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1977 Catalina 25 ronaldwredman at 11:17am 04.02.09 Smaller Boats 1/2594 I just purchased hull # 263 from someone who purchased it at a Baltimore location charity sale. I a
Old Headliner SeanMorey at 10:49am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2014 Dear Mentors, My "new" 77 Colombia Payne 9.6 has an old stained headliner. In the head it sags too
Mounting a new inflatable dingy Jim Seamans at 10:44am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 9/7712 I just recently purchased a new inflatable dingy and will be hanging it from the davits. Since the
Seat in aft cabin Franklin at 10:44am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/2079 Glenn: I thought I'd just use this opportunity to say, the seat(s) Hunter keeps putting in the aft
What to look for when considering a C-30 Bungalow Bill at 10:30am 04.02.09 Catalina 30 4/6310 Hi All, I am considering purchasing a Catalina 30 (late 80's or early 90's). I am wondering if the
beneteau pricing virgovirtus at 8:38am 04.02.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1527 hello all - any advice on new beneteau pricing during these time? I'm looking at new beneteau 49's a
Cutta Hole in my Boat! emergpa1 at 7:44am 04.02.09 Ask An Oday Owner 31/9848 As many of you know I am in the process of rebuilding my Oday 26. It began with redcognition of an o
05H36 Keel Stub Al - s/v Persephone at 7:23am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/2139 Glenn - When ordering Persephone, the salesman was unable to tell me the sinkage rate and AVS.
Fantastic 356 Bill Glass at 7:23am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1486 Glenn, we have an '03 356 and absolutely love everything about her! After the past six years of loc
Centerboard Quoddy at 7:12am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1516 Glenn. For maximum performance, are there any special considerations to keep in mind when sailing a
Solvent for use on dacron Merry Prankster at 6:45am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 1/2011 The PO of my boat used sail repair tape to strengthen some area of weak stitching on one of my jibs.
Spring cleaning Roger Long at 6:27am 04.02.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/2677 Peggie, I'm looking for your book that I've misplaced but it's a timely question and maybe you hav
Traveler Quoddy at 4:48am 04.02.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/2570 Glenn. Some of your designs have travelers and some do not. Can the non-traveler designs be sailed a
Economic pain hits home T37 Phil at 3:34am 04.02.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2562 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/business/01boats.html?_r=1'partner=rss'emc=rss I suppose the prac
H33 Headsail mods nickc at 7:58pm 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/2007 Hi Glenn, Great to be able to access your knowlwdge. I race my 2004 H33 in club events and more o
Rub rail track zedwin at 7:38pm 04.01.09 Catalina 30 2/2606 I'm trying to restore a 1984 Catalina 30 and have done some extensive deck/ hull repair. All I need
Bottom Paint WellerH at 6:47pm 04.01.09 Catalina 310 0/1410 Does anybody have experience with "Interlux Micron Extra with Biolux" as a multi-season bottom paint
Fractional Rig Tuning oreana1234 at 5:26pm 04.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/10368 In the interest of better performance, I offer the following guidelines. I freely admit that the fol
Wing keel higgs at 4:39pm 04.01.09 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/2500 I chartered a Hunter 38.5 - it may not be your design - but was very puzzled by its design. It had
Rigging a spinnaker James19955 at 4:36pm 04.01.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2118 I need some advice about spinnakers and small boats. I have a 1982 Oday 23 and am now comfortable

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O'Day 39 owners manual Rgluv2sail at 12:33pm 03.01.22 That was my first thought as well. I have assembled everything from original brochure to the newly
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar (2) Robertelee1031 at 12:31pm 03.01.22 Couple of pics
Catalina 27 sanitation system rebuild Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:18pm 03.01.22 I do have quality self-contained toilets on my other sailboat and in my camper, but the wife does n
Spinnaker winches for H340 (stainless arch) sail sfbay at 12:07pm 03.01.22 jssailem proposes a good plan, lower cost and does not add additional hardware in the cockpit.......
Spinnaker winches for H340 (stainless arch) DannyO at 12:00pm 03.01.22 Thanks so much for your reply. Yes, I have two ratchet blocks ready to go - I completely agree with
Morse or no morse jssailem at 11:45am 03.01.22 It feels like a boater that does not understand a distress signal is like a car driver that does not
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar jviss at 11:44am 03.01.22 Yep, sorry, the strut No need to apologize! I figured that's what you meant. I do that at times,
Spinnaker winches for H340 (stainless arch) (1) jssailem at 11:39am 03.01.22 Danny, Do you need winches for this task? On some 50' boats the spinnaker can pull on the sheet with
Morse or no morse (1) Parsons at 11:39am 03.01.22 One other distress signal that is often missed by the average joe is the simplified 3 flashes or 3 b
Rudder Reference Installation Hunter Vision 36 cagreen75 at 11:31am 03.01.22 Nice installation. Does the rudder reference show on a monitor at the helm. Nice to have, if so.
Rudder Reference Installation Hunter Vision 36 (1) cagreen75 at 11:24am 03.01.22 After searching for several days, I was unable to find any suggestions for installing a rudder refe
Rudder Reference Installation Hunter Vision 36 jssailem at 10:45am 03.01.22 Jim You may be able to tighten the steering even further buy adjusting the software. Autopilot resp
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar Robertelee1031 at 10:43am 03.01.22 Yep, sorry, the strut
1985 Newport 30 Propeller Shaft Spar jviss at 10:24am 03.01.22 Hi all, first time poster. Bought a Newport 30 Mark iii a couple of years ago. Just pulled it out
Saying hello jviss at 10:22am 03.01.22 I really would like a good cover. The tarp that came with it is huge, absolutely massive. It comple
Saying hello (1) pclarksurf at 10:22am 03.01.22 For storage I find a 25' x 12' industrial tarp is an excellent annual investment (the desert SE of W
Catalina 22 Sport Mast Repair? Jacktar at 10:04am 03.01.22 If it works two possible fixes, 1 make nifty canvas mast base cover and hide it. 2 put mast on anoth
Saying hello brockangelo at 10:03am 03.01.22 I really would like a good cover. The tarp that came with it is huge, absolutely massive. It complet
Morse or no morse Jacktar at 10:01am 03.01.22 Years ago friend of mine tried to get bridge tender to open bridge in ft myers, blew horn 3 times, c
Saying hello jviss at 9:40am 03.01.22 I didn't say cover it while towing, I said cover it. ear after year of sitting there, even during

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