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Balsa cored Hull below waterline ASchoenberg at 3:20am 01.12.09 Pearson 3/3706 I have a 1976 Pearson 365 Ketch that my family and I have cruised to the Bahamas and back and I lov
Anchor tie off? Woody1949 at 9:10pm 01.11.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1956 I have a new to me 1985 Catalina 30. There is no cleat in the anchor locker and the rope is knotted
H22 Cockpit Drain Question (2) rockp2 at 8:33pm 01.11.09 Smaller Boats 8/3284 Hello, I am restoring an H22. Recently I had the drains fro the cockpit freeze up and the short sto
Teak Flooring mlctexas at 8:28pm 01.11.09 Catalina 30 4/2815 We just purchased a 1982 Catalina 30. We pulled all of the carpet out and would like to replace it
Cat 28 MKII Damper Plate (1) Alec at 8:26pm 01.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1722 My M25XPA vibrates badly at idle, in or out of gear. I've replaced the engine mounts ' injectors and
Polyflex engine mounts chris sturrock at 8:07pm 01.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2690 I have a hunter 340 with the original Yanmar 3GM30F and the original Yanmar Mounts. The engine shake
Electrical/Battery Question (1) sinnettc at 7:57pm 01.11.09 Ask All Sailors 23/4818 We bought Verboten, our 2001 Capri 22, this summer. The original owner had a starting type battery
No raw water output in exhast rfrye1 at 7:44pm 01.11.09 Ask All Sailors 6/1839 In my HUnter H376 (Yanmar 3h) I have raw water up to the impeller, but nothing out the exhaust. Imp
paint?? rjlove at 6:51pm 01.11.09 Balboa 1/2621 Does anyone know where I can find orginal Balboa paints for my 22' Thanks., RJ
Laminar Flow Wind Question... Rick D at 6:08pm 01.11.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1505 ...before all you guys slink back to the underworld... :D I recall that wind will rise before a lan
First 42s7 (1995-1997) sunworshipper at 5:17pm 01.11.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1781 Hi all, I just wanted personal advice and opinions on this yacht within those years. I would love
'84 H31 Water and Exhaust Hose Lenghts Alexandrina at 4:49pm 01.11.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/1487 Dear Captains, I need to replace the Water Heater and Exhaust hoses on my '84 H31. Can someone co
Same old charger problem John at 4:44pm 01.11.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2013 A month or so ago, I posted a question to this list under the title "Battery Monitor - Follow up". (
Anchoring Question SceptreSailor at 3:14pm 01.11.09 Ask All Sailors 55/7951 Ok, with the collective wisdom of this group maybe I can find an answer to my anchoring question. I
Mirrored Sliding Cabinet Doors... rpell46 at 3:05pm 01.11.09 Catalina 30 1/1709 I'm trying to find a way to replace the mirrored sliding doors on the cabinet in the head. The mir
oday 23 leak kdnichols at 1:22pm 01.11.09 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2616 I sailed my Oday 23 yesterday. It had rained Friday and while shipshaping the boat after the day...
Attn: Beckson port owners Roger Long at 12:51pm 01.11.09 Ask All Sailors 14/6032 I can't face the work or cost of replacing my Beckson ports with metal (see MaineSail's site for wha
1984 37' Hunter engine questions CMBurnett at 10:06am 01.11.09 Big Boats 9/3443 I am currently deployed to Iraq and dreaming of my boat at the MCBH Kaneohe Bay Marina. I am trying
Raritan PHII in 2007 Hunter 36 seadaddler at 8:59am 01.11.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1613 I have decided to put a new Raritan PHII in my Hunter 36 AK 356,after visiting a friends boat and u
outboard on transom bracket goette38 at 8:03am 01.11.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1877 Hey guys does anyone know if its alright to trailer my oday 192 with the outboard on the bracket or

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Long way to check out trailer sailor cb32863 at 6:40am 01.25.22 I drove from Minneapolis to Bradenton FL and back for my 235. Know what you are getting in to before
How old is Grandpa? DougM at 6:32am 01.25.22
Dufour 31, your thoughts shemandr at 6:17am 01.25.22 I'd rather have the Atomic 4 than the Volvo diesel. Frers is a good designer. The numbers for the
Knotmeter and Depth Sounder Replacements shank at 6:00am 01.25.22 Thanks again. Sorry about the Bills :-(
3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts dlochner at 5:55am 01.25.22 This seems to be an unusual application for 5200. Epoxy is easy, wax the bolts. If 5200 is the corre
Knotmeter and Depth Sounder Replacements dlochner at 5:50am 01.25.22 I really appreciate the detailed instructions on this. It doesn't sound too difficult. In your opin
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 eherlihy at 5:42am 01.25.22 When I first started down this road in 2012, my boat had the old bronze propeller shaft, and it was
How to install/snake a internal halyard? sailme88 at 5:42am 01.25.22 I realize that the effort of this post centers around replacing a lost halyard. But, should a reade
3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts dLj at 5:33am 01.25.22 I use micro-crystalline wax to do this when working with epoxy. I've not worked with 5200 doing this
Long way to check out trailer sailor jdrutten at 5:29am 01.25.22
3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts shemandr at 5:26am 01.25.22 Maybe lanolin. Maybe the people to ask are 3M.
Trident 101 rubber smell Scott B at 5:21am 01.25.22 Is the hose black or white? If white, it's actually 102, which is the same hose as 101 but with a
Long way to check out trailer sailor shemandr at 5:16am 01.25.22 More than 4 hours.
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 RoyS at 5:14am 01.25.22 Hard to believe after you have fought to remove the coupling but the coupling is a slip fit to the s
Dufour 31, your thoughts garymalmgren at 5:13am 01.25.22 Two hours drive will help you make up your mind. Love at first sight is the way I go. And it hasn't
Long way to check out trailer sailor Tater at 5:07am 01.25.22 That really depends on free time, level of desperation, anxiety and all the other emotions associate
3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts Joe23455 at 4:49am 01.25.22 I have used plastic /saran wrap in different fiberglass curing situations, aluminum foil sounds like
Starter or battery Light air at 4:36am 01.25.22 Saturday - Sunday ... when you are retired, there is no difference.
3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts senang at 2:48am 01.25.22 Aluminium foil would be my choice.
Is island hopping on Lake Michigan too much for O'Day Daysailer or Spindrift Daysailer Will Gilmore at 1:34am 01.25.22 There is a Spindrift Mariner 19, another O'Day model, that would be perfect for that type of sailing

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