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Hunter 34 racing ranchu56 at 6:44pm 03.17.10 Big Boats 13/3104 Racing my 1984 Hunter 34 in club series this year (non-spinnaker) and I'm receiving many offers for
Lake Ontario slip? RonH at 6:04pm 03.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1472 Hello All, I am considering changing lakes this year and seek a slip on Lake Ontario near Buffalo
I guess I'm committed now. (1) Roger Long at 5:43pm 03.17.10 Ask All Sailors 13/2006 http://www.rogerlongboats.com/images/Committed.jpg Or maybe I just should be:eek: http://www.roger
Foresail paulj at 4:30pm 03.17.10 Catalina 310 14/2857 Just curious about what size foresails everyone has.......... paulj :troll:
Core Area Around/Under Mast H23 1987 carboman at 3:07pm 03.17.10 Smaller Boats 3/1205 After satrting to reseal some fittings up by the mast, I removed a pulley assy. and had water drippi
Everything you always wanted to know about S2's Doug Arey at 2:59pm 03.17.10 S2 6/2932 Hey folks, I've been looking - and not finding very much - for posts from or about S-2's and S-2 o
Columbia 28 owner Domenic at 2:31pm 03.17.10 Columbia 0/3192 I own (as of Dec 2009) a 1968 C28. It seem all these boats have the same problems, 1) rusted Keel
Fiberglas arch with traveler?! Ed Schenck at 1:11pm 03.17.10 Ask All Sailors 12/2489 What a concept, a fiberglas arch on a sailboat. And the traveler is on top keeping the mainsheet on
keel bolt torque 1985 22hunter rickk31 at 1:09pm 03.17.10 Smaller Boats 9/1885 Does anyone know what the setting is on the keel bolts on a 1985 22foot hunter? There are two 5/8 bo
replacing port gaskets KCShadow at 1:03pm 03.17.10 Catalina 30 1/1660 Anyone got a good technique for getting gaskets in for opening ports.A tool to use or something.They
Garhauer is A-1 in my book LDK at 12:18pm 03.17.10 Catalina 30 1/1839 I am pleased to report that Garhauer is A-1 in my book. Approximately 4 yrs ago I purchased their tr
Garhauer's A-1 in my book LDK at 12:09pm 03.17.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1438 I am please to report that Garhauer stands behind their product. Approximately 4 yrs ago I bought th
Dodger for S2 8.0C rfjsailor at 12:01pm 03.17.10 S2 2/2568 All Hands: Does anyone know where I might secure a use dodger (frame ' cloth) to fit my 1976 S2 8.
Converting a fixed galley to a sliding galley Tatlow at 10:49am 03.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1575 We're looking at purchasing a 2004 MacGregor 26M but it has a fixed galley behind the head by the da
Converting a fixed galley to a sliding galley Tatlow at 10:34am 03.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/4 We're looking at purchasing a 2004 MacGregor 26M but it has a fixed galley behind the head by the da
Repowering legend37 at 10:18am 03.17.10 Big Boats 4/1363 I'm looking at my original 1987 Yanmar 3HM35F toward rebuilding or repowering. Still evaluating the
Anchor and Dock Line Rick Belew at 9:47am 03.17.10 Ask All Sailors 15/7000 I am replacing my anchor rode and dock lines using 3 strand nylon line. The two brands I am looking
Boat Painting Help clongly at 9:43am 03.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2220 I recently bought a 2002 MacGregor 26X. The previous owner took amazing care of the boat. I plan to
remodel galley on Beneteau 50 Joe23563 at 9:43am 03.17.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/2680 I'm replacing my engine driven refridgeration with a DC/AC drawer system. Wondering if anyone has e
Solar project...sail related? You tell me. DannyS at 5:22am 03.17.10 Ask All Sailors 21/2870 Hey guys...odd question for you... I am an artist, I build kinetic sculpture. Much of my work is dir

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BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION eherlihy at 9:47am 02.23.22 Following Peggie's train of thought; Marine through hulls should be bronze, not brass. While bronze
Newport 30-3 grab rails bil1215 at 9:39am 02.23.22
BATTERY BANK SETUP Scott T-Bird at 9:30am 02.23.22 I was wondering the same thing. Toss a hand grenade into the group, stand back & watch the show :)
How much attention needs bottom and keel before the boat goes back into the water? miraculix at 9:24am 02.23.22 Hi all, After some time thinking about the project I have to realize and admit that there is not t
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback Project_Mayhem at 9:17am 02.23.22 Thanks for the info @dmax ! That's really helpful. The price for raw material is much better than ex
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? sail sfbay at 9:04am 02.23.22 In your case flying a composite sail, low stretch makes sense. My jib and mainsail are cruising tri-
Another Ship is burning. DayDreamer41 at 9:00am 02.23.22 Sure hope my new GT3 isn't on the ship, I'll be really sad....
BATTERY BANK SETUP Bob J. at 8:58am 02.23.22 Well, here we are again. A relatively new member asks a question that generates more questions and
Newport 30-3 grab rails jssailem at 8:56am 02.23.22 One of our sailors @TomY who is handy with wood working built his own, in order to improve on the t
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? LakeShark at 8:51am 02.23.22 I purchased a Viper for a spinnaker halyard. Not enough stretch and not smooth enough for a control
venture 17 cockpit drain tgrayson at 8:39am 02.23.22 inside of boat is fine,bottom of boat is fine,sorry it took so long to reply, been very busy
venture 17 cockpit drain (1) tgrayson at 8:35am 02.23.22 202898
Replacing Engine Mounts in a Hunter Passage 42 senang at 8:34am 02.23.22 It would help if you posted a picture that would allow others then H42 owners to assist you in chang
USCG Registry versus State dmax at 8:26am 02.23.22 ALL the above being said, you are in Taxachuttes... They might just have a special tax for document
Any experience with Viper line from New England ropes? sail sfbay at 8:25am 02.23.22 I purchased a Viper for a spinnaker halyard. Not enough stretch and not smooth enough for a control
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dmax at 8:15am 02.23.22 And yes, the toe rails are ornamental only, the screws do not hold the hull/deck joint together.
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback (2) dmax at 8:13am 02.23.22 I replaced mine with PlasTeak, looks great, no maintenance. PlasTeak is an excellent brand as the co
USCG Registry versus State jviss at 8:04am 02.23.22 Fellow sailors, I live in Massachusetts and I bought a Coast Guard registered boat. I need to tran
USCG Registry versus State FastOlson at 8:03am 02.23.22 My view is that most registration requirements are just tax schemes, especially ones that expire an
Leaky Windows Project_Mayhem at 8:02am 02.23.22 They can definitely scuff up the fiberglass if you're not careful but most of the time the area it's

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