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What Bored Sailors do: Part 2 (8) ShotgunSlim at 6:30am 12.14.15 Ask All Sailors 32/2442 Here's an update to the thread I started some 5 or 6 months ago when I had just gotten rid of my tow
1987 Pearson 33 owners manual obdoor at 2:44am 12.14.15 Pearson 2/1243 I had purchased my 1987 Pearson 33 in July 2015 and it did not come with an owners manual. If anyone
Reverse gear problem with KiwiProp Ken13559 at 10:48pm 12.13.15 Engines and Propulsion 8/1579 Many months back I mentioned that I've to click to forward before shifting to reverse to go astern e
Pearson 30 Headsail LakeMurraySailor at 7:04pm 12.13.15 Pearson 0/538 Hi fellow Pearson owners, if anyone has a roller-furling headsail for a Pearson 30, I would like to
how do I get one of these?? (1) Navicula at 3:54pm 12.13.15 Big Boats 7/1581 Hi.....as you can see this piece has some ware the hole has taken on a different shape....this boom
Another Cutlass Bearing Question for 376 Dave Sharp at 2:22pm 12.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/637 I'm not near the boat right now but wanted to start my Spring work list and get supplies. Can anyone
Jib halyard adjustement on a roller furler walt at 8:26am 12.13.15 Ask All Sailors 2/812 I just installed a 110 jib on a Schaefer 500 roller furler and this furler has an external halyard.
Line controls for sheets (2) Jackdaw at 7:56am 12.13.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1617 I've seen several pictures in posts recently that show user-mods where an owner has placed a line co
Wireless Wind Instrument vs. Wired HMT2 at 4:40pm 12.12.15 Ask All Sailors 2/3530 I debated long and hard between a wired vs. wireless wind instrument. I wanted to share my experienc
Traveling South on ICW Tripaddle at 4:15pm 12.12.15 Destinations 12/2306 Planning on taking the ICW south from Chesapeake to Oriental next year. Trying to plan when. Would A
FLOATATION atrometer at 4:14pm 12.12.15 Catalina 22 10/1134 Has anyone removed some of the flotation to gain storage? If so, how and where?
Head backfilling underway? patrickkidd at 4:14pm 12.12.15 Catalina 30 34/5958 Have any of you had a head back fill with black water from the tank while underway? The tank was rel
Bets way to carpet a 1984? patrickkidd at 3:42pm 12.12.15 Catalina 30 6/1792 Hello! What are people using for floor carpet in your older C30's? I have a 1984 with the slanted fi
Best way to clean the deck on an 1984? (2) patrickkidd at 3:38pm 12.12.15 Catalina 30 4/1371 I recently bought a 1984 C30, and am trying to figure out how to get some of the brownish/yellow spl
Headsail for a Pearson 30 LakeMurraySailor at 3:06pm 12.12.15 Ask All Sailors 2/420 Hi everyone, I used all my money to buy the boats(a 1976 Catalina 22 ' a 1973 Pearson 30). The C-22
Water pump on O'Day 30 fairwindgirl at 2:01pm 12.12.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/948 Where is the fresh water pressure pump supposed to be on a 1982 O'Day 30? We just purchased this boa
Annapolis YC Fire Warren Milberg at 1:00pm 12.12.15 Ask All Sailors 24/2402 Yikes..... http://www.spinsheet.com/huge-fire-at-annapolis-yc/#.VmyKakorLrd
Just had to post this (1) sailaway78 at 9:36am 12.12.15 Ask All Sailors 6/665 This was just too good not to share.
Hunter 50 anchor chain and rode SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:11am 12.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/458 Anyone know the correct size to fit the gypsy for the anchor chain and rode?
2001 Odyssey All U Get at 2:11am 12.12.15 Ask All Sailors 10/904

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Bottom Paint Crazy Dave Condon at 12:22pm 10.29.23 @Richard19068 is correct assuming the keel is a swing keel. Was the swing keel cleaned to the g
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose (1) Ralph Johnstone at 12:15pm 10.29.23 Hang on to your suspender 'cause this is really going to give you a belly laugh but I always coat th
Replacing Yanmar exhaust hose Sailm8 at 12:13pm 10.29.23 You might get a temp fix using muffler tape where the cracks are.
Bottom Paint Richard19068 at 11:23am 10.29.23 It has been a long time since I had a Catalina 22 but as I recall the keel needed to be worked on i
Bottom Paint HomeyD at 11:05am 10.29.23 Old paint removed. Thanks for the input, I feel better.
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 11:03am 10.29.23 We left the generator wiring as original. There is a transfer switch near the breaker panel , so it
H49 Selden Furling Mast Base Plate replacement artboas at 10:56am 10.29.23 Contact SBO, and pay for a consult with Mr. Kerr. He will have the answer. No need to guess
H49/50 battery replacement artboas at 10:52am 10.29.23
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Crazy Dave Condon at 10:25am 10.29.23 @Rick Webb On the Roman galleys, it was called ramming speed!
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Ralph Johnstone at 10:12am 10.29.23 When I installed the sender for the Wema fuel gauge the cover seemed like a natural place to put it
Bottom Paint Rich Stidger at 10:04am 10.29.23 I have never heard of anyone removing the keel to refinish it. Question: By "wet blast" do you mean
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 8:23am 10.29.23 Boy, that car just got creamed. -Will
Its funny Friday! (1) JamesG161 at 8:09am 10.29.23 My Wife decided to paint the entire walls of our home. She went to buy the 10 gallons of paint.
Fuel gauge Hunter 34 1985 Claude L.-Auger at 7:28am 10.29.23 Ralph, I have just been in the dungeon to disconnect the batteries for the winter lay-up. I confirm
Trim and angle under assymetric. shemandr at 6:57am 10.29.23 You would do the same thing surfing down waves. As you go down the wave and your speed increases, y
Need help with a 1980 Snipe boat built by McGaughlin regarding rigging of traveler. shemandr at 6:51am 10.29.23 It's hard to imagine your setup from a narrative. Can you post some pictures? I think you will get
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Rick Webb at 6:14am 10.29.23 Relying on the motor as a brake will bite you in the ass one day. Approach the dock at exactly the
Will 1hp motor push h260 on calm day?? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:21am 10.29.23 Dry weight of boat without water ballast is 3000 pounds with NO water, motor gear and people. If
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 10:53pm 10.28.23 Well, I got the new lithiums hooked up. I ended up with a new Victron inverter/charger. It runs sile
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 9:16pm 10.28.23 uch a thing does exist. -Will

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