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First sailboat need some advice Armyaviation at 3:10pm 08.04.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1358 Brand-new to the form and sailing I just purchased an American fiberglass 21 foot sailboat. I'm tryi
I like the cut of your jib (2) Macboy at 3:08pm 08.04.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1728 KZB7xEonjsc Okay - so it's not a jib...it's a Spinnaker. And as near as I can determine it's a sy
EZ steer feedback sailmaster39 at 3:02pm 08.04.15 Smaller Boats 6/1495 Looking for feedback / advice ,good and bad for the EZ Steer hook up between rudder and outboard mot
Daysailer: Mostly Dry? Texsinbad at 2:37pm 08.04.15 Trailer Sailors 12/4407 I previously held 100 ton Captain's license and sailed on many boats from the Sunfish up to CT56, wh
Hunter 380 1999 fabrik at 2:11pm 08.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/941 Have to change the wire that stop the motor from the cockpit the last part is all rust where can i
Dingy Davits Wander02 at 1:51pm 08.04.15 Big Boats 20/4209 I am in need of some dingy davits for my Hunter44DS but not sure which ones since there seems to be
Can I use Rust-Oleum Gloss Paint on non-skid? NautiMonkey at 1:11pm 08.04.15 Ask All Sailors 23/7330 I have a 40 year old sailboat and recently painted the cockpit sole with Rust-Oleum Marine Topside P
Jabsco Electric Head Curse DennisL at 12:58pm 08.04.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 19/5608 I bought my 1992 Hunter 42 in March of this year and one of the surveyor's recommendations was to re
Neutral safety switch? Rodd at 12:57pm 08.04.15 Musings With Maine Sail 11/4044 Turn ignition key and absolutely silent. Should I replace neutral safety switch or starter solenoid,
Depth Gauge help? (2) KrustyKrab at 12:05pm 08.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1383 This is my 20 year old depth gauge on which the LCD screen has stopped working (pic #1). It still be
Ospray mast stepping bansheemermaid at 10:43am 08.04.15 Day Sailers 8/3231 Can someone give me advice on mast-stepping my Ospray? The manual mentions a "mastjack," but I don
stepping mast bansheemermaid at 10:34am 08.04.15 Day Sailers 2/1389 I just purchased an O'Day Ospray. I found the original manual online, and it mentions using the mas
Edson Steering Failure tgrass462 at 10:06am 08.04.15 Smaller Boats 14/2391 Back from two weeks sailing in the North Channel - great sailing location! In returning to Little
Thirty year old carpet in H34 H3newdog at 8:22am 08.04.15 Big Boats 26/2628 Does anyone have a suggestion on how to make the stained carpet more presentable? In short is there
5411 universal burnswelds at 8:16am 08.04.15 Catalina 30 5/1284 I have a 1980 tall rig with a 5411. My boat didn't come with a tach, is the 5411 mechanically govern
Replacing halyards IH82BL8 at 8:01am 08.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1093 Does anyone have any experience with these folks? http://www.ebay.com/itm/7-16-x-110-CAJUN-XLE-Ha
1995 mkIii 30 cabin table Filledwithjoy at 7:41am 08.04.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1128 Hello! We just purchased this boat and are thrilled. My question is this: it has the large pedestal
Lightning Protection geoffreykwright at 6:57am 08.04.15 Big Boats 5/1751 Hi - I was told that Catalina does not put lightning protection systems into their boats. is this t
Holding Tank Troubles geoffreykwright at 6:52am 08.04.15 Big Boats 16/3189 Does anyone have experience with holding tank contents slowly backing up into the head? I pump out
O'day 22 Mainsheet rigging lostintime at 6:22am 08.04.15 Trailer Sailors 21/6403 Hi all, new here. I just purchased a 1983 O'day 22. It's in great shape but the block and tackel rig

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Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 12:18pm 08.19.23 David, thank you. That was well written, succinct and answered the question without getting into t
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 12:11pm 08.19.23 My thoughts exactly.
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 12:09pm 08.19.23 219045 Interesting reading. So that's the max. axial load for your purchased bearing. As long as
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 12:04pm 08.19.23 This is from the manual for my gearbox. Hurth zf 5 HBW50 2.6 Connection of gearbox with propeller W
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 11:50am 08.19.23 Your in Tappahanok? unless there is more than one of those, you are near Annapolis.... sailing me
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker rgranger at 11:38am 08.19.23
Tide Clock Kings Gambit at 11:35am 08.19.23 Very nice clocks. Have any of you with them actually checked them against reality or at least a ti
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. jviss at 11:24am 08.19.23 The cover over the main sliding hatch is called a sea hood. On my 1984 Catalina 36 my recollection
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 11:15am 08.19.23 A pillow block is the housing for the bearing "guts" or insert which allows for a few degrees of m
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't MikeHoncho at 10:47am 08.19.23 That may be called "skill checking".... dj Not much skill once out of the slip other than putting
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Stu Jackson at 10:38am 08.19.23
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix Ralph Johnstone at 10:37am 08.19.23 Not exactly sure but it looks like your windlass is mounted with vertical axis, If I'm not mistak
Gas tank gauge issue. charliec30 at 10:26am 08.19.23 That's a "direct reading" mechanical gauge, there is a capsule to convert to an electric gauge, if
Gas tank gauge issue. Calif. Ted at 10:21am 08.19.23 That's a "direct reading" mechanical gauge, there is a capsule to convert to an electric gauge, if t
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (5) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 08.19.23 A pillow block is the housing for the bearing "guts" or insert which allows for a few degrees of mi
Frigomar Air Conditioning Experience Johann at 9:24am 08.19.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Crusty Ol Salt at 8:58am 08.19.23 Answered prayers brother
Zip ties as a drain snake (1) stephen_i_w at 8:40am 08.19.23 I feel I ought to update my post. It turns out that my shower sump re-clogged on my trip. I tried
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. kloudie1 at 8:38am 08.19.23 I see that they left the rocker arms and pushrods next to the gallley sink! Ya gotta wonder where th
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker stickinthemud57 at 8:16am 08.19.23

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