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Docking - part 2 Don Guillette at 1:33am 04.28.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/1795 Mates: I forgot to mention the next part of the scene, which really is a pet peeve of mine. When the
Sail cleaning poll Sailor at 1:31am 04.28.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1020 I'm interested in hearing from all those who may have the secret to the best sail cleaner, professio
Docking Don Guillette at 1:14am 04.28.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 12/2679 Shipmates: I was at lake Havasu, AZ last week where I watched a sail boat dock in a double wide slip
Galvanized Pipe for exhaust? Bob at 1:08am 04.28.05 The Cherubini Hunters 6/5225 I have some tuff turns to make coming off the new engine and into the waterlock. It would certainly
new mac25 owner/not sure of swing keel bob at 12:54am 04.28.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/759 greetings -- towed our mac25 back from the west coast, and have launched -- only thing is, i'm a bit
Connecting freshwater to Sea Era Pete Peterson at 12:49am 04.28.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/2110 I have a Catalina 320 and am trying to connect the freshwater intake of my new Raritan Sea Era head
Cruising RPM/Hull Speed JohnEh at 12:33am 04.28.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1437 We have a 2004 Hunter 33 with a Yanmar 3YM30. Last year we had a two blade prop and were able to cr
Emergency O Cate at 12:21am 04.28.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/904 I am supposed to go pick up my O'Day 20 today and the trailer we have requires that the bottom of th
Stainless shaft treatment Tim at 12:03am 04.28.05 Ask All Sailors 0/838 I just replaced the bronze shaft on my boat with stainless. I never had a problem with growth on th
Rigging Tension-Hunter 170 Brian at 11:57pm 04.27.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/2845 I have a new Hunter 170 and can't seem to find any information on what the tension should be on the
Ponding Water at Toe Rail - O'day 302 Steve L22188 at 11:44pm 04.27.05 Bigger Boats 1/1327 I just purchased a 88 O'day 302 and have a problem with water ponding at the toe rail about 8 feet f
makeing primer a bit thicker Donald6441 at 11:33pm 04.27.05 Ask All Sailors 0/791 i need a bit of a thick primer to fill in a few spots, is it normaly ok to mix a bit of cabosil into
110V AC electrical ground Rich/ ODay 272 w/outboard at 10:51pm 04.27.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1197 The boat has what appears to be a factory installed 110V shorepower system, although the original sa
Cabin Latch lfein at 10:47pm 04.27.05 Mid-Size Boats 4/1154 I have several broken latches on the cabinets on my Catalina 30. Does anyone know where I can find r
Cabin Latch lfein at 10:36pm 04.27.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1103 Cabin LatchI have several broken latches on the cabinets on my Catalina 30. Does anyone know wher
Cabin Latch lfein at 10:33pm 04.27.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1028 I have several broken latches on the cabinets on my Catalina 30. Does anyone know where I can find r
Bleach! Before the Bell at 9:32pm 04.27.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1204 Has anyone used bleach on their sails, was it safe and effective?
H22 Mast Raising and Lowereing Steve Gully at 8:51pm 04.27.05 Smaller Boats 4/851 I would like to know how you raise and lower your mast. I raise and lower mine with the help of my s
ST4000 Autopilot NO DATA Wolf at 2:18pm 04.27.05 Ask All Sailors 5/5644 My new 2002 310 Catalina to me has a ST4000 Autopilot. I did the deviation but the unit sends me the
Refinish2 Toby Schaefer at 2:01pm 04.27.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/894 Hey jim, when you say "Use the cleaner brightener on the wood and scrub" what do you mean by cleane

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Odd Offset Shackle; For What? kappykaplan at 3:44am 02.22.21 I have one like that on my main halyard.
Thru hull question jssailem at 3:31am 02.22.21
New owners/new name Clydo at 10:32pm 02.21.21 Just a thought. Might think about a name the Coast Guard could reply to. Something like "Lost at S
Beneteau 343 head rebuild question Paul Mermelstein at 10:28pm 02.21.21 @Paul Mermelstein yes, your setup is the same as mine. Unfortunately I already ordered the Jabsco j
all rope windlass DianaOfBurlington at 10:17pm 02.21.21
New owners/new name JAE at 10:02pm 02.21.21 Hey Mike just getting to submitting paperwork. It was documented by previous owners but lapsed and i
How many coats of varnish? DianaOfBurlington at 10:02pm 02.21.21
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? (1) ScottySailor at 9:53pm 02.21.21
Thru hull question DianaOfBurlington at 9:44pm 02.21.21 At Cherubini Boat we typically dealt with 25-30-yr maintenance cycles. Of 35 boats since 1975 I know
Paint recommendations for hard dinghy DianaOfBurlington at 9:39pm 02.21.21
Marking anchor rode jssailem at 9:39pm 02.21.21 I use colored zip ties. I tried paint but it wore off in a short time. The zip ties are holding up.
Hunter 49 Staysail ScottySailor at 9:38pm 02.21.21
1979 Columbia 28 Roller Furling jssailem at 9:35pm 02.21.21 Hood and the CDI systems are the price sensitive choices in the market. Alternatively you might try
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? artboas at 9:25pm 02.21.21 So slight update. After checking with Yanmar replacement engine manufactured in 2012, boat is a 2
Hunter 49 Staysail artboas at 9:13pm 02.21.21
Beneteau 343 head rebuild question zimboy at 8:18pm 02.21.21 If you'll only be flushing into the tank, you won't need a vented loop in the toilet discharge line
Odd Offset Shackle; For What? jssailem at 8:07pm 02.21.21 I found it listed on a site from the UK. It is referenced as: -steel-marine-double-bar-dee-shackle-
Thru hull question njlarry at 7:53pm 02.21.21 Reseal Reaseal with 5200 I used 5200 to seal a few thru hulls never leak and even using 5200 on th
Beneteau 343 head rebuild question zimboy at 7:46pm 02.21.21 I have a Beneteau 393 with the same setup, except with two heads. Anyway, on these Beneteaus the ta
420 passsage exhaust Ralph Johnstone at 7:43pm 02.21.21 To what ? ? ? ?

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