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Doors (2) CCHer at 11:33am 03.29.11 Catalina 310 5/2371 I completed one of my winter boat projects last week and wanted to share. My old boat had companionw
Blasting Bottom derfus at 11:24am 03.29.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1228 Have you ever had the bottom paint removed by soda blasting? If so how did it turn out and aprox. wh
Kevlar Sails IndyEd at 11:07am 03.29.11 Smaller Boats 4/2374 I really thought hard about ordering a set of Kevlar sails (listed on Craigslist) and even contacted
Rotating Gooseneck Modification Ideas? (1) Bud22569 at 11:02am 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 6/3310 I have a 1979 Seafarer 30 with a boom that rotates for reefing. I do not use the rotating boom for
ParaSailor Spinnaker ? $$ Luxury or Hype ? Stretch at 10:56am 03.29.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/10980 Don, I searched on this but did not find any user feed back. Your previous post was a long time ago,
demasted in the sea of Cortez patman70 at 10:46am 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3522 Recently crossing to the Baja side in my 30' Catalina, a nite run with4-5 ft seas ' 18 knots when th
Owner Manual for 40.5? PrincessoftheLake at 9:44am 03.29.11 Big Boats 24/5452 Does anyone know if there is an online version of the owner manual for the 1995 40.5? I'd love to k
Insurance Ron Roman at 8:49am 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3041 I received insurance quotes from two companies for my boat and I was wondering if anybody had deali
gps puck and soft wear? welderxman1 at 8:32am 03.29.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2305 okay i was on here a while ago, and wanted to ask some one where i could find a puck and soft wear f
Replacing shift cable pguzman007 at 7:57am 03.29.11 Catalina 30 1/3072 My 1985 C-30 oringinal shift cable needs replacement due to hard to move shift handle. Any "hints"
Say goodbye gate valves. Jacques C at 7:33am 03.29.11 Big Boats 3/1396 I am about to rework the holes in the bottom of my Hunter 34. My plan is to replace all of the thru
Radar Use Mike Turner at 6:43am 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3269 When we bought our Lazyjack schooner last year, it was outfitted with a working, old-model Raytheon
Wires in mast clanking??? John Sluder at 6:13am 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3661 My 31ft Seafarer is a wonderful boat, I enjoy sailing up and down the ICW, relaxing around the islan
Marine Head and a teenage Boy mcrow33 at 5:48am 03.29.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/3989 This may seem a bit odd, but anybody who lives with a teenage boy knows that what comes out of them
Florida Keys again jdgrnt66 at 5:29am 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2440 Ok all sailors. Its time for another fun filled, exciting Florida keys trip in April for about 10 d
How would you do this? Roger Long at 5:02am 03.29.11 Ask All Sailors 30/4709 As discussed in earlier threads I'm replacing these tangs with a different design: http://a2.sphoto
Kenyon Marine jainmaine at 4:46am 03.29.11 Parts Search 0/2682 I need anemometer, wind and knot meters..Kenyon Marine. Perhaps you have some laying around or know
Leak at hull/deck joint; how to repair prroots at 3:02am 03.29.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/2949 A squall passed through yesterday and we were able to spot several more leaks on our new-to-us Benet
Aircon on 50hz Jim 23067 at 12:52am 03.29.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1567 I Have a Bene 473 and it has a Marine Comfort System aircon Model No. PH16 IL-D my question is does
Capsizing a Cat 30 dstaylor95 at 8:59pm 03.28.11 Catalina 30 5/4085 A boat capsized in SD bay yesterday. Rumor has it that the keel was not down in the MacGregor 26 and

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What kind of battery? Don S/V ILLusion at 12:19pm 08.09.22 Good point... :) All I've got at the moment is 4 or 5 cabin lights, and the navigation lights - th
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl (3) jon hansen at 12:17pm 08.09.22 208164 here's my 42' alden yawl. 49th season with it this year. built by Molich grew up on wood
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl dmax at 12:08pm 08.09.22 pretty boat, I can see why.
What kind of battery? Johnb at 12:06pm 08.09.22 If you are kind to it that battery it may well meet your needs for 7 years or longer. Being kind mea
Replacement and Re-Bedding non-opening windows (1) rgranger at 11:43am 08.09.22 Here is another how-to guide
DIY TITANIUM HOSE FITTING FOR STERN TUBE IN BENETEAU Bob S at 11:38am 08.09.22 Very nice write up and very clever! Question on the need for the nut? I have yet to remove the old
Funny Friday!!! (4) rgranger at 11:34am 08.09.22 208159208160 208161208162
Universal M-12 running hot WayneH at 11:33am 08.09.22 I just cleaned my HX. I used a coat hanger with the handle bent 90 degrees so I could rotate it. My
Funny Friday!!! (2) rgranger at 11:33am 08.09.22 208157208158
What kind of battery? Jamesiv1 at 11:25am 08.09.22 Work for what? Starting an outboard? Powering a refrigerator, running lights, autopilot, electronic
Moisture in deck sail sfbay at 11:22am 08.09.22 This thread offers a fix: Injecting epoxy in wet core \| SailNet Community. Also do an internet sear
What kind of battery? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:17am 08.09.22 Work for what? Starting an outboard? Powering a refrigerator, running lights, autopilot, electronics
Replacement and Re-Bedding non-opening windows Ralph Johnstone at 11:08am 08.09.22 All you'll ever need if you're handy with tools. Oh yeah, and have the tools. MQyjxVUskd8
Have you seen a "Shelf Cloud"? (1) Quag at 11:08am 08.09.22 yes Sailed out from under this one in the gulf of Mexico a couple months ago.
Replacement and Re-Bedding non-opening windows (1) sail sfbay at 11:02am 08.09.22 Welcome to the forum!! Depends on how skilled and patient you are as to whether to hire a pro or no
Hinckley Alden 42' Yawl shemandr at 10:53am 08.09.22 "..you've got it bad, and that ain't good..." There are a number of Alden owners around here. They'
Mainsheet location Skedaddle at 10:52am 08.09.22 Agreed that a traveler isn't really the issue. I'm looking for a way to cleat and uncleat below my s
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hayden Watson at 10:51am 08.09.22 It doesn't look like parts should be a problem. $700 will replace everything and allow you to conve
Mainsheet location Skedaddle at 10:50am 08.09.22 You need to decide if you want to pull up or down to release the main. I don't know that a travele
Mainsheet location Skedaddle at 10:48am 08.09.22 I was intending this post for the Precision Forum. The mainsheet is attached as standard for this mo

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