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Holy Port Holes Jamie Gartland at 12:04am 11.24.03 Big Boats 1/824 Hey everyone, well... if Thrifty mariner no longer exists.... does anyone know of another place t
Rudder slack or loose Marc Villemaire at 11:35pm 11.23.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1112 I recently purchased a hunter 27 1979, still the boat is in very good shape, i notice that when we p
Cherubini interiors. (1) Ed Schenck at 11:14pm 11.23.03 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1099 Does anyone know, were the differences in Cherubini interiors from the factory or due to owner chang
genset for a 356 john dorsett at 11:14pm 11.23.03 Big Boats 11/807 I was needing some info for a genset for a 356, did anyone order a genset for their 356? what brand
Stainless Keel Bolts michael at 11:09pm 11.23.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/946 What year did Catalina introduce stainless steel keel bolts? I believe it was some time in the 80's.
JUST BOUGHT A 1981 HUNTER 27 - NEED SOME INFO Chris J. at 10:48pm 11.23.03 Mid-Size Boats 7/5769 I am a moderately experienced sailor who just bought his first 'big boat'. I sailed on 50 foot offs
Cleaning Mold off Woodwork Mark at 10:35pm 11.23.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1208 Anybody have a suggestion for cleaning mold off woodwork. I am tempted to usa a little bit of bleach
Is it worth fixin? - Revisited dan cervenka at 1:22pm 11.17.03 Smaller Boats 6/892 I went to look at the aforemeantioned Hunter 22 for $700.00. Yep, it is rough. According to the guy
sail inventory Ivan Edwards at 12:44pm 11.17.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1046 I have a 1990 Beneteau First 285, that I use for recreational sailing on the Pamlico Sound.I seem
MAST STEPPING SOLO IKE ENRIQUEZ at 12:39pm 11.17.03 Trailer Sailors 8/1659 DOES ANY ONE HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS OR PROVEN METHOD TO RAISE AND LOWER THE MAST BY ONE PERSON.
Fouled Prop Update (1) John at 12:28pm 11.17.03 Big Boats 2/1008 We are having a problem with the MARTEC prop that came with our H-356 #116. We sail on Lake Ontario
To wax or not to wax jerry at 11:32am 11.17.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/910 My 1984 Oday 28 is in fresh water and the bottom has never been painted. I have never waxed it abov
Sailing the Apostle Islands with Bears Rox at 11:29am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1076 Have you ever seen a bear at the Apostle Islands while anchoring out in the bay?If so, how hungry t
Fuel/water separator-Filter recommendations? Fred G at 10:14am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 8/1482 Hi, I have a 1981 Hunter 30 with a Yanmar 2QM-15. The primary fuel filter/separator is this very
New owner Art Schwab at 10:07am 11.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/900 I am a new owner of a 1996 Hunter 336. I have been sailing a long time, since 1962. This is my firs
cetol 1, cetol 2-3, or cetol 1,2,3? william at 8:58am 11.17.03 Smaller Boats 8/2939 ok, i've cast my lot with the cetol side....(and the devil according to some it sounds like! :-)) qu
Split backstay conversion for Cat22 Ross Hendricks at 8:21am 11.17.03 Smaller Boats 3/1258 I have a 1989 catalina 22, hull # 15023 and want to add a split backstay. I believe there is a stee
RCI Purifier Larry Fischer at 7:36am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 0/895 Has anyone had experience with this product? It claims to eliminate all impurities from diesel fuel
SNAP! I need a used 22 Rudder T.C Jacob at 7:24am 11.17.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/815 Hi, I was out sailing with family a few weekends ago, and snap, our rudder did a lateral split - l
Traveling the Tom-Ten Waterway. frank arndorfer at 6:58am 11.17.03 Ask All Sailors 7/4107 Like many, I read the article in the Dec. '03 issue of SAIL MAGAZINE regarding a trip down the Tom-T

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Small surveillance cameras wdonovan at 8:24am 11.10.20 A colleague of mine frequently had his apple juice stolen in the lunch room fridge. So he prepared
Happy Birthday, US Marine Corps! Brian D at 8:21am 11.10.20 When the British burned Washington during the War of 1812, they also captured the Marine barracks. I
Happy Birthday, US Marine Corps! Brian D at 8:19am 11.10.20 On June 3, 1918, a division of Marines was sent to support the French army at the Battle of Belleau
Catalina 355 holding tank blocked at thru hall leo310 at 8:17am 11.10.20 If the PO had this problem you will need to do the same to fix it. I would add an isolation valve at
Ceiling Replacement Project capta at 8:17am 11.10.20 Just for your info, ceiling on a boat is the inside hull covering and the dirt dweller's term for ce
Ceiling Replacement Project berner73 at 8:14am 11.10.20 Looks good! What type of beadboard did you use (vinyl, MDF, wood)? Did the old liner get torn up d
Whisker Pole Hello Below at 8:14am 11.10.20 :plus:
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 7:57am 11.10.20 Yup waves are pretty much just bumps on the lake most of the time. This wasn't as dramatic as real w
Stepping the mast with just muscle? ambler at 7:54am 11.10.20 As Tedd and Judy say lateral sway is the danger. If the boat is in the water it will heel to that si
Catalina 355 holding tank blocked at thru hall Mike Curtin at 7:30am 11.10.20
Replacement winch line FastOlson at 7:14am 11.10.20 Wow! It's impressive how long it's lasted under such heavy usage! I have no way to know what the u
Gennaker, Code 0, Code D, What to choose? ontherocks83 at 7:10am 11.10.20 I just wrote a follow up for the Genoa thread I started so I figured I'd follow up on this one too.
When should standing rigging be replaced? ontherocks83 at 7:03am 11.10.20 :plus: For Rigging Only. If you don't live nearby, call them and then send them the old rigging, th
Hurricane Eta... Cat 4 (1) JamesG161 at 6:58am 11.10.20 It keeps going back there. Like a fighter jet goes to a tanker to refuel. Good comparison.:thumbup
Cutting Genoa to a 135, is it a good idea? ontherocks83 at 6:56am 11.10.20 Follow up..... So I brought the sail to my loft Thurston Sails in Bristol RI. for them to check out
Happy Birthday, US Marine Corps! kloudie1 at 6:47am 11.10.20 I remember watching the Marines running and marching after we Navy folks were dismissed and polishi
When should standing rigging be replaced? dlochner at 6:45am 11.10.20 I ended up just replacing all of the standing rigging through rigginonly.com in Fairhaven Ma :plu
Pearson 33-2 engine removal jssailem at 6:42am 11.10.20 Motoring against an outgoing tide was always a challenge in our Catalina 27 that was powered by an
Happy Birthday, US Marine Corps! ontherocks83 at 6:35am 11.10.20 0311
When should standing rigging be replaced? ontherocks83 at 6:34am 11.10.20 On our old boat we had the Port Aft lower shroud fail while sailing. The mast stayed up, but it soun

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