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Charity Sailing Fun!!! Butch Berchem at 12:22am 03.04.01 Day Sailers 0/1301 Charity Fun! Bring Your Boat!Submitted by Butch Berchem of Lake Norman NC on 03/04 at 07:51AM regar
Charity Sailing Fun!!! Butch Berchem at 12:15am 03.04.01 Smaller Boats 0/858 Charity Fun! Bring Your Boat!Submitted by Butch Berchem of Lake Norman NC on 03/04 at 07:51AM regar
HONDA 8 OB FOR 27?? Peter Hine at 12:14am 03.04.01 Mid-Size Boats 12/1490 I'm wondering if anybody out there uses a Honda 8HP for the auxiliary? Will an electric start longs
Charity Sailing Fun!!! Butch Berchem at 12:05am 03.04.01 Ask All Sailors 0/1083 Charity Fun! Bring Your Boat!Submitted by Butch Berchem of Lake Norman NC on 03/04 at 07:51AM regar
Come on Racers Rod at 12:05am 03.04.01 Racing 0/1234 Just because I'm blocked by an Ice Flow doesn't mean I shouldn't be reading about all you warm weath
Charity Fun! Bring Your Boat! Butch Berchem at 11:51pm 03.03.01 Smaller Boats 5/1013 Calling on all Hunter Trailerable owners to bring their boats to Lake Norman, NC.May 4th through t
Filling imperfections/ blisters on keel? Brandon Pellow at 11:11pm 03.03.01 Smaller Boats 2/1288 I have sanded my keel back to bare metal and there are some spots where rust has taken hold. I have
Self Bailing Cockpit Glenn Smith at 10:09pm 03.03.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2037 I have a problem With my self bailing cockpit draining on my Catalina 22.I have clean both cockpit d
Wanted - Tips for new H336 owner Ned Strain at 9:31pm 03.03.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/911 In the process of buying a 1995 336. It's not been modified much and I'm wondering if there are typ
MainSail Cleaning Melody Miller at 8:04pm 03.03.01 Ask All Sailors 1/1303 Hey Guys and Gals:My friend suggested that I attempt to clean my sail (C27) in my bath tub. The a
teak finishing al at 7:55pm 03.03.01 Ask All Sailors 11/1296 i've used "Cetol" and "Permateak" and "varnish". the latter giving the best looking finish. but has
Halyards & Sheets Patrick McCormick at 7:44pm 03.03.01 Big Boats 3/1136 I will be replacing my halyards and sheets before launch this spring. I know the size line I need b
Boom Vangs Mark at 12:21pm 03.03.01 Mid-Size Boats 2/1029 I would like to use 2 boom vangs rigged as preventers on my C-30. Not sure what size line I should
Wheel v Tiller Mike at 12:20pm 03.03.01 Ask All Sailors 7/1550 I have a 77 O'Day 27 with a tiller and I'm thinking about converting to a wheel. I know I would lik
O'Day 27 rudder post diameter ? Stephen at 12:19pm 03.03.01 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1052 Can anyone tell me the diameter of the O'Day 27rudder post ? (inches/centimeters) Thanks !
3 bladed prop for 1988 Catalina 30 Brian West at 12:09pm 03.03.01 Other Sailboats 3/1009 I have a 1988 Catalina 30. It is equipped withthe standard Universal M-25, three cylinder diesel.
Port Window Replacement / Water Leaks Jim Nixon at 12:04pm 03.03.01 Mid-Size Boats 1/978 I am looking for the replacement window for head that opens. Does any body know where to find it? I
Chainplate tierod pulled out Don Collette at 12:02pm 03.03.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1809 The starboard-side chainplate tierod (end) support plate is rusted out. This caused the chainplate t
Whisker Pole Stowage Rick at 11:19am 03.03.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1134 Could use some help here. We have seen several cases where the wisker pole is stowed vertical on t
Source for UHMD plastic??? Joe at 11:14am 03.03.01 Ask All Sailors 6/3574 Hi everyone,Can someone put me on a source for UHMD plastic? I'm looking for some 1/4" sheet materi

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Its funny Friday! leo310 at 11:39am 04.04.20 Two young boys walked into a pharmacy one day, picked out a box of tampons and proceeded to the chec
Boatless Summer? jason flare at 11:25am 04.04.20 Rich, The important difference between your mooring marina and Bristol Marine is that Bristol Marin
The Lighter Side of Social Distancing sail sfbay at 11:10am 04.04.20 I buy and eat Spam. I used to keep it on the boat as emergency food if I ever drifted away......
Hello all Benny17441 at 11:08am 04.04.20 Do you have the British winches with a slot in the bottom? You can use any flat piece of metal that
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Stu Jackson at 11:05am 04.04.20 Guess flatlander that wrote the rule forgot about How about "never even knew?" As in, "Who knew..
What is the Weirdest Thing You Have Ever Found on a Boat Whatfiero1 at 11:05am 04.04.20 I bought a trailer sailor down. In NC. For nice old man. in cabin a tv VCR combo. After got boa
2008 Hunter 38 Anchor rode length Benny17441 at 11:01am 04.04.20 I depends on your sailing area. A 5:1 scope in 20 ft of water requires 100 ft of rode so calculat
Holding tank access (4) Benjammin at 10:24am 04.04.20
Mask protection.... Brian D at 10:24am 04.04.20 A Californian would know. I remember boot camp at MCRD Camp Pendleton. There were days when the smo
Mask protection.... Justin_NSA at 10:19am 04.04.20 A Californian would know. I remember boot camp at MCRD Camp Pendleton. There were days when the smog
Any ideas on boat type and keel shemandr at 10:13am 04.04.20 Nice little boat. Don't give up on it. The is almost always a way. I'm assuming the pin traverses
Best material to reseat new side windows on Catalina 30 Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 04.04.20 I have had the above "Boatworks Today" video in my how-to files for several years and will be using
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 10:01am 04.04.20 Yep, crazy new restriction here in Florida, all boats must remain a minimum of 50 ft apart and hold
Mask protection.... (1) sail sfbay at 9:57am 04.04.20 Consider this: https://lp.parvaty.com/parvaty-breath-free-mask/?utm_source=proppush&utm_medium=cpm
Removing the backstay on a 1990 B and R Rig Ralph Johnstone at 9:55am 04.04.20 Any way to measure how far the shroud attachments to the deck are aft of the mast. It's difficult f
Cat 22 1998 wing keel Jacktar at 9:55am 04.04.20 Check with catalina direct, rumor has it the swing keel fits all CAT 22 models except maybe capri. T
Long shaft vs short shaft Leein207 at 9:53am 04.04.20 Yes thanks. I have definitely decided that I need a long shaft. A couple measurements confirmed that
What is the Weirdest Thing You Have Ever Found on a Boat DougM at 9:52am 04.04.20 Had problems with sparrows building nests deep in the end of the boom. They wrapped their nesting ma
Goodbye, Farewell and Amen thinwater at 9:45am 04.04.20 I downsized when my daughter grew up, and I'm loving my new sportier boat. Less work, more fun.
Mask protection.... Ralph Johnstone at 9:44am 04.04.20 Which one do you recommend? Depends. Do you owe anyone money:rolleyes: ?

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