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Keith's Teak Shoaldrafter at 2:19pm 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1301 Keith, While other types of wood should have a UV resistant finish on boats, Teak is different. It
How to fill my CNG tank in my '89 C-30 daave at 1:30pm 07.02.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/6631 Have 1989 Catalina 30 recently inherited with CNG tank for the stove/oven. Pls help with details on
best sealant for water tank Bob 04 H260 at 1:03pm 07.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/6491 I have a Hunter 260 with a plastic bow tank. I would like to add a clear port to the top of the tank
H260 leaking companionway hatch Bob 04 H260 at 12:57pm 07.02.09 Smaller Boats 19/7304 With all the rain the past few days I have had quite a bit of water coming in the hatch. I was just
Doyle Power Sail JohnEh at 12:25pm 07.02.09 Big Boats 4/1482 We have a Hunter 36. We recently acquired a Doyle Power Sail. The sail rolls up and is attached in
H 23 stern rails peptobysmol at 12:16pm 07.02.09 Smaller Boats 1/1273 Anyone know where to get them?
Swing Keel- How easy is it to replace cable/bolts? Terry102 at 11:45am 07.02.09 Catalina 22 2/2934 I'm in the process of moving from a fixed keel to either a shoal draft/ centerboard or swing keel du
Compass repair, Help Nereussailor at 11:43am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2040 Has anyone used a company called Island Compass South out of South Carolina? I'm beginning to wond
Pop Top on V222 MT V222 at 11:16am 07.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2601 I bought a V222 and there is no mechanism for holding the pop top open. Does anyone know what was u
Ethanol and gas engines Gail R at 10:50am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 17/3040 Hello all and happly almost Fourth of July! I write a boating column for the local paper and so
Keel cable sailingacupuncturist at 10:09am 07.02.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2243 My Mac 22 cable for the retractable keel just broke and I want to replace it...does anyone know the
O'day 23 Owners Manual aondersma at 9:59am 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/9003 My husband and I are refurbishing an O'day 23, and are very new to sailing. We are looking for an ow
New(er) owners - Hull # 10 g8brett at 9:44am 07.02.09 Reliance 0/2 Hello, I am glad to have finally found some activity around the Reliance 44's. We purchased hull #1
Cars for my t-track Dick Westwood at 9:17am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2144 My boat's pretty old! It has 1" t track installed for the jib cars, (not just on the mast for spinna
Cal 28-2 Steaming/Deck light angus99 at 9:01am 07.02.09 Cal 2/2537 Hi, I'm a new member of this forum and throwing myself into restoring my 1986 Cal 28-2 after a few y
Requirement for "Lookouts" Warren Milberg at 7:39am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1974 My understanding of maritime laws is that there is a requirement for mariners to maintain a visual a
electric motor john6206 at 7:39am 07.02.09 Day Sailers 2/1549 Hi all, I have had a love/hate relationship with my mercury 3.3 two stroke for about 7 years no
What position do you leave rudder Ken Honeycutt at 7:33am 07.02.09 Ask All Sailors 23/4919 When moored or anchored? Could be a dumb question but I noticed when I lock my rudder amidships th
Emergency Rudder Solutions? NorthStar at 9:51pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2453 I have been contemplating blue water sailing and have refered to the PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL YACHTING
Gelcaot cleanup RacerX at 9:30pm 07.01.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2083 Anyone have good experience with a cleaner for gelcoat? I have a stain from storage that elbow greas

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Anchor windlass for Hunter 340 mromanow at 2:24pm 03.21.22 I had a factory installed windlass in the anchor locker of my 2000 H340. It worked well and I never
Auto Pilot jviss at 2:23pm 03.21.22 What a wonderful welcome to a serious question. /s I posted that link with this text: ...An exa
Auto Pilot Stu Jackson at 1:58pm 03.21.22 Funny, it's hard to imagine this isn't a troll thread, given first post and this topic! It's like s
ASA 101 class... jeepbluetj at 1:58pm 03.21.22 I have sailed around California for 30+ years. Owned 2 sets of expensive foul weather gear. Wore eac
Need replacement propane hose Dr. D at 1:39pm 03.21.22 Thanks for the suggestions. I think I have the right one ordered.
Hunter 31-2 mainsheet routing question (easy one) sail sfbay at 1:38pm 03.21.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! You can route the mainsheet to the arch by following this th
Auto Pilot kappykaplan at 1:17pm 03.21.22 My Raymarine below deck auto pilot is wonderful. Works well even in following seas. :plus::plus::p
Anti-siphon valve jeepbluetj at 1:10pm 03.21.22 The check valve is a little different than an anti-siphon valve (vented loop) although in this appl
Christmas in March kappykaplan at 1:01pm 03.21.22 Tks! My time on the boat is "me time".
ASA 101 class... (1) jssailem at 12:59pm 03.21.22 Im more of the "Captain Dan in the hurricane type"
Christmas in March Dalliance at 12:52pm 03.21.22
Auto Pilot higgs at 12:50pm 03.21.22 My Raymarine below deck auto pilot is wonderful. Works well even in following seas.
Keel smile and 6 bolts Constantcraving55 at 12:43pm 03.21.22 No, it is true that repair by sistering lag bolts will never be as strong as the original J-bolts c
Legend 40.5 (and others ?) - wine glasses (2) fero at 12:42pm 03.21.22 <p>
Legend 40.5 (and others ?) - wine glasses fero at 12:40pm 03.21.22 Done. Rick D thanks again.
Keel smile and 6 bolts Constantcraving55 at 12:35pm 03.21.22 You are fine, lol! I was typing fast and had to laugh when I saw what you seen boar instead of boat.
Legend 40.5 - Anchor chain stowage (1) fero at 12:29pm 03.21.22 I have tried something different, I usually anchor in 15 to 20 feet rarely 25 ft so50 to 75 feet of
Christmas in March kappykaplan at 12:25pm 03.21.22
Friction hinges on '92 Beneteau hatch and ports The Proud at 12:24pm 03.21.22 Thanks, I'll give them a try!
Christmas in March Dalliance at 12:12pm 03.21.22 Sounds like you had a good day at Yachtapalooza. I was there too. It was cold and wet. Straight t

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