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Last Sail 2005 Tony at 10:44pm 10.31.05 Big Boats 4/856 Had a beautiful Sunday sail on the Bay this week end Just great weather........ Last one of the yea
Next boat challenge Tim R. at 10:42pm 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1317 Ok, let's see how resourcefull you guys/gals really are. I am in the market for a new(to me) boat t
Asym. Spinnaker launch bag mjb at 9:51pm 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 6/3815 I'm buying a new asymmetric cruising spinnaker for next season. I have a choice of a traditional dr
O'Day 25 Sails bill0949 at 8:56pm 10.31.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1222 Would like to get a suggestion as to where I might get a used O'Day 25 Mainsail in good shape. Or d
composting oday 22 Clay Wright at 1:00pm 10.31.05 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1651 Hi all, Hoo boy what a surprise! The mast step crushed the deck core on my 30 year-old 22, so I pu
US Power Squadrons Courses SailingMom at 12:35pm 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 16/2727 Hello - we are the new owners of a 1988 Catalina 27 (yahoo!). Now we just need to learn to sail (min
Diesel Fuel Mary Ellen at 11:10am 10.31.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1054 I am a new owner of an '87 Cat 30. Never had an inboard before! Any thoughts on putting auto-grade
C-27 Adding Keel Bolts Lloyd at 10:55am 10.31.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/2339 I just purchased a 1973 Catalina 27. Keel bolts in bilge not looking to good. I would like to add mo
Acrylic glass companion way sliding hatch Danny at 10:52am 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 7/7297 Has anyone replaced (or know someone who did), the sliding hatch at the companion way? The glass is
Revisit bottom painting of the H216 ACP material Lamar Sumerlin at 10:43am 10.31.05 Smaller Boats 1/1189 There have been several posts dealing with the issue of what one does to protect the bottom of the H
Islander 27 Capt Ron12042 at 9:48am 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 2/2036 Anybody have any info on the 27 Islander? I have had little luck finding ant info like specs, etc I
New Boat Ed at 9:43am 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1248 Im looking for a new boat. Have had two hunters - a 326 and a 426 DS (now a 44 DS). Frankly want a
performance question BarryL at 9:27am 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1370 Hello,I'm have a simple question regarding boat performance.My boat is a 1986 Newport 28 mark II.
Name this boat,please? bluem27 at 8:30am 10.31.05 Day Sailers 6/1156 Can anyone name this boat?No spreaders,simulated wood decks, mast in front of cuddy?For more pics
Removing mineral deposits in the head Gerry Knight at 8:28am 10.31.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/1446 I recently purchased a 1998 Catalina 36 MkII and was disappointed to find that I had purchased one w
Mast winch over-rides Jim on Whiskey Girl, 1973 C-27 at 8:09am 10.31.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/1039 As my knowledge base grows, I find more things I want to fix or "tune-up" on Whiskey Girl, a '73 vin
winter sailing in nyc eric at 7:41am 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1077 I just brought my boat nome to nyc and although winter season begins tomorrow I know there will be
Seaward Water Heater removal Reg at 7:20am 10.31.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1055 I need to remove the seaward water heater from a hunter 310. It's a 6 gallon which I think is stand
Nordic 44 Terry Tupper at 6:32am 10.31.05 Ask All Sailors 1/4313 We have a deposit on a Nordic 44.I would like to hear from any Nordic owners.This is a 1980, wit
Seidelmann 24 rudder needed Daydreams at 6:16am 10.31.05 Seidelmann 0/1457 My 1981 Seidelmann 24 is in for repairs after being tossed by hurricane Katrina.The rudder was lost

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Hunter 410 Air Con Seawater flow Don Lucas at 4:36pm 05.23.21 I flush it with dock hose regularly. Apparently things settle in the aft as i have fought it before.
Have you checked your Standing Rigging for this season? Roadking Larry at 4:33pm 05.23.21 @Roadking Larry, what's going on with your knee? Hope the information I sent you helped. I had my 2
Looking for a source for this part: heritage at 4:32pm 05.23.21 https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Barrel+%26+Binding+Nuts+stainless+steel&rh=n%3A16409901&ref=nb_sb_noss
1986 H34 Depth Offset Tally Ho at 4:14pm 05.23.21 :waycool::waycool:en sailing for about 10 years (on 2 different boats)...I am blessed to be on Lake
Gulfstar 47, Sailmaster, Morgan 462, Irwin 43 justsomeguy at 4:07pm 05.23.21
best way to clean a water tank? Tally Ho at 4:02pm 05.23.21 I used one of these inspection ports... https://www.fisheriessupply.com/beckson-screw-out-deck-plat
Electrical Wiring inside Steering Pedestal - any good design ideas? Mike Oldak at 4:02pm 05.23.21 Of course you can always build a nice teak casing around the existing pedestal and then not have to
Gulfstar 47, Sailmaster, Morgan 462, Irwin 43 jmce1587 at 3:59pm 05.23.21 Morgan 44 CC in Corpus Christi https://littleyachtsales.com/boat/1989-morgan-44-center-cockpit
Electrical Wiring inside Steering Pedestal - any good design ideas? Mike Oldak at 3:59pm 05.23.21 Sorry, I meant to say pedestal tubing. I replaced the loop with one that coukd hold a Navipod. But a
LED Anchor Light RF Interference All U Get at 3:36pm 05.23.21 Meriachee, even the Coast Guard has advised that LED light do emit EMI/RFI. So until a complete dia
Deck shower isolator? (1) sail sfbay at 3:26pm 05.23.21 .............for the life of me get the deck shower at the stern working. I suspect there is an isol
best way to clean a water tank? fred1diver at 3:22pm 05.23.21 what did you use as an inspection port?
best way to clean a water tank? Justin_NSA at 3:21pm 05.23.21 I made a 6" inspection hole on top of my plastic tank and scrubbed the black crud off the walls.
LED Anchor Light RF Interference spadaforaj at 3:08pm 05.23.21 Tested it at night when the light was on (on a photo switch) and was even worse. Gave up - and t
Hunter 41 dinette table doesn't lower enough for a berth spadaforaj at 3:00pm 05.23.21 Well - tried everything - you can't set the poles lower into the floor, can't cut the poles because
Is Michigan open for cruising this summer ShawnL at 2:25pm 05.23.21 It sounds like we'll be open. For the most part, the mask mandates have been lifted as long as you'
1986 H34 Depth Offset Mike Oldak at 2:13pm 05.23.21 We ran onto a mud flat and now know to add 1.5 feet for our fin keel H34
1986 H34 Depth Offset sail sfbay at 2:07pm 05.23.21 ...............Another set of sailors say.... From the bottom of my keel how much free space is ther
best way to clean a water tank? fred1diver at 1:54pm 05.23.21 thanks KappyKaplan, exactly what I was looking for
best way to clean a water tank? kappykaplan at 1:50pm 05.23.21 Here's @Peggie Hall HeadMistress 's recipe: "Recommission the system at least annually This is all

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