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1983 Columbia 27 Wide Body Crusing?? RK at 10:37am 07.16.05 Columbia 2/1916 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 1/1151 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 2/835 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 7/10647 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 8/1159 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 1/941 We're now four weeks into our six-week circumnavigation of Vancouver Island and still having a blast
Electrics for Mac S26 Jerry21707 at 7:24am 07.16.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1347 We recently acquired a 1992 preowned S26 and she needs a bit of cleaning up at the electrical panel.
Yanmar 2qm15 rplemmler at 5:48am 07.16.05 The Cherubini Hunters 19/2931 I have a Yanmar engine in my 1980 Hunter 30. The block is cracked and I need to get a new one. Is
Gooseneck Picture? Tim at 5:06am 07.16.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1805 In an earlier post I asked for info on where to locate a new gooseneck for an Ericson 29. I was giv
Window Rebuild Kit o grinder at 4:26am 07.16.05 Smaller Boats 2/1051 I have recently purchased a 1981 C25 which is in dire need of window rebuilding - major leaks. Has*
Tuning an O'Day 192 timohara at 3:48am 07.16.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2430 I recently bought a 1985 O'Day 192 and have been trying to get ti tuned correctly. The problem I'm
Perhaps a discussion of DSC rsn48 at 3:26am 07.16.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1264 About two weeks ago, to took a course on VHF and DSC radio procedures for my radio license in Canada
Where to put water tank - fore or aft? deeman7777 at 2:52am 07.16.05 Smaller Boats 4/891 I am cleaning up the plumbing on my 77 H25. Since I will convert to a porta-pottie I will not need
lifeline bases C BACKSTAGE PASS at 1:09am 07.16.05 C&C 0/1748 We have a 1980 Landfall 38 C
blue book for sail boats scuba01 at 12:39am 07.16.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1337 here is a link for pricing out a used sail boat.
Odd occurrence of PYI dripsless seal? Jim Dort at 12:33am 07.16.05 Big Boats 5/939 While I was out of the country, my dock mate luckily noticed that my automatic bilge pump was going
Windlass Installation Larry/American Dream at 12:28am 07.16.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1502 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 3/1603 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 2/802 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 1/2866 I am replacing mast base blocks, deck line organizer and winch so as to direct my halyard and other

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Exposed lead keel PaulK at 6:38pm 04.10.21 We leave our bilge pump loose in the bottom of the bilge. That way we can lift it out to clear anyt
Flexible Solar Panel on Bimini - Backing? chuckwayne at 6:33pm 04.10.21 Here's another option. https://marinehowto.com/installing-a-solbian-semi-flexible-solar-panel I'v
WLL discrepancy on standing rigging hardware PaulK at 6:30pm 04.10.21 Can you buy the wire and then go and get the better turnbuckles? Or perhaps that is why this vendor
WLL discrepancy on standing rigging hardware dlochner at 6:08pm 04.10.21 How do you like your mast? Vertical or horizontal? You haven't provided enough information for a go
Its funny Friday! shemandr at 5:23pm 04.10.21 I'm easily distracted.
Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) SycloneDriver at 5:03pm 04.10.21 Forgot to mention that the exhaust showed very little extra water after clearing the heat exchanger
Exciting and potentially expensive day yesterday ( drivetrain & window) (1) SycloneDriver at 4:58pm 04.10.21 Found a few broken vanes in the heat exchanger today. The impeller looked perfect, replaced it anyw
Its funny Friday! WayneH at 4:42pm 04.10.21 Googlezheimers = Firing up your computer, getting to Google search, and forgetting what you wanted t
Spring Cruise 2021 kappykaplan at 3:47pm 04.10.21 Great story! :beer:
Spring Cruise 2021 Terry Cox at 3:39pm 04.10.21 Returned yesterday from a spring week on the water. Drove to the boat Sunday afternoon with plans to
Exposed lead keel rgranger at 3:39pm 04.10.21 ... or maybe epoxy coat a thin piece of plywood and 4200 it to the sole of the sump... then tap a sc
WLL discrepancy on standing rigging hardware rgranger at 3:36pm 04.10.21
Hunter 260 Mast Stepping System rgranger at 3:31pm 04.10.21
first trip to Catalina jon hansen at 3:26pm 04.10.21 there is an old saying about playing in 'big water', 'minimum 20', and if you can afford it, 30'
1995 Hunter 35.5 Leak in Aft. cabin. sail sfbay at 2:53pm 04.10.21 ........... "sail sfbay", do you have a picture of your ceiling cover? maybe I would have to make so
Dynaplate Brian D at 2:37pm 04.10.21 So, Brian, I guess you're saying the the Dynaplate is a good solution looking for a problem. ;) L
first trip to Catalina Brian D at 2:31pm 04.10.21 My bad.... What is the distance from the suggested departure point on the mainland to the island?
Catalina 36 v berth mattress sail sfbay at 1:45pm 04.10.21 Post #5 in this thread liked it: Looking for a better v-berth mattresss! \| Catalina 36/375 Internat
Exposed lead keel Tally Ho at 1:44pm 04.10.21 Re-Posting this question: Are we not supposed to install bilge pumps/float switch with screws into
Quick Oil Q - 10w30 vs 30 SV_IdleHour at 1:38pm 04.10.21

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