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sandblast the hull billA at 5:00am 04.04.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1073 I have a 1979 Oday 23 I the bottom paint is flaking and I asked my boat yard to sand blast clean the
Have you seen this!!? Jack W at 5:00am 04.04.05 Big Boats 8/1197 This is amazing footage!!Does anyone know the story behind this?
Northern Light generator sound insulation Stan Ralph at 4:53am 04.04.05 Big Boats 2/898 I'm in the midst of buying a new 420. It comes with a Northern Light generator. Does anyone know i
Lifeline Stanchion Damaged newbiesailor at 4:21am 04.04.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/997 We've been experiencing some interesting weather here in central Texas. Two weeks ago it was large h
windlass jumpingfish at 3:53am 04.04.05 Catalina 30 1/1426 Has anyone installed an electric windlass on their cat?What was involved?What windlass?
Battery dilemma David at 3:52am 04.04.05 Ask All Sailors 13/1249 On our Crown 34 we have a 2 grp 24 batteries, one a Trojan SCS150 deep cycle, the other a popular br
CUSTOM TEAK SUPPLIER Ameribritalia at 3:32am 04.04.05 Ask All Sailors 2/996 Just want to sing the praises of a specialty teak supplier I just recieved cabinet doors from. Some
c34 main hatch replacement al at 3:27am 04.04.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/1169 the hatch in the main salon of our c34 has seen better days and i would like to replace it. i conta
170 Trailer preparation Glenn17427 at 3:22am 04.04.05 Day Sailers 1/1160 Hi all,My boat has been sitting since November 2004 and yesturday I pulled it out of my car port t
Trailer Brakes Jonathan Costello at 2:23am 04.04.05 Smaller Boats 6/968 For those of you that have trailer brakes on your trailers but leave them inoperable for one reason
Cal 24 Rudder Replacement Michael at 2:12am 04.04.05 Cal 1/1026 Ok. During a recent night-time expedition which my brother would not like me to expound on, the rud
Thru Hull Blues Hugh at 2:01am 04.04.05 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1087 Anyone out there have suggestions on my thru hull replacement project? Step one is done, I have four
23.5 PHRF Rating Jonathan Costello at 1:48am 04.04.05 Smaller Boats 2/2157 Does anyone know the PHRF Rating for an un modified 23.5 with a 110 jib with full batten original ma
First 235 - for Coastal cruising? Gabriel at 1:42am 04.04.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3162 I am considering buying a First 235 to daysail/weekend around the coasts of Florida... is the First
Raymarine or Navman Kailani at 1:27am 04.04.05 Ask All Sailors 16/1441 In an effort to compare two ~6" color display chartplotters, the Raymarine 435i and the Navman 5600,
Raymarine or Navman Kailani at 1:26am 04.04.05 Big Boats 0/746 In an effort to compare two ~6" color display chartplotters, the Raymarine 435i and the Navman 5600,
User Fees PrincessoftheLake at 1:02am 04.04.05 Big Boats 3/817 My husband and I own and sail a Hunter 34 on Lake Superior. We keep our boat in Bayfield, so the Apo
Cruising Fees PrincessoftheLake at 1:01am 04.04.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1166 My husband and I own and sail a Hunter 34 on Lake Superior. We keep our boat in Bayfield, so the Ap
Hanging Anchor on Bow Pulpit PhotoEd at 1:01am 04.04.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/4539 What do you call the little "do-hickys" that "hook" the anchor to the bow pulpit for temp storage?
Rub rail - dirt James at 12:58am 04.04.05 Big Boats 6/829 I tried without success this past weekend trying to clean my rub rail. Does anyone know a product th

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Defibrillation on the Yacht? MikeHoncho at 8:49am 03.14.21
Hatch lens replacement Puget Sound area jssailem at 8:48am 03.14.21 For PacificNW sailing I would be inclined to go the Dow 795 path and forego the Sika system. If I wa
Defibrillation on the Yacht? MikeHoncho at 8:41am 03.14.21
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit Doug J at 8:41am 03.14.21 So.... how did it trailer? Do you have pics of the boat in the water? Did the brakes work good?
Defibrillation on the Yacht? MikeHoncho at 8:36am 03.14.21
Furling systems questions. dlochner at 8:25am 03.14.21 For the budget minded, the Hood SeaFurl is a good choice. They make several other models. I had one
Engine coolant valve and water heater PAC3142 at 8:18am 03.14.21 Thanks all, I do plan to replace the coolant. I'll take a closer look at this valve while doing tha
Dicey Splicey Jtcf78911 at 8:17am 03.14.21 Thanks. So bale of shackle into thimble, and then run core segment through thimble piece? Seems l
Furling systems questions. Scott T-Bird at 8:12am 03.14.21 I'm certainly no expert with furlers, but I'll give you my opinions regardless. ;) Take it for wha
Defibrillation on the Yacht? jssailem at 8:09am 03.14.21 Interesting topic. Finding my self in the age when cardiac arrest can be come a problem, having equi
I made some custom rugs! VisionPNW at 7:42am 03.14.21
I made some custom rugs! VisionPNW at 7:40am 03.14.21 Hello VisionPNW Those are eye-catching in a good way! Were you able to put a nonskid backing on y
I made some custom rugs! shemandr at 7:37am 03.14.21 Very attractive! It's nice to see a break from the blue and gold which I like too, but this is fres
Defibrillation on the Yacht? shemandr at 7:35am 03.14.21 You have to replace the paddles periodically too. I used to have a service to keep my AED up to dat
What is best way to rig this rigid boom vang? FastOlson at 7:34am 03.14.21 Is the return force a gas strut? It looks similar to the OEM one on our '88 boat. I replaced it wit
Getting a messenger through mast shemandr at 7:10am 03.14.21 If you can rotate the mast so that other halyards are on the high side, and tighten the halyards to
Vakaros Atlas Jackdaw at 6:45am 03.14.21 Great explanation on the method used for calculating TTL. it is easy to become overcomplicated. As
What is best way to rig this rigid boom vang? DArcy at 6:41am 03.14.21 What made me think that they might have had it rigged wrong is that the manual calls for 25' on the
H310 - Where does anchor locker drain? smokey73 at 6:29am 03.14.21 I do not know about the 310 specifically, but on my 40.5 there are two drains. One low in the locke
Defibrillation on the Yacht? Kings Gambit at 6:26am 03.14.21 You can't go wrong with a defib for sure. Most people think it is the answer to cardiac arrest. I

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