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deck chips gary16188 at 10:32am 05.16.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/757 Hello, I have a 2 spots on the grey non skid where the paint has chipped away (each no bigger than a
Varnishing with urethane capta at 10:25am 05.16.20 Ask All Sailors 7/665 I thought we might do something different this time so I went looking for info. There have been seve
Sail Trim and Aeronautic Theories. jssailem at 9:04am 05.16.20 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 61/8965 Boy did I get my thinking scrambled a couple of months ago. I was chatting with @DrJudyB about the
Fuel pickup tube thaeni at 7:29am 05.16.20 Ask All Sailors 7/514 Approximately how far off the bottom of the fuel tank is the pickup tube.
Big time decision. All U Get at 4:17am 05.16.20 Ask All Sailors 3/488 Hi all, We reached that point where the decision of how many years of useful sailing versus not doi
Gooseneck Zander at 4:05am 05.16.20 Parts Search 1/299 Need a gooseneck, (boom to mast), for an O'Day22.
Beleated Hello - Y25 Owner (1) drew_d at 2:21am 05.16.20 Yamaha 6/1017 I've been lurking since I bought my Yamaha 25 two years ago, and I kept putting off actually posting
Anchoring...yes, I'm asking an anchoring question. Kevy at 9:40pm 05.15.20 Ask All Sailors 32/2405 Hello all! I've been so impressed with the advice and engagement on this forum I thought I'd throw
Nominal Spar Wall Thickness Brian D at 8:31pm 05.15.20 Ask All Sailors 10/1434 I know it depends on a lot of variables to include spar height, but does anyone know the nominal wal
Transmission problems yanmar 2gm20f with km2a Fashin at 7:04pm 05.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2399 Hey guys maybe someone can help me out before I go removing the gearbox. I changed my oil today and
Looking for new mast (2) Sailavie1 at 2:57pm 05.15.20 Ask All Sailors 18/1196 Well my season has ended even before it began. The Marina Tracktor driver hooked my lines on another
R20 Spreaders (1) WollochetBoy at 2:52pm 05.15.20 Ranger Boats (WA) 3/697 Photos show the outboard end of our spreader(s). Is the shroud attachment/control fitting an OEM ite
Puget Sound Boating - Washington Sailing (1) jssailem at 2:15pm 05.15.20 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/799 The State has limited opening of the Puget Sound waters. Waggoner's has an updated link on the webs
Mast Leak Kevy at 1:35pm 05.15.20 Mid-Size Boats 3/1157 Hi all! Hope everyone is surviving the apocalypse without much difficulty. I have an unfortunate l
Hunter 27, 1984 Bow "Cap" (1) Delawaredave at 12:54pm 05.15.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/978 Someone hit is. Hull is fine. The black fiberglass "bow cap" is cracked. Does anyone make a Hunte
Catalina 310 shirts Alansails at 12:36pm 05.15.20 Catalina 310 4/749 In case anyone is interested this guy makes Catalina 310 shirts-L/S and S/S https://www.ebay.com/itm
Grampian 31 classic mast step. (1) Captain Dor at 12:22pm 05.15.20 Grampian 8/1727 I have a major crack in my maststep and i am wondering on replacement it sails fine but do not like
Repowering Yanmar vs Volvo LaLuna618 at 11:53am 05.15.20 Engines and Propulsion 1/1955 Hi All, My Shannon 28' with a Perkins 4.108 was partially flooded and now has a blown transmission
Nautical superstitions? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 06.22.20 Ask All Sailors 35/2052 Red sky at night? Albatross mishaps? Renaming a boat? There are more nautical superstitions than you
Is your boat high tech or low tech? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 06.15.20 Ask All Sailors 34/2556 It's no secret that WiFi, Bluetooth, miniaturization, and efficient battery power have changed almos

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MARINE GROWTH dlochner at 3:31pm 11.10.23 Not sure where any uncivil discourse has taken place here Obviously, I can't speak for the SBO Po
Anybody Tow A 13 Boston Whaler? Edward Eric Matus at 3:26pm 11.10.23 Interesting, several contributors have read much about towing. One, painters are only used to tow i
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 rgranger at 3:21pm 11.10.23 :clap::beer:
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. stickinthemud57 at 3:17pm 11.10.23 All we need on a sailboat - one more thing to explain to the crew and one more thing to fail.
How to replace the rope clutch on a Hunter 336 (8) SVAngelina at 3:15pm 11.10.23 Finally got around to replacing the rope clutches. I decided to bite the bullet and replace both, s
Oday 25 cabin roof dmax at 2:48pm 11.10.23 I guess the "2" series changed that - mine is all balsa with plywood under the coaming winches, soli
MARINE GROWTH twodzusfittings at 2:48pm 11.10.23 You guys are cracking me up!!!!! Thanks, I need a good laugh today.
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION twodzusfittings at 2:46pm 11.10.23 I your problems sound like fouling to me. I know that I can easily loose 1/2 a knot with just a few
Oday 25 cabin roof Tally Ho at 2:37pm 11.10.23
Raising boom height Hunter 28.5 Tally Ho at 2:33pm 11.10.23 so, when sailing the boom is off to the side, mostly. at the dock, at anchor, while motoring the bo
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Ralph Johnstone at 2:24pm 11.10.23 Have you drained the muffler and looked inside or have I just missed it if you did ? It may be load
MARINE GROWTH Ralph Johnstone at 2:15pm 11.10.23 Not sure where any uncivil discourse has taken place here This is so low key, I'm having problems
WATERLOCK MUFFLER QUESTION Hayden Watson at 2:14pm 11.10.23 Nope. I your problems sound like fouling to me. I know that I can easily loose 1/2 a knot with ju
MARINE GROWTH (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:14pm 11.10.23 Further, new CSC has no maximum dry time before splashing. but if you are out long term like hal
MARINE GROWTH fstbttms at 2:09pm 11.10.23 Gentlemen, let's keep the disagreements civil. Not sure where any uncivil discourse has taken pla
MARINE GROWTH SBO Police Bot at 2:08pm 11.10.23 Gentlemen, let's keep the disagreements civil.
Setting Tack on Dipping Lug Sail PaulK at 1:47pm 11.10.23 The way the sail is laced to the upper sprit is twisting the material and making it bunch up, as not
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Dan Kelly at 1:35pm 11.10.23 yes I wanted to go with a different manufacturer. Thanks for the info and the link
I thought I have seen it all...and then this. PaulK at 1:28pm 11.10.23 I just wish they'd chosen someone who actually knew the proper way to secure a line on a cleat.
MARINE GROWTH fstbttms at 1:26pm 11.10.23 From the horse's mouth:laugh:: Hello Matt, Micron CSC is an ablative so 3 to 5 months is ok, but i

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