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anchor well hatch doors lee boyle at 3:44pm 04.24.09 Big Boats 2/2088 I have '85 36 -- the anchor well hatch doors do not stay up and in big weather can be quite a pain t
trim when reefed Roy10289 at 3:29pm 04.24.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/4364 Hi Don, I have your book and it has been a great help,thank you. I would appreciate it if you can cl
Removing Rubber steering wheel Cover Hermit Scott at 1:20pm 04.24.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3387 The wheel on my boat has a yellowish colored rubber covering that I suspect isn't supposed to be yel
Where is better to keep the boat?. WET or DRY robroque at 1:05pm 04.24.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1308
41 Morgan Out Island mweldon at 12:45pm 04.24.09 Morgan 0/4 I have a 41 Morgan out Island for sale. I inherited this along with a bal owed.Boat needs work but I
ST 4000 Auto Pilot John Burns at 12:35pm 04.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1686 I have an ST 4000+ Raymarine Auto Helm It continually makes a left hand turn I have checked al
I recently bought a used Hobie 13 Wave- (1) LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 12:19pm 04.24.09 Ask All Sailors 0/1 I had hopes it would spark an interest in sailing with my kids. I had so much fun the first time out
KiwiGrip Non-Skid Deck Coating Rob19574 at 10:44am 04.24.09 Ask All Sailors 6/4594 I am thinking about coating some of the non-skid areas around my cockpit on my '78 Catalina 30 with
Mod to use cap dory jib on c27 tall rig biggio at 10:11am 04.24.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1739 Mod to use cape dory jib on c27 tall rig I have a C27 tall rig. I have a only 155 genoa for my head
Ranger 30 Rudder Simon at 9:39am 04.24.09 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/2048 My first post on forum, though I've owned a 1977 Ranger for 7 years. Raced her on SFBay, beat boats
Raritan LBA dimensions? RichH at 9:17am 04.24.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2804 Kindly advise where I can find/examine the physical dimensions of the: "Raritan LBA matches your ex
Anyone bought the Hunter Edge? jackhartjr at 7:26am 04.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1109 Hi folks, has anyone out here purchased a Hunter Edge? If so how do you like it so far? Thanks in ad
I bought a used Hobie 13 Wave- (1) LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 8:44am 04.24.09 Ask All Sailors 0/3 I hoped it would spark a sailing interest in my kids. But after my first time out, they might not ge
This weekend BobM at 8:27am 04.24.09 S2 4/1705 Weather this weekend with potentially break an all time high with 80+ degrees both Sat. and Sun. U
Autopilot for Hunter 340 Levin at 8:04am 04.24.09 Big Boats 4/2870 Hello everyone... I own a 2000 model year Hunter 340 and I have been trying to get an autopilot to
Mooring problem Witzend at 7:37am 04.24.09 Ask All Sailors 20/4379 I moor my C310 on the Elk River in Maryland. We have a 2.5 knot current that is tidal. As a result i
Coronado 35 avoisine at 7:22am 04.24.09 Ask All Sailors 24/28581 I am a novice sailor looking for a sailboat. Have found a Coronado 35 that needs a lot of work. In
Replacing A Cutlass Bearing (Photo Heavy) (10) Maine Sail at 6:45am 04.24.09 Musings With Maine Sail 60/71757 Replacing a cutlass bearing is not a tough project but does require some thought. On some boats the
85 C27 Stern Rail Size OD Bill5763 at 5:07am 04.24.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1408 Hey Skippers, Anyone know the OD of the Stern Rail on a 85 C27? Looking to buy a mount for Magma
MacHunter? Tim R. at 4:54am 04.24.09 Ask All Sailors 39/9220 http://www.sail-world.com/cruising/index.cfm?nid=56032'rid=11

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Heat exchanger anode 2 OLD PIRATES at 4:54am 01.23.22 Had the same problem ........... just cut 1/4 " off of the bolt with my sawsall. Worked out just fi
"Hawkeye" SFS at 4:46am 01.23.22 Simon! I have missed your posts. Spend a minute and update us on how you are and what you are doing
"Hawkeye" jssailem at 4:38am 01.23.22 Good to see your post again Simon. How your well and still active in sailing. Is the reason the boat
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. jssailem at 4:32am 01.23.22 Nicely developed check list. Thank you.
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. BigEasy at 4:16am 01.23.22 Great list. That should keep me busy for a weekend!
"Hawkeye" kappykaplan at 3:56am 01.23.22 Welcome back, Simon!
Steering Wheel Replacement 1986 C30 TR Davidasailor26 at 2:19am 01.23.22
The Thetford Porta Potti ErikVR at 9:31pm 01.22.22 Yep. Never had a problem. The ride my trailer gives the boat is pretty smooth and, of course, I'm a
New Capri 18 Owner (2) ErikVR at 9:13pm 01.22.22 Just for clarification, the device you're referring to is often called a " boom pig tail" and is so
New Capri 18 Owner ErikVR at 8:47pm 01.22.22 If you ever consider going to a 135 (%) headsail, I highly recommend going back to the CDI Flexible
Headliner sail sfbay at 8:41pm 01.22.22 Glue carpet?
1989 Catalina 30 Control line size and length Joe at 8:03pm 01.22.22 I have never relied on a manual or chart to determine final estimate of length and size for my runni
New Capri 18 Owner Joe at 7:38pm 01.22.22 Yeah, looks like it. The stock Catalina boom holding device was a short wire pennant attached to th
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. (1) Will Gilmore at 6:51pm 01.22.22 Jolly good show, @wobbly, jolly good.
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. Crusty Ol Salt at 6:47pm 01.22.22 Thx a million for the reminder.
Oil shortage Calif. Ted at 5:56pm 01.22.22 Is there any other kind? :biggrin: Presto Logs, a wax and sawdust candle compressed into the shap
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. DArcy at 5:34pm 01.22.22 That's a fun video, I like the narrator's hat. He must be a sailor :) A bit of a different view of
1989 Catalina 30 Control line size and length sail sfbay at 5:34pm 01.22.22 Attach a tag line with a hook or sew the ends together and pull it through, separate from the tag li
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 sail sfbay at 5:24pm 01.22.22 Good plan.........lots of sail AND powerboats out there for purchase.
Hunter 26 mast fit on 260 Vaughn at 4:41pm 01.22.22 Thank you everyone. We ended up passing on that hunter and went north to look at another one. We hav

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