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Refinishing Teak Cockpit Seats Bob in SF at 1:41pm 01.09.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/7465 We recently purchased a 1990 Oceanis 350. The teak handrails and teak cockpit seats had not been ta
Keel repair Rick at 1:35pm 01.09.06 Ask All Sailors 8/2520 Last season we made contact with a submerged rock and put a fist size dent in the front of the keel
Leaving Vinegar in the Bowl Windwalker at 1:17pm 01.09.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1355 Peggie, on a prior note you mention NOT to leave vhite vinegar sitting in the bowl. Why?
scared, !!!!! captain jack at 12:53pm 01.09.06 Bristol 2/1857 I just bought this thing and now I'm worried about the gasoline engine, should I be ????
Cockpit Table - No Pedestal bcwave at 12:32pm 01.09.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1326 Recent owner of a Pearson 26 with tiller steering. Any suggestions for a cockpit table?
information on Irwin 31 needed jdodd at 11:12am 01.09.06 Other Sailboats 4/856 Hi all!! I am about to aquire a 31 irwin with a missing centerboard .. I have a 27 irwin with a good
Netflix Jack at 9:50am 01.09.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1070 I thought I would pass along that Netflix { the online blockbuster } has sailing instruction dvd's a
'74 C27 Keelbolt Size? Peter at 9:33am 01.09.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/928 I need to replace the nuts ' washers on the keelbolts of my '74 C27. The bolts themselves (mild ste
smelly water tanks on any Bavaria boats Swaggie at 8:27am 01.09.06 Bavaria 3/1950 Does anybody have a solution to the plasticy taste and smell of the water from plastic tanks in Bava
what is a C27 tall rig? Joe23603 at 8:12am 01.09.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/921 what exactly is meant by a tall rig on a C27? The question came up when I went to order a new mains
Review New Hunter 25 Joshua Colvin at 8:06am 01.09.06 Smaller Boats 1/1839 Hi All,Our magazine is preparing to publish a review of the new Hunter 25. We always try to add ow
Boat Show pricing dwayne13628 at 8:04am 01.09.06 Ask All Sailors 21/2003 I've saved my pennnis for the Boat Show in Toronto, I need a few things...new Head, holding tank, VH
bayfield 25, re rigging deeds at 6:55am 01.09.06 Other Sailboats 1/1135 Hi, My B25 was born in Bayfield in 1979 and I need to redo the running rigging before May of 06. Ca
What speakers do you have and why? flyhop at 6:10am 01.09.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1170 Adding music to the cockpit is going to be a winter/spring project. I'm curious to know what speake
bronze thru-hull turning green chris at 6:00am 01.09.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2340 The previous owner on my 1982 H27 replaced 3 of 4 thru hulls with marelon. the 4th is the original b
Trojan (golf cart batteries) told me this... flyhop at 5:55am 01.09.06 Ask All Sailors 10/1933 I asked them (as a comparison to another 6V I'm considering) that their batteries are good for 600 o
Swing Keels and the Chesapeake Bay rofields at 5:37am 01.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1723 I'm looking for a good starter daysailor for the Chesapeake Bay. I've looked at the MacGregor Ventur
Through the Hull Ftting Carol Allen at 5:27am 01.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/892 Just purchased a 1983 25' Macgregor. Not well cared for and right now has ice in it. As it is thawin
Loosing A Main Halyard Shackle Up the Mast!! Bob at 5:04am 01.09.06 Ask All Sailors 32/6849 Well sooner or later the law of averages prevails and something regretable takes place. In my case w
Attaching a Cunningham damauney at 4:45am 01.09.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/5321 What do y'all prefer to us for a Cunningham, a set of fiddle blocks or a set of double blocks. Also

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How to install pad eye on v-berth ceiling for infant lee cloth attachment point MikeHoncho at 11:14pm 05.04.21 Attach a pad eye to a nice piece of mahogany with though bolts and install it with 4200. That way yo
Anchoring System Sizing vs. Windlass Question Kings Gambit at 9:47pm 05.04.21
outboard motor Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:22pm 05.04.21 As long as you do not gain too much extra weight, yes go for the 15-20HP. The truth is the theor
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel capta at 9:13pm 05.04.21 In the first place, the swivel is improperly attached to the anchor. There should be a bow shackle t
Wanted Catalina 320 Phil Herring at 9:09pm 05.04.21 If you have a boat that you want to sell to Bash, please send your reply via PM rather than posting
COVID restriction violation Jackdaw at 9:01pm 05.04.21 Funny how some people can take one of the great things mankind and this country does, and crap on it
outboard motor Benny17441 at 8:58pm 05.04.21 As long as you do not gain too much extra weight, yes go for the 15-20HP. The truth is the theori
outboard motor Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 8:38pm 05.04.21 Right at 12,000 cruising miles with my 8 HP Yamaha. I usually cruise at h ull speed at the Start set
first trip to Catalina Slacker at 8:24pm 05.04.21 This recount of a small boat voyage to Catalina was posted a while ago in a thread about fog. It wo
Insurance Underwriter Hull Rating Alan in Colorado at 8:23pm 05.04.21 Thank you all for your comments. I have concluded that I need to switch to an insurance company that
outboard motor rgranger at 8:11pm 05.04.21
Hunter 34 markwbird at 8:05pm 05.04.21
COVID restriction violation Roadking Larry at 7:35pm 05.04.21 Who does the laundry? More importantly, who makes the sammiches?
New H260 owner marine head question and Zebra mussels. Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:24pm 05.04.21 I'll let others tell you how to secure a strainer or "perforated" metal cover on the outside of a th
Embarking on an enclosure project Cmackg at 7:15pm 05.04.21 Dunno, I think I finished mine in 2019
Embarking on an enclosure project Macboy at 7:05pm 05.04.21 I wonder if I saw yours at one point in my life. Did you do it a while ago? I actually found a giant
outboard motor ebsail at 7:02pm 05.04.21 " 25 inch shaft
outboard motor ebsail at 7:01pm 05.04.21 and an extra long shaft. 25:
What Anchor Shackle to get? Galvanized anchor shackle with G4 chain and stainless swivel (2) Terry Cox at 6:59pm 05.04.21 Which specific hot dipped galvanized swivel did you get from Defender (I assume 3/8")? I've looked
Window Caulking dlochner at 6:57pm 05.04.21 A little less snarky. For a temporary fix sealing the outside of the window frames will work, for a

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