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! loose footed or not? sailor5017 at 1:16am 02.01.07 Big Boats 10/922 hello I have a 91 37.5 in need of a new main. I am considering going to a fully battened loose fo*
Loose footed main sailor5017 at 1:24am 02.01.07 Ask All Sailors 3/941 hedllo: I am buying a new main for our 91 37.5 hunter. Is the conversion to a loose footed main a
Flushing AC coils Tom H at 2:22am 02.01.07 Ask All Sailors 4/922 How often do you flush through your AC seawater circuit to rid the system of sedement and filth? Doe
2007 Off Soundings Bob Todd at 2:39am 02.01.07 Other Sailboats 0/738 Arthur,You DID get my confirmation for the Spring Off Soundings, didn't you?Cheers,Bob
Masthead Light Recommnedation for O'day 25 Ernie14784 at 2:47am 02.01.07 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2271 Hello everyone. I'm about to re-step the mast on my O'day 25 and want to replace the masthead light
Winter repairs Jerry10776 at 2:58am 02.01.07 Smaller Boats 1/900 Well, having finished my first year with the 23, I can say that I'm happy. It's fleet of foot and r
Can I remove my forward bulkhead? H23 Fastang50 at 4:16am 02.01.07 Smaller Boats 10/2873 Hi All, I've been thinking of making some modifications to my cabin for the coming sailing season.
pendent flag for top of mast (1) gypsyorchid at 3:36am 02.01.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3260 I just recently purchased a jolly roger pendent flag 10 x 16. I would like to mount it on top of the
Wiring for lights David Stanley Smith, Campbell River, BC at 4:31am 02.01.07 Other Sailboats 2/886 When I acquired my Sandpiper, the wiring had obvioulsy been modified somewhat from the original manu
fin to wing russ imler at 5:50am 02.01.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1086 Hi,Can a fin keel be altered into a wing keel on the catalina 30 model? If this can be done and if
Installing Shore Power Deucer at 6:48am 02.01.07 Smaller Boats 18/2669 Folks,Has anybody install shore power on their 260? I'd like to do it before summer sailing seaso
Lewmar Hatches Not staying open Shippy at 6:33am 02.01.07 Ask All Sailors 6/3503 I searched teh archives and couldn't come up with much on this topic. On my Hunter 356 boththe forw
Need H37c help please... John12573 at 9:28am 02.01.07 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1255 Hi all,I am rebuilding an H37C and cannot find a stut. The P.O. replaced the strut with a flat topp
Balboa 26, 27, 28.. Brothers or Cousins? Fairwind at 12:24pm 02.01.07 Balboa 2/2768 I'm looking at Balboas and I'm a little confused...the 26 and the 28 seen to share the same transom
Looking at boats this weekend... Brian D at 1:33pm 02.01.07 Ask All Sailors 40/2099 First, Saturday, 10:00. 31' Pacific Seacraft Mariah. Asking $55,000, down from $65,000. Year is 1978
Sail Care csobalvarro at 1:41pm 02.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/897 Just a quick testimonial for SailCare. If anyone's on the fence about trying them out like I was, le
Location of H-216 Jib Blocks Mr.Ernie at 1:37pm 02.01.07 Smaller Boats 12/1363 Has anyone actually taken a sailmaker out on their 216 and discussed the shapes and sail configurati
Catalina Yachts Store Steve at 6:41pm 01.30.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1257 I used the Catalina Store to purchase some items in early December. They did not comlete the order
sorry, avatar test... (1) Ross in Tampa at 10:18pm 01.30.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/773 I had to get in on the fun... Here is an older picture of Lola at Beer Can Island Tampa...
Retrieving a 170. TimHayes at 10:14pm 01.30.07 Day Sailers 5/1181 My father who is a life-long fisherman and owner of many fishing boats took one look at my 170 and m

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Retro Windows from Cruising Concepts sail sfbay at 8:29am 02.11.21 Welcome to the forum!! Crusing Concepts makes a great product as shown in the link below. https://
5200 or Epoxy? dlochner at 8:27am 02.11.21 If I were doing that job, I'd attach wooden battens to the hull w/epoxy, then screw the shelf into
Hunter 26 Battery Placement sail sfbay at 8:26am 02.11.21 Great idea...............just recommend keeping them in the center of the boat to avoid listing.
5200 or Epoxy? capta at 8:23am 02.11.21 If I were doing that job, I'd attach wooden battens to the hull w/epoxy, then screw the shelf into t
5200 or Epoxy? Parsons at 8:17am 02.11.21 Personally, when doing anything permanent on fiberglass, I prefer epoxy. For wood, I would always t
5200 or Epoxy? Davidasailor26 at 8:07am 02.11.21 Agree on the idea of silicon. 5200 should be considered permanent and wood equals (the possibility
New Hunter 19-2 update (1) Panotaker at 8:05am 02.11.21 Here is a picture of the interior after I cleaned it up. It cleaned up nicely. I mainly just vacuume
Texas January Racing Michael Davis at 8:04am 02.11.21 Galveston and Trinity Bays are mostly less than ten feet deep, even shallower at oyster reefs and s
Prada Cup Finals Davidasailor26 at 8:02am 02.11.21
Prada Cup Finals Michael Davis at 8:01am 02.11.21 I too am pulling for Ineos UK :plus:
Prada Cup Finals cb32863 at 7:59am 02.11.21 I too am pulling for Ineos UK. But, if the Italians win, I am OK with it. I just want some good raci
Texas January Racing Bill19233 at 7:53am 02.11.21 How shallow is your bay? Maybe you could put in a centerboard and sneak over the shallow spots? Ga
Prada Cup Finals LakeShark at 7:46am 02.11.21 I find myself rooting for Team INEOS UK in the finals now that American Magic has been eliminated.
Genoa track for O'Day 25 or 26 timlho at 7:41am 02.11.21 Definitely no hurry! We have snow! No sailing yet! I appreciate your help very, very, Very muc
Prada Cup Finals Michael Davis at 7:40am 02.11.21
Possible new 26.5 owner Bill19233 at 7:40am 02.11.21 unfortunately the bimini and boom are incompatible, so you either sail or enjoy the shade. that's o
Possible new 26.5 owner Orbweaver at 7:33am 02.11.21 What's a boat without a boat project. I don't think that particular unicorn exists?! There are som
Would you call this a lug sail..? rgranger at 7:33am 02.11.21 That's a wishbone on there that the boat in the picture does not have. Either a gaff headed cat ket
Would you call this a lug sail..? cb32863 at 7:25am 02.11.21 As I think on this more... I think it most resembles a "fat-headed" freedom rig out of carbon fibe
Possible new 26.5 owner sail sfbay at 7:19am 02.11.21 What's a boat without a boat project.

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