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Scottish surfer rescued 13 miles offshore - after 32 hours! marke14 at 2:48pm 05.02.17 Sails Call Lounge 3/552 http://www.latimes.com/sports/sportsnow/la-sp-surfer-rescued-32-hours-20170502-story.html Scottish
Roberts Camera Photo Contest Brian D at 2:39pm 05.02.17 Sails Call Lounge 0/518 During SBO's photo contest I view what I would considered "calendar grade" photos. There were some r
HELP! -- Bent Rudder Post/Tube on my '78 Hunter 27 doc_cj at 2:13pm 05.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2020 Just over a week ago I ended up on a submerged rock pile (insert sad story, boo-hoo, etc.). Fortunat
Found some goodies under the forward section of sole! What are they? (7) wsmac at 1:05pm 05.02.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/1485 Okay... I can see that one is a P79 transducer (the boat came with a new one... guess he was going t
Teak Strip Availability AlastairLC at 9:39am 05.02.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/627 Does anyone know where I can find the approx. 2mm x 1 1/4" teak strips used on O'day 322s as decorat
Hunter 27-2 lazarette access Sailing Blind at 9:37am 05.02.17 Mid-Size Boats 11/2309 Good afternoon all! New member of the forum and new owner of a 1991 Hunter 27. I was wondering if an
Mast Step Alignment LakeShark at 9:37am 05.02.17 Catalina 22 6/565 I am afraid I already know the answer but this spring I re-bedded my mast step as it was loose and w
D'oh! I have to add a mast inspection plate! (1) Justin_NSA at 8:55am 05.02.17 Ask All Sailors 13/2110 I missed pulling a cable thru when I stepped the mast. I am not taking it down again! I saw mention
Aft Berth Bulkhead Creak Don Lucas at 5:40am 05.02.17 Big Boats 0/438 The aft berth aft bulkhead on my 410 creaks when the boat is getting bounced. I've learned it is wor
C275 Problems Codybear at 4:52am 05.02.17 Catalina 275 51/9362 When we were given our own category under the Catalina forums, I had three threads that I had in min
Greetings from Greece ELMAX at 11:41pm 05.01.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/678 Hello friends, another summer is starting here in the Mediterranean, since I bought Calypso 5 years
Anacapa Island Report: Frenchy's Cove (3) Kings Gambit at 8:19pm 05.01.17 Destinations 7/1730 We finally saw one day in a month of NW gales and SCAs, NE Santa Ana winds and SCAs, overcast skies,
Mast bail for halyard shackles MattObjects at 7:53pm 05.01.17 Ask All Sailors 9/1517 I have 5 halyards on my mast (not counting flag halyards) and am looking for a way to organize the h
Macgregor 25 Parts Mac 25 at 5:19pm 05.01.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/932 Was on E-Bay today and am putting this out there in reply to posts made in the past, Someone is part
C387 cockpit hatches and watermaker Solace387 at 5:06pm 05.01.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/442
Desperately seeking Bombardier 4.8 manual Marty Schaap at 4:55pm 05.01.17 Ask All Sailors 17/7458 Hi group, I just picked up a Bombardier 4.8. Looking everywhere for a manual, rigging instructions o
Low tide All U Get at 3:23pm 05.01.17 Ask All Sailors 48/4718 Hi all, Just had something on my mind for a while and maybe someone could explain. When the tide i
Cabin Table for Hunter 29.5 (1) Elie at 3:20pm 05.01.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/602 Hi Guys, My boat came without a cabin table (must've been broken). I still have the metal mount that
Recycle bin marchem at 2:46pm 05.01.17 Catalina 310 5/1063 I'm wondering what solutions other C310 owners have come up with for collecting/segregating recycle
Water tank sources? bugbitten at 2:39pm 05.01.17 S2 27/4190 I was sure my water tank gauge had gone on the fritz, as it dropped from nearly full to empty just a

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Yanmar 20gm starting issue Tally Ho at 5:21am 06.25.24
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments busted buttons at 4:35am 06.25.24 You'll have to describe in more detail the circumstances under which you find water. After rain ev
Furler woes Davidasailor26 at 4:33am 06.25.24
Furler woes kappykaplan at 4:10am 06.25.24 Could be you have too much tension on the jib halyard. Do you have any photos you can share?
Yanmar 20gm starting issue jssailem at 3:57am 06.25.24 The diesel engines on our boats really demand little to work. Air, clean fuel, and compression. Y
Deb-it Tape Vs Silicone for Teak Seat Replacement Leeward Rail at 10:03pm 06.24.24 Typical Silicone really shouldn't be used on a boat. I have spent way too much time on my current b
Could use some help! higgs at 9:18pm 06.24.24 Pulling the mast on that boat should be easy with a mast crane. It would be a good opportunity to i
No more vroom vroom? higgs at 9:11pm 06.24.24 You don't say how little your engine is or its brand. If you have been using ethanol gas (premium n
Yanmar 20gm starting issue higgs at 9:04pm 06.24.24 Where are you setting your throttle?
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments higgs at 9:01pm 06.24.24 Rain?
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments rgranger at 7:24pm 06.24.24
Flickering House Lights dlochner at 6:53pm 06.24.24 YES - Corrosion was on light in the head---- It seems that it fried the wires between the head and
Flickering House Lights Davidasailor26 at 6:30pm 06.24.24 YES - Corrosion was on light in the head---- It seems that it fried the wires between the head and
Okd J24 traveler repair (1) JRacer at 6:20pm 06.24.24 That's a Harken windward sheeting car. Contact Harken. Here is a pic. Not sure if they can provide p
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments JoeWhite at 6:09pm 06.24.24 On my c36, I found leaky windlass shaft seals were the source of the water reaching the bilge locati
Removing ceiling light Rich Stidger at 5:15pm 06.24.24 IIRC, you give a CCW twist to remove.
Flickering House Lights BAD ORCA at 5:14pm 06.24.24 Yeah thats really messed up when they do crap like that. I have found a few Friday at 5:00 construc
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 4:53pm 06.24.24 You'll have to describe in more detail the circumstances under which you find water. After rain eve
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project SailingCal21 at 4:52pm 06.24.24 Not threaded. You're right, that explains why there were only nuts and washers with no backing plat
Flickering House Lights jssailem at 4:49pm 06.24.24 Man that is a bugger. :banghead:What were they thinking.

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