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Navigation Jim at 9:01pm 12.18.01 Big Boats 3/902 Does anyone know of a nice Marina located on the ICW South of the freeze line ---say South Carolina.
new hunter owner Jim Lubinsky at 11:24am 12.18.01 Mid-Size Boats 4/1250 considering purchase of 1987 26.5 for use inland reservoir, easy sailing and some live aboard. What
Terry Dave at 10:46am 12.18.01 Mid-Size Boats 0/837 Boy do I feel dunb! Of course.. remove the drawers. Thanks for the help. I like the idea of incresei
Rebeding mast tabernacle Alan Wiser, '89 240 O'day at 9:20am 12.18.01 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1208 Has anyone had the experience of taking the mast tabernacle off and rebeding? I have found a small
dry deck? Greg aboard 'BlueBerry' at 7:09am 12.18.01 Big Boats 5/1559 one of the recent posts talked about "dry deck" under a mattress to minimize moisture problems. Is
Genny's hanging loose Mike Whalen at 6:29am 12.18.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1168 A while back I posted that I had found a Genoa in my V berth storage locker on my O'day 25. Last wee
Jib Allen at 6:24am 12.18.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/952 Hello One
Hunter 31 Drive Shaft Packing Jerry at 5:32am 12.18.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1508 I have a 1986-31' and I am at the end of the adjustment screw threads for the drive shaft wax packin
Infant Sailing Brad at 2:32am 12.18.01 Ask All Sailors 12/1211 WE were recently blessed with our first child last month and I was wondering if anyone has had exper
ICW george patten at 12:54am 12.18.01 Ask All Sailors 6/1549 I am interested in information about the ICW especially doing it in deep draft vessels,ex.6'6'. is
Aft Cabin Leak Bud Cook at 12:17am 12.18.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1078 We have a 1991 Hunter 37.5 and haven't been able to find the source of a rain water leak in the aft
Winch handle needed - Mac 25 Bill Van Allen at 11:47pm 12.17.01 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1120 I am searching for a winch handle for my Mac 25. The winches are brass and have no visible manufact
Anchor Rollers?? Rob Rabuse at 12:43pm 12.17.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1163 I'm trying to find replacement anchor rollers for my 1983 Catalina 36. Both have cracked and split
help on buying a hunter 37 sloop tommy at 9:38pm 12.17.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/916 if anyone has any information on a 1983 37' hunter sloop i have narrowed down to this boat from many
Yamaha 8 HP Outboard Rick Lobalzo at 10:01am 12.17.01 Smaller Boats 1/1022 Has anyone used the 8 HP Yamaha 4 stroke with electrical start? How did you route the wire to the b
Winter Plumbing Rich B at 7:18am 12.17.01 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1389 I have a Beneteau 331 with factory installed head. I want to make some upgrades during the winter to
O'Day 19', what model? Rod Johnson at 4:32am 12.17.01 Day Sailers 0/922 The picture of the 19' O'Day with the question about what model it is, will be easy to answer, this
Widgeon Mainsheet Rod Johnson at 4:23am 12.17.01 Day Sailers 1/1479 Ken O'Connor was looking for advice on how to rig the mainsheet on his O'Day Widgeon. Well, as a for
Max Prop Vrs Autoprop Rich B at 10:44am 12.23.01 Other Sailboats 12/3148 As a novice to sailing I'm confused by all the recommendations. I have a B331 with the stock 2 blade
Cracks in bilge area of Catalina 28 Dave at 6:52am 12.23.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/1012 I'm lookng at a used 28 and found cracks in the crossmembers which traverse the bilge and divide it

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Screws into fiberglass jaysweet at 4:38pm 05.24.20 Way, way stronger, and the wood won't rot. Really, do you want to use wood in the bilge? I needed
New tactical device Davidasailor26 at 4:36pm 05.24.20 What happens at the start when your eyes are busy looking at a screen instead of at the boats aroun
New tactical device PaulK at 4:17pm 05.24.20
Running Rigging questions flipwalker at 4:16pm 05.24.20 How long would the bowsprit need to be to attach the asymmetrical spinnaker? I've done some googling
Screws into fiberglass thinwater at 4:04pm 05.24.20 I guess the alternative is epoxy, a block of wood, and a wire tie screwed into the wood? If so, wha
Catalina 22 wont turn at low speeds (1) garymalmgren at 3:49pm 05.24.20 Thanks! I talked to their publication department but they wanted more than $100 for both the manual
FIBERGLASS REPAIR Sandy Stone at 3:45pm 05.24.20 I could be wrong, but I think the deep keel on the 35s5 actually was made of lead, and I'm pretty su
Unable to pull the daggerboard out, Any idea Hunter216 at 3:33pm 05.24.20 When we had our Mac 26D I added a block overhanging the daggerboard trunk and removed the fairlead
Life Rafts, Once Again capta at 3:31pm 05.24.20 On small non-passenger carrying pleasure craft I feel a life raft to be a static life saving device.
Unable to pull the daggerboard out, Any idea Ken Cross at 3:30pm 05.24.20 When we had our Mac 26D I added a block overhanging the daggerboard trunk and removed the fairlead t
Uh oh! Recore foredeck Hunter216 at 3:27pm 05.24.20 I apologize if I discouraged you by my previous post. Quite a few experienced Cat 22 owners here t
Nimble 20 yawl - whats the displacement? sail sfbay at 3:18pm 05.24.20 Joe the Sailor, Appreciate the clarification as I agree displacement refers to the volume of the bo
Worn through? Ken Cross at 3:15pm 05.24.20 Likely it's worn gelcoat Ken
Worn through? rgranger at 3:12pm 05.24.20 Could be... or maybe needs some mold and mildew spray
Nimble 20 yawl - whats the displacement? rgranger at 3:11pm 05.24.20 I'm thinking 2600 lbs is the displacement at design water line, so loaded with passengers and gear.
Spar-Tite debacle capta at 3:08pm 05.24.20 I've never heard of that product. I've been using wooden wedges for over 5 decades without the sligh
Nimble 20 yawl - whats the displacement? Joe the Sailor at 3:00pm 05.24.20 I'm thinking 2600 lbs is the displacement at design water line, so loaded with passengers and gear.
Uh oh! Recore foredeck shemandr at 2:53pm 05.24.20 Be stout of heart. I am by no means expert. but it seems like you've done good job of demo. You ha
Cabin sole Hunter 28.5 jmce1587 at 2:37pm 05.24.20 No, not on the 31. On the 31, I Had to remove the wooden strip that holds the companionway ladder
Catalina 22 wont turn at low speeds twalker H260 at 2:33pm 05.24.20 See if this applies to your motor. https://www.manualslib.com/manual/832048/Mercury-9-9-Bigfoot.h

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