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Some things I have learned sailaway78 at 10:05pm 09.06.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1012 For those of you who are battening down the hatches for upcoming storm or storms, here are a couple
ROSS how is your cabin floor installed? Hermit Scott at 9:40pm 09.06.08 Ask All Sailors 5/941 I read in the linoleum square post that you have black walnut laid over oak beams? IF one were so in
Barbarossa blocks sailexa at 3:36pm 09.06.08 Ask All Sailors 1/2747 Has anyone ever serviced a Barbarossa block? I have them on my Beneteau 38 - a double foot block on
Home made Bimini Chris Coombs at 2:32pm 09.06.08 Smaller Boats 3/2620 Does anyone have a spec and BoM for a home made bimini for the Catalina 22?
deck hardware for rigging halyards to cockpit Chris Coombs at 2:23pm 09.06.08 Smaller Boats 6/2274 Looking for a little advice on how to set up my Cat 22 Main and Jib Halyard so that I can raise and
Maximum outboard for 26S San Juan Sailor at 1:37pm 09.06.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2301 I recently purchased a 26S that has an older 15 hp Johnson. The motor is actually lighter than curre
Riding Out Hanna Aboard Bad Obsession at 1:19pm 09.06.08 Ask All Sailors 21/2103 Well, I had decided to riade Hanna out aboard my Catalina 30 at the dock to make sure things went ok
rOnDAYvous 09 Scott On Eagles Wings at 11:45am 09.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1190 Hello Mike C. are you out there? I know this is hard to belive but we are booking our vacation for
upper gudgeon access dlewis812 at 10:58am 09.06.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1311 just replaced bottom gudgeon; would like to replace top. cant' find access to back plate on the top
Great sailing movie - Deep Water Kelly at 10:19am 09.06.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1507 I know there's been some discussion here about movies but wanted to pass along one that I just saw t
Roller Furling ID Help... BaySailerBill at 8:46am 09.06.08 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1213 Hi Guys, I know I don't own an Oday anymore, but I've learned tp rely on your knowledge to help m
Something fun for the sailing wardrobe rfrye1 at 8:40am 09.06.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1255 I saw this in my latest Lats ' Atts magazine. Kinda fun and unique. ThoughtnI'd share it with the cr
Scull-Fin Sail Kit Rob McClain at 7:25am 09.06.08 Ask All Sailors 2/2055 Does anyone have experience with the "Scully-Fin" sail kit for use on an inflatable dinghy? It was
Adhesives regor-123 at 7:04am 09.06.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1105 After removing the teak and refinishing, what kind, if any adhesive/sealant is used between the wood
Motor mount Cap'n Ron at 8:17pm 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1196 The wooden motor mount on my 22' Macgregor snapped in two this weekend, (Motor running at full throt
h40.5 Screen @ main hatch Capn Grumpy at 7:14pm 09.05.08 Big Boats 17/2772 We NEED a main hatch screen in northern Wisconsin. Am currently using a weighted soft screen. It i
Hooking up or leaving a tight mooring with a side wind. caguy at 5:01pm 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2793 This came up this weekend as a large motor cruiser tried to moor up single handed. While he tried to
1993 26S Centerboard Question cscott at 2:36pm 09.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1542 After loading my 1993 26S onto the trailor, I noticed that the leading edge of the rear of the cente
1969 23' Ericson Project Pirate_Property at 2:25pm 09.05.08 Ericson 0/1983 Hey all, I am excited to say, I have just entered into a partial ownership on a 69 Ericson 23. My bu
Beneteau 321 cutless bearing replacement Telis at 11:43am 09.05.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4081 I need to replace cutless bearing on my Beneteau Oceanis 321 and need information how to replace it.

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Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. dLj at 12:55pm 01.23.22 Cross the Irish channel I look forward to seeing that video! dj
O'Day Sprite Rudder. (1) sail sfbay at 12:52pm 01.23.22
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. rgranger at 12:39pm 01.23.22
Oil shortage rgranger at 12:38pm 01.23.22 Thus my engine is Gluten free. Gluten free, chemical free, organic, rain forest aligned, and respo
Raymarine depth transducer Hello Below at 12:20pm 01.23.22 If I were to replace my Raymarine ST40 Depth transducer, can I cut the existing cable and join the
Raymarine depth transducer (1) sail sfbay at 12:06pm 01.23.22 Pretty sure you can as advised by Airmar when I purchased a replacement Airmar speed transducer that
I purchased stock in ITW (maker of Plexus) ... Now What? (7) Scuppers at 12:00pm 01.23.22 Update: I have repaired several cracks with a Locktite brand MMA adhesive called "Plastic Bonder".
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. wobbly at 10:30am 01.23.22 Nice outing. Looks like the right weather would be important. Where do they go next???!! Cross th
Hunter 410 clutch mounting sailing gal at 10:11am 01.23.22 The question is whether there is an alum backing plate molded into the fiberglass. Going to install
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. ifmdalvey at 9:42am 01.23.22 Having had a weeks holiday on a narrow boat, i feel equipped to tell the origin of the name Wobbly.
Oil shortage lehighsail at 9:34am 01.23.22 This one is right up there on my list with items that are listed as "chemical free" My favorites
FUTURE PRICE OF EXISTING BENETEAU BOATS Mechone at 9:24am 01.23.22 Hell, I don't see how you could make money importing boats from Europe.....maybe a chance for other
Hunter 410 clutch mounting Ralph Johnstone at 8:58am 01.23.22 If you do not see a backing plate the clutch bolts might be screwed into an embedded aluminum plate
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. Crusty Ol Salt at 8:56am 01.23.22 "copy and paste" is your friend. it is saved as a word doc as I type.
"Hawkeye" PaulK at 8:49am 01.23.22 Hope they have some zincs attached to that hull!
Oil shortage kappykaplan at 8:45am 01.23.22 Thread drift? We started with a simple question about synthetic vs regular oil and now we're on glu
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. PaulK at 8:41am 01.23.22 Nice outing. Looks like the right weather would be important. Where do they go next???!!
Steering Wheel Replacement 1986 C30 TR CaptainRed at 8:37am 01.23.22 Measured yesterday. Amazed the wheel came right off without a wheel puller. 1" straight shaft, no t
Hunter 410 clutch mounting sail sfbay at 8:01am 01.23.22 If you do not see a backing plate the clutch bolts might be screwed into an embedded aluminum plate
Oil shortage dlochner at 7:57am 01.23.22 Thread dirft: oats don't have gluten but they often come into contact with wheat on the farm, glute

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