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Topping Lift Mark Mynsberge at 10:57am 03.22.06 Big Boats 3/812 The topping lift on my boat pulled out during a windstorm this winter. I must not have secured it g
Preparing bottom before paint? David S at 11:10am 03.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/646 The BOTTOM of my 79 o'day 22 has many small blisters from pee size to quarter size and some have a c
A/C Location dcaire at 11:11am 03.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/980 I am getting a new 26M preped at a dealer. I wanted to install a builtin A/C to run on shore power
Catalina Island - Isthmus Cove Question? OldCat at 1:11pm 03.22.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1280 We plan to be there first week of April - midweek - do the water taxis run this time of year - or wi
Cleaning after our "fine feathered friends" fastscot at 1:34pm 03.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/880 Does anyone have a proven method of removing what is left by our "fine feather friends" ,ie. ducks a
West Marine Rob Hessenius at 2:28pm 03.22.06 Ask All Sailors 71/4624 I have been a viewer and frequent poster on this fomum for a while. I have read many posts about We
Bilge water: hull-keel joint Kelly at 4:22pm 03.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1558 During the middle of last summer my 1976 Oday22 began taking on water in the bilge. This would happ
Yacht title transfer Maeve Meuser at 9:07pm 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1039 If a boat is owned by two unmarried persons, what is the best way to legally transfer the title to o
plastic shelf covers in galley and head Bill at 10:20pm 03.20.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/889 I would like to replace the sliding plastic doors on the shelves in the galley and head in my C-30.
Another mildew issue Wright Ellis at 10:20pm 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1026 During the winter, my cushions and seat backs on my Hunter 26.5 have become stained. Two years ago I
another chainplate question Justin_NSA at 9:27pm 03.20.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1190 I'm getting ready to re-bed my chainplates as soon as the weather improves. If I have this right, al
warm destinations near CO in spring phil in vail at 11:58pm 03.20.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1013 Can any trailer sailors offer advise on a warm destination near Colorado for a spring shake down?Ph
Refinishing Bulkhead Alec at 12:06am 03.21.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1022 I am in the process of stripping down and refinishing one of the teak faced bulkheads on my 1996 Cat
Interior wood type? Bob in SF at 12:08am 03.21.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1853 I have a 1990 Oceanis 350. I'm wanted to build some covers for the side compartments behind the set
Your favorite chain marking techniques Al - s/v Persephone at 1:01am 03.21.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1081 I'd like to solicit inputs from fellow sailors on the effectiveness, durability and price of the var
Experience with Walker Bay sailing tenders? JP Jomini at 1:42am 03.21.06 Big Boats 1/810 I am considering moving my dinghy from a RIB to a Walker Bay with the tube package (so it should hav
Simrad WP32 upgrade Seattle Scott at 1:59am 03.21.06 Ask All Sailors 8/3113 After about 3 years say about 300 hours of use, my WP32 would not engage last weekend, hit auto tack
A-1 Boat Transport Inc. Sinbad2673 at 2:00am 03.21.06 Ask All Sailors 1/995 A couple of weeks ago I posted some questions about boat hauling, thank you for all your great advic
All J boat Regatta- Oswego Yacht Club Chuck Dolinskas at 2:13am 03.21.06 Other Sailboats 0/794 Come and enjoy great racing in this Inaugural All J Boat Regatta at Oswego Yacht Club on July 8th an
stuffing box on Cat 27 James M. at 2:26am 03.21.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/836 I'm having trouble finding the correct size of flax for the stuffing box on my 1972 Cat 27. It has

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LiFePO4 conversion (3) Tim22 at 7:21am 04.02.21 Hi Kris Installation is underway and most of the components are installed. I am having to build a ne
Re-powering! Kings Gambit at 6:56am 04.02.21 Traditionally, an engine on a sailboat was purposed as auxiliary power, where the sails were the mai
Anyone have info for a material and color match to repair holes in the acrylic cabin walls? DeliriousSailor at 6:49am 04.02.21 https://www.dropbox.com/s/m9cq5xawr7abi6s/Hunter%20Marine%20Gelcoat%20Color%20Chart.pdf?dl=0 That
do you think his insurance will cover it Pirate Dave at 6:42am 04.02.21 Hey, Sailboats have the right a way over powerboats. Now get outa my way or I'll nudge you aside !
Re-powering! dlochner at 6:40am 04.02.21 1) If you are using any version of LAB isn't it true that you shouldn't run them to less than 50% S
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LiFePO4 conversion sirk76 at 6:12am 04.02.21 Tim I'm interested to hear more about your setup. Have you started implementation yet? I have boug
Beneteau Spare Parts Website Mechone at 6:04am 04.02.21 Seems that 6 weeks would have been ample time to get things sorted out and have the parts store bac
Re-powering! shemandr at 6:00am 04.02.21 EV would work great in my old sailing ground where it was a 10 minute motor to the starting line. Y
Re-powering! Bob J. at 5:54am 04.02.21 At a 12 HP equivalent, the Elco 12 seems a bit under powered for a 35 boat. Congratulations Scot
Unknown email request Terry Cox at 5:49am 04.02.21 Too, funny. Thank you, Justin.
Beneteau Spare Parts Website DougM at 5:49am 04.02.21 I thought I saw an article some time ago that the Marion SC plant was shut down permanently. That mi
Man Overboard Equipment Recommendations RoyS at 5:48am 04.02.21 I prefer a throwable ring without a line attached. Carry two. I can throw it farther and more accura
Anyone have info for a material and color match to repair holes in the acrylic cabin walls? rgranger at 5:47am 04.02.21
Gloucester 22 Owners (2) Cjflyer at 5:46am 04.02.21 Doing some bright work refinishing on MayFly.
Gloucester 22 Owners (1) Cjflyer at 5:42am 04.02.21 @Cjflyer You posted a photo of an inspection port probably 5 inch with a bilge pump in hand. Where
Re-powering! Justin_NSA at 5:41am 04.02.21 I think we have to realize that tradition may be yielding to technology in many cases. "A human be
Spring Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 5:40am 04.02.21 If the cabin top is wet, I cozy up inside. If the cabin top is dry, I cast the lines. If there are

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