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Catalina leak Terry22570 at 1:07pm 06.26.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/2417 I have a 1986 Cataline 22 I purchased used several years ago. I noticed the storage compartment und
281 aft birth JD at 12:56pm 06.26.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1081 I am thinking about buying a 1996 281. Does anyone know the measurements of aft birth and if two peo
Rudder Bruce21129 at 12:52pm 06.26.06 Smaller Boats 6/862 Hi All thanks for the help with my last question about Play in the Rudder/TillerLast weekend I fina
Mooring Pennant toPick up Buoy Swimmer at 12:33pm 06.26.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1143 The short line that attaches the buoy to the mooring pennant, sorry, no luck on the name...I need to
Keel Play Scott at 12:32pm 06.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/862 I was snorkling under my H23.5 while anchored last weekend, and noticed that the keel has about a fo
Refrigeration Eric 14700 at 1:57pm 06.25.06 Other Sailboats 6/1056 I'd like to install a fridge in the boat. Any experiences with this in converting the ice box? All
Cashing a safety check (1) ex-admin at 2:35pm 06.25.06 Ask All Sailors 24/1863 Did you know that you can get a free Vessel Safety Check (VSC) for your boat? It's available from th
Calling all O'day sailboat owners! ex-admin at 2:57pm 06.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1034 Please mark your calendars for the last weekend in July!We are meeting at beautiful Leamington Mar
Topping Lift Question rkssail at 3:16pm 06.25.06 Big Boats 4/1075 My 1986 Hunter 34' has a non-adjustable topping lift. It ends about 2 feet above the boom at level
Mainsheet Traveler - 1981 Hunter 30 John Steele at 1:09pm 06.25.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/2106 I am looking for parts for the mainsheet traveler. I had to replace the control line blocks on the t
Numbers, Numbers? Starboard at 8:59pm 06.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/972 Last fall, I "adopted" a 1971 Catalina 22 from my boatyard in New York. They were going to junk it a
Boating and Drinking In Ontario David at 1:05am 06.24.06 Ask All Sailors 27/2814 As of today, Ontario has some of the strictist anti-drunk boating rules in the world. US boaters in
Play in the tiller bcwave at 1:45am 06.24.06 Other Sailboats 4/1053 The metal fitting that bolts onto the rudder post (and into which the tiller itself is bolted) has s
Pearson 36 vs Beneteau 361 Voyager24012 at 2:17am 06.24.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1361 Just a question - if the choice was between a 1989 Pearson 36 and a Beneteau 361 do you have any wor
Pop-top with travler. dmattlin at 3:03am 06.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/872 I own a 25ft Cat. tall rig. My travler is on the transom and seems to work well, however I would muc
Safety on the dock Marc14857 at 12:04am 06.24.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/878 This post is not intended to solicit any sympathy however it is a warning/reminder for each of us. T
Again on Ferro boats Dennis at 11:57pm 06.23.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1660 Not to badger the subject, but on the Ferro boat page, there are a lot of these boats for sale and t
Attention Lake Ontario Hunter Owners Ken Palmer at 11:51pm 06.23.06 Other Sailboats 0/641 The LOHSA 2006 Rendezvous is less than 2 weeks away. yks It is not too late to get your application*
Teak seats DClark at 11:42pm 06.23.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1271 I have a Oceanis 351 with teak seats and it appears that the port side teak is not fully glued down.
Installing remote for Honda outboard Karen at 3:03am 06.24.06 Ask All Sailors 0/838 Hi all!I have a 25ft O'Day (1977) ' a 2002 Honda 8hp-4stroke motor. I would like to install a rem

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Dogs as crew (2) Rick486 at 3:19am 12.31.20 Then, and now. My best friend.
Sailing with a System - Do you Mark your Boat/Rigging kappykaplan at 3:09am 12.31.20 I mark my dock lines . . .
Antifoul prop while boat in water kappykaplan at 3:02am 12.31.20 Not familiar with lanolin grease. Any brands you could suggest? Lanocote is one brand.
Sailing with a System - Do you Mark your Boat/Rigging jon hansen at 10:31pm 12.30.20 most of the members here prolly need to watch this video a couple of times. i wonder how many membe
Texas December Racing (1) Bill19233 at 9:42pm 12.30.20 Don't believe everything you read THAT much, but do remember to ease off offwind. If you tell the c
Through deck wires for mast lights Mark Maulden at 9:32pm 12.30.20 Those are solder cups. The wire is inserted, heated on the long side of the cup and apply solder to
Oh the Weather outside is frightful... SoSound at 9:25pm 12.30.20 OH MY GAWD! My mouth just started watering uncontrollably. I may drive there for lunch! Thank you f
Through deck wires for mast lights Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:10pm 12.30.20 Pretty much what I have
Adding midship cleats - to pot or not? rgranger at 8:41pm 12.30.20 Nice upgrade
Through deck wires for mast lights Gene Neill at 8:28pm 12.30.20 I am freshwater and not overly concerned about salt and corrosion, but definently curious as to wha
Rerouting instrument wiring - Hunter 34 splax at 8:28pm 12.30.20 aft and to port I have a cabin liner panel, which if removed might allow you to drill for the wires
Oh the Weather outside is frightful... jssailem at 8:05pm 12.30.20
Through deck wires for mast lights SailingLoto at 7:59pm 12.30.20 Can you give a link? I'm corrosion testing a bunch of designs for a review and I could easily add th
Through deck wires for mast lights SailingLoto at 7:57pm 12.30.20 I'm probably being stupid, but how do you conect the wires to these? I see them on many connectors o
Slow or fast charge deep cycle batteries? BAD ORCA at 7:54pm 12.30.20 It should take longer. Once the charger starts to leave the Constant current stage the charge curre
Antifoul prop while boat in water (2) Ralph Johnstone at 7:49pm 12.30.20 Using a sponge (dish washing kind) rub Propshield wax on the prop & shaft. Looks like the mfg. wa
Slow or fast charge deep cycle batteries? BAD ORCA at 7:36pm 12.30.20 Stu, is it safe to assume (always dangerous, I know) that a smart charger like the Sterling does a
Reefing garymalmgren at 7:32pm 12.30.20 Re op post: So, as I am comtemplating building my new main a buddy is suggesting one deep reef is b
How to prime house water pump weekendrken at 7:31pm 12.30.20 Oh the joys of boat ownership. The only thing that works on an old boat .... is the owner.
How to prime house water pump weekendrken at 7:28pm 12.30.20 Your pump is on a wooden platform under the small cubby cover under the aft corner of the saloon por

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