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RUB RAIL Carlo12726 at 6:52am 11.02.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1127 I have the H 310, the rub rail needs a good cleaning. Is there anything that is made just to do this
Removing the Sail on a Furlex System uploadjoe at 5:11am 11.02.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2141 Hey Gang. A few months ago I purchased my first boat and the time has come to remove the sails to ha
Identify boat rdb6347 at 4:16am 11.02.05 Day Sailers 2/1259 I'm told this is the insignia for an O'Day "Starfire", circa 1969. Can anyone confirm?
Mast Navigation Lightbulb Replacement Scuba Bob at 4:11am 11.02.05 Catalina 30 0/1034 I just bought my 1978 Catalina 30 recently and noticed that the bulb for the naviation light at the
Firing Range on the Potomac Broke sailor SV Marcell at 4:07am 11.02.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1616 I became aware yesterday that the river between Cobb Island and Colonial Beach is a target practice
baby stay failure gary at 3:41am 11.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1177 Well, things didn't go so good. Maybe you guys can help me figure this one out. I put the deck fit
Galveston Bay Sailing, etc. Steve at 3:12am 11.02.05 Ask All Sailors 13/3702 It appears that I, my captain, and my beloved Catalina 380 will be moving to the Houston area soon.
Lat-Lon lists JC on Bainbridge at 3:11am 11.02.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1055 Does anyone know of a website someplace that has a good list of lat-lons? I am looking for a list
Teak Deck restoration Ray Gaulke at 3:02am 11.02.05 Other Sailboats 0/798 My 1983 Perry designed Cheoy Lee 35 is in mint condition in every way, except for her team decks. T
Problem with my Lewmar 44 ST Winch texastom at 2:48am 11.02.05 Big Boats 3/2063 Out sailing this weekend and the stripper ring broke on one of my Lewmar 44ST winches. I didn't real
DECORATING the INTERIOR of a MAC Louis Holub at 2:39am 11.02.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/851 Meeting MAC owners is always NICE, cause theyre HAPPY SATISFIED SAILORS. But anyway, some INTERIORs
Jib Tracks tgrass462 at 2:06am 11.02.05 Smaller Boats 3/864 Have any of you H-26 or H-260 owners installed Jib block tracks on your foredeck? How did you deter
Boat Speed tgrass462 at 2:00am 11.02.05 Smaller Boats 11/1840 We want to know how fast we are sailing. I see two alternatives ... add a knot meter to our boat an
hatch covers Mike at 1:39am 11.02.05 Ask All Sailors 5/992 hatch cover My 28 O'day along with many O'day models does not come with a cover over the companion
Westerbeke 21 woes - need input Dave Shore at 1:26am 11.02.05 Big Boats 7/5763 Well went out again yesterday , when I came back in I had two quarts of oil in the bilge, had a mech
Headliner re-installation Rick at 12:57am 11.02.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1279 I am replaced trim in the cabin of a Peterson 34 which required removal of the headliner. Now that
Replace a bow roller AndyK at 12:27am 11.02.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1324 Earlier this year my boat had it's bow roller assembly destroyed in a spring nor'easter. I have had
Landlubbers on boats Landsend at 11:48pm 11.01.05 Ask All Sailors 21/1826 What happens when people break things on your boat. Suppose a guest breaks a $5 drink holder, of co
Cabin sole dings and their repair? Ron at 11:23pm 11.01.05 Big Boats 1/969 Is there a repair for the multiple dings that a cabin sole suffers? I just purchased a '99 Hunter 4
hatch cover Mike at 10:40pm 11.01.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/797 My 28 O'day along with many O'day models does not come with a cover over the companion way hatch. Th

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Is this damage at bow of concern ? jssailem at 9:31pm 03.07.21 The damage is not good. It creates a path for water to get beneath the gel coat. It should be fixed.
Is this damage at bow of concern ? gusestrella at 9:23pm 03.07.21 What do you use the Pad Eye for? I see something connected to it. It you use it to pull or guide t
Is this damage at bow of concern ? JamesG161 at 9:16pm 03.07.21 What do you use the Pad Eye for? I see something connected to it. If you use it to pull or guide th
Rope for lazy jacks - H310 Justin_NSA at 8:32pm 03.07.21 I get that. So since your lazy jacks have to be tight to support the boom, how do you raise your ma
Cover pic? Really? DArcy at 7:46pm 03.07.21 oh Scott. So many words, and all of them wrong. Wow, how open minded.
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me Scott T-Bird at 7:23pm 03.07.21 @Stu Jackson That's my guess. Or the tach is connected to the stator post directly at the alterna
Alternator assembly ... or, when curiosity gets the better of me (3) Scott T-Bird at 7:17pm 03.07.21 Well, with a little help from my friends :biggrin:, I solved my problem! It's funny how things work
Cover pic? Really? Jackdaw at 6:50pm 03.07.21 I don't see anything in the picture that suggests that women sailors aren't strong, competent, brav
Just repowered my Catalina 36 Universal mp25xp with a rebuilt. Starts right up but when I take my finger off the ignition it just dies. Jops at 6:50pm 03.07.21 The wiring was not changed when the new engine was installed. Couldn't get it started this weekend.
HUNTER 34 BILGE WIRING hunter34austin at 6:48pm 03.07.21 When I did this I ran two sets of wires so that I could later add a second back up bilge pump.
Marelon seacock maintenance (1) CarlN at 6:42pm 03.07.21 Do you have the Forespar Series 93/OEM style (picture below). If so, I have found they don't need lu
HUNTER 34 BILGE WIRING hunter34austin at 6:38pm 03.07.21 The bilge manual wire runs forward, then up on the ports side before the vanity sink and then back t
Oil loss through oil breather cjm1 at 6:30pm 03.07.21 We have the Universal 5432 with 1100 hours and have used nothing but Rotella 15w-40 and never have h
Neck deep in the Dark Side Davidasailor26 at 6:28pm 03.07.21 First boat with two batteries ans a 1,2,all switch. If i put a trickle charger /maintainer on 1 bat
Oil loss through oil breather cjm1 at 6:26pm 03.07.21 Except, some of us, who KNOW this engine, and actually HAVE ONE IN OUR BOATS, have suggested what t
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 6:18pm 03.07.21 191278
Summer in the Salish Sea jssailem at 6:14pm 03.07.21 Meriachee I think you would be in for some HARD water sailing.
Exhaust elbow rust HandsOnTech at 6:06pm 03.07.21 When I had to do this years ago, I used fiberglass elbows. So far, so good. No rust. Making the bl
Maine is open to visiting sailors in 2021. chuckwayne at 6:00pm 03.07.21 we'll be cruising Maine this summer - as usual! Escape lives in Falmouth, 45 minutes from our home i
Cover pic? Really? Scott T-Bird at 6:00pm 03.07.21 Every action has an effect. That picture was an opportunity to show woman's sailing as it really i

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