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Teak Interior Refinishing Greg at 1:50pm 11.07.06 Mid-Size Boats 4/1042 I have read many past postings about interior teak refinishing, but still have a few questions? Did
jam cleats eddie872 at 12:44pm 11.07.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/863 replacement of original cabin-top mounted cleats for halyards for 1985 catalina 27. any idea of sour
38 Center Cockpit Tim at 9:03pm 11.05.06 Morgan 1/1606 I am hoping some day to spend months at a time cruising. To make this possible and to please the ad
Water Ballast Change morris at 9:03pm 11.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/832 I've noticed that my water ballast doesn't refresh it's self even when I leave the plate open and go
Water underneath cockpit floor David ONeill at 10:00pm 11.05.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/941 If taking the boat out of the water for the years isn't sad enough, the boat seems to have takin on
Main sail location zanthus at 9:30pm 11.05.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/1836 I replaced the cable halyards on my Ranger 26 with rope with the intent of moving the controls back
San Carlos Mexico in an H23 Pt2 Dave5031 at 10:08pm 11.05.06 Smaller Boats 1/1017 Here's part 2.
What type of Sailboat is this? AC Marine? Greg at 11:39pm 11.05.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1700 Hi, I am a new sailboat owner. My neighbor gave me his sailboat. It needs an new engine but it com
mainsheet configuration Glen Bradford at 11:47pm 11.05.06 Smaller Boats 7/1906 I am curious about any other ways to route a mainsheet on a Catalina C18 (2005) other than the tyica
260 & similar outboards - PROP OUT OF WATER HAL at 11:58pm 11.05.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1151 Four part question.Have you ever had the prop come out of the water in waves? If so, how severe we
Hood Roller Furler - foils & headstay extrusions?? Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 11:21pm 11.05.06 Ask All Sailors 8/4841 I'm looking for the foil(s) or luff extrusions that go up a forestay, for the Hood Seafurl 700SL or
Survey on electricity in sailing boats Timo Knuuttila at 1:22am 11.06.06 Ask All Sailors 9/991 Hi All,We are developing small generators for boating. We are making a survey for understanding be
Leaking hull port Tom Riley at 1:34am 11.06.06 Catalina 310 2/1384 Anyone out there have experience with the ports in the hull seeping a little water? Every time I ge
Hal for some reason cannot post to your posting Benny at 1:32am 11.06.06 Ask All Sailors 1/984 Not only have we had the prop come out of the water but we have also dunked the powerhead under it.
Hunter 20 centerboard cable Kevin13729 at 1:25am 11.06.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1596 I need to replace the winch to keel cable/line on my 1984 Hunter 20. The existing one is broken and
Looking for a Mac or similar 20-22' boat tegwilym at 2:45am 11.06.06 Ask All Sailors 8/2845 Thanks for all the advice I've gotten in this forum so far, it's been EXTREMELY helpful!I'm lookin
Weather helm BobD17833 at 2:28am 11.06.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/1992 Need some help with excessive weather helm (EWH). EWH = wheel rotated 90-110 degrees to lee. My rudd
Heaving to Blake at 2:52am 11.06.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/984 Does anybody out there have experiance, or had interesting experiances, attempting to heave to in a
Oday 15 Daysailer Rudder Stan Greenleaf at 3:20am 11.06.06 Day Sailers 1/1320 I need photos and/or drawings for 1970 15ft Oday Daysailer rudder
Plugging a hole in a mast bill at 12:45am 11.06.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1723 I plan on removing a combination deck/steaming light mounted about half way up my aluminum mast. Th

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Are you Bi? DArcy at 5:43am 01.28.21 Several years ago I was racing on a Pearson 30 Flyer in CORK at Kingston. It was a good regatta and
Are you Bi? DougM at 5:36am 01.28.21 I have had both power and sail. I raced scows in the 80s and 90s. During that time I had a 19 foot c
Are you Bi? SailingLoto at 5:26am 01.28.21 i didn't mean to quote that post, but that bottom pic was at the lake I'm on. just up the channel a
Are you Bi? SailingLoto at 5:24am 01.28.21 I grew up on a 23ft Larson. I have owned several powerboats. I worked as a marine mechanic throu
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Crazy Dave Condon at 5:23am 01.28.21 I no longer have my notes on H 26 wheel steering plus special parts needed for wheel steering. H26
Are you Bi? SailingLoto at 5:20am 01.28.21 200 miles in six hours? I want whatever you are smoking. we did 86 miles in 75 minutes with a pee br
Sanitation question Justin_NSA at 5:19am 01.28.21 I have one of those too. I only cut plastic hose and pipe with it. You can get spare blades.
Are you Bi? Justin_NSA at 5:17am 01.28.21 @Justin_NSA did you watch that video? They all end up doing a hard face plant when they hit the
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats RoyS at 5:15am 01.28.21 Ever wonder what the inside of a cigarette boat looks like? Saw a woman flushing out a five gallon b
Are you Bi? rgranger at 5:14am 01.28.21 @Justin_NSA did you watch that video? They all end up doing a hard face plant when they hit the w
Barbecue Beefs (1) TomY at 5:13am 01.28.21 I just never could throw live lobsters into boiling water myself, but I'll eat someone else's cooki
Sanitation question rgranger at 5:10am 01.28.21 I use something like this for cutting hose - makes nice clean cuts. $14 at home depot. ow is it tou
Are you Bi? Justin_NSA at 5:04am 01.28.21 Hmmm. Tough choice :what:
Barbecue Beefs shemandr at 5:02am 01.28.21 My beef for my Magma grill was that it was hard to control the temp. That regulator is woefully ina
Are you Bi? (1) TomY at 4:55am 01.28.21 This is sailing to me: boating to me: EYX1rIe3SaQ
Looking for a C250 for sale RitSim at 4:46am 01.28.21 https://www.sailboatlistings.com/cgi-bin/saildata/db.cgi?db=default&uid=default&sb=33&so=descend&web
C350 in mast wiring re & re Justin_NSA at 4:43am 01.28.21 :plus: Pulling wire, mounting equipment etc. is sooo much easier with the mast down. And with the
C350 in mast wiring re & re daviddp at 4:33am 01.28.21 Hello, I am undergoing a number of replacements and improvements on our new to us Catalina 350. Not
Are you Bi? shemandr at 4:28am 01.28.21 I enjoy both. Driving a tasty looking power boat in smooth water is a pleasure. I used to fish a f
Furlex 304S problem? nightowle at 11:35pm 01.27.21 I would definitely focus on the bottom screw. I had a similar issue and it stemmed from that.

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