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Extendable Tongue Trailer/Launching Trent Lindsey at 12:13am 09.20.17 Catalina 22 15/2502 Hello! I recently purchased a 1978 Catalina 22 swing keel. I have launched it once at a local lake
Looking for info for 1971 Cal 25 Nick B W at 9:34pm 09.19.17 Ask All Sailors 3/353 I am new to owning a Sailboat. I purchased an old 1971 Cal 25, and I'm simply looking for info on i
Hunter 36 - Wheel Cover Repair - Recommended Thread? Reverie2016 at 8:33pm 09.19.17 Big Boats 11/1437 Hi! We have a 2008 hunter 36...the wheel is suede with machine stitching holding it together. The c
HUNTER 23 Replacing Jib Winches (6) drewsyntax at 8:22pm 09.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1320 Hi All - New to the forum! My boat is a Hunter 23 1986. I've already repainted the full deck as wel
C250 Water Ballast Issues Brady Sullivan at 7:13pm 09.19.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1762 Hello Sailors! I am a former Catalina 25 owner. Looking at the Catalina 250 WB models. Several owner
When not to use the boom vang? jimshipsky at 5:38pm 09.19.17 Ask All Sailors 43/12204 I recently installed a boom vang on my Cal 21. I understand its importance sailing on a run, to keep
Hunkering down with Maria on St. Croix NotCook at 4:55pm 09.19.17 Ask All Sailors 26/2580 Ok, so we've done everything we can do to secure the vessel on St. Croix for whatever Maria brings.
Boat Identification (1) tonyf1 at 3:29pm 09.19.17 Ask All Sailors 5/397 I have just been given a 21ft sailboat. It has no identification. Does anyone recognize this sail em
Newport Boat Show Rick486 at 2:59pm 09.19.17 Sails Call Lounge 1/436 Well, we went over last Friday and had no problem finding a parking space right opposite the main ga
synt tek molds for Beneteau 375 hydalgo at 2:51pm 09.19.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/384 anyone?
Maxwell VC500 lubrication? AlexC at 2:35pm 09.19.17 Ask All Sailors 1/308 I have a Catalina 320 with the factory-installed Maxwell VC500 anchor windless. I've never lubricat
Low maintenance exterior trim (8) kbgunn at 1:54pm 09.19.17 Catalina 22 20/3843 Hi All, I've been lurking for a few months now and absorbing the wealth of knowledge in the forums.
Storing A Cruising Spinnaker? jviss at 12:54pm 09.19.17 Ask All Sailors 48/1979 Where can I keep this thing? It's a Doyle APC with what I think is an ATN spinnaker sleeve, that ha
Adding Bilge Counter Frank H at 10:24am 09.19.17 Catalina 310 10/2297 I'm going to add a bilge counter and would like to know if someone on the forum has added one and wh
1980 hunter 27 wiring mcdermitt at 8:26am 09.19.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2414 I have recently obtained a project27 hunter .I do not know much about the boat other than when I go
Fascinating interview with Beneteau's top product manager Jackdaw at 7:03am 09.19.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/975 A fascinating two-part interview with G3, Beni's top product man. In it he mentions some very intere
26S Mast lighting upgrades Russ Ward at 7:01am 09.19.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/794 All, I have pulled the boat out and started the bottom cleaning and plan to upgrade the lights on t
Wind Limits with an Asymmetrical Spinnaker DayDreamer41 at 6:49am 09.19.17 Ask All Sailors 28/4478 My wife and I are about to set out on a 100 mile journey with predicted winds to be S to SSW up to 1
1984 Mac 25 construction Mohawk River Man at 5:50am 09.19.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1197 I am finishing my first cruising season with my beloved Mac 25, 'Holly'. We have quite a bit of wate
Pole Dancing Kermit at 5:05am 09.19.17 Trailer Sailors 28/1796 There are very few things in my sailing life that I feel are truly share-worthy. But finally here's

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Engine Monitor Tally Ho at 4:41pm 06.20.23 Details and costs would very helpful. it looks very nice.
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L jviss at 4:17pm 06.20.23 Great job, Rich.
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? JavaMan at 4:09pm 06.20.23 Can you post pics of what you got? Yeah, it will likely be tomorrow as I'm away from the boat unt
Portable Generator natep at 4:01pm 06.20.23 Thanks to all of you for your input. I think I have what I need to move forward. Great Info!
Help finding the right boat Davidasailor26 at 4:00pm 06.20.23 Thanks for this suggestion! I had never heard of Alerion before but this 33 model is very much wha
New (to me) 37 Legend owner with simple question? rgranger at 3:58pm 06.20.23 Can you post pics of what you got?
Mast rewire JamesG161 at 3:44pm 06.20.23 no the wind storm in April blew my boat off its jackstands! broken rudder, bent keel Now I remembe
Engine Monitor chichiflys at 3:36pm 06.20.23 Very nice indeed! Interested in some details as well. Thanks for posting.
Changing FRESH water pump on VP MD22L Rich Stidger at 3:19pm 06.20.23 Hip hip Hooray !!! Total time from start to finish was What? Jim... Tear-down was about 6 hours
1991 VP 2003 - coolant seals Hollyberry at 3:06pm 06.20.23 FWC - fresh water cooling aka antifreeze mix... Yes, silicone grease is on the list. Hope that they
Its funny Friday! (1) dmax at 2:58pm 06.20.23 217090
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 2:53pm 06.20.23 Obviously her husband is a computer engineer.
B & G Chartplotters and iPads dlochner at 2:51pm 06.20.23 Have they just continued to develop chartplotter software and kept backward compatibility with some
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Dnea at 2:49pm 06.20.23 Yes I think the haul out will be telling - I have no idea yet what condition the bttm is in. Thanks
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration peptobysmol at 2:39pm 06.20.23 VERY nice.
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells dlochner at 2:37pm 06.20.23 My bad. I pulled off air cleaner cover and can now see what cloudy was describing. Clear hose coola
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells Dave at 2:35pm 06.20.23 This thread is a duplicate thread which has more answers and relevant answers to the OP's question.
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells inkunzi at 2:35pm 06.20.23 My bad. I pulled off air cleaner cover and can now see what cloudy was describing. Clear hose coolan
1GM10 crankcase breather tube vents to atmosphere??? Smells dlochner at 2:28pm 06.20.23 That clear hose is a drain hose for the coolant.
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? High Current at 2:25pm 06.20.23 I would definitely remove, inspect, and re-bed that aft stanchion (first post) and inspect the chain

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