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C320 cover Ted at 8:44am 11.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/910 Help need a winter cover for C320. Can you help?
Braided nylon line Jim K at 7:07am 11.20.03 Smaller Boats 11/906 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 3/806 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 3/819 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 2/795 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 11/1564 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 16/2927 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 2/1164 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 6/998 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 3/985 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 12/1034 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 5/809 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 26/1734 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 6/1393 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 4/981 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 58/2842 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 1/1103 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 26/6962 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 5/1015 Hi I just prusched a 1976 V-22 I pulled the piviot bolt out and it looks good the quistion I have is
Re-locating H2O Deck fill on a 285 Bob at 11:37am 11.18.03 Mid-Size Boats 13/1109 My Hunter 285 (1987), like most I've seen, has the water fill located in the anchor locker which see

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Halloween cruise Hayden Watson at 12:25am 11.12.20 Does it rub at all? On mine it does not but comparing my photo to yours it appears that my anchor
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) cptjak at 10:34pm 11.11.20 Sorry spell check (powder)
Halloween cruise forbin at 10:32pm 11.11.20 As for the spin tack fouling on the roll bar, that has not been a problem so far. Does it rub at
Halloween cruise forbin at 10:31pm 11.11.20 To extend the sitting of the anchor a bit out further you might consider the Mantus anchor mate.
Halloween cruise (2) forbin at 10:08pm 11.11.20 I assume that your light-weight prototype anchors have the same problem as mine did with lack of ho
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) Joe at 10:01pm 11.11.20 ceramic coting and power coating are too different material's Ceramic is for high temperature exhau
Leaking into bilge Benny17441 at 10:00pm 11.11.20 Most boats have water trapped in the hull stringers below the sole. That water comes from various s
Can you help me find this boat??? Joe at 9:58pm 11.11.20 United States Navy reserve fleets You might also google "US Navy mothball fleets locations"
Halloween cruise (1) jssailem at 9:45pm 11.11.20 To extend the sitting of the anchor a bit out further you might consider the Mantus anchor mate. s
Halloween cruise Hayden Watson at 9:33pm 11.11.20 About 20 minutes after I swung around on the current change at the side of the Dugwalla channel my d
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? DrJudyB at 9:32pm 11.11.20 I would agree with you but I've seen a significant difference in the past several years. Yeah, I
Scratched hunter 33 rubrail MichaelStacy at 9:27pm 11.11.20 Michael looks like a bird tried to land and rest on the rubbrail and it was too slippery. But the b
Scratched hunter 33 rubrail (1) MichaelStacy at 9:25pm 11.11.20 Is there other damage? Can you provide a picture of the entire area? It is localized damage. Duri
Halloween cruise Hayden Watson at 9:16pm 11.11.20 I assume that your light-weight prototype anchors have the same problem as mine did with lack of hol
Oday 272 - Best and most efficient way to replace interior cushion covers Jammins2 at 8:24pm 11.11.20 Sounds good thanks
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) cptjak at 7:47pm 11.11.20 ceramic coting and power coating are too different material's Ceramic is for high temperature exhau
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) MikeHoncho at 7:41pm 11.11.20 You can't power coat winches the plastic paint will burn off from line pressure and heat. Powder C
Re-chroming service in New England? (2020) cptjak at 7:34pm 11.11.20 You can't power coat winches the plastic paint will burn off from line pressure and heat.
Full cockpit enclosure - leaking through traveler control lines Project_Mayhem at 7:32pm 11.11.20 My backstay goes through my bimini. The shop that made it basicallly made a 3" fabric tube for the b
Oday 272 - Best and most efficient way to replace interior cushion covers Project_Mayhem at 7:19pm 11.11.20 If you can run a sewing machine checkout Sailmate.com. They have all the stuff you need and videos

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