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Gas Pump Attendants at Belmont Bay Marina (1) rpwillia at 6:20pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 9/5230 Never been there, but a friend recently went to Belmont Bay marina in Woodbridge, Virginia to get a
Anchor rode to chain... splice or thimble with shackle NYSail at 6:04pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 7/7986 Hello great ones...... Bought new anchor last year (Mason Supreme 35). This year bought 50 feet o
Tank Sensors rpwillia at 6:02pm 07.11.11 Catalina 310 2/1539 I recall someone posting about adding a sensor to their water tank and perhaps as well to their hold
Stuffing box help Mookie B at 5:02pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2122 I've been going over my boat with a "fine tooth comb" in preps for a trip down the ICW from Norfolk
Bomar forward hatch service cl8on at 4:30pm 07.11.11 Catalina 22 0/1333 Hello All! I have an '88 MKII wing keel with a bomar aluminum trapezoidal forward hatch. I've rece
storage in a dried up wet slip alisah at 4:26pm 07.11.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1774 Just bought my first boat, a Catalina 25, and LOVE it. However, we are experiencing a severe drought
steering pedistal cable bracket Dave Huitema at 4:22pm 07.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1344 looking for a replacement for my steering pedistal shift and throttle bracket. It is on a 1985 31' h
Lazarette Hatch Siamese at 3:54pm 07.11.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/2324 Gotta love the nice big lazarette on the 309. Too bad they goofed a little on the method to secure
Waste Basket Siamese at 3:43pm 07.11.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2506 Stray Cat, aka hull no. 82 is on a 3 week cruise on Lake Michigan right now. I already knew the was
deck fitting swivel block 4boxs69 at 3:35pm 07.11.11 Smaller Boats 2/1523 deck fitting swivel foot step we have a 23.5 hunter sailboat. In a storm the swivel foot step deck
single lever throttle/shift control stx203 at 3:20pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1101 my original throttle cable snapped at the control head end on my '77 ODay 25 with inboard. I'm tryin
Casco Bay Gossip Roger Long at 3:09pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2034 Does anyone know anything about the large sailboat that went ashore on the outside of Ram Island yes
Pedestal inserts sailcapt340 at 2:40pm 07.11.11 Big Boats 1/1277 On a 2000 340...Does anyone know where to get insert (Ice box, container, storage box) that is in th
Sailing Pet Peeves...can we keep out of the War Room? BobM at 2:35pm 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 87/19913 My personal pet peeves, as a sailor, are: (1) Why it is acceptable to place lobster pots in the mi
Will this work? (1) jemicha at 2:07pm 07.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3337 I am currently fitting a new holding tank and head into a 1969 Ericson 26 sailboat, and thought I wo
Water pump woes bobjames at 1:24pm 07.11.11 Catalina 310 12/3104 We spent a week on the boat at the end of June sailing across Lake Erie to Canada and back with a fe
Single axle trailer JamesO256 at 12:25pm 07.11.11 Smaller Boats 4/1338 I have a 1983 22ft does anyone else use single axle trailer. Need to find out what ply tires you use
additional storage for the C27 jcottert at 11:47am 07.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1827 I have a new (used!!) 1989 C27 and find the space for storage to be quite limited. As I moved down f
Were You Born An A-HOLE? BrianW at 11:34am 07.11.11 Ask All Sailors 27/6374 Last week, my wife, some old friends, and I were privileged to watch the final launching of the Spac
In-mast furling system problem realkoalat at 11:26am 07.11.11 Big Boats 8/2935 Our boat, a Hunter 466, has a stock in-mast furling system. We have recently replaced the continuous

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Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Leeward Rail at 8:51am 09.26.22 The way it is built allows the middle of the Hull to sit between the 2 pieces.
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 8:48am 09.26.22 That is basically it. By doing one end at a time the boat is stable because half is on the trailer
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) (1) Leeward Rail at 8:45am 09.26.22 make a stack of layers from the ground up to the transom once you've got the tongue of the trailer
Invest 98L JamesG161 at 8:44am 09.26.22 There is lot of Unusual weather events happening to Hurricane Ian. Just look closely at John's post
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean David in Sandusky at 8:39am 09.26.22 Gotcha. Here is a link to a good discussion of I65 versus the Thorny Path: How Long to Sail from Flo
Boom kicker or topping lift? jdrutten at 8:35am 09.26.22 ... If there is no spring in the rigid vang, how is it rigged to extend and release? The vang contr
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower George Braun at 8:35am 09.26.22 I am using a single 30A shore power receptacle, splitting it to 2 30A boat side inputs, and NOT para
Electric panel jssailem at 8:33am 09.26.22 It is always something... Good thing there was enough slack wire that you could fix it without havi
Boom kicker or topping lift? Davidasailor26 at 8:27am 09.26.22 There are other ways to increase draft in the mainsail, reduced halyard tension and reduced outhaul
Electric panel (4) capseaquel at 8:15am 09.26.22 An update. Thanks for all suggestions. I did discover that there was no power getting to the compre
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower Davidasailor26 at 8:05am 09.26.22
2005 Hunter 36 Shorepower Davidasailor26 at 8:01am 09.26.22 There is a difference between a 50A 125V system and 50A 125/250V. 50A 125V is still just three condu
Boom kicker or topping lift? FastOlson at 7:45am 09.26.22 If there is no spring in the rigid vang, how is it rigged to extend and release? The vang control t
Boom kicker or topping lift? dlochner at 7:35am 09.26.22 I don't have a spring in my rigid vang, but I do have an in-mast furler. Am I inducing wear by not
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive HeelBoy at 7:31am 09.26.22 Might be a fun project simply from a making stuff prospective. This is of of my most powerful addi
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up BC Bernie at 7:22am 09.26.22 I changed all my turn buckles, one at a time. Took pre operational measurements of the shrouds befor
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive Leeward Rail at 7:04am 09.26.22 From an engineering perspective, the cable is round, so the keel and cable won't care of the winch
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Jamesiv1 at 6:57am 09.26.22 Easy peesy. No Jack's needed. Just need a bunch of 2 x 6s and the trailer tongue jack. Cut the 2x
Keel winch replacement: Worm Drive HeelBoy at 6:55am 09.26.22 Looking at the photo, they won't work on a C22 because of how the crank is configured. I would susp
Bottom paint - Required? (in freshwater) Leeward Rail at 6:46am 09.26.22 Easy peesy. No Jack's needed. Just need a bunch of 2 x 6s and the trailer tongue jack. Cut the 2x6

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