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New Fusion paint? Dennis at 2:11am 05.09.03 Ask All Sailors 2/960 I recently tried that new Krylon fusion paint on my fiberglass and wow it did fabulous. The water b
clogged holding tank vent line carisea at 2:03am 05.09.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1229 Peggy I was reading one of your topics regarding poor capacity of a holding tank and realized my 35
Installing Garmin 182C on 1997 Catalina 28 MK II Brian Leafe at 1:49am 05.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1062 I have just purchased a Garmin 182C GPS with an external antenna. I want to install it on a 1997 Cat
Jprop sandy mace at 12:55am 05.09.03 Other Sailboats 1/807 Can anyone tell me where, in the US, I can get a zinc, for my Jprop? Have already tried Defender.
refrigeration sandy mace at 12:52am 05.09.03 Other Sailboats 3/714 I have a Hunter 30 (1979)Cherubini, great boat, very forgiving! I still have the original refigera
symetrical as asymetrical? colin at 12:49am 05.09.03 Ask All Sailors 4/842 I have just bought a symetrical spinnaker used for my h335 and I would like to use it sans pole assy
mast mounting area mark arpino at 12:10am 05.09.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/982 Can anyone help? I am considering purchaseing a 1981 ODay 25. Where the mast sits on the top deck
topside throttle / gear shift for outboard? Bill at 11:17pm 05.08.03 Ask All Sailors 1/960 I was wondering if anyone has rigged up a throttle/gear shift mechanism for your outboard (I have a
Anybody ever use this online vendor? George Chamberlain at 10:52pm 05.08.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1041 I am looking to replace some of my running rigging, came across this website:http://www.coastalmar
Inboard/Outboard Carlos Silva at 2:49pm 05.07.03 Ask All Sailors 2/997 I recall reading about using an outboard engine inboard, just as it were a saildrive. Any positive o
"Crystals?" in lines Jack Swords at 12:53pm 05.07.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1415 Clogged up the hose leading to the thru hull. Opening up the hoses, found a white crystal material
anti syphon valve Carl Kurgan at 12:47pm 05.07.03 Mid-Size Boats 2/967 Can anyone tell me the correct routing and type of anti syphoning valve on my 1980 Catalina 30?
Sailing on Bridgeport Lake TX Tim at 12:08pm 05.07.03 Trailer Sailors 0/1253 Has anyone sailed on Bridgeport lake in TX. I am going there this summer and want to know if its a
PORTS FOR A 79 HUNTER JOE BAGGETT at 12:02pm 05.07.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/900 I HAVE A HUNTER 30 AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHERE I CAN GET NEW PORTHOLES FOR IT?THEY STARTED LEAKING
Any one got experience with leaks ? Stu at 11:11am 05.07.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/811 Water leaks that is not the vegetable :-) - Being pretty new to boats that stay int he water (we'l
Stepping the mast Richard Bryer at 11:08am 05.07.03 Big Boats 2/733 I will be stepping the mast on our H34 for the first time in the next few days ( as we took delivery
Questions about towing with Explorer Gerard at 11:04am 05.07.03 Smaller Boats 5/633 I plan to get an Explorer to tow our H26 and have seen that several folks here do the same. There ar
Hard grit-like material clogging fresh water tank Bob at 10:31am 05.07.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1000 Hello, Long story short. My fresh water tank has a hard grit of some sort in the bottom of the "V
Roller Furling - dumb question Bill P. at 10:26am 05.07.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1610 Sorry folks but bare with me please...I just finally got my sails back from Sailcare and when they w
C22 lower rudder patern Mike at 9:26am 05.07.03 Smaller Boats 9/1040 The bolts that hold (held) the lower half of my rudder to the upper half broke and the lower piece s

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New Main Sail Options Dave Groshong at 2:09pm 05.23.20 We'd love to build you a new sail! We're going on 23 years working with Doyle offering a 10% discou
APS is going out of business Meriachee at 1:20pm 05.23.20 Brian, Maybe i am guilty, but DigiKey was around a lot longer than Amazon, and you can get exactly w
FIBERGLASS REPAIR thetone at 1:07pm 05.23.20 It's a Beneteau 35s5 with the deep lead keel. I do think it is encased in fiberglass.
1990 Hunter 30-2 Lazarette Limber Holes? Art12050 at 1:05pm 05.23.20
New (for us) 1973 Catalina 22 and basic mast tuning AaronD at 1:02pm 05.23.20 Do you have a recommendation for quick pins? I'm looking at the ones on Catalina Direct, but I'm cu
ODay trailer on Photo of the Week Sailor Kev at 12:49pm 05.23.20 Although I can't seem to find the photo right now, it was of an O'Day 22 setting on a trailer in som
APS is going out of business Brian D at 12:41pm 05.23.20 If you guys think the boat parts business is hurting? I no longer have a source for electronic parts
FIBERGLASS REPAIR Rich Stidger at 12:41pm 05.23.20 Any helpful tips? Don't run aground. But since that ship has sailed, I think @Davidasailor26 has g
Beneteau 323 Upper and Lower Shroud Position Question (1) Davidasailor26 at 12:41pm 05.23.20 Are the chainplates mounted the same way for the uppers and lowers? On the 37 the tang for the upper
FIBERGLASS REPAIR Davidasailor26 at 12:27pm 05.23.20
Rabbit hole (3) marchem at 12:03pm 05.23.20 So more of the Rabbit hole here.. today i investigated why i'm not getting an alarm prior to engin
Man Over Board... While Motoring! thinwater at 11:59am 05.23.20 while under power it is illegal to have any part of the body hanging over the side of the vessel.
Loose Bolt on the end of my 84 Oday 222 boom - How the heck do I tighten this? HELP!! thinwater at 11:52am 05.23.20 The tang on my F-24 has two holes at opposite ends; one for the topping lift and one for the sheet.
ODay trailer on Photo of the Week LloydB at 11:52am 05.23.20 I'm a bit confused about this post. #1 there is only the heading and statement O'Day trailer on Phot
79 Hunter 27 Spedometer wheel tmjb at 11:35am 05.23.20
Extending 120 volt AC wiring Ron20324 at 11:31am 05.23.20 BigEasy Are you concerned about the possibility of a failed external shower hose soo close to those
New (for us) 1973 Catalina 22 and basic mast tuning IASailor at 11:21am 05.23.20 @flipwalker Your story sounds just like mine. I figured out I need tuning as well ( Catalina 22 won'
New to trailer sailing and need advice on stepping mast LloydB at 11:21am 05.23.20 I'm sure Dave will give you some good ideas about a mast raising system and explain the benefits and
79 Hunter 27 Spedometer wheel tmjb at 11:07am 05.23.20 Sure Chris. I will try and do so later today and let you know.
New (for us) 1973 Catalina 22 and basic mast tuning flipwalker at 11:01am 05.23.20 Redoing turnbuckles at every mast raising got old real quick. We started using quick pins, much ea

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