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Jib Luff tape on furling system Dwight Thomas at 2:50am 12.08.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1871 Does anybody know what size Luff Tape that is required on the jib for a furling sytem on a Catalina
New Hunter 27 Broke sailor SV Marcell at 12:54am 12.08.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/968 Why isn't the new Hunter 27 listed in the Model Information on this site?
Sea of Cortez crossing Dave5031 at 12:18am 12.08.05 Smaller Boats 8/2665 Thinking about taking my '87 h23 down to San Carlos Sonora Mex. for some coastal cruising this sprin
Any Good Sailing books to read to kids? Windwalker at 11:54pm 12.07.05 Ask All Sailors 20/2104 OK. My 5 year old loves to go sailing. He also loves to have me read books to him. Now that he is ge
BVI Snorkeling Bud22569 at 11:44pm 12.07.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1239 We are heading to the BVI next week for our first charter experience in the BVI. Can any of you exp
tachometer Glenn Tips at 10:44pm 12.07.05 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1159 Where does the tach hookup to engine. Mine works on and off.
painting my catalina bill dieffenbach at 9:10pm 12.07.05 Smaller Boats 1/1017 Hi guys,I have recently purchased a catalina 18 capri and have a question about top side painting.
catalina capri lift off bill dieffenbach at 8:57pm 12.07.05 Smaller Boats 1/1271 Hi guys,I have recently purchased a capri 18 and would like to know what is the best way to sand an
Running Dark Gord May at 8:06pm 12.07.05 Sails Call Lounge 3/2464
New political forum Phil Herring at 3:24pm 12.07.05 Ask All Sailors 28/1622 The digression today from drogues to global warming was the final push needed to start up a politica
test Phil Herring at 2:20pm 12.07.05 Other Sailboats 1/678 nm
Prints for a Balboa 26 Vince Hosea at 2:12pm 12.07.05 Balboa 3/2025 I am restoring a 1976 Bal 26. I have been searching for prints that show halfsections, plan and pro
Getting power to a Kabola Heating System Sail Girl at 12:17pm 12.07.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1801 Heat seems like a good idea this time of year. I'm thinking of putting in a Kabola B-tap model B-12
Re-resin treatment for old sails timohara at 11:10am 12.07.05 Ask All Sailors 6/5358 I'm contemplating having an old main sail cleaned and re-resined. I'm trying to coax another year o
Where to put a Dingy Barry15106 at 11:04am 12.07.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/1409 Now that the new 33 has been out for 2 years, I have a question for other owners of this sleek sloop
1969 Hunter Sloop Ivan at 10:36am 12.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1411 I am being offered a 25' 1969 Hunter Sloop sailboat, but cannot find any info on this boat or its ge
1969 25" Sloop Ivan at 10:33am 12.07.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/755 I am beug offered a 25' 1969 Hunter Sloop sailboat, but can not find any info on this boat or its ge
misc problems Rico at 10:19am 12.07.05 Other Sailboats 1/877 I have a 1998 lagoon 410 that I am going to cruise on. I am looking for any insights rergarding tro
This day cannot go down without remembering r.w.landau at 9:46am 12.07.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1023 Pearl Harbor.Thank you Vets. r.w.landau
Cushions william at 9:32am 12.07.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1410 The covers of these cushions were recently done over, however the foam has a slight mildew odor. Wha

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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 Captain Larry-DH at 2:18pm 11.18.20 I would NEVER try to talk someone out of buying a power tool ;) but you could make a simple sanding
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 Hunter216 at 2:16pm 11.18.20 What type of sander would you recommend? I would NEVER try to talk someone out of buying a power t
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 thinwater at 2:14pm 11.18.20 I'm guessing @capta is going to replace the nonskid with something else. While prepping for the pai
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 capta at 2:12pm 11.18.20 I'm guessing @capta is going to replace the nonskid with something else. While prepping for the pai
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 dlochner at 1:59pm 11.18.20 40 grit scares me. It can make deep scratches that are tough to remove without going further than
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 Captain Larry-DH at 1:56pm 11.18.20 with 40 grit paper 40 grit scares me. It can make deep scratches that are tough to remove without
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 Sailor Sue at 1:56pm 11.18.20 How big an area is this, and is it all as flat as it looks?
Leaking on trailer Rick Webb at 1:55pm 11.18.20 Condensation? you would be surprised how much water can come from this source. +1
maintenance on 1979 Cal -31new post seniorladysailor at 1:46pm 11.18.20 Dear Shemandr, My Cal-31 is already in the water at a marina in Northern Calif. and my mechanic is h
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 dlochner at 1:43pm 11.18.20 A random orbit or a dual action sander with 40 grit paper will make short work of this and make it m
maintenance on 1979 Cal -31new post seniorladysailor at 1:32pm 11.18.20 The first thing I would do is to make sure all of the rigging parts are there and that it goes toge
Simple Engine Maintenance Log capta at 1:27pm 11.18.20 We use a little black book for each department, deck and engine. Everything we do in the engine room
deck prep capta at 1:19pm 11.18.20 Are you prepping to paint? We went with aggressive (40/50 grit) sandpaper for our paint prep. Too
Harken sheave worn flat Hunter216 at 12:52pm 11.18.20 I checked the one on the other side and it feels like it might have a bit of a flat but definitely
Chart plotters or "Fish Finders" for cruising berner73 at 12:48pm 11.18.20 The best advice we were given when looking for a plotter was to try as many models/mfgs as possible.
Simple Engine Maintenance Log tfox2069 at 12:48pm 11.18.20 Big fan of spreadsheets, so kudos. I use the Weems and Plath Maintenance Log, which I keep in the c
deck prep dlochner at 12:44pm 11.18.20 Try a pressure washer. Just be careful around deck fittings to prevent eroding the caulking.
deck prep Member 131497 at 12:35pm 11.18.20 to remove the loose paint on it/clean it uo also
Chart plotters or "Fish Finders" for cruising Justin_NSA at 12:26pm 11.18.20 I broke the mounting bracket for my ancient Lowrance. I may replace it with a handheld. I really onl
deck prep PaulK at 12:24pm 11.18.20 Are you prepping to paint? We went with aggressive (40/50 grit) sandpaper for our paint prep. Took

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