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Com-Pac 16 -- What to look for? Tedstur at 5:11am 01.28.10 Com-Pac 2/9404 Tomorrow I am driving about three hours to look at a early 1980's Com-Pac 16. I have been looking f
Salon Table Refinishing Flying Colours at 2:37am 01.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/4935 The salon table in our Hunter 466 (2002) appears to be finished with a clear polyurethane (epoxy fin
Tabernacle mast on my Islander Bahama 30 linz1 at 10:17pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 9/5144 I just bought an '82 Islander Bahama 30' and need to tabernacle the mast in order to berth it in my
Need help with break in brake line. (1) caguy at 9:46pm 01.27.10 Trailer Sailors 20/6768 Here is a picture of the brake line. The hose goes to the master cylinder and the metal line to the
Tabernacle mast on my Islander Bahama 30 linz1 at 9:35pm 01.27.10 Islander 0/102 I just bought an '82 Islander Bahama 30' and need to tabernacle the mast in order to berth it in my
old instument holes --- what to do ? JoeSailer at 8:40pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 21/7001 I removed 4 old insturments from the cockpit bulkhead. I now have 4 - 4" opening to deal with - I
energy tax credit Graysailor at 8:36pm 01.27.10 Big Boats 7/3659 Do sailboats qualify for energy tax credits? i.e. solar panels, wind generator. I know that houseboa
Question on Rigid boom vang installation koolfrog at 8:09pm 01.27.10 Ask All Sailors 13/14037 About to install my quik-vang , and wondering ! Do you position your boom fitting with the boom set
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 4/1773 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 2/1927 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 12/1981 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 3/2749 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 6/2020 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 3/2404 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 26/8218 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 2/1821 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 14/6743 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 1/1466 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 5/1831 Was wondering how many of you have a computer (laptop) on board. If so - what about power requireme

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Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains dlochner at 9:20am 05.08.22 Sounds about right. I did find these: https://www.amazon.com/Danco-80039-Stopper-Stainless-Rep
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening arf145 at 9:14am 05.08.22 Glad they were rescued. But I do have to wonder what they were doing out there. That storm was well
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains sunlover at 9:13am 05.08.22 Attaching the chain would require removing the fitting to access the screw. Which would be a PITA
Hunter 376 inverter charger Davidasailor26 at 9:09am 05.08.22
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains dlochner at 9:03am 05.08.22 Attaching the chain would require removing the fitting to access the screw. Which would be a PITA u
why not have these built in? sunlover at 9:01am 05.08.22 Thanks everybody (or mia culpa)! I went looking for a strut and there is a stainless steal rod th
Low Profile mattress sunlover at 8:57am 05.08.22 This is my solution: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09CGK3X55/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_titl
Ray marine Smart pilot st6002 error message question? JoeWhite at 8:19am 05.08.22 I would clean the motor contacts with 400 grit sand paper lightly. The female jacks, roll the sand p
Single-handing a Catalina 310? JRT at 7:39am 05.08.22 Stress-Free Sailing: Single and... https://www.amazon.com/dp/1472978420?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share I
Tacoma Narrows Hayden Watson at 7:21am 05.08.22 When the Foulies are on sale, you can get a decent pair at WM. I enjoy the Third Reef Jacket and Bi
Ray marine Smart pilot st6002 error message question? Grichelli at 5:50am 05.08.22 I have had this ray marine smart pilot st6002 for the past five or six years now and has worked per
how to take down mast for trailering Joe at 5:41am 05.08.22 i have a hunter 27 1980 wanting to take down mast for traveling how do i take it down does this mas
OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER Clutch Cargo at 5:34am 05.08.22 I cut my teeth in the small boat business working at a marine transmission company back in the day.
New S2 ( to me :) Md80max at 5:31am 05.08.22 This sailing channel (which is now defunct) was on a 9.2a and they had a Bimini...you can see it in
Sea Strainer Location jssailem at 4:37am 05.08.22 Ran, I relocated my Groco 750 strainer from an awkard place to a more easily accessible place. It se
Hunter 260 Sink Switch Out caverun at 4:04am 05.08.22 Some folks over on the Facebook 260 group have used this ss sink that includes a wood cutting board
Tacoma Narrows jssailem at 3:42am 05.08.22 When the Foulies are on sale, you can get a decent pair at WM. I enjoy the Third Reef Jacket and Bib
Sea Strainer Location Davidasailor26 at 3:20am 05.08.22 Once water is flowing it should not make a difference. It might make it a little harder to get prime
New Catalina 30 Owner MikeHoncho at 12:37am 05.08.22 I got some of the new parts for the printer yesterday, which is good. A new and upgraded hot end, a

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