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Bow Crunched (w/picture) Rich L at 2:08am 10.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/773 I crunched my bow in high winds last week on Lake Erie. Hit a dock I-beam edge which sheared the dec
Heading South Nice N Easy at 1:55am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 10/919 What a year. After Katrina, and loosing the house, I ended up in Connecitut to visit a lady friend.
Lowering Boom on Mast for moderate breezes (COE) Sav'h Steve at 1:33am 10.17.05 Day Sailers 8/1345 When I'm out sailing in 15 knots or so in the tidal rivers, I have had to feather the main to floggi
cleaning tip Justin_NSA at 1:32am 10.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/777 I didn't see anything on the IdaSailor site; I was looking for a good way to clean the scum off of m
Looking for Catalina 18 feejer at 1:21am 10.17.05 Smaller Boats 3/951 Hello: I'm looking for a new or used Catalina 18. Does anyone know of any dealers here in
AC Units and setup Jack at 12:19am 10.17.05 Big Boats 4/802 I'm planning on installing a 16K AC unit on my 2000 340. What suggestions do you have as to models.
Bottom sanding now ?? Nichole at 12:14am 10.17.05 Big Boats 7/871 My boat is coming out next week for the winter layover. Any thoughts on getting a head start with t
Backing Plates Gerard A. Holker at 12:13am 10.17.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1000 Are there backing plate kits available for a 1984 C27. I've thought about installing backing plates
Missing fiberglass fairing - trailing edge of keel Robert Kiraly at 12:12am 10.17.05 Other Sailboats 3/945 I just pulled my Pearson 10M out for winter storage and was shocked to find that the trailing fiberg
New owner needs mast Stan at 12:04am 10.17.05 Other Sailboats 8/680 Hey fellow Pearson owners I have recently purchased a P30 in pretty bad shape. My main questions wer
New owner needs mast Stan at 12:04am 10.17.05 Other Sailboats 0/620 Hey fellow Pearson owners I have recently purchased a P30 in pretty bad shape. My main questions wer
QUESTION for MAC-X owners about MOTORING ??? Louis Holub at 12:03am 10.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/989 Would some MAC-X owners advise about motoring my 1999 Mac-X. I would like to MOTOR without a full BA
Looking for other Catalina 22 owners in NJ Mike at 12:03am 10.17.05 Smaller Boats 1/1001 Hi,Just wondering how many other Catalina 22 sailors are out there in NJ. I sail on Barnegat Bay a
Center Board Cable Issue William Putman at 11:37pm 10.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/894 I recently removed my H22 from the lake for the season. Once the boat was perfectly center on the tr
Free Chesapeake Bay NOAA charts Jared at 11:29pm 10.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/834 Someone forwarded this to me. It has free charts in PDF format for the Chesapeake Bay. It is an ex
Leaking Shaft Packing Gland...How to Fix? Bob at 10:47pm 10.16.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/5783 During motoring this past weekend I noticed that water was spinning out of the propeller shaft packi
Crunched Bow (pics) Rich L at 10:22pm 10.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/643 I crunched my bow in high winds last week on Lake Erie. Hit a dock I-beam edge which sheared the dec
Crunched Bow (pics) Rich L at 10:16pm 10.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/721 I crunched my bow in high winds last week on Lake Erie. Hit a dock I-beam edge which sheared the dec
Leak between head and v berth Jared at 10:04pm 10.16.05 Big Boats 5/954 We have a leak I believe somewhere in our H34. When we bought the boat, we noticed where there had
single line reefing kit Jack2438 at 9:20pm 10.16.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/894 I have a Cat 27 with all lines running to the cockpit, I am thinking of buying a single line reefing

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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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