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Sanding Hull Richard at 7:04am 06.24.03 Big Boats 2/877 I am about to put a new coat of abaltive paint on and would like to know what grit sand paper to use
How hard is it to raise the mast on a 272? Mark at 6:16am 06.24.03 Ask An Oday Owner 5/948 I'm looking at a oday 272, but I am concerned about raising the mast. We will not have a yard are a
Beneteau 235 PHRF rating/jibs Ben Montgomery at 5:37am 06.24.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1925 I bought a First 235 yesterday. Looking for what kind of PHRF ratings others have throughout the cou
F235 Towing Steve C at 4:45am 06.24.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1161 I have an F235 wing keel that I slip, no trailer right now. Wondering if F235 owners out there regu
Genoa for Venture 23 Jeff Scheid at 4:32am 06.24.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/933 Does anyone have advice on a genoa (135 or 150) for a Venture 23? Since it is a cutter rig with two
Kubota part numbers John at 4:15am 06.24.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1581 I have an M25 Universal and believe it is a D850 Kabota. I have the Universal manuals and know the U
Sailors on lake Norman NC. Art at 3:55am 06.24.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/752 Ahoy!! Are there any sailors on Lake Norman in North Carolina out there? I am thinking of making a
Skipper dies after SV rammed by large MV in LI fog Tom S at 3:54am 06.24.03 Ask All Sailors 15/923 Now it would be a mistake to totally take everything from the NY Post article (link below http://w
Keel crack???? Matt at 3:30am 06.24.03 Day Sailers 0/840 I just launched my salvation project, a 1977 o'day 22. When sailing in a stiff breeze we noticed th
Replacement for Simpson-Lawrence SL 400 Don Davidson at 3:30am 06.24.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1926 I may need to replace the Simpson-Lawrence manual head (model SL400) on my Contessa 32. The SL400 h
Broken Shaft Log - Anyone else?? J. Tesoriero at 2:56am 06.24.03 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1040 The shaft log on my 1980 Hunter 30 consists of a bronze plate with a shaft tube. The plate is caulke
Bumper molding Tom Ott at 2:07am 06.24.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/719 Hi, I recently purchased a 1987 30' Catalina and I am having trouble with the rubber molding on the
Inside Tire Wear - 23.5 Trailer Frank Leisten at 1:59am 06.24.03 Smaller Boats 5/814 Anyone have any idea why my trailer tires are only wearing from the inside. Have only 5,000 miles o
How do these boats look for 1st sailboat? Brent at 1:35am 06.24.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1062 OK, sorry I have started this in three separate posts now, but I didn't think ahead when I titled th
use of bow roller jerry at 12:49am 06.24.03 Bigger Boats 3/1174 My newly purchased O'Day 28 is equipped with a bow roller. What is this used for? Should the ancho
Which head to Buy???? Paul at 11:31pm 06.23.03 Ask All Sailors 16/987 Hi,My old head on my C30 has finally started to fall apart. The plastic pieces are cracking after
CABIN LIGHTS JOE NEUBAUER at 10:14pm 06.23.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/826 I HAVE A 1978 CATALINA 30 . I'M CHANGING MY CEILING LIGHTS AND HAVE COME TO FIND NO POWER IN THREE O
How evil are flexible bladders really? Doug Snell at 10:11pm 06.23.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1117 I have a flexible bladder on my boat now which is emitting a very foul aura, but I'm assume the crus
Putt-lik esubstance in cabib on walls. Jack at 9:46pm 06.23.03 Ask All Sailors 3/982 Hi everyone. I just bought a sailboat. Down below, the last owner must have felt the need for hooks
Hey, JIm Willis you out there??? Paul H at 9:41pm 06.23.03 Ask All Sailors 0/799 Jim, Need to talk to you about some Gelcoat questions. See post on Gelcoat site. Please contact me a

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Bottom Paint or Dirt? JamesG161 at 11:50am 06.02.20 Not Brillo Pads but Scotch Brite Pads Or for us Marine Folks https://www.lowes.com/pd/Homax-Fine-S
Birds and Squirrels in My Boom rgranger at 11:43am 06.02.20 Interesting spot to mount a GPS antenna, or does the picture fool me? Jim... I think it is on his
Advice for getting a fixer-upper Lido 14 out on the water this summer merganser78 at 11:40am 06.02.20 Thanks for the input, @Joe and @shemandr . I think I'll likely slap an aluminum tiller on there for
Motor Size? tampasailor54 at 11:39am 06.02.20 I use a 6HP on my Sirius 22, pretty good current in and out of the canals to Tampa Bay, never had an
Insurance Question Michael Davis at 11:37am 06.02.20 Michael That is because the boat was Canadian. There is the financial exchange rate. What is it now
Birds and Squirrels in My Boom JamesG161 at 11:36am 06.02.20 Now with a different boom Interesting spot to mount a GPS antenna, or does the picture fool me? J
Bottom Paint or Dirt? Justin_NSA at 11:35am 06.02.20 Not Brillo Pads but Scotch Brite Pads. There is a major difference. Brillo pads will leave little b
Birds and Squirrels in My Boom JamesG161 at 11:32am 06.02.20 I will reach out again to ZSpars to see if there is a part I'm missing Mine has no end cap. Also
Birds and Squirrels in My Boom JHarris333 at 11:25am 06.02.20 Thanks for all these ideas! (In response to Justin's point, I will reach out again to ZSpars to see
Insurance Question jssailem at 11:23am 06.02.20 When we kept a boat at Blaine, Wash. they wanted 3 million $ liability. Michael That is because th
It works - Winding my own BALUN coils (1) Brian D at 11:16am 06.02.20 A look inside the balun box. fics: The ferrite core is a FT-140-43. It is 1.4" in diameter and the
H34 - I have opened Pandoras box (1) jssailem at 11:16am 06.02.20 There are 2 kinds of "flat wire 3 strand" wire in use. One marine grade and the other Home Depot "Ro
Bottom Paint or Dirt? (1) jssailem at 11:07am 06.02.20 I read that subject heading and I had a flash back to when my wife handed me our baby girl and said
H34 - I have opened Pandoras box RuffrLife at 11:04am 06.02.20 Unless the lights are flickering, I would look at the heavy loads. Refridge, water pump Water heater
Race Scoring Jackdaw at 10:49am 06.02.20 Thanks all. That was my thought that a 2nd place should never beat a 1st place. Now, if we had had
Insurance Question Rick D at 10:44am 06.02.20 I found out that progressive offers 500K combined single limit, which based on my understanding is
Demasted H260 Crazy Dave Condon at 10:42am 06.02.20 Update; Mast hit hard with other damage; thus a new mast is warranted.. Waiting on photos of base
Evinrude is no more Rick D at 10:41am 06.02.20 Ducked one here. Was going to replace the OB on my Boston Whaler, but comperable four strokes were t
Long or short shaft Crazy Dave Condon at 10:35am 06.02.20 sent a private message
H260 Boat Covers Crazy Dave Condon at 10:32am 06.02.20 the only major difference to be concerned about is first the 26 except for a few were tiller and the

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