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380 CLUB FOR LAKE LANIER, GA BILL SHAKUN at 10:39pm 11.14.00 Big Boats 6/1132 I AM LOKKING TO FORM A 380 SAILING CLUB FOR LAKE LANIER, GA. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED YOU CAN CONTACT M
Battery charger wiring Rick at 9:28pm 11.14.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1151 I have 2 deep cycle batteries on my Catalina 30. I'm now hooking up a Statpower 10amp charger. It is
Diesel Tank Drain??? Don Curt at 8:48pm 11.14.00 Mid-Size Boats 4/1136 I don't see a drain in the diesel tank on my 336. It also does not appear on the drawings. Every
Marking the achor line amm at 7:58pm 11.14.00 Big Boats 8/1173 Does anyone have any suggestions on how to mark an anchor line to show various depths as it is let o
Roller Furling Jim Spencer at 12:40pm 11.14.00 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1401 Has anyone put roller furling on the club footed jib? Any pros or cons?
topping up transmission oil Robert Moretti at 12:38pm 11.14.00 Trailer Sailors 4/1875 Is there any danger to inadvertently mixing transmission oil types when topping up for winter storag
Synthetic Oil for Yanmar Diesels Jim Spencer at 12:36pm 11.14.00 Other Sailboats 15/9910 I'm looking for advise. My Yanmar manual recommends Shell 30 weight oil. I'd like to know the bene
Non skid foredeck Tim Gillespie at 12:29pm 11.14.00 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1155 My new/old Oday 25 has a non-skid material on the foredeck. I assume this is a standard feature of t
Transpac a Cat 30? Ron Chandler at 12:10pm 11.14.00 Mid-Size Boats 4/1101 I noticed that there are boats in the SSS Transpac that have an LOA of 24 feet. I just wanted to get
Rollerfurler line Paul Palmer at 11:50am 11.14.00 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1136 I will be installing a rollerfurler on my 77 OD25 this spring and am considering how to run the furl
Heater Ken at 11:36am 11.14.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1561 I am looking for a cabin heater for a Catalina 42. and were can it be installed.
'71 Catalina 27' Tom Long at 11:31am 11.14.00 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1308 I just bought a "project" boat. I was wondering if any of you would like to enlighten me as to this
damaged cracked skid surface in cockpit floor russ imler at 11:03am 11.14.00 Other Sailboats 2/963 the cockpit floor of my catalina 22 was damaged by a heavy object falling on it. the floor is cracke
re 1978 hunter 30 (mirage man) Guest at 10:35am 11.14.00 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1946 I have owned this hunter for 18 months hul #mgys0001-4-781 it is fitted with a Renault RC16D 18HP D
Air Force Sails Doug at 9:38am 11.14.00 Ask All Sailors 5/2528 Has anyone had any experience with Air Force Sails out of Florida? They have aligned with Sailnet,
Doyle APC Crusing Spinnakers Sale Jeff & Marguerite at 9:35am 11.14.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1395 Has anyone a comment on the performance of these cruising spinnakers that are being offered for sale
Through deck fittings Dan Tobin at 9:23am 11.14.00 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1959 I've read Don Casey's book on Sailboat Hull and Deck Repair. He recommends reaming out through deck
What can you tell me either good or bad?? M. Sharp at 9:12am 11.14.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/970 I am in the process of looking to buy a Hunter 32 vision, and would like to hear from other owners a
Portland to Seattle Trevor at 7:30am 11.14.00 Catalina 30 2/2419 Spent a memorable past few days taking my new (to me) 1986 Catalina 36 from Portland to Seattle. Th
40.5 RACING TIPS BOB WILLETT at 6:58am 11.14.00 Big Boats 4/1474 I have been club racing my 40.5 for the past 5 years with some success. I have added the following,

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Anchor attachment point to rode Kings Gambit at 4:59pm 03.19.20 Hey everyone, almost time to do some boat work to get her ready for the season, I was wondering wha
New ceiling Mr Fox at 4:54pm 03.19.20 Nice choice on the light color of White Pine. Did your guru use a 1/2" (or?) stock or re-saw from 4
secret new storage lockers in H42! Jim_H42 at 4:02pm 03.19.20 Excellent idea. I'll put it on my improvement list. Has anyone opened up the area below the sole
Only in Texas ggrizzard at 3:54pm 03.19.20 A funny post just when we need it but... Top companies list needs an update! Amazon maybe?
New arch for P42 (2) Jim_H42 at 3:53pm 03.19.20 I installed an Atlantic Towers arch a few years ago on my P42. As mentioned the hardest part is pos
Replacing Jabsco with Raritan Meriachee at 3:46pm 03.19.20 Ha ha. You've been told there @Ralph Johnstone Now take it apart and do it again. :)
What is this? Justin_NSA at 3:33pm 03.19.20 It is the original sail for the Phantom he sold before he passed away. Now that I know, I can give
Its funny Friday! Michael Davis at 3:30pm 03.19.20 The area open for exploration gets smaller and smaller. Just read that this social distancing may ha
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 3:24pm 03.19.20 176149
Anchor roller modification JoeWhite at 3:22pm 03.19.20 http://mei1970.org/saillavie/c36Album/index.php?album=Windlass%20And%20Anchor Here is how I solved
Only in Texas BlowMeAway at 2:56pm 03.19.20
Anchor roller modification Rick486 at 2:42pm 03.19.20 I have the stock arrangement on a 2004 Hunter 41. As the anchor is deployed the stem bangs the fur
Beneteau 323 Standing Rigging Cotter Pin Size Question Mechone at 2:32pm 03.19.20 Try stainless split rings instead of cotter pins ,one they come to outside of turnbuckle , two they
System Ground Skipper7E at 2:31pm 03.19.20 DC, and yes just for my boat.
Battery tie downs SG at 2:28pm 03.19.20 Ended up going with GC2 battery boxes (Batteries and Bulbs had them locally) and NRS straps. Screw
Only in Texas Hunter216 at 2:25pm 03.19.20 Thanks! I needed a good laugh!
Replacing Jabsco with Raritan Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:36pm 03.19.20 There are several that I'm relieved you didn't use! :biggrin: And fwiw, I've learned quite a few th
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 1:25pm 03.19.20 My wife just read a progress report from one Corvid19 ad hoc home school. "School is going great.
Me 4 - Seacocks 0 dlochner at 1:09pm 03.19.20 Got the replacements for the rotten old ones, splashing the boat ASAP as an escape pod is now on th
Battery tie downs (2) marchem at 1:04pm 03.19.20 I'm just starting this exercise now, on my 310. Do you have any pictures of the final installation?

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