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Looking at a "rare" Oday 19? njmedic3306 at 3:35pm 03.14.11 Day Sailers 8/4148 Ok so here is the deal I am looking to downgrade my Hunter 23 and someone offered a good deal on a O
Foam Backed Vinyl Hull Liner raysco at 3:01pm 03.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/2976 I have a 2002 306 and had a leak (still looking for it) in the stern cabin berth. I want to replace
Why I wouldn't buy a Village Marine water maker (again) geoffschultz at 2:40pm 03.14.11 Ask All Sailors 1/6481 I was just in the process of replacing the RO membranes on my Village Marine (aka Offshore Marine) w
crevice corrosion with SS in oil gettinthere at 2:22pm 03.14.11 Ask All Sailors 2/3580 Can 300 series stainless steel suffer crevice corrosion if it is well oiled or greased?
cutless beari replacement falcon759 at 1:36pm 03.14.11 Irwin 2/4373 Hi everyone, I have an 1974 Irwin CC 32.5 and my cutless bearing is bad. Has anyone ever replaced on
how to fix gelcoat chips jcrumpley at 1:31pm 03.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1275 I pulled my 2005 Hunter 25 from my slip this weekend to do a bit of cleaning and maintenance. I hav
bright work product confusion Islander36Kairos at 12:14pm 03.14.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3368 I am refinishing the brightwork on my sailboat this spring. I plan on bleaching and sanding (by han
Need a ramshead hook.... (2) Scubajeep at 11:31am 03.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2743 Help... Need a ramshead hook.... I need an new "ramshead hook" for my Hunter 23.5 (metal hook that
cheap solar trickle charger FourPoints at 9:53am 03.14.11 Ask All Sailors 9/4042 Considering one of the two chargers linked to below. I am just looking to keep the batteries topped
Bow cleat backing on a '75 P28-1 scottr at 9:48am 03.14.11 Pearson 2/1371 I have a "new" 1975 Pearson 28-1 and have been rebedding all the deck hardware. Looking at the bow c
Mast Wiring Harness FourPoints at 8:58am 03.14.11 Ask All Sailors 9/7116 looking to add spreader lights and a windex light (I do a bit of late evening sailing) to my boat th
Engine through hull strainer on H33 (1) Herman18887 at 8:47am 03.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/2916 I have a 2005 Hunter 33. I'm attaching a photo of the strainer (slotted strainer?) on my engine thr
sail specs. Swampyankee at 8:44am 03.14.11 S2 3/1847 I'm ordering a new main for my 9.2A. they are asking for rig measurements. Unfortunately, the mast i
Muffler question fiestaMojo at 8:26am 03.14.11 The Cherubini Hunters 25/4854 Well, with the snow and ice almost gone I finally got to workin' at the Spring project list. I got t
Ranger 22 Trailer ondinesail at 7:50am 03.14.11 Trailer Sailors 4/5385 I spotted a nicely maintained Ranger 22 but it has no trailer. Would appreciate any ideas on where
Epoxy Paint Interaction Roger Long at 7:39am 03.14.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2873 Before repainting some woodwork on my boat, I sealed an area where a puddle of water tends to sit an
Looking for Crew ChuckH at 7:33am 03.14.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1935
C25 / C27 Spreader Brackets Retrofit Tip (1) philwsailz at 7:31am 03.14.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2949 For those of you who have the old aluminum castings for spreader brackets and are considering the ne
Mast Set Up hharperson at 7:29am 03.14.11 Trailer Sailors 12/6741 I recently purchased a 1974 Portager 22 and I am having some trouble getting the mast raised. I trie
Help restoring Macgregor 25 savyauto at 6:52am 03.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 33/11567 I am the proud owner of a new(to me) 1977 Macgregor 25. I am seeking someone who is willing to commu

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Masthead Repair Blitz at 6:45pm 12.13.21 Thanks looks like the right head box that's a Kenyon mast, probably from the 80's. The two bolts ho
deck craze lines PaulK at 6:44pm 12.13.21 Gelcoat crazing is a problem with some boats because the resins they used in building them had some
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Justin_NSA at 6:37pm 12.13.21 They've already been asked but the OP hasn't responded.
New Catalina 250 Owner Looking for Guidance DArcy at 6:36pm 12.13.21 I was told by the boat broker this model does not have a water ballast system. Maybe it does Sailb
deck craze lines dlochner at 6:01pm 12.13.21 Is crazing difficult to fix? No it is not difficult, just incredibly tedious and time consuming.
P42 Maxwell Windlass (2) Jim_H42 at 5:56pm 12.13.21 Thanks Terry for the write-up. Did you ever determine whether the flat head machine screw that sec
12v system rewire including Balmar SG200, ACR, Solar, 1/2/B Switch and On/Off Switch dlochner at 5:53pm 12.13.21 My layout is similar to this except that the ACR leads skip right over the isolation switches and a
deck craze lines Don S/V ILLusion at 5:52pm 12.13.21
deck craze lines Captain W at 5:22pm 12.13.21 Is crazing difficult to fix?
deck craze lines Rick D at 5:21pm 12.13.21 Geeze. OF COURSE it has crazing. It's a 1990 boat. I have a 1994. Is there crazing? OF COURSE.. Am I
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws sunlover at 5:09pm 12.13.21 Would any of these work for you? https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stainless+steel+u+nut+u+clips&crid=3MN
New Catalina 250 Owner Looking for Guidance sail sfbay at 5:09pm 12.13.21 Welcome to the forum!! It might be a water ballast per Catalina 250 - Practical Sailor (practical-s
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws heritage at 5:04pm 12.13.21 Would any of these work for you? https://www.amazon.com/s?k=stainless+steel+u+nut+u+clips&crid=3MNQ
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws Phil Herring at 4:53pm 12.13.21 Yeah, the PNW is a good place for people who like the color grey. No gators, though!
Rigging attachment question PaulK at 4:43pm 12.13.21 The eyes on the spreaders look like they'd be good to rig bullet blocks for flag halyards. A radar
Chart Plotter Location Souellette at 4:41pm 12.13.21 These are all great ideas. I'm leaning towards trying to incorporate the traveler since it would pro
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws sunlover at 4:41pm 12.13.21 If McMaster-Carr doesn't have it, it probably doesn't exist. Ah, not there. I guess I could buy
Source for Stainless U-Nut, Spring-Nut, Clip-Nut and screws Phil Herring at 4:33pm 12.13.21 If McMaster-Carr doesn't have it, it probably doesn't exist.
bottom paint for trailerable boat used in both fresh and salt water Crazy Dave Condon at 4:22pm 12.13.21 A lot depends on what the owner advises regarding the response to my questions
Removing centerboard? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:18pm 12.13.21

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