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Engine Mounts Replacements Shagdance at 7:06am 11.02.19 Catalina 310 12/1885 2004 Catalina 310 I am at the point I need to change engine mounts. 1000 hour on engine and noticing
Cold Weather Sailing Prep - Alabama JRT at 12:37pm 11.01.19 Weather and Forecasting 18/2068 The hold my beer state has decided that we will go from 70s to a freeze warning in less the 24 hrs,
Halloween 2019 windy! (2) Hunter216 at 10:20am 11.01.19 Weather and Forecasting 5/613 We had quite a little blast of wind last night in Kingston Ontario (gust to 50+ knots). Lots of powe
Attention Hunter 37 Cutter Owners! Jim Legere at 9:20am 11.01.19 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1637 Hi. As some of you may know, I have been a devoted H37C owner for the past 18 years. During this tim
Mast Raising System with a Roller Furler the_land_of_the_ice_and_snow at 8:03am 11.01.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1330 Is anyone using the mast raising system with a roller furler? I'm connecting the mast raising syste
Fort Lauderdale Boat Show CYQK at 3:16am 11.01.19 Ask All Sailors 12/552 Anyone here take in the FLL show? Was thinking about going next year and was wondering if it is a go
Lifting my Seaward 17 off the trailer Dhamil6490 at 9:27pm 10.31.19 Ask All Sailors 9/986 I'm trying to lift my S17 off the trailer. I've got good jacks for both front and rear. I need recom
Happy Halloween. Grandkids are great candy gathers jssailem at 8:18pm 10.31.19 Sails Call Lounge 7/589 I learned that cute kids get candy when they knock on doors. It is really something special. It is
Hunter 376 rain boot Diablito at 6:47pm 10.31.19 Big Boats 15/2139
Cruising without the mast decktosser at 2:20pm 10.31.19 Smaller Boats 3/1091 Just wondering if anyone has done any inland waters cruising in a Hunter 23 without the mast. I woul
Cost of a new Oday 28 back in 1983 DYFLWD at 1:20pm 10.31.19 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1361 Anyone know what the cost of a new Oday 28 was back in 1983?
RIP Sid Tracy Terry Cox at 12:44pm 10.31.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 12/853 Just learned of the loss of a sailing friend, Sid Tracy, S/V LaTraviata, and his battle with cancer.
Cat 34 for near-coastal/short offshore trips? vs Ericson Scandium at 9:34am 10.31.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1369 I'm still a few years away from upgrade-time, but can't help looking.. As kids get older I really li
Rerunning Shore Power Simon Sexton at 6:30am 10.31.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 24/3717 Hey y'all, Good morning! We down here in Houston are miserable today, between the cold rain
Need help: Catalina 36', 34' or 32' cockpit size? Odie0711 at 2:06am 10.31.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2375 My brother and I are in the market for a used boat for our father. We are very interested in a mid
Pearson 28 scuppers flood cockpit with slight heel. caguy at 9:06pm 10.30.19 Ask All Sailors 13/1520 I sailed with a friend last weekend. We were a little over powered and the scuppers flooded the cock
Tricky Trailer for MacGregor Venture 22 (1) Pnwpaddler at 8:44pm 10.30.19 Trailer Sailors 7/1453 Hey all! Love these forums. We bought ourselves a fixer upper 22 in the spring and it was in the wa
Has anyone replaced the cleats on a 90s Oceanis? Oceanis 440 NY at 7:51pm 10.30.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/576 Has anyone replaced the deck cleats on a 90s Oceanis? I have a OC 440 and find the deck cleats do no
Hood Furler replacement advice Canonshooternb at 7:03pm 10.30.19 Big Boats 19/3926 I am looking to improve sailing abilities by upgrading the original hood Furler on my 1991 legend 35
H38 Companionway steps hinge screw holes stripped out on stair side Damspacher at 6:19pm 10.30.19 Big Boats 24/2231 Has anyone had this issue? This has caused the steps to pull away at the top where the hinges are sc

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Is gas UV sensitive? rgranger at 8:39am 10.09.23 This source feels like it provides relevant information to address your query.. Appears the change
P42 Watermaker Install Jim_H42 at 8:35am 10.09.23 Thanks capta - your install and research parallels my thinking as well. I'm thinking for around $
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? cagreen75 at 8:34am 10.09.23 If you anchor out often you might consider a large alternator with an external regulator setup to ch
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? jssailem at 8:34am 10.09.23
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? rgranger at 8:31am 10.09.23 Try cascade dishwasher gel , has high oxalic acic content and wont kill the cloth fibers. I am not
Is gas UV sensitive? jssailem at 8:29am 10.09.23 This source feels like it provides relevant information to address your query.. Appears the change i
Is gas UV sensitive? Project_Mayhem at 8:27am 10.09.23 My motor is a two stroke, hence the bluish color. It doesn't seem to have any affect on the motor's
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? Jacktar at 8:24am 10.09.23 Try cascade dishwasher gel , has high oxalic acic content and wont kill the cloth fibers.
Is gas UV sensitive? rgranger at 8:22am 10.09.23 bluish? Is your motor a 2-stroke? If so, the blue is not gas but the oil you add... and oil has a
Broken Rudder rgranger at 8:19am 10.09.23 but it easily passes the 10 foot rule. my new favorite rule....:beer:
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Kings Gambit at 8:19am 10.09.23 Those slides on my Selden boom make a three-point attachment for the mainsheet assembly on my Bavar
Another dipsh@# trying to read a dipstick... dlochner at 8:17am 10.09.23 If you are a couple of millimeters over the full line when the dipstick is laid on a clean white pap
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? rgranger at 8:14am 10.09.23 If all else fails, perhaps a white paint pen will make it less noticeable :thumbup::clap:
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Jim_H42 at 8:13am 10.09.23 Hamish - thanks for the great information and link on the rodkicker. I agree you need a "boom sli
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? rgranger at 8:13am 10.09.23 The Oxalate anion in potassium oxalate will chelate the Fe+3 ion in rust and lift it out. The "rus
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? dlochner at 8:10am 10.09.23 AGM batteries are very sensitive to being deeply discharged and left in a partial state of charge fo
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? mermike at 8:04am 10.09.23 Add the cost of a compatible charging system in that equation. That may need to be done anyway, as
Removing rust stains from sail fabric...? Project_Mayhem at 8:04am 10.09.23 I was surprised at how reasonable it was to have my genoa and main cleaned and fixed. The loft's sta
Damage to Keel RoyS at 8:03am 10.09.23 Fill the bilge with water and watch outside to see if it weeps out.
Broken Rudder (1) JBP-PA at 7:59am 10.09.23 Ok. "mostly" passes the 10ft rule.

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