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Harder gelcoat particles in gelcoat John at 10:31pm 10.20.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1038 Hello,I am in the process of repairing airline cracks in my gelcoat below waterline, I stripped th
216 mast Bob Cowgill at 8:53pm 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 2/866 Lind from Hunter customer service tells me that the mast on the 216 is hollow, with no internal obst
Cost of a new mast Mark at 5:57pm 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 7/1681 Can anyone refer me to a site that I can get a price on a new mast (seldon) for my 260.
Forestay tension Mark at 5:55pm 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 5/762 Am thinking that my forestay might need to have more tension but am concerned that by putting more t
What is this thing? h2ocwilly18339 at 4:02pm 10.20.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/986 I have a 1987 C30 with M25 Universal. Now my question is, there's a fiberglass box just to the left
Ventilation Eric 14700 at 12:46pm 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1186 I'm looking at a ventilator to prevent mildew from taking over my boat. I'd like to get your opinio
Rudder repair -- hurricane damage Henry Weber at 12:43pm 10.20.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/917 The rudder post on a Hunter-33 1980 was bent about 15 degrees by a recent hurricane.The rudder now
Yahoo Groups Columbia 26 MKII Website GHOST "EL Condor Pasa" at 12:06pm 10.20.04 Columbia 3/2726 For The Owners Of The Fabulious Columbia 26 MKII and MKII-K This Site is for you Talk About Keel Bol
Yahoo Groups Columbia 26 MKII Website GHOST "EL Condor Pasa" at 12:00pm 10.20.04 Columbia 0/1783 For The Owners Of The Fabulious Columbia 26 MKII and MKII-K This Site is for you Talk About Keel Bol
Teak Deck: Replacement With Fiberglass Clay at 11:47am 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 16/6055 I would like to replace my teak deck a fiberglass one. So far, the teak has been removed and all de
Newbee with a stupid question Rob at 11:35am 10.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/877 My brother and I are new to sailing. We just bought a Hunter 31 (yesterday) and I have learned so m
Mac 25 restoration Robert Grooms at 11:31am 10.20.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/893 Dear Mac OWNERS I have just came into possesion of a Mac 25 ,1980 I'm told .The boat is in fair
VHF knuckleheads Steve G at 9:45am 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 51/3019 I've been on the water some forty years now, so this is nothing new to me, but has anyone else notic
Need used Mast and rigging for 1983 Hunter 22 Bill Hoisington at 9:41am 10.20.04 Smaller Boats 3/1391 Looking for a used Mast and Rigging for 1983 Hunter Sailboat. Lost my mast in the big storm. Ft Wal
Particles in gelcoat John at 9:39am 10.20.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/950 I am in the process of repairing airline cracks in the gelcoat of my beneteau 1986while I was strip
Where to put radar on V32 Richard at 8:58am 10.20.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/820 This is a call for help in siting my radar scanner.I am about to install a JRC 1000 Mk II radar on
Kick up Rudder Jimmy at 8:31am 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1110
19" belt JohnEh at 8:14am 10.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/857 P.S.Yanmar says the belt should be 19". Also, they made another mistake by not including the tensi
3YM30 Yanmar factory defect JohnEh at 8:11am 10.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/2806 I have now learned that the belt on the sewater pump on my new 3YM30 Yanmar engine and other maufact
Fugawi Info nick8481 at 8:04am 10.20.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1139 I am thinking of adding fugawi enc marine software to my laptop to use on the boat,but does it show

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Rebedding bow pulpit on Catalina 310 Good Vibes at 1:16pm 12.01.20 Glad it worked out. Im a big believer in letting the experts do the tough stuff. Enjoy your boat!
Converting H27 to Portapotty mmlspace at 12:55pm 12.01.20 Thank you so much everyone. I'm thinking of converting the current MSD setup. There is already a d
Jabsco (Twist N Lock) - Head Use for novice Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:30pm 12.01.20 Open the 3/4" seacock below the head Flip the switch to add water to bowl with a few pumps Flip th
Converting H27 to Portapotty Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 12:06pm 12.01.20 The environmental rules have changed and you can no longer discharge waste overboard in the Potomac
What's the Best Daysailer to Accommodate Guests Siamese at 12:01pm 12.01.20 There probably isn't one boat that's going to be better than anything else for you. Although, you'd
progressive insurance opinions Rich Stidger at 12:00pm 12.01.20 I am underwritten by Progressive through my insurance agent and have been for 3+ years. No complain
Expert Voice dlochner at 11:59am 12.01.20 What did you use for an affiliation group?
Converting H27 to Portapotty Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:57am 12.01.20 Although no sea water toilet should ever be connected to the fresh water system, toilets that are d
Bomar hatch trim ring removal CurtisC at 11:54am 12.01.20 From what you've described I'd have to assume you're up against the original sealant or bedding comp
Converting H27 to Portapotty (1) SailormanDan at 11:29am 12.01.20 @mmlspace I'm thinking I may have to build a small box out of PVC that would fit under whatever hang
Yamaha 33 Electrical Rebuild (1) mermike at 11:21am 12.01.20 Tosca also had an Ample Power alternator and voltage regulator. The schematics were helpful if you w
Shaft replacement O'Day 28 Chubby at 11:15am 12.01.20 Do not have to remove rudder or shaft. There is a tool to remove the bearing (find online) that jus
Best boat to purchase to live on Justin_NSA at 11:10am 12.01.20 What does "liveaboard" mean to you? In a slip every night? Ocean passages? Are you retired and no lo
Converting H27 to Portapotty SailormanDan at 10:58am 12.01.20 @Peggie Hall HeadMistress - Where would the fresh water the owner's manual refers to come from to f
'77 Cal 2-27 I'm looking to buy - what do you think? Justin_NSA at 10:51am 12.01.20 It looks to me like under the cover there is a jib boom. He described it as a "club foot jib". I'
'77 Cal 2-27 I'm looking to buy - what do you think? Justin_NSA at 10:49am 12.01.20 There was a good point made that some insurers require one. The OP should check with his potential c
'77 Cal 2-27 I'm looking to buy - what do you think? Scott T-Bird at 10:47am 12.01.20 "What is that rig for the headsail called?". Are you referring to a furler? It looks to me like u
Viadana sailboat gear Justin_NSA at 10:46am 12.01.20 There's a thread over on SA about them http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?/topic/211830-via
'77 Cal 2-27 I'm looking to buy - what do you think? Scott T-Bird at 10:44am 12.01.20 scott, this is a 44 year old vessel in salt air that the OP is looking at. an inspection is just th
'77 Cal 2-27 I'm looking to buy - what do you think? Justin_NSA at 10:39am 12.01.20 "What is that rig for the headsail called?". Are you referring to a furler? Practical Sailor did a

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