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Companionway Slider gpd955 at 3:45pm 08.09.11 Catalina 310 7/2435 Anyone else's companionway slider stick about halfway in? It's annoying the daylights out of me and
Boom Tent Jcrough67 at 3:33pm 08.09.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/3000 Hi all, This is my first season on Lake Erie with my first sailboat, a 1984 C27. :) Unfortunately I
Catalina 30 cabin cushion material zommer at 2:20pm 08.09.11 Catalina 30 10/13187 I own a 1984 catalina tall rig. The cabin cushions are covered in a blue with small orange flek, the
Electric Motor for 17' Oday Daysailer beyondway at 1:56pm 08.09.11 Day Sailers 3/5453 I am considering putting an electric motor on my daysailor to replace an existing gas powered. Does
Helmsman removeable seat legend 37 hurt944 at 12:57pm 08.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2167 If anyone has any information on how to locate or contact a reputable salvage vendor it would be gre
Colregs Rule 36 - Embarrassing? JohnS at 12:44pm 08.09.11 Ask All Sailors 12/6960 I'm in the process of re-wiring my mast, and thought it'd be a good idea to review the ColRegs on li
Whisker Pole on a 1988 26.5 tonyh1307 at 12:07pm 08.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1642 I have a 1988 Hunter 26.5 and I just can't figure out where to attach the whisker pole on the mast.
winch handles for Enkes AR6 snipeman at 11:55am 08.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1752 This question concerns winches and winch handles. I purchased a 1985 Mac21 about a year ago just fo
Float switch Sublime at 11:50am 08.09.11 Smaller Boats 8/1725 My 260 has the factory float switch and I'm trying to figure out how to test it. It looks as though
New Post From Roger-Communication Costs Strider Reports at 11:43am 08.09.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/4132 Communication Costs I just paid my first cell phone bill. Communication is going to be my greates
News and some humor Roger Long at 11:32am 08.09.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2441 I'm at Howard and Donna's in Tanner Cove gratefully doing laundry and using their WiFi while they ar
Help Using BWY Shroud Adjusting Tool cscott at 11:28am 08.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1482 Does anyone have the info sheet that comes with the BWY shroud adjusting tool? If so could you plea
Trailer for Cat. 22 Forest at 11:19am 08.09.11 Catalina 22 1/1467 Hi, I need to get a new trailer for my 1984 Cat 22. I'm up in Nashua, NH but will travel to pick up
Fuel line Bob S at 10:13am 08.09.11 Ask All Sailors 13/9125 I was going to replace some of the fuel line on my boat. The piece going from the pump has been rubb
Attaching a MOB pole 1Goldie at 9:58am 08.09.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1249 Any ideas on how to attach a MOB (Man Over Board) pole to a Hunter 36 since there is no backstay and
California Copper Anti Fouling Paint Bill On Hold fstbttms at 9:53am 08.09.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2070
1981 Irwin 46 Question chrisferro at 9:51am 08.09.11 Irwin 1/3219 Hello Irwin owners, I'm trying to find the exact dimensions for the twin diesel tanks for a 1981 Ir
Bilge Water stevestk at 9:38am 08.09.11 Big Boats 11/2411 How common is it to have some water in the bilge of a docked boat(Like an inch of water I guess whic
Storage on a Mac 26D? tjar at 8:59am 08.09.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 45/12406 I've seen lots of ideas on this forum about how people have modified their boats to improve storage.
Have you checked your (bow)eyes lately? (3) soling42 at 8:02am 08.09.11 Smaller Boats 6/2033 Pulling our 04' h260 onto the trailer last May I noticed the bow eye had moved rather substantially

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O'Day 28 Keel Deflection (2) Tally Ho at 12:37pm 10.24.22
Catalina 88 36 Steaming Light replacement jssailem at 12:16pm 10.24.22 Alternatively the halogen could be replaced by a brighter LED bulb. Not sure real bright lights are
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Apex at 11:48am 10.24.22 I have a 1985 and it is a bolted keel. I had a 1979 and it is encapsulated. @terry_buda what year
2004 Hunter 36 Interior Locker Deck bris59 at 11:39am 10.24.22 Thank you
Keel Bolts Dale Haz at 11:16am 10.24.22 Really good information, I'll research further. tks
Insurance claim Don S/V ILLusion at 11:13am 10.24.22
Insurance claim FastOlson at 11:06am 10.24.22 Perhaps a bit late for this boat, but next time you should have an "agreed value" insurance policy.
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot walt at 10:59am 10.24.22 Where are the pictures so we know this actually did happen?? (show some pictures of your new toy!!)
Keel Bolts Leeward Rail at 10:54am 10.24.22 I should mention that C&C 33 mark ii Windstar has great info on the CnC33 mark 2. The site owner wil
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 10:51am 10.24.22 almost all of the paint will sluff off in big sheets... Fantastic info. Never seen that recipe be
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 10:47am 10.24.22 Out of curiosity, what size boat is this? Trailer sailors come in all sizes from 10' to 25' or so.
Recycled rope (lines) ? dlochner at 10:38am 10.24.22 They spelled "Strech " wrong :biggrin: but it says low. Shows it's for halyards. I agree with 3/8"
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 10:37am 10.24.22 Out of curiosity, what size boat is this? Trailer sailors come in all sizes from 10' to 25' or so.
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 10:29am 10.24.22 One other possibility (and not a good one) is that somebody buried the keel bolts in some fiberglas
Insurance claim dlochner at 10:25am 10.24.22 Is the boat currently painted or is it gelcoat? The insurance company will only pay to repair the da
Recycled rope (lines) ? Kingjim91 at 10:23am 10.24.22 looks like they didn't quite get the metric conversion correct... 12 mm is not a 1/2" line, just a
Keel Bolts Leeward Rail at 10:19am 10.24.22 Torque specs are usually based on fastener size. That said here are the specs from C&C 30 Owners Ma
Recommendations on bottom paint requested rgranger at 10:18am 10.24.22 Most boat owners in that area rarely (if ever) even have their bottoms cleaned. ... there is your
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? rgranger at 10:15am 10.24.22 I never heard using Easy Off........ Doesn't damage barrier / gel coats? Greg I used to post on h
Keel Bolts Dale Haz at 10:14am 10.24.22 The specs would be appreciated, this again is for a C&C 33-2. thanks Dale

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