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Removing the sails.... uploadjoe at 11:33am 10.26.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1043 Well this maybe a dumb question, but as a newbie sailboat owner I need help. I want to take the sail
Trailer for ODay 27 Jay10288 at 11:09am 10.26.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1360 Recently acquired an ODay 27 and would like to modify a trailer to use for winter storage. Any one
Deck Delam. Sine Nomine at 10:31am 10.26.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1072 I just completed a restoration of a Hunter 25 and I am already eager to restore another bigger bette
Matching the jib to your main... biorapper at 9:33am 10.26.05 Ask All Sailors 1/941 I was out in about 15-20 mph winds today. I seemed to be a fluctuating zone right between reefing a
Replacement Parts George Schlossnagle at 9:32am 10.26.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1027 I am in the need for a new or used 26m MacGregor mast. I can buy it from California, but they are n
AMF Alcort Minifish Sail Gabe15900 at 8:30am 10.26.05 AMF 1/7502 I have an AMF Alcort minifish that I've been using for the past fifteen years. This past summer my s
Take A Year Off And Go Sailing Jason and Spouse at 7:40am 10.26.05 Ask All Sailors 25/1602 Three years from now we want to take a year off and go sailing. My wife and I will be in our 50s. An
Aqua Anger(small minds big tempers) Tom Atkins at 7:15am 10.26.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1045 I am constantly amazed at the display of bad tempers on the water. On weekends, (when the workers a
Wind Turbines Barry14882 at 6:29am 10.26.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1134 Anyone have any advice or experiences to share regarding wind power? I'm thinking of going that rout
TEAK Gil at 6:10am 10.26.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/981 Finding replacement cabinets for the interior?Any info would be great...Thanks
break mast albatros II at 6:09am 10.26.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1010 he roto mi mastil por la rotura de un obenque bajo. Me ofrecen una jarcia de varilla de segunda mano
Roll-Gen, Spin and/or Gen furling b393capt at 5:17am 10.26.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1363 Anyone have experience with this ?pop*
Roll-Gen b393capt at 5:15am 10.26.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1182 Anyone have experience with this ?pop*
LectraSan bubbles Mark at 5:06am 10.26.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1329 Peggie:Sometime back I wrote you giving up on my forward holding tank because of smell ' I wanted
Underwater exhaust exit at transom Paul Meyer at 4:36am 10.26.05 Ask All Sailors 15/6884 When my Catalina 27 is underway, by sail or motor, it tends to squat such that the exhaust outlet on
Halyard Question Rob19574 at 4:27am 10.26.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1512 Hi All,My Catalina 30 is being hauled soon and the mast will be be removed as well. This winter I
Question for Fred F. John T1594 at 4:25am 10.26.05 Big Boats 1/763 Fred, I noted in photo #123 of your excellent rebuild chronicle, that you have added blocks to the
keel info for Catalina Capri 18 Ron at 3:55am 10.26.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1520 Hi...need to know some measurements on Capri 18...distance from bow to beginning of keel, width of k
Westerbeke 21 oil leak Dave Shore at 3:54am 10.26.05 Big Boats 2/1142 I have a Hunter 34 1983 witha 21hp Westerbeke engine, the engine has always performed excellent, rec
Repairing ferro-cement question Capt Jim24025 at 3:51am 10.26.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1459 A friend asked me about repairing damage to a ferro-cement hull. He was looking at a boat for sale

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Launching / Retrieving a Catalina 22 with a Prius....? rgranger at 6:33am 03.06.21
Fresh water filtration - is it safe? thinwater at 6:30am 03.06.21 Chlorine dioxide is a strong oxidizer and can kill all pathogens. It oxidizes contaminates." It's
Cover pic? Really? dlochner at 6:30am 03.06.21 so has one foot on each seat locker so she can see over the dodger. But most of all, she's watchi
sirius 21 hull id? travisraw at 6:24am 03.06.21 Thanks so much for all your replies! The HIN on my 1981 sirius 21\22 was pressed into the wet fibre
Gel coat scoring and rough spots sail sfbay at 6:22am 03.06.21 Ditto dmax..............dealer needs to repair it.
Cover pic? Really? jon hansen at 6:22am 03.06.21 rick, yes. my honeymoon was aboard aeolus sailing penopscot bay after my vows were said on the shore
Gel coat scoring and rough spots rgranger at 6:20am 03.06.21
Mounting Electrical Components mermike at 6:05am 03.06.21 I use marine ply with stainless steel T-nuts and machine screws to enable mounting/remounting withou
low water flow to jabsco electric head planoron at 6:04am 03.06.21 all fixed up!! We had a freeze and i had shut the thru hull, I still need to bring the hose down a
Cover pic? Really? (1) TomY at 5:57am 03.06.21 191184 on each seat locker so she can see over the dodger. But most of all, she's watching me on
Gel coat scoring and rough spots dmax at 5:54am 03.06.21 Unacceptable and not normal. Should have been corrected at the factory.
Cover pic? Really? Rick486 at 5:52am 03.06.21 brings back great memories....
Cover pic? Really? Rick486 at 5:52am 03.06.21 tom? your helm's lady looks so uncomfortable it hurts to look at the picture. ???? mqFLXayD6e8
Fuel valve location NYSail at 5:52am 03.06.21
Mounting Electrical Components jssailem at 5:48am 03.06.21 Tim, when selecting electrical products to be used on a boat, I believe you are rewarded for buying
Cover pic? Really? AlastairLC at 5:43am 03.06.21
How long should a Mushroom mooring anchor last? NYSail at 5:38am 03.06.21 I moved to a mooring 5 years ago when I bought a larger boat (O'Day 322 in Mt Sinai Harbor, NY). I
Cover pic? Really? jon hansen at 5:02am 03.06.21 i also understand they are not marketing anything towards me. they really have nothing to offer me.
B411 Shaft Pitting Davidasailor26 at 4:58am 03.06.21
Cover pic? Really? jon hansen at 4:47am 03.06.21 that said tom, after all my years at sea i do know when a photo or painting looks real. a lot of pai

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