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Went against everyones advice to forge my own path allen-deckard at 11:41am 09.06.11 Catalina 22 10/2150 Took the plunge bought a catalina 22 a couple months ago against everyone's and I am really talkin e
Mainsail - Repair or Replace ktbowles at 11:01am 09.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1715 The main on my 2002 26X developed a separation at the top of the sail where the halyard connects to
chalky deck?? lee5267 at 10:41am 09.06.11 Smaller Boats 4/6023 I recently bought a 1985 H23 which needs a little care. The deck has some crazing and the deck/cockp
Cockpit Locker Modifications merlinuxo at 10:39am 09.06.11 Morgan 3/3580 My 1967 Morgan 24 has cavernous cockpit lockers and I have no idea if they started life this way or
Even dumb steel parts fail....... (1) waternwaves at 10:33am 09.06.11 Big Boats 8/2462 here is a new one to watch out for.......especially for all you owners of 25 yr old yanmars.........
starter motor problems newboatowner at 10:04am 09.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1103 Hope all had a good summer. I had to replace the original stater motor on my Universal M 18 and d
Experience with the Propane Locker? steve stark at 9:39am 09.06.11 Big Boats 1/1081 I am preparing to mount some hardware to the rear of the storage lockers on each side of the swim st
Keel damage - how bad? (3) tominny at 9:17am 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 18/5820 I am looking at buying a 1974 34' Tartan. Great boat, but the aft keel has been damaged. Apparently
Looking for Matching Stanchion Jim S at 8:15am 09.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1455 Our 1982 Hunter 37C suffered damage in the recent sweep of Irene over Lake Champlain. Our starbo
Metal holding tank smell bcollis at 8:11am 09.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1204 There has been lots of conversation on this topic, and I plan on following some of the direction, sp
Pearson 23C RICKO at 7:56am 09.06.11 Pearson 0/2825 I just purchased a Pearson 23C #27 out of 42. Over the life of the boat the reefing system has been
Bulb replacement rwells47 at 7:11am 09.06.11 Catalina 30 1/1727 I own a 1987 Catalina 30 TR and need to replace my Deck Light and Anchor light bulbs. Ordered and re
Is the Sailing Pensacola site active? taichi at 6:40am 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 0/978 Anybody familiar with the website forum? I've tried registering twice now and it keeps coming back t
Replace Navigation Light JETrunek at 5:48am 09.06.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1901 What replacement can I use for 1987 Hunter 31 - Bow pulpit, bi-color navigation light. Two sheet-met
Battery Charging John Gilbert at 5:41am 09.06.11 Big Boats 21/6830 I use both the boat engine and an onboard generator to charge batteries. The engine is equipped wit
Lifeline Stanchions and other Winter Projects Fly4hire at 5:27am 09.06.11 Big Boats 4/1648 On my 356 as a winter project I plan on rebedding by stanchions - it looks like they were redone on
Man overboard Zaphro at 4:58am 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3060 Nothing like an invigorating 2 mile open ocean swim to wrap up your Labor Day weekend. http://www.ne
Steaming light ripped off tchastain at 3:43am 09.06.11 Big Boats 2/1419 This weekend we tacked in heavy winds and the jib tore off the steaming light. This is the second o
Head stink markhunter at 12:24am 09.06.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2956 Hi Peggie, I have read and re read your book, yet now feel it is time to get the expert opinion. I h
S2 11m vs. Canadian sailcraft 36 (CS36) jibseaman at 11:57pm 09.05.11 S2 9/15007 I have found a new boat to consider, The CS 36 I thought I had decided on the S2 11m but now I have

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Tropical Depression 7 Leeward Rail at 12:40am 09.23.22 What are you seeing with Fiona now? I saw some twitter storm chaser reports today saying Euro and G
Hunter 34 Harken Unit 2 Furler Line Size jssailem at 9:32pm 09.22.22
suggestions to try for : my brand new New Yanmar 1 Gm10 which won't start. ? Ralph Johnstone at 8:49pm 09.22.22 if it does, do you experts recommend my trying to turn it over over w raw water seacock inlet close
H34 Companionway Doors Stu Jackson at 8:47pm 09.22.22 Excellent work, very beautiful.
MK1 interior rearrangment. Stu Jackson at 8:45pm 09.22.22 I recently did a king size bed in the saloon conversion. Love it. Right. We did a "queen" sized b
MK1 interior rearrangment. fox9988 at 7:46pm 09.22.22 I recently did a king size bed in the saloon conversion. Love it.
H34 Companionway Doors Phil Herring at 6:58pm 09.22.22 Nice job Andy!
where to add a second halyard ingramsail at 6:55pm 09.22.22 Haven't try the main but I was afraid it would try to twist the Mast to one side . Still need to rem
H49 Deck Dorade / Cowl vents joshw5144 at 6:02pm 09.22.22 Thanks, 4 inch fit perfectly in the existing hole. Just needed to drill slightly different hole pa
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Will Gilmore at 5:58pm 09.22.22 With regard to headroom I think it's true that most live boards spend a lot of time in the cockpit
Persistent Fresh Water Leak dmdiehl64 at 5:14pm 09.22.22 Do you have a heat / AC system installed? Our bilge pump would cycle a few times a day and it had me
H49 Deck Dorade / Cowl vents Daze at 4:54pm 09.22.22
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Davidasailor26 at 4:51pm 09.22.22 I would think your water tank would be empty pretty quickly if the bilge pump is cycling 6 times a
H49 Deck Dorade / Cowl vents sail sfbay at 4:37pm 09.22.22 I aslo replaced my tired PVC cowls with large stainless steel ones from Shop \| Buchan Marine. Same s
Invest 98L Tally Ho at 4:31pm 09.22.22 So to be clear, it is going to rain? Just kidding, our weather forecasters never get it right:huh
MK1 interior rearrangment. Tally Ho at 4:27pm 09.22.22
H49 Deck Dorade / Cowl vents joshw5144 at 4:21pm 09.22.22
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Tally Ho at 4:11pm 09.22.22
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Tally Ho at 4:03pm 09.22.22 I think you really need to ask yourself whether or not you will be sailing to Tahiti in the near fut
where to add a second halyard sail sfbay at 3:56pm 09.22.22 If you want to install a dedicated halyard consider a block near the top of the mast. Can you use th

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