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Fire Island Inlet? Blue Eyes at 11:56pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1320 I'm thinking about a trip to the Bellport area in Long Island's Great South Bay. Anyone have experie
Racing a 270 tva sailor at 12:29am 07.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/956 I wanted to find out how people have done racing a catalina 270 in club races.Would love to talk t
Broken Pop-Top / Cat 25 at 2:16am 07.22.06 Smaller Boats 12/1661 The aft two pop-top support poles on my '83 C25 have come loose at the pop-top. The heads of three
New Owner. ATEASE at 3:20am 07.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1121 I have just purchased an O-Day Javelin. not sure of the age.I am in need of a set of spreaders, Stan
The Cost of a Night's Moorage Gary Wyngarden at 5:37am 07.22.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1655 We spent last Saturday night at the marina in Roche Harbor, San Juan Island. Roche is an upscale, s
tensioning a fractional rig Justin_NSA at 5:47am 07.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1110 Okay, according to the instructions that came with my new Loos 91 tension gauge, the shrouds should
O'day 25 c/b pin wedge seal gene at 6:20am 07.22.06 Day Sailers 2/1101 Would someone please explain to me how the sealant/caulking seals the wedge area. Where would water
O'day 25 c/b pin wedge seal gene at 6:20am 07.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1081 Would someone please explain to me how the sealant/caulking seals the wedge area. Where would water
wanted cushions/ covers leftovers fm redo 28.5 ohpoppy at 7:00am 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/955 My Hunter 28.5 is a hurricane survivor and I am trying to get it nice again.I plan to do it right so
Internal mast wiring??? Lyn at 2:03am 07.22.06 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1519 I have a 1982 Hunter 27' with a tall rig mast. Because of the internal halyards and electrical wirin
HELP, PEGGIE! MY DUCKBILL IS SQUIRTING! Bob Todd at 8:01am 07.22.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1284 My duckbill valve on the vented loop began squirting a steady stream on the downstroke straight up t
Head portlight Replacement Robert at 8:01am 07.22.06 S2 2/2109 My S2 9.2A ia in need of a replacement head portlight. Does anyone know of a replacement?Best Reg
TV antenna AndrewB at 8:35am 07.22.06 Big Boats 1/923 I am installing a TV antenna halfway up the mast and have got the rf cable to the base of the mast.
refrigeration 1990 C30 sully at 10:09am 07.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1413 I have a 1990 C30 and want to convert the wonderful ice box to AC/DC refrigeration system. The box h
under the floorboards concrete ballast mfi at 10:28am 07.22.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1378 I'm fixing up what I believe is a 1973 Columbia 22 foot. I took up the floor boards and found concre
concrete ballast mfi at 11:36am 07.22.06 Columbia 1/1790 The concret ballast under the floor is pretty rotted away. What is the procedure for replacing it.
26M additional cockpit seats Bill19553 at 12:00pm 07.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/864 I have seen an installation of additional cockpit seatings attached to the aftermost lifeline stanch
Victoria O'Day owners coolbreeze at 12:00pm 07.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1056 HI. I was just at Bosun's Locker in Victoria talking about O'Day rigging and Fern was saying there
Hunter 23 sails and rig Swampyankee at 7:21am 07.22.06 Smaller Boats 21/6121 I'm a new owner of an '87 Hunter 23. Unlike our past boats, we bought this one "in the water". I've
malfunctioning autohelm ST4000 sailgirl20776 at 1:15pm 07.22.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1041 My auto pilot is no longer functioning. The electronic unit is working and receiving data from sea

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Never say never Jacktar at 5:30pm 06.26.21 potato tomato its just plain too friggin holt either way.
to be or not to be Jacktar at 5:27pm 06.26.21 Look for another one , you will need to rebuild hatch frames too, sounds like a goner
Re-bedding upper shroud chainplates. sigsgmret at 5:14pm 06.26.21 Thanks to all, your posts are super helpful. I'm going to pull my Cat 22, Magic, out of the water n
UPS must hate sailors jrussnogle at 5:11pm 06.26.21
Heads up if you have BoatUS/Geico insurance regarding ice/freeze policy endorsement Tally Ho at 4:37pm 06.26.21 Just got my renewal, they changed the language, you are only covered if winterization is performed
EV-100 auto helm issues Tally Ho at 4:27pm 06.26.21
Never say never Will Gilmore at 3:55pm 06.26.21 Heat Index vs heat index. One is the proper name of the specific measurement and one is a descriptio
Forward Window leaks on the H41DS Rick at 3:53pm 06.26.21 They probably need to be re-bedded, meaning taken out, cleaned and re-sealed. This is a tedious job
Setee supports on Hunter 23 isaksp00 at 3:31pm 06.26.21 I am not sure where your arrows point exactly. Are you asking if the vertical teak veneered sides of
Mast Corrosion Vega27 at 2:39pm 06.26.21
The Thetford Porta Potti Tedd at 2:29pm 06.26.21 ...instead of making the walk of shame to the marina toilet. Of the many advantages of a trailerab
Fill old windlass void with resin and re-drill for new windlass install skunther at 2:20pm 06.26.21 Very nice video with a skillful repair. I'm hoping my situation can be a bit simpler such as just po
New outboard advice thinwater at 2:16pm 06.26.21 Do you have a reason to think it is too much to leave on the transom? Owner problems? If not, just l
Mainsail slug replacement ToddL214 at 2:16pm 06.26.21 Glad to see someone taking over and taking care of a Catalina 310. When ordering a new main this ye
Replacement Traveler Part for H-34 Mike Oldak at 2:12pm 06.26.21 Yes, but he might have ordered your suggested size
The Thetford Porta Potti john6206 at 2:00pm 06.26.21
New outboard advice Tedd at 1:45pm 06.26.21 @ebsail , I don't understand how my quote is related to your comment.
The Thetford Porta Potti Tedd at 1:42pm 06.26.21 We got a Sani-Potty with our boat, which looks like the one that Dometic now sells. We use it quite
tachometer not accurate Stu Jackson at 1:31pm 06.26.21 @Hayden Watson Since our last discussion, I have looked for respectable, reliable and authoritative
Can't identify bilge hose (1) sailcapt340 at 1:25pm 06.26.21 Mike, Well your right about the humidity. I have a brother-in-law in SC and I sweat just talking

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