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towing Neil Simon at 1:06pm 11.29.07 Catalina 22 7/1490 Hi, I recently purchased a 76 catalina 22' and I am going to be trailoring it for the first time soo
Anchor Windlass H40 Legend Vinny at 8:52pm 11.26.07 Big Boats 4/1120 Well the long project is finally over. The windlass is in, complete with anchor wash down and best
Winterization preferences T37 Phil at 9:19pm 11.26.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1351 I am wondering about two steps in my winterization process, loosening the packing nut on the stuffin
H34 shallow draft? chinny at 11:24pm 11.26.07 Big Boats 3/1525 I'm in the market for a Hunter 34 and have found a few with the 4'3" shallow draft. Most of my saili
Fort Myers or Tampa ? biorapper at 11:46pm 11.26.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1317 Checking out the charts and trying to decide which place to cruise. I might try to do both, either
Check Oil Every Time - What Do Most Owners Do? rardiH36 at 12:11am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 25/2998 Good morning:I'm still new to keel boat sailing. Sailboat diesel maintenance/operations guides th
LORAN Tom at 3:33am 11.27.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/1341 I have an old LORAN unit on my boat. Have never used it. I am considering removing it. I mainly u
Anyone for a nice late season Sail? David10790 at 4:29am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1149 Lake Ontario forecast for today. BTW 5 meters is 16 feet.Forecast:..Gale warning in effect..Gal
When do you pop a top on a cold one? CharlieCobra at 4:52am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 40/3226 Before, during or after the sail? Myself? If it's a light air nice day, I'll have one but not in a
CDI Furlers joe friedman at 4:58am 11.27.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1394 i'm looking for some fresh thoughts on a CDI-7 for a C-30. i've checked the archives and the respons
St. Pete's Boat Show Roger at 5:02am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1026 Is it mostly "Power?" Don't see any mention of "Sail"? This weekend... Roger
Re-masting My Pearson 28 Gus St. Anthony at 5:25am 11.27.07 Pearson 7/2713 I had to have my boat de-masted for a haul from Nc to FL. The mast has probably been on the keel for
have to build a trailer for a mac 25 wade mayo at 5:17am 11.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1403 hi allI am purchasing a 1983 mac 25, I have to build a trailer as no luck in purchasing one, anyone
Talk about a rough day! Bad Obsession at 5:42am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 46/3201 This would be a scary day at sea. I guess that a drouge would be a good idea to keep the stern to t
S2 Parts Dianne24117 at 6:31am 11.27.07 S2 0/1816 HELP!!!!! I am in desprate need of a fiddle block that goes on the dagger board of my 7.9. I had to
Oday Widgeon babysmoker at 6:44am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1970 I need a sail for my new sailboat. I got a Widgeon on Craigslists las vegas for 50 bucks with traile
Need a Genoa for my 27 oday BradS at 6:58am 11.27.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/901 Looking for a 110 or better headsail for my oday 27 1976thanks
How to keep cabin doors open? TomMatt at 8:39am 11.27.07 Bavaria 6/2792 We have a 1999 Bavaria 34, 2 cabin yacht. To help keep air flowing through the boat we want to inst
Re-Wiring Spreader Lights Guy at 8:02am 11.27.07 Ask All Sailors 7/4162 I have the mast down on my Bristol 35 and plan on replacing the two spreader lights. The originial o
Swing Keel Jammed Captain Juan at 8:45am 11.27.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1220 Hello Forum Members....I am a new 1981 MacGregor owner, first sailboat owner as well. I just boug

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Finally went for a sail (1) DeniseO30 at 7:37am 11.11.21 I was going to make a separate post on this but hey I can ask the question here thank you for follow
Jib sheet track/car? Joe at 7:33am 11.11.21 There are a lot of choices out there... my only solid recommendation is to install Standard 1" T tra
Its funny Friday! BlowMeAway at 7:26am 11.11.21 WHAT? This would then be an aberration? I wonder if they also Admiralize?
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 6:53am 11.11.21 "You should never generalize women." WHAT? This would then be an aberration? Monday announced the
SEIZED Fasteners chip veres at 6:38am 11.11.21 DIY penetrating oil is 1/2 brake fluid and 1/2 acetone. Not sure if this is better or worse than PB
Hot Water tank Tally Ho at 6:20am 11.11.21 Some boats have a bypass for the water heater, many do not. My first boat (1996 Hunter 280) did no
SEIZED Fasteners Justin_NSA at 5:46am 11.11.21 I've given up on PB Blaster on my problem. Gave it enough opportunity to work. I'm going to try my K
SEIZED Fasteners jibes138 at 5:41am 11.11.21 Internal threads in aluminum should have a self locking helical coil insert installed with zinc chro
Hot Water tank dLj at 5:00am 11.11.21 I haven't used my hot water tank since purchasing the boat August 2020, nor have I done any researc
Old cedar lightning restoration Will Gilmore at 4:39am 11.11.21 PT wood is usually made from Southern Yellow Pine, but also Spruce or Fir, on occasion. SYP is a pr
SEIZED Fasteners dLj at 4:29am 11.11.21 I just snap them off, cuss and swear, then drill out whatever is left breaking several bits. Tom,
Happy Birthday you Marines. shemandr at 4:10am 11.11.21 Ditto.
SEIZED Fasteners Apex at 3:16am 11.11.21 I just snap them off, cuss and swear, then drill out whatever is left breaking several bits. I am
Happy Birthday you Marines. kappykaplan at 3:14am 11.11.21 Indeed! :beer:
SEIZED Fasteners All U Get at 2:52am 11.11.21 I just snap them off, cuss and swear, then drill out whatever is left breaking several bits.
Mods to our 35s5 Hollyberry at 10:02pm 11.10.21 I have been examining the foam insulation. I am interested to see how it works for you as it is a
Mods to our 35s5 jssailem at 8:26pm 11.10.21 I like the light wood look. It lightens up the dark space of the V birth. Some owners try to instal
ALLWAYS A MESS!!! (1) jssailem at 8:05pm 11.10.21 A Racor plugged 30 micron filter.
Wrapping topsides jssailem at 8:01pm 11.10.21 Don. when I reviewed the wrap idea, my takeaway was the cost was high compared to the limited life e
SEIZED Fasteners danooxnard at 6:29pm 11.10.21 Beeswax and heat see below from previous post. A Mapp Gas torch will get it hot enough, maybe to h

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