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Keith's Teak Shoaldrafter at 2:19pm 07.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1311 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 3/6656 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 9/6662 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 19/7382 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 4/1491 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 1/1277 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 2/2965 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 5/2049 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 6/2613 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 17/3065 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 10/2257 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 3/9040 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 10/2149 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 2/2567 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 11/1982 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 2/1569 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 23/5079 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 5/2477 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 8/2096 Anyone have good experience with a cleaner for gelcoat? I have a stain from storage that elbow greas

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r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? kloudie1 at 12:17pm 04.05.22 Yup.. my old Aero Prof said that air doesn't have tensile strength (can't pull things) but it has co
Desperate leakinhg Mark Maulden at 12:13pm 04.05.22 I have the same boat. Talked to Hal several times via phone. The boat should be hauled by now. Awa
Starting fluid jviss at 12:03pm 04.05.22 I wonder how many Watts, or how many BTU/hr you need to really make a difference starting a diesel w
Toerail Varnish Strategy? jviss at 12:00pm 04.05.22 Hire a guy to do it. I messed around with lots of teak trim on my Pearson 39 for years. Finally, I
Toerail Varnish Strategy? jviss at 11:58am 04.05.22 that book but haven't finished reading it - just made a slight dent in it so far. :)
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 11:58am 04.05.22
Toerail Varnish Strategy? Rick486 at 11:39am 04.05.22 Greetings. The teak toerail on my boat really needs to me scraped and varnished. I have never bee
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? Rick486 at 11:36am 04.05.22 Looks like a good deal of breakthrough fluid dynamicsis being discovered in this thread.....maybe Ph
Horizon Express Windlass - Just a clicking sound. Tom J at 11:28am 04.05.22 The click is probably the relay closing, trying to send power to the Windlass. There has to be a br
New Catalina 30 Owner Stu Jackson at 11:14am 04.05.22 On my c-30 I had always wanted to replace the small double sinks with a single larger sink. Dunno w
r we being PULLED or PUSHED?? markwbird at 11:10am 04.05.22 Watch the launch of a Saturn V rocket. At the base of the launch pad the smoke from the initial ig
Power winch AndyL at 10:52am 04.05.22 Not a 356 but have used a portable WinchRite electric winch handle when occasionally furling in the
TRAVELER RE-LOCATE Mark Maulden at 10:48am 04.05.22 our S2 11.0a has the traveler on top of the cabin. When we got the boat, the first thing I was goin
Beneteau First 27 propeller sail sfbay at 10:35am 04.05.22 Do you have a 2 bladed fixed propeller and are you happy with its performances? If so, remove it and
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:02am 04.05.22 I have seen a trim carpenter sand the tops of existing counter tops and bond new Formica to the old
New Catalina 30 Owner BigEasy at 9:41am 04.05.22 I have seen a trim carpenter sand the tops of existing counter tops and bond new Formica to the old
Toerail Varnish Strategy? (1) jon hansen at 9:32am 04.05.22 204097 this is the bible on such
Sturdee Cat sail sfbay at 9:20am 04.05.22 I would contact these guys: Stur-dee Boat - Stur-Dee Cat
Spider Cracks Hello Below at 8:57am 04.05.22 I am looking to buy a 2012 Hunter 33e which is in very good condition except for several areas of g
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 8:45am 04.05.22 On my c-30 I had always wanted to replace the small double sinks with a single larger sink. Dunno w

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