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County Leases away sailing venue (1) shemandr at 10:41am 07.07.18 Ask All Sailors 32/1908 We run into a problem here in the bays we call the Peconics. Over ten years ago New York State enac
Changing Furler from Below to above deck: Hood 810 to Selden 204S Steverhnm at 9:40am 07.07.18 Big Boats 12/1786 So I have a 1990 35.5 legend with the original hood 810 furler. Time to change the furler. Extrusi
New Design Catalina 22 "Measurements" Rltgold at 8:30am 07.07.18 Catalina 22 7/1730 My 22 "Minnie" is currently 3 hrs north of me in Channel Islands harbor and I need a measurement of
tiller extension... rpludwig at 5:41am 07.07.18 Catalina 22 4/756 gonna pick up a tiller extension @ WM tday, have a gift cert burning a hole in my pocket! Any advice
Cockpit Floor Grate (1) MikeHoncho at 9:40pm 07.06.18 The Cherubini Hunters 14/1739 I started my floor grates and got to roughing out the rear grate which starts at the pedestal and g
longgggg shot Captmayhem at 8:31pm 07.06.18 Ask All Sailors 0/346 Going to be around the Cancun area from 22 July, if anyone is out there and wants to meet up for a b
Universal 25XPB TimMarks at 2:38pm 07.06.18 Mid-Size Boats 5/1747 So I am looking at buying a Catalina 28 Mk II, and one of the things that spooks me is that it has a
Stanchion throughbolts leaking... any ideas? (5) Drinkmilk at 11:58am 07.06.18 Catalina 22 4/2405 My '86 cat22 new design is leaking slightly from the through-bolts for the stanchions. Plan was to
Repair rub rail on 1968 Columbia 36 (2) kfrancisco at 11:53am 07.06.18 Ask All Sailors 9/1710 We hit a large wake from a freighter and it loosened the rub rail on our boat, starboard side. Now n
Marine Coatings: Making Sense of U.S., State, and Local Mandates Rick D at 11:13am 07.06.18 Ask All Sailors 0/510 Just got a copy of this paper; interesting reading: https://www.paint.org/article/marine-coatings-m
Hot, smoking yanmar (2) dave_and_dd at 10:10am 07.06.18 Engines and Propulsion 24/3131
Genoa Twing Rigging (1) MikeHoncho at 9:29am 07.06.18 The Cherubini Hunters 13/4339 My 78 H30 doesn't have tracks and has blocks mounted on the toe rail for the Genoa sheets. I would
1972 Catalina 22 Pop top (10) AdventureJake1972 at 8:45am 07.06.18 Catalina 22 13/1229 HELLO EVERYONE! just picked up a 1972 Catalina 22 pop top for $400 dollars on June 23rd here is the
Clearwater, FL (1) Justin_NSA at 8:22am 07.06.18 Destinations 30/4143 I'm in Clearwater for a few days while my wife is attending some training here. My turn to relax whi
TS Chris - TD 03L - Invest 96 JamesG161 at 8:07am 07.06.18 Weather and Forecasting 15/2303 TS Chris [Investigation 96 off the NC and SC coast is now being tracked. A HIGH Pressure front, ov
Columbia T26 owners manual bekuhl37 at 7:06am 07.06.18 Columbia 1/1827 I purchased a 1976 Columbia T26. I have the original owners manual but am missing pages 25 thru 33.
1916 Racing sailboat design, classic Americana. (2) TomY at 3:55am 07.06.18 Ask All Sailors 12/1547 The Herreshoff New York 40. This was the end of the guilded age with it's huge yachts sailed by prof
Removing old window sealant. (2) Michael-Louis at 1:04am 07.06.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/4475 Hi All, I have a leaking window on my 35.5 legend 1992. Anybody can tell me how to start with remov
Need Beckson port workaround njlarry at 9:04pm 07.05.18 Ask All Sailors 3/432 We have replaced all but one of the gaskets on our Beckson opening ports. It has been leaking for ye
Second rudder comment question 24 Hunter 1998 ronkS2 at 7:12pm 07.05.18 Smaller Boats 6/899 I am looking to install a spring (similar to a screen door) in my rudder post to act as a fail safe

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LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. shemandr at 2:35pm 09.17.24
1982 Tartan 33R Diesel Filter jssailem at 2:21pm 09.17.24 I upgraded my fuel filter to a Racor 500 because it is one of the most effortless filter changes wit
1982 Tartan 33R Diesel Filter jssailem at 2:19pm 09.17.24 The overall tone of the survey was quite nit-picky for what I consider to be an excellent boat in v
1982 Tartan 33R Diesel Filter Schwarz633 at 1:35pm 09.17.24 A metal bowl is required for USCG inspected commercial vessels. There is no such requirement for re
H376 Mixing Elbow Ralph Johnstone at 12:56pm 09.17.24 BTW my original coupler lasted 32 years. You are blessed indeed. I've seen a number of complaint
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:32pm 09.17.24 I added an in-line convenience shut-off valve right at the inlet to the Racor primary filter/separa
H376 Mixing Elbow BrianQ at 12:16pm 09.17.24 I had a similar experience. The threaded coupler broke as we were prepping to leave the dock. I no
1982 Tartan 33R Diesel Filter mermike at 11:41am 09.17.24 A metal bowl is required for USCG inspected commercial vessels. There is no such requirement for rec
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage (1) mermike at 11:36am 09.17.24 While you're at it, you might as well add a vacuum gauge :biggrin:
H376 Mixing Elbow (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:15am 09.17.24
Throttle lever tension sailcapt340 at 10:29am 09.17.24 Where along the cable did you put the cable brake? On my 340, the cable is held securely all along
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. LloydB at 10:20am 09.17.24 Some people are looking at that image on an iPhone while in fact it deserves a centerfold.
Mac 26C - Traveler / 135 Jib Nashville_Blues at 10:08am 09.17.24 Wow, this is a detailed and informative reply. We did buy the Lite Skin main sail a couple of years
Sore eyes after day of sailing. LloydB at 10:04am 09.17.24 Just a thought.. If you happen to have a set of ski goggles you might try them on as an experiment.
Edson steering, Catalina 250: conduit blocking rudder jssailem at 9:41am 09.17.24 Welcome to the SBO Forum @chrbrown.:biggrin: Congrats on your choice of Catalina. Steering issues
H376 Mixing Elbow Don S/V ILLusion at 9:38am 09.17.24
Yanmar 2gm20f - Suspected fuel line blockage ManicFarmer at 8:55am 09.17.24 For anyone with this old Racor 110 filter with the plastic vent plug, this can be replaced with a 3/
Throttle lever tension Tally Ho at 8:45am 09.17.24 There is a hex head bolt on the throttle lever rod inside the pedestal under the compass that tensi
Sore eyes after day of sailing. BAD ORCA at 8:37am 09.17.24 Hi, I wear contact lenses. After a day sailing in decent wind my eyes are very dry. I think it's t
Sore eyes after day of sailing. BAD ORCA at 8:26am 09.17.24 Definitely try to hydrate more (Occam's razor) - your body needs extra water to flush the caffeine

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