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New Furling Unit (follow-up) Boat Babe at 6:48am 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1375 I have an old Hood 810 line drive furling unit which I'd like to upgrade to a new single line unit (
whitney's ted at 6:38am 02.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1156 I looked at a boat at Whitney's Marine in Jacksonville. There were a few things regarding the broker
Insurance John at 6:35am 02.27.08 Big Boats 3/1278 I am considering changing insurance companies to the one listed in Mainsheet. The agency is Mariner
Hole in hull under v-berth SONADOR at 7:37am 02.27.08 Seidelmann 2/1669 I have been refurbishing the inside of a s24 cabin and I came across an approximate 2 inch hole belo
vertical batten main rob at 8:52am 02.27.08 Big Boats 7/1548 Considering changing my furling main to vertical batten main.Does it markedly improve the sailing t
Headliner Kevin6858 at 9:11am 02.27.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1357 Does anyone know what is the best type of glue to re-attach the vinyl cabin liner on my First 285.T
Brooks Bridge Fort Walton Beach BradS at 9:32am 02.27.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1111 I need to move a 30 catalina (tall rig) from Destin to Biloxi........can I make it under the Brooks
C210 Boom Height Capn Bill at 10:53am 02.27.08 Mid-Size Boats 5/1352 I just moved up from a C25 to a C270. When I host the main and release the topping lift on the 270,
Land Locked Blues Lifted Terry Cox at 11:24am 02.27.08 Destinations 6/2759 Finally! Too many factors at play, weather, family, etc., etc., etc. Last week during mid winter bre
Florida West Coast Suggestions sailaway78 at 7:42am 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1235 Planning a buddy boating trip with some friends for late May. More than likely will make the jump a
New Owner Question Mark G at 8:00am 02.27.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1103 Just a simple question from a "new" Catalina owner. How do I tell if my 1971 Catalina 27 is the s
Cruising speed Ken at 7:47am 02.27.08 Catalina 310 8/2861 OK just for comparison. Today winds less than 10 kts no current at 2100 rpm my GPS showed 5.1 kts.
Outboard tuneup Tom at 11:27am 02.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1390 Some time ago I read an article about some an additive to help clean out an outboard engine and make
Sole almost complete (2) Kerry13709 at 6:20pm 02.25.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1232 Was able to get the varnish sprayed on the weekend. He put three coats on in all. The finish did not
Help!! new cat 25 owner has lots of questions,, quilombo at 7:58pm 02.25.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/1697 Hi, Im a new Catalina 25 owner, I purchased a real nice cat 25 at the very end of last summer, she
Swim and beach ladder (1) Jaime S�nchez at 9:25pm 02.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1012 I am having great difficulty in finding a suitable ladder (or suitable ladders) for different purpos
Hunter 25 rudder fix Mike16400 at 9:37pm 02.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1015 I have a 2007 Hunter 25, and have come up with a great fix for the wobbly rudder issue. My boat sit
Owner Opinions C30 Mark III - would you buy yours again? jimmcgee at 10:48pm 02.25.08 Catalina 30 4/1595 My wife and I are talking about moving up from our Catalina 22 to a Catalina 30 Mark III and I wante
Remote touchscreen monitor for PC-based GPS nav tkanzler at 10:55pm 02.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2010 Has anyone ever used a small touchscreen remote monitor, mounted at the helm and connected to a note
Tall Rig vs. Standard Rig jimmcgee at 10:25pm 02.25.08 Catalina 30 6/7331 My wife and I are talking about moving up from our Catalina 22 to a Catalina 30. We'll be cruising n

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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
TV/VCP Breaker Gary Ryan at 5:20am 11.10.21 Thought it might be something like that. Wish I knew where they ran the wires. I never use the bre
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina DeniseO30 at 5:18am 11.10.21 Well the op joined the site made one post and hasn't been heard from since.
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina RoyS at 5:00am 11.10.21 Could have been picked up and trucked to another destination by mistake. See if there is another sim
TV/VCP Breaker kappykaplan at 4:41am 11.10.21 Video Cassette Player
Wrapping topsides Leeward Rail at 9:41pm 11.09.21 Wraps can be marked with a fingernail .. They make sense for advertising or short term coatings. L
Mast Step Leeward Rail at 9:02pm 11.09.21 I need a mast step for my C & C 25 Mark I Contact South Shore Yachts. https://southshoreyachts.com
Mast Step Leeward Rail at 8:44pm 11.09.21 consider rebuilding one like this C&C30 MKI owner did? Totally different. The 30 has a keel steppe
Searching for my 40 O'Day stolen from Sandusky Harbor Marina fullbore at 8:17pm 11.09.21
Occaisional Head Smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:35pm 11.09.21 I'm a big fan of Whale y-valves. However, you might want to see what the "seasoned salts" on the fo
Frostbiting on a grand scale? jon hansen at 6:38pm 11.09.21 i love watching, still bunched up
Adding a 115V outlet dlochner at 6:18pm 11.09.21 The following article is about charging AGMs not FLA batteries, but the issue is the same. The close
Wrapping topsides Don S/V ILLusion at 6:00pm 11.09.21 If you plan on spending any time at a dock, I'd think twice about it. Was at a small Jeanneau open
Wrapping topsides Don S/V ILLusion at 5:57pm 11.09.21 I could show you 5 or 6, in our club, all painted by the same expert painter. They look totally "li
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 sail sfbay at 4:57pm 11.09.21 Easy..........do an internet search on "Hunter 460 (466 or 46) spinnaker images" to see examples.
Mast Step lyricpekka at 4:54pm 11.09.21 thanks so much. Going to boat tomorrow, will get a picture. Great ideas and info, thanks again.
Profurl Spinex 5.0 & Hunter 460 Scallywagger at 4:46pm 11.09.21 Great stuff, that will be very helpful. Also, where did you find the photos of the 460/466 flying th

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