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28.5 cruising spinnaker rigging (1) Bob at 12:13pm 04.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 9/1373 Since my mast was down this winter for some repairs and upgrades I decided to also install an additi
Boat stripes to strip... Mark at 11:57am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 16/1245 Can anyone suggest a solvent or effective method of removing taped boat stripes? My stripes are nea
Soft & cracked decks Dwight Wells at 11:39am 04.04.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/911 We own a 1993 Passage 42. Our boat has developed small cracks in the area just above the mail salon
Venture 24 questions Brian Just at 11:21am 04.04.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1135 I have recently acquired a trailerable sailboat. Its a little over 24 ft long and about 8 ft in beam
Can I use my existing hankon jib as a roller reefi Tom at 10:57am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 17/1817 OK, I have looked in the forum archives, and read all kinds of advice on what furling system to buy
Compression post jim22019 at 10:38am 04.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/940 Took apart my compression post today thought you all might like to see what I found, I posted more p
Fender sizes / shapes Bill18593 at 10:32am 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 2/849 I need to get new fenders. Any suggestions for a 25.5 in protected water?
Leak in aft locker Bruce at 10:32am 04.04.04 Big Boats 5/891 Our new boat has had a persistent leak in the middle aft locker in the aft cabin. Rain water finds
Plumbing problems seth at 9:45am 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 3/861 Friends;My H22 has no covers over the two aft cockpit drains (anyone know where I may get them?);
Catalina 350 Owner web site Brian Kelly at 8:24am 04.04.04 Big Boats 2/1315 I would appreciate information as to how I may access the Catalina 350 owners web site. I am intere
Questions about Asymetrical Spinnaker Jim Seamans at 6:50am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 0/863 Second Post - first time disappeared???Had the chance to fly my first aysmetrical spinnaker this w
Questions about Asymetrical Spinnaker Jim Seamans at 6:31am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1081 Had the chance to fly my first aysmetrical spinnaker this weekend and have a few first timer questio
Need to attach a small cleat to the boom Jerry Moritz at 6:21am 04.04.04 Big Boats 2/1492 Well here I am again asking for advice. I need to attach a small plastic cleat to boom and I am bein
Compression post jim22019 at 6:00am 04.04.04 Mid-Size Boats 0/834 I removed my compression post today thought you all might want to see this! I posted more info and p
Rope Clutches R at 5:49am 04.04.04 Big Boats 12/2258 I want to replace the rope clutches on my 35.5these are "Easylock" by an outfit in Demark (Danmark)
Toe rail for 34 Hunter 1986 Gary Fryer at 5:14am 04.04.04 Big Boats 6/1232 My Port toe rail was damaged in last years hurricane. The repair shop has tried everything to find a
relocating 30 foot sailboat fred at 4:50am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1049 I am moving to florida from massachusetts and would like an idea of the cost to have my boat relocat
Replacement Rudder (?) Clark at 3:26am 04.04.04 Smaller Boats 4/813 There are cracks all along the seam produced when the two halves were assembled to form my rudder.
Profin Question Joe Mullee at 3:10am 04.04.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1065 Recently I was working on the sole in the cabin. I sanded, vacummed, and tacked. Put three coats of
New non skid Susan Annala at 1:54am 04.04.04 Big Boats 7/899 Ahoy gang....we are just finishing up cutting the flanges off of my god-awful ports..(until I decide

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Moving chainplates outboard Don S/V ILLusion at 4:19pm 12.14.20 Doing that would likely require substantial reinforcement of the area where the new chainplates woul
B323 roller main cymeyer at 4:16pm 12.14.20 I replaced the delrin rollers in my boom car. Huge difference. did you replace with delrin or the
Looking to trailer a Cal 2- 30 Anybody do in this? Hunter216 at 4:00pm 12.14.20 Thanks for the reply. The boat is still in the water. I have a very heavy built trailer under a C
Guide-on assist for trailer.... Gene Neill at 3:55pm 12.14.20 Looks legit to me!
Looking to trailer a Cal 2- 30 Anybody do in this? LloydB at 3:47pm 12.14.20 It's recommended that 10% of weight be on the tongue so the distance will depend on the center of ma
Guide-on assist for trailer.... MikeJB at 3:29pm 12.14.20 The previous owner of my 216 added a wide roller ( from your photo right where the butt end of the
Moving chainplates outboard Michael Davis at 3:28pm 12.14.20
Guide-on assist for trailer.... (1) Hunter216 at 3:24pm 12.14.20 The previous owner of my 216 added a wide roller ( from your photo right where the butt end of the 2
Non-skid gelcoat mold for 1984 Hunter 31 sail sfbay at 3:16pm 12.14.20 jrmellin............just after I posted I ordered Gibco samples for my new to me 1984 boat that I pl
49 Owners and probably other large boat owners artboas at 3:03pm 12.14.20 I had the same problem and got this for a simple portable fix. WEST MARINE 700 Amp Jump Starter \|
How do you break in an outboard on a sailboat? Lisp Lisp at 2:59pm 12.14.20 Its all moot. A 26c will only plane on the trailer, and the Honda wont have anything to do with th
COVID Testing sailme88 at 2:42pm 12.14.20 Dasvidaniya tovarish.....
Moving chainplates outboard sailme88 at 2:38pm 12.14.20 Wow ! Would you be changing out your spreaders? How would you deal with the old chain plates? If
37C Windlass Angus Fleming at 2:26pm 12.14.20 Bolander You asked about drainage in the locker forward of the v berth. My H37c has a windlass in th
Depth gauge vs Chartplotter jssailem at 2:23pm 12.14.20 Sounds like you need a dock friend with a ray marine system to take your display and plug in to thei
Guide-on assist for trailer.... Project_Mayhem at 2:20pm 12.14.20 The PVC looks professionally bent!
Universal Kubota water pump failure. ggrizzard at 2:09pm 12.14.20 What do you mean "Michigan shut them down "?
Guide-on assist for trailer.... MikeJB at 2:07pm 12.14.20 Looks good! Did you heat up the PVC to create that bend or is it it just held in place by the bolts
Moving chainplates outboard ggrizzard at 2:05pm 12.14.20 So would I.
Guide-on assist for trailer.... Project_Mayhem at 2:00pm 12.14.20 Looks good! Did you heat up the PVC to create that bend or is it it just held in place by the bolts?

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