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Soda blasted bottom to discover no gelcoat Barry7363 at 7:02pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2636 I'm in a quandry ... our ("new to us" June 2008) 1986 Catalina 34 was hauled early to get on with so
Winch capacity lbyonkers at 6:57pm 10.14.08 Smaller Boats 6/1288 I have a Ken's Welding trailer. What is the winch capacity? I may have to replace mine. I can't f
Hunter 31 stern pulpit material asmits at 6:36pm 10.14.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1297 My 2006 Hunter 31 has wood strips for the seat part of the stern seats. Are these teak wood or not?
Went to the Boat Show this Weekend (5) ITMaster at 6:06pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1723 Saw lots and lots of really nice boats there. Walking around in a dazze (sic)looking at all the glea
Winter Storage Capn Grumpy at 5:45pm 10.14.08 Big Boats 18/3991 :cry: Here we go again. Just had a long conversation with our marina's boat yard manager and he fee
Amendment 6 Seeks To Save Fla. Marine Industry Allan R at 5:44pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1278 Looks like this is something that needs to have the vote gotten out for in the sunshine state. Ame
Gunk in diesel fuel...how do I get rid of it? tadd5181 at 4:38pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 12/7347 I have discovered gunk in my diesel fuel. I have a Racor R20S filter (plus one other) which reveal
UPDATE: Custom Forum and PDA layout (1) Phil Herring at 4:12pm 10.14.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/2079 Sorry for posting this here. I'll move it in a day or two but I wanted to make sure it's seen. 1.
UPDATE: Custom Forum and PDA layout (1) Phil Herring at 4:12pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1564 Sorry for posting this here. I'll move it in a day or two but I wanted to make sure it's seen. 1.
Hunter Owners Don Guillette at 3:28pm 10.14.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/5431 Over the many years that I've been involved with sail trim through this forum and selling my book an
There's always a positive side... (3) Maine Sail at 3:11pm 10.14.08 Musings With Maine Sail 15/7984 While most are worried about the economy, with good reason, I tend to follow the buy low mentality.
A simple man with a simple boat needs help Stevep at 2:39pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1575 Hi all -- My Contest 30 sailboat has no hot water heater, no refrigeration, and no pressure fresh wa
CDI Flex Furler Slim at 1:55pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2282 Greetings, I have a new CDI on my Rhodes22. The problem I'm having is that when I roll out my 17
Starboard gate stanchion Mary Beth at 1:41pm 10.14.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1041 I have read differing advice for replacing the starboard gate stanchion on a 30' 1988 Catalina. Shou
Lewmar Ports Replacement Gaskets Peter Fridman at 12:47pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 9/4628 TRIED THE LEWMAR WEB PAGE AND COULD NOT FIMD HOW TO ORDER REPLACEMENT GASKETS FOR LEWMAR MODEL # 389
SanFran Great Day Oct 12 (3) Jim Seamans at 12:36pm 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1237 Want to thank all you San Fran Bay sailors for providing a great day of sailing on Sunday. Fleet wee
Winterizing my cat 22 nimwegen at 12:25pm 10.14.08 Catalina 22 9/3099 I am a new owner of a 1984 Cat 22. She will be stored inside over the winter (fair ground, Wilmingt
PHII ? for Peggy Tim R. at 12:02pm 10.14.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2415 Hi Peggy, do you know if it is possible to reverse the bowl/pump layout of a PHII? IOW, I want the
Trailer extensions oldiesrocker2001 at 11:51am 10.14.08 Trailer Sailors 18/6083 My V21 is my second trailered boat and both boat/trailer rigs have one thing in common - too short.
Island Girl Cleaners shemandr at 11:41am 10.14.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1370 I have ordered some of this company's products for my non skid. The video and directions that came

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Is compass light wired into stern running light on the 270? Joe at 9:01pm 01.09.22 Very common for Compass' to be aftermarket install. Either track lead from compass or flick all cir
Point to ponder: furling the jib jssailem at 8:33pm 01.09.22 Easy. It is an excellent tool. I got it when I installed my Harken furler. It is as easy to use at i
What is the Purpose of This Toe Rail Fitting Joe at 8:20pm 01.09.22 Previously installed for your convenience to use for anything. Can never have too many padeyes, imh
Custom full boat cover (3) BC Bernie at 8:15pm 01.09.22 201644201645201646
What is the Purpose of This Toe Rail Fitting Will Gilmore at 8:11pm 01.09.22 :plus: All of the above? Attaching dock fenders to, tiedown for paddleboard, clipping halyard to so
Custom full boat cover (2) BC Bernie at 8:10pm 01.09.22
What is the Purpose of This Toe Rail Fitting nightowle at 7:50pm 01.09.22 I think you're correct, as well as a possible block for a preventer. It's possible it's for setting
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... garymalmgren at 7:24pm 01.09.22 Terry. You are dead right. I just uploaded the vid without watching it. I never imagined that some c
Point to ponder: furling the jib nightowle at 7:19pm 01.09.22 I'm a bit short on wraps......but not my boat! :biggrin:
Point to ponder: furling the jib Ward H at 7:01pm 01.09.22 I'm also one who puts three wraps of sheets around the furled jib and I always tie my furling line t
Point to ponder: furling the jib BigEasy at 6:52pm 01.09.22 The luff tape pre-feeder that was demonstrated in the video, posted by Sailfanatic, appears to be a
Looking for New Chart Plotter Ward H at 6:46pm 01.09.22 I had all of maybe 20 waypoints stored in my GPS which were the inlets of the harbors and bars I wo
I still don't quite get rule #2... jssailem at 5:50pm 01.09.22 Greg... The ColRegs are pretty clear. They are literal in their construction. I try not to read too
Safest knot for dock line on a o ring... jssailem at 5:42pm 01.09.22 Nice catch Terry. You are absolutely spot on about the first BING cleat hitch tie. It failed to prop
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat SF Bay Sailor at 5:27pm 01.09.22 The test sail went well and I will be purchasing the boat. Thanks for all the info. I am sure I wi
Point to ponder: furling the jib jssailem at 5:22pm 01.09.22 When I first wrapped my furler, The line was a bit loose on the drum. When I wrapped the sail in a s
Towing Rick Webb at 5:14pm 01.09.22 As someone told me when I asked about pulling an Oday with my CRV, it's not the pulling but the sto
Exhaust Riser - Repair or Replace Ward H at 5:10pm 01.09.22 I wouldn't dismiss the idea of cast pieces entirely. If you follow best practices for diesel opera
Is compass light wired into stern running light on the 270? sail sfbay at 5:07pm 01.09.22 Have you turned on the navigation light switch at the panel to check? Otherwise might do a function
Point to ponder: furling the jib quadrille38 at 4:55pm 01.09.22

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