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deck paint Peter at 9:15pm 11.08.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1268 I am undertaking reainting my decks this winter, for the first time since buying the boat. Mostly it
Removing old portlights sonofasailorsailing at 11:19pm 11.08.06 Ask All Sailors 15/2575 We are redoing our deck and as part of the refurb, we are going to install new ports. The problem co
Bulwagga Anchor Franklin at 12:25am 11.09.06 Ask All Sailors 10/3334 I promised I'd inform those interested in my experiences with my new Bulwagga anchor so here it is.
Florida Boat Insurance ted boiman at 11:50pm 11.08.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1091 Due to growing boat insurance cancellations in Florida. Any suggestions for coverage(boat and/or lia
Rudder Design and Failure (1) John S at 1:40am 11.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/889 I was looking at a pile of broken rudders in the back lot of IdaSailor and I thought they might make
front hatch screen ideas? MrBill_FLL at 1:52am 11.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1274 I threw together a front hatch screen last night (yes we still have bugs down here).what I'm wonde
New Bottom Paint Skipper21516 at 3:02am 11.09.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1002 OK. I've made the original bottom pain last about 6 years (with touch ups and minor paint jobs of c
Updating charts (1) william at 1:04am 11.09.06 Ask All Sailors 2/887 Some power boats don't concern themselves with draft, however, with six feet of keel below I'm const
Best framing technique for shrink wrapping Jerry Keto at 5:43am 11.09.06 Big Boats 4/3077 It's time to compare ingenuity here! After many years of trying numerous framing techniques I'd lik
goodby unknown at 7:05am 11.09.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1275 Peggy;Remember the white vinegar discussion years ago on the phone versus oderless tablets? I am
EZ Off Oven Cleaner and painted lettering Brian D at 7:38am 11.09.06 Ask All Sailors 6/2915 I did some checking in the archive for removing painted lettering. I came across EZ Off as a solutio
Question on pricing PJ9131 at 7:53am 11.09.06 Other Sailboats 5/791 Someone contacted me tonight wishing to buy my Ericson sailboat. My question to this forum is..where
H-26 Rudder Head Corrosion BrianW at 3:59am 11.09.06 Smaller Boats 9/1094 I was recently sailing in my 1994 H-26 when the lower portion of my rudder completely seperated from
Volcano Erupts in Ocean in South Pacific!! Tsehum Pete at 10:58am 11.09.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1023 Fellow Sailors,Maybe some of you have seen this story. It is quite big news in the South Pacific wi
Painting aluminum masts and rub rail channel Paul Crawford at 11:03am 11.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1590 I recently purchased a 1975 Venture 23 sail boat and am in the process of having it professionally r
Mast Step Coach16477 at 10:59am 11.09.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/905 I recently purchased a 1977 Catalina 22. It appears that the Mast Step needs to be replaced. Where
Leaking Ports Paul (Affinity C320) at 9:22am 11.09.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1005 What kind of opening ports are used by Catalina and other production boats (the ones on the sides th
cooling system flush YM 3GM30F Don at 9:05am 11.09.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1350 I am replacing my hot water heater this weekend and as the system has a heat exchanger built into th
Missing Catalina 22 Swing Keel Nate Kirmmse at 8:59am 11.09.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1101 Hi Folks,My Catalina 22's swing keel decided to fall off about two weeks ago- the cast iron must ha
Mast Blocks John Gilbert at 8:18am 11.09.06 Other Sailboats 1/810 I only have three high-density rubber or heavy-duty plastic mast blocks for my Pearson 303. Does an

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Housing market quadrille38 at 5:38pm 05.20.21 Have heard stores of houses here going anywhere from a few thousand to a hundred thousand over askin
How to "back" fittings used to route halyards to the cockpit? Nightowl415 at 5:33pm 05.20.21 It is molded and hard. Fiberglass, I'm guessing. You are right about no headroom. No pictures at
Hunter 326 Tally Ho at 4:25pm 05.20.21
Can you help me find this boat??? (1) Delaney at 4:23pm 05.20.21 194383
What is this number? (1) Tally Ho at 4:11pm 05.20.21 Not a Hunter, but this is in my port lazzarette... noted on my survey as USCG registration number..
Yanmar 3YM20 oil change? Tally Ho at 4:00pm 05.20.21 If my Yanmar 2GM20 had the dipstick on the port side of the engine I would not be able to check the
Maiden voyage JRacer at 3:56pm 05.20.21
272 mainstream options (1) Tally Ho at 3:53pm 05.20.21
Portable charger options marchem at 3:42pm 05.20.21 On a related subject, any advice for a good 6V charger to use for conditioning/balancing my GC2 6V b
Housing market All U Get at 3:37pm 05.20.21
Gulfstar 47, Sailmaster, Morgan 462, Irwin 43 Orbweaver at 3:31pm 05.20.21 there's a Gulfstar for sale in Seattle, I'm going to try looking at it tomorrow afternoon.
Maiden voyage marchem at 3:23pm 05.20.21 When my wife and I started sailing our C310 we realized that making docking as easy as possible was
Refinishing Sinks (surrounding firberglass top included) ggrizzard at 2:44pm 05.20.21 I have on the slider and some areas on the cabin top. It holds it s finish well except That it eas
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Maiden voyage Kings Gambit at 2:28pm 05.20.21 That could have been me in the picture.:) I loaded up our little O'Day 23 with guests one day, and
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Best place to list racing sails from a 35'? afirefighter1 at 2:12pm 05.20.21 Sean, did you find a place to list these sails? if not, where are these located, what is available,
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