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Atomic 4 overheating kbgunn at 5:07pm 03.30.18 Catalina 30 7/3026 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 20/4463 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 6/3890 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 22/4809 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 5/2243 Hi Guys, I'm admittedly new to keel boats and I've come across a 1988 O'Day 272 LE that I would lik
Seriously? 25yearslater at 12:42pm 03.30.18 Ask All Sailors 6/897 https://www.pressmare.it/en/regattas/volvo-ocean-race/2018-03-30/breaking-vor-vestas-11th-hour-racin
Beneteau 473 - Help Bilge Pump Selection CharlesWashburn at 12:35pm 03.30.18 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/3910 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 4/1203 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 3/667 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 19/2847 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 0/676 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 47/4506 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 21/4191 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 7/2929 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 7/2268 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 2/562 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 1/1173 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 3/937 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 45/4009 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 16/1253 This is a compilation of sailing crashes... 0F31fFLf5aw

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Overtrimmed jib prevent pointing? danstanford at 3:11am 07.19.24 Interesting. Thanks for following up. Do you find you have more weather helm with the proper forest
I just don't get this Timm R Oday25 at 2:50am 07.19.24 Thank you for supplying a more complere understanding to wht most certainly was a cause.
Rubber hose for prop shaft packing gland leaking, misaligned prop shaft? YankeeGirl at 11:58pm 07.18.24 Hey sorry for the late response I've been too busy out sailing. Thanks for the input. I did not end
Looking for block shackles BAD ORCA at 10:26pm 07.18.24 Check garhauer.com they made / make majority of Catalina hardware. Good luck I was just going to r
What wood to use for motor mount? SFS at 10:12pm 07.18.24 Excellent points, and I completely forgot G10. OP, you might want to spec out the cost of laying tha
Oday 222 roller furler jib/genoa sizing question jssailem at 9:37pm 07.18.24 I find it to be a good safety device as well. It keeps me from going on deck in waves. I can under
What wood to use for motor mount? jibes138 at 8:45pm 07.18.24 For those cross bolts you will be drilling holes. Plywood is laminated wood with each layer glued. E
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips dLj at 7:58pm 07.18.24 Nice boat! dj
Hunter vision 32 mast Davidasailor26 at 7:14pm 07.18.24
Looking for block shackles Steve_Catalina at 7:12pm 07.18.24 Check garhauer.com they made / make majority of Catalina hardware. Good luck
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips (1) ricardodacosta at 6:24pm 07.18.24 Cut it short and you'll be in 2' of water. I have the T shirt. In that area there are large expan
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips Ward H at 5:37pm 07.18.24 Thanks Kappy, @ricardodacosta You mention Berkley Island. Do you mean the county park at Berkeley?
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Basic Theories (Collier 1-4) (1) dLj at 5:24pm 07.18.24 Aw for heaven's sake guys... It's a boating book, not a college text. I'm skimming through it and
Catalina 16.5 Mast Flotation Crazy Dave Condon at 5:12pm 07.18.24 as a prior dealer, I sold many Hobie bobs at cost for the specific reason @Rick Webb stated. Thi
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice (2) heritage at 4:59pm 07.18.24 Post some pictures of your boom and mainsheet blocks. Here is a pic of my mainsheet setup before I
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice kappykaplan at 4:49pm 07.18.24 De nada . . .
Looking for 1984 Hunter 27 rigging manuals or advice givlucas at 4:48pm 07.18.24 Thank you!
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips kappykaplan at 4:46pm 07.18.24 @Ward H , perhaps you can chime in.
Barnegat Bay NJ ~ Exploring tips Captain Larry-DH at 4:37pm 07.18.24
Rudder size on Hunter 33.5 BigEasy at 4:28pm 07.18.24 Can you tell me the proper length of rudder for a hunter 33.5, I can possible rebuild it if i didn'

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