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Puffin 14 photos of floor /rigging Johnweikel at 12:49pm 12.11.09 Day Sailers 0/2122 Need photo of rigging on floor of boat. Also photo of rudder. Thanks for the two photos of the Puffi
furler re-fit dakno at 12:25pm 12.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1428 Well, I hate to say it, but it is the 21st century. I am throwing in towel on hanks and going furle
Anyone own a Cal 28-2? Gaza at 10:41am 12.11.09 Cal 4/9918 I will soon be purchasing a 1986 Cal 28. I wanted to hear from anyone that owns or sails this model
Maui sailing opportunities? CurtisAndNautilus at 8:50am 12.11.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1897 We plan to be in Maui for three weeks in February and would like to do some relaxed sailing in the c
Legend 37.5 Prop Issues TKMLSMMC at 7:31am 12.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1223 My Engine, Coupling, Shaft And Cutlass Bearing Are In Good Shape But I Am Still Getting Vibrations W
catalina 22 VS o-day 22 ? bigwhyte at 7:22am 12.11.09 Ask All Sailors 17/18914 im buying my first boat and im going to look at both boats this weekend. both are on trailers what
What's going on? (1) timebandit at 7:19am 12.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1390 Just a link to the LOG NEWSPAPER so you can see what is going on in southern California in case you
H34 Headsail Options? mark_swart at 6:46am 12.11.09 Big Boats 9/2015 Hello everyone and Happy Holidays, The roller furling headsail on my H34 is thrashed. Stained, torn
Leak under Stanchion Inter20sailor at 6:31am 12.11.09 Catalina 30 1/2121 Hello Lads, While hanging out in my new to me MkII, I noticed during a heavy rain shower (moored
New cutless bearing installation hiccup jansan1 at 4:32am 12.11.09 Ask All Sailors 24/7973 Wonder if I could get some feed back.I have come to a halt installing a new cutless bearing to a Cat
YSM-12 Air & Oil Filter Bud H at 3:40am 12.11.09 Ask All Sailors 11/7608 My boat has a 1979 Yanmar YSM12 engine. I have rebuilt this old engine and would like to do my best
companionway doors (3) edouard at 12:00am 12.11.09 Big Boats 0/5 I have a Catalina 350 and recently replaced the companionway boards with doors. CruisingConcepts ht
Interesting news for all you.......... Ron20324 at 9:01pm 12.10.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1879 Fans of the Manson Anchors- and you know who you are! A new design that is made with racers in mind.
companionway doors (3) edouard at 7:19pm 12.10.09 Big Boats 1/2944 I own a Catalina 350 and wanted to change the companionway boards with doors. CruisingConcepts http:
Looking for an Owner's manual faithforster26@msn.com at 2:44pm 12.10.09 Catalina 30 8/2958 Hi: We have purchased a 1988 Catalina 30 MK 11 and would really like to obtain an owner's manual. I
Planned interior upgrades for Oh Joy (1) CharlieCobra at 2:24pm 12.10.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1559 We have plans for making this old girl a little homier as we restore her. We plan to do some extend
Pettit Protect 4700/4701 barrier primer Solmansail at 1:23pm 12.10.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1775 Has anyone used the Pettit Protect primer for a barrier coat? Would you recommend it? It takes few
Mainsheet Traveller Problem redmarsail at 12:15pm 12.10.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1851 I have recently purchased a Beneteau 323 (second owner) and have sailed it 3 times, first sailing it
Lust Roger Long at 8:49am 12.10.09 Ask All Sailors 10/3077 Loving my heavy old Endeavour 32 as I do, it isn't often that I see a small fast boat that creates s
Compressed natural gas wdancer at 7:37am 12.10.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3118 Hello all I have recently purchased my legend and after great effort and time i managed to get the c

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Docking with a loop Joe23455 at 4:01am 04.23.22 Thank you very much for sharing your simple, smart idea. I am solo 9/10 times. Your system makes s
Catalina 315 Fuel Gauge Davidasailor26 at 3:30am 04.23.22 It is very common for boat fuel gauges to be inaccurate like that. I just go by hours and keep a log
Have You Ever Wondered What Your Rudder Looked Like On Your 40.5 MetricMountie at 2:58am 04.23.22 Good Morning Smokey, just wondering if your lower rudder bearings looked the same as the one's I hav
TV removal Hunter 50 artboas at 12:46am 04.23.22 There are some pretty decent low profile mounts and thin tvs now days. As far as the admiral is con
Replacement LED lights mikeracca at 11:06pm 04.22.22 We kept all the fixtures and just replaced the bulbs from Marinebeam.com. They work well and do not
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 11:00pm 04.22.22
Catalina 315 Fuel Gauge SJN at 9:42pm 04.22.22 John, congratulations on your new boat. My experience with boat fuel gauges has shown them somewhat
O'Day 25 Shoal Draft Centerboard Water Leak jibes138 at 8:59pm 04.22.22 Epoxy by itself is very weak. Are you using this as a structural support for this brass plate? In
Wooden interior steps BigEasy at 8:51pm 04.22.22 Might want to consider alternatives. Finish on wood deteriorates from exposure to sun thru sliding
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? higgs at 8:28pm 04.22.22 Generally not a good idea, see a million posts on this topic on this forum. That is how the boat c
New Catalina 30 Owner MikeHoncho at 8:16pm 04.22.22
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters Ralph Johnstone at 8:06pm 04.22.22 On my boat the anchor locker is not the outer hull itself, but a part of the interior tub so to spe
Elusive Leak in the Anchor Lockers of 1995 and Later Hunters (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:02pm 04.22.22 My analysis based on water leak traces is that it is the port deck/hull joint that is leaking. In o
St Marys Boat Services smokey73 at 7:52pm 04.22.22 You should have no problem with St. Mary's GA. They were devastated by one of the hurricanes a few
Epoxy and stainless steel. MikeHoncho at 7:34pm 04.22.22 I think I would consider placing a helicoil in the fiberglass and thread the threaded/barbed figure
St Marys Boat Services dlochner at 6:58pm 04.22.22 The St Mary River is a wide deep water port of entry. There is a large US Navy Submarine Base there.
West Coast marinas The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:16pm 04.22.22 If you want a place to work on the boat that is tolerant of DIY'ers look at the Indiantown Marina o
FORT MYERS... MARINAS The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:12pm 04.22.22 I toured the west coast marinas in February looking for a slip and they all had waiting lists of tw
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? smokey73 at 6:04pm 04.22.22 I have a rotary drive that would allow the AP to drive the boat with no wheel, cables or chain. The
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? (1) DArcy at 5:59pm 04.22.22 I have a rotary drive that would allow the AP to drive the boat with no wheel, cables or chain. The

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