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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 12/2221 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
331 centerboard/swing keel cliffmann at 5:13am 03.17.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/8853 I am considering buying a 2004 331 with the centerboard/swing keel. Would like to get any feedback
Help for novice! streaker at 3:51am 03.17.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1265 Hello everyone, I found myself the owner of an O'day 30 retractable keel sailing boat last year af
Installing Compass derfus at 8:24pm 03.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2840 Hi, I am installing a Richie Compass and wanted to know if anyone sells a shim plate to level it on
What's The Maximum Heel For The 3GMF? Joe Mullee at 7:46pm 03.16.10 Big Boats 15/4139 I have the manual for my Yanmar but I couldn't find the answer. How much heel is too much heel? Th
Hunter 27 cutlass bearing change... (5) emkay at 7:07pm 03.16.10 The Cherubini Hunters 11/5067 Cutlass, cutless? Whatever... Step one! Pull rudder (see other thread :) ) Find the setscrews thro
New Running Rigging stephen Penny at 7:03pm 03.16.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1450 Looking for your recommendations on a cost firm to replace running rigging on my sail boat located i
Replacing Swim Ladder rpwillia at 7:02pm 03.16.10 Catalina 310 10/3333 I am kicking around the idea of replacing my original ladder (one of the big non-telescoping ones) w
saildrive bottom paint? njsail at 7:02pm 03.16.10 Bavaria 3/4546 It's that time of year. I'm new to saildrives but have been reading as much as I can. Is there a l
Hunter 27 rudder repair (15) emkay at 6:16pm 03.16.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/5651 Not completely finished, but the hard part is done, I ran out of epoxy so I figured I'll post pics n
Leak in stuffing box area Jim D at 6:12pm 03.16.10 Big Boats 8/1650 We went to splash my boat today and found a leak, not on the new thru hull for the air-condition ins
Adding a back-up bilge pump Gunni at 6:11pm 03.16.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1498 I've got a new-to-me 411 and getting it ready to head over the horizon. I'll need another electric
identify boat (2) rebob202 at 5:05pm 03.16.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1634 I thought this might be a columbia contender but cabin lines and forward port r not true to contende
I have a Valiant 40 to paint. CharlieCobra at 4:47pm 03.16.10 Ask All Sailors 8/1881 It looks like B'B Marine has it's first client, even before the company exists. :eek: I'm doing the
Newbie need a boat bengreen123 at 4:22pm 03.16.10 Ask All Sailors 8/1679 Hi there folks.... I have been around boats most of my life, including sailing all over the Medite
H37c Rigging and Furler questions (2) guidera48 at 2:41pm 03.16.10 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2574 Spring has sprung in the Carolinas and took a break from working on the interior refit. Floor is don
Starboard Cockpit Locker- 1986 Hunter 31 LAWRENCEDULAC at 2:05pm 03.16.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1965 Hi Everyone! Am in process of upgrading to a larger boat. 1986 Hunter 31 caught my eye. Met with a b

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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
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 8:02am 02.23.22
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback (2) Project_Mayhem at 8:01am 02.23.22 It looks like this is not the case with the O'Day 25. If I had to guess, it's the rub rail screws th

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