
Stock Color for 85' 22 Leeward Rail at 8:36am 12.02.22 They let me browse through their RAL color swatch to find the closest match. Thanks for that... I
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Leeward Rail at 8:31am 12.02.22 That and all reasonable possibilities. This. Think about what could happen and come up with a pl
H240 Bilge Pump Location rgranger at 8:16am 12.02.22 On a 240... I don't think you will have issues with the run or rise being to long for that pump. I

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