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Americas Cup higgs at 7:23pm 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 35/4664 As I understand it: 1. The vessel type has not yet been established yet both teams have develope
Midship Cleats John & Georgie at 7:21pm 11.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1098 Hi John ' Georgie, I received an e-mail notification from you regarding midship cleats. How can I he
Will -60 pink RV antifreeze with alcohol hurt my 3gmf letsgo at 5:12pm 11.17.09 Big Boats 16/6939 I just winterized my Yanmar 3GMF with pink RV biodegradable -60 degree antifreeze. The bottle says i
interior finish johnweaver at 3:24pm 11.17.09 Pearson 4/2226 I need to touch-up some areas on the teak in the interior of my 1986 Pearson 36.2 and was hoping tha
Mast mount location for wisker pole jkittka at 3:13pm 11.17.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2629 Having aquired a wisker pole I would ask that if anyone already has one if they could provide me som
small mainsail Airlandsea at 3:09pm 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2688 I have a 25' hunter and the mainsail is slightly short on mast and boom....is it a bad idea to use t
hunter 19 Adrian Morris at 1:02pm 11.17.09 Smaller Boats 11/1648 have a hunter 19 and would like to get a power tilt electric start motor for next year have a honda
Oday fuel gauge sail2kn0m0r at 12:37pm 11.17.09 Day Sailers 2/1531 D'R marine mentioned that my Oday 26 fuel tank uses a Twin site fuel gauge and I just need to figure
Landlocked Newby w/a 26X DesertSailor87 at 12:20pm 11.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1269 I just purchased a 97' 26X which is in need of TLC, but I'm game. I need to replace the 12' steerin
propeller shaft rattle wflowe2 at 10:06am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 13/6582 I have a new to me, 2008 Catalina 320. It was very lightly used before I bought it and had it deliv
Silva Compass Bobbi Ullinger at 8:41am 11.17.09 Smaller Boats 4/1739 I was just finishing up getting Kinship ready for the winter, when I noticed that the compass card i
Sailling South Florida / Bahamas jkkfl at 8:21am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1325 Hi name is John and I own a 41 DS 2007 Hunter Sailboat. My home port is Fort Lauderdale FL and I a
H37 Cutter cabin sole replacement SailTIP at 8:11am 11.17.09 Big Boats 6/2481 Finally got around to working on replacing the parquet flooring in my cabin. Tore out a section, exp
Trailer sailor bottom paint? ChrisNC at 7:39am 11.17.09 Trailer Sailors 4/4296 Well, I think that normal practice is NOT to paint the bottom of a trailered boat. However, my "n
Replacing cabin roof reinforcement? ChrisNC at 7:22am 11.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1842 In getting to know my new '77 Venture 25, I discovered that I need to do some work to the cabin roof
Liquid Rubber for inflatables nancishouse at 6:40am 11.17.09 Catalina 30 1/1593 Has anyone used this product?
luff pre-feeder (1) BobM at 5:02am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/6270 I made a comment on another post "I found some feeder rings on board I used to raise the genoa solo.
Mast prebend Quoddy at 4:09am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 6/3590
1981 2-gm Yanmar Zinc hunter frank at 3:08am 11.17.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1345 The zinc in the head is attached through a cover plate. Can I just unscrew the zinc from the plate o
Rules of the road Broke Sailor at 1:35am 11.17.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3274 I ran into a poem in a Nautical Almanac. It goes something like ths: When all three lights I see ah

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Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated dlochner at 9:13am 02.02.22 Ah yes, I see that now. Also, the narrow edge has a curve. A little hard to see the details in the
Raising the Mast Tater at 9:01am 02.02.22 If my experience is any indicator, that additional length will be enough to get the base of the mas
removing fuel tank Deleted member 117556 at 8:51am 02.02.22 There is no need to cut anything. The propane bottle holder is easily removed. There are four scr
Raising the Mast stickinthemud57 at 8:48am 02.02.22 If my experience is any indicator, that additional length will be enough to get the base of the mast
removing fuel tank (1) SimiSAilor at 8:43am 02.02.22 There is no need to cut anything. The propane bottle holder is easily removed. There are four scre
mast raising stickinthemud57 at 8:33am 02.02.22 IMO, those fairleads are too far aft to be an appropriate attachment point. If the stays were tight
Raising the Mast (2) Tater at 8:29am 02.02.22 Jeremy, I have the adjusters. In my case, position 2 adds about 1.75 inches when open. I'll install
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise dLj at 8:15am 02.02.22 Like in this story with video near Comox of a whale playing from 2018 https://www.thedodo.com/in-th
Firefly battery issues tfox2069 at 7:58am 02.02.22 Sounds like you got a bad batch? That sucks but we've seen it with every brand.. have you talked wi
To oil or varnish?! Parsons at 7:47am 02.02.22 Depends on whether you like to sail or do woodworking ... Personally, if I saw those badly checked g
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 7:42am 02.02.22 Plumbers putty works well
Aft head shower senang at 7:36am 02.02.22 On our H38 a curtain is installed on the side of the acces to the shower compartment. Everybody is f
To oil or varnish?! Siamese at 7:17am 02.02.22 Ditto on the Starboard.
Hatch cover needs repair ---comments appreciated twistedskipper at 7:11am 02.02.22 There are hinges at the wide end. Probably not a hatch board. There was a period of time back in th
Boat jacks/stands Pirate Dave at 6:41am 02.02.22 On the other hand... are you sure you would want to buy a jackstand that a boatyard would be willing
360 Vancouver Island 2022 Cruise jssailem at 6:38am 02.02.22 and watch the orca / whales play. Like in this story with video near Comox of a whale playing from
Yanmar impeller replacement DougM at 6:36am 02.02.22
mast raising (3) MacBeane at 6:21am 02.02.22 I'm wondering where to attach the deck hardware and the bolt through the mast for the baby stays. T
To oil or varnish?! AlastairLC at 6:09am 02.02.22 Oil above decks, varnish below. Varnish creates more of a greenhouse affect and cooks in the sun (pa
"Forum Search" is Dead All U Get at 5:17am 02.02.22 Thanks Phil, Everything is back in working order. Yes, how very true. I had the attitude that

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