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Land Locked Blues Lifted Terry Cox at 11:24am 02.27.08 Destinations 6/2832 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 5/1241 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 5/1110 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 8/2975 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 12/1403 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 6/1246 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 17/1719 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 4/1021 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 0/1020 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 4/1649 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 7/2074 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 6/7476 My wife and I are talking about moving up from our Catalina 22 to a Catalina 30. We'll be cruising n
I'm Ready for Summer (1) Jim Seamans at 10:24pm 02.25.08 Big Boats 8/1158 Get Me the Hell out of here!! I can't take winter any longer.JimS/V Java
First sail on Checapeake Bay, North East, MD to Hampton, VA Marc at 12:01am 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 33/3943 I purchased a '79 Hunter 37c this past fall and am getting ready to sail it down the Bay to Hampton
Need help - Smelly Refrigerator texastom at 1:27am 02.26.08 Big Boats 6/1235 I need help from the experts on this site. My father-in-law left food, chicken specifically, in his
Sharp's Island Light, fyi.... Warren Milberg at 11:26pm 02.25.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1245 MD - CHESAPEAKE BAY - SHARPS ISLAND LIGHT - PROPOSAL TO DISCONTINUE- PUBLIC NOTICEThe Coast Guard
Passage 42 Dodger & Bimini Michigan Moses at 2:20am 02.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1470 Hi:The canvas dodger on my 1994 Passage 42 has disintegrated. I tried contacting Hunter to see who
Tiller Tamer Location newsailor06 at 2:30am 02.26.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1335 I know better than to spend time looking through sites with marine equipment. It just empties my wa
Supplemental air conditioning for h380 ernierogers at 2:46am 02.26.08 Big Boats 2/981 The 16,000 btu unit on my 1999 h380 just doesn't stand up to Texas Gulf Coast summer heat. The aft
Challenger boats Brian D at 3:13am 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1707 As always, I am looking to upgrade. I love my Lancer but time to move up. My eye is on the Catalina

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I think I have Termites - Help! sail sfbay at 9:42am 12.10.21
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jssailem at 9:32am 12.10.21 All good descriptive elements of what is shown in the video. They work well together. Additionally
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? thinwater at 9:14am 12.10.21 In the past I've mixed up some resin, submerged the 1708 and then placed it onto the boat. I think
self tacking jib (1) sail sfbay at 8:45am 12.10.21 The Beneteau 46 has a relatively large fore deck so you will still have plenty of sail area with a s
H26 crutch mount bolts Crazy Dave Condon at 8:44am 12.10.21 Send me a private message with phone number
Universal transmission failure while sailing SeaDogRun at 8:28am 12.10.21 yeah that's a mystery still. I'm getting fresh absorbant towels to see if I can spot anything. The
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? jssailem at 8:26am 12.10.21 PM you posted a question about saturating the fiberglass to soak in the resin. I saw this video adn
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 8:19am 12.10.21 What I found out was about over 5 years ago I took out my windlass to replace the bearing and rubbe
Realistic expectations when re-coring deck? PaulK at 8:19am 12.10.21 That's why you use resin that isn't too thick. Fluid resin WILL fill the spaces between the blocks o
I think I have Termites - Help! acudavid at 8:13am 12.10.21 I am not a termite expert. My buddy has an exterminating service, he is pretty smart, and he does
Universal transmission failure while sailing dmax at 8:09am 12.10.21 Cool, now how about that oil in the bilge :) (it never ends).
Universal transmission failure while sailing SeaDogRun at 7:47am 12.10.21 Everyone, the morning always brings light! When we went back to the boat this morning, I was able t
H34 chainplate revisited. jmce1587 at 7:27am 12.10.21 I went back with a SS angle plate as well as SS rod on my H31 when doing this repair. Glad to hear y
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 6:49am 12.10.21 What should I rebed this with? 4200?
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 6:49am 12.10.21 What I found out was about over 5 years ago I took out my windlass to replace the bearing and rubbe
Windlass Woes - Help Requested - AmIScru'd? flightlead404 at 6:47am 12.10.21 FWIW I finally managed to get that outer bearing race and upper circlip out of the base plate. Ulti
P42 - Emergency Tiller - How to use (1) sail sfbay at 6:42am 12.10.21 Is your emergency tiller angled to clear your backstay like the one in this drawing?
H34 chainplate revisited. HelloOutThere at 6:41am 12.10.21
Water tank pick up Crazy Dave Condon at 6:41am 12.10.21 Call the forum store and ask. Now owned by a former Hunter employee
Port hatch repair Crazy Dave Condon at 6:39am 12.10.21 Former Hunter dealer in small boats. Send a private message with name and phone number. Advise if y

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