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Who owns a Zodiac Zoom ? pkdailey4 at 9:46am 01.14.10 Ask All Sailors 19/41117 I have the opportunity to get one cheep but don't know if its a good dink. I Cant find any reviews o
Securing companionway boards Prime Time at 7:47am 01.14.10 Ask All Sailors 14/7395 Has anyone developed a system to modify their companionway boards to: 1. Secure them in place in ca
Passage 450, water in arch? BCB at 7:00am 01.14.10 Big Boats 4/1303 We have a 450 in our boatyard and the owner is complaining of water in the spaces below and coming f
Where did the stuff go? All U Get at 6:59am 01.14.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1418 Hi Maine Sail, I was doing a search for your article on using butyl tape while fixing leaks around d
Jessie rounds cape horn... Joe at 2:56am 01.14.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1625 New videos are up on her site now. Rounding cape horn in 40 knot winds, big swells... but no big de
Just have to ask. Aybody ever blow half your ballast out on a downwind run in light air? beamreach at 6:41pm 01.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/4539 I've got a 26S and I find it pleasingly fast but, not that I have a need for speed, I was wondering
Oday 23 and stepping mast from the stern? Ed Maclean at 6:23pm 01.13.10 Day Sailers 4/5063 Hi, I have just bought a new to me oday 23. It was buillt in 1978. The previous owner steps the ma
Mast gates (3) paulj at 6:23pm 01.13.10 Catalina 310 4/5573 Making mast gates....... Drill and tap for 10-32 screws. Fill in the bottom of slot with special c
Took more pictures of my new project boat. (3) caguy at 5:47pm 01.13.10 Ask All Sailors 17/4278 Does anyone have any idea what this is for? It is labeled Sani-Head Conversion Model. I could find
Stancion caps ChristyAnnII at 5:42pm 01.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1416 Does anyone know where I can get the black plastic caps that go on top of the boats stancions. Hope
#&!!! FCC Vent Rick D at 5:36pm 01.13.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2332 :cussing: I carefully made my renewal for my ship's station renewal, sent it in with 60 bucks and go
Fuel vent while sailing smomo at 4:22pm 01.13.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1444 Hi everyone, I just took a look on th thread about fuel vents management while in storage... I was
Pearson Caoster Wooden Rudder John Simon at 3:47pm 01.13.10 Pearson 0/1476 What kind of wood is my rudder and what do yiou recommend as to treatment. It is original and i ques
adding bow cleats. DeniseO30 at 3:29pm 01.13.10 Bigger Boats 3/2084 Nearly forgot about this project! :doh: My boat has a big cleat right behind the furler on the bow
Drydock codfather at 2:21pm 01.13.10 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/21567 Well my boat is home in drydock and so am I after my second knee replacemnet. Looking forward to bei
Fly Fishing for Bass MoonSailer at 2:19pm 01.13.10 Sails Call Lounge 3/3978 I started out fly fishing for trout a long time ago. But since living in Alabama most of my FF has b
What are these? (1) chefmike at 2:16pm 01.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1447 http://www.kodakgallery.com/imaging-site/services/doc/4563:920841349112/jpeg/SM/async Does anyone kn
Hunter vinyl logos... sailingchefs at 12:42pm 01.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/5 Does anyone need a set of red vinyl Hunter logos? I had them custom made to replace the worn off log
Wtf? Why? Really? Unbelievable! pkdailey4 at 12:15pm 01.13.10 Destinations 12/5232 So I'm planing a trip out to the Farallon Islands and doing some research on the net. Its an amazing
Pre-86 C22 fuel locker modification malyea at 11:38am 01.13.10 Catalina 22 6/5142 C22's older than 1986 have the fuel can sittin' under the port aft cockpit seat - connected and expo

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Auto-Pilots Ward H at 7:30pm 08.25.21 I think an important question you need to answer is whether you are doing this DYI or hiring the job
Heliatos solar water heater dLj at 7:28pm 08.25.21 Try it and report back. I'd be interested in learning more. Just a factoid: solar hot water system
How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? Head Sail at 7:04pm 08.25.21 Does anyone move their boat from salt water to fresh water? I'm close to Seattle and was thinking i
Auto-Pilots MikeHoncho at 7:02pm 08.25.21
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 6:54pm 08.25.21
forepole lenght sail sfbay at 6:48pm 08.25.21 Welcome to the forum!! I assume you want a "whisker" pole for your jib sail. Suggest going to the F
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 rs1sensen at 6:45pm 08.25.21
Near Miss in Port Huron DayDreamer41 at 6:44pm 08.25.21
Help Identifying my Furler Tally Ho at 6:41pm 08.25.21
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 6:39pm 08.25.21 Another suggestion, get a chart app on your phone. I use Navionics but there are others out there.
Near Miss in Port Huron Tally Ho at 6:38pm 08.25.21 The average current on the Detroit and St Clair rivers is between 4-5 kts with the area under the A
Auto-Pilots Tally Ho at 6:35pm 08.25.21
NOT buying H34 jssailem at 6:34pm 08.25.21 Sorry, Denise, I have been away from the forums for a couple of days. The wheel pilot uses what Ra
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 (1) DArcy at 6:30pm 08.25.21 Another suggestion, get a chart app on your phone. I use Navionics but there are others out there. I
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 DArcy at 6:22pm 08.25.21 Not entirely crazy. You do need to understand how to read a chart to know where the chanel is. Other
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ward H at 6:21pm 08.25.21 Am I crazy to think that I could launch the boat at NSC, start the 9.9 and motor around for an hour
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! jssailem at 6:17pm 08.25.21 If you see good water exiting with the exhaust then this is probably working correctly. Additional
Auto-Pilots jssailem at 6:16pm 08.25.21 More than the brand is matching the type of AP to the boat and the type of sailing you want to trust
forepole lenght Don S/V ILLusion at 6:12pm 08.25.21
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI jssailem at 5:57pm 08.25.21 A fellow SBO member @LeslieTroyer and good sailing buddy bought a boat with an installed propane hea

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