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Windlass Installation Larry/American Dream at 12:28am 07.16.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1496 There is no Catalina owner with a windlass in a 30' Catalina? I plan on doing this installation myse
Sewing on a new clew ring? Brian Young at 11:44pm 07.15.05 Smaller Boats 3/1575 Folks,The webbing that held the ring at the clew of my jib ripped this week and I would like to at
Interior material, cushons, grounding Jason at 10:14pm 07.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/801 Would appreciate input on a few items. Price, texture and color aside, any negatives or positives t
deck setup for line organizer and mast base blocks steve at 8:24pm 07.15.05 The Cherubini Hunters 1/2857 I am replacing mast base blocks, deck line organizer and winch so as to direct my halyard and other
Restoring neglected batteries? Craig522 at 4:00pm 07.15.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1092 I bought a boat in April. It has 3 batteries, split into 2 banks. From reading other posts I reali
High Mosture Reading on Survey Dave at 3:50pm 07.15.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1855 Recently found a buyer for our boat (1984 H31) but on survey it was found to have high moisture read
Removing wood epoxied/glued on deck Craig522 at 3:44pm 07.15.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1163 I have to remove a piece of teak that's been epoxied (or Sikaflexed, etc) onto the deck. I'm instal
leaving jib on when docked julie at 3:12pm 07.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1204 is it possible to leave the jib on when docked, it is the original hank on type, i don't have a roll
Winterizing Joe at 2:33pm 07.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1011 I moved up from a 22ft boat to a 30ft boat this spring. Of course, there are many more things to car
O'day 27 Keel "Shoe" frmreilly at 1:56pm 07.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1597 I have heard people reference a lead "shoe" for the keel. Is it a good idea? Where would I get one
boat selection for gulf coast doug at 1:48pm 07.15.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1355 Hi, I am shopping for my first sailboat. I have experience windsurfing, have friends with 30 foot s
Aft winches for 340 (question #5) Andy at 1:36pm 07.15.05 Big Boats 9/1169 I want to add aft winches to our 2001 Hunter 340 for 1) easier taking while single-handed and 2) spi
Can you only buy PolyGlow online? deeman7777 at 12:08pm 07.15.05 Smaller Boats 6/2550 I have a badly oxidized 25' Hunter that needs some TLC. I just bought 3M Marine FiberGlass Restor
3 blade prop ? cory h at 11:44am 07.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/818 iam looking for anyone with a o'day 28 or similar that has went from a 2 blade prop to a 3 i still h
Folding/feathering propellers Patrick Connor at 10:55am 07.15.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1213 I have a 1989 Catalina 30, wing keel, Universal 25XP diesel. I currently have a fixed 3 bladed prop
What do you think about a company like this? Steve Dion at 10:48am 07.15.05 Big Boats 2/783 I purchased a Speed Seal for my water pump about 9 years ago. Somehow it got misplaced until this p
146 topping lift jim at 10:30am 07.15.05 Day Sailers 2/1262 I have a 170 and a friend has just bought a topping lift 146. Is there any reason why the 146 can no
anchor light for h380 tom at 9:05am 07.15.05 Big Boats 1/981 Does anyone know what the part number for a 1999 hunter 380 anchor light is? Any good guess would b
Slow boat blues Bob at 8:45am 07.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1101 Well...1991 26S...mainsail is a bit stretched, running a standard jib...set up with wheel steering a
Cabin hand rail's location Keith Nuttle at 8:36am 07.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1026 I am about to install hand rails on my boat. I have noted some people install them outboard of the

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Re-powering! stephen_i_w at 8:56am 04.02.21 "Sailing Uma" converted a Pearson 36 to electric power on the cheap, then again to a more elaborate
Replacing windows, H31, 1987 sailermaned at 8:54am 04.02.21 Consider the interior teak frame is smaller and the interior liner has not been altered I would sugg
Beneteau Spare Parts Website Cest La Vie at 8:43am 04.02.21 Understand what led up to the shutdown, but it would be nice if they had a human to answer the phone
Re-powering! Kings Gambit at 8:39am 04.02.21 That may depend on how long it is before that electric powered sailboat is offered up for sale. Al
Re-powering! FastOlson at 8:34am 04.02.21 While my comment is only from reading about other sailors' success ..... We do have a young couple p
Re-powering! Kings Gambit at 8:33am 04.02.21
Replacing windows, H31, 1987 Phil Herring at 8:31am 04.02.21 I don't have a 31 here to look at but I'm fairly sure the windows came in two configurations: alumin
Beneteau Spare Parts Website BigEasy at 8:29am 04.02.21 My work was hacked too. If they lost thousands of parts in inventory ,suppliers of those parts ,who
Its funny Friday! Captain Larry-DH at 8:27am 04.02.21 o check-in to your $300/night room in Key West
Re-powering! Hello Below at 8:26am 04.02.21 Separately, I do wonder what resale is like for a boat with such a vastly different setup like an e
Replacing windows, H31, 1987 sailermaned at 8:19am 04.02.21 I would say original my 87 h31 has the exact same units and i have records that go back 4 owners. I
real sailboats Scott T-Bird at 8:14am 04.02.21 I would rather watch a fleet of Aussie 18ft skiffs race any day of the week that a freaky looking,
Its funny Friday! (1) dmax at 8:04am 04.02.21 Never piss off a guy that owns a backhoe:
P 36-2 cb keel bolts. Jeff Miller at 8:03am 04.02.21 Thank you SailSF for the links, some very good reading there, and I will give this more consideratio
O'Day 222 Solar Panel Mount Wood Jigger at 8:02am 04.02.21 Can you post a pic of your stern? Thanks for your request for photos, I've added three to the orig
Re-powering! dlochner at 7:57am 04.02.21 Actually, now that you got me thinking about it, what actually are these things for? The electrics
Re-powering! tfox2069 at 7:56am 04.02.21 Or air conditioning I believe what we are more likely to see are generators powering electric moto
Replacing windows, H31, 1987 Phil Herring at 7:55am 04.02.21 That looks like a replacement to me.
Unknown email request Crazy Dave Condon at 7:53am 04.02.21 Speak in Japanese. No one learns that language.
CENTERBOARD HELP SlicRic at 7:46am 04.02.21 I'm just posting for moral support. Hoping that you find the answers you are looking for. My 32CC (n

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