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Front Hatch 0 tornado 1 cfd2bc at 6:50pm 03.05.12 Chrysler 0/5876 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 3/1364 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 0/968 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 3/1698 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 15/2937 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 2/1129 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 7/1743 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 7/1533 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 11/2654 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 9/2577 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 4/2909 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 9/8787 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 14/4994 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 6/2070 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 7/2318 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 3/1307 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 1/3664 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 13/10836 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 2/1083 Here is a photo of my 26D set up with maximum sail area. The inside genny is a 135 and the foremost
Squaring the head of the Main (1) oreana123 at 7:20am 03.05.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1453 I am getting to the end of my sliding gooseneck set up. The sliding gooseneck from a Hobie 18 makes

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Single handing Davidasailor26 at 10:26am 12.15.22 Another question. When you wash your boat: Do you just use a pressure and plain water? Do you
tank sizes catalina 30 PaulK at 10:22am 12.15.22 Though your boat may be different, this site might be helpful SailboatData.com - CATALINA 30 Sai
Caframo Ralph Johnstone at 9:59am 12.15.22 Those two are not allowed on my boat. And whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ? You've piqued my curiosity.
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions DRhoads at 9:51am 12.15.22 I think you will find it near the nav station mounted vertically behind a panel. nav computers need
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:44am 12.15.22 Another question. When you wash your boat: Do you just use a pressure and plain water? Do you u
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E (3) jssailem at 9:42am 12.15.22 Possible causes: - valve clearance - injection timing - injectors dirty Certainly those are possib
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 9:33am 12.15.22 What's that expression, God watches over drunks and fools? On December 3 at Cape Hatteras the wind
Caframo jssailem at 9:19am 12.15.22 Those two are not allowed on my boat.
Anchor Bridle (1) jssailem at 9:14am 12.15.22 If ever needed I will cut the soft shackle In a hurry, you may need something very sharp and able
Anchor Bridle tfox2069 at 9:12am 12.15.22 Similar to the above with all 5/16" chain, I use the small Mantus on our 33' boat; but, decided tha
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast (1) rgranger at 9:01am 12.15.22
handheld VHf? rgranger at 8:54am 12.15.22 So, go buy one. They are nice to communicate with crew who are away on a dinghy or ashore, or if y
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 12.15.22 Where is the exhaust discharge on the hull located ? A picture would help.
Anchor Bridle Hello Below at 8:53am 12.15.22 Similar to the above with all 5/16" chain, I use the small Mantus on our 33' boat; but, decided that
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast william24424 at 8:39am 12.15.22 Great boat name Atrevida, which in Spanish means daring or unprepared? My thoughts.. 1) No power?
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast jssailem at 8:31am 12.15.22 The Stream runs north about 19nm off the coast of Cape Hatteras (the grave yard of the Atlantic). P
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Scott T-Bird at 8:28am 12.15.22 Catalina 30. Seems they left in clear weather and a storm surprised them. Ran out of water, though
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Scott T-Bird at 8:16am 12.15.22 I'm curious about a comment that I read in one of the articles ... apparently it wasn't clear if the
Caframo Hello Below at 8:16am 12.15.22 I also picked up a Hisense 25-Pint 1-Speed Dehumidifier ENERGY STAR when it was on sale a couple of
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast MikeHoncho at 8:09am 12.15.22

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