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Atomic 4 overheating kbgunn at 5:07pm 03.30.18 Catalina 30 7/2963 I'm negotiating a 1982 Catalina 30 with an Atomic 4 gasoline engine that is raw water cooled. The su
Transmission linkage shortening Tdaddy2000 at 4:21pm 03.30.18 Catalina 310 20/4358 Any tips on adjusting (shortening) the transmission cable either at the helm or at the transmission
Autohelm ST4000+ Head replacement gahOhio H33.5 at 1:39pm 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 6/3811 My ST4000 head has failed after many years of service. I have access to a ST5000+ head. Can anyone t
DIY Canvas Work mcrow33 at 1:27pm 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 22/4565 I don't sew or know nothing about sewing but have been thinking about making my own dodger and bimin
272 LE Keel Questions dankarofl at 12:42pm 03.30.18 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2191 Hi Guys, I'm admittedly new to keel boats and I've come across a 1988 O'Day 272 LE that I would lik
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Beneteau 473 - Help Bilge Pump Selection CharlesWashburn at 12:35pm 03.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3789 Hello, Our survey for our recent purchase of a 2002 B-473 identified that we should increase the vol
Freshwater marina for the summer Jerry75 at 10:27am 03.30.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1176 I am going to be putting my MAC 26S in a freshwater lake marina for the summer. My question is what
O'Day 23 Spinnaker Pole Black Squall at 9:54am 03.30.18 Ask An Oday Owner 3/652 I'm rigging the O'Day 23 I purchased last summer to fly a spinnaker. Can anyone provide details on t
Couple's Dream Trip --- and keels falling off rgranger at 9:40am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 19/2750 We all probably remember the recent story of the couple who ran aground on their first landfall of t
Quick Rider R3 Windlass Experience (2) geoffschultz at 9:35am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 0/662 I'm anchored at Lighthouse Reef in Belize, which is about 30 miles offshore ' my Muir VR1000R012E wi
Annual Costs for Club Racer (1) Jumpstart at 9:11am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 47/4294 I just did my taxes and my wife showed me the annual costs for our 30 foot J/92. Yikes! I consider o
New Boat! Snarkhunter at 8:50am 03.30.18 Catalina 275 21/4056 I ordered one at the Annapolis Boat Show last fall and have a tentative April 16 delivery date--gett
Removing Old Polyglow.....here is a good solution! Pat at 8:24am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 7/2719 We bought the 272 LE in Dec. of 1986.....In the spring of 1987 someone suggested we use polyglow on
Replacing Chainplates (2) Jim 5757 at 8:11am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 7/2164 I've finally decided it's time to replace the 45 year old chainplates on our Morgan 28OI. These are
Where to connect the negative solar cable? (1) onlinelee at 5:24am 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 2/545 Hi Friends, Im just about to do my first solar install and hoped you guys could confirm what I thin
1984 Beneteau First 32 Ron Toivonen at 4:58am 03.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1103 Does anyone have a manual for a Beneteau First 32 they are willing to share or know where I can find
V berth insert for Hunter 30T Cpt.Rog at 4:41pm 03.29.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/908 Hi guys, I bought a Hunter 30T and found out that the V berth insert was missing. I know this is a
Egg mysteries Macboy at 4:34pm 03.29.18 Ask All Sailors 45/3811 We have an eight year old and a five year old who took it upon themselves to dye about five dozen ea
Agony... Prepare to wince rgranger at 1:24pm 03.29.18 Ask All Sailors 16/1217 This is a compilation of sailing crashes... 0F31fFLf5aw

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tidy traveller options (1) adamv at 12:56pm 06.11.24 225375 Sorry i dont have any better pictures to hand. You can see the horn cleats and traveller line
tidy traveller options Ward H at 12:24pm 06.11.24 I haven't but my first thought would be, since the cleats are on opposite side of the companionway,
What might this be.... NYSail at 11:44am 06.11.24 Greg. If you do not have the wisker pole for the pin, you could repurpose the dyneema into a series
Trace breaker positive lead, also ID parasitic draw Hello Below at 10:59am 06.11.24 The 1 amp draw is probably the station memory for the radio. That is a lot of power consumed espec
Group 24 starter battery JBP-PA at 10:59am 06.11.24 If you need 1000 CA, then yea, that's fine. If you don't need 1000 CA, a DP battery or even a deep c
Bilge maintenance Timm R Oday25 at 10:24am 06.11.24 From here , I'd say you were in fine shape . That's one dry dusty bilge . Minimal corrosion on the b
Trace breaker positive lead, also ID parasitic draw Timm R Oday25 at 10:22am 06.11.24 The 1 amp draw is probably the station memory for the radio. Is the stereo breaker on the breaker
Trace breaker positive lead, also ID parasitic draw skunther at 10:21am 06.11.24 The 1 amp draw is probably the station memory for the radio. Is the stereo breaker on the breaker
Trace breaker positive lead, also ID parasitic draw Timm R Oday25 at 10:20am 06.11.24 What has worked for me is leaving the meter on the battery. Now turn off one circuit at a time . O
Trace breaker positive lead, also ID parasitic draw dlochner at 10:15am 06.11.24 The 1 amp draw is probably the station memory for the radio. Is the stereo breaker on the breaker p
Group 24 starter battery dlochner at 10:11am 06.11.24 Forget buying a "start" battery. Get a Group 24 marine deep cycle there will be plenty of cranking p
Cat310 Engine bed (1) ToddL214 at 9:31am 06.11.24 No plates under the engine mounts on Hull 18.
NGCC In Memoriam KCofKC at 9:03am 06.11.24 You can still set one up like a local Regatta, doesn't require a national's endorsement but their ad
Welcome, Harbor 20 Sailors (3) LennyR at 8:52am 06.11.24 I have only owned my H20, #305 RHAPSODY in Blue, since last August and got to sail it a few times in
Cat310 Engine bed SwanSong at 8:30am 06.11.24 Thanks guys. I'm suspecting (hoping) the HBW50 tranny was replaced by the M12 which needs the engine
Cat310 Engine bed (1) SwanSong at 8:24am 06.11.24 Hull 23, no plates either! @SwanSong qq: where did you purchase the blue hose from the thermostat
Hood 810 LD Furler (Drum Maintenance/ Replacement) rgranger at 7:53am 06.11.24 It has made sail management a breeze. hehe :
Failed Traveler Part rgranger at 7:50am 06.11.24 ... and milk crate:biggrin:
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz kappykaplan at 7:50am 06.11.24 Moving a boat through the water under sail power is one of those activities that can grab the soul
NGCC In Memoriam Jacktar at 7:49am 06.11.24 Decision by cruise coordinator at natl org.

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