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Removing the bulkhead just fwd of head on C-27 mgreenlee7844 at 4:16pm 05.31.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1078 Is the bulkhead just fwd of the head structural? My wife wants me to remove it to open up the V-bert
Cabin Floor lingarner at 4:07pm 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2865 I am in the process of remodeling the cabin of my 26'. Along the way, I keep looking down at the bar
Mast Wiring/Mast Light/Coax Everlong 25 at 3:54pm 05.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3015 Okay, I h have a question I hope someone can help with. I have been working on updating the wiring
Pearson 31-2 pmoreton at 3:19pm 05.31.09 Pearson 3/3757 I just bought a 1988 Pearson 31-2. The topping lift seems unusual coming down from the mast head to
Slow leak H33 forward hull ish at 2:46pm 05.31.09 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1996 I have a 1977 H33 that has developed a slow leak somewhere forward of the bilge. The only below-wat
Electrical fstenman at 1:21pm 05.31.09 Smaller Boats 4/1138 I'm not sure if I am in the correct place or not. I own a 23' 1987 Hunter. When I bought it the runn
Irwin 38 1990 Center cockpit (2) johnflhardy at 1:09pm 05.31.09 Irwin 1/6718 If anyone has any drawings of this model I would really like to hear from you. It has a 2 foot bows
356 engine whines at certain speeds Ivan at 10:38am 05.31.09 Big Boats 7/1456 I have a 2002 356 with 3GM30F Yanmar. Engine has run beautifully and quietly until last year, when
Battery charging question Bob V at 10:26am 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1356 I carry a pair of Optima Deep Cycle batteries with me when I cruise to power my electric dinghy moto
Painting Nonskid thaeni at 9:43am 05.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1177 I have a 1984 27' Hunter. The Nonskid portion is molded into the fiberglass. Can I just use regular
stereo sound control dunbarjcd at 9:26am 05.31.09 Big Boats 2/1216 I have a Hunter 43. Does any body know 1,where can I find a replacement for the sound control switch
H216 Spinaker Outside Gybe rangerpaul at 9:05am 05.31.09 Smaller Boats 4/1399 Does anyone know how to do an outside gybe with the spinnaker on an H216 without the lazy sheet fall
How can you tell the rudder delamination is serious Michel16055 at 8:33am 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 21/5296 I have some rudder delamination. I understand that this needs to be repaired at some point. The mari
Outboard capacity jnolan at 7:52am 05.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1046 I have a 1977 22 ft O'Day sailboat with a 8hp mercury outboard engine. I have not sailed this boat y
bimin for c27 amber waves at 7:14am 05.31.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1648 Morning all, we just bought our first boat a 1987 c27 catalina. Lucky to buy it from an older gent w
Looking for a specific hull ismjim46 at 6:09am 05.31.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1017 A few years ago, I gave up sailing and sold my 27' O'Day. Big mistake. I am now retired. Ocasional
sail slides fireone at 6:09am 05.31.09 Day Sailers 1/1107 Looking for information on what size main sail slides i would need so i can replace mine...any info
Looking for a specific O'Day ismjim46 at 6:07am 05.31.09 Bigger Boats 1/1520 A few years ago, I gave up sailing and sold my 27' O'Day. Big mistake. I am now retired. Ocasional
Looking for specific boat ismjim46 at 6:06am 05.31.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1248 A few years ago, I gave up sailing and sold my 27' O'Day. Big mistake. I am now retired. Ocasional w
Link 2000 Installation questions karmaf16 at 5:01am 05.31.09 Big Boats 1/1081 Hi All, I am replacing the standard Xantrex Freedom 20 Remote with a Link 2000 unit on my Hunter.

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Boat Bike "tech support" dlochner at 5:24pm 03.16.22 The cables should be pretty standard. You'll probably need the length of the cable and the type of c
Tenara sewing threads Hayden Watson at 5:18pm 03.16.22 I did all of the tricks that sailrite lists for getting Tenara to sew on the LSZ1 and have finally g
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig ontherocks83 at 5:13pm 03.16.22 1984 is a MK I, I have the exact same boat. Tall rig, "deep keel", with a M25. I had the 140 genoa a
First of 4 panels Leeward Rail at 4:57pm 03.16.22 How were those done ?
New Dodger stephen_i_w at 4:45pm 03.16.22 When I got quotes for a dodger on my former boat, I was totally taken aback. I said: "This is a 27
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 Calif. Ted at 4:21pm 03.16.22 After a few years the Trinidad blue I use tends to fade to greenish blue, or blueish green.
Generator on a Hunter 326 (32') Crusty Ol Salt at 4:15pm 03.16.22 Hey, don't be to upset. I read through this twice and learned a couple of things. I would have nev
Forever to Charge - What's This? Davidasailor26 at 4:15pm 03.16.22
Repurposing a Rope Clutch shemandr at 3:50pm 03.16.22 So, I'm assuming that you have in-mast furling since you say you don't adjust the halyard very much.
First of 4 panels Ralph Johnstone at 3:34pm 03.16.22 Nice little sailboat stitches. Be sure to show the finished product when you're done. Right now I'
First of 4 panels kappykaplan at 3:16pm 03.16.22 Looks great, @Light air ! :beer:
Sailboat Cradle shemandr at 3:10pm 03.16.22 I'd concentrate on local media directed at boaters. Cradles don't walk to their new homes - especia
Depth finder in bilge BigEasy at 2:49pm 03.16.22 Tom & Ted described the thru hull transducers & blanking plug. Many times owners will allow the spee
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 BigEasy at 2:32pm 03.16.22 Also, recommendations on paint type and application. Mark I wouldn't be so concerned about
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 BigEasy at 2:19pm 03.16.22 I haven't done a bottom paint for the last 8 years and it takes 15 min at haul out to spray wash th
Oxalic Acid Hull Cleaning shemandr at 2:17pm 03.16.22 I have used oxalic acid to remove tannin stains. I'm not sure why it would work on oxidized gel coa
First of 4 panels Ward H at 2:14pm 03.16.22 Now you did it! If my SO see's your stitching I'll have to be doing the same! Seriously, very nice.
Forever to Charge - What's This? (1) BigEasy at 2:05pm 03.16.22 I hear you. My boat's battery compartment is too shallow. :( They didn't consider batteries when
Beneteau bottom paint color 361 joker460 at 1:54pm 03.16.22 I'm going to get some flack over this but why do we bother with anti fouling paints in fresh water.
Swim Platform Lockers Ward H at 1:18pm 03.16.22 Nice latches. I put them on my boat. No more scarred shins from hitting the metal ones.

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