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leaking Lewmar portlights Bill C320, Papillon at 10:50pm 03.09.05 Ask All Sailors 6/7517 I have 10 year old Lewmar openning portlights on my OC 281. Several of them leak, not severely but
Inflatable Canoes/kayaks william at 10:49pm 03.09.05 Ask All Sailors 12/2256 Has anyone out there tried an inflatable kayak? I'm interested in using one as an occasional dingy (
Attention Seattle sailors Frank at 10:30pm 03.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/784 My son has recently moved to Seattle, so my wife and I will be visiting him in mid June. I would lik
Mounting suggestions for GPS Chartplotter on C27 Bill at 9:52pm 03.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1064 Hey Maties,I am thinking about purchasing a GPS Chartplotter, I have a 9.5" pedistal in My C27 the
Tracking position for rolling genoa libby at 8:57pm 03.09.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/813 We have recently purchased an Oday 22, built 1988.We are trying to restore her to original conditi
Foam for cushions... Before the Bell at 7:04pm 03.09.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1105 Anyone know where I can purchase foam for cushions. It has to be mildew resistant boat or marine qu
Stern lowers under power John Mercator at 6:04pm 03.09.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/844 Greetings from Oregon. I just bought an 1983 Cat 30 with a 3 cylinder Universal. When under power
mariner spinnaker spritzer at 4:52pm 03.09.05 Day Sailers 1/1159 Do any of you have any suggestions on spinnaker size for an oday mariner? Im not a competitive sailo
Covering old ground here but I need help Mark at 11:43am 03.09.05 Smaller Boats 3/877 I believe there is a thru hull fitting that will enable me to screw on my VHF coax cable so that whe
install opening port? Ryan20728 at 11:31am 03.09.05 Smaller Boats 1/852 Here is a question for the experts: I would like to install an opening port window in the aft berth
H31 Cockpit Drains Gary at 11:19am 03.09.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/869 1984 H31Question for 31 owners.......My port cockpit drain will not drain dry. It always holds wate
whisker pole length Tim Musolf at 11:09am 03.09.05 Big Boats 3/1048 I am considering adding a whisker pole this year and am looking for some advice on the lenght requir
LEWMAR Aboard Next Week 5 Rick D at 10:45am 03.09.05 Ask All Sailors 3/926 Beginning next week, Ben Givens, SW Sales Manager for Lewmar will join our Guest Expert Forum. Ben i*
Cat. 22 Trailer Tires howard at 10:40am 03.09.05 Smaller Boats 2/1010 Will 205-75-D14 bias 6 ply tires be adequate to use for my Cat. 22 Trailer?They are rated @ 1760# e
Best way to seal the skylight over the V berth? Tom23484 at 10:20am 03.09.05 Smaller Boats 1/1330 The small plastic square about the size of a post card above the V berth area is leaking on our 87 C
a little dinghy Jack at 8:37am 03.09.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2694 I would like some ideas on buying a dinghy. I don't need to store it on-board so an inflatable may n
Fresh water system 2GM20F nick8481 at 8:30am 03.09.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/804 What is the best way to change the antifreez in a 2GM20F,how did you flush the system before adding
Questions about a new 350 Ken Krawford at 8:11am 03.09.05 Big Boats 2/1148 I would like to put air conditioning and an anchor wash down pump on my new 350. Where would you su
Servey needed? Don K. at 7:26am 03.09.05 Ask All Sailors 10/1309 I will soon be selling my boat. I have a Chrysler 26 that I would think would sell between $5000 an
New Cabin George H260 at 7:20am 03.09.05 Smaller Boats 20/1710 Just thought I would brag a little about the new cabin on my 22. Only thing wrong is that I did not

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Really? You expect 2021 to be better? Tell me how! BlowMeAway at 5:34pm 01.01.21 And what makes 2020 worse, we were that close* to each other and never met. Happy New Year! Yeah*
Really? You expect 2021 to be better? Tell me how! Kermit at 5:20pm 01.01.21 I seriously doubt it! All I want to do is get back to our bareboat charters in the BVI. I just got
Boat Transport - Catalina 25 Crazy Dave Condon at 4:45pm 01.01.21 Already he is now aware who to go to on lake Norman as the same individual will be working on his bo
Berth headroom 36 vs 38 quadrille38 at 4:43pm 01.01.21 Thanks for all the helpful replies. If people have access, I'd be very interested in the measuremen
Small ACP hull bottom paint Crazy Dave Condon at 4:38pm 01.01.21 He is correct it was a typo now corrected
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Hunter216 at 4:29pm 01.01.21 @David Walsh You might also consider using a soft shackle to an eye splice on your jib sheets. Fun
Another tool for battling stink and mildew. Chlorine Dioxide. Mr Fox at 3:44pm 01.01.21 Try one of these treatments- it removed all mildew smell from the foam in all applications I tried i
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Claude L.-Auger at 2:50pm 01.01.21 Hi, Its for an O'Day 302 Also, Claude why would need a specific shackle? Main sail halyards are q
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Small ACP hull bottom paint fstbttms at 2:18pm 01.01.21 ACO ? Typo. ACP is an acronym for "advanced composite process".
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? Dave Groshong at 2:18pm 01.01.21 Our rig shop offers a lot of different shackles, from what I call the utility Ronstan headboard sh
Do you have a SYSTEM when you go sailing... Project_Mayhem at 1:42pm 01.01.21 Docking: I have a loose line that runs from the bow cleats to a midship stanchion. I lives on the de
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Best Manual Windlas for Oday 34 and where to put it. sail sfbay at 1:32pm 01.01.21 A photo of your anchor locker above and below deck would be helpful to confirm it you can mount a on
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No Brake on steering pedestal capta at 1:20pm 01.01.21 Some of the older helms were perhaps a bit heavy, but that old worm gear system stayed exactly where
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Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? shemandr at 1:08pm 01.01.21 I don't know cordage well enough to give you an Rx. But I looked at the Samson XLS webpage where th
Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to mind? TomY at 12:59pm 01.01.21 I'm guessing it was written before the internet, because today, unless you block them, old friends

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