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portlights for v berth fred winter at 6:00am 01.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1132 anyone know if its possible to cut in port lights ,in the v berth area just below the rub rail?? al
Considering a Catalina 310 J. Tesoriero at 5:09am 01.31.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1045 I am considering a not so old Catalina 310. What are some of the things to look for or problem areas
has anyone sailed a santana 21'? Steve de Filippis at 5:09am 01.31.03 Ask All Sailors 3/6265 there's one out there for a darn good price, anyone have any feedback on this boat?
Update on 450 down. David at 4:49am 01.31.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1010 I received additional info on three people being rescued from a 45' private yacht ENCHANTMENT. Holl
Sailing Writing Harman at 4:17am 01.31.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1077 If anyone is interested in publishing any travel articles from there sailing journey's I run a trave
Wooden spreader replacement Randy at 3:17am 01.31.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1360 I want to replace the wooden spreaders on my '77 Catalina 30 with the replacements that the factory
My website LaDonna Bubak - CatalinaOwners.com at 2:39am 01.31.03 Ask All Sailors 6/871 The recent thread on personal websites gave me a hankering for my own. A couple of frustrating weeks
Buying a H26 Mike at 2:19am 01.31.03 Smaller Boats 4/732 I am looking to add marine air to a H26 once I find one I like, not a window unit. I want to move th
Two boats go down in Kansas Steve Wright at 12:52am 01.31.03 Ask All Sailors 4/1068 For anyone who hasn't Winterized your boat because of the warm weather,I went out to check our loca
Anchor roller Bob at 12:21am 01.31.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1054 Has anyone ever installed an anchor roller on a Hunter 285? Been thinking about it. No, actually m
Keeping Warm George D. Bush at 11:57pm 01.30.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1136 My wife and I have just purchased a Hunter Legend 375. As it was built in the Southern US it has an
Whats in a sail number? Dale I at 11:39pm 01.30.03 Ask All Sailors 6/7965 How do you determine what the number is going to be on your new sails? Or if you buy a new boat ca
COMPRESSION POST ON ODAY 23 CLIF at 10:37pm 01.30.03 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1915 Well boy here it is ! How bad is it?I have a 73' oday 23Last weekend it was cold and I decided t
West Palm to Freeport Grand Bahama Brent Headberg at 9:18pm 01.30.03 Destinations 3/1907 I am considering a Gulf Stream crossing direct from West Palm Beach to Freeport Grand Bahama. Any i
prop strippers and shaft vibration steven f at 8:49pm 01.30.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1051 Two years ago we had prop strippers installed on our H33. At that time our cutlass bearing was 1 ye
Self-tending jib??? David Guthridge at 1:39pm 01.30.03 Ask All Sailors 10/4283 Just read an article in the Feb '03 Chesapeake Bay magazine about a Saga 43. Claims this boat has a
SSB & Weather fax Monty at 1:22pm 01.30.03 Big Boats 5/1228 I have a 1997 430 and I want to add a SSB and weather fax program for a lap top computer. What type
Brightwork Art Femenella at 9:54am 01.30.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1584 My new "old" 1988 C-30 has woodwork in poor condition. I like the traditional look of varnished teak
Pulling the propeller shaft Larry at 9:21am 01.30.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/1582 HI,Because our shaft is corroded at the stuffing box, and the cutless bearing requires replacement,
swing keel help shelby scott at 9:20am 01.30.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/908 I would like to work on my '83 swing keel catalina 25. The keel has rust, bumps and is in need of sa

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Onan Cummins 8KW Genset Issue Terry Cox at 6:58am 09.29.20 Ok I had a buddy with same problem after I rebuilt his pump , check to make sure the rubber o-ring
Spider Control JamesG161 at 6:54am 09.29.20 The spiders seem worse on the deck and lines Trivia: Spiders make their webs facing North or Sout
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover Morgan donor at 6:52am 09.29.20 Used to be at FHYC, but sold the boat to your dock mates end of 2017. Moved to FLA. Bayside was s
Wait for it... Hunter216 at 6:52am 09.29.20 Curious about how the demasting (or is it dismasting :) )happened? Looked like the mast broke near o
What to do if you lose your rig. Daveinet at 6:49am 09.29.20 There is one important thing that most did not say except for @Jackdaw touched on. ACCOUNTING FOR
Spider Control JamesG161 at 6:49am 09.29.20 Someone recommended this. Terro Spider Killer 3 Aerosol Spray, 1 lb - Walmart.com So we got the pac
Winter covers - full cover vs. cockpit cover Morgan donor at 6:21am 09.29.20 Yep, they work, but you have to pay the yard fees for the crane to put it on your boat! :biggrin:
Spider Control Ron20324 at 6:12am 09.29.20 ...I generally have tons of spiders during the summers on western Lake Erie. What I've found to wor
34 Feet Jackdaw at 6:12am 09.29.20 First leg, same race, started just in front of this faster blue boat, held him off the whole 4 mile
34 Feet (1) Bill19233 at 6:08am 09.29.20 Now it might have to get into a luffing battle this one time, but you'll now be known as a boat tha
Yanmar 3GMF: Torque spec for fuel lines at Injection pump Mike Oldak at 6:02am 09.29.20 Priorities. I understand completely. ;) I loaned my cousin a torque wrench to replace his engine bea
What to do if you lose your rig. Jackdaw at 6:00am 09.29.20 Cruisers carry something to cut the rig free in the event of a dismasting. Many mistakenly carry bo
Finally replacing my keel cable. What's with all this extra length? Daveinet at 5:56am 09.29.20 More wraps makes the drum larger, which speeds your lift ratio. Not sure how yours is setup, but o
Perkins 4-108, any comments, opinions, or things to watch out for? Michael Davis at 5:52am 09.29.20 I have had two boats.with the 4-108 in them. Currently rebuilding an Onan gen set powered by a 4-10
Wait for it... Jackdaw at 5:49am 09.29.20 Well, that will ruin your day. Nobody hurt, I hope. No one hurt! The happy truth is that rigs al
34 Feet Jackdaw at 5:37am 09.29.20 I know, thought about it after he passed. I was having too much fun watching them, got distracted.
Kenyon Marine wind instruments dLj at 5:28am 09.29.20 It may be time to retire the old Kenyons and install modern instruments. This is the fastest, leas
What to do if you lose your rig. dlochner at 5:10am 09.29.20 Cruisers carry something to cut the rig free in the event of a dismasting. Many mistakenly carry bo
Kenyon Marine wind instruments dlochner at 5:01am 09.29.20 Modern wind instruments are typically digital and output their data using NMEA 2000 or NMEA 0183 pro
New Furler dlochner at 4:55am 09.29.20 The Schaeffer furlers are robust and do not need lubrication, they do need to have the lower drum an

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