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Sail replacement karenmccraw at 6:47pm 09.06.11 Big Boats 6/1811 We had a little oops during Hurricane Irene and it appears that we need to replace the headsail on o
contact info for author Jim Moore (Swan) ? cdavis0627 at 6:02pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1389 I've googled and googled and am coming up dry. I am desperate to get my hands on Jim Moore's contac
No sailing in Sarasota yet Kermit at 5:56pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1462 My First Mate and I have been in Sarasota since Friday and so far no sailing. We stayed out of the r
S2 11.0a chainplate deck cover screws?? sailcruiser at 5:44pm 09.06.11 S2 3/1765 Hi all, I'm a new s2 owner and the first thing I always do is rebed chainplates. This boat in parti
Electric Windlass Seized Mr.X-Ray at 4:28pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3377 Hello All, Well for my first post is a question on something I broke!!! lol I think I did anyways
weekend sailing at the Skipjack Races (4) Marc Bergmueller at 3:41pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1687 My family sailed down to the Deal Island Skipjack races for an over nighter. We rafted up with a fr
Help with leak in battery compartment allen-deckard at 3:20pm 09.06.11 Catalina 22 4/1671 Well this last storm assured me I still have a leak somewhere leading to the battery compartment.
Trailer Wanted in Vermont/New Hampshire vtsailguy at 3:01pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 0/985 I am looking for a trailer suitable for a 29'sail boat OR Steel cradle for same Please email me at
Triangular plates for mast raising (5) Trinkka at 2:36pm 09.06.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3011 Some of the guys on the forum have inquired about the triangular plates attached to the lower stays
44# Bulwagga Anchor Nodak7 at 2:30pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2610 Does anyone know where I might locate and purchase a 27# or 44# Bulwagga Anchor? If so have them con
Catalina 28 starting/elctrical problems Victoria28 at 1:58pm 09.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3621 I have a 1992 cat 28 with the m3-20 engine. batteries are new group 31's and all fuel lines, filters
What are the top four sailing vessels I should consider? Capt Karl at 1:24pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 32/6029
Replacing the water pump Impeller sailortaylor at 1:20pm 09.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2433 Is there anything special I should know when replacing the impller on the Westerbeke 42 B. ? Mine is
Gelcoat stain from Seagull poop Kivalo at 1:10pm 09.06.11 Smaller Boats 10/6389 How do I remove the discoloration on my helm seat from seagull poop? :evil: Thanks in advance. Bra
Solar Installation FourPoints at 12:18pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1753 I have talked enough about it, but I finally got around to posting pictures and a writeup from the i
Mast raising on a C-22 using the McGregor system (1) Milton.Audas at 11:56am 09.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1605 G'day folks. I have just bought a 1980 C-22 in great condition to sail the lakes in the US Midwest.
Went against everyones advice to forge my own path allen-deckard at 11:41am 09.06.11 Catalina 22 10/2154 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 3/1727 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 4/6086 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 3/3648 My 1967 Morgan 24 has cavernous cockpit lockers and I have no idea if they started life this way or

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Swim Ladder Treads (1) kappykaplan at 4:12pm 10.26.22 The attached is what I did to get a longer ladder about three years ago.
Buy now or wait for recession? Tally Ho at 4:05pm 10.26.22 It's funny I almost have the same story, I was looking at tons of boats and the only one that I lik
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Richard19068 at 4:05pm 10.26.22 I know there are radiator flushes, but don't know how save they are for Yanmars. The engine is a
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 (1) Mechone at 3:55pm 10.26.22 Inverters must have transfer switches ,be it automatic relay ( the relay de-energizes when shore pow
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 3:38pm 10.26.22 Nothing to report yet ... I purchased and started to install the networking components. The diagram
Loading boat on trailer Tater at 3:11pm 10.26.22 x2 on dish detergent. I've used that on bunks with great success. I will caution though: be VERY ce
Bottom in great shape (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:08pm 10.26.22 Next spring I'll have the bottom painted again as I see no reason to push it past that. One good
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar karellen at 2:32pm 10.26.22 Do you have a brand name ? Hey Ralph, I didn't use any cleaning chemicals when I did mine. I beli
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? (4) rgranger at 2:15pm 10.26.22 Thanks!! After you do this do you wash the bottom with anything or just rinse? I have been having
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Johann at 2:14pm 10.26.22 Any update on the setup?
Hello everyone! I'm looking into getting into sailing and need some advice on a boat I would like to purchase Richard19068 at 2:02pm 10.26.22 less than a year old That's a plus!
Bottom in great shape (1) jssailem at 1:56pm 10.26.22
Loading boat on trailer Orbweaver at 1:36pm 10.26.22 x2 on dish detergent. I've used that on bunks with great success. I will caution though: be VERY cer
Insurance claim dlochner at 1:24pm 10.26.22 Reading back through this thread, two key pieces of information are absent. First, is the hull paint
Bottom in great shape Davidasailor26 at 1:05pm 10.26.22
Bottom in great shape sail sfbay at 1:02pm 10.26.22 How many coats? What is the typical frequency between bottom paint in the mid Chesapeake Bay? If it
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? shemandr at 12:34pm 10.26.22 After an hour or two of sanding that 6K might not look so bad.
Hunter 240 in mast shroud holes (1) hunter240 at 12:31pm 10.26.22 Hey Dave thanks, I looked on the website couldn't find it I will call. BTW I don't know if you remem
on deck solar panel BobH57 at 12:14pm 10.26.22 On my '99 410 there is a solar controller for the deck panel mounted behind the "inner" board inside
Yanmar 2GM20f may have cranked too long jon hansen at 12:12pm 10.26.22 NOTE: "overheating the starter motor is the #1 reason for failure. never run the starter motor more

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