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Stepping The Mast Manually FlimFlamII at 12:21pm 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1208 The other day I helped another sailor step his mast using a gin pole he had built. I'm wondering wha
looking for a good gas engine mechanic in Annapolis/Baltimor stx203 at 10:44am 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/820 Hope everyone is out enjoying the 4th.....my 1977 Oday 25 with VIRE 7 inboard is sitting in the slip
gas engine mechanic in Annapolis/Baltimore area stx203 at 10:40am 07.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/784 Hope everyone is out enjoying the 4th.....my 1977 Oday 25 with VIRE 7 inboard is sitting in the slip
Delivery Captain Wmbrewer at 10:28am 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/848 Sailing Lake Michigan I just purchased a 1994 27' Catalina in Waukegan IL and need to sail it acros
Heads-up: server change this weekend Phil Herring at 10:05am 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 25/1971 Happy 4th, everybody! This weekend we're migrating the sites to new server hardware. We do this
Cutlass Bearing Set Screws Tucson Sailor at 9:42am 07.04.15 Catalina 30 6/3017 In preparing to change the cutlass bearing on 1996 C30, we discovered the set scews on the prop str
Sailing Lake Superior KenG at 9:17am 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1565 I plan on sailing for a couple of weeks this August on Lake Superior on the North West part of the l
Facet Fuel Pump Filter DannyS at 6:29am 07.04.15 Musings With Maine Sail 5/2553 Simple question: I read your tutorial on replacing the filter in the Facet fuel pump with the NAPA f
Edson Throttle lehigh375 at 5:25am 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 1/684 At the center of my throttle is a black cap with the neutral lockout button inside. It keeps coming
Rigging tension Clydo at 10:44pm 07.03.15 Catalina 310 9/4076 Does anyone have Loos Gauge numbers for our rigging? Clyde Thorington C310 # 245 ILEAN TOO
Red letter day Jacomo Sailor at 10:01pm 07.03.15 Catalina 22 7/986 Well tomorrow is the red letter day! I finally got a chance to put in some work on my C22 over the
Aqua Signal Toronto Conversion to LED (1) Andrew A at 6:26pm 07.03.15 Ask All Sailors 2/931 Hi all Has anyone successfully converted the Toronto from halogen to LED (Toronto shown below). T
Raymarine Wheel Pilot fix (2) PGIJon at 5:30pm 07.03.15 Ask All Sailors 18/6274
trailer height delema sugestions? piedpiperIII at 4:40pm 07.03.15 Catalina 22 13/1029 As I stated in another post "axle above the springs" I am trying to lower the trailer for ease of la
Ais boatbeacon wifi issues yorammelnik at 1:12pm 07.03.15 Ask All Sailors 0/621 Hi, I hooked up an ais receiver to a wifi transmitter and I get ais info through the wifi to my and
Jib Furling dificult TFlight at 1:04pm 07.03.15 Big Boats 29/4464 Hi All, I'm new to the "Big Boat" division. I just bought a 2007 Hunter 41DS.:) I was in a 20k
1985 Hunter 23 Lee Helm when Close Hauled DanFleig at 11:33am 07.03.15 Smaller Boats 10/2443 Today was a beautiful day for sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. Winds were gentle, blowing 5-10 (max)
Lewmar Portal screens Ted Pinelli at 7:42am 07.03.15 Catalina 310 9/2214 Just bought a 2003 310. Is there a secret to putting in the plastic window screens? Cant seem to mak
C-22 JULY MainBrace Issue is out! CaptDon01 at 7:32am 07.03.15 Catalina 22 2/707 The July/August issue of the C-22 National Association's magazine the "MainBrace" is now available.
The Eyebrow Jim Legere at 5:19am 07.03.15 The Cherubini Hunters 15/6076 Just finished doing the brightwork on my H37C. Once again I never quite managed to stay ahead of it,

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Catalina 320 Heat Pump AC not working justsomeguy at 6:05am 11.03.23 I should look around for one on the Internet Do you even know the make and model of the unit?
MaxProp prop RoyS at 5:16am 11.03.23 As for adjusting maxprop pitch; I found the best way is to dial the pitch up until your engine can n
Catalina 320 Heat Pump AC not working Ted10028 at 3:52am 11.03.23 Might be a high-pressure cut-off switch needing resetting. Got a manual for your specific unit? no
Catalina 320 Heat Pump AC not working justsomeguy at 9:30pm 11.02.23 Might be a high-pressure cut-off switch needing resetting. Got a manual for your specific unit?
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 shemandr at 6:53pm 11.02.23
Electric winch on 91 Hunter Passage Don S/V ILLusion at 6:40pm 11.02.23 another probably silly question but did it ever work? Last time?
Elk Grass focus group discussions Terry Cox at 6:23pm 11.02.23 One thing that I have noticed in the eel grass covered bays and coves in the PNW; large numbers of s
Electric winch on 91 Hunter Passage Terry Cox at 6:09pm 11.02.23 How do you get power to the electric winch in the cockpit. Turned on breaker on panel and no go! T
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 (4) rgranger at 5:56pm 11.02.23
New winterizing mod - done! (1) Tally Ho at 4:37pm 11.02.23 I winterized Tally Ho the afternoon I hauled out, in about 1 hour. - I already drained the water ta
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 shemandr at 4:19pm 11.02.23 I went from outboard to Atomic 4 to Yammie and each was an improvement. That was my experience. I
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light pgandw at 4:07pm 11.02.23 Not a big fan of masthead anchor lights, but then the biggest boat I have owned is an ODay 25 with a
MaxProp prop fstbttms at 3:57pm 11.02.23 I'm on the fence about switching to Maxprop and of course , I can do that at any future haul out. A
Its funny Friday! (1) WayneH at 3:32pm 11.02.23 Kermit, here's my boat book on the coffee table. k from an old old Texas Hill Country oak. The sawmi
Engine Sensor ID twalker H260 at 3:10pm 11.02.23 From the yanmar parts catalog it looks like you are correct looking for part number 127610-91350. f
Remember when a couple of B52's did a flyby of the USS Ranger (CV61) ggrizzard at 3:07pm 11.02.23 Air Force show-offs! :biggrin:
Electric winch on 91 Hunter Passage ggrizzard at 3:04pm 11.02.23 Well, the circuit may have an inline fuse that's blown. Or, the wiring to the breaker has a short.
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 dlochner at 2:28pm 11.02.23 And if I'm being perfectly honest with myself... I find diesels intimidating.... so I might have a
Rewiring masthead and forward steaming light dlochner at 2:24pm 11.02.23 Is this really a thing???? I know it is the lore on the net and I've seen this argument many time
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 Scott T-Bird at 2:16pm 11.02.23 Charleston area with current? No way I would ever rely on an outboard. I found it very easy to get

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