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Sail question Lori1818 at 11:25am 05.27.09 Ask All Sailors 22/3744 First of all, let me say that I am a COMPLETE newbie at this sailing thing. My roommate wanted a bo
Boat Lifting Mac Daddy at 10:28am 05.27.09 Trailer Sailors 10/3417 The yacht club I belong to doesn't have a conventional travel lift with straps It's basically a cran
Clogged Holding Tank Vent Bad Obsession at 10:22am 05.27.09 Catalina 30 7/3165 I am 99.9% sure that my holding tank vent is clogged. I need to free it up. I noticed where it com
Channel at Smith Island, MD Bad Obsession at 10:07am 05.27.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2012 I am getting ready to throw the docklines off for a week. I am curious to see if anyone has been th
H260 PHRF measurements spinwing at 10:03am 05.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1593 Does anyone have the PHRF measurements for the H260 mainsail. Mine is launched for the season and y
Site issues BobM at 9:27am 05.27.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 18/3964 A few things. I tried to load photos under boat info on the S2 site and get: dir not writable:
Raymarine higgs at 9:27am 05.27.09 Ask All Sailors 15/2083 I have bad mouthed my ST6001 several times here as it has given me lots of problems. Raymarine and
Oceanis 523 Bimini Vandalay at 8:19am 05.27.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1534 I am looking to replace our current bimini with one that attaches to the aft stays for support as we
Windlass on Legend 43 (1991) Mooring version Pascal17304 at 8:00am 05.27.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1203 Hi All, I'm the owner of a Legend 43 (1991) Mooring version. There is a windlass installed on, it'
Hunter 31 gooseneck wear oeharvey at 7:28am 05.27.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1627 the Isomat gooseneck on my 31 is wearing through at the bottom of the rings that hold the gooseneck
Motor Control Bracket on Hunter 40 Legend jdhohmann at 7:05am 05.27.09 Big Boats 2/1131 I need some HELP!!! Our steering column modules (Motor control levers) is breakin apart. There are s
Outboard motor brackets LondonFog at 6:52am 05.27.09 Smaller Boats 4/1193 Hunter Owners, Am interested in any information re replacing existing outboard motor bracket on
rigging plenares at 6:32am 05.27.09 Bigger Boats 1/3495 Never sailed and we purchased our first sailboat. How's that for adventurous! The boat is a 1977 O
Opinions from people with tillers on c30's?? hobbit at 6:04am 05.27.09 Catalina 30 2/1351 Looking @ a couple of c30s that have a tiller. Is the boat too much for a tiller? I have heard that
Shower sump mystery jk kudera at 4:18am 05.27.09 Big Boats 6/1393 A friend owns a 1985 Hunter 34, recently needed to replace the shower sump pump. He replaced the pum
Sirius sails Whisper Too at 3:53am 05.27.09 Sirius 21/22 0/4097 If you are thinking about new sails, Sailrite make precut kits and gives prices on line. its a prett
LPG tank vents not located properly paulj at 9:23pm 05.26.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2859 Any other Catalina owners have this problem.... http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/showthre
LPG drain fitting (1) paulj at 9:16pm 05.26.09 Catalina 310 12/2814 US Coast Guard safety check revelled a problem with LPG drains. They don't drain so they can't vent.
removing and re-seating the mast step Bill Leathen at 8:59pm 05.26.09 Smaller Boats 1/1056 I would like to add a u shaped plate under my mast step so that I can add some blocks to run my haly
Big thanks for all the info MrBee at 8:54pm 05.26.09 Destinations 3/2637 just wanted to say thanks for all the responses on my post for info coming down the hudson or East r

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Leaky Windows Project_Mayhem at 8:02am 02.23.22 They can definitely scuff up the fiberglass if you're not careful but most of the time the area it's
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 8:02am 02.23.22
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback (2) Project_Mayhem at 8:01am 02.23.22 It looks like this is not the case with the O'Day 25. If I had to guess, it's the rub rail screws th
USCG Registry versus State jviss at 8:00am 02.23.22 Asking strangers on the internet.... So, you're rejecting the entire concept of this entire forum.
Leaky Windows mikeracca at 7:59am 02.23.22 I have used many of those products when I was an auto body tech, but I would love to hear how well t
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 7:58am 02.23.22 Interesting. Unless you have external regulation I think typically you charge the AGMs with the alt
USCG Registry versus State FastOlson at 7:58am 02.23.22 Asking strangers on the internet vs asking the appropriate state agency....um, yeah, tough choice!
Another Ship is burning. dlochner at 7:43am 02.23.22 Don't expect good deals on VW cars in the near future. 1,100 lost cars will put a big dent in the Ea
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 7:37am 02.23.22 ... and gasoline processed at a plant that gets its power from coal. -Will
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback dlochner at 7:26am 02.23.22 I don't think flexibility is an issue. If you look closely the current teak toe rails are proabably
Plastic Teak Toe Rails - Looking for opinions and feedback sail sfbay at 7:24am 02.23.22 Cons: need to be thicker since it is more flexible and might require stainless steel reinforcement.
Starwind 19 project boat Project_Mayhem at 7:13am 02.23.22 How is your O'Day coming along? Last I read you were doing a bunch of deck work. It's a never endi
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:11am 02.23.22 What year is the boat?
Leaky Windows Project_Mayhem at 7:07am 02.23.22 I've had good results using a scotchbrite wheel on a drill to remove old sealant. They also work wel
Newport 30-3 grab rails sail sfbay at 7:04am 02.23.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! How many loops are you looking for?
BATTERY BANK SETUP dlochner at 6:57am 02.23.22 Well, here we are again. A relatively new member asks a question that generates more questions and l
Expanding Hardening Foam sail sfbay at 6:42am 02.23.22 What is the application? What is your compression strength specification? Do you want to be buy it
Replacing portlights with screwless, VHB tape mounted windows (2) kloudie1 at 6:35am 02.23.22 Some folks have used temporary screws (as few as possible) to hold the frameless glass in place unti
BATTERY BANK SETUP captcoho at 6:32am 02.23.22 As Scott T-Bird mentioned, there has been no consideration for any basic house loads, especially vhf
BATTERY BANK SETUP Scott T-Bird at 6:21am 02.23.22 The other difficulty is that when you put your batteries in series to supply power to your motor, yo

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