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222 vs a 25 mccadamsoday at 5:12pm 11.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/944 Can anyone tell me the galley/cabin height of a 25 compared to a 222. My 222 is around 4 feet. Wond
hunter 23 / Jib sheet cam cleat size drewsyntax at 4:26pm 11.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/428 Hi All I am looking to replace the original 2 cam cleats on my h23 - I didn't see a set available i
How much distance from forestay to asymmetrical tack? danstanford at 11:56am 11.27.17 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 18/3495 Currently my boat does not have any rigging for a Code 0 sail and I am trying to get ready for event
Screws into deck pulled out... Allowishish at 10:27am 11.27.17 Ask All Sailors 44/7021 The dodger on my catalina 27 was screwed into the deck (fiberglass only and not very thick) and has
Super Cheap Yachting fritz3000g at 10:05am 11.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 67/7276 I've been reading lots of articles on affordable cruising which seem to suggest that $15,000 is an "
Which deck organizer for B361 Ben4195 at 8:12am 11.27.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1688 Hello folks, does anyone happen to know what a good option for a three-line deck organizer would be
Companionway skylight Hunter 29.5 Odyssey lll at 6:37am 11.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/416 would appreciate any recommendation on how I can clean the skylight above the companionway way. Ther
Removing Standing Rigging from the Mast (1) SawyerCurt at 5:07am 11.27.17 Catalina 310 1/1008 So the current cover I have for my C310 is a mast-down cover (hopefully this is the last year I'll b
Testing The Waters Scallywagger at 5:00am 11.27.17 Ask All Sailors 15/957 Hello everyone. My daughter is at the George Washington University DC and both my wife and I would l
Telescoping whisker pole verses spinnaker pole Ninsar at 3:38am 11.27.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/9021 Can sailors that have used both whisker pole and spinnaker pole please give some pros ' cons for eac
Heaving to BobbyFunn at 8:09pm 11.26.17 Day Sailers 22/3866 It was a calm day on the water 8mph with gust to 15mph, a perfect day to try out new things. Today
Sad day for a 222 (3) AWalker at 6:16pm 11.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1082 143992 Went out to the lake today for a sail on my 23. This was in the boat yard. Looks like the bun
Cushion Covers Waandderer at 5:44pm 11.26.17 Ask All Sailors 17/3535 Hello everyone, I am redoing a 38 ft Citation and would like to hear from as many people as will pos
Main sheet length? Lisa at 5:38pm 11.26.17 Catalina 310 26/5186 Can anyone tell me the length and diameter of the main sheet? We have in the mast furling if that ma
another Reverse Polarity light question Charlie98117 at 4:34pm 11.26.17 Ask All Sailors 10/1924 I recently replaced the burned out 110V indicator light on my panel and after doing that the Reverse
Cleaning aluminum mast jmce1587 at 2:29pm 11.26.17 Ask All Sailors 20/15366 have mast down and want to clean up and remove black marks, etc. Any recommendations on products an
What's under H34 Starboard Cockpit Locker Shelf? danm1 at 2:06pm 11.26.17 Big Boats 20/3171 Got stuck head down in the starboard locker reaching for a battery yesterday on my new to me Hunter
Leaks in my little 'ol Mac 25 arknoah at 1:46pm 11.26.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/3701 Hi, Got some problems with leaks in my 1984 Mac 15, or more specifically with water in the bilge an
Winterize with city hookup njlarry at 11:21am 11.26.17 Ask All Sailors 7/2129 Searched but no luck on this. Helping a friend winterize his power boat for the first time. (Searay)
Drawer slides (3) marchem at 11:15am 11.26.17 Catalina 310 4/1114 I read a write up in an old MainSheet magazine about replacing the slides on the drawers under the b

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Yanmar electrical problem. Jim Legere at 3:29am 08.06.24 I am surprised that no one has mentioned the 30 amp fuse, just to the right of the starter in the sc
Yanmar electrical problem. Mika1 at 2:24am 08.06.24 Is there a tutorial on how to bypass the existing wires to the pushbutton with new wire? (Yanmar 2
Cracked stringer on project boat $2pearson37-2 at 12:15am 08.06.24 Any suggestions for securing this stringer? Optimally without taking the mast out if it can be done.
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations dLj at 9:57pm 08.05.24 Depends on what you intended to achieve. Scuffing the surface of old hard bottom paint. OR removi
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 9:43pm 08.05.24 Good grief, sometimes you just emit such blather that it's hard to know where to even begin to resp
Hunter 28.5 2GM20 exhaust soot in bilge (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:25pm 08.05.24 Harsh, but useful in my continuing search for perfection on this old boat. Yes, somewhat like tha
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations dLj at 8:38pm 08.05.24 Not a word anywhere with Interprotect 2000E about life expectancy. Maybe other products offer an op
Catalina 387 Deck-Stepped Mast Leak Bullseye!!! at 8:28pm 08.05.24 I have had the mast down on my Catalina 387 (Sail #150) and it seems like a really well-designed, wa
Refrigerator thermostat wiring Hayden Watson at 8:05pm 08.05.24 I know this is an old thread, but it's one of my favorite topics. Regarding where to get the 12V f
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:29pm 08.05.24 but if you read all the documentation provided by manufacturers of barrier coats - they will tell y
Yanmar 2gm engine died Davidasailor26 at 7:28pm 08.05.24 There is generally no need to baby a diesel engine. If it was running well before you brought the RP
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations rcoleman67 at 6:20pm 08.05.24 Thanks all. I'm planning on leaving the boat in the water mostly. Probably 9 - 10 months a year. If
Using the aft stay (4) Allan12210 at 5:42pm 08.05.24 How to attach a Flag & Pendant to the Aft Stay and be able to raise or lower it from the cockpit of
Sea-Fire system Dan_Y at 5:35pm 08.05.24
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . BigEasy at 5:34pm 08.05.24 Had the same problem with my clock. Instead of shipping it back to W&P, paying for service, & retur
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations Ralph Johnstone at 5:21pm 08.05.24 I'm moving it into saltwater, so won't I need to replace the existing barrier coating even if it's
Catalina 25 - Barrier Coat and Bottom Paint Recommendations dLj at 5:18pm 08.05.24 Thanks all, really wanting to learn to sail and teach/mentor my four daughters as well. We'll only
sadly disappointed in Weems and Plath . . jviss at 5:12pm 08.05.24 As regards the Weems and Plath quartz ships clocks that just stop, I have some comments. I had an E
Using the aft stay shemandr at 4:55pm 08.05.24 There all lots of boats I've sailed on that had a topping lift spliced into the backstay. I don't r
O'Day 28 Ritchie Compass odaydokay at 4:50pm 08.05.24 Worth looking into anyway. Many thanks!

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