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here's one for j. c. robby forest at 9:33am 11.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/804 i just want to know what that saying is ' the best day for a boat owner is the day you bought it and
C320 cover Ted at 8:44am 11.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/853 Help need a winter cover for C320. Can you help?
Braided nylon line Jim K at 7:07am 11.20.03 Smaller Boats 11/870 Anyone know of a way to keep dock lines (1/2 in braided nylon) plyable that won't damage the line.
Hunter 30 1975 Engine and paint John Walsh at 6:53am 11.20.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/788 I am looking for help in locating a product to strip the deck paint as it was done very badly befor
main or genoa walter at 4:48am 11.20.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/794 I have a Mac 26 D I'm having a hard time choosing between what to buy a main sail, which I have, bu
H 22 Trailer Michael Dunlap at 4:40am 11.20.03 Smaller Boats 2/779 Greetings all-A friend just gave me a Hunter 22 that was abandoned by his pier then sunk. I have
Internal Halyard Slap Michael O' at 3:27am 11.20.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1520 I know this has been adressed in the past, but I can't find it in the archives. Does anyone have a
Charging 12 volt batteries w/ a generator lloyd at 2:47am 11.20.03 Ask All Sailors 16/2472 I am looking for info on how to recharge batteries using a generator.I dont know how fast a battery
Port hole screens on the O'day 25 Dwight Thomas at 1:08am 11.20.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1136 I need to replace the screens in the port hole windows above the sink and head in my O'day 25. Is t
Mac 25 Keel Bolt (Main) Steve Zweigart at 12:10am 11.20.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/962 Recently, I forcibly removed my keel locking bolt which had been bent at a 35 degree angle by impact
Air Force Sails Bill G. at 11:52pm 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 3/953 I'd like to hear from anyone who has bought and is using Air Force sails. I'm thinking of having th
Water in Rudder Craig at 11:30pm 11.19.03 Smaller Boats 12/987 After taking my 260 out of the water this season, I noticed water still dripping out of the rudder 3
Asym Spinnaker Questions Tim Paul at 11:30pm 11.19.03 Smaller Boats 5/780 I see that the HOW site is offering a special on the Doyle asymetrical spinaker and I'm ready to bit
not a racer dan at 10:57pm 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 26/1667 so Ive not given it too much thought but, I would like to know what differences or comparisions the
RADAR Rob at 9:57pm 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1358 I have read the posts in the archives and wanted to get the groups updated point of view.I am thin
Thrifty mariner and throttle cable Jamie Gartland at 9:43pm 11.19.03 Big Boats 4/934 Hey everyone.. First of all.. is the Thrify Mariner still in existence??? I can't contact them....
Format upgrade? Phil Herring at 6:22pm 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 58/2644 We've heard from a number of site users lately, asking if and when we intend to upgrade the forum la
Noisy floor Ron at 1:30pm 11.18.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1068 Does any one else have the nuisanse of sqeeking floor in the cabin. seems to be mostly around the st
Additional Holding Tank Space for a Catalina 36 Malcolm Young at 12:59pm 11.18.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 26/6571 I will soon be the owner of a 2004 Catalina 36 - delivery about the end of December. I sail on the G
Piviot Bolt on V-22 Tony Brickel at 11:52am 11.18.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/988 Hi I just prusched a 1976 V-22 I pulled the piviot bolt out and it looks good the quistion I have is

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Hunter 34 - Relocating House Bank Batteries markwbird at 9:52pm 09.23.20 That would definitely be better weight distribution. How many batteries did you get there? I've g
Time to replace standing rigging karellen at 9:49pm 09.23.20 The yard I would like to use is checking to see if their rigger has experience with B&R. They don't
First Weekend as a Widgeon Owner whitegc at 8:51pm 09.23.20 Hi Kyle, I'm also a new Widgeon owner in Colorado. Mine is a '78. I bought it on Sept 14, and have
She's creaking at 40 DArcy at 8:23pm 09.23.20 Oscillating multi-tools are great for this kind of work but fiberglass really chews through the blad
Orca Attacks? Brian D at 7:54pm 09.23.20 Most of the Sasquatchs are in California, trying to pick up Orcas. See it all the time on the beach.
Sailmakers DArcy at 6:53pm 09.23.20 Talk to Dave at North. He is the local rep, he is very knowledgeable. Let him know I sent you, hopef
Tank Monitor mytime at 6:48pm 09.23.20 Your boat has several tanks and they all have a name ............... only way us dumbasses can id
Closed Cell Foam for cushions..... sail sfbay at 6:29pm 09.23.20 You learn something new every day!!
She's creaking at 40 Project_Mayhem at 6:25pm 09.23.20 If by "oscillating saw", you mean a "sawz-all", do not use a sawz-all to cut through half of your b
Closed Cell Foam for cushions..... Project_Mayhem at 6:22pm 09.23.20 Made a small hole in the film and attached a vacuum cleaner hose then turned the vacuum on to shrin
She's creaking at 40 Mr. Dave at 6:17pm 09.23.20 Oh, right, that looks a lot better...
Closed Cell Foam for cushions..... Project_Mayhem at 6:09pm 09.23.20 confusing part is buying foam without getting to feel the firmness Call BuyFoam.com to see if they
Reinforcement areas HD74 at 6:01pm 09.23.20 Ed thanks a lot I really appreciate your advice. I am going to drill and tap. You saved me a lot of
WINTER arrived... shemandr at 6:00pm 09.23.20 And there's a already a Festivus Pole.
She's creaking at 40 Davidasailor26 at 5:59pm 09.23.20 If by "oscillating saw", you mean a "sawz-all", do not use a sawz-all to cut through half of your b
Time to replace standing rigging shemandr at 5:57pm 09.23.20 I don't think I would trust standard lengths. The B&R rig is generally pre-tuned off the boat, whi
She's creaking at 40 Mr. Dave at 5:53pm 09.23.20 If by "oscillating saw", you mean a "sawz-all", do not use a sawz-all to cut through half of your bo
She's creaking at 40 dlochner at 5:44pm 09.23.20 Access it from underneath don't touch the top . Use an oscillating saw to cut underneath and remo
Engine shut down, stuck in FWD rickleyard11 at 5:43pm 09.23.20 the prop is spinning now (heard it moving when we were getting towed). Somewhat unrelated to the t
"Sad Coincidence" but Inexcusable shemandr at 5:42pm 09.23.20 An example of bureaucratic stenosis.

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