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Boom gooseneck bracket ? (1) jmnewell at 7:08am 06.25.10 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1608 I have a 1982 H27 Cherubini project boat. There was no gooseneck casting or bracket at the mast end
Pearson hawk needs a tiller paul camire at 6:44am 06.25.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2902 Hello from up north. I have a pearson hawk that needs a tiller. I also would not object to construct
Mac 26m Mast Watos at 6:41am 06.25.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1747 We sail a Mac 26M out in Mauritius. The boat is 2 yrs old and I have damaged the Mast. Our launching
Batteries for Refrigerators steveD at 6:28am 06.25.10 Catalina 30 2/1633 I purchased a 1977 30 and i want to replace the refrigerator that is installed.its dead. I have hear
Genoas regor-123 at 5:49am 06.25.10 Catalina 22 4/1682 What is the largest "genny" we can put on our Cat. 22? (and dimensions)
Bridges and 40.5's Bill Jones at 5:20am 06.25.10 Big Boats 2/1426 I am a former owner of a 40.5 and loved both the boat and our travels on her. There was one bit of a
Flaking The Main Question - Revisited. Ducati at 3:49am 06.25.10 Ask All Sailors 9/3033 Still looking for tips on how to flake the main. They are carbon-mylar racing sails and I usually sa
Holes in Transom... Sumner at 10:59pm 06.24.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2047 I drilled 4 holes in the transom today at the outboard well and below it to mount a higher motor mou
Cool! RBone at 9:07pm 06.24.10 Day Sailers 3/1467 Had my third sail today. The first two times the wind was blowing too hard to see how it sails with
What are those holes for? SHADS at 8:18pm 06.24.10 Smaller Boats 4/1327 Just bought a 1994 26 foot Hunter sailboat and noticed on the port side of the cockpit near the swim
weeping keel oday 30 cb 1980 theoldoc at 7:57pm 06.24.10 Bigger Boats 0/1798 The aft edge of my keel has been weeping for 8 months. Anybody else have this problem ?
Volvo Penta won't pump water rickyj at 6:57pm 06.24.10 Ask All Sailors 5/5587 The Volvo Penta engine model MD17C on my S2 yacht has stopped pumping water and overheats. I changed
Mast wiring packman at 6:38pm 06.24.10 Ask All Sailors 6/1795 I'm getting ready to wire my new mast and wondering if I can use the mast as a common ground. I'd p
Offshore racing question Team118 at 6:35pm 06.24.10 Catalina 30 1/1473 Well, as close to offshore racing as going from one side of Lake Ontario to the other can be conside
Polish glass on Bomar hatches jorgefife at 6:35pm 06.24.10 The Cherubini Hunters 6/6321 It's me again! Greetings This is a nice and easy one: how do I clean/polish/shine the bomar hatches?
Alien hull fitting packman at 6:25pm 06.24.10 Lancer 5/2110 I had my 27ps out on the trailer for the first time and found the other side of that electrical conn
Great Lakes Shipwreck Discovery Rick D at 6:22pm 06.24.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1578 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100624/ap_on_re_us/us_shipwreck_discovered_wis_5
Forward HAIM at 6:14pm 06.24.10 Catalina 310 5/2281 I recently purchased 2001 Catalina 310. I am having a problem geting the transmission to go into for
Preventer KandD at 5:48pm 06.24.10 Big Boats 10/2458 I have an extra line with a metal hook, so I decided it'll be a preventer. What I want to do is run
help tflash7 at 5:39pm 06.24.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1087 I recently bought an Oday sailboat and trailer that I think is a Javelin because it is 14 feet long.

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Laminate sole in cabin - Whitish haze water mark TimFromLI at 8:32pm 06.17.22 Is it wood veneer or synthetic. I have the same problem with a wood veneer - from heat though. I put
Looking for tubing bender Head Sail at 7:40pm 06.17.22 Buy the one you want and bake the cost into the price of your Bimini sales.
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 7:22pm 06.17.22
Leaky Windows Balintkp at 6:52pm 06.17.22 Here is a really good video how to rebed the aluminum Portlights: Watch "Portlight Removal and Gaske
Looking for tubing bender Project_Mayhem at 6:33pm 06.17.22 Do you have any harbor freight stores in Canada? They've got a few different models
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Project_Mayhem at 6:30pm 06.17.22 This makes sense if it's a keel stepped mast or the compression post is on the keel. When the boat i
Boat Needs A Little Work Project_Mayhem at 6:24pm 06.17.22 Wide open interior
Boat Needs A Little Work SycloneDriver at 6:07pm 06.17.22 It has great engine access.
1987 Cat 22 Companionway and Hatch Screens Gene Neill at 5:48pm 06.17.22 Coleman Thermacell will eliminate the need for screens, unless your problem is something other than
Boat Needs A Little Work JamesG161 at 4:40pm 06.17.22 The left off their Shaft Zinc.:facepalm: Jim...
C30 MKiii spreader & end caps Stu Jackson at 3:42pm 06.17.22 Have you called Catalina Yachts in Florida?
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix dlochner at 2:44pm 06.17.22 I was taught to unstring a bow when it was not being used to prevent permanent distortion of both t
Laminate sole in cabin - Whitish haze water mark jssailem at 1:44pm 06.17.22 Careful with the iron. There is likely a coating of varnish on the sole wood of your boat. A hot iro
Replacing engine instrument panel jssailem at 1:40pm 06.17.22 need to provide the key switch, blower switch, warning lights Many ways are possible to provide th
Wire Size Davidasailor26 at 1:21pm 06.17.22 https://www.bluesea.com/support/articles/Circuit_Protection/1437/Part_1:_Choosing_the_Correct_Wire_S
Wire Size Davidasailor26 at 12:50pm 06.17.22 My very limited knowledge of DC circuits and playing around with this handy calculator I see very l
Wire Size rlongfield at 12:21pm 06.17.22 My very limited knowledge of DC circuits and playing around with this handy calculator I see very li
Shift strip Project_Mayhem at 11:54am 06.17.22 I found the groove was slightly mis-shapen on one side so I rotated the rod connector 180 degrees. T
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix LloydB at 11:00am 06.17.22 I was taught to unstring a bow when it was not being used to prevent permanent distortion of both th
C30 MKiii spreader & end caps sail sfbay at 10:53am 06.17.22 You might have sucess if you contact a spar manufacturer/supplier like RigRite, Dywer, etc with dime

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