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Blister origin T37 Phil at 3:46am 02.26.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1645 Most of the blisters I've seen in pictures or on other boats have been fairly extensive and irregula
IRC?? Alan at 4:35am 02.26.07 Racing 0/1707 Has anyone applied for their IRC certificate yet? If so, what boat and what's your rating?
Pacific Seacraft News Jerry Cann at 4:30am 02.26.07 Other Sailboats 2/3370 Pacific Seacraft Taps Robert H. Perry for New Model.At a national conference of Pacific Seacraft
Centerboard James10044 at 4:56am 02.26.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1027 I have lost the centerboard to my 1980 30' oday. I need info on where I can get a centerboard or pl
Catalina LIcense Bracket NautiDuck at 4:45am 02.26.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1267 I have been trying to find a license plate bracket for Catalina Yachts. I would think there is such
Preparation of GRP hull prior to antifouling Penbodlas at 6:16am 02.26.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1128 I am going to convert my boat (MacGregor 26C) from a trailer-sailer to one on a saltwater mooring (s
New Yahoo Group for Catalina 27/270 owners Tim Haibach at 6:19am 02.26.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1914 A Yahoo Group was recently launched that is catered toward Catalina 27 or 270 owners. Since we are g
GPS oceansail0 at 6:31am 02.26.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1180 I have an h31 (1984). I do not need a gps tracker normally. I will be taking a few week long trips t
Rebuild or replace the Perkins 4.154 in my O/I 41 Scott at 7:01am 02.26.07 Morgan 5/3815 I need to rebuild or replace my Perkins 4.154 in my `79 Outisland 41. It looks like about $7K to re
Thinking about racing Margaritaville at 7:16am 02.26.07 Mid-Size Boats 13/1301 I have been considering trying to race my 31H Previous owners have had some luck with her when she
C 36 Boat US Review Allan R at 7:57am 02.26.07 Big Boats 7/2228 For anyone interested, attached is the review of the Catalina 36 in the March Boat US magazine (may
what size batteries to buy ? Chet7135 at 10:07am 02.26.07 Ask All Sailors 47/3203 Ok, I have to buy batteries, I was planning to buy seagel or any kind of gel battery, but not sure
Table pedestal... Douglas Washburn at 10:05am 02.26.07 Mid-Size Boats 7/1116 Our boat has the horseshoe banquet seating configuration. The table (original equipment, I believe)
Bottom Painting Chuck Turner3968 at 9:56am 02.26.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1070 I know this subject has been covered many times, but instead of looking in the archives, I would lik
single handing John at 9:19am 02.26.07 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1157 Has any one ran there lines to the cockpit on a 26 it looks too tight to do this...any suggestions ?
New VHF/DSC install help Bob f at 10:46am 02.26.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1045 Just purchased a new Icom M422 for my Hunter. couple install questions that the manual is a bit fogg
Stuck discharge valve Philip Toren at 11:00am 02.26.07 Other Sailboats 1/1271 My overboard discharge valve from the head is stuck in the discharge position. So far I haven't been
Elecreic winch PROs and CONs Alex at 11:14am 02.26.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/994 Hey, All.Did enyone ever consider an elecreic winch for a swing keel?Seems like you can pick up a
ericson 38 - sailing windsmaker at 11:27am 02.26.07 Other Sailboats 1/989 I'm thinking about buying a ericson 38 . Anyone familiar with the sailing characteristics of this m
Restoring a Ranger 26 tom Gardner at 4:38pm 02.26.07 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 7/4199 I have found a 1974 Ranger 26. I raced against one years ago up in SF bay. It seemd to race will t

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New toilet and holding tank system Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:57pm 09.07.21 I haven't examined the whole plumbing run but it is controlled by a gate valve that lets the water i
If you had one of these... rgranger at 7:51pm 09.07.21
luger 27 fairwinds safe for icw or Florida sailing (1) rgranger at 7:48pm 09.07.21
Bilge Pump - Siphon BACK! FastOlson at 7:48pm 09.07.21 One of the best ways to address the dangers and shortcomings of a centrifugal pump (like the cheap a
Depth sounder and speed stoped working SoSound at 7:19pm 09.07.21 Check the network settings and find the sources for you data on your Zeus MFD, see if your transduce
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation pparker99 at 7:05pm 09.07.21 I've seen spars marked that way, it boggles my mind, the label really should say, "spare jib halyar
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation Sailfanatic at 6:51pm 09.07.21 Ah, thanks for bringing up point needing clarification! Halyard is for asymmetrical spinnaker. The
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation pparker99 at 6:48pm 09.07.21 I think you are on the right track on feeding the halyard down the mast. Do you have a spare sheave
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation pparker99 at 6:40pm 09.07.21 Ah, thanks for bringing up point needing clarification! Halyard is for asymmetrical spinnaker. The m
luger 27 fairwinds safe for icw or Florida sailing slash19781 at 6:38pm 09.07.21 well i appreciate the comedic factor of that reply but in no way was that helpful lol A for effort t
What would you change in this plan? (fiberglass part of a rotten core job) (5) Rabe at 6:38pm 09.07.21 Got the new core installed, epoxied and old skin put on. Still have to bevel and glass the kerfs thi
Power washing the bilge? (1) Hayden Watson at 6:30pm 09.07.21 My posts are probably some of those you found mentioning pressure washing. I have done it twice in t
Shoal vs Wing Keel Sailfanatic at 6:28pm 09.07.21 A deep keel model will well out sail either a wing keel or shoal draft, buy a short keel only if its
If you had one of these... Will Gilmore at 6:28pm 09.07.21 My grandmother had one exactly like Brian's picture. You could change the channel by rattling a set
luger 27 fairwinds safe for icw or Florida sailing justsomeguy at 6:27pm 09.07.21 pmcsr0wt4wk
Depth sounder and speed stoped working Don S/V ILLusion at 6:27pm 09.07.21 The first step would be to see if power is getting to the instruments
Will Soda Blasting affect the adhesion between hull and liner Davidasailor26 at 6:25pm 09.07.21
HUNTER 376 Halyard Installation Sailfanatic at 6:19pm 09.07.21 Thanks mate! Yes, have empty sheave and mast exit. Thanks for the tip on Rig Rite. I just got a "ma
New to me O'day 28 - Getting into the water, re-rigging and running lines jssailem at 6:12pm 09.07.21 Congrats on the new to you boat Terry-Buda Running rigging is a 4-5 out of 10 on the DIY scale. Ri
Bilge Pump - Siphon BACK! Sailfanatic at 6:12pm 09.07.21 If the bilge pump outlet is below water when the boat is heeling, and there is no check valve or ant

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