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Boat trailer and mast raising system William Guenther at 7:04am 02.29.08 Mid-Size Boats 6/1618 I recently bought a 1990 Hunter 28. I live in a desert so I need a trailer for this boat. It has a w
Weekend discussion topic: self promo in forums Phil Herring at 7:17am 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 38/3680 I'm transferring this discussion here from CatalinaOwners.com, where we hijacked a perfectly innocen
A/C size for B361 (1) George Pyrpiris at 7:20am 02.29.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1349 I am in the process of buying an AC unit for the boat. It's between a 12K or a 16K btu. Anyone hav
ports D. Miller at 10:14am 02.29.08 Other Sailboats 0/834 I have a 1976 oday 27 I need to replace the fixed ports in the main cabin I have been unablee to
Need some advice Les at 11:03am 02.29.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1393 After all these years I think I need to downsize my boat. While I presently have the perfect Hunter
Broken Stanchion Kevin at 11:45am 02.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1139 Hi Guys:Winter snows filled my tarp and broke the top of one of my stanchions.Any suggestions fo
Replace standing rigging? How often? Steve L22188 at 12:34pm 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 20/13360 The post earlier this week about the guy who lost his mast set my brain in motion. When should one
d-i-y trailer plans chiliman61 at 12:11pm 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 4/3443 i bought a 28' sailboat that was abandond at a storage facility. the former owner sanded the entire
Bimini top for 25' O'Day Capt. Seaweed at 2:02pm 02.29.08 Ask An Oday Owner 9/3390 I just purchase a 25' O'Day and would like to install an bimini top. The space between the back stay
Got'a Love thoes Kids Stillraining at 2:04pm 02.29.08 Ask All Sailors 16/1590 Planning to work on my boat nowadays takes a spread sheet or a computer program around my house. H
Boat stolen! JCPH3 at 4:34pm 02.29.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1666 My 2007 Mac 26m was stolen out of winter storage. She has been retrieved minus the outboard all stan
Aluminum toerails...kindof DannyS at 9:55pm 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1303 My O'day 35 has molded in toerails that are capped with a beautiful teak accent. That beautiful teak
Confused about marine Fridge's, coloradokota at 11:27pm 02.27.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2239 Ok, can someone tell me what the difference is between a marine fridge and a small compact fridge fr
Selden sprit Blueskies at 11:35pm 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 15/2954 I was looking at the Selden sprit that appears to be combined with a bow anchor roller. Anyone have
engine drags {sometimes} when starting Jack at 1:57am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 31/4496 I am at witts end with this problem. My 86 Catalina 27 with the M-18 diesel has a starting issue. Ac
New Boat Purchase TJ Hart at 1:55am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1041 Making a 1st time purchase of a BRAND NEW sailboat. Wondering what the mark ups are? How much can
New Sailboat Purchase TJ Hart at 1:51am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1232 When purchasing a brand new sailboat, how much "wiggle" room is there in price? None? Tens of tho
Surveyor Needed LI NY rad at 4:33am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 6/3143 A friend is looking to buy and needs a surveyor on LI NY.
Cetol drips Tim Op't Holt at 5:08am 02.28.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1215 I've a few drips of dried Cetol on the gelcoat. What is recommended to remove it?
Starting Battery Size Bad Obsession at 4:06am 02.28.08 Ask All Sailors 19/2583 I am wondering what size starting battery to use in my boat. The current set up is starting off of

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Single handing Will Gilmore at 12:52am 11.22.21 Where do you store your boat hook so it is handy when needed. In my MC, I stored it under the gunwa
La Ni�a All U Get at 11:26pm 11.21.21 The other observation that I had was the current shift yesterday. There was noticeably more time of
V berth plywood in O'Day 20 Randy Michaelis at 11:00pm 11.21.21 The plywood has better integrity toward the hull so this may be a good option for me. Thank you for
Re Yanmar 4JH2TE/ H 42- fuel in bilge??? eianm at 9:25pm 11.21.21 i change my fuel filters and have checked- no leaks there
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 9:03pm 11.21.21 Here is a late Friday entry. A husband and wife were getting all snugly in bed. The passion was he
V berth plywood in O'Day 20 jssailem at 8:57pm 11.21.21 Nice images. Not being able to inspect here is a possible idea. You will need to see if it will work
proper grease for rudder bearings jon hansen at 8:26pm 11.21.21 https://www.mcmaster.com/uhmw-polyethylene-bearings uhmw is a greaseless bearing. when worn, repla
Pearson 30 FastOlson at 7:56pm 11.21.21 Make sure that IF this one of the Pearson's with rubber gasket under each stanchion base, that someo
Pearson 30 DArcy at 7:46pm 11.21.21 Just make sure it's a Pearson 30, not a Pearson Flyer which is also 30'. The Flyer is a great boat f
proper grease for rudder bearings DArcy at 7:34pm 11.21.21 I used a general purpose wheel bearing grease on mine for many years without problems. I refreshed i
proper grease for rudder bearings Rich Stidger at 7:26pm 11.21.21 I wasn't aware that any grease was used.
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair brian cc27mkiii at 6:44pm 11.21.21 yes thank you Don the top of the compression post and bulkhead appear to be solid as does the rest o
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair DArcy at 6:11pm 11.21.21 You need to thoroughly inspect the bottom of the mast support Very good point Don. My boat did not
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair Don S/V ILLusion at 5:55pm 11.21.21 The title implies the mast step has a concave depression from rotten core material. This may be only
Will this buff out? Ralph Johnstone at 5:52pm 11.21.21 put in front of my house with a sign saying FREE. By the next day it will be gone. Put a sign say
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair jssailem at 5:48pm 11.21.21 While not the fiberglass strength the Coosa product has some good properties. COOSA BLUEWATER 26 SER
Single handing (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:45pm 11.21.21 What's the biggest stripper you've caught, capt'n?
Pearson 30 David in Sandusky at 5:30pm 11.21.21 The Pearson 30 design is good for blue water cruising. Certainly, equipment and mods would be needed
H26 Hole in mast cap (2) CaptainRan at 5:06pm 11.21.21 The photo was of the aft mast carrier I think. You are correct the three inch hole was for the mas
deck stepped mast delamination concave repair DArcy at 4:58pm 11.21.21 thank you all for your input my concern with solid glass is will it withstand the compression load

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