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356..extra equipment,reviews,problems Colin Cheetham at 4:59am 05.22.02 Big Boats 10/850 Still waiting for the new 356 over here as you guys are buying too many over there!!Mine not ready t
Hunter 22 swing keel shawn at 4:32am 05.22.02 Smaller Boats 5/3401 I have a 1982 hunter 22 and can't find much info about the original keel setup for this boat. It app
Canvas for center cockpit on 37' O'Day Mike Sullivan at 4:25am 05.22.02 Bigger Boats 1/1332 I am looking for canvas layouts for a 1979 37' O'Day with a center cockpit. My boat has hardware lef
Teak oil application - Short-cuts? Bob F at 3:59am 05.22.02 Big Boats 3/900 Has anyone found a quicker way to apply teak oil to the interior? On large vertical areas like bulkh
Do it yourself rigging? Allen at 3:27am 05.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/895 My C-30 needs a new backstay (and next year will need the rest of the standing rigging replaced). I
Thoughts on PSS for new 326 Ed Fluss at 3:09am 05.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 7/1043 Just curious if anyone has it on 326. I have it on my 280 and luv it. Dealer suggests not to do it.
Oil canning at mast step Sam at 2:57am 05.22.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1149 on the deck and on the cabin sole under the wood bulk head directly under the mast. I have had the b
Pock Marks Eric at 2:42am 05.22.02 Other Sailboats 2/934 I have noticed small pock marks (pin-holes, or a little bigger) on our Oday23, just above the waterl
Deck Mold Peter Milne at 2:33am 05.22.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1354 Peggy,I have noticed considerable mold (black specks) in the non skid cross hatched areas of our d
Stained 28.5 hull Walt at 12:55am 05.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 10/813 Need advice on a neglect hull. The hull in question is over 20 years old and in several places it is
Pop Up Top Jan Delbert at 12:34am 05.22.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/933 How exactly do you secure the pop up top in the up position?Is it possible to buy an enclosure/cov
fresh water tank, chemical taste & smell nauticalrich at 12:14am 05.22.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1366 I was unable to bring up your answer on purging the water tank.My problem is that I have a Plastic
Need more power captain Hayden Watson at 12:12am 05.22.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/881
Internal to external halyards Tom Miller at 12:07am 05.22.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/900 Are the internal halyards on my 1985 Catalina 30 in a conduit in the mast or just hanging loose? I'm
USE OF "TEAR MENDER" ON SAILS Tom Miller at 11:55pm 05.21.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1514 The sunbrella on my jib on my Catalina 30 is coming unsewn at the clew and other places. I have seen
Thank You Hunter Marine and Hunter Owners David Tomlinson at 11:55pm 05.21.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/863 I just got off the phone with Hunter Retail Parts and Technical Support, my experience with them has
h26 Shroud Attachment Points Tim Paul at 11:29pm 05.21.02 Smaller Boats 6/941 In looking closely at the rigging diagram in my owners manual ('97 h26), I noticed that the sidestay
Diagram for lines Chip Barnes at 11:21pm 05.21.02 Smaller Boats 1/947 Does anyone have a diagram of how to route the lines for single handed sailing. My 22 does not have
Trailer for Catalina Mike at 11:14pm 05.21.02 Smaller Boats 1/974 I own a 1985 Catalina -- swing keel -- 2' 8" draw. I have the opportunity to purchase a trailer whi
Single Handed Rigging Chip Barnes at 11:13pm 05.21.02 Smaller Boats 5/2599 Does any one have a digram on how the lines are to be properly routed to lead all lines back to the

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New electric windlass capta at 8:07pm 03.29.20 I really like the Lofrans windlasses. The last one lasted some 30 years and was still functioning we
Found a 2003 C310 (7) JRT at 7:55pm 03.29.20 176640176641
Like a bad case of piles, I have returned Tom J at 7:40pm 03.29.20 Welcome back, Phil. My brother had the same treatment and has recovered very nicely. Good to have
Durable teak finish for entryway stairs/ladder (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:32pm 03.29.20 Take a look here if you have unlimited time and are somewhat OCD. Mind you, the stairs are now nine
Mooring Pendant size Tom J at 7:24pm 03.29.20 D Do you have a photo of that? It sounds like a good idea. Greg I bought a mooring pendant yea
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 7:19pm 03.29.20 Sad.
Durable teak finish for entryway stairs/ladder BigEasy at 7:08pm 03.29.20 Looking for suggestions on refinishing the entry stairs/ladder on our 94' Catalina. I used Minwa
Mooring Pendant size Tally Ho at 7:06pm 03.29.20 Do you have a photo of that? It sounds like a good idea. Greg
Boatyard shut down due to COVID Tally Ho at 6:54pm 03.29.20 well other than the yard workers who have to come to work to launch your boat and they too become a
Bukh 20DV- Cooling syatem issues: No water pumping out of the exhaust. Capt jgw at 6:23pm 03.29.20 Did you or the mechanic Colleen the raw water strainer? If so, the cover may not be seated properly
New electric windlass MikeO53 at 6:23pm 03.29.20 Defender.com is having their annual sale right now with some good deals. I like the Maxwells
Mooring Pendant size MikeO53 at 6:18pm 03.29.20 I always loop the eye over the entire cleat but also have a 2-foot length permanently tied to the ho
Engineering problem Tedd at 6:08pm 03.29.20 Strictly speaking, if the compression load was purely vertical and could only be purely vertical the
2000 340...Transducer and Speed Indicators Capt jgw at 6:02pm 03.29.20 I have tried everything I could imagine to keep the speed wheel clean, except removing the sensor w
stuck inside, great old sailing video jon hansen at 5:58pm 03.29.20 h04_4Msuw2k
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Cabinet work Will Gilmore at 5:55pm 03.29.20 :clap:Very nice work. Those are full overlay doors? If you don't want to put a finger hole in your
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise (2) John Nantz at 5:54pm 03.29.20 Pictures are copies (taken with a phone) of photos. Unfortunately not as good as the originals. Betw
Mooring Pendant size Capt jgw at 5:54pm 03.29.20 Dyneema has almost no stretch at all, less than Dacron and way, way less than nylon. If you are hap
Mooring Pendant size JP at 5:50pm 03.29.20 I am not sure I could sleep at night with just the eye loop on the end of the mooring bridal over th

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