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water from hot water tap has sulpher smell Franzcat at 6:26pm 05.31.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1750 I have a Catalina 30 that I bought used and have been working to get back into shape. The water hea
Eight bells - Bert Foster Jackdaw at 1:35pm 05.31.17 Ask All Sailors 7/569 WYC loses one of its greats. http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017/05/31/eight-bells-bert-foster
Wayward Star: reinforcing the cockpit (2) ilance at 12:25pm 05.31.17 Catalina 22 9/897 I finally got my epoxy order! The Git Rot kit was absolutely DEVOURED by the petrified plywood in t
H26 Stancion stern rail seat size ? jbreland at 11:51am 05.31.17 Smaller Boats 1/321 OK I obviously cant spell or type. Topic was supposed to be H26 Stanchion rail size, or stern rail s
Proper water tank reading here? (1) JosefR at 11:46am 05.31.17 Catalina 30 16/1246 137199 My physics ain't that good, since I never had any, but I was wondering if you stuck a SCAD se
O'Day 20 Centerboard CHris F at 11:14am 05.31.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/769 I think that the centerboard on our "new to us" 1976 O'Day 20 is not extending fully - she does not
Long time sailer returning to the water Steve Atkinson at 7:43am 05.31.17 Catalina 22 17/886 My son Ethan just purchased a 1983 Catalina 22, his first large boat after sailing a sunfish for 10
Bentteau 373 engine won't turn over Peter M at 6:40am 05.31.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/2378 My 373 with Yanmar 3ym30 wont start on first turn of the key. Sometimes it takes 7 or 8 times before
Florida bound wyctoronto at 6:34am 05.31.17 Ask All Sailors 25/1390 Getting a second anchor and rode for the trip south and requesting feedback on how much chain most o
Speaker blocks for stack pack install questions (3) Adrock1.8t at 5:08am 05.31.17 Ask All Sailors 11/617 Hey all, I am having Doyle stack packs and lazy Jack's installed today. They have already installed
Admiral's Galley..12502 (6) rpludwig at 2:28am 05.31.17 Catalina 22 18/2871 2 pc 4/4x6"x6' sapele, a pc of scrap sandstone corian....damn, not a square/plumb/level 90angle in*
C'Mon! Seriously? --and a question about new mast base: (3) pclarksurf at 9:58pm 05.30.17 Catalina 22 4/1036 Back Story-- "Maryann" is getting ever closer to a splash date, and after finishing the keel refurb
How does the Bilge work on a Hunter 20? (1) CanyonLake at 9:31pm 05.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1033 I have been recently gifted a Hunter 20 that has been out of the water for ten years. It's dirty an
A novella, dedicated to a cool tool I never even knew about..... (1) ilance at 8:40pm 05.30.17 Catalina 22 4/604 having been reading about this Fein "Multi Tool" for several years, I still avoided temptation.....
Victoria 18 Sliding Hatch Covers karena at 8:07pm 05.30.17 Ask All Sailors 1/314 Any photos of your fiberglass sliding hatch cover for your Vic 18? I own 1.5 Vics - please don't ju
1975 Mac venture 25 spreader tips Boogaloo at 7:26pm 05.30.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1143 Im new to this forum. I resently purchased a 75 Macgregor venture 25. Can anyone tell me where I can
Part to hold the shrouds in the mast stackwalker at 7:14pm 05.30.17 Smaller Boats 8/707 I'm not sure what these are called, but the previous owner jammed these pieces of folded up plastic
SBO store measurements for running rigging VanIslandGuy at 4:31pm 05.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/732 Anyone have experience with this: When I go into my H410 owners manual on page 46A; the mainsail,
guppy 13 d furler install (4) sailorforever at 3:56pm 05.30.17 Guppy 0/1361 weathers great sailing is fun, got my furler installed, here are some pictures. i had an old sail
Lightning Strikes Milton.Audas at 2:22pm 05.30.17 Catalina 22 20/3665 While trying tho understand why none of my electronics worked on the boat this past weekend, but had

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What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Project_Mayhem at 11:22am 01.25.24 Both of these boats.... I did a ton of work. Sold them. Then neither were ever sailed again. What
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? thinwater at 10:51am 01.25.24 I sometimes wonder what happened to my old MacGregor 26S. I put a lot into it and sold it to a youn
C 22 Sport Swing Keel and leaking problems pgandw at 10:33am 01.25.24 On my ODay 25, I got significant water into the cabin twice, each from a different source. 1. The h
I Know Age is just a number but at 75 am I just dreaming ? Ralph Johnstone at 10:03am 01.25.24 Thought you were supposed to show the answer in Roman numerals too. ;) A little bit of jiggery po
Resealing portlights dlochner at 9:51am 01.25.24 Resealing any port from the outside will only be a temporary fix at best. It is necessary to remove
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 dlochner at 9:44am 01.25.24 Take a look at this company. They make much of the name brand hardware. The website is a bit dysfunc
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Justin_NSA at 8:49am 01.25.24 Both of these boats.... I did a ton of work. Sold them. Then neither were ever sailed again. I so
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? (1) SailingLoto at 8:32am 01.25.24 Both of these boats.... I did a ton of work. Sold them. Then neither were ever sailed again.
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? chriscampbell at 8:25am 01.25.24 My "wasteful" project was removing the old macerator hoses that were still connected to the holding
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Justin_NSA at 7:56am 01.25.24 Oh many more benefits than just 1/2 knot boat speed. Better backing, superior stopping, no whirrin
Water in Engine Oil of Raw Water Cooled Universal Atomic Diesel 5411 twodzusfittings at 7:54am 01.25.24 would love to know the path that cooling water can find it's way to the injection pump and then int
Hunter misleading weights (1) rgranger at 7:52am 01.25.24 @HEINZIR No charge and he had some of my moonshine
Weather at your location currently and photo? jssailem at 7:51am 01.25.24
What's the most wasteful project you worked on this winter? Joe at 7:32am 01.25.24 I really hope mine is not wasteful, but the Admiral keeps asking if I really spent $3,000 to get 1/
Instrument location Joe at 7:25am 01.25.24 Build a bridge over the hatch cover a foot or so forward of the bulkhead to mount the instruments (
Hunter misleading weights Crazy Dave Condon at 7:02am 01.25.24 @HEINZIR what people do not recognize, the dry weight does not include additional gear for example
Deck locker hardware for 1989 C&C 37/40 Joe at 6:57am 01.25.24 Just a thought, but since you're in Socal why don't you drive up Newport Beach/Costa Mesa some afte
Weather at your location currently and photo? (1) LaDonaMina at 6:57am 01.25.24
Strange phenomena seen while boating? LaDonaMina at 6:48am 01.25.24 My experience is that when I am outdoors under the sky for long periods of time, I will see strange
Strange phenomena seen while boating? LaDonaMina at 6:40am 01.25.24

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