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Catalina 38 Bilge Covers Larry Malmberg at 4:27am 12.14.06 Big Boats 1/1226 My bilge and knot covers are going bad, need to get some new ones, any ideas where I can purchase th
Sailmaker Norm H at 7:05am 12.14.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1171 Has anyone in New England had a sail made by Squeteague Sailmakers in Cataumet Mass?I received a go
Is Midland a good radio? haven't a clue at 6:45am 12.14.06 Ask All Sailors 15/1652 Hi,I want to get a radio for my b/f's 36' sailboat but haven't a clue about radios. I found one at
port-a-pot wooden retainer attachment? beeryboats at 9:07am 12.14.06 Catalina 22 3/1136 The wooden grab bar looking retainer on the floor that holds the portapot in its place has come un-d
ST-60 Masthead Transducer Cable Greg W at 9:49am 12.14.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1276 I am wondering if anyone has run or dropped a new cable down the inside of a 1983 Hunter 31 mast? I
Costco reverse osmosis tom h at 10:20am 12.14.06 Ask All Sailors 33/2809 We don't have salt water up here, but we do have the highest incidence of pancreatic cancer in the c
Installation of rear port on a HR53 Len Adler at 10:44am 12.14.06 Hallberg-Rassy 1/1738 I am about to install the rear window (it is not an opening port) on a HR 53, my question is when I
Help with Bimini installation Flight Test Guy at 12:03pm 12.14.06 Smaller Boats 3/958 Help,I have a 1999 H240 that evidently has the MY2000 stern railing installed on it. I purchased a
Alternator/Battery levels Sanders LaMont at 1:45pm 12.14.06 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1151 I have two different meters to measure the level of power in the charge going into batteries, and bo
External Propane Storage pdserv at 9:57pm 12.11.06 Ask All Sailors 13/5790 Hey Folks,Question regarding propane tank storage.I know the regs regarding internal storage of
Pacific Secraft Owners and Fans Take note Jerry Cann at 10:33pm 12.11.06 Other Sailboats 0/699 Please welcome back Robin Bradshaw to the Pacific Seacraft Team! Most dealers and owners will reme
Topping Lift Abby Normal at 11:04pm 12.11.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/1412 As a part of running my lines aft and putting single line reefing on this winter, I figured a toppin
performance gain from new mainsail verses 12 year richard at 11:30pm 12.11.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/3015 old mainsail.I am going to buy a new mainsail...my mind is pretty much made up. I have a 94 26s w
H34 Strut replacement BChase at 11:59pm 12.11.06 Big Boats 3/993 My H34 recently tangled with a piece of floating rope and the repair guy says that the strut needs t
Battery Charging question............... Bob F at 3:10am 12.12.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1226 I am "slightly stoopid" when it comes to charging systems, and I have a question/problem with my bat
costs of owning a boat MFox at 12:49am 12.12.06 Ask All Sailors 27/1949 Greetings-I'm curious what it costs for thrifty travellers who live aboard. Especially,1. boat s
Great Lakes to East coast Alan at 3:55am 12.12.06 Ask All Sailors 8/966 Has anyone done a trip on their boat from the Great Lakes west of Niagara Falls to the East coast? I
1971 Catalina 22 weight tegwilym at 2:49am 12.12.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2706 I've been researching sailboats in the 20-23 foot size to upgrade to from my old Lido 14 boat. I go
Gratuity Captain ? Ron10129 at 5:06am 12.12.06 Ask All Sailors 5/940 I am a soon to be sailor. I will start taking classes the end of this week. I will be starting with
Ball Valve Warranty Jeff at 5:36am 12.12.06 Big Boats 5/797 I recently had my ball valves replaced on my 2004 466, what a pain in the ass. After they launched t

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Furler Twists Sirius Pete at 3:48pm 05.25.21 The furler is a Plastimo (France) 406. Forestay appears fine, however may be a little slack....
Wax after acetone? dmax at 3:13pm 05.25.21 Greg - use a heat gun to warm up the epoxy, this will soften it and then you can remove it with vari
Mast thickness? Orbweaver at 3:03pm 05.25.21 US Spars has responded and the mast is NOT their equipment, so probably Isomat.
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? flightlead404 at 2:54pm 05.25.21 Replaced fw pump, raw water impeller, cover plate, o ring, thermostat, pressure cap, several hoses,
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? dlochner at 2:50pm 05.25.21 Thanks, I didn't know that about the vang. I noticed on the first sail that the boom was bending -
Wax after acetone? Tally Ho at 2:49pm 05.25.21 Greg, the only thing that will touch set epoxy is C-4. y before the accidental drips. Don't ask m
Wax after acetone? shemandr at 2:49pm 05.25.21
Wax after acetone? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:47pm 05.25.21 would rubbing that with acetone remove the spilled epoxy? Greg, the only thing that will touch set
Swing Keel Dimensions (3) pclarksurf at 2:36pm 05.25.21 I can tell you the body of the C22 keel has to fit into a 1.5" wide slot in the up position-- the bu
Replacement cockpit ladder (1) sail sfbay at 2:34pm 05.25.21 Congratulations on your new 98 C250 wing keel!! You OR a carpenter / stainless steel shop can fabri
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? shemandr at 2:33pm 05.25.21 Thanks, I didn't know that about the vang. I noticed on the first sail that the boom was bending -
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start Tally Ho at 2:23pm 05.25.21
Wax after acetone? Tally Ho at 2:20pm 05.25.21 Be careful with the acetone. Fiberglass and acetone don't necessarily play well together. I dripp
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? dlochner at 2:09pm 05.25.21 There might be more information on the Flying Scott Sailing Association website. There is also a Fly
Yanmar 3YM30 fails to self prime Whatfiero1 at 2:09pm 05.25.21 Definitely sucking air. Will cause overheating you can close valve and shove water into pickup tube
Yanmar 3YM30 fails to self prime cymeyer at 2:04pm 05.25.21 Has anyone else ever experienced this? Even after filling the raw water strainer it still had a pr
Hunter 49/50 Mamba steering issue tkwhalen at 1:57pm 05.25.21 Good to know thanks for the heads up
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! tkwhalen at 1:50pm 05.25.21 My 49 is a cutter rig. I recently replaced all my sails with North 3Di Nordac sails. I spent around
Yanmar 3GM excessive smoke on cold start Ralph Johnstone at 1:22pm 05.25.21 A properly tuned Yanmar 3GM and my 22 Y.O. 2GM20F does not smoke after the first puff out the exhaus
Wax after acetone? Justin_NSA at 1:17pm 05.25.21 You definitely need to protect it again. Here's a recent thread on deck waxing https://forums.sailbo

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