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Handling Heel in a Catalina 22 Swing Keel markcc13 at 7:03am 04.15.18 Catalina 22 71/11855 Hello everyone. My wife and I have been sailing for a few years exclusively on a Catalina 22. We h
After the first coat... Plymouth Sailor at 5:50am 04.15.18 Ask All Sailors 3/334 Does someone have a bit of wisdom on how and when to apply a second coat of paint after the first?
New boat, wet bilge, just want to sail! jsherm at 4:31am 04.15.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1256 So I just got to Catalina 22. It has a soft wet bilge and I just want to go sailing. I have a place
Salt Water Wash down pump mr. Kempsville at 4:30am 04.15.18 Big Boats 6/611 I had a new pump installed two years ago and have never used it. There is no label for the power sw
2018 Sun Gypsy cruise Michael Davis at 6:23pm 04.14.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 337/24859 16 days before we start this years cruise. Jobs are almost done, just a little hull liner to put up.
Let's build a Sailors Music Playlist... BlowMeAway at 5:53pm 04.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 177/24604 I always listen for sailing songs. Happy or sad. Most are happy, some make me weepy. You-tube makes
Lazeret, lazerette, or lazeretto? (3) TomY at 3:19pm 04.14.18 Ask All Sailors 2/1055 Doing a little work inside my,... 'lazerette' (the english word origin, early 17th century); which s
How Old Test (1) JamesG161 at 12:02pm 04.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 115/8733 Take the test... lso I got some OLD sayings from a cousin like... Heavens to Mergatroyd! Carbon cop
420 Passage CO detectors Kyanna at 11:45am 04.14.18 Big Boats 7/744 I just spent a couple hours searching for the inline fuse in the carbon monoxide detector circuit.
Self contained permanent mounted head SailingaS2 at 11:21am 04.14.18 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/780 I have a 1981 S2 9.2 with a recirculating head , would like to replace it with a self contained per
Need Size or blueprint for 41' sailboat cradle rptm67 at 11:00am 04.14.18 Ask All Sailors 6/533 Hi All, I just bought 2008 Hunter 41 DS and I need to know what size cradle I should buy? there is f
Cockpit table Jimmy at 10:02am 04.14.18 Smaller Boats 7/1227 Is the hole that the cockpit table pole mounts in on H26 supposed to have a cover to keep water out
BIG Lewmar Winches Ropeburn at 8:52am 04.14.18 Ask All Sailors 2/377 We have been given a pair of BIG Lewmar 55, 3 speed winches in trade. They are fresh water winches o
Topping lift attachment on a 1988 33.5 Divingnflying at 5:14am 04.14.18 Mid-Size Boats 10/1341 New boat owner, I'm going to have a few questions! I'm currently trying to understand my topping lif
Handrail Screweed... Jtcf78911 at 6:31pm 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 14/906
Is foam normal? (2) java_monkey at 5:19pm 04.13.18 Catalina 22 28/2978 I just picked up hull 6954 (1975 vintage) and have begun her dismantle. There's what appears to be
Power wash fail? DAVA390 at 4:47pm 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 18/1844 Borrowed my brother's pressure washer for the weekend to clean the boat in my driveway. Power washed
Hunter 34 batteries jk kudera at 3:55pm 04.13.18 Big Boats 4/1204 Have any of you Hunter 34 owners added an assess hatch in the aft cabin bulkhead to service the batt
Beneteau First 20 (Fr. built) Dusty Mac at 1:56pm 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 1/434 Any owners out there? Would like to chat.
To mount block with 1" os dia. to tapered stanchion Dusty Mac at 1:41pm 04.13.18 Ask All Sailors 11/805 I want to mount a roller furling lead block on a forward stanchion. The Harken block I'm looking at

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Yet another Yanmar overheating issue dLj at 7:32pm 02.23.24 Have you sacrificed a virgin to Poseidon? I tried that in one of my last projects but couldn't fin
V berth leak from electric windlass dlochner at 7:07pm 02.23.24 If you are referring to the seal between the windlass and the deck, most certainly. All deck hardwar
Keel dlochner at 7:04pm 02.23.24 I would look here: Index of /wp-content/export/Miscellaneous And you will find an excel spreadsheet
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue garymalmgren at 6:10pm 02.23.24 Run the engine until it is warm. Disconnect the raw water line where it injects into the exhaust elb
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 6:04pm 02.23.24 The "cheap" antenna is used OUTSIDE 24/7, rain, shine or snow, on RVs, home and some boats, worldw
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue ggrizzard at 4:02pm 02.23.24 If you hire a mechanic to trouble shoot your engine he will ask these questions after you tell him
Resurfacing cockpit ranger rgranger at 3:58pm 02.23.24 @rgranger diid you do that on yours? Do you need to prepare before laying it? Is it custom cut or d
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest Leeward Rail at 3:48pm 02.23.24
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue Scott T-Bird at 3:07pm 02.23.24 Hmmmm ...my instrument reads about 10F below the actual temp. Perhaps the issue is with the freshwa
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue geoffschultz at 2:58pm 02.23.24 This may be a dumb question, but if everything is functioning properly, are you sure that you are a
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue geoffschultz at 2:56pm 02.23.24 Im assuming you replaced the raw water hose and valve fro the thru-hull to the strainer? Check the
Keel Ringydingydo at 2:07pm 02.23.24 If you are paying the yard to do the work, I'd love to know what they estimate the cost to be? I am
Keel Ringydingydo at 2:00pm 02.23.24 I would look here: Index of /wp-content/export/Miscellaneous And you will find an excel spreadsheet
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest twodzusfittings at 1:44pm 02.23.24 How did they manage 20 years ago? Flag signals. Oh sorry, that was 40 years ago!
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest dLj at 1:24pm 02.23.24 starlink.com/boats $2500 for the equipment, $250 per month with only 50 Gb of data, which, accordin
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue Scott T-Bird at 1:11pm 02.23.24 This may be a dumb question, but if everything is functioning properly, are you sure that you are ac
Yet another Yanmar overheating issue Mark Maulden at 12:58pm 02.23.24 Im assuming you replaced the raw water hose and valve fro the thru-hull to the strainer? Check the s
Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest captain69 at 12:43pm 02.23.24 starlink.com/boats $2500 for the equipment, $250 per month with only 50 Gb of data, which, according
Boat registration Roland5048 at 12:10pm 02.23.24 Here's a link: https://www.flsenate.gov/laws/statutes/2011/328.72 Here's an excerpt: (2)?ANTIQUE VES
V berth leak from electric windlass JoeWhite at 11:28am 02.23.24 Yes. It can. Even on my c36

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