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Water in fuel tank again mjay at 3:48pm 09.14.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2174 Have a 1992 Catalina 30. Last year and this year got water in diesel fuel tank so motor stopped whi
Trailer for Cat 25 jimtidwell at 2:37pm 09.14.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1244 I just purchased a newer boat, and want to sell my cat 25, but don't have a trailer to transport it.
Flush HWH Procedure Witzend at 2:19pm 09.14.10 Catalina 310 9/2826 I posted this on the "All", but received no comments, so I decided to try here. I also edited it for
Halyard noise bothers neighbor Jolly Plopper at 12:46pm 09.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2315 This is my first sailboat. The day after I brought it home and moored it on the lake, a neighbor (wh
Ignition Lights abbarr at 12:37pm 09.14.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1339 Hi All, I'm trying to find out what lights should be coming on at the ignition panel during preign
Hunter 34 - Prop size, shaft & keyway sizes Roy Page at 12:37pm 09.14.10 Big Boats 4/5724 I want to order a folding propeller in next few days without taking my Hunter 34 out of the water. H
Hurricane Earl from St John, VI (1) Jim Seamans at 12:15pm 09.14.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1594 Just returned from St John a couple of days ago. Great vacation but had to see some sad sights. Eve
Here's A Letter & Response... Rick D at 12:13pm 09.14.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/3438 ...you should weigh in on... http://www.latitude38.com/letters/201009.html
canvas encloser bad_com_pany at 12:03pm 09.14.10 Smaller Boats 2/1285 two part question here have any of you installed a full canvas on your h23.5? dodger? do you have an
Surgery to sail comfortzone at 11:48am 09.14.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2320 I've posted a discussion on dealing with handicaps while sailing before but now I am one month away
What do I need for cruising in the Great Lakes? Wayne Steinhour at 9:40am 09.14.10 Trailer Sailors 16/21256 I am currently looking for a trailerable criuser, intending to do mainly weekend (up to a week) jaun
Heating Survey, What Do you Have? gord331victoria at 9:32am 09.14.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1830 Hello fellow Benny Owners, I cruise inthe Pacific Northwest area, summer only so far, and would like
Temporary fibreglass repair Scott B at 9:29am 09.14.10 Ask All Sailors 9/11096 Noticed a crack on the deck by the anchor locker. I assume I dropped some chain on deck and put a s
raising and lowering sails Gary Meckes at 9:05am 09.14.10 Ask An Oday Owner 9/6970 Does anyone have any advice on keeping the bow of the boat into the wind while raising and lowering
X-post, Trimaran Nationals and Rendezvous tami at 8:08am 09.14.10 Trailer Sailors 0/2699 I'll not repeat the whole post here, but I will say that ALL trimarans are invited to the 2011 Trima
Hello and invitation tami at 7:58am 09.14.10 Telstar 0/3893 As an introduction, I'm Tami, and although I have an F-27 trimaran, I'd like to invite ALL trimaran
Roller-Furler Question XPatriot at 7:47am 09.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1351 Just purchased a Hunter 25 and took it out yesterday. It has a 150 jib on a roller-furler. I unde
Adding / Replacing a Port to Cabin Top Rob19574 at 7:28am 09.14.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1561 Hi - I was thinking about replacing the current opening cabin-top deck port on my Catalina 30 with a
Have ya been shopped AFTER getting a verbal commitment? CharlieCobra at 7:15am 09.14.10 Ask All Sailors 30/4965 I was chatting up a sailor who's boat is in the yard for a repower and bid on both taking the bottom
Mini Microwave (1) Tim R. at 6:09am 09.14.10 Ask All Sailors 4/3094 Our new boat has a nice custom cabinet for a small microwave. We rarely use a microwave and would l

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Soft Spot Repair - Lay New Glass Or Reuse Old Glass? nautilus55 at 4:32pm 07.12.22 You might want to check out the deck rebuild completed by Andy at Boatworks Today. Good YouTube vid
Spinnaker sheets (2) Tally Ho at 4:24pm 07.12.22 I get away with 1 sheet. Not sure, but I think I lost one in the drink. I usually put the aspyn i
Starter Battery Charging Issue on 2005 Hunter 36 drm1 at 4:19pm 07.12.22 Well here's another update, since the starter battery drained again. I have 4 house batteries (Gol
Soft Spot Repair - Lay New Glass Or Reuse Old Glass? jssailem at 4:05pm 07.12.22 You might want to check out the deck rebuild completed by Andy at Boatworks Today. Good YouTube vide
Spinnaker sheets jssailem at 3:55pm 07.12.22
Spinnaker sheets fred1diver at 3:44pm 07.12.22
Soft Spot Repair - Lay New Glass Or Reuse Old Glass? nautilus55 at 3:17pm 07.12.22 We used new glass, but we were sailing nearly daily in the eastern Caribbean. My bigger worry would
Battens on the jib shemandr at 3:14pm 07.12.22 I had a tape drive and it held its shape until it was Swiss cheese. It was a good sail until UV did
Soft Spot Repair - Lay New Glass Or Reuse Old Glass? capta at 3:10pm 07.12.22 We used new glass, but we were sailing nearly daily in the eastern Caribbean. My bigger worry would
Battens on the jib capta at 3:04pm 07.12.22 The pro's I can see are longer jib life and consistent shape. I think that might be more efficien
Outhaul car on Selden Boom sail sfbay at 2:40pm 07.12.22 Selden parts dealer. That is where I source Selden parts.
Prop Shaft Height mjsb at 2:31pm 07.12.22 While raising the mounts will "soften" them a little bit because of increased leverage on them. you
House Battery Recommendation DArcy at 2:11pm 07.12.22 If you are staying with lead acid, have a look at Main Sail's deep cycle battery page before selecti
Selden outhaul car Dave Groshong at 1:57pm 07.12.22 We're a Selden dealer, he ordered, thanks John.
Battens on the jib jon hansen at 1:27pm 07.12.22 i'd ask the sail designer. not the loft salesman. the designer. not in house? call him. not availa
throttle brake ggrizzard at 1:23pm 07.12.22 I'm with Ted. That's what I did. You can get a longer plastic or BRASS screw or a brass stud w/nuts
House Battery Recommendation Scott T-Bird at 12:57pm 07.12.22 Lithium batteries are a great solution, but you likely cannot just drop in lithiums in place of AGM
House Battery Recommendation Scott T-Bird at 12:55pm 07.12.22 I think LiPo's are too dangerous for boats. When I charge LiPos for R/C planes I do it outside in
Failed Bottom Paint - Puget Sound - Options MikeHoncho at 12:41pm 07.12.22
Soft Spot Repair - Lay New Glass Or Reuse Old Glass? nautilus55 at 12:25pm 07.12.22

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