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Head sail Dave Coons at 4:18am 01.28.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 6/1118 I have an O'Day 22 and sail on a 10 mile shallow lake. I bought new Doyle mainsail 2 years ago and
Hull Cored or Not? Bob at 3:55am 01.28.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1184 Do any of you know if the 1980 Catalina 27 has a cored hull and if so what is the material? I want
Kiwi Feather Prop// Flex-o-Fold Larry Jordan at 3:46am 01.28.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1379 Hi fellow sailors, I am looking to re- prop to a feathering propeller and was looking at the Kiwi Fe
HELP NEW BOAT OWNER FIRST SAIL ROBERT at 2:39am 01.28.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/752 HEY CAN ANYONE HELP ME. I JUST GOT A 21 MACGREGOR. I'M TRYING TO PUT IT IN IN MARCH OR APRIL 1 LATE
Greetings Tim22844 at 2:34am 01.28.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/783 Hello everyone. I'd like to thank you all for participating in this forum, and I'd like to thank Bi
Keel? Ballast Mike at 2:33am 01.28.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/872 I am looking to step up to a bigger boat. Maybe a Cat 25 or a Hunter 26(currently I own a Cat 22).
Gensets, Heat and AC Dan Jonas at 2:03am 01.28.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1193 Trying to find a little balance in all things.First, goals:1. Provide dockside heat at the boat a
hunter 38 Gene at 2:00am 01.28.05 Big Boats 13/1658 Hello All,Wondering what Hunter ownersthink about the new Hunter 38. I'm a current owner of a Cat
Shower head access Gene at 1:54am 01.28.05 Big Boats 2/764 Last spring I found out that the pvc line attached to the shower head came off from its fitting, I c
Benmar Course setter 21 p323ms at 1:08am 01.28.05 Ask All Sailors 4/3547 My Pearson 323 came with an old autopilot that isn't working properly. It holds a course under power
Bottom Paint: Do I need to refresh paint? Wayne Lenoir at 12:45am 01.28.05 Ask All Sailors 9/1916 Hello Sailors,I had bottom paint applied in the U.S.V.I April 2004, and put my boat(Hunter 450) on
Furlex direction of rotation Lee at 12:20am 01.28.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1321 My Hunter 310 headsail has the UV protection on the port side(as all Hunters do), however that requi
triradial main Dan at 11:37pm 01.27.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/943 If one would have a cruising triradial main sail, can you still flake the main on the boom or do you
tach replacement on my C-30 Tom Ehmke at 11:10pm 01.27.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2142 I bought the boat in June. The previous owner told me he had replaced the tach, but it still didn't
Trailer Brakes Working??? Tip at 10:33pm 01.27.05 Smaller Boats 12/1883 I just pickes up a new factory trailer for my H260. I have never trailered my boat so I don't know
Bottom and Trailer Paint Tip at 10:14pm 01.27.05 Smaller Boats 4/1122 I just bought a 03 H260 which has bottom paint but was in fresh water. I will be docking my boat in
How long to wait? Dave at 10:00pm 01.27.05 Big Boats 12/842 Greetings!I am in the process of buying my first big (36) boat through a broker. I put in my bid
Sabre 28 windows Mike at 8:38pm 01.27.05 Sabre Sailboats 2/2620 I am interested in replacing the 2 main windows on my sabre 28. I have contacted the manufacturer a
Heat gun to remove bottom paint? Stephen OBrien at 8:33pm 01.27.05 Ask All Sailors 4/4379 Has anyone tried using a heat gun to remove multiple coats of hard bottom paint? Or are heat guns t
Replacing rope on 260 swing keel. Mark at 3:21pm 01.27.05 Smaller Boats 10/5471 Mine has not broken yet but after quite a few seasons am wondering if it would not be prudent to rep

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Deck paint Project_Mayhem at 10:55am 01.28.21 Is this the one part polyurethane topside paint? That paint is easy to apply but it's not very tough
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats jon hansen at 10:54am 01.28.21 perfect, that's tough ...... aeolus is a spectacular great lakes scout, camper style Ascow is a mid
MOB System Heads Up Justin_NSA at 10:49am 01.28.21 PS offers some LifeSling maintenance tips https://www.practical-sailor.com/blog/lifesling-inspection
MOB System Heads Up jon hansen at 10:47am 01.28.21 i use a M.O.M. gets serviced and certified every two years. have not had to ever used. thankfully.
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats Captain Larry-DH at 10:29am 01.28.21 There's no perfect boat. It's only a matter of choosing which trade-offs are best, among your availa
MOB System Heads Up JamesG161 at 10:25am 01.28.21 Great info!!! There are many Safety Devices on our boats. PFD, Flares, Toss Lines, radios, even Ra
Deck paint Justin_NSA at 10:22am 01.28.21 It is tough deck paint. Once the paint dried it adhered to the tape. A little late now, in the futu
Deck paint dlochner at 10:16am 01.28.21 It is tough deck paint. Once the paint dried it adhered to the tape. A little late now, in the futur
Yanmar Glow Plug Issue JamesG161 at 10:11am 01.28.21 The White Round thing is your Start up and/or remote connection. That may be part of the issue too.
Yanmar Glow Plug Issue JamesG161 at 10:09am 01.28.21 Yes, the Circuit board is Yellow thing in the upper left corner, with the White plug in connector. Y
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (1) Thaniel at 10:06am 01.28.21 Others that have posted here have used Panther Marine 55-2600 Auxiliary Motor Steering Kit - Stainl
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats Justin_NSA at 9:50am 01.28.21 It could happen Vnul-h4bgNE
MOB System Heads Up dlochner at 9:44am 01.28.21 Also be aware that polypropylene rope can degrade pretty drastically when exposed to UV light. Be
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 9:41am 01.28.21 A brief update on status so far with doing Sail Care vs new sails. I was late finally sending my sa
MOB System Heads Up Scott T-Bird at 9:40am 01.28.21 Also be aware that polypropylene rope can degrade pretty drastically when exposed to UV light. Be c
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats DArcy at 9:40am 01.28.21 How will you know unless you try them all...;) That is a good way to end up not being able to affo
Ugly, Ugly Sailboats rgranger at 9:34am 01.28.21 ...Note: doesnt apparently apply to spouses. :laugh: How will you know unless you try them all...;
A good first sailboat? rgranger at 9:32am 01.28.21 ...not sure how far that is from you. Just under 3 hours from Crazy Dave. I've sailed Bugg's isla
Are you Bi? rgranger at 9:27am 01.28.21 I suppose if I have the analogy correct, I'm non-binary gender fluid type of boater? Close... I t
C350 in mast wiring re & re Justin_NSA at 9:27am 01.28.21 Needs tend to surface on their own, but it's better to catch them before then.

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