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Rudder Crack (1) sailacat34 at 11:53am 03.23.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1538 While painting the bottom of my 34 MKII I noticed a small crack along the front edge of the rudder w
thru hull replacement BARRY3684 at 11:52am 03.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2396 HELP! I have to replace a leaking thru hull fitting which below the water line and I need advice on
Head Ache BARRY3684 at 11:31am 03.23.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2077 PEGGY, HOW DO YOU GET RID OF THE ODOR IN THE COMPARTMENT THAT THE HOLDING TANK WAS LOCATED IN? I too
Packing Gland (1) Warren Milberg at 10:42am 03.23.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1254 This is a Hunter OEM white nylon (perhaps Derlin) packing gland. This gland is in good shape and doe
Pedestal Guard (only) (1) Warren Milberg at 10:17am 03.23.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 0/1210 Pedestal Guard (only) (TAKEN) 1" stainless steel tubing pedestal guard, 45" high, 10 and 1/2" wide
cracks - what to do? Valentina at 10:08am 03.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1876 Hey, Peoples ! This Sunday I was looking at a boat (to buy) and noticed many hairline cracks on a bo
Restoration BassHunters at 9:40am 03.23.09 Pearson 3/1713 Hello Pearson Owners, My wife and I are very new to sailling, but not to boating. I am an Ex NAVY
O'day 32 elalamo at 9:00am 03.23.09 Bigger Boats 2/1491 I'm thinking about purchasing a 1987 O'Day 32'. However, I don't know much about her reputation. I'm
Keel System Maintenance (1) philwsailz at 8:54am 03.23.09 Catalina 22 16/3377 Hi all! Good morning! I want to share a picture as a reminder... Check your keel cable hose! The
Keel System Maintenance philwsailz at 8:48am 03.23.09 Catalina 22 0/4 Hi
D_MN old roller furler removal kdnichols at 7:43am 03.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1282 I spent 4 hours yesterday trying to remove my old 705 Hood roller furler. I used the jib halyard
V25 Mast Fix ghickman07 at 7:41am 03.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2079 Turns out the plywood under the wooden mast column inside the cabin is rotted. I put the mast up and
mast stepping beallright at 7:31am 03.23.09 Pearson 1/1770 Hi folks I've been boating my whole life but this is my first sail powered boat a Pearson 30 .I woul
Garmin 540/440 Bad Obsession at 7:18am 03.23.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1792 Has anyone bought, installed, and used a Garmin 540 or a Garmin 440. The only difference between th
speckled trout Justin_NSA at 7:00am 03.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1228 Finished wet sanding the old ablative paint from my hull down to the barrier coat. The hull seems sm
cutless bearing 356 miguelgdelrey at 6:41am 03.23.09 Big Boats 6/1241 Anyone knows the size of the cutless-bearing of a 356 (2002)? Miguel "AZUL"
Congratulations Maine Sail Ariel at 6:07am 03.23.09 Ask All Sailors 19/2900 Congratulations Maine Sail on being recognized in the Sailing Anarchy web site for the excellent wor
What did I do wrong? Snotter at 5:54am 03.23.09 Ask All Sailors 11/4041 I got to use my new 135% Genny for the 2nd time this weekend. While tacking in 10 knot winds the sai
actinic light Ross at 5:23am 03.23.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1372 I know that working with ester resins in bright sunlight shortens the gel and hardening times to som
O'day 25 Furler Carver at 5:12am 03.23.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1478 I purchased a CDI FF6 furler last year and plan to install it this spring. Anybody have an opinion

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C&C 30 Mk II rudder Apex at 3:22am 02.08.22 @Tally Ho: Thanks, I watched Mads just last night: ZMB0RUCwFvY using Sicomin PB250. My other optio
Aux fuel tank on H50 (1) Gianni65 at 12:20am 02.08.22 Hi, thanks for your explanation, I understand. Since I can see 49 and 50 with water/fuel capacity
Pacific Northwest Sailing Suggestions (US) Kings Gambit at 10:34pm 02.07.22 Is anyone really going to fine us for not having a US radio license? I doubt it.
B41S5 Mainsheet control (2) Tally Ho at 10:08pm 02.07.22 No specific boat pics, but it should be easy enough to route the mainsheet aft. But first, you sho
Shower drain Tally Ho at 9:54pm 02.07.22
C&C 30 Mk II rudder Tally Ho at 9:44pm 02.07.22 This guy has completely rebuilt his old boat. He is meticulous and has cool tools the average Joe ma
Adding 115 AC Tally Ho at 8:53pm 02.07.22 In a boat outlet circuits are usually run in a chain one circuit for the starboard side and another
Adding portable general. (1) Tally Ho at 8:49pm 02.07.22 Google- " Pig Tail Adapter". You plug it in to a 15A or 20A output receptacle in the portable ge
Adding 115 AC Benny17441 at 8:40pm 02.07.22 In a boat outlet circuits are usually run in a chain one circuit for the starboard side and another
Aux fuel tank on H50 artboas at 8:25pm 02.07.22 Hello. I've an Hunter 50 2007 equipped with 3 water tanks, two port and one starboard, this latter
Adding portable general. (1) Benny17441 at 8:14pm 02.07.22 Google- " Pig Tail Adapter". You plug it in to a 15A or 20A output receptacle in the portable gen
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement artboas at 7:58pm 02.07.22 Hunter glassed aluminum plates into the hull. they then threaded them, and put nuts and washers on.
Hunter 34 Winch Replacement artboas at 7:53pm 02.07.22 Remember you are dealing with dissimilar metals here (stainless bolt into aluminum backing plate..
B41S5 Mainsheet control (1) Joe at 7:49pm 02.07.22 No specific boat pics, but it should be easy enough to route the mainsheet aft. But first, you shou
Long way to check out trailer sailor (1) PaulK at 7:03pm 02.07.22 We went 4.5 hours to see a dinghy. The seller's visa was expiring in two weeks, so he was eager to
Can't find 1 3/8" Seateak Finger Pulls AlastairLC at 6:09pm 02.07.22
Self tailing winches rs1sensen at 6:01pm 02.07.22 What about switching out cleat and jammer positions ? Would help some but not totally. Part of th
Adding 115 AC JoeWhite at 5:43pm 02.07.22 Got it. You can take 3-conductor power cable and split off of the nearest 110 VAC outlet. It will be
Self tailing winches grangehill at 5:30pm 02.07.22 What about switching out cleat and jammer positions ?
Winter Cruising Question (2) colb218 at 5:27pm 02.07.22 Another cruise in the books. Took up the suggestion of heading to Point Roberts this last weekend. U

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