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Busted Mast Jeff at 3:53am 10.11.04 Smaller Boats 5/969 I have a '74 Catalina 22 that was demasted in Hurricane Frances. The mid supports must have gone fi
Delamination Stevebe at 3:44am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/798 Know anyway to re-glue a fiberglas delamination? This is above the water line. I had hears someone d
New to this Dennis at 3:42am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/835 I am new to boating. How do I know when fiberglass or gelcoat need to be repaired. Are spider cracks
Release Paper White Lightning at 3:36am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/882 What do you recommend using for release paper?Thanks.Dean Drevlow
Almost Finished Don12324 at 3:35am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/956 My boat had been left in the woods for about twenty years (as near as we can tell) without any prote
let the wind take me where it may bill van at 3:29am 10.11.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/794 Being a new sailer (and very inexperienced) can you tell me if what I'm doing is correct. Yesterday
delamination repairs David Babcock at 3:19am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1270 I purchased a home built sailboat to restore. The major issue is what to do with the hole in the gla
CP and Odorlos? Gregg at 3:12am 10.11.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1446 Hi Peggie - Just bought Raritan's CP for the bowl. The label talks about chemical head products an
Bet you knew this was coming! jmcclain at 3:10am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/892 There seems to be no end to the "wax, polish, cleaner" controversy on this and other boating sites.
Re-Bedding Opening Ports George H260 at 2:54am 10.11.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/968 Hi AllI just did a archive search and could not find the answer I need, so here it goes.I have a
Spider cracks Brad18489 at 2:49am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/1439 Hi: I have a freshwater Beneteau 400 with a maze of fine spider (stress)cracks all over the hull be
Spider cracks below the waterline Brad18489 at 2:44am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/1213 Hi: I have a freshwater Beneteau 400 with a maze of fine spider (stress)cracks all over the hull be
No end of trouble with my Catalina 42 rforsyth at 2:43am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1231 Four years after my '96 Catalina 42 MK II was placed in fresh water, I had it taken out of the water
Calculate height of mast Tony Litvak at 2:39am 10.11.04 Ask All Sailors 10/12491 I just purchased a C'C 24 (1983) and would like to find out the mast height from the waterline to se
Bonding to Existing GRP David Hoch at 2:39am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/825 Bruce,What is the best way to ensure that epoxy bonds to the existing GRP when adding new structur
Fixing the Hull to Deck Joint fretz at 2:28am 10.11.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1271 My 1976 mariner is seperating at the hull to deck joint. there is a horizontal flange on the hull
ELECTRIC WINDLASS Cal23337 at 2:12am 10.11.04 Big Boats 2/1188 Has anyone installed an electric windlass on a Hunter Vision 36 that would like to share installatio
Outboard Motor Shaft Length artururo devitalis at 2:11am 10.11.04 Smaller Boats 1/1064 Have received different answers to the question regarding the manufactures specs on shaft length. My
fiberglass crack jim hartman at 2:02am 10.11.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/836 There is a 3inch crack or line in the fiberglass. It looks like a black line, right where the cockpi
Water Pump Problem John W at 1:52am 10.11.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1029 I am stumped as to why my raw water pump is not pumping water. I just replaced the impeller, the ot

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49 Owners and probably other large boat owners duality at 3:35pm 11.30.20 would it be faster to switch to start battery and start the engine, it should bring the battery volt
Vend�e Globe? shemandr at 3:29pm 11.30.20 Hoping the rescue goes well. They have good technology helping. And I agree that these sailors are
What's the Best Daysailer to Accommodate Guests (1) Tally Ho at 3:13pm 11.30.20 Love that cockpit layout. Thank you. Aside from the plastic interior, were there any other things y
Vend�e Globe? (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:00pm 11.30.20
Any reason to wrap mixing elbow ... dlochner at 2:49pm 11.30.20 Here is a view from the front. I've removed the bulkhead that pretty much bridges over the center
Learn from my mistake - lost my rudder chip veres at 2:46pm 11.30.20 The hairpins for the cross-hole are available in stainless from e-rigging.com Chip s/v Sand Dollar
Any reason to wrap mixing elbow ... (1) Scott T-Bird at 2:33pm 11.30.20 Here is a view from the front. I've removed the bulkhead that pretty much bridges over the center o
Fall Racing on Galveston Bay PaulK at 2:22pm 11.30.20 Nice going! Glad to see fewer people In the cockpit. Looks like it works. Have you had the bottom c
Moving on! Meriachee at 2:12pm 11.30.20 I played the video. The iso needs to be turned up a wee bit.
Three bladed prop? Stu Jackson at 2:11pm 11.30.20 I have a fixed 3 blade on our boat, which is very similar to your underwater shape. The PO removed
Vend�e Globe? PaulK at 2:09pm 11.30.20 Would be nice if Alex Thompson could pick Kevin up from Jean LeCam on his way, but Jean might not w
Any reason to wrap mixing elbow ... capta at 2:09pm 11.30.20 You'll get one hell of a burn if you get tossed onto it when the engine is, or has been running for
Transporting outboard on a bike rack? (1) AndyL at 2:09pm 11.30.20 Thanks everyone. I would not drill the tubes but would use something like this to attach the board.
37 year old Catalina comes to life... HMT2 at 2:07pm 11.30.20 Nice work! Good on you sir! Enjoy.
37 year old Catalina comes to life... Hardhead at 2:01pm 11.30.20 Damn - you got a lot of work done in 3 months. Looks great. Congratulations on the maiden voyage-
Question about eye splice AndyL at 2:01pm 11.30.20 Sorry for not replying to all the helpful advice - I got sidetracked by other things. Thanks eve
Sails - Open Discussion drewlamparello at 2:00pm 11.30.20 I've had a Zero on a furler on both my Capri 22 and now on my 275. I really like its versality. I c
What's the Best Daysailer to Accommodate Guests shemandr at 1:59pm 11.30.20 A lot of mid-western sailors have cut their teeth on those Tartan 10's. Very competitive fleets. B
Any reason to wrap mixing elbow ... Tom J at 1:41pm 11.30.20 If your C320 is similar to my C310, the bulkhead aft of the engine practically touches the mixing e
Any reason to wrap mixing elbow ... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 1:33pm 11.30.20 The elbow is "kind of" jacketed with cool sea water from the heat exchanger so if the water flow is

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