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Recommended cleaning procedures for oil contamination Don S/V ILLusion at 12:17pm 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2169 Hope nobody needs this but... Excerpted from Good Old Boat magazine: "Paint manufacturers Interlux
Dinghy Repair Tom Hoffman at 11:39am 06.03.10 Trailer Sailors 8/3196 Just a general interest post. My friend of the 26' power boat with the dog has a small dinghy that
Vibration manuevers at 11:38am 06.03.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1381 I have a 1986 Hunter 34 with a Yanmar 3GM30F. The engine vibrates what seems to be a normal amount.
Swing keel newbe pooh9137 at 11:21am 06.03.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1388 My swing keel is in the up position and I can't figure out how to lower it. It would appear that th
Handheld GPS GWG at 11:19am 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1967 I am looking for recommendations for a handhled GPS to be used as a back-up for my built in RayMarin
boat name wndwatch46 at 11:16am 06.03.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1134 I have one more thing to do before launching my O'Day 20--name it. I've already have a name--AGAIN-
Lewmar Windlass Remote not working right Rick Belew at 10:55am 06.03.10 Ask All Sailors 2/4640 Help!!!!! I purchased a Lewmar windlass wireless remote control (Model 68000844) for my Lawrence S
Mounting a Raymarine ST40 Depth Transducer sail2day at 10:03am 06.03.10 Catalina 22 3/2964 I have a 2006 Cataline 22 Sport and just purchased a Raymarine ST40 Depth instrument. Where is the b
no backstay???? gcso210 at 9:41am 06.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1538 I have a 1975 MacGregor Venture that i baught last spring. I have never owned a boat before. I have
Water - continuing discussion CEOmike at 8:36am 06.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2238 There has been a great discussion on water started on another thread on power, so I thought it might
AMF Puffer Parts jdrcole@bellsouth.net at 8:06am 06.03.10 AMF 1/14610 I need a cover, centerboard and a tiller for my AMF Puffer. Where can I find them? Does the Sunfish
Looking Like A Boat Yard Mick at 6:32am 06.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1183 Yesterday I got my 2001 Mac delivered in from Super Sport in Nebraska. The driver raised the mast
O'day 25 outboard mount wnance at 5:52am 06.03.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1665 Quick question- Last season we felt like the outboard was pulling out of the water too easily if
Looking at a Newport 30, need advice Craig Cook at 4:43am 06.03.10 Newport 1/2551 We have been looking at a 1977 Newport 30, very nicely equipped, reasonably well taken care of......
New Name (3) Juggernaut at 2:09am 06.03.10 Bigger Boats 6/2242 Since this forum is mostly questions and answers, I thought I'd just post some what the heck picture
New Anchor - Bruce or Delta? druid at 7:52pm 06.02.10 Ask All Sailors 79/19190 I'm looking at getting a new anchor for my Crown 28 - one that sits nicely in the anchor-chock. I'm
Best way to remove aluminum holding tank from a 1983 Hunter Cherubini 37C? JBurans at 7:41pm 06.02.10 The Cherubini Hunters 15/6113 Hi, I have read all the old archived threads - have a nice Hunter 37 Cherubini cutter whose holding
Relay Switch (3) dermana at 7:37pm 06.02.10 Big Boats 2/1343 Can someone help me find a relay switch to enable the generator on my Hunter 45 CC to function? I ha
Your Opinions Please sailaway78 at 7:30pm 06.02.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2307 Many on this board, myself included, have remarked about the cleanliness and neatness of Mainesails
Let's see those Salty Dawgs! (1) 1977oday22 at 7:09pm 06.02.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2103 Lets see those sailing dawg pics! Here's "Mr. Little Joey", quite the pistol, but he does have his

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Boat Bike "tech support" dlochner at 5:24pm 03.16.22 The cables should be pretty standard. You'll probably need the length of the cable and the type of c
Tenara sewing threads Hayden Watson at 5:18pm 03.16.22 I did all of the tricks that sailrite lists for getting Tenara to sew on the LSZ1 and have finally g
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig ontherocks83 at 5:13pm 03.16.22 1984 is a MK I, I have the exact same boat. Tall rig, "deep keel", with a M25. I had the 140 genoa a
First of 4 panels Leeward Rail at 4:57pm 03.16.22 How were those done ?
New Dodger stephen_i_w at 4:45pm 03.16.22 When I got quotes for a dodger on my former boat, I was totally taken aback. I said: "This is a 27
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 Calif. Ted at 4:21pm 03.16.22 After a few years the Trinidad blue I use tends to fade to greenish blue, or blueish green.
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') Crusty Ol Salt at 4:15pm 03.16.22 Hey, don't be to upset. I read through this twice and learned a couple of things. I would have nev
Forever to Charge - What's This? Davidasailor26 at 4:15pm 03.16.22
Repurposing a Rope Clutch shemandr at 3:50pm 03.16.22 So, I'm assuming that you have in-mast furling since you say you don't adjust the halyard very much.
First of 4 panels Ralph Johnstone at 3:34pm 03.16.22 Nice little sailboat stitches. Be sure to show the finished product when you're done. Right now I'
First of 4 panels kappykaplan at 3:16pm 03.16.22 Looks great, @Light air ! :beer:
Sailboat Cradle shemandr at 3:10pm 03.16.22 I'd concentrate on local media directed at boaters. Cradles don't walk to their new homes - especia
Depth finder in bilge BigEasy at 2:49pm 03.16.22 Tom & Ted described the thru hull transducers & blanking plug. Many times owners will allow the spee
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 BigEasy at 2:32pm 03.16.22 Also, recommendations on paint type and application. Mark I wouldn't be so concerned about
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 BigEasy at 2:19pm 03.16.22 I haven't done a bottom paint for the last 8 years and it takes 15 min at haul out to spray wash th
Oxalic Acid Hull Cleaning shemandr at 2:17pm 03.16.22 I have used oxalic acid to remove tannin stains. I'm not sure why it would work on oxidized gel coa
First of 4 panels Ward H at 2:14pm 03.16.22 Now you did it! If my SO see's your stitching I'll have to be doing the same! Seriously, very nice.
Forever to Charge - What's This? (1) BigEasy at 2:05pm 03.16.22 I hear you. My boat's battery compartment is too shallow. :( They didn't consider batteries when
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 joker460 at 1:54pm 03.16.22 I'm going to get some flack over this but why do we bother with anti fouling paints in fresh water.
Swim Platform Lockers Ward H at 1:18pm 03.16.22 Nice latches. I put them on my boat. No more scarred shins from hitting the metal ones.

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