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Good Older Boats (36'-40' ) Suggestions Perry at 7:18pm 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1002 I looked at the cost to buy a newer 40' footish sailboat. Too rich for my blood. Any suggestions on
Steel Keel Refinishing Question Mike at 7:09pm 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1993 Time to strip my keel down to the base metal followed by a recoat/refair. What is the best method to
Yamahasailboats.org has been launched. Bob15082 at 5:00pm 12.21.05 Yamaha 1/2222 Greetings all,Yamahasailboats.org has been launched. Feedback is encouraged. Anyone having comme
Capsizing a Catalina 27 (1981) J. Wesley House at 2:25pm 12.21.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/7296 The background... Not new to boating, but new to sailing. I have spent most of my adult life at se
Bearings 26s Ryan20734 at 1:33pm 12.21.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/777 ok, ok I know its been talked about like a cagillion times but I couldn't find any defintite answer.
WILL A MACGREGOR DO IT? Ian Brooke at 1:29pm 12.21.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1343 I want a boat to live on my own foir three days per week; keep it o n a mooring; occassionally motor
Looking for an economic value of my boat Katherine at 1:02pm 12.21.05 Other Sailboats 1/732 This boat has the bronze package, port holes not windows, Full Teak Interior, Depth finder, port-a-p
Passing of a friend Chuck15486 at 12:54pm 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 8/952 I want to pass on to all that Ed Schenck's wife pssed away last week. I consider Ed a good friend an
Dropping Mast With Boat in Water Mike at 12:46pm 12.21.05 Smaller Boats 3/1045 Hi Everyone...I am planning on doing some upgrades and maintence that require me eitehr going up or
chewing up belts 4107 Perkins tom h at 12:00pm 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1259 I've replaced the alternator, aligned the pulleys as best I could with a true, flat rule, and I stil
New H-28.5 Website Stephen21728 at 11:19am 12.21.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/884 I've started a new website very recently targeted to the h-28.5 drivers and enthusiasts. I've includ
OOPS! Ice and snow on deck steve10959 at 10:45am 12.21.05 Big Boats 4/835 Several mishaps in the family and an early snowfall has left Morning Star(1994 H40.5) with snow and
1985 Pretorien; Shall I buy it? FastSailR at 10:42am 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1118 I am seriously considering buying a 1985 Pretorien 35. She's a fresh water boat, seems well found,
Universal Diesel Help Nice N Easy at 6:47am 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 5/988 I have a problem concerning a Universal Diesel, model 5416, a little two cylinder model. The raw wa
choosing another boat ron witmer at 6:27am 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1367 For the past 9 years, I've sailed an S2 26, shoal keel. It's been tough duty but I have held on to
Snapped Cable to Swing Keel Mike at 5:58am 12.21.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/953 Before heading out a new crew member tried to hoist down the swing keel, well he turned the handle t
running rigging threaded thru boom Dennis Brooks at 5:56am 12.21.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1690 I have been replacing the running rigging on my Hunter 23 (1987). I replaced the haylards with no pr
Merry Xmas Don Guillette at 5:27am 12.21.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/1498 Shipmates: I hope all you sailors have a Merry Christmas and a great new year. All you guys that are
Filtering questionable water for drinking abroad Alex 2740 at 5:08am 12.21.05 Ask All Sailors 4/902 Good day to all,We recently sailed south to Mexico and are going to continue further south for som
1978 Pearson 31 Jubilee13133 at 3:45am 12.21.05 Other Sailboats 0/1453 Are there any memebers who race this model? I am looking for suggestions on the running back stays,

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Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta JamesG161 at 9:01am 11.21.20 This is the only hole in the hull and perhaps the largest damage to the boat. Oh well, a 13.5 ton
Interesting concept? (1) rgranger at 8:56am 11.21.20 Gamma irradiate it so it does not have to be refridgerated and put in a nice stout from of those in
The strangest thing I saw in season 2020. rgranger at 8:52am 11.21.20 WOW!! :beer: Wow is right!:plus: Thanks (as always) for sharing your adventures.
Long or short shaft rgranger at 8:50am 11.21.20 I use to be a Tohatsu/Nissan dealer besides being a sailboat dealer. Size of motor depends on the
On the Level rgranger at 8:49am 11.21.20 IMHO the info produced by this satellite will be useless. The sea level is constantly changing ever
Honda 9.9 - Is there an oil filter? Rick Macdonald at 8:49am 11.21.20 I had a 1995 Honda 9.9 on my 1995 H23.5 for several years. No oil filter that I ever saw. Same for m
Pricing new Dodger & Bimini mermike at 8:45am 11.21.20 Thanks for the tips, Terry. I'm going to start a separate thread and see if I can garner some more.
Pricing new Dodger & Bimini Tally Ho at 8:24am 11.21.20
Sail wrinkles Tally Ho at 8:21am 11.21.20 Greg, thank you for sharing. Those look relatively wrinkle-free to me and I note you are in a slip
The strangest thing I saw in season 2020. Claude L.-Auger at 8:20am 11.21.20 No pix either but funny anyhow. Years ago I watched a cormoran come out of the water with a pretty b
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. We do not care to save the non-skid, so all we want is a nice smooth surface. What type of san (1) All U Get at 8:18am 11.21.20 Do you think it would work under the winches?
Honda 9.9 - Is there an oil filter? Joe at 8:04am 11.21.20 I'd say NO. My 9.9 tohatsu doesn't of course, because it's a two stroke. But my 3.5 hp 4 stroke d
On the Level dLj at 8:00am 11.21.20 IMHO the info produced by this satellite will be useless. The sea level is constantly changing ever
2" x 2" square pull ring locker hatch latch Akathy3 at 7:49am 11.21.20 I'm finding pull rings, but not pull ring locker latches. Am I correct in assuming that you need s
3GM30F Cam shaft cover? Scott T-Bird at 7:44am 11.21.20 Scott, I've repaired this leaking timing gear cover gasket back in 2013. You probably have to remov
The strangest thing I saw in season 2020. Terry Cox at 7:44am 11.21.20 No picture to show, but have watched Seagulls ingest starfish with much difficulty. Comical to watch
On the Level Hunter216 at 7:35am 11.21.20
Swinomish channel Terry Cox at 7:32am 11.21.20 Posted the following in another thread awhile ago, but thought it worthy of another redux. "Several
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. We do not care to save the non-skid, so all we want is a nice smooth surface. What type of san dLj at 7:24am 11.21.20 I use a Bosch ROS20VSK Random Orbit sander. This is the corded version. They may make a cordless mo
Interesting concept? Kings Gambit at 7:18am 11.21.20 Many a night back in the olden days...... but real beers.. At least half, probably more, of the fo

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