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Is it worth It? Thin film expert wanted DanNahant at 7:59am 04.11.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2641 Let me start with a big thanks to ME Sail and Stu. Your posts are like having Nigel Calder and Fr
Adding ac to Hunter 37.5 bugsboat at 6:58am 04.11.11 Big Boats 10/4310 We want to make the addition of air conditioning and I am having some trouble choosing the right air
To varnish or resin rudder? AXEL at 6:26am 04.11.11 Ask All Sailors 11/13601 I have a Phantom (similar to a Sunfish). The rudder and center board are both wood and I would like
Soft deck on 420 (1) Persy at 6:09am 04.11.11 Big Boats 5/2115 I have an 01 420 and have just noticed the aft deck has developed a soft spot of a couple of square
Caladesi State Park seadaddler at 4:53am 04.11.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/5954 Hi we are in Caladise state park and very nice so far not very many boats after all the power boats
Boat Hull/cabin exterior cleaning Mark H at 8:27pm 04.10.11 Smaller Boats 17/9766 Ahoy mates...A friend of mine from Louisiana tells me that they clean there fiberglass boat decks wi
size for the large fixed ports monroyhunter at 7:20pm 04.10.11 Smaller Boats 2/1122 who knows the size for the large fixed ports for the hunter 260? and where can I buy one?
Rigging and sails (5) c_witch at 7:18pm 04.10.11 Trailer Sailors 4/3728 Hiee all. Today being such a nice day we decided to step the mast (for the first time) and check out
need a help with bottom paint line (1) thomasgoodmaniii at 5:47pm 04.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/953 i finished spraying my top coat today. 3 coats came out really nice a couple bugs here and there but
Introduction to Strider Roger Long at 5:17pm 04.10.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 10/8528 If you see Strider in some harbor between Cape Breton and Key West in the next couple of years and a
Thanks! Roger Long at 5:15pm 04.10.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/2959 Wow. My own forum. I'm flattered and humbled. It was comments from many of you that resulted in t
CDI ff2 question Right On! at 4:47pm 04.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1324 What size bolt rope dose the FF2 accept? #6? Thanks
Need immediate help from all tho52mas at 4:26pm 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2463 I have an Irwin 37. I need to find out how far the shaft sticks out to the prop. Its supposed to be
Windlass kinda limp MJWarner at 3:38pm 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 41/8465 We had a lightning strike before we got our new to us boat. The PO's insurance is covering and we ar
Raising our Center Board (2) tgrass462 at 3:29pm 04.10.11 Smaller Boats 11/2654 Just completed the chore of painting the bottom of our 1999 H260. We were requested to raise the ce
Cheap LED radio inteferrence? Roger Long at 3:14pm 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 42/7114 Picking up on "Four Points" idea of using a cheap solar walkway light to light up a Windex without r
Furlex Problem Lee Hadjiosif at 1:10pm 04.10.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2491 I have a Furlex Type A vintage 1997. The lower luff extrusion connecting spring is broken. It's the
40.5 Water Heater Wayne Dengel at 12:30pm 04.10.11 Big Boats 5/1752 OK, this weekend my hot water heater leaked. The pressure-relief valve is corroded, and it pissed w
led spreader lights Don Crowther at 12:22pm 04.10.11 Big Boats 6/2998 Hello Has anyone installed a LED spreader light. I'm think of installing one of these. Taco LED Br
Keelbolt Tension/Torque Grand-Cru at 10:49am 04.10.11 Yamaha 1/1702 I am the owner of a Yamaha 25 II sloop, with the deep fin keel (draft 1.65 meters or 5 ft. 5 in.).

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Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options mikeracca at 12:16am 07.12.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 11:39pm 07.11.22 During this weeks cruise The Galley Wench told me to start looking for a new galley faucet that has
Good exercise of older boaters Terry Cox at 11:14pm 07.11.22 I think Terry was the only person who may have missed it..... :beer: I can be pretty dense at time
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 10:56pm 07.11.22 During this weeks cruise The Galley Wench told me to start looking for a new galley faucet that has
A tale of Engine Harness Maintenance - 87 mkII jonelli at 10:34pm 07.11.22 I think I'm going to go back over all the connections on everything and spray it all with a can of T
Im pretty proud of this so posting it here too Leeward Rail at 10:27pm 07.11.22 a well protected place to store our boats and work on them through the winter. A nice set of drums
New Catalina 30 Owner (1) mikeracca at 10:27pm 07.11.22
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options ricksoth at 10:26pm 07.11.22 Tide range at my home is in the 12' range - occasionally as much as 16'. Plenty given the 5.5' draf
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options FastOlson at 10:19pm 07.11.22 Both Oregon and Washington had tide grids in regular use until about mid or late 80's, roughly. Then
Boom Mishap mikeracca at 10:12pm 07.11.22
A tale of Engine Harness Maintenance - 87 mkII mikeracca at 10:11pm 07.11.22 Awesome write up. I had similar issues on Luna, and I went with the new harness from end to end rout
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options dLj at 9:53pm 07.11.22 A surprise that in the most restrictive sate in the nation (as far as anti fouling paint goes), tha
throttle brake JoeWhite at 9:30pm 07.11.22 I am not sure how your's is, but on mine there is an adjusting screw just below the compass and on t
Trouble removing prop shaft vidalia at 9:17pm 07.11.22
how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) Tedd at 9:09pm 07.11.22 Acetone does NOT hurt FG. I've never been totally confident that acetone won't at least take some o
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options MikeHoncho at 9:06pm 07.11.22
how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) Ralph Johnstone at 8:32pm 07.11.22 Use a hair dryer to soften the adhesive and pull it off. Too easy to get carried away with a heat g
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options fstbttms at 8:22pm 07.11.22 Citation, please? This a bit of a surprise. A surprise that in the most restrictive sate in the n
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options mermike at 8:20pm 07.11.22 BTW- this is illegal in Washington. Citation, please? This a bit of a surprise.
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options fstbttms at 8:17pm 07.11.22 Regrading painting, has anyone ever intentionally used the tide and their beach to simply "lay the b

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