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lighting arrester coffee at 2:48am 11.29.04 Big Boats 2/1128 just purchased new 350 and have question on lighting arresters before the mast is stepped. is it wo
What is it with yacht brokers Bob at 2:45am 11.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1286 What is it with these boat brokers. Are they there to make the deal or break the deal. I am fed up
Can Ericson 27 sail to Hawaii IKE at 2:34am 11.29.04 Ask All Sailors 21/7533 I am considering purchasing an Ericson 27 year is 1970's. my sailing will mostly be in the San Franc
H-27 Tom Grass at 2:28am 11.29.04 Smaller Boats 1/739 I saw a new H-27 located at St. Louis Sailing Center last Friday (day after Thanksgiving). It had j
PEARSON TRITON IKE at 2:28am 11.29.04 Ask All Sailors 4/2083 I am considering purchasing a Pearson Triton 28foot (1970's) . I would appreciate any information fr
What compass should I buy for C250 Kurt at 2:20am 11.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1091 I recently purchased a C-250, and it is stock. I'd like to add a compass but am not sure what type
Frozen bolt JON at 12:33am 11.29.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/1289 I was changing my exhaust manifold and a bolt broke off ,about a inch is left.I tryed to remove coul
Ericson 35-III Laura Bertran at 12:29am 11.29.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1833 I'm considering purchasing a 1985 Ericson 35-III. I'm looking for a good sailing boat for the Chesap
Running Rigging Derek Thain o at 11:50pm 11.28.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1102 I just purchased a Catalina 25 in overal decent condition. The running rigging however is in poor sh*
Sticky shifter Rich Woodward at 11:20pm 11.28.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1357 I have a fairly hard time shifting out of gear after the motor has been running for a while, which o
Hello, Ray Bowles Gary Wyngarden at 11:01pm 11.28.04 Ask All Sailors 0/863 Hi Ray,Are you permanently back in Washington or are you just taking a break from your full time c
How far have you sailed your O'day 25 Jack2438 at 8:30pm 11.28.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1521 I am selling my c/b O'day 25 and listed it as an excellent choice for a bay boat. The question I rec
Peggie - Teflon Grease? Dave at 8:30pm 11.28.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1267 Peggie,You often recommend using teflon based grease to lubricate the pump on a manual flush head.
Shroud tension Mark at 2:37pm 11.28.04 Smaller Boats 9/1357 So have finally purchased the loos gauge and you would not beleive it but using the "KINGS" ( known
Have a Merc "LightWeight"? MABell at 2:08pm 11.28.04 Smaller Boats 5/940
Single handing with a Classic Main? jmcclain at 12:58pm 11.28.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1079 With furling foresails, self-tailing winches, single line reefing and good flaking systems (dutchma
Rudder Dimensions Carl at 12:03pm 11.28.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1189 Missing the rudder blade for my Mac 25. Does anyone have the measurement specs? Checked out replacem
Mast Full of Foam Terri at 11:52am 11.28.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/2300 We have the mast from our 1976 C-30 unstepped and have completed the painting. That part looks grea
420 Auto Pilot Rotary Drive Torque Tim Curtiss at 11:01am 11.28.04 Big Boats 6/1593 From previous threads, it seems the Raymarine 7001 with rotary drive is the auto pilot of choice for
pedistal guard Ned at 10:24am 11.28.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1006 I would like to install a pedistal guard on our 85 31 hunter. All orginal equipmentfrom manufactur

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luger 26 Capt jgw at 12:36pm 02.02.21 Never sailed one but have been aboard a couple. Very light construction, lots of stress cracks in th
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. jssailem at 12:23pm 02.02.21 History... https://www.historynet.com/storming-the-citadel.htm https://www.citadel.edu/root/imag
Hunter 28.5 Fixture aft of jib/genoa winch? Rob Benson at 12:20pm 02.02.21 BobH57, Thanks, that thought did cross my mind. When the weather clears later this week, I'll grab
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. rgranger at 12:13pm 02.02.21 Is there a Storming involved? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_senior_military_college
Teak slat replacement video on youtube Claude L.-Auger at 12:07pm 02.02.21 Same
Davits and Solar Panels BobH57 at 11:48am 02.02.21 I went with Garhauer's tallest standard davits in order to maintain the ability to walk under them w
Emergency Tools Bill19233 at 11:35am 02.02.21 Thanks everyone for the advice. Seeing this mast fall and watching the crew have to cut their rig an
Adding some bling to the cockpit. Have a question. jssailem at 11:24am 02.02.21 :plus: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/1612286287214-png.189923 Is there a Storming
Davits and Solar Panels islandhop at 11:23am 02.02.21
OYE ! jssailem at 11:23am 02.02.21 Bob, Then we would not have to worry about the Oceans rising? I'd be wearing my winter suit out to
Davits and Solar Panels BobH57 at 11:11am 02.02.21 Mark, I still have the single 340 watt solid frame solar panel on the davits. I added two additional
Teak slat replacement video on youtube Captain Ron 18 at 11:09am 02.02.21 Same
Davits and Solar Panels Mark15171 at 11:01am 02.02.21 Bob Why did you go for the flexible solar panels on the Bimini instead of solid panels on the davit
Teak slat replacement video on youtube dLj at 10:41am 02.02.21 Link did not work for me. dj
Dating a Catalina Chris115 at 10:26am 02.02.21 Thanks for that information. On a recent visit to the UK I came across a very well maintained Catali
Emergency Tools Parsons at 10:26am 02.02.21 Rather than bolt cutters, I have a set of wire rope and cable cutters, which are built for slicing t
Emergency Tools sailme88 at 10:07am 02.02.21 Bay, less than 10 foot deep in most places. Main reason I stayed with them, I could just see that m
Barbecue Beefs Bob S at 9:56am 02.02.21 After two or three glasses of wine everything tastes good :clap:. We like the new Zealand Sauvignon
Emergency Tools jmce1587 at 9:52am 02.02.21 I had hacksaw on board when I lost my mast. lost mine at night. Valuable tools were multiple head
Forward head will not stop filling TFlight at 9:48am 02.02.21 I thank you as well.

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