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5 college kids sailing Caribbean waters thesailerdude at 8:41pm 04.14.09 Ask All Sailors 62/8306 Me and my 4 college friends has this ambitious plan to sail the caribbean waters the upcoming summer
season startup checklist ironhors42 at 8:24pm 04.14.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2060 Is there a startup checklist for most brand of boats that is on the hard and in the water before sea
Cabin sole refinish questions-Help (1) Pat T at 7:35pm 04.14.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1678 Had to replace one of eight pieces of my cabin sole. Older pieces look like they have an orange shad
sail slug size tully at 7:24pm 04.14.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1534 Last time out one of my sail slugs broke. I was in the process of ordering a replacement (and spares
Mast Removal SunCat at 7:22pm 04.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1575 Last year I decided to remove the mast on my 1995 Hunter Legend 35.5. I got a rude awakening when I
Anchor locker leaking Hunter 340 sbeach at 7:14pm 04.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2657 After winter storage along Lake Michigan I noticed when it rained water came in through the anchor l
H23 halyards to cockpit BOBSCABIN at 6:36pm 04.14.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1332 Doing a refit on 1996 H23. Want to run halyards to cockpit. Forum from john schaub shows how. Can
rogue wave turn into it or not tho52mas at 5:07pm 04.14.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2672 You are the Captain of a 650 foot ship and are crossing the Atlantic. You are in 20 foot seas. You
Display paulj at 4:06pm 04.14.09 Catalina 310 5/1940 Has anyone been able to get to the Dealer Calibration mode? paulj :troll:
Beaver Lake Einstein on the Beach at 2:53pm 04.14.09 Destinations 4/3667 Does anyone on here sail on Beaver Lake in Northwest Arkansas? I have just started sailing and I'm
Lancer 1977 28' Etch at 2:00pm 04.14.09 Lancer 2/2257 Hello all, I will be looking at a 1977 28' Lancer (one owner) this weekend and any advice would be a
Installing cam cleats ORCON at 1:34pm 04.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 5/5611 Guys, I have a 2004 Hunter 306, which I often sail alone. I hate the cleats for my jib, because I h
How much diesel in my tank 9.2C - 427 at 12:18pm 04.14.09 S2 9/2291 I have a 9.2C, and have a stupid question...How can I tell how much diesel is in my tank? My tank d
Reccomendation for Catalina teak interior dman535 at 12:16pm 04.14.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2709 I am in the process of cleaning the interior of my Catalina 27. Was curious to hear what Catalina ow
Keel to Hull Joint Larry14133 at 12:10pm 04.14.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2533 The keel to hull joint on my O'Day 302 looks like it could use a little attention. It has been check
mast tabernacle hinge piece hunter 23 1988 cayugajim at 11:50am 04.14.09 Smaller Boats 2/1779 I need to replace this piece, the piece upon which the mast hinges while raising and lowering, abou
Clean the luff track on mast earlkeim at 11:37am 04.14.09 Smaller Boats 1/1957 HI, While the mast is down should I do anything to the luff track of the mast. What is the best m
New H33 Dodger?? BruceK at 10:59am 04.14.09 Mid-Size Boats 8/4065 Time to commission the boat and I have ordered a dodger...necessity in Maine...but need some opinion
Mast and Boom from 1960's dingy Clark at 10:52am 04.14.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/1289 I have a mast and boom from a 15' dingy that I think was a Rebel (?) Both are in good shape; the spr
Garhauer EZ-Glide Adjustable Genoa Car System (1) Rick D at 9:52am 04.14.09 Ask All Sailors 10/15112 I just installed one of Garhauer's car systems ( see at http://garhauermarine.com/catalog_process.c

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New Catalina 30 Owner jeepbluetj at 9:16am 02.22.22 Sewing is easy. For small stuff the ~$120 singer 4xxx heavy duty series is a decent machine. For can
Potential Buyer of DS1 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:12am 02.22.22 Forgive my ignorance - what's a DS1?
Leaky Windows jeepbluetj at 9:06am 02.22.22 '79 right? So aluminum framed windows. Are they leaking where they're sealed or between the aluminu
Battery options jeepbluetj at 8:53am 02.22.22 I'd say two GC-2 6v batteries are by far the best FLA house bank you can have in a C-30. IIRC for 12
Battery options Don S/V ILLusion at 8:52am 02.22.22
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION twodzusfittings at 8:47am 02.22.22 Does it look similar to the well known green patina that copper develops? yes.
Tillerarm radius for linear drive autopilot installation (1) Len Ingalls at 8:47am 02.22.22 The Raymarine Type 1 Linear Drive (M81130) has a 12" stroke. The mid stroke point (rudder centered)
Catalina 27 keel dmax at 8:30am 02.22.22 A 1984 Catalina will have plywood in the keel stub, a known weakness as the plywood can get wet and
gel coat cracks dlochner at 8:26am 02.22.22 I see that spectrum offers spray cans of gelcoat - anyone have experience with that? I've used a
Battery options BigEasy at 8:24am 02.22.22 You can look at DYNO Batteries in Seattle. They have a 12V battery that is DeepCycle. Fits in a sta
O'Day 39 owners manual sail sfbay at 8:24am 02.22.22 Welcome to the forum!! Ditto Tally Ho..............buy one here: I Heart O'Days - Manuals (iheartod
gel coat cracks dmax at 8:14am 02.22.22 I see that spectrum offers spray cans of gelcoat - anyone have experience with that?
Westerbeke 13b - FREE to good home dmax at 8:13am 02.22.22 Sure will be nice to get that weight out of the boat :)
Battery options jssailem at 8:11am 02.22.22 Two 6V batteries (225 ampHr) like the Trojan's are a good solution to provide a single 12v battery s
Starwind 19 project boat Project_Mayhem at 8:02am 02.22.22 You must own a fleet of sailboats by now! My last boat was a Starwind 19. Great little boat. There'
B&G Vulcan 7 help hj5150 at 8:01am 02.22.22 Hey, The Vulcan has a "trip calculator" that automatically tracks things like distance travelled,
Bent jaw toggles on lower shrouds TRFrederick at 7:57am 02.22.22
BRASS THRUHULL VALVES CORROSION Project_Mayhem at 7:50am 02.22.22 Does it look similar to the well known green patina that copper develops? I used CLR to clean mine u
gel coat cracks Project_Mayhem at 7:45am 02.22.22 I just picked some gelcoat up from a local supplier. With the help of the staff there we used a RAL
Leaky Windows Project_Mayhem at 7:41am 02.22.22 If you can't find the proper seal, you can use some weather stripping from the hardware store. I use

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