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Sail kits Nereussailor at 6:03am 03.18.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1401 Has anyone ever bought a sail kit from sailrite and sewn their own sails? or ever purchased a sail m
Boat paint scratching easily! nameaneh at 8:04pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2153 I recently finished painting my boat with Glidden's Poly Floor and Porch paint and it's been about 4
Time to start planning. Benny at 7:42pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2028 Last year we went to see the Washington DC 4th of July fireworks from the Potomac River in our trust
REAL Sailing Stimulus Package Andy1237 at 7:40pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1593 Could you could qualify for a tax credit of up to $8,000 to buy a sailboat? Here is the catch-You ha
Head maintenance FMott at 6:08pm 03.17.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5201 Peggie: Your comments and recommendations in this forum have been very useful and I have relied on y
Thinking like a sailor, "sticking" around, "stuck" ashore: (1) blowinganddrifting at 6:05pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2190 With all the sailors out there, I'm thinking outside the "boat" at the moment. Yeah, the boat is st
Boom vang bail modification (2) Roger Long at 3:31pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1528 I've always known that the bail for the boom vang was a bit short so that the vang tension pushed th
Sheet Winch Adjustments (1) MacMikey at 2:27pm 03.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1599 My sheet winches on the 25 Mac are getting a bit wobbley between the main body and the top. I see a
marina holding title? bayside at 2:20pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 30/4151 This is our first sailboat- first post, as well. We paid in full for the boat in dry storage and fo
Replacing 2003 Bavaria 44 Portlight Lenses & Seals La Bestia at 2:15pm 03.17.09 Bavaria 4/5918 Hello: I'll like to replace all lenses and seals on the portlights of my 2003 Bavaria 44. It has
My new BOAT BUDDY (1) Merry Prankster at 12:26pm 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1601 Another rainy day, sigh. I got out my sewing machine and a pair of scissors and converted my 5 gal.
masthead light- rewire HELP sweetpea at 12:24pm 03.17.09 Catalina 22 7/3239 Just bought the boat, the masthead light wasn't working... after looking at it, the wireing was shot
Need to make a shopping list mister_j at 11:57am 03.17.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1170 I'm about to pop the top on the fresh water tank in my H28.5. As long as I'll be resealing it for a
Re-seating a Thetford 735 bellows? delliottg at 11:39am 03.17.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4271 During our last freeze cycle here in the PNW, I left water in the top reservoir of our Thetford 735.
Bilge pump pmeyers at 10:35am 03.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1908 The more that I get into my "new" 1979 Venture 25, the more it appears that I need to do. I was jus
I Need Mast Raising Kit for Venture 25 JoelHoover at 9:51am 03.17.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/6369 What works? I've read that the kits for the new 26m can be converted to work on older boats, but I w
Sliding bulk head door in 22' O'Day islandjim at 9:41am 03.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1777 I have a 1977 22' O'day, which according to all of the information I read, it is suppose to have a s
O'Day parts PatSul22 at 9:26am 03.17.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1014 I am interested to see if anyone has any parts for an Oday 272 you would be looking to make a few bu
Alternator problem garylinger at 8:34am 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 20/7769 REVISED Alternator problem I have searched for an answer and can't find one so I am asking here...F
Fiberglass quality Franklin at 8:15am 03.17.09 Ask All Sailors 38/3694 I've decided to buy my boat back my boat from the insurance (Now I own it outright :) ) and fix it m

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Replace windows questions Project_Mayhem at 8:05am 11.19.21 I used 1" wide black VHB tape to cover the overlap.. There was a thin (maybe 1/8") that didn't get
Raising the Mast Shorefun at 7:57am 11.19.21 I raise the mast with minimal help. Get the shrouds on their proper place. Make sure the lines run
Teak darker than expected after refinish? dlochner at 7:52am 11.19.21 Different varnishes have different effects. Some are tinted which leaves a darker amber color, some
WTB 23.5 or 240 in PNW RussC at 7:51am 11.19.21 not mine and know nothing about it. https://eugene.craigslist.org/boa/d/albany-1994-hunter-235-sailb
confused as to what to look for in a blue water boat Don S/V ILLusion at 7:42am 11.19.21 ok, thank you for all the great answers, I would like to sail, maybe not around the world, but part
confused as to what to look for in a blue water boat fred1diver at 7:21am 11.19.21 ok, thank you for all the great answers, I would like to sail, maybe not around the world, but part
Teak darker than expected after refinish? FastOlson at 7:14am 11.19.21 We have refinished 99% of the interior teak (solids and veneers) over the years. Always comes out li
Open Cell or Closed Cell Cockpit Cushions? Jacktar at 7:12am 11.19.21 Is comfort really and issue with typical hard assed sailors?
Advice on replacing crazed and cracked portside fixed portlight on Catalina 310 Monheganlover at 6:49am 11.19.21 Extremely helpful! Thanks.
Surfing Cat thinwater at 6:43am 11.19.21 I've crossed breaking inlets and never liked it. a lucky escape
Advice on replacing crazed and cracked portside fixed portlight on Catalina 310 (6) Hayden Watson at 6:32am 11.19.21 This past summer, I installed new fixed portlights in my 88 C30. In the originals, the lens was held
Hoses from somewhere going nowhere. mjsb at 6:30am 11.19.21 Good job with the photos, showed exactly what I wanted. You might have an extra temperature sender
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 6:14am 11.19.21 200272
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 6:13am 11.19.21 Okay.... so a slight course correction back to nautical themes
Pulling dead diesel from Cal 2-27 jssailem at 6:04am 11.19.21 I can then maybe rotate the block to get it past eh fixed cabinet opening. Tight squeeze either wa
Surfing Cat Parsons at 5:52am 11.19.21 I think the two hulls tracked in a way analogous to twin bladed ice skates. A monohull might have
WTB 23.5 or 240 in PNW patbratton at 5:47am 11.19.21 I looked for a year for a boat. I tried to buy a Nimble 20 I found in Augusta but the owner refused
Surfing Cat Pirate Dave at 5:43am 11.19.21 Bring me my brown pants......................................
Anchor 150 miles offshore ? dlochner at 5:14am 11.19.21 This video just came out from Wendover Productions. It does a good job of explaining the break down
Dinghy floor replacement RoyS at 5:04am 11.19.21 I am pretty sure that starboard is more flexible than plywood with the same dimensions.

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