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The perfect sailboat mciron9 at 7:20am 09.27.18 Ask All Sailors 15/898 having never sailed,but ithinkican, I have entered the " almost ready to sail, needs new owner" dime
Winter Sail Storage lehighsail at 7:04am 09.27.18 Ask All Sailors 10/721 On another thread I saw a comment about storing a main sail by rolling on a piece of pvc. Is this a
Can't Prime Head lostintime at 6:49am 09.27.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/931 Good day all! I have a 1977 Catalina 30. I recently had to replace a cracked fitting on the head. I
Refrigeration question 1980Cat30 at 6:30am 09.27.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1715 Good morning all, I have a 1980 Catalina 30 and need to put some type of refrigeration in it. I am n
Boom connection to mast Cecil A at 10:27pm 09.26.18 Sirius 21/22 11/7040 I'm a new owner and sailor. Please forgive my use of the wrong terms. I have a Sirius 21. I'm not s
Fresh Water Pump Compression Fitting (1) KZW at 7:13pm 09.26.18 Catalina 310 10/1415 The picture shows on the lower right what I believe to be a broken compression fitting at the output
A UNIQUE C22...with a treasure trove of modifications.. Presenting.. "BOAT" (7) Leeward Rail at 6:31pm 09.26.18 Catalina 22 25/2391 Evening all ! A current thread mentioned a uniquely modified early design Catalina 22. While I have
Help locating petcocks Mark Maulden at 4:41pm 09.26.18 Ask All Sailors 8/667 I need help locating a petcock or drain cock or stop cock..call it what you will. Pipe end is metri
Rocking the Boat dlochner at 2:53pm 09.26.18 Sails Call Lounge 4/842 20 years ago a guy started a project in the Bronx. He gathered under privileged kids in one of the p
Flickering House Lights HMT2 at 1:33pm 09.26.18 Ask All Sailors 38/3687 Greetings All, Things are good on my boat...for the moment, hope things are great on yours. I am cu
Boat Capsizes: Woman swims ashore but man, 72, dies. (2) rgranger at 10:00am 09.26.18 Ask All Sailors 22/1913 Woman swims ashore but man, 72, dies after sailing boat capsizes at Boat Harbour I ran across this
Suspected rear seal leak on Yanmar 2GMF Reg M at 9:51am 09.26.18 Mid-Size Boats 6/782 I have had a small drip which appears to be coming from the area where the bellhousing connects to t
CNG tank exchange or CNG self serve stations smokey73 at 8:39am 09.26.18 Ask All Sailors 36/10404 I know its been discussed before but things are always changing. Also, this is not a discussion of
Hurricane Rosa East Pacific JamesG161 at 8:37am 09.26.18 Weather and Forecasting 10/917 This formed in the 2018 East Pacific active area again. This is area that has threatened Hawaii wi
Deck hole cover/cap? (1) sroberts at 8:20am 09.26.18 Ask All Sailors 3/362 I'd like to replace my hatch-top sheet grabber with a flush cap or small plate, yet I've not been ab
CNG regulator leak Marrigoround at 7:25am 09.26.18 Ask All Sailors 13/1501
Green mold on lines RWSlater at 6:49am 09.26.18 Ask All Sailors 25/3369 Best product and procedure to get green mold from the running rigging? Thanks in advance Ron
Keel Removal 1981 H27 Captian Jack at 6:49am 09.26.18 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1385 Having just purchased a 81HTM back in July, one that had seen years of neglect, but no apparent dama
Parts for top hatch (6) MitchK at 8:54pm 09.25.18 Newport 0/1278 Well got a little sailing in, now time to do some more repair work while keeping the boat sailable.
Correct stuff for sealing the screws and such?? Shorefun at 4:34pm 09.25.18 Day Sailers 20/2207 I took off some of the hardware to start working on the 170. I see at the screw holes and under som

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Topside Teak Trim Ralph Johnstone at 11:24am 08.13.23 How hard is it to remove? 1. If it's attached from the top, you will see filler plugs. 2. No plug
Lifesling Lifespan? jviss at 11:17am 08.13.23
Lifesling Lifespan? Don S/V ILLusion at 11:10am 08.13.23
Marina yard.... David in Sandusky at 11:03am 08.13.23 We used a mast crane when we tool our mast down every fall, then put it back up in the spring. Easy
Thoughts on chart tables? dLj at 10:53am 08.13.23 What are your thoughts about the windvane? The hydrovane is AWESOME!
Zinc coating on a Max Prop dchipley at 10:38am 08.13.23 Thank-you for that info
Topside Teak Trim Gene Neill at 10:38am 08.13.23 How hard is it to remove? Are there any videos out there showing the process? Removal is easy. Ge
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting dchipley at 10:35am 08.13.23 I just had to do this maintenance on my Jabsco Quietflush the 37045 or 37245 Series of electric toi
Jabsco Electric head troubleshooting dchipley at 10:33am 08.13.23 Answer to question 3 is yes. Thank-you. Getting on it
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 10:14am 08.13.23 Even the use of the CV joint would be a good solution once you stabilize the prop once it enters th
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 10:11am 08.13.23 A race would keep it centered, and a thrust bearing would keep the pressure off the gearbox or tran
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 10:07am 08.13.23 A race would keep it centered, and a thrust bearing would keep the pressure off the gearbox or tr
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:58am 08.13.23 If I understand you correctly, no because there is no physical contact (except for the gland) betwe
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 08.13.23 Is there no type of race or thrust bearing in the stern "bearing" or is it as it appears just the t
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? (1) Hayden Watson at 9:22am 08.13.23 I did the same a couple of years ago following a recommendation from @Hayden Watson . Yes, it was a
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement Hayden Watson at 9:16am 08.13.23 I have just recently started this project and would love to discuss. One huge question I have is i
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:12am 08.13.23 I have a diver coming Monday with a underwater video camera and we will check it all out. Is there
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:09am 08.13.23
1200 nm Completed (1) knappytime at 9:09am 08.13.23 Well finally managed to get everything headed in the right direction after taking a month off. Here
Topside Teak Trim morbidfollower at 9:08am 08.13.23 Remove it. That way you can re-bed it in the process, which probably needs to be done anyway. Two b

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