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bilge overflow (1) dlewis812 at 7:40pm 01.27.10 Catalina 30 2/42 inspecting a boat to buy.. overflowing bilge. didn't see any noticeable leaks from inside the cabi
Refurbishing cracked interior surface Boom Magnet at 7:37pm 01.27.10 Catalina 22 4/1767 Several of the bench seat surfaces (gell coat) of my 1973 Cat '22 are cracked. I would like to patch
Pearson Triton advice needed dtdsail at 6:44pm 01.27.10 Pearson 2/1911 We are looking at a 1985 Pearson Triton 27. We'repretty new to sailing and don't know anything about
Oh Joy Resto 01/27/10 (12) CharlieCobra at 4:26pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 12/1978 Over the past couple of weeks, I've been working on fabrication of the clamp to replace the rotted s
Shroud tension mikemo at 3:50pm 01.27.10 Catalina 22 3/2739 Got the mast stepped in the back yard. One thing I noticed, that I also noticed when I looked at the
GPS chart discrepancy article Roger Long at 2:46pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2013 The issue of "Points East" just now hitting the stands has an article about the significant chart di
Cabin Doors gkboomtown at 2:26pm 01.27.10 Pearson 3/2378 I have a Pearson 31 1988 need neqw teak cabin doors drop down. Does anyone know where I can get them
Roller Furling and a Halyard Issue (1) Bad Obsession at 2:00pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 26/8181 I am unable to take my Jib down at this time. It appears that the roller furling is having an issue
sailboat overheating perlasowner at 1:33pm 01.27.10 Catalina 30 2/1809 Hello I am new to boat ownership. I have an 86 Catalina 30. The boat is at a marina slip. The oth
I-Pad Chartplotter Ducati at 1:27pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 14/6730 Get ready for this idea. Take yer newfangled "I-Pad" and plunk in some charts. Then plug in a GPS
Electrical Panel "S" and "T" perlasowner at 1:24pm 01.27.10 Catalina 30 1/1455 I recently bought an 86 Catalina 30. On the electrical panel there are two pull switches between te
Computer on board gary at 12:37pm 01.27.10 Smaller Boats 5/1818 Was wondering how many of you have a computer (laptop) on board. If so - what about power requireme
Instrument LCD problems Randy18540 at 12:36pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1440 I have a suite of NAVMAN instruments...depth, wind, speed, and repeater. All three that have been ou
Lightening ground plate Gary_H at 11:34am 01.27.10 Cal 5/4043 Hey folks, doe's anyone happen to know where the lightening ground plate is located? I have a Cal 25
replacement ports for balboa 27? susswein at 10:09am 01.27.10 Balboa 0/2987 I just bought a balboa 27 in the sea of cortez, and both starboard side ports are cracked as a resul
O'Day 26 headroom and tenderness goleson at 9:19am 01.27.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/4802 I'm looking a purchasing an O'Day 26. Can anyone tell me the actual headroom measurement for the cab
Charlie Cobra, what happened ? blowinganddrifting at 5:38am 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3615 Just wondering what happened to the sunken boat? Still progressing on your project too? Thanks, De
Download U-Tube videos BroadReach at 10:39pm 01.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1799 I recently ran across some interesting sailing videos on U-tube. Is is possible to download these vi
First time sailboat buyer - 27 or 30? Wayne and Karen at 8:54pm 01.26.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/4812 Well, here we go. My wife and I have talked about it for a couple years and now's the time to start
Hunter 23 Galley Don3178 at 8:27pm 01.26.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1358 My 1985 Hunter 23 did not come with a galley. Does any know where I could get one?

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Corrosion on Lightning mast jssailem at 6:48pm 04.30.22 That looks a little strange. One option would be to remove the exit box, by drilling out the rivets
Smoothing boat bottom and painting Davidasailor26 at 6:43pm 04.30.22
Painting area between boot stripe and bottom paint jssailem at 6:40pm 04.30.22 I would use the same color paint as the topside. If not it would look strange.
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 jssailem at 6:38pm 04.30.22 I have never needed red line in reverse. You should not need to do that. When I installed the new
Smoothing boat bottom and painting jssailem at 6:34pm 04.30.22 Caution as you proceed. You do not want to burn through the gel coat into the glass. Looks like a fo
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 Davidasailor26 at 6:34pm 04.30.22 Wow, the Oceanis came with a 17x12 on the 3YM30, and more amazing is the CS on Hadley is 20x13. I
Hunter 280 steering wheel mainsheet jssailem at 6:24pm 04.30.22 Your charts is saying 55 ft long. I would just remove the line and measure it, then get replacement
Desperate leakinhg Crusty Ol Salt at 6:17pm 04.30.22 Also.... Who in the world knows what has happened in the last 15 years since the work was completed
Desperate leakinhg Crusty Ol Salt at 6:11pm 04.30.22 I think he is saying the tension was measured before the work was started and the tension was set to
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Ralph Johnstone at 6:09pm 04.30.22 May I ask what problems loom in your mind? My philosophy has always been to try to stop the leak
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 jssailem at 6:09pm 04.30.22 The prop fits the space I have from the shaft to the hull. The additional thrust verse prop walk has
Smoothing boat bottom and painting Art12050 at 6:06pm 04.30.22
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. jssailem at 6:05pm 04.30.22 I have not seen the bubbles, I have read about diesel foaming when under pressure. This is to be avo
Need Advice for Reprop of '08 h36 Dan_Y at 6:02pm 04.30.22 Wow, the Oceanis came with a 17x12 on the 3YM30, and more amazing is the CS on Hadley is 20x13. I m
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters (2) Ralph Johnstone at 5:52pm 04.30.22 204997 This shot of your anchor locker shows it to be quite different from mine. 204998 And this
Dealing with wind shear Joe at 5:32pm 04.30.22 Adjust the tell tales using the jib cars, don't look at the wind indicator since it only describes t
Funny Friday!!! RussC at 5:27pm 04.30.22
Two-battery LiFePo4 system? Davidasailor26 at 5:26pm 04.30.22 By the way, on Xantrex documentation - I know I changed the ACCEPT voltage on my system to 14.8V, p
From seawater to drinking water, with the push of a button Davidasailor26 at 4:58pm 04.30.22 Sounds cool, rate of 0.3 liters per hour, and requires only 20 watts of power per liter. I think t
How much does your slip cost per foot and what is included NYSail at 4:56pm 04.30.22 Yours are as well. I almost anchored in your bay last year. dj If you ever come by, let me know a

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