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Catalina Smile Repair Rick D at 3:15pm 10.18.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/2359
More on Roller Furling Woody at 2:05pm 10.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/795 Hate to sound stupid, but I don't know much reguarding installing a roller furling system on my Hunt
cockpit table hole Nelson Brinckerhoff at 12:47pm 10.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/896 I noticed I had some leakage from the ceiling over the aft berth under the cockpit. I took off ceil
leave the boat in the water over the winter? curt brungardt at 12:29pm 10.18.04 Smaller Boats 5/806 I am looking for advise about leaving my boat (81 hunter 22') in the water over the winter months. W
Teak seats in cockpit Bruce Sabine at 12:26pm 10.18.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1476 Because of leaks through the cockpit seats and becouse the teak and surrounding sealant just plain l
Bow rail attachment mojo16700 at 11:29am 10.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/885 I have a 1987 Hunter 28.5. One of the four bolts that connect the S.S. bow rail through the gunnel
how to strengthen the transom Dave b at 11:08am 10.18.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 4/2954 I want to strengthen the transom for additional support for a 15hp 4 stroke outboard. It is mounted
Name and such Michael7968 at 10:33am 10.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/996 I thought I remembered something like this before, but I can't find it in the archives.I want to f
scratches on salon table and nav table James Hill at 10:09am 10.18.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1387 i am just wrapping up my first season on a 2004 b331. I reccently notices there are quite a few scr
Traveler car Tom H31 at 9:59am 10.18.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1126 1986 H31, with Rutgerson mainsheet traveler - cam cleats at each end of track are pretty well worn o
Reluctant but willing Stuart at 9:54am 10.18.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/897 I have a number of small chips and cracks in the gelcoat of my 1998 beneteau and have been reading v
Licensing Bing13178 at 9:53am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1672 In the U.S. do you have to have a licence to sail your boat?In Queensland Australia legislation ha
Winterizing Randall at 9:47am 10.18.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/1827 I'm faced with some winterizing decisions for my 36 foot sailboat and would lke a little advice. Th
Yanmar 3YM30 JohnEh at 8:59am 10.18.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/1472 I have now determined that the Yanmar engine operation manual recommends an initial 50 hour maintena
Racor Spin ON filter Paul (Affinity C320) at 8:53am 10.18.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1005 I have never changed a Racor Spin on fuel filter. There are three screw like things on top. One is
C-270-perkins 18HP fuel filter Ken at 7:54am 10.18.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1121 My 94 C-270 did not have the Perkins engine manual with it. Will be changing the oil/filter and spin
Rinsing a holding tank Ben Stavis at 6:39am 10.18.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2132 Hi Peggy,Due to more and more no discharge zones, I'm replacing a LectraSan with a Vacuflush syste
2005 Columbia Calendar Captn pauley at 6:29am 10.18.04 Columbia 1/1345 Each year i do a Columbia calendar. You can see last year's at www.captnpauley.com. Theyb are then d
improving the bunk Nomar at 6:19am 10.18.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1327 Has anyone ever used a Cabella mattress pad, the kind that is touted to campers as self inflating, o
Taking in Water Holly Hamilton at 5:47am 10.18.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/814 I recently had a very unfortunate incident with my MacGregor 25. The story is too long to tell but t

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Seeking used C&C 34 Mast Sailfanatic at 7:28am 02.07.21 Google marine salvage businesses in the eastern US, such as https://salvagemarine.net http://www.ma
Just cruising along... (1) jmce1587 at 7:26am 02.07.21 Found my H31 at LCYC and brought it to Kemah (and now NOLA). Canyon lake is a fun place to sail, an
Beneteau F42 Traveller Removal CYQK at 7:22am 02.07.21 Drewskie Have the same boat and replaced mine You need to remove the headliner,if the countersunk bo
Rusty Keel Bolts MeAndMyCat27 at 6:56am 02.07.21 Had to put sister bolts on my old Catalina 27. Catalina provided a procedure. It worked but the pro
Mast painting Siamese at 6:48am 02.07.21 You can't sand it down and leave it bare. The masts that look bare, are anodized, which keeps them
On the "Distant" Dream? shemandr at 6:40am 02.07.21 I just ordered At the Edge of Honor from Kindle. I had to wade through Debbie Macomber's avalanche
The sailors mountain. shemandr at 6:13am 02.07.21 There's more than one way to get through Winter.
Mast painting shemandr at 6:09am 02.07.21 Door number 2. But you may have bare spots before you get it smooth. I would think if the mast to
Mast painting jssailem at 6:09am 02.07.21 What is the look you need? I your looking for all spiffy and yachting quality, then strip to the
Cargo Ship snaps in half (1) ifmdalvey at 6:00am 02.07.21 Sadly this is not uncommon, photo taken when i was flying on Nimrod patrol aircraft 500nm off SW UK.
1974 Catalina 27 toilet removal tips tricks ? Steve L22188 at 5:44am 02.07.21 Peggy is correct...as always! Replace the old unit with the Raritan she recommends. I did that a c
Yanmar 3GMF engine transmission information wanted Randy Church at 5:29am 02.07.21 Mike, when I purchased my 34 back in 2005 I experienced 'severe' vibration of the boat when in forwa
New to me Hunter 26 clean/refit (3) Thaniel at 5:28am 02.07.21 Feels like not much happened this week. But did get a few things done. The remote controls I order
Noob getting new Rasberry pi 4B question sailme88 at 5:16am 02.07.21 Isn't this the boat that hadn't been in the water for some ten years following the death of the owne
Noob getting new Rasberry pi 4B question sailormanbigd at 4:36am 02.07.21 thank you
Bilge switch Johnson Ultima vs Water Witch 230 Davidasailor26 at 4:23am 02.07.21 We have a Whale BE9006 electronic switch in our 37. No complaints. No moving parts to jam.
Hull/Keel repair Project_Mayhem at 11:54pm 02.06.21 Boat problems are like roaches, if you see 2 or 3, there are actually 20 or 30. Truer words have n
1974 Catalina 27 toilet removal tips tricks ? Tally Ho at 10:35pm 02.06.21 If you just want to paint behind it, loosen the bolts that hold the whole thing down to the floor of
The sailors mountain. (5) Tally Ho at 10:29pm 02.06.21 Not to hijack the thread, but BBBBBRRRRRRR..... I took my annual pilgrimage to Maui, HI... I hate
Hunter 29.5 or Catalina 30 Tally Ho at 9:41pm 02.06.21 There is certainly something to be said about newer...but you need th look at both boats (even photo

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