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retrofitting windlass on older model catalina 34 Buddy at 12:05am 02.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2423 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 1/933 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 0/664 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 9/1256 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 5/940 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 1/809 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 5/1162 HELP - I relocated from CA to FL and my 26X was recently shipped to catch up to me but had been unus
how to bend 316 ss tubing? william3045 at 10:41pm 02.14.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1330 i am doing some rail and pushpit work on my 23' hunter and need to bend some .069"x7/8" ss tubing. s
Backstay Tensioner Steve Carpman11081 at 10:06pm 02.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 8/1757 Don - Our Legend 37.5 is a B'R fractional rig with swept back spreaders and a single backstay with d
Oldies but goodies Benny17441 at 10:06pm 02.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/967 I own a 1983 Hunter 27. As most boats of its era it has a very small mainsail and a large headsail.
Towing Checklist? Dave C20469 at 9:49pm 02.14.05 Smaller Boats 8/1220 In the next 6 weeks or so I'll be moving my '97 H-26 from Minneapolis to Petoskey, MI - roughly 500
Downwind RFWalrath at 9:46pm 02.14.05 C&C 2/2010 I own and race a C
Lubing Mainsail Track? Cactus Jack at 9:42pm 02.14.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1119 Hello, all. Site newbie here seeking advice. As a little background, my wife and I owned a Catalin
42CC/44CC vs 473 MasonMcD at 9:29pm 02.14.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1466 Does anyone have any experience with the interior space of a 42 or 44CC vs. a 473? The CCs seem to p
Ft. Lauderdale boat show Jonathan at 9:05pm 02.14.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1097 Hey!Anyone going to the boat show in Ft. Lauderdale this weekend? I'll be flying down on Friday,
Too much range in wind speed Tim at 8:37pm 02.14.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/921 I did poorly on the test as all of my settings were for light winds, the quiz did say 5 to 15 knots,
Cracks in gel coat - seats Steve Alderfer at 8:15pm 02.14.05 Bigger Boats 0/969 I have a 272LE. There are some cracks in the gel coat at a couple spots. The primary area is in the
Galley cabinet doors Before the Bell at 8:12pm 02.14.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1274 Does anyone know of a website or retail supplier that could provide teak doors either louvred or sol
Boom Kicker Bryan at 6:30pm 02.14.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1060 Hello,Received a Boom Kicker as a gift. Read some info, seems like a great addition to our boat.
O'DAY 22 - REPLACEMENT OF ENGINE MOUNT DELAITRE at 5:02pm 02.14.05 Day Sailers 5/2062 I have to replace the engine mount on an O'DAY 22, 1975, so that she can handle a Yamaha 4 stroke 8

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OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) dLj at 6:51am 12.30.20 Gosh, for the first time in years, I can contribute to a thread like this! I got a pair of Dubarry l
Got a new sailing dinghy (1) dLj at 6:39am 12.30.20 White oak is generally listed as the easiest bending wood and red oak as second. So yes white would
Dogs as crew RoyS at 6:35am 12.30.20 Three dogs back, we had a Golden Retriever and a smaller boat. He would lay down on the cockpit floo
320 wireless wind sensor MikeHoncho at 6:35am 12.30.20 Are these really Bluetooth or a form of WiFi?
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) MikeHoncho at 6:34am 12.30.20 New pair of HH foulies,
Got a new sailing dinghy dLj at 6:33am 12.30.20 We did try strips at first. The problem is that the piece bends in two dimensions - left to right f
Dogs as crew (1) RoyS at 6:28am 12.30.20 Useless? Say it to his face.
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Nifty tool bawlmer at 6:09am 12.30.20 OK. I'll bite. What does it do?
Nifty tool dlochner at 6:08am 12.30.20 A home built version can be made for pennies. Some scrap wood, threaded rod, and a couple nuts and w
Nifty tool Hunter216 at 5:56am 12.30.20 this nifty tool Is that a BRAND name ? ;) Looks like it might be useful in prying open your walle
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) dlochner at 5:54am 12.30.20 Sounds corny, but after 60 years, all I want is true love, and I have that. What I want is less "st
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) dlochner at 5:43am 12.30.20 electric winch handle looks very expensive. let us know how you like it. I'll try to remember t
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) thinwater at 5:38am 12.30.20 Sounds corny, but after 60 years, all I want is true love, and I have that. What I want is less "stu
Nifty tool jssailem at 5:30am 12.30.20 Yes that tool is nifty. Now do you remember what chore it is used for and how to use it. Finding a
Question about a 73 Ranger 23 Knot Happy at 5:07am 12.30.20 Thanks so much for the article! All the best
Dogs as crew shemandr at 5:04am 12.30.20 Dogs are great crew! They don't complain. They have 4 legs and good balance. Basically cheerful a
OK- on this the third day of Christmas- what did your true love bring YOU ? :) cymeyer at 4:29am 12.30.20 My wife was very happy with her new Mantus Dinghy anchor and her electric winch handle. electric
Got a new sailing dinghy Davidasailor26 at 3:39am 12.30.20 Nice progress on the hull. Why not use thin strips glued up into a laminate with epoxy with a plywo
Hunter 38 Improvements seadaddler at 3:38am 12.30.20 I added Flex o Fold folder because first dealer put wrong prop when new and could not get over 6 kn

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