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Visiting Cape Cod looking to race this week? dwottavian at 5:33pm 06.26.15 Catalina 22 1/657 My name is Dave Ottaviani, I own Hulls 61 and 63. I am vacationing in West Harwich, Ma and looking
Roller Furler korchinskyp at 5:33pm 06.26.15 Big Boats 3/1031 I have a Hunter Legend 37.5 with a below deck roller furler. It seems to be hanging up more and mor
Removing mastic-type sealant from frames PineyWoods at 3:52pm 06.26.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1004 My wife and I had a wretched time removing the black mastic-type adhesive from a C30 port frame that
massive corrosion problem (5) FourPoints at 2:23pm 06.26.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1603 Friends boat got short hauled today to inspect the sail drive and change a few seals that were due f
What are these things? (1) bawlmer at 1:36pm 06.26.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1151 I was rooting through my lockers and came upon 2 short lines of different length each with a brass s
Installing a transducer sashaproctor at 1:32pm 06.26.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1472 I just bought a 1976 Catalina 27 that has absolutely no instruments on it. I'm looking at the Garmi
Mast and sails to sold hoastonge at 10:20am 06.26.15 Catalina 30 0/6 I have a mast and boom who fit on Catalina 30MKIII 1995 Main sheet traveler And I have main sail a
Bonding Systems and Grounding Systems - isolate? the_alpine at 9:58am 06.26.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3754 Maine Sail - whats your take on this? Should a boats bonding system be completely seperate from an
Rotten Keel Bolts DEEPCMAN66 at 8:51am 06.26.15 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1278 Help Needed, Looking To Buy 1982 Hunter27 And Found A Rotted Keel Bolt Can Anyone Tell Me How To Re
Zincs Gone Sailgunner at 6:59am 06.26.15 Big Boats 4/1195 I have my boat behind the house on a canal and have noticed in the last year or so that Ihave to rep
Auto-pilot? captain_verwey at 6:00am 06.26.15 Catalina 30 8/2525 Just bought a 1989 Catalina 30 which does not have an auto-pilot. Any recommendations on good ones,
Run the outboard dry dlewis812 at 5:47am 06.26.15 Ask All Sailors 71/7683 Yet another "should I run the gas out". I used to always run the gas out however after reading he m
Anyone used Titan anchor rode? Any good or junk? holdech at 5:43am 06.26.15 Ask All Sailors 18/5566 I need new rode for my windlass project. This windlass specifies 9/16 rode so that narrows the optio
Doyle Cradle Cover Frustrations Bubba4137 at 3:45am 06.26.15 Mid-Size Boats 9/5802 I have an '87 Hunter 31 that I just purchased this spring. It is rigged with a Doyle cradle cover.
lazarette lock Ciarabc at 11:17pm 06.25.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1748 We would like to know if anyone has had success getting locks for the lazarettes. We have found tha
Kent Narrows, Chesapeake Bay Paul Mermelstein at 8:05pm 06.25.15 Ask All Sailors 5/944 Anyone have first hand knowledge of the condition of the Narrows the last few months? I know it was
Need some help locating parts. nashuasteve at 8:03pm 06.25.15 Catalina 30 2/923 Over the winter the overhead hatch in the head began leaking and since we got 108 inches of snow whe
Rudder flutter Sandy Feet at 6:01pm 06.25.15 Big Boats 0/1235 I am noticing a slight flutter movement in the steering that seams to be coming from the rudder . It
Aluminum keel winch support? JohnCTV21 at 5:42pm 06.25.15 Ask All Sailors 4/680 In the process of replacing my keel winch ('75 Macgregor V21) and the support. Any down side to r
Struck by Lightning - we'll see how good USAA/Progressive is smokey73 at 4:54pm 06.25.15 Ask All Sailors 51/8509 Well, Last night we had a fierce thunderstorm move through. I got a call from the boatyard where m

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Keel bolts on a 23-2 AndrewJillings at 7:11am 10.31.23 Thank you, that was just what I needed to read. I had pretty much worked my way to this conclusion,
Its funny Friday! (1) Will Gilmore at 7:10am 10.31.23 I'd say, late Stone Age. Pre 2000's perhapse.
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) JamesG161 at 6:37am 10.31.23 This "Shot Gun" approach is not best method. Here is my best guess. ine. No inflow of air, no pum
leak in aft berth stern corners colin59 at 6:29am 10.31.23 took the aft teak bulkhead off and no evidence of leaks from fuel, waste tank or from any of the mec
macerator doesn't have enough oumph dlochner at 6:13am 10.31.23 s 0.6m = 23.6 inches. And usually this is wishful thinking for an impellor type pump on the part o
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? shemandr at 6:02am 10.31.23 ... should I not fix her up? ... It's a fair question. It might be better to learn what you can f
2013+ MH-40 Discussion BourbonSailor at 5:42am 10.31.23 @Bob R. and tfox2069. I looked at the MH 40 over the weekend, and she is a nice boat. I have another
made homemade bow fenders for h260, is there store version? Crazy Dave Condon at 4:52am 10.31.23 Practice is recommended but not at the dock
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Terry Cox at 4:47am 10.31.23 Hi George. H36, a nice boat, and perfect for two people. Glad you're enjoying her. A similar experie
Leak repair: how to fix up cabin ceiling? LakeShark at 4:41am 10.31.23 Hey LakeShark! No worries: keep it coming! Maybe I should reframe my question as: should I not fix
Its funny Friday! (2) Captain Larry-DH at 4:24am 10.31.23 Seen yesterday at a marina. Look closely at the object on the ground next to the trash can. Maybe h
Its funny Friday! Ward H at 10:27pm 10.30.23 A lady of the evening sees a lonely man walking along the street, approaches him and says "I will d
1975 oday 22 (1) Sunbird22358 at 10:10pm 10.30.23 From what I can see ,that is a shoal draft keel . The centerboard will be inside the keel . Could y
Keel bolts on a 23-2 Sunbird22358 at 9:58pm 10.30.23 I don't know what those bolts are for, but they do not hold the keel on! The keel on the 23-2 is mol
Extending Table Leafs artboas at 9:13pm 10.30.23
Extending Table Leafs artboas at 9:06pm 10.30.23 One more hint beyond Arts ... I didn't get the shorter posts with mine. So I made some out of 4 inc
macerator doesn't have enough oumph (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:04pm 10.30.23 The macerator sits up pretty high above the tank (about 18-24") lor type pump on the part of the
leak in aft berth stern corners colin59 at 8:04pm 10.30.23 without the matress's and still h2o...the port side hull vinyl wall covering was wet at the bottom
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Richard19068 at 7:57pm 10.30.23 - tried running macerator while using a hose into the deck plate, hoping to get the pump to prime.
Hunter 290 stack pac main sail cover colin59 at 7:51pm 10.30.23 thanks... Colin

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