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What kind of boat do I have? Help!! (2) Gearoid at 11:13am 09.03.16 Ask All Sailors 27/1799 127696 127697 Hi new to the forum and to sailing but done some work for a guy and my payment was alt
Water not running smooth. clausjepsen at 9:21am 09.03.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1794 From all my taps on my 2001 B361 the water is coming out in bursts as if there is trapped air somewh
C310 overheating Hogdriver at 9:07am 09.03.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 19/2445 My 2004 C310 Universal M25XPB temp climbs to 200+, takes about 20 minutes. R'Rd thermostat, coolant
Invest 92L JamesG161 at 8:57am 09.03.16 Sails Call Lounge 3/1064 The newest African Tropical Wave is approaching the southern Caribbean and should be near Puerto Ri
where is the center of gravity on a Catalina 30. nlneilson at 7:13am 09.03.16 Catalina 30 13/2860 where is the center of gravity on a Catalina 30. In front or in back of the mast and by how much. A
New Motor Mount Mounting Hole LakeOntario270 at 5:48am 09.03.16 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1239 I have a Westerbeke 20B Two on a Catalina 270 that I just purchases new motor mounts for. I don't t
Its gonna be sweeeeet topcat0399 at 12:30am 09.03.16 Ask All Sailors 6/512 6 years of sailing a wreck with raggity baggity 40 year old much patched and taped and soft as a bab
1973 C22 before she goes in the water (6) Sacto Dave at 10:53pm 09.02.16 Catalina 22 3/696 My '73 Catalina 22 won't sink, right? This is what I see after a rain: he topside is leaking. But t
TS Hermine - heads up Jersey - Long Island Gunni at 7:47pm 09.02.16 Ask All Sailors 8/668 The forecast for the course and strength of TS Hermine are uncertain, but two things seem certain, 1
Let's be careful out there.... (1) Rich Stidger at 7:11pm 09.02.16 Ask All Sailors 2/435 A well known landmark at Watch Hill Passage, RI. It was a bad day for someone.the operative word...
Unknown mast block (1) Capri at 6:16pm 09.02.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/644 Hi. I have a new old 1981 O'Day 22 and as you see in photo there is a block attached just above fore
Main halyard malfunction Capri at 6:09pm 09.02.16 Ask An Oday Owner 5/967 Hello. I recently bought a 1981 O'Day 22. My halyard is jumping I to the sail track when I try to pu
When to put in the second reef? VanIslandGuy at 5:22pm 09.02.16 Big Boats 16/5299 It's been a fairly gentle first summer with our Hunter 410 as far as winds go. Yesterday was the ex
Access to the bolts holding down the genoa track on the cabin top. Bnealsails at 4:47pm 09.02.16 Big Boats 2/778 I have a Hunter 460 (2002) that leaks water from rain on the inside of the non-opening portlight dir
Dock lines - Make you own or buy them? Brian D at 3:29pm 09.02.16 Ask All Sailors 36/5007 So do you buy dock lines, or do you purchase line in bulk and make your own? Do you put in your own
1976 Catalina 22 in Alaska (5) George in AK at 2:26pm 09.02.16 Catalina 22 44/10208 Last night my wife and I closed the deal on a 1976 Catalina 22 with a swing-keel. We stewed over the
East SF Bay mechanic for Universal 5411 PSR at 1:34pm 09.02.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/1457 Can anyone recommend a SF Bay Area diesel mechanic to tune up my Universal 5411. It runs well but co
Catalina 28 interior table John1534 at 12:50pm 09.02.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1662 I was thinking about buying another early Catalina 28. As I get older the boat are getting smaller.
Down-haul, cunningham or halyard to tighten luff? (1) RussC at 12:40pm 09.02.16 Ask All Sailors 13/6436 We took Tweety (Victoria 18) to a small local lake yesterday for some AM (calm) fishing and PM saili
Trailer Sailer Crusing Family Interview - The Radonics (1) TheSailingRode at 9:07am 09.02.16 Trailer Sailors 0/965 We just released a new episode of our podcast, The Sailing Rode, featuring an interview with the Rad

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T-Track parts on McMaster? Joe at 7:53am 05.09.24 FYI, the track pictured in the inset is not the same as the standard T-Track found on most productio
trailer my boat to florida Crazy Dave Condon at 7:47am 05.09.24 Trailer and motor need to be considered
O'day 23-2 Topping lift Joe at 7:38am 05.09.24 The sail's feature you refer to is the "roach". Many sailmakers will recommend a larger roach to i
How to remove Varnish from gelcoat Project_Mayhem at 7:31am 05.09.24 I'd feel more comfortable with sandpaper or magic eraser than a razor blade
Rode hard and put away wet Project_Mayhem at 7:30am 05.09.24 Same here, my wife said "it looks like a space ship", I said "Or a stainless steel dumpster". The
Stove Cover Scott T-Bird at 7:22am 05.09.24 I don't have a picture of mine but it is a tray with fiddles and handles. I made it from left-over
Stove Cover (1) william24424 at 7:10am 05.09.24 Excellent points. Trays with fiddles = good idea. I removed other handle & when using stove it fits
Whale Manual Bilge Pump sailcapt340 at 6:59am 05.09.24 I did do all the others last year. This one just got by me.
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Time to sell the Schock 23.2 dlochner at 5:40am 05.09.24 Time and money spent on cleaning products will reap rewards in price and speed of sale. Do make th
Towing insurance in BC marcham at 5:38am 05.09.24 Of note, marine mechanics are in very high demand in BC. I booked my alignment and valve adjustment
Whale Manual Bilge Pump dlochner at 5:37am 05.09.24 Unfortunately, I don't remember the size, however, when I replaced one I used a metric measurement a
Time to sell the Schock 23.2 Timm R Oday25 at 5:03am 05.09.24 Present the boat as clean as possible . Being honest about would be nice for the boat to have will
Towing insurance in BC Terry Cox at 4:38am 05.09.24
Towing insurance in BC marcham at 3:05am 05.09.24 We use c-tow .... never had to call them up though.
SD 20 Sail-drive help Davidasailor26 at 2:20am 05.09.24 If the prop spins it should provide some push. Is it a folding or feathering prop that might not be
Stove Cover (2) thinwater at 8:26pm 05.08.24 This sort of tray I found more useful (covers a locker by replacing the lid--out of sight is a fixtu
Spring refit done, time to go sailing ?? morbidfollower at 7:25pm 05.08.24 Awesome! and that looks awfully familiar -- beercan Wednesday's with spinnaker sailing is in your
Towing insurance in BC Drinky Crow at 6:55pm 05.08.24 Maybe just get your machinery serviced be4hand?

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