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Any referrals west coast area, for experienced C22 mechanic to replace swing keel? Jason Vaughan at 2:09pm 07.13.16 Catalina 22 13/781 Hi there, I own an 83 C22. Instead of messing around with repairs to the swing keel, I decided to
ODAY 222 replacement JIB Blocks oday222-andy at 1:59pm 07.13.16 Day Sailers 7/1412 Hi. I have a 1986 O'DAY 222. Love the boat. I need to replace the carts for the jib sheets. The ones
Lubricating Manual Head BayMan at 1:12pm 07.13.16 Ask All Sailors 28/8160 Peggy's book says I should lubricate the head valve with either silicone or Teflon grease. All I c
322 Transmission cable length? Mickstr at 12:57pm 07.13.16 Bigger Boats 2/547 My tranny cable broke and I forgot to measure the length before I left the mooring. I see they're so
Peak Sails "Generator" Rcarbo at 8:55am 07.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/496 Has anyone tried the "*****" sail that Peak Sails sells.
For sale (10) OfflineTN at 8:46am 07.13.16 Catalina 22 0/19 I am selling my 1971 Catalina 22. I have fully restored the boat and rigged it for cruising and raci
Evidently I'm not prepared for heavy weather.. Chris Patterson at 8:35am 07.13.16 Ask All Sailors 29/2654 I'm talking heavy weather in access of 50 knots of wind. Friday night at about 1:30 am I took anothe
1981 Hunter 30 Fuel Tank Clogged mbirk81 at 6:56am 07.13.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1001 I found my Yanmar 15 will only run about 15 minutes until she shuts down. After replacing all filter
Need help with my Oday 302 Rudder ivanovidio at 9:43pm 07.12.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/491 Hello I have an oday 302 sailboat. my rudder was bent and no longer turns the wheel . I have no exp
Need help with my Oday 302 Rudder ivanovidio at 9:40pm 07.12.16 Other Sailboats 0/702 Hello I have an oday 302 sailboat. my rudder was bent and no longer turns the wheel . I have no exp
Water Pump Chatter plenny7 at 8:49pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 2/1909 I've seen a couple of recent threads about water pumps recycling, and pumps coming on intermittently
Vertical or Sensor based Bilge Pump Switches Ed M. at 7:28pm 07.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/588 I find the the newer non-Mercury float switches don't seem to hold up with my 2000 Hunter 460. Has a
Swing keel help (2) Warax at 7:25pm 07.12.16 Catalina 22 43/5026 Hi guys, today i got my old Cat 22 a much needed repair : her swing keel was full of rust and in poo
Stanchion Water Tanks Vents -Hunter Ed M. at 7:22pm 07.12.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/718 Can anyone suggest how to check the connection between the water tank vent hose and the stanchion ve
Hunter 310 Traveller Tim22 at 6:40pm 07.12.16 Mid-Size Boats 6/1267 I have a 1997 Hunter 310 with the main sheet traveller on top of the arch. The traveller cleats are
looking at batteries fred1diver at 5:32pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 11/827 hey everyone, I'm looking at buying a new battery for my boat. It is confusing, there are so many di
A small tale of woe kpgraci at 5:03pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 1/382 After a few month hiatus from sailing I visited the boat a few week back and found the batteries DOA
A Cautionary Tale... with four lessons! Catmando at 3:32pm 07.12.16 Catalina 22 11/953 If you have adult children who, in all their strength and wisdom, consider sailing with the old man
Anyone Have NFM's Ports On a Cherubini 37C ? Patrick17430 at 3:14pm 07.12.16 Ask All Sailors 1/398 Wanting to order and install some new Found Metals Ports and was needing the measurements for the th
How large MOTOR CAN I USE ON A 1994S? gbrian at 2:59pm 07.12.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/1367 whay is the largest motor I can use on my 1994 26s Macgregor?

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C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? Project_Mayhem at 1:02pm 04.18.23 I had a Starwind 19 which is a sister ship to the P18. Jim Taylor did an awesome job on the interior
Rust color in Antifreeze buddybear at 12:54pm 04.18.23 Not much. The rust needs to be agitated by the moving water when the engine is running. As long a
A lesson on winches brockangelo at 12:51pm 04.18.23 @danooxnard I'm happy to report that I've been able to get help and got the trailer tongue extension
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? brockangelo at 12:37pm 04.18.23 Yeah, that was a fun day for me... :facepalm: I did a write-up after the fact. The moral of that sto
Doesn't hurt to ask (5) Richard19068 at 12:35pm 04.18.23 Some years ago I bought just the blocks and control ends from Garhauer to modify the traveler system
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? dlochner at 12:35pm 04.18.23 You'll be all set when the next great flood comes. :biggrin:
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? (1) brockangelo at 12:31pm 04.18.23 It does hurt a little when you are laying thousands of dollars for things you hope to never use.
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? dlochner at 12:28pm 04.18.23 Lol!!! The C-18 has nice lines and it feels really solid. Guess that's the one you should buy. Bo
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? SmallBoatGuy at 12:23pm 04.18.23 Lol!!! The C-18 has nice lines and it feels really solid.
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 12:22pm 04.18.23 :badbad:You missed an opportunity to use this emoji....:poop: awww crap! :poop::poop::poop::poop::
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? dlochner at 12:21pm 04.18.23 When you drove away, which boat did you cast a lingering eye at? That's the one to buy. :cool:
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? dlochner at 12:20pm 04.18.23 See that's what puzzles me about this situation I linked to about the missing sailors. I'd have gue
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? brockangelo at 12:16pm 04.18.23 Yeah, I wonder if this just boils down to "over-confidence in the hired crew" and the "collective ex
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? BigEasy at 12:06pm 04.18.23 See that's what puzzles me about this situation I linked to about the missing sailors. I'd have gue
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? brockangelo at 11:55am 04.18.23 It's not clear to me from the article if this boat was new to them, or if they were bringing it back
How many of you have satellite beacons or satellite phones when out on the ocean? brockangelo at 11:50am 04.18.23 See that's what puzzles me about this situation I linked to about the missing sailors. I'd have gues
Yanmar in '79 37c monocerosin at 11:45am 04.18.23 Wow, this incredibly helpful. I was definitely scratching my head at some of the things you mention.
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? SmallBoatGuy at 11:40am 04.18.23 Thanks for the reply! Both are dry dock. I had an 1987 C-22, stepping the mast was a chore. Both own
Jib Sheets. length and diameter jodyjuli at 11:36am 04.18.23 Thank you
C-18 or P-18 which would you reccomend? rgranger at 11:35am 04.18.23 Both lines are still in production and both are very popular...so parts should be easy to find. Are

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