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Wing Keel with water in the bilge archimedes at 7:40pm 04.30.17 Catalina 22 5/1085 Hey all, I'm looking at a C22 wing keel and the bilge has water in it. It hasn't rained for weeks,
Hoisting furling mainsail JRahmberg at 6:51pm 04.30.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3710 Just had a frustrating experience hoisting the furling mainsail on my Oceanis 37. The openings on t
1996 Hunter 29.5 Integral Spinnaker Tracks Whiskerpole at 6:06pm 04.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1681 There appears to be an integral spinnaker track built into the mast of the Hunter 29.5. Is anyone ab
Paint on 92 macgregor 26s ed on manitoulin at 4:45pm 04.30.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/909 I have a 92 26s that is need of new paint, top to bottom. The life of the gelcoat is done, just can'
Everett theft warning LeslieTroyer at 4:04pm 04.30.17 Ask All Sailors 2/366 my dock mate (nice guy for a powerboater). Just had his 15hp outboard stolen. He keeps it on a rib a
Almost Ready (1) LeslieTroyer at 3:58pm 04.30.17 Big Boats 12/1405 135921 getting ready for Catalina Rondivious at Roche Harbor later this week. Finally got the davits
Steaming Light Bulb for a 1994 35.5 Legend shavdog at 3:48pm 04.30.17 Big Boats 7/709 I just bought this sailboat....Mast is going up next weekend and if I really fast I can get a bulb f
310/315 Owners Alansails at 2:50pm 04.30.17 Catalina 310 4/817 Just a reminder, as I almost forgot, to write your check to the Catalina 310/315 owners group for yo
Anti freeze question Alansails at 2:09pm 04.30.17 Catalina 310 3/735 Upon getting the boat off the hard, it was winterized and de-winterized by the marina, prior to leav
new boat (7) Knot4Sail at 1:49pm 04.30.17 Trailer Sailors 6/916 US Yacht 25. Just picked this up today for 2500.00. I will have to replace all running rigging and h
"Alert-Alert" ATTENTION ALL BOAT OWNERS StargazerP303 at 1:41pm 04.30.17 Ask All Sailors 38/2318 Today I have launched an investigation and may result in a class-action against the distributers of
25 ft s/c trailer specs Mike Patchkowski at 1:15pm 04.30.17 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1308 I have a 25ft oday centerboard swing keel that i want to trailer to Maine and cant seem to find spec
Tranny went south All U Get at 12:18pm 04.30.17 Ask All Sailors 15/1048 Hi all, While doing an overnight into Beaufort NC I must have struck something in the water as we e
ISO outboard mount Hunter 25 colin2010 at 12:07pm 04.30.17 Parts Search 0/496 Looking for the outboard mount for a older Hunter 25, mine is a 1974.
Vents... Dehumidifier... ??? SailFysh at 11:28am 04.30.17 Ask All Sailors 33/5064 I had a cruising sailboat back in the early 90's... 30' Islander. We installed exhaust fans and vent
depth sounder/chartplotter/gps/compass? rpludwig at 11:06am 04.30.17 Catalina 22 23/4633 so many variants, so many prices....point me to something reasonably priced that works for you, same
Leak in ceiling PM in TO at 10:57am 04.30.17 Catalina 310 3/1176 Just noticed some dark discolouration in the ceiling, just slightly forward of sink in galley, any i
Spring Cleaning (1) T_Cat at 8:48am 04.30.17 Catalina 22 4/563 135900 Happening Now!!
Moving my new boat Cowpokee at 8:30am 04.30.17 Ask All Sailors 13/1431 The next nice weekend we have I will be moving my newly purchased 1983 Goman Express 30 to its new h
Rewiring and replacing mast head light Leatherneck at 7:49am 04.30.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/4207 I just replaced my masthead light with an LED light. I ordered it from BWY and it came with new wire

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Companionway leaks? Timm R Oday25 at 12:57pm 06.17.24 After way too long , I finally tracked down a very elusive leak to the traveller . It was a replacem
Reconditioning circuit breakers dlochner at 12:53pm 06.17.24 Circuit breakers wear out, especially when they are used as switches. The only good solution is to r
Reconditioning circuit breakers Don S/V ILLusion at 12:35pm 06.17.24
Merit 22 owners fishingbobber at 12:26pm 06.17.24 Your question is timely. We got a 5hp (equivalent) Elco electric motor. We are finding the 5hp to
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 11:36am 06.17.24 My condolences. I too am the product of a mis-spent youth which resulted in my becoming an engineer
Hunter Vision 32 Aft Hatch Parts JamesG161 at 10:56am 06.17.24 So many Hatches, So little time.... Hunter Hayzak Hatches Maybe this one? Jim...
keel bolt torque JamesG161 at 10:39am 06.17.24 It should be ALL Fresh Water on the Great Lakes near Toronto. oh well... Jim...
keel bolt torque Ralph Johnstone at 10:16am 06.17.24 Checked fresh water , hatches etc, bildge. Bit of a bugger when you can't determine whether the
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 10:04am 06.17.24 I am an engineer, My condolences. I too am the product of a mis-spent youth which resulted in my
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches jssailem at 8:24am 06.17.24 Sharing magic beers. What a concept. Makes one feel all warm and fuzzy. I like it.
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Hello Below at 8:10am 06.17.24 Well, of course, Stu and I have made the same contrasting comments about this product many, many ti
Cleaning Anchor Kings Gambit at 8:00am 06.17.24 Nice. Yeah. The boat had SS chain and anchor when I acquired it. The previous owner of four years
Hunter Vision 32 Aft Hatch Parts Phil Herring at 7:57am 06.17.24 I believe shop.hunterowners.com is the only source for those parts. Most of the hatches on the early
Initiating DSC calls from a B&G Zeus to a Standard Horizon GX2400 via NMEA2000 (1) dlochner at 7:53am 06.17.24 When you looked at the AIS Detail popup, did you look under the "Messages" tab? There might be a but
Catalina 27 teak before and after BTC1984 at 7:47am 06.17.24 There are before and after photos of my teak in this thread July 22, 2023 post
Winchers? Poor man's self tailing winches Stu Jackson at 7:47am 06.17.24 Well, of course, Stu and I have made the same contrasting comments about this product many, many ti
Initiating DSC calls from a B&G Zeus to a Standard Horizon GX2400 via NMEA2000 (1) jssailem at 7:35am 06.17.24 Geoff It can be difficult to find a person with the exact same set up you desire that has used the s
Merit 22 owners emh56 at 7:33am 06.17.24 My better advice would be to learn from our mistake and look around the marina at comparable boats 2
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 7:32am 06.17.24 I returned it to the dealer and he promptly replaced it with a new one which didn't instill a hell
keel bolt torque jdrutten at 7:24am 06.17.24 I tightened mine about a year and a half ago according to whatever docs were available, including Ra

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