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Sailing Crew Wanted Bill at 1:44pm 06.10.07 Other Sailboats 0/1092 I want a partner (Male or Female) to accompany me sailing the boat (Columbia 31) from Oahu to Puget
White Smoke Scott at 1:16pm 06.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1540 2002, C34 MKII with a M35B and 300 hr'sI noticed there is what appears to be white smoke coming out
Match made in heaven? SailboatOwners.com at 1:23pm 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 24/2378 Sailing is fraught with sentimentality, superstition and emotion, and we frequent this board because
1983 H31 Topping Lift Replacement Help Greg W at 2:33pm 06.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/918 I need to replace my topping lift on my 1983 H31 before the boom falls. The topping lift is frayed.
Pop Top Cover oreana123 at 3:14pm 06.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1388 I finished my pop top cover project for the 26D. I made the cover from a white acrylic polyester can
To thin or not to thin Sikkens Cetal Marine Sailoff at 10:25pm 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 10/15044 We are refinishing the teak on our new old boat. We removed it and brought it home to strip and var
Lightning... Roger at 7:40pm 06.08.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1350 A lot of thunder and flashes in my area. So, i rigged a thingy of heavy (1/2") copper cable that can
Removing Parquet wood floors in 34' Wahya at 12:01am 06.09.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/723
Help rigging Seidelmann S245 Ron Snipes at 12:10am 06.09.07 Seidelmann 1/2084 I have refurbished '84 Seidelmann 245. I have no help but finally figured out how to raise the mast
Removing Parquet wood floors in 34' Wahya at 12:10am 06.09.07 Bigger Boats 0/1022
Cockpit Drains Hummingbird at 10:51pm 06.08.07 Smaller Boats 0/1125 These drains work fine while sailing but when the boat's on the trailer they get all clogged up. Any
Electronic Fog Horns Marc at 2:05am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/2446 Has anyone installed an electronic fog horn or similar that when activated automaticly sounds the ap
Rigging a spinaker on a 192 J P Turkey at 12:19pm 06.09.07 Day Sailers 1/1262 I bought a spinnaker on Ebay on a whim. It was cheap. It might be a little too big. Does anybody
halyard runs Vic Castleton at 12:24pm 06.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/913 I need to replace my spinnacre halyard and am going to bring it out of the mast to be able to "bump"
Fraudulent listing on eBay KorculaChris at 11:51am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1128 Some of you may remember last week's thread on a fraudulent listing on eBay. I reported it to eBay,
Emergency Tiller Gary Ameele at 10:50am 06.09.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1075 Our 1994 Catalina 28 does not have an emergency tiller. We purchased it used. Did the boat come wi
Ferriello holding tank internal sensor rod Allan Frey at 10:31am 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1166 Does anyone have experience installing and using the Ferriello (New Providence Marine) holding tank
Halyard shackle krag13957 at 10:19am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/928 I have the US Spars Z300e furling main for the Beneteau OC281. The shackle for the main does not app
Batteries for the OC281 krag13957 at 10:14am 06.09.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/987 I have 1996 OC281. The boat had deep cycle West Marine Batteries in the engine compartment and under
replacing rudder bushings in a 356 miguelgdelrey at 9:07am 06.09.07 Big Boats 4/1398 Has anyone replaced the rudder bushings on a 356?My boat was on the ground on stands and a friend

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Winterizing the Head Holding Tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:21pm 09.25.21 EG is compatible with more types of rubber than PG which could affect joker valves. Joker valves sh
Help remembering small cruiser name Calif. Ted at 6:12pm 09.25.21 West Wright Potter, from International Marine, or Sage or Montgomery or Melbec ? West Wight Potter
A simple list of preparations... Stu Jackson at 5:38pm 09.25.21 Good advice. Here's a discussion of possibilities; Spares for a Long Cruise 101 Engine Spares for a
Leaking Boat Stanchions MikeHoncho at 5:35pm 09.25.21
Hunter 33 Reefing line boom internals ggrizzard at 5:13pm 09.25.21 If the reef line are "missing", the internal blocks probably are too. If so, you'll need to rebuilt
Elvabro Deck Passage Cableport - Thread size ggrizzard at 5:10pm 09.25.21 Don't forget metric sizes, just in case...
Take two: Sell day is NOT one of the happiest... Don S/V ILLusion at 3:58pm 09.25.21
Take two: Sell day is NOT one of the happiest... dlochner at 3:57pm 09.25.21 Don't think of the good times you had with your old boat, think of the bad times. Then dream of the
Take two: Sell day is NOT one of the happiest... jssailem at 3:56pm 09.25.21 Condolences.. I like the Montgomery. I had the 15. It was a great trailer boat. Camping in the boat
Stop wires slapping inside of mast? jssailem at 3:53pm 09.25.21 Noodles and zip ties are a temporary fix. They have the disadvantage of conflicting with halyards in
Help remembering small cruiser name jssailem at 3:38pm 09.25.21 being held upside down and righting itself once it was released That would not be a catamaran. Onc
A simple list of preparations... sail sfbay at 3:36pm 09.25.21 Ample battery capacity, wind generator and/or solar to recharge batteries, wind vane would reduce po
A simple list of preparations... jssailem at 3:23pm 09.25.21 spares, safety gear, food, water There are websites oof sailors who have made the trip and in thei
A simple list of preparations... dlochner at 3:17pm 09.25.21 Check any of the Transpac race requirements, they will have an exhaustive list of offshore equipment
OJ Flex Gland dlochner at 3:15pm 09.25.21 I am always suspect when one manufacturer sells a product that is price well below all the competito
Hunter 212 ... I have some questions after getting her going .... and what should I know? Crazy Dave Condon at 3:10pm 09.25.21 As a former Hunter dealer who introduced that boat for Hunter , I will be glad to assist but max hee
Catalina 22 or Tanzer 22 Crazy Dave Condon at 3:06pm 09.25.21 A lot depends upon the tow vehicle and trailer getting the boat out of the water are highly suggeste
Searching for a trailer ! sail sfbay at 3:05pm 09.25.21 Ditto Crazy Dave Condon!!........if it was my new to me used boat trailer I would have it thoroughly
Searching for a trailer ! Crazy Dave Condon at 3:03pm 09.25.21 If the trailer is a 1975 trailer, a physical inspection is recommended as it is 46 years old as it m
Cabin sizing on the 361 3 cabin version? sail sfbay at 3:03pm 09.25.21 A two cabin 361 should offer very comfortable cabin size for 2 large adults in each cabin as I had i

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