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Greetings from Afghanistan (2) Brian D at 6:21am 05.12.09 Sails Call Lounge 8/3880 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 0/2050 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 9/2052 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 3/1463 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 8/1750 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 14/2511 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 1/5930 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) 2/3793 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 24/5682 I ended up ordering an 8.5 ft inflatable dinghy which I should have before this weekend and I am rea
Replacing the plexi in the ports on a 1978 Hunter 25 Rick Silverman at 7:51pm 05.11.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1417 Has anyone replaced the plexiglass in the ports on a Hunter25. I would appreciate an idea of how to
gel coat refinishing skal2373 at 7:17pm 05.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1365 I am about to begin the restoration process on my new 27 foot 1980 Hunter. Can any Hunter owner tell
Johnson Miniscow (1) RECESS at 6:58pm 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 4/9448 A friend that I sail with and just like to listen to gave me a Johnson Miniscow built by Johnson Boa
anchoring with an all chain rode and windlass windsock1 at 6:35pm 05.11.09 Big Boats 3/1496 This is my first season with an all chain rode and electric windlass. Once the hook is out and set I
For Southern sailors (3) Ken Honeycutt at 5:18pm 05.11.09 Big Boats 1/32 Nothing like May in Chicago. Started out with 25 - 30 knot winds and 6 foot waves. By the time we go
Water heater replacement akflyr at 3:50pm 05.11.09 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1656 It's now warm enough to turn the water on up here. Filled up the tanks turned on the water pump and
New asym crane (6) paulj at 3:26pm 05.11.09 Catalina 310 1/2426 I have a 2008 Rollgen asymspinnaker and added a new spin crane story. Just finished installing the n
water leaking from rudder dlefevre at 2:54pm 05.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1649 Well, My Catalina 27 is on a trailer and getting ready to get it wet. Noticed a 2" slice or crack ab
Propeller guards David F at 2:38pm 05.11.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3501 In the current "in the water" thread, the subject of propeller guards came up to protect rudders. A
reefed main or working jib myerssl at 1:54pm 05.11.09 Ask All Sailors 13/3749 All, Just a quick question, Saturday I went out in some stiff winds (25 knots) and only put up th
cowl vent replacement for Cat 30 RussT1950 at 1:49pm 05.11.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2826 Hello to all, I am trying to replace the engine cowl vent on my 1989 Cat 30. The one I pulled

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Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 02.20.22 I see his last posting was Aug 5, 2019 . We can only hope he is still well. I always found his po
Defender Sold Ralph Johnstone at 9:56am 02.20.22 them Canadians appear to have money to spend... He sure wasn't talking about me :frown:.
Spinnaker car. PaulK at 9:56am 02.20.22 Rig Rite shows it as no longer available. The car (and track) is curved to match the front of the m
Need larger hole in hatch Ralph Johnstone at 9:51am 02.20.22 What a tempest in a teapot. Bullcrap if you'll pardon the the salty language. Acrylic is one of the
A few Hunter 306 questions Crazy Dave Condon at 9:34am 02.20.22 On in mast furling, the rake has been discussed but prebend should be limited to 1 degree. Otherwi
Anyone knows anything about Woodster ? Claude L.-Auger at 9:33am 02.20.22 Interestingly enough these threads discuss what you are proposing 12 Volt fuel shut off solenoid fo
mast raising mikeracca at 9:27am 02.20.22
Universal Diesel M18 overheating and coolant escaping from bleeder problems captcoho at 9:25am 02.20.22 Search past threads, some people added a coolant overflow tank to M18
Ports mikeracca at 9:22am 02.20.22
Looking for 386 Red and Green Interior Courtesy Lights JimP at 9:21am 02.20.22 These were small sealed units, so I replaced them with G-10 sockets and G-10 dim red LED bulbs. As I
mast raising captcoho at 9:10am 02.20.22 Hi, Okay, we've made progress getting the mast to go up... But then it tips to starboard and falls
Ports mikeracca at 9:02am 02.20.22 Found it. https://www.amazon.com/Locking-gasket-windshield-windows-equipment/dp/B01BKSOOUW/ref=sr_1
Ports mikeracca at 9:00am 02.20.22 Old cars and trucks used to use a rubber gasket to hold the windshield and back glass in. Automotive
Need larger hole in hatch Ralph Johnstone at 8:55am 02.20.22 Ralph, do you need to run the drill in reverse (like I do when starting to drill through gelcoat) t
mast raising (2) mikeracca at 8:51am 02.20.22 It goes about half way up the pole and there is a block at the top of the pole where the rope exits.
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:50am 02.20.22 Thank you Sail SF Bay. The top down furler seems to be the simplest handling approach. Cheers. Tim
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:44am 02.20.22 Good day Claude and thank you. Your post arrived while I was replying to the other captains. I lik
Down windsails. sail sfbay at 8:32am 02.20.22 ..........A dock mate, who is a racer, just rigged an asymmetrical with top down furling....... A t
Ports MacBeane at 8:15am 02.20.22 No fabrication is needed, just the plastic frame, as also asked by a commenter at the end of that ar
Down windsails. Diablito at 8:03am 02.20.22 You all are amazing! Thank you, so much, for your comments and for so quickly sharing your knowledge

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