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Dodger, Catalina 22 David Williams at 8:23pm 02.15.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1828 It is nice to be able to sail year round, but when the wind is "blowing like stink", the spray blows
Information on "KITE" Sailboats?? jeb4 at 11:57am 02.15.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1967
How do you store your boat in the winter? Bob Lantinga at 11:43am 02.15.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/795 How do you store your boat? I put a tarp over my MAC 26X. Opened the front hatch and moved the rear
Hunter 34 additional keel ballast? Richard at 11:11am 02.15.05 Big Boats 12/2918 I just purchased the Practical Sailor review on the H34. The review made some interesting points. Al
1998 > Hunter 410 Tankage Captain Dee at 11:02am 02.15.05 Big Boats 4/1442 Hello,I have a question about the 1998> 410 model. I am looking for a boat and I am considering th
Voltage leak Danny4719 at 10:42am 02.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/832 This forum is great, thanks to all for your input. Big question. 1981 H-30. When I purchased this bo
furling main Marshall15355 at 10:12am 02.15.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1033 I have owned my 1993 Benteau 400 for 2years and have had trouble with the Spar furling main system o
Head odors Marshall15355 at 10:04am 02.15.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1135 I have owned a 1993 Beneteau 400 for two years and have had constant head odors from the front head.
Well I finally did my fuel system Chip Willis at 10:03am 02.15.05 Catalina 30 3/1379 maintenance and now I could use some help. I replaced the fuel filter on my XP25 which is in my C-30
Tablernacling the Mast - found the doc's on this Chip Willis at 9:51am 02.15.05 Catalina 30 0/1219 This is for my C-30 and there is a safty set up so you will need to ignore that stuff.Tablernaclin
Rub Rails Bill at 9:47am 02.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/967 I have a problem with discoloration on the rub rails on my Hunter 29.5. The gray factory installed
VHF/FM Mark at 8:20am 02.15.05 Smaller Boats 5/748 Has anyone used one of these and just how good are they for I wish to tap into the mast head VHF ant
New table for Java Jim Seamans at 8:09am 02.15.05 Ask All Sailors 3/999 Well, I've just sprayed on the last coat of varnish and the table is ready to install. This is plyw
Shopping for a new spinnaker randy at 8:03am 02.15.05 Smaller Boats 3/1016 We are considering buying a new spinnaker. don't need the speed, just want to have fun and look pret
New technologies C�lyne Roy at 7:47am 02.15.05 Ask All Sailors 2/896 Many things have happened since selling my 48ft ketch that was my home for 7 years. I moved back to
Painting my H22 while on a trailer Bad Obsession at 7:22am 02.15.05 Smaller Boats 6/953 I am going to bottom paint my H22 soon. I have it on a trailer on my house (it is about 1 1/2 hours
Painting a H22 while on a trailer Bad Obsession at 7:15am 02.15.05 Smaller Boats 0/765 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 3/876 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 3/1419 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 1/890 Hi all , we just bought a 1985 Catalina 30 and we learn as we go along. Survey showed most things wo

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B411 Shaft Pitting RitSim at 4:43pm 03.06.21 This has been a great discussion. Thanks to all
B411 Shaft Pitting JamesG161 at 4:26pm 03.06.21 my little retrieval magnet which has an amazing amount of pull for such a small magnet: Bet you a
B411 Shaft Pitting JamesG161 at 4:17pm 03.06.21 High quality shafts don't pit from oxygen starvation. :plus::plus: ________ 4. Could the very mi
Funny Friday!!! shemandr at 3:42pm 03.06.21 Well, if I drive my wife's car to the Publix I may be there a while looking for my car.
Worth a look...or just run away dlochner at 3:40pm 03.06.21 The boat does look kind of beat up. So that may be reflected in the price. Remember, all boat proje
Worth a look...or just run away sail sfbay at 3:35pm 03.06.21 If there was standing water then the boat was partially submerged with subsequent engine damage othe
Worth a look...or just run away Brian D at 3:32pm 03.06.21 If you want a 30 to 34, stay with that plan. Don't look and say, hey, this is cheaper. You will not
now free to watch fred1diver at 3:10pm 03.06.21 can't watch it from Canada :(
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 3:04pm 03.06.21 That could have happened to me, easy. :what: -Will (Dragonfly)
Mounting Electrical Components (1) dlochner at 2:55pm 03.06.21 Good ventilation is important. If there is anything electric that can cause enough heat in normal us
Volvo Penta MD 30 filters & more 31seahorse at 2:49pm 03.06.21 Thanks dlochner and sail sfbay for your quick responses. I have used TOAD Marine in Florida, but I
Widgeon Hatch Covers, Attachment (4) Sunbird22358 at 2:32pm 03.06.21 Welcome to the forum!! A photo of your hatch and a little more description of what kind of cover,
Widgeon Hatch Covers, Attachment (5) Sunbird22358 at 2:29pm 03.06.21 The originals were made of Teak Plywood with a routed-out "flange" around the perimeter, so they set
Cal 22 Sunbird22358 at 2:06pm 03.06.21 I'm a former owner of a CAL 21, but joined both the CAL Facebook page and the CAL 22 Facebook page.
B411 Shaft Pitting RitSim at 1:47pm 03.06.21 So its time to weigh in again. 1. I believe this corrosion is fairly new - certainly not 20 yea
Cover pic? Really? Benny17441 at 1:39pm 03.06.21 Motor sailing is a perfectly available tool to move the boat in a trip. It can help maintain speed
C&C 27 MKV chainplate rebed (1) MHauser at 1:27pm 03.06.21 Here is a photo. If you zoom in to the chainplate you see something that was added with a caulk gun
Converting from diesel engine to electric motor Benny17441 at 1:25pm 03.06.21 Perhaps in a lake to use to get in and out of the dock. Would not think about in the Potomac River
Cut off instrument mounts on steering pedestal? (2) shaun12345 at 1:16pm 03.06.21
now free to watch jssailem at 1:14pm 03.06.21 Always a fun movie.

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