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Diesel: To treat or not to treat catwithhat at 2:46pm 02.18.07 Ask All Sailors 38/2070 Hi, My boat here in Puget Sound stays in the water all year round. Usage in the winter is less (an
Boston Boat Show seadaddler at 9:44pm 02.16.07 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/944 I am in CT having breakfest at my son's house getting ready to go,any one elsse going.
Gate or ball valve? brass or S.S. R. Bounds at 10:30pm 02.16.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2193 Small thru hulls on my boat are ball vlvs. and 2" are gate valves. Any reason they can't all be ball
keel and outboard christian15198 at 9:51pm 02.16.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1116 what is the rule of thumb for running my 9.9 outboard on my 20 ft daysailershould my retracktable k
Forward hatch replacement Flying Wasp at 10:46pm 02.16.07 Smaller Boats 7/1963 Has anyone replaced the forward hatch?Which brand/style was the replacement? Any advice on the ins
Standing rigging StuartCasteel at 12:44am 02.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1749 Can anyone tell me the best way to rig my boat on the hard in order to trim my standing rigging. Las
Back Friendly Genoa Trimming Jim Kelly at 1:46am 02.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/927 I am looking for advice re setting up a block ' tackle system for trimming my 155% Genoa on my 1990
Lead Weight in Mac26S swing keel Jim Kelly at 1:54am 02.17.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1453 Last season I added 25 pounds of lead shot into the keel of my 1990 Mac 26S. I strengthened the ce
3 hour tour DanW9494 at 2:52am 02.17.07 Smaller Boats 5/905 I am getting my h216 ready to go to San Diego to slip for a week, while we stay in a hotel. I want t
Length of Exhause Hose? Jeff M10656 at 3:02am 02.17.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1052 Wanting to order some exhaust hose to replace the full run from the muffler to stern outlet for my '
water in bilge alans at 4:37am 02.17.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/978 hi, i just went to check o my boat. all is well bu i have a curious problem. my mechanic winterised
new sail MIKE1009 at 5:58am 02.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1171 I am looking to purchase a mainsail for my 322 oday . I cruise the Long Island Sound and race once a
Call for opinions T37 Phil at 4:55am 02.17.07 Ask All Sailors 1/912 on a 1980 S2 8(b). I have an opportunity to pick one up very reasonably. It has a 15hp OMC gas eng
Almost sailing jacques LeBlanc at 4:51am 02.17.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1161 I found a mac 25 for $1000 but needs a trailer,found a trailer but needs an axle.Its a 4 in drop ax
Toe rail replacement source? tcrespo at 6:15am 02.17.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1120 I'm in the middle of doing a minor refurb on my Oday 20. When I took the toe rail off, some of it (
SAIL MAGAZINE SUBSCRIBERS LEFT OUT! George at 7:07am 02.17.07 Ask All Sailors 76/4490 Last summer about 50 boats from the Trailer Sailor Association signed up for a two-week cruise in th
Cruising the Florida Keys Barry Calhoun at 7:06am 02.17.07 Destinations 9/4946 Greetings,My family and I will be going on our first long "cruise' on our C30 in April. We're dep
Length of Exhause Hose? Jeff M10656 at 3:03am 02.17.07 Catalina 30 3/1391 Wanting to order some exhaust hose to replace the full run from the muffler to stern outlet for my '
Webasto Heater in H36/356 Al - s/v Persephone at 8:30am 02.17.07 Big Boats 26/4675 I've heard that Hunter dealers in the Pacific NW and the Great Lakes offer a Webasto heating system
Looking for stanchions and main sail georgia boater at 12:57pm 02.17.07 Morgan 8/1911 I recently purchased a 1979 321 which I am refurbishing.I need to replace most of the stanchions a

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How's Your Bottom Doing These Days ? Terry Cox at 12:03pm 08.22.21 Since we purchased our boat in 2002, in need of a bottom job, I gave the boat two coats ablative in
anyone ever hire a tow truck to lift a boat? (4) rgranger at 11:47am 08.22.21 You could always use a group of large trees and winches the same way. I've done that.... but I use
Complete new bimini/dodger/enclosure H38 - Ideas, Tips, Recommendations? SandyFrank at 11:43am 08.22.21 Other potential issue I have is davits and suspended dingy, securing said dingy while underway, and
Complete new bimini/dodger/enclosure H38 - Ideas, Tips, Recommendations? flightlead404 at 11:40am 08.22.21 @Scott T-Bird has a very nice full enclosure on his C320. A connector between the dodger and bimin
Henri BigEasy at 11:36am 08.22.21 Good to hear that the trip was without incident and that the Skipping Stone is high & dry. Neptune
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (6) JamesG161 at 11:23am 08.22.21 I got a phone call on Friday from the Yard asking if I had time to come and talk with the Fiberglass
Catalina 309 Osmosis Damage Hull geocadd at 11:23am 08.22.21 I had a problem with blisters the first year on my 2008 309. Let the the blisters dry and filled the
HELP Current on ground wire when on Generator Charles Erwin at 11:02am 08.22.21 Yes - take the isolator out of the calculus. I do not see that the egc (green) is bonded to DC neg b
anyone ever hire a tow truck to lift a boat? Admiral at 11:02am 08.22.21 You could always use a group of large trees and winches the same way.
NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 11:00am 08.22.21 Thank you everyone I have been researching it but it definitely has to come off until such time I do
anyone ever hire a tow truck to lift a boat? FastOlson at 10:59am 08.22.21 FWIW.... I once lifted our 1500# trailerable sailboat off its trailer in order to prep and paint the
NOT buying H34 kloudie1 at 10:17am 08.22.21 Some good info on youTube: raymarine st 4000 autopilot - YouTube
Complete new bimini/dodger/enclosure H38 - Ideas, Tips, Recommendations? Ward H at 10:10am 08.22.21 @Scott T-Bird has a very nice full enclosure on his C320. A connector between the dodger and bimini
Freshwater plumbing question (1) ricksoth at 10:04am 08.22.21 Update on this project and here is a better graphic of the system as it currently is set up. stops r
NOT buying H34 BigEasy at 9:57am 08.22.21 Raymarine wheel pilots are notoriously known for failing after years of use. The internal gear asse
Question about Insurance Drivers sail sfbay at 9:51am 08.22.21
Helm Seat for Catalina 309 (1) sail sfbay at 9:38am 08.22.21 Ouch!! Since it a flat seat, as shown below, it should be relatively easy to fabricate. Suggest co
Is Hunter (or Marlow Hunter) Still Even in Business? Bob R. at 9:31am 08.22.21 3DPhoto, congratulations on your purchase of the MH 42SS. My wife and I made a trip to Snead Island
Reconfigurable storage and hangers dlochner at 9:26am 08.22.21 3m Command Hooks work for lighter items. We use them for foul weather gear
Hunter 33, started some work BigEasy at 9:15am 08.22.21 Were those gate valves or ball valves? In either case, its probably best to replace the sanitation

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