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Catalina 27 transom, o/b motor Breezy Chris at 11:36pm 09.10.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/3574 Noob powerboater crunched my Catalina 27 (outboard model) transom pretty good at the slip a couple w
Boat Flip Barry B. at 10:45pm 09.10.08 Catalina 22 3/2291 A couple months ago I was getting ready to flip my C22 over to re-core the fore deck and refinish th
Boat Flip Barry B. at 10:44pm 09.10.08 Catalina 22 0/3 A couple months ago I was getting ready to flip my C22 over to re-core the fore deck and refinish th
Boat Flip Barry B. at 10:38pm 09.10.08 Catalina 22 0/3 A couple months ago I was getting ready to flip my C22 over to re-core the fore deck and refinish th
Hunter-36 Adding a spinnaker Pole and Preventer seadaddler at 4:26pm 09.10.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2070 I am getting my Hunter 36 ready to sail down to Florida. I have a spinnaker pole and want to add a
ORACLE boat made front page of Seattle paper Seattle Scott at 11:03am 09.10.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1190 Forget orca whale watching, this is way cooler.
Timo42 lobster season opens soon! :D caguy at 10:33am 09.10.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1208 Let's make plans for opening day (night). Frank
Anchorage Cup rodsailshunter5020 at 10:07am 09.10.08 Racing 3/2005 Hunters Rock This last week we raced in the Anchorage cup a 23 mile point to point race out of Gran
Ice Chest frank balcer at 9:25am 09.10.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1623 I have been thinking about building a custom fit ice chest to fit a spot in my boat that is currentl
Residual Head Odor Jim Ormond at 9:21pm 09.09.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1973 When we discovered a leak in the sanitation line where it attaches to the holding tank, we went ahea
Block Island seadaddler at 8:57pm 09.09.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/857 Just got back from block Island today and had a great sail most of the trip was 6.5 on the knot me
Looking For A Rudder Or A Plan Joe McGinty at 8:10pm 09.09.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/5052 I'm sure those Idasailor rudders are worth every penny, but one on my '79 would be a bit much. Do a
Lake Huron Cruise - Once Again tgrass462 at 7:06pm 09.09.08 Smaller Boats 1/1122 About a month ago I posted a thread regarding cruising the North Shore of Lake Huron. One of you go
Inflatable Battens ITMaster at 6:51pm 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1277 Anyone try inflatable battens in either the head sail or the main for furling systems? I have heard
Winter Storage on a Cradle With Mast Up T O'Malley at 6:39pm 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 21/3817 In parts of Canada, it can be cold and windy during the winter. I want to leave the mast up, mast s
WINDLASS INSTALLATION SIMPLICITY CAL35 at 5:22pm 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 1/995 I am restoring a 1984 CAL35 and want to install a windlass. Has anyone done this and if so, can you
Bloody Dacron dancing bear at 2:19pm 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1650 I really gashed my finger today on the boat, and unfortunately stained my mainsail. What's the be
Wing Keel coating damage TomC23572 at 10:11am 09.09.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1225 I have a Catalin MKII and it sat in shallow water for awhile waiting for a lift to be installed. Wh
Fairing up swing keel on Venture 25 that is in NEED Gregg9020 at 10:00am 09.09.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2129 As the sailing seaon wraps up for 2008 (sometime after November) I will be looking at a huge project
First Dock Bite cry Scott B at 5:15am 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1270 Tried docking at the pump-out dock on Saturday in a strong cross wind blowing off the dock and manag*

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CENTERBOARD HELP twodzusfittings at 5:56pm 01.02.22 Funny you should mention about screwing the bilge pump into the bilge without the use of any sealant
Barbed hose fittings Allan12210 at 5:48pm 01.02.22 Depends on the lines they service. Potable water - only plastic Engine water, both AF and sea wat
H280 Battery Charger Change out Crusty Ol Salt at 5:47pm 01.02.22 My current boat needs a new stereo. When I finally get around to replacing it I will probably add a
H260 in the Classifieds Section sail sfbay at 5:45pm 01.02.22 Same thing happens on RV Trader all the time.
H280 Battery Charger Change out SycloneDriver at 5:43pm 01.02.22 One of the best improvements I made to the stereo on my old boat was to run a dedicated power cable
H260 in the Classifieds Section Tedd at 5:32pm 01.02.22 ...must have been priced right and in really good condition. It was listed for a while at a higher
H280 Battery Charger Change out SycloneDriver at 5:32pm 01.02.22 Sounds good to me. I would think you would need it more with a gasoline engine than diesel. Altern
H260 in the Classifieds Section sail sfbay at 5:28pm 01.02.22 My guess it sold and the seller so excited about selling it they forgot about deleting the ad.......
H280 Battery Charger Change out Crusty Ol Salt at 5:26pm 01.02.22 Looks like a noise filter. aka choke. Sounds good to me. I would think you would need it more wi
How do I take this apart? Crusty Ol Salt at 5:23pm 01.02.22 Wonderful. No Vice/Vice Grip damage to the finish. :biggrin: Wrap it in plumbers cloth abrasive w
H280 Battery Charger Change out SycloneDriver at 5:21pm 01.02.22 Looks like a noise filter. aka choke.
H280 Battery Charger Change out Crusty Ol Salt at 5:16pm 01.02.22 Continuing updates..... Great news all the interior lighting is now LED. Another small victory. I
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches Clark at 5:06pm 01.02.22 Hey Clark, Here is the link. A little pricey. Heck every thing is pricey when it comes to boats.
Barbed hose fittings Ralph Johnstone at 5:06pm 01.02.22 Depends on the lines they service. Potable water - only plastic Engine water, both AF and sea wate
Doesn't know where things are. Shaw_2112 at 4:47pm 01.02.22 Plus one on downloading your manual, you should find almost everything you asked about in there. Goo
H34 roller furler heritage at 4:41pm 01.02.22 My 84 H27 still has the original Hood furler that was built by Harken and still works perfectly. I
Hunter DS/ Junneau Sun Odyssey DS TimFromLI at 4:12pm 01.02.22 However, every boat Jeanneau and Benneteau have made in the last twenty years are all the same and
Pulling the trigger on a 1974 Alden Dolphin 47...... Joe at 4:01pm 01.02.22 Check out the "sailing magic carpet II" blog for some inspiration and motivation. It's a huge proj
Airmar ST800 Speed Transducer Issue Tally Ho at 3:59pm 01.02.22 When you get the new wheel, install it in the transducer, have some watch your instruments, while yo
Tiller (vs) Outboard Magic Joe at 3:53pm 01.02.22 The boat pivots around the keel/centerboard. It's not like driving a car where you just turn the fr

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