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Holding tank repair Chuck at 8:48pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/2319 My odd shaped, expensive to duplicate, aluminium holding tank has developed a pinhole leak. Am givin
Nonskid Repair Bob Camarena at 5:24pm 10.10.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1032 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 8/1483 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 2/867 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 3/1089 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 3/1038 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 2/1165 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 0/856 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 0/834 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 0/863
Iron Keel Fiberglassing Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/758
Repair Bulkhead Bond Rick D at 2:13pm 10.10.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/843 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 0/834 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 0/889 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 2/2415 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 0/796 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 1/1220 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 1/2115
Auxiliary engine or auxiliary sails? SailboatOwners.com at 2:04pm 10.10.04 Ask All Sailors 43/3484 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 2/1455 I am thinking about wintering Liberty in Olympia this year. Any recommendations or places to avoid

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New owners/new name jssailem at 9:37pm 02.19.21
Beneteau 343 head rebuild question Paul Mermelstein at 9:28pm 02.19.21 I have a Beneteau 393 with the same setup, except with two heads. Anyway, on these Beneteaus the tan
Prada Cup Finals Michael Davis at 8:47pm 02.19.21 Nice to win one at last!
South Coast 22 (1) Bill19233 at 8:29pm 02.19.21 Added stripes before I switched to a new Hunter 26.5 in 1987.
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? Claude L.-Auger at 8:15pm 02.19.21 Adjusting the fairlead and moving the guard back a little will help, but your last comment about hav
What Color is Your Holding Tank? snoopy_ at 7:57pm 02.19.21 Regarding using pvc fitting, I remember reading something about keeping the rise above 45 degrees...
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? Nomad5555 at 7:57pm 02.19.21
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? jssailem at 7:47pm 02.19.21 Nomad check the tension on the forestay. There is a point where it is balanced.
What Color is Your Holding Tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:26pm 02.19.21 You can keep the original vent fitting on the tank and replace just the vent thru-hull ONLY if the w
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? Nomad5555 at 7:19pm 02.19.21
Finding Cabin Lights Electrical Short Capt jgw at 7:19pm 02.19.21 This sounds to me like a device, not a wire. I'd start with disconnecting/removing all bulbs and o
Beneteau 343 head rebuild question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:17pm 02.19.21 So, in essence, you're saying that the the waste system has to be "locked or rendered inoperable"
Broken Seacock Handle Ralph Johnstone at 7:15pm 02.19.21 Instead I wrap the threads with Teflon tape and use 4200. Never leaks and allows disassembly if nee
Cat 250 WB Concerns Jim26m at 7:08pm 02.19.21 John, I own a water ballasted boat, and have quite a bit of interchange with owners of water ballast
Surface of bilge cracking/crumbling Benny17441 at 7:06pm 02.19.21 Like the Cap says it is likely water that infiltrated the fiberglass, froze and expanded cracking th
Funny Friday!!! WayneH at 6:53pm 02.19.21 I like this one, too. Mr. Peabody, the local banker, saw his old friend Pete, an 80-year-old ranche
Roller Furler Rubbing on Metal Guide - Any ideas? jssailem at 6:35pm 02.19.21 @Nomad5555 has been silent since this morning as we have attempted to resolve a problem the tis not
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? TRWXXA at 6:34pm 02.19.21 The easiest way to reduce drag? Reduce your towing speed. Drag increases by the square of speed.
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? Rick Webb at 6:33pm 02.19.21 The wing is to move the turbulent air further back The Mast, bow rail, stern rail seats all that st
can you splice like the pros? jssailem at 6:30pm 02.19.21 Heavy duty. That testing machine is the same type used to test the strength of the soft shackles I

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