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Stand up rigging robert at 11:22am 03.03.08 Mid-Size Boats 2/948 I have been told there are cracks in my swages by the last rigger. I looked at it and can't see any
Swing keel Mac at 11:00am 03.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1282 I'm going to keep my Mac 25 at a slip this year as I did last summer. A friend of mine is letting m
Wanted: hints on use of boom vang tadd5181 at 12:00pm 03.03.08 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/3883 I would appreciate some hints on use of the boom vang...my boat is a Hunter 420. Thanks.
Wanted: hints on using boom vang tadd5181 at 11:56am 03.03.08 Big Boats 1/996 I would appreciate some hints on use of the boom vang...my boat is a Hunter 420. Thanks
CDI roller furling Echo at 11:46am 03.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1249 Is anyone using a CDI (FF6 w/bearings) on a 28-30' O'Day? What problems if any have you encountered
Internet connections Greg Bowman at 5:46pm 03.03.08 Ask All Sailors 4/1123 We are planning on starting a sailing trip in USA later this year. We will do the Great Circle route
O'Day 37' spray cover Lena May at 7:11pm 03.01.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1036 We recently purchased our O'Day 37 and think she is fantastic, the only thing we noticed is that we
Fastening blocks to deck Madelon at 8:20pm 03.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 17/1773 Dear Sailors,I've been looking through the archives but did not find what I needed, so I apologize
Beneteau Complaint scuba hottie at 9:56pm 03.01.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3593 We bought a brand new Beneteau a few years ago and started having gelcoat cracks within 6 months alo
replacing the cabin sole Terry Holt at 9:13pm 03.01.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1223 I have rot in my cabin sole and I am thinking of replacing it. It is the section just under the sete
Hunter 260 North Spinnaker on ebay AZExpedition at 11:33pm 03.01.08 Smaller Boats 0/972 Nice north spinn and pole
Hmm, we seem to have an error....PHILLLLLllllll! Patrick Lombard at 1:11am 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1064 Phil I keep getting this: DOG PICTUREHmm, we seem to have an error....You have an e
25' Bilge pump location?? Miles Way at 2:46am 03.02.08 Seidelmann 2/1739 On a 1979 25'Seidelmann Were is the bilge pump located cant fined it Any were? OK don't tell me in t
Maintenance on Flex o Fold vs Kiwi seadaddler at 2:16am 03.02.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1239 I did read about Kiwi needing to be greased,what maintenance or whatneeds to be done on either prop
Radio Question Marcia at 1:40am 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 23/1942 This is probably a pretty dumb question, but I'll ask it here anyways. I have a (new to me) small 2
Re-Upholster Indoor Cushions? mseifert at 4:53am 03.02.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1285 I would like to have all the cabin cushions in my Hunter 33 re-upholstered but I'm havng a very diff
Swing Keel for Mac 25 JustinG328 at 6:17am 03.02.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1570 I found an add for a swing keel that came from a MacGregor Venture 21 or 22. I have a 1981 MacGregor
passage generator Matt Miller at 5:27am 03.02.08 Big Boats 7/1874 I am looking at a Passage 42 that does not have a generator. The Hunter dealer I called said that a
In the beginning ugoundr at 7:14am 03.02.08 Lancer 2/1673 Lancer 28 on trailer in side yard - much to do.First though, we're trying to determine the model o
survey on a new boat? Bernie Hoban at 8:08am 03.02.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1052 Dear Friends, I recently bought a 2008 Catalina 309 and I was wondering if you can share your thoug

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Modifying the Galley Sink Drain Pipe - 41DS (1) dkinzer at 2:39pm 11.22.21 The attached photo shows the result of swapping the pipe end-for-end and adding a 1-1/2" straight ta
Where to slip / anchor for Miami Boat Show rgranger at 2:19pm 11.22.21 I'm guessing that anything you could reserve has already been reserved. Good luck and hope you find
OK... it isn't a boat, but... rgranger at 2:15pm 11.22.21 Yup... fill,... sand... paint. I'd probably go with JB Weld but only because I have used it for a
Legend 40.5 - Forestay chainplate shemandr at 2:02pm 11.22.21 . ...I wonder how thick is the fiberglass on the forward edge of the bow... A little less thick tha
Mast Step (2) lyricpekka at 1:48pm 11.22.21 Thanks for the suggestions. Here's a photo of the damage. Boat was sailed at least for 4 years like
Legend 40.5 - Forestay chainplate (2) fero at 1:25pm 11.22.21 Here is a sketch of the arrangement of the chain plate and one inside picture. I wonder how thick is
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Hayden Watson at 12:52pm 11.22.21 West system G-flex pre-thickened epoxy is formulated for plastic parts repair. I would try that. I
OK... it isn't a boat, but... JamesG161 at 12:40pm 11.22.21 1) Fill in crack with Butyl tape. 2) Buy Roll of near color Duct Tape and cover. Done Jim...
Single handing shemandr at 12:37pm 11.22.21 With regard to hand held VHF radios when singlehanding I second Stu's advice to play with the menus
Single handing Stu Jackson at 12:35pm 11.22.21 I have looked over the Standard Horizon radios, which one did you get? HX270S, but that was back i
Catalina 30 Terminal block? Stu Jackson at 12:31pm 11.22.21 The Cat 30 only seems to have a couple of outlets wired in parallel. The others seem to be wired to
Single handing WI Rigger at 12:09pm 11.22.21 I have looked over the Standard Horizon radios, which one did you get?
Christmas shopping advice from the Frog JamesG161 at 12:04pm 11.22.21 Well not so bad if she got a MOP from a Green... MOP-PET Jim...
OK... it isn't a boat, but... kloudie1 at 11:55am 11.22.21 Like Daveinet, I have used 5200 and tape to repair a rear bumper cover. It did have to be removed fo
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Jake N Eggs at 11:31am 11.22.21 Here is the 3M instructions. https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/collision-repair-us/applications/bumper-and
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Brian D at 11:28am 11.22.21 Dave, that is the issue I have. In order to get to the back side I have to remove it completely. Mig
OK... it isn't a boat, but... Daveinet at 10:45am 11.22.21 So what I have done to me Jeep rubber/plastic fenders is glob a bunch of 5200 on the back side and t
Keel to hull joint Robert Strickland at 10:39am 11.22.21 Everyone is very calm, and I really expected some "looming catastrophe" like keel bolts rusting thro
Will this buff out? Daveinet at 10:35am 11.22.21 Glorified duck blind? I'm pretty that is intentional.
Catalina 30 Terminal block? Joe Perez at 10:21am 11.22.21 Stu, I realize that. AC shore power always goes to the breaker first, before it's distributed. Usual

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