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Question about mounting the boom Paroxysm at 6:51pm 07.15.10 Catalina 22 6/2490 I recently bought a 1978 Catalina 22. After doing some research I see that the boom is supposed to
Old boat at Ground zero Billbeard at 6:50pm 07.15.10 Ask All Sailors 12/4839 I just saw this on CNN how cool is this:wow: Pieces of ship made in 1700s found at ground zero build
Mac 25D Water in bilge GreenG at 6:28pm 07.15.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1609 Bought a new to me 87 the other day and I'm running it through it's paces. I have noticed that when
luber line??? woodster at 6:25pm 07.15.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2726 just got a new to me hand held compass today ...and noticed it had no luber line ...it is made by we
Survey Complete gpd955 at 5:15pm 07.15.10 Catalina 310 4/2401 So today was the big day. In a nutshell, the survey/haulout/sea trials went extremely well. The su
Atomic 4 Motor DRSNOOK27 at 3:59pm 07.15.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1201 Does Anyone Need An Atomic 4 Motor.....4 Cyl. Gas 30hp Motor. Runs Well. Low Hours......i'm In South
depth sounder for a V25 Carolyn1964 at 3:21pm 07.15.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1847 I ave a 79 venture 25 and a garmin 140 fishfinder/depth sounder I plan on installing this weekend.
Beneteau Gelcoat Repair Kits Ducati at 3:00pm 07.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/7812 I would like to do my own gelcoat touchup and repairs. Do Beneteau sell matching gelcoat kits?
My Hull # ? Initium at 2:34pm 07.15.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1447 According to my paper work the Hull number is: XDYG2851M83J What does that all tell me really?
Raymarine ST60 wind instrument schematic Ken Palmer at 1:56pm 07.15.10 Ask All Sailors 14/14904 Does anybody have a copy of the schematic for the Raymarine ST60 Wind meter and masthead unit? My u
Which paint for fixed port lights? cymeyer at 1:51pm 07.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1101 Hope I don't need a vented loop....
Can You Recommend A Boat Transport Co. sigbear at 1:37pm 07.15.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2659 I just bought my 1st sailboat and now I need to find a trucking co to transport the boat from Virgin
one design 48 class danielbalza at 12:07pm 07.15.10 Ask All Sailors 1/6843 Somobody have information about the 1D 48 class ?. There are around eight constructed sailboats, I s
Lazy Jack Main Sail Cover system (1) awoody at 12:02pm 07.15.10 Smaller Boats 7/5681 I just saw a really nice lazy jack main sail cover system. photo attached. lazy jack is attached to
10R danielbalza at 11:45am 07.15.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1180
Types of bonds in boat work. Ross at 11:34am 07.15.10 Ask All Sailors 7/1811 The bonds that we are most concened with are cohesive and adhesive. There are several other types of
Hughes NorthStar enduro81 at 11:20am 07.15.10 Ask All Sailors 0/3319 I have just recently acquired a 1972 Hughes NorthStar 22 foot sailboat. I am looking for any current
"Fathead" mainsail Bilgewater at 10:59am 07.15.10 Smaller Boats 11/6335 Anybody thought about replacing their stock main with a bigger "fathead" style sail? Seems like a n
Catalina 27 Questions philwsailz at 10:52am 07.15.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2825 I am going to be looking at a C27 sunday afternoon. It is for sale, and I am considering purchasing
Need rubber caps for Initium at 10:35am 07.15.10 Ask All Sailors 14/2818 My swim ladder. The 2 legs that stick out from the frame of the ladder are missing the plastic/ rub

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Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging ben solomon at 7:08pm 06.01.22 What I have done in the past is sail on one tack, i.e. port tack and then tightened the leward shrou
Cheap crib board source found! Hardhead at 6:57pm 06.01.22 As soon as I started reading, I was going to say -- "try old cutting boards". In my opinion it's
ProFurl B35S Drum Flip? BigEasy at 6:42pm 06.01.22 Good afternoon all, I sent my 2001 Hunter 380's genoa for a new sacrificial leech and am delighted-
Beneteau 323 railing item Davidasailor26 at 6:28pm 06.01.22
Gelcoat Touch up sail sfbay at 6:26pm 06.01.22 Mepk catalyst will not alter gelcoat color. Are you talking about cutting Topcoat deck paint with c
Beacon Near Point Grey Hello Below at 6:13pm 06.01.22 Thanks, @Hello Below ! I looked up the icon in Chart No. 1 but I could only identify the lighting
Charging from a tow vehicle mermike at 6:05pm 06.01.22 I don't doubt Victron's specs. I missed that you were using the smaller charger.
Gelcoat Touch up Davidasailor26 at 5:56pm 06.01.22 Thanks for the replies. I assume that adding thickener will alter the color? Thickener or catalyst
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging baycloud at 5:53pm 06.01.22 Thanks guys, I ordered the DVD and am continuing to read. To me it sounds like my upper shrouds are
Charging from a tow vehicle AaronD at 5:47pm 06.01.22 As a practical matter, the installations I do generally have large house banks and a 30A DC-DC char
Single-handed docking Project_Mayhem at 5:46pm 06.01.22 I thought there was a rule to never approach the dock faster than you would want to hit it. How do
Beneteau 323 railing item nitrogenase at 5:45pm 06.01.22 Agreed, just curious what it was for and why they bothered to remove it. Bizarre eh?
Oday 26 chain plate leak Project_Mayhem at 5:44pm 06.01.22 The sales brochure raves about this new technology they used to seal everything called silicone. Tha
O'Day 25 Head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 5:42pm 06.01.22 That's exactly what I was gonna recommend. The "MSD" designation in the model name/number means it
Gelcoat Touch up Project_Mayhem at 5:40pm 06.01.22 Thanks for the replies. I assume that adding thickener will alter the color?
Need pic of O'Day 25 Bow Project_Mayhem at 5:39pm 06.01.22 Already tried before posting
Single-handed docking Daveinet at 5:35pm 06.01.22 Theoretically you could toss it over a dock cleat. I've never tried tossing a line on a cleat or py
Charging from a tow vehicle mermike at 5:34pm 06.01.22 As a practical matter, the installations I do generally have large house banks and a 30A DC-DC charg
Charging from a tow vehicle AaronD at 5:15pm 06.01.22 I used the Blue Sea Circuit Wizard. That makes sense. They default to the conservative 3% drop, wh
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? MikeHoncho at 5:03pm 06.01.22 my experience with PT plywood is that it is low quality with voids and shrinks significantly when dr

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