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Bimini Replacement FlyorSail at 1:24pm 12.02.18 Catalina 310 11/1347 Hello Fellow Catalina 310 owners! My Bimini was torn during a storm late this summer and needs to b
Water buildup in v-berth Jdtran at 1:09pm 12.02.18 Catalina 30 12/1878 Hi. Just bought our boat and after getting into it a bit more, found a little pool of water that bui
Maine's shoreline is longer than California's? (9) TomY at 11:50am 12.02.18 Ask All Sailors 20/1307 Maine has the fourth(edit) longest tidal shoreline in the United States. 3,478 miles. Longer than la
Evaluate my boat's wiring (1) aaronaxvig at 11:10am 12.02.18 Big Boats 6/680 Here is what I see behind the panel on my Hunter 376. What do you think? Do you see anything stupid
Surface Chip lehighsail at 7:42am 12.02.18 Ask All Sailors 12/589 Yesterday while putting the framework on the boat to support the winter cover I dropped a support wh
Considering a 79 Hunter 33 (1) Pilatus at 5:29am 12.02.18 The Cherubini Hunters 27/1795 I am looking at a 1979 H33 that is in decent shape considering its age. Current owner has had it for
New boat issues Ted at 8:41pm 12.01.18 Ask All Sailors 65/4147 I saw this news report tonight about a new Beneteau that lost its rig on a delivery from Maryland to
Mercury 9.8 Thrust Washer (1) Tedd at 5:29pm 12.01.18 Engines and Propulsion 4/399 I'm overhauling a 1980 Mercury 9.8 that I got for free from a neighbour. I made a tool to remove the
Which Trailer sailer (cruiser) -Under 2000 lbs to consider? ArchivalAudio at 5:08pm 12.01.18 Trailer Sailors 144/27427 Currently an owner of a 1977 CBC Buccaneer 18, is a quick daysailer... but a bit too squirrely for m
Determining type of paint used Manny at 1:16pm 12.01.18 Ask All Sailors 7/555 All, Kiriko's hull was painted a dark green color at some point in past. The broker had listed that
Is he talking about us??? dlochner at 9:22am 12.01.18 Ask All Sailors 38/2116 Here's an article from the latest issue of Epoxyworks published by West System. https://epoxyworks.
Mack Sails seadaddler at 6:00am 12.01.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1984 Has any one recently ordered new sails for your 356/36 Hunter and what was your experience,were you
New Sails Don Lucas at 5:07am 12.01.18 Big Boats 0/411 Anyone here get new sails from this site? How were they?
Blower motor circuit confusion Russ Gallagher at 6:44pm 11.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/2864 I have a 2008 Beneteau 37 and this season my engine compartment blower motor would cut in and out ju
Replacing the main sheet cleat (2) ChrisNY at 4:10pm 11.30.18 Sirius 21/22 3/1147 158892 158893 Hey all, I have a Sirius 21. The main sheet cleat is attached to a circular block of
Shore power decktosser at 1:49pm 11.30.18 Smaller Boats 10/799 Have added shore power to a number of boats but am looking for some advice on adding shore power to
Bayfield 25 prop size Howie at 8:37am 11.30.18 Ask All Sailors 3/452 Hi all, My Bayfield 25 has an oversized prop fitted by the previous owner. Do any of you know whic
Latest "Invention" Simon Sexton at 6:49am 11.30.18 Racing 22/1701 Hey Everyone, Good morning! Last year, my brother at age 15 purchased his first sailboat fo
Bleeding Yanmar Big Red at 5:46am 11.30.18 Ask All Sailors 40/6280 The diagram provided to me is difficult to read/faded. I changed the Raycor, primary filter as inst
Bleeding Yanmar 4JH4E Big Red at 5:34am 11.30.18 Engines and Propulsion 4/729 Which of the three screws about the secondary Yanmar fuel filter is the bleed screw? I read it can

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Helm Seat (cockpit aft) for a Catalina 320/ robbjd at 1:17pm 08.19.23 For lots of well-made boat accessories try Zarcor in Addison TX. They make seats, tables, doors, etc
Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 1:09pm 08.19.23 Which is why I asked in the first place. You point out a very basic fact which the guys who say "M
Tide Clock Stu Jackson at 1:00pm 08.19.23 You need a tide book aboard giving time corrections for different locations to adjust your clock as
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 12:56pm 08.19.23 Here are some pictures of it after re-rigging to the factory rig style.
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker (2) Mason13 at 12:55pm 08.19.23 219048219049
Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 12:50pm 08.19.23
Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 12:32pm 08.19.23 From wikipedia: Mechanical tide clocks used on the Pacific Coast must be adjusted frequently, often
Tide Clock jviss at 12:23pm 08.19.23 Well, I did not read the article, but the exact times between full heights (max high, max low) do n
Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 12:18pm 08.19.23 David, thank you. That was well written, succinct and answered the question without getting into t
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 12:11pm 08.19.23 My thoughts exactly.
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:09pm 08.19.23 219045 Interesting reading. So that's the max. axial load for your purchased bearing. As long as
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 12:04pm 08.19.23 This is from the manual for my gearbox. Hurth zf 5 HBW50 2.6 Connection of gearbox with propeller W
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 11:50am 08.19.23 Your in Tappahanok? unless there is more than one of those, you are near Annapolis.... sailing me
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker rgranger at 11:38am 08.19.23
Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 11:35am 08.19.23 Very nice clocks. Have any of you with them actually checked them against reality or at least a ti
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. jviss at 11:24am 08.19.23 The cover over the main sliding hatch is called a sea hood. On my 1984 Catalina 36 my recollection
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 11:15am 08.19.23 A pillow block is the housing for the bearing "guts" or insert which allows for a few degrees of m
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't MikeHoncho at 10:47am 08.19.23 That may be called "skill checking".... dj Not much skill once out of the slip other than putting
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Stu Jackson at 10:38am 08.19.23
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 08.19.23 Not exactly sure but it looks like your windlass is mounted with vertical axis, If I'm not mistak

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