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Sails, sails, sails.......... old guys sail at 2:38pm 12.19.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1405 Okay. Taking inventory of my Mac 22 sails. I dont really know sails from.............but wanted to d
Rudder length on shoal draft 33s fiestaMojo at 2:27pm 12.19.10 The Cherubini Hunters 27/3853 I have read comments and stories here attesting to the fact that the rudder on the shoal draft Cheru
Winterize roller furling jib, or leave up? Islander36Kairos at 2:26pm 12.19.10 Ask All Sailors 22/10510 We are 1st year sailboat owners and are debating between us (my wife and I) of the need to remove ou
San Diego-Two Harbors??? dstaylor95 at 12:48pm 12.19.10 Catalina 30 6/2167 I have a Cat30 equipped with Garmin Chartplotter and no Radar. Can you please pass along best pract
Winter Docking Mark Parsons at 10:01am 12.19.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1519 I am getting ready to buy an Oday 22. In the summer, we have good water and a dock. In the winter,
Looking For Cal36 Owners!! (4) allan2996 at 7:34am 12.19.10 Cal 0/2917 I am looking for a boom for my cal 36 and a mainsail My boom was shortened 3' and the foot on my Ma
Battery Location? John rolka at 6:53am 12.19.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3886 I'm looking for a little advice, I'm considering moving the batteries to gain some convienient stora
Missed the Window)= First Boat is Frozen in? Rich Bright at 5:40am 12.19.10 Ask All Sailors 32/13468 Reassurance? I bought a 30' hunter and she was supposed to be hauled 2 weeks ago. Went down to do s
26M trailer brake problem SeaMoreMike at 9:41pm 12.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1452 :deadhorse: I've got an original steel 26M trailer (2005) that the brakes are locking up on in rever
h410 Visual Inventory Tracker (3) gwheeler at 8:27pm 12.18.10 Big Boats 2/1858 Hey all you 410 owners or anyone who would like to rebuild this for there own vessel. I made this ht
Tom's Girlfriend (from WHAT IF?) ENTER AT YOUR OWN RISK! (1) CaptJake at 7:17pm 12.18.10 Sails Call Lounge 10/9084 This will probably goona get me yelled at, but the temptation was too great. Post your candidates fo
1994 40.5 Range Wayne Dengel at 5:38pm 12.18.10 Big Boats 9/2107 Gents, What is the average range under power for a 1994 40.5?:neutral: Thank you, Wayne
Catalina Capri Trailer waya at 4:57pm 12.18.10 Catalina 22 8/6024 Well, I think I finally found a 2003 Capri with fin keel in the Dallas Area, however it doesn't come
Wabastco airconditioning issue Ed D at 4:38pm 12.18.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1705 Four months ago I installed a Wabastco 16000 btu unit which worked fine in the cool mode Then I swit
Wabastco airconditioning issue Ed D at 4:35pm 12.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1654 Four months ago I installed a Wabastco 16000 btu unit which worked fine in the cool mode Then I swit
Beneteau 40 2010 AJL at 4:21pm 12.18.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/5574 I'd like some opinions re the new B40. Sailing characteristics, sailing in 30knt winds, is it foolis
New Owner needs help with "Bottom" Issues seadoggie at 3:45pm 12.18.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1438 My brother and I are the proud owners of Elegance, a 40' Hunter Legacy, 1985. She has been well mai
Venture 22: Reinforceing deckplate, hull, chainplate area (3) UseDaGreyMatter at 1:53pm 12.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/4951 There is serious spidering on the out side around chain plates I want to reinforce that entire area
Fresh h20 in the bilge? AADIVER at 1:50pm 12.18.10 Catalina 30 10/2674 Yesterday I pumped the bilge dry. Today after heavy rains it's wet again , but this time with two i
Rich, do you sail Lake Erie (1) Shoaldrafter at 1:41pm 12.18.10 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1569 Rich, Do you sail Lake Erie? check out this report: http://www.dump.com/2010/12/17/lighthouse-

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Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options ricksoth at 5:52am 07.12.22 I'm just around the corner from Port Orchard, at Brownsville or during the summer on the mooring alo
Beneteau Oceanis - tips for draining bilge? svadagiomaine at 5:50am 07.12.22
Replacing a WC Headmate Joe at 5:21am 07.12.22 Thank you, Peggy. I'm certainly open to the idea of a MSD. I really like the idea of low maintenanc
What size headsail do I have? Joe at 5:13am 07.12.22 Also, I think some of my main sail furling issues are to to that problem. Furling mainsails do not
how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) All U Get at 5:10am 07.12.22 They make a rubber eraser that fits into a drill, I used them with great results.
Adding an engine monitor for a Universal M-25XPBC? jviss at 4:09am 07.12.22 I did a quick search for this device and while I get hits on eBay, etc., I can't find a manual. Do
solution for rigid solar panels on hunter 45 ds 2010 (1) senang at 3:55am 07.12.22 This my way for 2 Sunpower 328W panels in 2016. Tubes extension used as dinghy hoists.
how to remove boat decals (registration certificates,etc) jviss at 3:30am 07.12.22 Acetone will harm gel coat. Best thing I've found for removing the glue once a sticker has been rem
throttle brake kappykaplan at 2:46am 07.12.22 You could try adding a cable clamp to the throttle cable to add some friction.
A tale of Engine Harness Maintenance - 87 mkII mikeracca at 12:19am 07.12.22 I think I'm going to go back over all the connections on everything and spray it all with a can of
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

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