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What boat to sail chuck7799 at 4:31am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1492 I dont wanna make any mistakes!!! I need a trailerable, affordable sailboat for lake sailing mainly.
Oilcanning Richard McBride at 2:35am 01.01.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1244 Hi allMy Catalina 27 (1976) has some lateral cracks in the gel coat at the bow of the boat. I was
What are sailing differences between 27 Joe Mullee at 2:24am 01.01.06 Bristol 0/1482 Reading John Vigors "Twenty Small Sailboats To Take You Anywhere" I was drawn to the Bristol 27. One
What to do with documentation? Scott at 1:56am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1402 Our 1984 Starwind 27 is documented and did not come with state registration numbers on the bow when
catalina 22 mike16337 at 12:27am 01.01.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1013 i have found a catalina 22 for sale and would like any advice any one is willing to share.the owner
centerbaord specification for ericson 25' David Egleston at 12:15am 01.01.06 Other Sailboats 1/877 need specifications for the centerboard for 25'ericson keel/centerboard---lost the original one in S
Clinched sheet iron on a 1932 dutch schooner prtmike at 4:43am 02.08.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1096 Any info on iron made during 1932 in GERMANY? Brittle poor quality etc?
Cruz Pro Digital Temperature Gauge for the 3YM30 AndyK at 4:18am 02.08.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/5238 About two months ago there was a good discussion going about installing the Cruz Pro T30 digital tem
Strictly Sail Pacific Emily at 3:40am 02.08.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1012 Has any one ever been to the Strictly Sail Pacific boat show in Oakland, CA? Or for that matter to a
Painting the laminate counter tops (???) Marcia at 3:39am 02.08.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1338 Our 30yo Cal 34 has pretty lousy looking countertops in the galley. There are only a few square fee
Anchor roller ? Chris at 3:38am 02.08.06 Smaller Boats 1/819 I am in the process of bulding a anchor holder for a Delta 14 so that it will be kept on the bow of
Maine Bareboat help Bob F. at 2:33am 02.08.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1189 I'm considering a bareboat charter in Maine. What are the best areas? Time of year? I'm thinking fir
to cradle or not to cradle? Pat T at 11:47pm 02.07.06 Ask All Sailors 15/3303 I just bought a 1995 Catalina wing keel, tall rig, with cradle. After Spring launch I have to either
Mobile to Wheeler tom at 10:43pm 02.07.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1388 we are thinking of moving our sailboat up the tombigbee waterway to Wheeler lake on the tennessee ri
dinghy storage mjb at 9:06pm 02.07.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1264 I'm considering buying a nesting dinghy and storing the dinghy on the coachroof underneath the boom
New outboard TomH at 8:31pm 02.07.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1299 I am going to purchase a new outboard for the inflatable, it's rated to 8 hp., any thoughts on relia
Cockpit Floor Grate H31 Gerry Bogert at 12:45pm 02.07.06 Mid-Size Boats 2/1237 I need to repair a soft cockpit floor and would like to put a grate floor over the new fiberglass wh
H31 Anchor Roller Options gr8_2_av8 at 12:10pm 02.07.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/863 Just wondering about different option for bow rollers on the Hunter 31. Does it have to be welded or
anchor .....{Horizon claw?} Jack2438 at 11:22am 02.07.06 Ask All Sailors 33/3496 The post the other day asked about anchoring, several people talked about the claw type anchor and
Irwin 68 chainplates dracoed at 10:50am 02.07.06 Other Sailboats 3/2287 I am interested in hearing about any chainplate failures in Irwin 68,s and from anyone who has inspe

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Genoa (Generator) Hunter 306 sail sfbay at 6:49am 04.23.21 never heard of a"generator". what be that? is it a nickname made up by some sail maker? Peak Sails
Genoa (Generator) Hunter 306 jon hansen at 6:44am 04.23.21 never heard of a"generator". what be that? is it a nickname made up by some sail maker?
Centerboard removal issue RolfSail at 6:40am 04.23.21 The previous owner said there is an additional nut visible from the bottom holding up the bracket. T
Genoa (Generator) Hunter 306 sail sfbay at 6:33am 04.23.21 .........If so did you have to install extra winches? I am wondered if the cars and existing winches
Tools needed? JamesG161 at 6:25am 04.23.21 Who knows what previous owners have done :plus: I was left a great combination set by the Previous
Hull Number DougM at 6:03am 04.23.21 Where would the hull number be on a 1983 Beneteau Fuirst 38? I checked the transom and there's noth
Anti fouling Hunter 240 sail sfbay at 5:57am 04.23.21 ............How to remove what's on there to get it back to ideally gel coat so I can start a fresh
Mainsail furling line. DougM at 5:57am 04.23.21
Catalina 22 to a Catalina 310 - the right move for us? Alansails at 5:51am 04.23.21 Also another resource beside SBO and Catalina Yachts is : Catalina 310 (catalinadirect.com) if canno
Mainsail furling line. fullbore at 5:46am 04.23.21
Dock Tying Alternatives Joe at 5:29am 04.23.21 Snap shackles on dock lines just don't make sense.... if they did you'd see them elsewhere. The fi
How Much Paint Whatfiero1 at 5:25am 04.23.21 If painting with a off the shelf local stock 1 gallon will probably do it and you can always run bac
Fitting a new head sail Kingjim91 at 5:20am 04.23.21 I have a C-30 with a CDI furler. I see a few issues with your set- up. First, your sail needs #6 lu
Tools needed? MFD at 5:15am 04.23.21 Anyway - so my process has been to go with kits of things and as I discovered what I needed regularl
Tools needed? (1) MFD at 5:09am 04.23.21 So I have a Hunter 2009 41DS, and as noted earlier - primarily SAE but definitely need some metric f
How Much Paint Joe at 5:04am 04.23.21 Thanks for the info Joe. I do not think I'll have to worry about which paint to use in the boatyard
Fitting a new head sail BarryL at 4:49am 04.23.21 Hi, I believe that the Catalina 30 comes with different rigs: standard, tall, bow sprit, tall+ bow
Added a seat to my H26 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:25am 04.23.21 If you have the original bill of sale and /or dealer sticker , who was the dealer? Is this a regu
Mainsail furling line. Dave Groshong at 1:35am 04.23.21 Spec for Beneteau main infurl line might be wrong. Spec states 10mm. Rigger tried to install that,
Mast setup CaptainRan at 10:48pm 04.22.21 My boat has the same lazy jack setup but I don't connect/use them. I ran small ropes thru mine and l

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