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First Bottom Job - What should it cost? javaprog at 12:17pm 01.29.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/12693 My boat needs a bottom job and I'm going to start getting quotes. My boat's LOA is 28'5" It has a st
JSI Sails - any opinion? javaprog at 12:08pm 01.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/4229 Does anyone have an opinion of JSI Sails? I'm considering a mainsail and a 130 genoa for an '86 Hunt
shroud turnbuckle help please annamariaslim at 11:05am 01.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/9323 Ok please don't laugh, I'm new at rig tuning. I need to know how to adjust the turnbuckles on my rig
Steering with sails - fin keel, no rudder Al - s/v Persephone at 10:39am 01.29.09 Ask All Sailors 9/2322 Like many winter landlubbers, I have too much non-sailing time on my hands and have been thinking ab
blue crab wwf at 10:37am 01.29.09 Newport 1/4753 can anyone give me the measurements of a Newport Blue Crab center board and rudder, also the shape o
Sail Stop for Isomat NG section mast captstu at 9:34am 01.29.09 Pearson 5/4173 The Isomat masts used on many Pearsons had a metal plate that covered the exit area in the mast wher
clipper round the world race crystalsharingthedream at 8:56am 01.29.09 Sails Call Lounge 0/3653 hi all fellow sailors My name is Crystal i'm 18 and have been accepted as crew in the 09-10 clipper
crystal crystalsharingthedream at 9:03am 01.29.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/3 Hi all fellow sailors, my name is crystal i am 18 years old and have beeen accepted to the 09-10 cl
Autohelm AH3000 Repair pgabor9 at 9:01am 01.29.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1863 :cry: I have an Autohelm AH3000 wheel pilot on my Catalina 36. It quit working and I would like to
Towing Insurance. Do you have it? Bob S at 5:18am 01.29.09 Ask All Sailors 22/4081 Last season, my first, I had towing insurance through Sea//Tow. I also had a membership with Boat US
show newest instead of hottest ecsimonson at 12:43am 01.29.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1922 Any chance the website can be switched back so it shows new topics instead of "hot topics"? It woul
Yamaha 26 jnovie at 8:47pm 01.28.09 Yamaha 4/12784 I am considering purchasing a Yamaha 26 for day sailing, PHRF racing and shorthanded MORC Racing on
Mounting Additional Winches on Comings Barry7363 at 7:29pm 01.28.09 Big Boats 1/1559 We have a 1986 C-34 that I plan to add mainsheet winches on the comings aft of the primaries (which
Replacing wiring for steaming and anchor lights fleetswell at 7:12pm 01.28.09 Smaller Boats 7/1754 I need to replace wiring for anchor and steaming lights on my H23. Since it's winter and the mast i
Finish used in interior Laume at 3:51pm 01.28.09 Hallberg-Rassy 4/5105 I need to do some maintenance on the interior of my Rasmus. What finish was used by HR originally a
Winter Is Here (2) Allan R at 1:12pm 01.28.09 Ask All Sailors 16/2707 50 Days, 14 Hours, 31 Minutes until the Spring of '09, yea
H25 storm canvas jcherubini at 12:34pm 01.28.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2108 As Diana nears the water (at last... finally) I am closing/moving a West Marine installation here an
Water in Hunter 25.5 (1) pico7280 at 12:03pm 01.28.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/7741 I bought a hunter 25.5 had a little water in areas marked. on the photo. On seat (bulkhead) and the
Heavy weather upgrades paphman at 11:22am 01.28.09 Trailer Sailors 12/4380 We have a 1984 Catalina 22, that we sail on lake Ontario. I would like to know what everyone has do
Shaft Seal vcastleton at 9:34am 01.28.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1342 Anyone out there fitted a dripless shaft seal to an 86 H31 ? If so, what eaxctly was used, how easy

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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
Battery options mikeracca at 7:40am 02.22.22 I know they will charge like a typical 12v when wired in series, I am worried about them becoming un
gel coat cracks (2) sail sfbay at 7:27am 02.22.22 Spectrum.........easy to color match. Recently purchased 5 quarts to make gelcoat repairs (from scra
Leaky Windows sail sfbay at 7:04am 02.22.22 Here you go: boat window rubber gasket seal - Windscreen rubber seal, Windscreen rubber seal, window

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