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Anyone seen this boat? (1) sea_casper at 2:14pm 01.13.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2930 http://www.beersteak.com/breaking-news/love-love-sinking-boat-french-designer-julien-berthier
Replacing carpet on ceiling of main salon. texasprinter at 1:32pm 01.13.11 S2 11/3437 Has anyone attempted to change out the carpeting on the ceililing of an S 2? It looks pretty challen
Wheel Retaining Ring kloudie1 at 12:30pm 01.13.11 Ask All Sailors 12/2192 The retaining ring (Circlip, snap ring..etc) that my (Merriman) wheel backs up to on the shaft has b
Battery placement on small boats. (1) Ed Schenck at 11:10am 01.13.11 The Cherubini Hunters 12/3105 In 1979 my H37-cutter was queen of the Hunter fleet. Still I consider it a small boat when looking f
McCotter Marina Fire Relief Fund Chuckbear at 10:14am 01.13.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1848 I hope no one will mind if I post this here. If so please remove it. Waterway Guide and the Salty
any body have advise on davits cpconway4@msn.com at 10:13am 01.13.11 Catalina 30 1/1437 I'm getting tired of lifting my inflatable on deck ' thinking of getting davits.Any advise on the ty
iphone app for sailboatowners.com dlewis812 at 9:39am 01.13.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1677 as there wasn't enough time spent online.. not sure if been around for a long time but realized the
New Binocular Rack (2) DannyS at 9:30am 01.13.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2895 I thought I'd share something that I've been messing around with the past week or so. My wife asked
Main halyard to cockpit on a c18 Slacker at 9:27am 01.13.11 Smaller Boats 8/5882 Has anyone run a main halyard to the cockpit on a c18 or maybe a c22 ? How well does it work and do
Looking for an Owners Manual for C22 Amy&Kevin at 7:43am 01.13.11 Catalina 22 9/4983 Hello... My wife and I just purchased our first 1972 C22, looking for an owners manual to help with
Hard dinghy vs. inflatable?? Florida sail at 7:17am 01.13.11 Ask All Sailors 21/13019 I am now at the point of getting tired of being dependent on others to get to shore or to another bo
storage hatch DJN51 at 5:15am 01.13.11 Smaller Boats 1/1237 I have a 95 23.5,was thinking out putting an access hatch in cockpit sole to gain access to storage
Tankard 24 (1) Milagros at 1:39am 01.13.11 Trailer Sailors 4/7452 Hi Guys, I am new to this site and new to sailing. I am the proud owner of a Tankard sailing boat 24
Sailboat Strut BroadReach at 9:31pm 01.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2396 About six months or so go, a fellow Hunter owner submitted a thread about sailboat struts. Seems his
uh oh CCrane2299 at 8:41pm 01.12.11 Smaller Boats 16/2812 In my quest to find the leaks in my 88 18.5, I have (I think) found the bulk of them. That being sai
Interesting Concept timebandit at 7:13pm 01.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1314 I don't have any interest in this company or anything but I can think of at least 5 things to use th
interior paint phoenix_bl at 5:31pm 01.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1714 Any advice on a GOOD make for my cabin interior paint? thanks to all.
venture 25' standard or tall rig ? (1) phoenix_bl at 5:27pm 01.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2920 Hi to everyone reading this post. I am a new (and happy) owner of a 1975 venture 25' and i have my
Oil change advice needed augsbut at 5:11pm 01.12.11 Catalina 30 1/1387 I just bought a 1993 Cat 30 and am ready to change my oil for the first time. I have a Pella vacuum
Water ballast on H19 HernandoBeacher at 5:11pm 01.12.11 Day Sailers 2/1952 Were all H19's water ballast. I recall sailing an early 80's version and don't remember dealing wit

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Sikaflex 291 curing confusion. Tally Ho at 1:23pm 11.28.21 The data sheet for 291 also includes the 1-week wait time for total immersion. https://usa.sika.com
Lewmar old standard lens replacement. JamesG161 at 1:21pm 11.28.21 Check here and where I got mine... LEWMAR Portlight Parts Archives - HatchMasters Jim... PS: Lewma
Adding a LFP4 battery to my house bank with a Victron Orion-TR DC-DC charger Bob J. at 1:17pm 11.28.21 but why should I discard 200AH of available and fully funcional energy storage? They are FLA so t
Sikaflex 291 curing confusion. dlochner at 1:04pm 11.28.21 Are Sikaflex 291 and 292 the same product? It may be that one formulation requires an extended cure
Adding a LFP4 battery to my house bank with a Victron Orion-TR DC-DC charger dlochner at 1:00pm 11.28.21 The more complicated the system, the more points of failure. The more the system deviates from stand
leaky boat Crusty Ol Salt at 12:47pm 11.28.21 Choose wisely. Every time I hear or read "Choose wisely" I think of Indiana Jones and the Holy Gr
prop shaft flange bolt size (2) Shaw_2112 at 12:46pm 11.28.21 so just a little follow up, the 21/32 socket was an exact fit, what an odd size to use for a bolt?!
Adding a LFP4 battery to my house bank with a Victron Orion-TR DC-DC charger luisglezi at 12:17pm 11.28.21
Lewmar old standard lens replacement. Terry Cox at 12:08pm 11.28.21 Hi Ted, ours remain original, however a bit crazed and have been thinking about replacing. Do you me
Touchless Sailing jon hansen at 12:02pm 11.28.21 the wind is never steady. up down speed, back and forth direction, puffs and lulls, waves near shor
Finish on Chart Table Terry Cox at 12:02pm 11.28.21 Different model boat here, but ours is sealed with Teak oil. If it were my boat, I would seal it wit
Adding a LFP4 battery to my house bank with a Victron Orion-TR DC-DC charger luisglezi at 11:56am 11.28.21 Why not just get rid of your FLA house bank? It would make life alot simpler... Good point. That
Connecticut yards..... bottom job shemandr at 11:53am 11.28.21 When I wanted something done right I would take my boat from the North Fork to Mystic Shipyard.
Touchless Sailing jon hansen at 11:34am 11.28.21 "sailboats steer with their sails, the rudder is for trim" how i was trained, what i teach. the
leaky boat (3) jssailem at 11:26am 11.28.21 The corrosion on the through hull would bother me. ce the valve and through hull. My reasoning come
leaky boat Don S/V ILLusion at 10:52am 11.28.21 The packing gland looks suspect, the thruhulls are very corroded and most of the hose clamps are rus
Touchless Sailing Pagan Baby at 10:47am 11.28.21 A drill that I often used when coaching a collegiate sailing team was rudderless sailing. Weight dis
H36 Boom Vang Attachment to Boom sailme88 at 10:37am 11.28.21 Thank Jim - sounds good. Rigid vang seems like a nice upgrade...of course there are lots of things
Traveler Change ... Don Guillette at 10:23am 11.28.21 Thanks for the information ... It does look like the pulling angle would be off. I will still have
leaky boat Tom J at 10:22am 11.28.21 The packing gland should leak a drop or two every ten seconds or so while the boat is in gear. It s

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