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A Handy Hitch ChuckThomas at 2:18pm 05.12.09 Ask All Sailors 0/8 First
which foam should I get? Newbie Sailor at 1:52pm 05.12.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1303 Hey there everybody. New sailors on a 1980-something 27' Catalina. The previous owner just put on
Alternator Charging Wire To Battery Barry7363 at 1:10pm 05.12.09 Ask All Sailors 15/4279 Gentlemen, I'm in the process of re-wiring my house and start batteries with new DC switches and pan
Dow corning 700 Mark Juetten at 11:46am 05.12.09 Big Boats 5/1369 I am going to need to replace side acrylic window in cabin top due to cracking . I believe you need
Free Boat update sailormanbigd at 11:32am 05.12.09 Ask All Sailors 14/1804 Well, I just finished filling out the Coast Guard paperwork for changing owners on the "free boat. I
Bosun's Chair Tips Mike H. at 11:31am 05.12.09 Ask All Sailors 21/7087 I have to go up the mast soon to install radar and I will check out the mast head and clean and lube
Portland Pudgy: Any experience? maggiegee at 9:11am 05.12.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1485 Does anyone have any experience with the Portland Pudgy lifeboat/dinghy? I'm thinking of getting one
venture 21 swing keel cracks hansen4401 at 9:03am 05.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2321 hi all, I have 3 'fractures' in the swing keel running perpendicular to the length of it and am won
Signal Flags Pinot Blanc at 8:45am 05.12.09 Catalina 22 0/1072 Dear Friends, I am wishing to mount a set up to display signal flags on a halyard from the spar on
Chainplates Needed Jimmy J. at 8:24am 05.12.09 Day Sailers 14/4376 My O'Day 20 is in need of new chainplates...I have checked with DRMarine but the cost for them seems
Cracks in Transom - on a New 2008?! moentrol at 7:19am 05.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1832 Ok, first, I'm very new to this (have never posted), but thought this would be the place to go to ge
Greetings from Afghanistan (2) Brian D at 6:21am 05.12.09 Sails Call Lounge 8/3845 Hello my favorite sailors. Hope the sailing season is doing you well. Thought I'd say hello and send
Black Tar Epoxy Layer NakedTime at 4:24am 05.12.09 Seidelmann 0/2022 Just curious if anyone else has a black tar epoxy layer between the glass and gelcoat on their hull.
Tabernacle pulled from cabin roof islandjim at 4:22am 05.12.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2023 On my Oday 22' during a test mast raising, one of the helpers fell off the boat bringing the mast wi
slick on starting engine John at 4:18am 05.12.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1406 Another question I have: On starting the engine the other day, I noticed a little bit of a black sli
Floating finger docks RogerHM at 4:16am 05.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1719 Maybe the question is out of place, but... We have had to delay Boats-in twice because of high-water
weather helm?? sand sailor at 11:41pm 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2464 my boat experiences considerable weather helm and wants to turn windward with a genoa in heavy wind
Princess Alcohol Stove, for Catalina 27 fryerd at 10:02pm 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 1/5907 I am trying to rebuild the stove from a 1975 Catalina 27'. I don't think it has been used in over 1
Phil,, How Do I Import Images BroadReach at 8:20pm 05.11.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/3776 Phil, I need some help. Tried to import two jpg images into a reply to a forum thread from Picassa
A couple more dinghy questions Manny at 7:56pm 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 24/5650 I ended up ordering an 8.5 ft inflatable dinghy which I should have before this weekend and I am rea

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Time to replace lifelines? dlochner at 9:12am 01.29.22 Replace them. Those are only the spots that bled. You do not know how far or deep the corrosion is.
Update skunther at 9:02am 01.29.22
Self tailing winches DArcy at 9:00am 01.29.22 It's not clear if the winches you have now are single or two speed. I swapped out the single speed o
Question about cockpit table attachment to deck AndyL at 8:56am 01.29.22 Anyone removed the table on a Hunter 36 or 356?
B&R deck stepped mast needs new lower shives. Allan12210 at 8:41am 01.29.22 Is there a small screw near where the internal end of that pin is? I'm trying to remember if it thre
B&R deck stepped mast needs new lower shives. jssailem at 8:25am 01.29.22 Dave, I am guessing that it would be the Hunter 28.5 he identifies in his avatar.
Help with halyards at mast head jssailem at 8:22am 01.29.22 Fell on deaf ears. Reminds me of a quote my Dad always shared.. You can lead a horse to water, bu
Funny Friday!!! DArcy at 8:00am 01.29.22 "Oh my God! You brought golf clubs too?" Obviously not a real sailor ;)
Hunter 38 - Dinghy Size sail sfbay at 7:37am 01.29.22 Suggest measuring to find out what size dinghy will fit. You are going to get a lot of good recommen
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 7:19am 01.29.22 202133
H240 Rudder Questions Crazy Dave Condon at 7:19am 01.29.22 @patbratton follow @caverun suggestions. I trust him
H240 Rudder Questions patbratton at 7:06am 01.29.22 Sounds like a good idea. On my 240 the rudder uphaul line was not routed through the post- it was o
B&R deck stepped mast needs new lower shives. Crazy Dave Condon at 7:06am 01.29.22 First please advise which boat for better response. Photo would help
H240 Rudder Questions caverun at 7:02am 01.29.22 Sounds like a good idea. On my 240 the rudder uphaul line was not routed through the post- it was ou
Help with halyards at mast head shemandr at 6:54am 01.29.22 As far as things to do when you drop the mast, here's a starter list, and there's tons more by sear
Self tailing winches (1) rs1sensen at 6:29am 01.29.22 Installed a pair of Lewmar 16st. I would not go any bigger but this was a good size. The West Marin
'76 Chrysler 15' Light air at 6:03am 01.29.22 Change of plans. There was a '72 16' Tanzer for sale about 3 hours away (one way) that the seller w
Long way to check out trailer sailor Will Gilmore at 9:28pm 01.28.22 For a trailersailer, I'd drive anywhere I could trailer the boat home from. For any other boat, any
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 9:13pm 01.28.22 A sailor, stranded for ten years on a desert island, spied something on the horizon. "It's a ship"
Pacific Yachting Magazine - Complimentary Ralph Johnstone at 6:57pm 01.28.22 That is because the website does not work entirely. I suspect it is under construction. True, it

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