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Painting a H22 while on a trailer Bad Obsession at 7:15am 02.15.05 Smaller Boats 0/733 I am about ready to bottom paint my H22. I have it at my house on its trailer and I am wondering on
Racing the 34 Cliff at 5:47am 02.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/820 Is anybody racing the 34 and how well are you doing?Cliff
Running water- or rather not Torsten at 4:52am 02.15.05 Catalina 30 3/1168 Hi again, as said before we learn as we go along. Here is what happened: The water tanks had antifre
deck light / spreader light Torsten at 4:51am 02.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/835 Hi all , we just bought a 1985 Catalina 30 and we learn as we go along. Survey showed most things wo
Re-power a 1975 Catalina 30 Tom1458 at 3:56am 02.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/870 I have a 1975 Catalina 30 with a Yanmar YSE-12 engine that is in need of major work. I am looking i
What IS this thing Too embarrassed to admit at 3:43am 02.15.05 Ask All Sailors 26/1954 I hate to admit that I won a boat, and still don't know what parts of it are for.What is this thing
Electric Bilge, Depth meter and knot meter John A. Valldejuli at 3:13am 02.15.05 Smaller Boats 0/943 Just bought lake-kept 1989 Capri 18 in great shape.I need to put in an electric bilge pump, any re
Questions 2 Ken Juul at 2:46am 02.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/832 In Q2 the answer is moderate tension giving moderate twist. Which would indicate that you want to du
Transport Prep JimG2886 at 2:26am 02.15.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1274 I'm about to truck my Ranger 33 across California and have a question or two:1) Do I need to remov
Tiller mount outboard controls Steve Paul at 2:12am 02.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1504 I believe I saw a site posted here some time ago about a tiller mounted outboard control. It mounted
Annoying Genny!! windchaser22 at 2:06am 02.15.05 Chrysler 8/2126 Hi Don, It's certainly a pleasure to "meet" you. I have a 22ft. Chrysler sloop, mast head rig, w
Moisture in the deck core oz34 at 1:23am 02.15.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1051 I am looking at a Hunter 37.5 1991 the surveyors found moisture in the area around the windless and
Galley drawers John at 12:37am 02.15.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1092 Last season a guest opened a drawer in the galley too far and all the silverware and contents fell e
retrofitting windlass on older model catalina 34 Buddy at 12:05am 02.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2339 What model windlass and pictures of project. Really interested in adding a windlass to my 1987 c34.
Leaks Eric at 12:00am 02.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/909 I have a few leaks on the deck of my O'Day 25 that I need to fix. What is the best product for filli
Questions 2 Ken J at 11:54pm 02.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/642 In Q2 the answer is moderate tension giving moderate twist. Q6 the answer is a tight vang. A tight v
Heavy Weather Trim Question Rick Evans at 11:46pm 02.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 9/1168 Don, I apologize for what is probably the dumbest question you'll get but I can assure you there are
Night Sailing Dave at 11:21pm 02.14.05 Smaller Boats 5/901 I am planning on doing a lot of night sailing on the Chesapeake Bay this season. I am wondering if a
Cloth changed to Ultra-leather Scott Broad at 10:55pm 02.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/794 I would like to change my cloth interior to the sand colored ultra leather. Has anyone ever done su
Steer Cable frozen - replacement process? RONKFTL at 10:49pm 02.14.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1069 HELP - I relocated from CA to FL and my 26X was recently shipped to catch up to me but had been unus

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Sailmakers dlochner at 6:31pm 09.21.20 https://kingstonsailloft.ca :plus: Keep it local. Small independent lofts can give you good sails
WINTER arrived... dlochner at 6:30pm 09.21.20 Yeah, but who's counting? ;)
O'Day. 40- reefing setup? LouisMK at 6:20pm 09.21.20 Fanatic- thanks much for your post. Earlier today I thought to look at the rig-rite web site who has
Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer SycloneDriver at 6:15pm 09.21.20 Try a trailer shop. They are in the book or Google it. Etrailer.com is also a good source. I've u
Adventures in reefing Ward H at 6:02pm 09.21.20 Or maybe this one https://www.westmarine.com/buy/harken--40mm-t2-loop-soft-attach-carbo-single-blo
Neglected boat meets shore! Lazy1 at 6:00pm 09.21.20 and I paid good money for an '86. At least I got a trailer!
Stove for 1981 O'Day 28 Ron20324 at 5:56pm 09.21.20 Looks like you've eliminated everything but a grill on the rail or a brick fire pit in the cockpit.
Sailmakers Hunter216 at 5:55pm 09.21.20 Hey everyone, started looking at a replacement main sail, so far I have a quote from precision sail
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Leakie Marine at 5:52pm 09.21.20 I 3rd what NYsail and Morgan doner say. Fuel pump diaphragm most likely has a split and is pumping
Jeep grand Cherokee diesel as towing vehicle. (or similar) Daveinet at 5:40pm 09.21.20 You should be able to tow 3300 lbs just fine. I towed my RL with a KL, and it worked really well. Th
Sailmakers BarryL at 5:38pm 09.21.20 Hey, My suggestion is to contact a few local sail lofts and see what they say. A good loft will ask
Neglected boat meets shore! Daveinet at 5:30pm 09.21.20 I could have stolen that mast for my boat.
Cam cleats for jib sheets?? Daveinet at 5:27pm 09.21.20 My RL had cleats right at the edge of the cabin. This made it very easy to cleat and uncleat. I neve
Sailmakers fred1diver at 5:22pm 09.21.20
Yanmar 3YM30 Heat Exchanger Removal and Cleaning LVGS at 5:13pm 09.21.20 Thanks everyone, your feedback is very helpful and much appreciated. I had the opportunity to spend
Catalina 22 crack near lock pin Gene Neill at 5:13pm 09.21.20 Yes, it is safe to sail, but you will likely have a persistent annoying leak. Most likely, the keel
Lewmar port light seal , replacing surfstud31 at 5:12pm 09.21.20 Chris - thx for posting that. I spent 5 hours today trying to replace a gasket on one of my Lewmar p
Adventures in reefing G0ri11@ at 5:07pm 09.21.20 Or maybe this one https://www.westmarine.com/buy/harken--40mm-t2-loop-soft-attach-carbo-single-blo
Fixing brakes on 1990 Mac S Trailer Daveinet at 4:59pm 09.21.20 One of the faults with drum brakes is they use the rotation of the drum to increase the braking forc
Adding refrigeration to a Hunter 410 Sailgunner at 4:58pm 09.21.20 Glad it worked out for you.

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