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Repairing Damaged Core Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/834 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 0/885 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 2/2402 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 0/795 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 1/1216 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 1/2110
Auxiliary engine or auxiliary sails? SailboatOwners.com at 2:04pm 10.10.04 Ask All Sailors 43/3446 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 2/1447 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 16/1185 84 H31New owner and first on the agenda is stopping leaks. The only one that's got me worried is th
Leaking Rudder Bill at 12:28pm 10.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/951 How can I fix a rudder where water got inside? The rudder is slowly leaking.
Replacement hatch for Hunter 25 Glen2158 at 11:56am 10.10.04 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2397 Does anyone out there have anything new to contribute about replacement options for the trapezidal d
Engine on neutral or reverse when sailing? Van23888 at 11:49am 10.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1053 Should your shifter be on neutral or reverse when sailing?My engine is Yanmar 3JH2, Gear KBW10E
Help, 3GM30F Problems Tom at 11:45am 10.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/831 Hey Guys need your help. My 90 Hunter Vision's 3GM30F has a problem. After running for awhile at 2
Hunter Mfg. Plate Skip Redman at 10:58am 10.10.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1396 Can anyone tell me where the manufacturer's plate is in a Hunter 466? I've been asked to captain on
Towing a Oday 25 Dan at 10:57am 10.10.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1331 I need to ask this question: Can a Grand Cherokee with4.0l tow a Oday 25? The trailer has dual axl
Fuel tank on 306/290 jaysweet at 10:40am 10.10.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/988 We have a new 306, and I just took a careful look at the 2 tanks behind the bulkhead in the aft cabi
Anybody need a sailing buddy? Rich18890 at 10:24am 10.10.04 Ask All Sailors 1/976 Just put my boat up for the winter. I am a 52 year old Maine sailor that will have January through M
Prep for VC 17/bottom paint Neil at 10:10am 10.10.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/4811 I am looking for feedback on sanding the hull of a H27 down to gelcoat, then applying a barrier coat
Catalina 400 Owners Association frank at 9:42am 10.10.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2535 Does anyone know if there is a Catalina 400 Owners Association and what the web address might be?
A 1st to end the season Cliff Ruckstuhl at 9:15am 10.10.04 Racing 2/1704 We finished our last race of the season last week with getting a 1st,2nd and a 2nd. This gave us a

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FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless dlochner at 5:04am 02.16.21
New main sail Joe at 4:55am 02.16.21 Any sailmaker will tell you that the strain on a mainsail is at the corners. That's why the corners
Sealing pedistal grab bar base jssailem at 4:47am 02.16.21 drilling a drainage hole above that point. Your drain/weep hole needs to be at the lowest point. O
all rope windlass Joe at 4:39am 02.16.21 Perhaps a picture and name of manufacturer/model. You might able to change the "gypsy" to one that
410 Stern divider replacement chuck anderika at 4:26am 02.16.21 My divider's been gone a long time. Why replace it? Nothing goes between the two. Attaches to the
1980 Renault RC8D Wiring pbknowles at 3:58am 02.16.21 So the pic with the burned up wires is your starting point yes? And then you replaced the red wire
Cut off instrument mounts on steering pedestal? pbknowles at 3:52am 02.16.21 If you decide to cut it down it certanly doesn't have to be done in a milling machine. Vertical ban
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 Will Gilmore at 3:41am 02.16.21 That's a yawl. The mizzen boom overhangs the transom. She doesn't even have the double heads'l stay
410 Stern divider replacement Sailgunner at 3:37am 02.16.21 My divider's been gone a long time. Why replace it? Nothing goes between the two.
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 jibes138 at 12:56am 02.16.21 Here's a ketch rig Seawind II for just a few grand more. The pictures show the underwater portion o
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 jibes138 at 12:47am 02.16.21 Here's a boat that might fit the bill for the OP although a little over budget no idea what can be n
Sealing pedistal grab bar base Hayden Watson at 11:03pm 02.15.21 That was the same the thing I tried with the Bed-it. This is the only place I have ever had had a B
Hello from a new Catalina 30 owner Hayden Watson at 10:59pm 02.15.21 There is a complete owners manual in the files section of the C30 FB group.
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless Benny17441 at 9:55pm 02.15.21
Controlled chaos racing vs AC75 flying Benny17441 at 9:36pm 02.15.21 Yes not as much fun to watch as the traditional racing and it looks like the sailors are also workin
Inverters and induction cooktop Benny17441 at 9:26pm 02.15.21 I can't imagine why anybody would go to electric cooking. Our boat was built that way and we couldn
Sealing pedistal grab bar base MikeHoncho at 9:05pm 02.15.21 I did the same thing but jambed a bunch up and around the wires inside the tube then filled the cup
soft area starboard fore deck Jason Whyte at 8:09pm 02.15.21 Thanks to everyone for the replies and good advise ! Definitely will drill a few drain holes underne
FCC Moves Ahead With 5G Regardless Don S/V ILLusion at 7:54pm 02.15.21 The DOD and the FAA take these kinds of questions very seriously. They object to granting the licen
Survey on C310 #217 rpwillia at 7:37pm 02.15.21 @Grichell, normally that would be the procedure, and I did have to loosen the motor mounts, but I o

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