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keel paint Barry Lenoble at 5:24am 09.19.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1031 Hello,I have a Catalina 22 with swing keel. There are some rustbubbles on the keel. What is the
Sailing at Night? Michael O' at 4:58am 09.19.03 Ask All Sailors 2/960 We sailed through San Pedro shipping channel one evening last week and were shocked to "see" sailboa
Engine Rattle Richard at 4:45am 09.19.03 Big Boats 3/942 I have an older Hunter 37 cutter with a Yanmar 3QM30H. Just above idle it has a rattle for a couple
Are you sure your water ballast tank is full? Rick Macdonald at 4:43am 09.19.03 Smaller Boats 5/780 No offence to my new water-ballast friends here, but I'll fess up that it happened to me...I'm new
main sheet/bridle peter burg at 4:24am 09.19.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1081 I recently bought a 14' Javelin (not sure of date) and I am not sure how main sheet and bridle are c
Hunter 260 centerboard rode replacement Bruce at 3:57am 09.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1600 Need a little help with the procedure to replace the rope that pulls up the centerboard. any help wo
1976 oday 27 manual javier at 3:21am 09.19.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1149 Friends, I'm looking for a owners manual for an oday 27 from 1976, can anyone help?thanks
Delaware Bay Travel Kathy at 3:09am 09.19.03 Destinations 5/1796 I just purchased a 33' sailboat (draft 4'3") that is currently located in Riverside, NJ. I plan to
Lighter boat in light winds--H260 Tom Burke at 2:22am 09.19.03 Racing 1/1741 I am new to this forum, so pardon me if I ask a worn out faq. I sail on Lake Texoma and race my Hun
Help.... I need a new compressor Thorp Thomas at 1:11am 09.19.03 Other Sailboats 3/802 Lighting struck next to the boat the other day while I was standing off weighting to assist another
Balsa Cored Hulls lnranch at 12:56am 09.19.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1385 I recently was looking at a 1986 O'Day 40 on the internet. The boat was stored outside for several
Good news, Bad News for Spinlock XA owners Paul at 12:42am 09.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1537 The good news is your poor, tired, slipping Spinlock XA clutches have exactly the same fastener spac
After Isabel - How'd everyone do? Ron Mehringer at 12:35am 09.19.03 Ask All Sailors 27/2632 So, how did everyone and their boats fair the storm. Let's hear your reports.My Hunter 26 is 90 mi
How'd everybody make out from Isabel? Rick at 12:31am 09.19.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/935 As everybody along the Eastern Seaboard starts to take stock today of damage from Isabel, curious as
Solar power for weekender Ralph Kuhn at 12:20am 09.19.03 Ask All Sailors 15/1563 Is there a source "Choosing marine solar panels for Dummies"? At this time, I think that I want to
Do I need to anitfreeze the bilge if.... John J Frank at 9:59pm 09.18.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/898 I live on Lake St. Clair(i.e., the sixth great lake, a joke), anyway, in previous years I have had a
Have you unstepped mast on 33.5? Ken Palmer at 9:22pm 09.18.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1018 I have always unstepped my own mast on my 1981 H33 for winter storage. Now I own a 1990 33.5, and th
Can,t remember strap placement on an 81 Hunter 27 Richard Marble at 5:59pm 09.18.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/1130 I'm getting my boat hauled and the guy asked me where he should put the back strap to lift the boat
430 with Volvo MDL22L Engine- PROBLEMS Steve Hunter at 1:46pm 09.18.03 Big Boats 5/971 I am looking to possibly purchase a 1996 430 with Volvo engine. I know that some of the Volvo's have
Raising and lowering mast on a Daysailer II Cecil Feldman at 1:32pm 09.18.03 Day Sailers 3/2859 New Owner of a daysailer II. Couldn't raise the mast alone, which I would like to be able to do. D

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Guest 295C (2) All U Get at 3:14pm 11.18.20 Remember when you hid candy, well here is me squeezing into the anchor locker to find those wires.he
Harken sheave worn flat Calif. Ted at 3:11pm 11.18.20 Had both the genny cars and Hood furling line sheaves as described on a previous boat, not sure abou
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. We do not care to save the non-skid, so all we want is a nice smooth surface. What type of san Dave Groshong at 3:00pm 11.18.20 I would skip all of that and paint over it with KiwiGrip, non toxic, fills, last 10 years https:/
Is anyone have experience in keep saber 28 in the water and sailing in north east winters? shemandr at 2:46pm 11.18.20 'There are boats on the East End that stay in all Winter. Most use bubblers or the de-icers. You h
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. We do not care to save the non-skid, so all we want is a nice smooth surface. What type of san Michael Davis at 2:41pm 11.18.20 :thumbsdown: sounds like too much work. :huh: Surprisingly fast and easy. We used a 4 ft. board wi
Square sail nveater at 2:38pm 11.18.20 LagunaJay- the square rigged ship I sail on is the Kalmar Nyckel, the tall ship of Delaware. We are
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. We do not care to save the non-skid, so all we want is a nice smooth surface. What type of san Hunter216 at 2:35pm 11.18.20 :thumbsdown: sounds like too much work. :huh: Yes but there is likely a law about running power to
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. We do not care to save the non-skid, so all we want is a nice smooth surface. What type of san Captain Larry-DH at 2:18pm 11.18.20 I would NEVER try to talk someone out of buying a power tool ;) but you could make a simple sanding
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. We do not care to save the non-skid, so all we want is a nice smooth surface. What type of san Hunter216 at 2:16pm 11.18.20 What type of sander would you recommend? I would NEVER try to talk someone out of buying a power t
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. We do not care to save the non-skid, so all we want is a nice smooth surface. What type of san thinwater at 2:14pm 11.18.20 I'm guessing @capta is going to replace the nonskid with something else. While prepping for the pai
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. We do not care to save the non-skid, so all we want is a nice smooth surface. What type of san capta at 2:12pm 11.18.20 I'm guessing @capta is going to replace the nonskid with something else. While prepping for the pai
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. We do not care to save the non-skid, so all we want is a nice smooth surface. What type of san dlochner at 1:59pm 11.18.20 40 grit scares me. It can make deep scratches that are tough to remove without going further than
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. We do not care to save the non-skid, so all we want is a nice smooth surface. What type of san Captain Larry-DH at 1:56pm 11.18.20 with 40 grit paper 40 grit scares me. It can make deep scratches that are tough to remove without
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. We do not care to save the non-skid, so all we want is a nice smooth surface. What type of san Sailor Sue at 1:56pm 11.18.20 How big an area is this, and is it all as flat as it looks?
Leaking on trailer Rick Webb at 1:55pm 11.18.20 Condensation? you would be surprised how much water can come from this source. +1
maintenance on 1979 Cal -31new post seniorladysailor at 1:46pm 11.18.20 Dear Shemandr, My Cal-31 is already in the water at a marina in Northern Calif. and my mechanic is h
We need to grind down the cockpit coaming and paint it. We do not care to save the non-skid, so all we want is a nice smooth surface. What type of san dlochner at 1:43pm 11.18.20 A random orbit or a dual action sander with 40 grit paper will make short work of this and make it m
maintenance on 1979 Cal -31new post seniorladysailor at 1:32pm 11.18.20 The first thing I would do is to make sure all of the rigging parts are there and that it goes toge
Simple Engine Maintenance Log capta at 1:27pm 11.18.20 We use a little black book for each department, deck and engine. Everything we do in the engine room
deck prep capta at 1:19pm 11.18.20 Are you prepping to paint? We went with aggressive (40/50 grit) sandpaper for our paint prep. Too

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