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1990 Catalina 22 Bottom Bugsboat at 10:12pm 08.22.06 Smaller Boats 4/1288 What is recommended for the treatment of the hull below the water line? I have removed the keel, had
Sails and Jib Trish at 1:09am 08.23.06 Smaller Boats 3/1090 I need help determining the value of the sails. I no longer have the boat, but need to sell the sai
Javelin Nameplate (1) Scott at 2:23am 08.23.06 Day Sailers 1/1203 I have restored a 1976 O'Day Javelin to excellent condition.Problem: I tried several timews to ref
Hydraulic Quick Disconnect Rick Webb at 2:53am 08.23.06 Smaller Boats 1/866 Somebody was looking for one of these a while back and I could not find it on Champions web site but
Larger 75-90 hp outboatds on 26M Capt Jim367 at 3:16am 08.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/8479 Would like to hear from any Macgregor owner with a larger than 60hp outboard on a 26M - performance,
What is the keel made of? Hunter 33 1979 Raleigh at 12:55am 08.23.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1216 I am trying to sell my Hunter 33 1979. A customer is asking what the keel is made of. Any answer
What are these lines for? sPk at 12:40am 08.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/934 I have a 1980 O'Day 25 c/b. I found a mysterious pair of lines stored under the cockpit. Perhaps
Summer Pictures (1) John S at 4:29am 08.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1399 Please post some of your summer sailing pictures. I like to see sailing pics, esp Macgregors! John
Non Skid decks on Catalina's Derek 23941 at 5:16am 08.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1148 We have recently purchased a new 36MkII catalina here in the UK.We are really pleased with her but
Painting a V2-24 PrivateerTradin at 5:22am 08.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1190 We are going to fair the hull ' give the new baby a new paint job before summer'07...Can anyone tell
lines Tom at 6:31am 08.23.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1069 My lines are dirty and getting stiff; they are in good shape; has anyone washed their lines; if so,
Bilge Pump for O'Day 26 AircooledPatriot at 5:48am 08.23.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1047 Does anyone have photos of where a bilge pump is mounted on an O'Day 26? If not, a good explanation
Bent Rudder Shaft Newby at 6:55am 08.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/4760 Any info available about repairing a bent rudder shaft while still in the water?
Light Bulbs Megamac at 6:51am 08.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/1118 I have a 1984 Catalina tall rig. My anchor light has burned out and I want to replace it with the l
Knapps Narrows Shoaling Report Warren Milberg at 7:58am 08.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/2079 For those who sail the Chesapeake Bay, here is a note posted in the latest Notice to Mariners regard
Outboard Motor Mounts William R. Gawne at 9:21am 08.23.06 Big Boats 2/1164 I have recently purchased a 1993/94 Catalina 36. It does have the stern seats in each rear corner b
Woods... what to use? Brian D at 9:05am 08.23.06 Ask All Sailors 22/2191 I have looked at a varity of wooden cup holders and find the prices a wee bit too rich for my blood.
Installing a new VHF antenna and coax on the mast Bill at 10:24am 08.23.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1586 I will be replacing my antenna at the top of my mast and the coax also. I have been told that the co
Removing swing keel Doug at 12:23pm 08.23.06 Smaller Boats 3/1572 Do to an accident, while launching my boat from the trailer, and without getting into a lot of detai
Prop size for a Choey Lee Offshore 27 Bill Ogilvie at 3:42pm 08.23.06 Other Sailboats 2/749 Does anyone know what the diameter is of the prop on an Offshore 27? I believe its left handed rota

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Arguing with insurance company sailme88 at 5:24am 07.07.21 Has anyone been successful negotiating with an insurance company which totaled a sailboat due to an
Battery troubles TomY at 5:23am 07.07.21 Bought two new AGM batteries before the sailing season last year. Sailed the entire year without i
Invest 97L SFS at 5:23am 07.07.21 I didn't see your post until this morning, but as it turned out I took your advice and slept soundly
H44 anchor light wyctoronto at 5:13am 07.07.21 Ok. My 2003-H356 had a combo Aquasignal. I think it had a 10w bulb for anchor and I went with equiv
H44 anchor light Nodak7 at 4:59am 07.07.21
Disassemble cabin lighting kbgunn at 4:40am 07.07.21 Thanks for the reply. I tried twisting and pulling as much as I could without stressing or cracking
H44 anchor light wyctoronto at 4:39am 07.07.21
H44 anchor light (2) Nodak7 at 4:36am 07.07.21 If it is the same one we have on our 2006 H41DS it is an Aqua Signal SK77.
What are these bolts and wire for? kloudie1 at 4:15am 07.07.21 Probably something like this: Guest Dynaplate Standard Grounding Plate \| Defender Marine
What are these bolts and wire for? Robert Strickland at 3:52am 07.07.21
Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? jibes138 at 3:38am 07.07.21 You are also putting yourself at risk of death from carbon monoxide poisoning. Exhaust leaking into
Battery troubles dLj at 3:33am 07.07.21 Equalization volts are typically 15.8 to 16.2 volts so your top end of 15.5 is too low. Controlling
Brand new EV-100 Wheel pilot with "NO DRIVE DETECTIED" error. Hayden Watson at 11:19pm 07.06.21
Simple Reef Hook pclarksurf at 10:49pm 07.06.21
1 month of sailing, update Roland5048 at 10:39pm 07.06.21 more better. :plus:
Arguing with insurance company Morenoreid at 9:02pm 07.06.21 Yes. We bought our previous boat (hunter 40.5) in April, 1999. Before we put her in, we cleaned, po
Window gaskets The Captain at 8:32pm 07.06.21 After considerable searching, this worked perfectly. Had to buy a 100' roll. used 20'. Selling the r
1 month of sailing, update HMT2 at 8:17pm 07.06.21
1 month of sailing, update Orbweaver at 8:00pm 07.06.21 I'll have him look at the main also, as I want to add a second reefing point. Part of the problem wi
Invest 97L jssailem at 7:59pm 07.06.21 SFS I believe your yard is going to get a good soaking. You will know if your shingles are still sou

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