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Refinishing wood slats on princess & helm seats? Tom Boles at 6:42am 12.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 12/1638 Does anyone have a clever way to refinish the wood slats on the seats? We have a Vision 32 and even
replacing just the glass in portlights john at 6:36am 12.05.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/862 I have recently purchased a hunter 27' 1979. Many of the portlights are etched from exposure to sa
Storm!! When do you go to bare poles? Joe Mullee at 4:59am 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 46/6136 Recently I was in some rough weather while crewing on a boat in the Caribbean 1500. Winds were in th
Loose footed Main Dave Johndrow at 4:21am 12.05.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1569 Don-I'm not sure where I read it but I do recall that you are not a fan of the loose footed Main.
New name lettering Joe Refkin at 3:58am 12.05.02 Other Sailboats 6/773 I have recently aquired an 83 Cat 30. It needs a name change. Will Island Girl safely remove the o
Removing CDI reefer Brian R Clare at 3:53am 12.05.02 Ask All Sailors 8/1538 On my recently acquired '88 O'day 272LE with CDI reefer, the halyard/messenger knot is jammed at top
Tight marina/Mac26x Stewart at 3:23am 12.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/841 I find it hard to control the boat (motoring slow)when trying to dock in a tight marina. Should the
Galley Wood Lee at 1:43am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 5/847 I need to rebuild the galley to accomadate a small microwave. What type of wood is on the face of t
Bottom Painting while on a trailer..... Greg at 1:27am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 15/1439 I was wondering if anyone has come up with any ideas on how to lift a 23.5 up off the trailer a bit
heaving-to in a C-22 tomD at 12:48am 12.05.02 Smaller Boats 12/2892 Several times last summer while cruising I elected to heave-to to go forward and deploy groundtackl
Choice of outboard motor Neil King at 11:58pm 12.04.02 Smaller Boats 14/970 This has probably been asked a million times, but I'm new to this site: What is the most reliable o
Hey --- Here is an article on Frank Butler Tom at 11:49pm 12.04.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/701 and Catalina Yachts. For those interested. http://www.thelog.com/news/newsview.asp?c=7733
30 gallon tank dimensions frank swift at 3:33pm 12.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1057 I am a new hunter 336 owner and when the gas gage was getting below about 1/4 I refueled. I was exp
I want to set up 212 for easier single handling... Mark Malcolm at 3:30pm 12.04.02 Other Sailboats 1/724 ...and am looking for advice. Has anyone run lines to the cockpit? Centerboard controls? How about
30 gallon tank dimensions frank swift at 3:15pm 12.04.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/841 I am a new hunter 336 owner and when the gas gage was getting below about 1/4 I refueled. I was exp
test Phil Herring at 2:02pm 12.04.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/810 test
1GM to 2GM upgrade David OHara at 12:47pm 12.04.02 Other Sailboats 1/705 My old 28' S2 has the old 6.5 hp Yan 1GM engine that seemed underpowered in thunderstorms and heavy
NEW METER WORKS GREAT Terry at 12:45pm 12.04.02 Big Boats 0/675 In the process of trying to locate a replacement 50 amp internal shunt DC ammeter for our P42, Hunte
shallow draft boat but big enough.... Bill P. at 12:27pm 12.04.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1050 I currently sail a Catalina wing keel 270 with a draft of only 3.5 ft. Shallow huh...but alas the en
Fuel overflow Ben at 11:46am 12.04.02 Big Boats 12/1050 Every time I fill with diesel, I get some spillage from the vent. Any tried solution?

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New sails Joe at 8:41am 05.02.20 If the rep comes to your boat and makes the measurements.... then brings you the finished product an
Tohatsu outboards rgranger at 8:40am 05.02.20 ... and use non-ethanol fuel if you can. :plus:... and if you can't... do not leave fuel i
New sails sail sfbay at 8:35am 05.02.20 Ditto Michael Davis and VanislandGuy...............as I like to discuss and agree on sail material a
Hunter 31 Jib Car Joe at 8:35am 05.02.20 Long as the car's bracket isn't cracked you should be able to follow's Kloudie's suggestion. You c
Tohatsu outboards smokey73 at 8:27am 05.02.20 Looks like the Nissan rebranding is not longer even used. Here is the blurb from the Tohatsu site.
Missed out on the perfect boat... maybe youve seen others TexanAV8R at 8:20am 05.02.20 Yeah, somehow this tiny shop here in DALLAS of all places had 3 of them. They were sitting for a lo
Insurance question Kings Gambit at 8:17am 05.02.20
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty Ralph Johnstone at 8:16am 05.02.20 Welcome to the site. llowing: 1. With the buzzer coming on as a crackle, I would suspect a ground
Missed out on the perfect boat... maybe youve seen others sail sfbay at 8:13am 05.02.20 Never seen a salvage Hunter 460 in boat yards. We love our 2005 Hunter 46 for space, sailing comfor
Tohatsu outboards Joe at 8:08am 05.02.20 Tohatsu and Nissan are the same outboards. Not sure they even use the Nissan name anymore. Also...
Universal M25XPB, water temp gauge OR alarm faulty JoeWhite at 8:05am 05.02.20 Does the alarm sound stop if you increase or decrease the RPM? If so then it is the alternator arm b
high water? Hunter216 at 8:03am 05.02.20
Missed out on the perfect boat... maybe youve seen others TexanAV8R at 7:57am 05.02.20 @RitSim, curious how the pricing worked out for you. Some of the boats there seem to be priced righ
how to approach a bad thru-hull job by boat yard Kings Gambit at 7:35am 05.02.20 Thanks to all who replied. Today I met with the guy who did the work. He explained that the smalle
Oil Painting of Legend 40.5 Terry Cox at 7:30am 05.02.20 My boat has been memorialized on a nearby Banks wall. Proud of it, but missing a key detail on sa
1-1/2 Hose Tee fitting below waterline smokey73 at 7:30am 05.02.20 From the look of it a portion of the corrugated hoses and the T fitting are below the waterline and
Oil Painting of Legend 40.5 Terry Cox at 7:28am 05.02.20 Wow. Nice job. Getting the sail shape concept a very hard feat. I have a b-day coming up...
high water? Hunter216 at 7:17am 05.02.20 I'm afraid I don't understand this statement. With less water in the channels, increasing the speed
What is the Weirdest Thing You Have Ever Found on a Boat dLj at 7:10am 05.02.20 Before I'm done, I'll add a third message to the beam. Any ideas on what it should say? A job wel
Beneteau Oceanis 31 CU purchase help DArcy at 7:09am 05.02.20 I think CE is a European marine safety standard, but I'm not certain of that. CE is the conformity

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