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Nonskid Repair Bob Camarena at 5:24pm 10.10.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/999 My 1981 has several areas where the nonskid gelcoat has chipped away showing the underlying fibergla
Boat tools Frank15180 at 3:00pm 10.10.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1447 I just spent two days hauling all of the tools home for the winter. As I sit here sorting through th
Repair of 1980 Oday 28 Bill at 2:19pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/842 I am about to encounter my first fiberglass repair job. It is a beautiful boat that got banged up ba
Glassing over large ports. Geoff16659 at 2:19pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1028 Pearson 323; plan to glass in the long fixed ports (2 openings, apprx. 7x28") and cut out for 3 new
Filling Instrument Holes Frank at 2:19pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1000 As I have replaced instruments I have moved them to more convient locations, leaving the hold instru
Gel Coat Over Epoxy Rick D at 2:19pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/1094 We have heard that gel coat will not adhere well to epoxy. Can you true up this understanding?
Repair of 1980 Oday 28 Bill at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/842 I am about to encounter my first fiberglass repair job. It is a beautiful boat that got banged up ba
Glassing over large ports. Geoff16659 at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/803 Pearson 323; plan to glass in the long fixed ports (2 openings, apprx. 7x28") and cut out for 3 new
Keel Fairing Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/823
Iron Keel Fiberglassing Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/735
Repair Bulkhead Bond Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/818 The tabbing on one side of my forward bulkhead has come loose. Should I use polyester or epoxy to re
Repairing Damaged Core Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/813 I have a damaged core area about 6 inches by about 8 inches near an added-on cleat used for the roll
Rudder Repair Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/864 The rudder hit the outboard prop and left an area about 3 inches by 1.5 inches and about a half-inch
Filling Instrument Holes Frank at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/2330 As I have replaced instruments I have moved them to more convient locations, leaving the hold instru
Attaching Stringers to Hull Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/777 I want to add fir battens to my hull sides. I have read that I should adhere stringers to the hull s
Gel Coat Over Epoxy Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1151 We have heard that gel coat will not adhere well to epoxy. Can you true up this understanding?
Catalina Smile Repair Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/2038
Auxiliary engine or auxiliary sails? SailboatOwners.com at 2:04pm 10.10.04 Ask All Sailors 43/3162 There's not enough wind.There's too much wind.We need to get back to the marina before dark.Th
Olympia WA Monty VM at 1:27pm 10.10.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1332 I am thinking about wintering Liberty in Olympia this year. Any recommendations or places to avoid
Topside Leaks on H31 Gary at 12:43pm 10.10.04 Mid-Size Boats 16/1155 84 H31New owner and first on the agenda is stopping leaks. The only one that's got me worried is th

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AIS Receive Problem Identification Rick D at 11:06am 01.05.21 To clarify, your black-and-white display on the VHF showed AIS targets, but they were not mirrored
Rope Clutch or Spinlock PXR? cb32863 at 11:02am 01.05.21 I wouldn't use a PXR for this. On cabin top or not, they always seem to be popped open at the most i
AIS Receive Problem Identification dlochner at 11:00am 01.05.21 Are the ranges set to the same distance? If the VHF has its range at 10 miles and the MFD set to 5,
Stern Tube Hose alvy at 10:51am 01.05.21 Thanks for the quick reply guys. I was actually going to craw in the boat and measure . I really did
Bilge floorboard covers and headliner stains Calif. Ted at 10:33am 01.05.21 The cause of those discolorations has often been attributed to too much mold release agent, I have a
AIS Receive Problem Identification jssailem at 10:31am 01.05.21 Unsure why the SH is not picking up all of the possible targets you identify. That would lead me to
A blue water C22? LakeShark at 10:30am 01.05.21 Nice, well thought out mods but no replacement for LWL. It will be slow going for extended cruises
Smart Rig Boom \| Escape Rumba LakeShark at 10:29am 01.05.21 Going to call around more tomorrow. Just wondering how this turned out? I just saw your comment
A blue water C22? Justin_NSA at 10:20am 01.05.21 Nice, well thought out mods but no replacement for LWL. It will be slow going for extended cruises
AIS Receive Problem Identification Parsons at 10:08am 01.05.21 To clarify, your black-and-white display on the VHF showed AIS targets, but they were not mirrored o
in board sheeting? (1) DArcy at 10:03am 01.05.21 Your setup is similar to the C&C115 I race on. The track is on the side deck, inboard the shrouds, b
New Tender (3) william24424 at 9:52am 01.05.21 Fatty Knees, rows nicely, it worked well for the Pardey's, I've rowed/towed/sailed mine like Shaklet
Cal 22 jssailem at 9:23am 01.05.21 @ricksoth You posted some nice images on the CAL facebook pages.
Cal 22 jssailem at 9:22am 01.05.21 Welcome EBSail. As a fellow CAL owner I hope you enjoy the forum here. Sometimes you may find good a
2004 Hunter 326 Edison Helm chris@svtronics.com at 9:04am 01.05.21 Thanks, I will give that a shot.
How to Service Furlex jib furler? (1) sail sfbay at 9:01am 01.05.21 I recently purchased a Hunter 29.5 (1996 model) with a Furlex fuller............ How do I lower the
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? dlochner at 8:57am 01.05.21 Lots of great info and thanks to everyone who responded. I was concerned about downsizing and scre
Bilge floorboard covers and headliner stains Mark Lauer at 8:50am 01.05.21 Hey there Mark - I saw this thread on the forum and showed it to my wife without saying anything.
Halyard ends... 580R? 721-2? Sheet material? David Walsh at 8:46am 01.05.21 Lots of great info and thanks to everyone who responded. I was concerned about downsizing and screw
Bilge floorboard covers and headliner stains Mark Lauer at 8:44am 01.05.21 The flooring laminate is probably Lonseal. I put it in my boat. The manufacturer recommends a speci

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