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Laying up Fiberglass seth at 1:04pm 04.09.08 Ask All Sailors 4/4249 I have my bulkheads ready to go. I just need to get the tabs in place. I read about de- waxing the f
Laying up Fiberglass seth at 10:27am 04.09.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1099 I have my bulkheads ready to go. I just need to get the tabs in place. I read about de- waxing the f
58 C30 pencil zinc Jay at 10:27am 04.09.08 Catalina 30 2/1103 Does anyone know the size of the pencil zinc for an 84 Catalina 30, I want to say it's 1/8 x somethi
Single Handed Cruising Liam at 9:49am 04.09.08 Ask All Sailors 34/2699 I am at the point of being ready to take the plunge and go cruising. I am retiring at age 58 (next y
Sandpiper 565 1980 : New owner Qs mangler at 9:30pm 04.06.08 Other Sailboats 1/1356 Hello,Just bought a 1980 Sandpiper. Here are the questions I have:1 The trailer has 840 pound ti
Thread tracker problem Ken Palmer at 9:52pm 04.06.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1170 Phil, I have noticed that if I reply to a post, and check the square "add to thread tracker" box, no
cutless bearing CJSand at 10:42pm 04.06.08 Pearson 0/1320 I need to order a new cutless bearing for my P-303 and am not sure of the outsidediameter. Would l
Compressed Natural Gas linda&chris at 11:13pm 04.06.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1276 Does anyone know where we can get refills of compressed natural gas in the Georgian Bay or Barrie, O
need gulf stream flow through yucatan ChuckThomas at 11:42pm 04.06.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1280 i have been searching for an up to the day flow of the gulf stream as it enters the gulf through the
Dimensions of h260 20 gal water tank for new gauge?? soling42 at 12:27am 04.07.08 Smaller Boats 4/879 Looking at a wtr level gauge for the fwd water tank and was wondering if anyone knew the depth of th
Cannot separate shaft coupling from transmission ... (2) MafaldaII at 12:37am 04.07.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1205 Thank you Guys for your help. The shaft coupling and the transmission came appart after some PB blas
2 cycle motor Hallmans3 at 1:20am 04.07.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1281 What is the largest outboard motor that I can put on my 27' Catalina?
any thoughts regarding Rutland 913 wind generators? newly anonymous at 1:07am 04.07.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1772 I'm thinking of picking up a pair of Rutland 913s at the upcoming boat show. Any reviews from those
410 rudder removal Dave19341 at 4:02am 04.07.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1529 I have a 1998 Hunter 410 that has a crack in the rudder. In order to fix it I need to lower the rud
Mast wiring Jerry10776 at 3:45am 04.07.08 Ask All Sailors 8/2069 I'm getting ready to rewire the mast lights and thinking of using trailer wire. it seems to hold up
spinnaker setup Justin_NSA at 3:36am 04.07.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/997 What have you all used to attach your spinnaker uphaul block to the upper mast? Should I be looking
lewmar fly screens Bob at 2:13am 04.07.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1416 I finally was able to get down to the boat this past weekend. I tried out the new and improved scree
cutless bearing CJSand at 1:45am 04.07.08 Pearson 4/1520 Does anyone know the outside diameter of the cutless bearing? I need to replacemine in my P-303 an
broad reaching and running Jackie at 8:08am 04.07.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/4716 I've been told by some racers that I need to have the tailtells always flowing, even when running to
fixed ports replacement gasket Ted at 9:31am 04.07.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1320 looking to replace fixed ports. Frames and gasket are the same as Catalina and Pearson yachts in sa

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Mods to our 35s5 BigEasy at 7:07am 11.10.21 Beautiful results. Perfection!
SEIZED Fasteners dmax at 6:57am 11.10.21 You might try something like these "rounded bolt removers" to get a better grip on the bolt, though
Running Rigging Line Type chip veres at 6:57am 11.10.21 Shameless plug for Miamicordage.com They make their own polyester double braid and will sell it to
Single handing BigEasy at 6:56am 11.10.21
SEIZED Fasteners BarryL at 6:53am 11.10.21 Hey, it sounds like you need a deep 6 pt socket that is thinner. They make them and you need one.
Old cedar lightning restoration dagar at 6:42am 11.10.21 Thank you for the quick reply. I will look into the Lightning website.
New Outboard on Order (4) patbratton at 6:32am 11.10.21 I have the motor installed and working. I have installed two 11 lb propane tanks. They hold two and
Single handing Crazy Dave Condon at 6:30am 11.10.21 @WI Rigger The placement of the transducer should be in the rear underneath the rear berth near the
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina Pirate Dave at 6:22am 11.10.21 Maybe the front fell off and it was towed outside the enviornment
Running Rigging Line Type Joe at 6:18am 11.10.21 Plait. It is a weave description. Examples: rope spec rope spec 2 BTW, PET is polyester (polyethyl
Hunter 386 Cockpit Conduit to Nav Station run sail sfbay at 6:18am 11.10.21 Gary..........look for a messanger line in the chase tube to pull new wire through.
Mods to our 35s5 dmax at 6:17am 11.10.21 Looks really nice, I would favor a light stain just to darken it a bit but still have it contrast wi
TV/VCP Breaker Gary Ryan at 6:14am 11.10.21 Interesting. I've never used one of those, but watching Youtube it may work.
Hunter 386 Cockpit Conduit to Nav Station run Gary Ryan at 6:10am 11.10.21 Thanks, I have the owner manual but it does not show where it comes out. There's a cover on the hea
TV/VCP Breaker Brian D at 6:02am 11.10.21 Look for a tool called "fox and hound". It is a tool that is used to trace wires. You take one part
Raising the Mast Joe at 6:00am 11.10.21 Thanks. I've had three trailerable boats. I rigged all of them in the parking lot, or on the bea
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina DeniseO30 at 5:53am 11.10.21 Searching local news in that area I couldn't find anything mentioned at all
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina LeeandRick at 5:52am 11.10.21 Well the op joined the site made one post and hasn't been heard from since. Probably remembered hi
Hunter 386 Cockpit Conduit to Nav Station run (1) sail sfbay at 5:51am 11.10.21 Between the cockpit and the navigation station the wires reportedly (page 64F of the manual) run thr
Occaisional Head Smell RoyS at 5:29am 11.10.21 Regarding Y Valve: I have found that the ones with ports that can be rotated tend to leak. All it ta

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