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Oday 15/ Spindrift One Design 15.......Same boat? Phil at 12:51am 07.17.05 Day Sailers 1/5539 Are the Oday 15 day sailor and the Spindrift One Design day sailor the same boat esscentially? Did
Rivets question - Mac 26S Ben at 11:58pm 07.16.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/929 I want to remove and fix the thin trim that is over the transom. It is cracked and it letting a litt
opinions wanted on Cat 250 water blst/swg keel bruce 335 at 11:02pm 07.16.05 Trailer Sailors 4/1540 hello ! I would like your experienced opinion on catalinas 250 water ballast and swing keel - am con
Trailering a 28.5? Tim O. at 10:28pm 07.16.05 Mid-Size Boats 9/3427 Has anyone had any experience/luck with trailering a 28.5? I live on the Gulf Coast and see a numbe
Converting to 7/8 fractional Coop at 10:08pm 07.16.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1079 My '72 V224 is a 3/4 fractional rig. Has anyone converted theirs to 7/8 or a double forestay? If so,
Hunter 31 Merriman Pedestal Guard Chet7127 at 8:47pm 07.16.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1006 Can anyone tell me if the Edson 9-1/2" wide pedestal guard will work on the original Merriman 1984 p
mast sail track Tom Tarpey at 2:01pm 07.16.05 Day Sailers 1/958 My mast has a built in groove for the nylon cylinders which attach to the sail luff.How does one ke
Poor sea trial results???????? Jack19643 at 1:49pm 07.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1030 I had a sea trial on a new 36 today (trading in a 33 with 3ym30 engine which has had overheating pro
Getting soaked; help! Randy at 1:08pm 07.16.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1001 I own a 1991 Legend 35.5. No structural problems except for a leaky port starlight (I guess that's w
23.5 Bimini Under Sail? John/Illinois at 12:40pm 07.16.05 Smaller Boats 4/926 Anyone out there have a H 23.5 with a binimi up while under sail? Have a boat ( new to me ) with a
Outboard Motor Mount Jonathan Romero at 11:19am 07.16.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1031 I have a Mercury 9.9 outboard that is stuck in the up position. It had a tilt trim device that I dis
Electric Trolling Motor? Steve Glabe at 11:10am 07.16.05 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1927 I have yet to get out on my Mariner this summer simply because every year I seem to have problems wi
New Bow Cleats Ed at 11:08am 07.16.05 Smaller Boats 1/914 I finally finished adding new bow cleats to my 23.5. For more details check the project forum.
Cape May Canal Michael Wallach at 10:49am 07.16.05 Mid-Size Boats 8/3652 During a planned trip from Perth Amboy, New Jersey to the Chesapeake I plan to use the Cape May cana
1983 Columbia 27 Wide Body Crusing?? RK at 10:37am 07.16.05 Columbia 2/1910 Looking to buy my first sailboat. Just found a 1983 Columbia 27 Widebody Crusing with 13 horse West
question about eye bolt for trailer strap Tom at 10:36am 07.16.05 Smaller Boats 1/1144 I think the previous owner repaired some fiberglass and moved the eye bolt lower for the trailer str
sail cover for jib doug miller at 10:03am 07.16.05 Smaller Boats 2/832 i've been told that the standard head sail on the 216 is UV protected, even though it doesn't have t
How to remove non-skid paint? deeman7777 at 10:01am 07.16.05 Ask All Sailors 7/10625 Attached in a photo you will see the aweful gray non-skid paint that is peeling and faded in all spo
Mountain lakes and crazy winds lostsailer at 9:00am 07.16.05 Ask All Sailors 8/1156 Just wondering if anyone else has experienced this. I live in Northern Vermont where there are many
Over the top Gary Wyngarden at 8:17am 07.16.05 Ask All Sailors 1/939 We're now four weeks into our six-week circumnavigation of Vancouver Island and still having a blast

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Window films dLj at 8:28am 04.05.21 Water ? On a boat ? Nah :facepalm: ! That was my suspicion. Hence you always see the film appli
Catalina 315 - Any New Comments? stephen_i_w at 8:23am 04.05.21 @tikiavenger I still really like the C315. The sailing season was soon over when I wrote my commen
Boat painting - DYI - Professionals-paints dLj at 8:18am 04.05.21 No more drunk sailors on the weather deck. Spill some Vodka, bye bye high gloss finish. I think I
Boat painting - DYI - Professionals-paints dLj at 8:14am 04.05.21 Make sure you are comparing apples to apples. Petitt EZ-Poxy is a one part polyurethane, AlexSeal i
Boat painting - DYI - Professionals-paints JamesG161 at 8:14am 04.05.21 Spill some on solvent on the EZ-Poxy and the paint dissolves. No more drunk sailors on the weathe
Window films Ralph Johnstone at 8:11am 04.05.21 they do talk about controlling water along the edges of the film Water ? On a boat ? Nah :face
Boat painting - DYI - Professionals-paints dlochner at 8:02am 04.05.21 I have not tried Hamilton Marine. Looks like they do have the Alexseal paints. they run a bit over
Tracing Ownership Jimbeaux at 7:57am 04.05.21 Was this boat ever documented? If so, you can do a title search through the US Coast Guard (USCG)
Boat painting - DYI - Professionals-paints dLj at 7:52am 04.05.21 I have not tried Hamilton Marine. Looks like they do have the Alexseal paints. they run a bit over $
Mainsail for Catalina 36 Mark 1 standard mast Lanealoha at 7:38am 04.05.21 I ordered mine from sail warehouse. Really nice sail.
Oday 34/35 vang dmax at 7:38am 04.05.21 Mister J - you don't happen to own Avalon do you?
Boat painting - DYI - Professionals-paints jssailem at 7:27am 04.05.21 Not sure about all the colors or the additives, but I see it here in Fisheries Supply. https://www.
Boat painting - DYI - Professionals-paints JamesG161 at 7:23am 04.05.21 Does the industry not use artificial acceleration chambers The Chemists, who have a new formula, t
Standard-sized toilet / Catalina 320 Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 04.05.21 If you want to move toilet assembly forward you could attach a fiberglass structural angle to the e
Boat painting - DYI - Professionals-paints dlochner at 7:18am 04.05.21 My main problem with Alexseal is I've been trying for weeks to get some. If you go to their web sit
Boat painting - DYI - Professionals-paints berner73 at 7:16am 04.05.21 Not really true. Did you know to qualify for any Sun Exposed paint it takes a minimum of 15 years e
Quahog Bay Boat Bedding for 2002 Catalina 42 Mk II dmax at 7:16am 04.05.21 If you haven't already, you might want to post your question here: Catalina 42 https://www.catali
Standard-sized toilet / Catalina 320 Scott T-Bird at 7:15am 04.05.21 I don't think I've ever seen the thinking in a post complete an entire circle before! :) Not so a
Boat painting - DYI - Professionals-paints berner73 at 7:13am 04.05.21 My main problem with Alexseal is I've been trying for weeks to get some. If you go to their web sit
Tranny Fluid & Heat Exchanger justsomeguy at 7:10am 04.05.21 The manual you posted shows you need only 1 pint of atf. If you put a quart in you will have to dra

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