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West Marine Classic Dinghy Mikem at 8:59pm 02.12.15 Ask All Sailors 14/8980 Looking for any feedback on the West Marine Classic Dinghy. It is a Walker Bay look alike but a bit
Need to Find a New Solar Controller JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 5:23pm 02.12.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1742 Just learned that Rogue will no longer make the MPT-3048. From their blog: After a lot of delibe
Hows the sailing in the Fort Myers area? AXEL at 1:49pm 02.12.15 Ask All Sailors 61/7925 I am thinking of moving there in a couple of years. I would prefer to go a little further north but
slentando2 slower pace at 11:03am 02.12.15 Smaller Boats 4/621 How can I fix my poptop seahood, that has sagged down over the years,not allowing my plax-a-glass to
Trap Drain (1) Blitz at 10:45am 02.12.15 Ask All Sailors 14/1310 What is the real pupose of installing a trap type drain for a head sink? I assume it helps keep any
C-22 Keel with the Pin Frednick at 10:02am 02.12.15 Catalina 22 14/1241 I am in the process of fixing-up (not intended to be completely restored) my rusty keel from my C-22
What Should I use to clean the Bottom of my boat? McIntoshUSA at 9:09am 02.12.15 Ask All Sailors 18/4509 I tried searching but could not find anything. What should I use to clean the bottom of my boat. I t
Columbia 35 colingreen155 at 8:36am 02.12.15 Tattoo Owners 1/1722 Looking to purchase a Columbia 35 1978. Has anyone owned one and could let me know their experiences
Hitting Bottom (5) Roger Long at 8:05am 02.12.15 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 2/2215
Cutless bearing Bruce12 at 7:36am 02.12.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1770 I am being told that my rudder will have to be dropped to remove the cutlass bearing and the rudder
Remote engine oil filter for Catalina 27 cbarnhart53 at 6:33am 02.12.15 Mid-Size Boats 5/1574 Has anyone with a 1981 to 1987 Catalina 27 with a Universal diesel engine installed a remote oil fil
is this normal (1) hummingbirdbassist at 6:08am 02.12.15 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1597 My cherubini is now in the water but my question is she has been in water last two months and its ab
Sail boat junk yard jleblanc31 at 5:39am 02.12.15 Ask All Sailors 20/5205 Is there any sailboat junk yards I know most are called salvage yards. but I haven't heard anyone sp
Cartoon boat pix Jackdaw at 10:49pm 02.11.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1358 Well I'm up waiting for a conference call to start in Europe, and am having a blast waiting and play
Fuel polishing P/U and return tubes scherzoja at 9:27pm 02.11.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1281 I will be modifying my tank to install a dedicated pickup (P/U) tube and dedicated return tube. Tan
Roller furling Oday 27 1bajaboy at 9:14pm 02.11.15 Bigger Boats 3/1653 Hello, I would like to know what size your headsail furling drum is?? Also your forestay wire size
rope/line "lock" vs a clutch? centerline at 8:43pm 02.11.15 Ask All Sailors 16/3618 does anyone know of a device that operates similar to a rope clutch that will actually lock the line
Take out pizza (1) Jackdaw at 8:20pm 02.11.15 Ask All Sailors 21/2242 Brilliant. http://netdna.tinyhouseblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pizza-pi-61.jpg
B393 traveller (3) AndyR at 7:01pm 02.11.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1125 Hi everyone A recent Jibe took out the port side end fitting on my traveller. I cant seem to ident
Should battery charger be on all the time? YVRguy at 5:24pm 02.11.15 Ask All Sailors 34/4439 I'm embarrassed not to know the answer to this but here goes: On my A/C panel there is a breaker

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disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard justsomeguy at 11:08am 12.15.22 need to use a temporary headstay Most certainly. You can use the main halyard.
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E (1) HarryvdMeer at 10:47am 12.15.22 See attached pic. I have a max prop which was installed by the previous owner, who mentioned that h
Single handing WI Rigger at 10:37am 12.15.22 I looked up Woody Wax on Amazon, there appears to be 2 kinds, A plain Woody Wax and a Tower Woody Wa
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 10:26am 12.15.22 Another question. When you wash your boat: Do you just use a pressure and plain water? Do you
tank sizes catalina 30 PaulK at 10:22am 12.15.22 Though your boat may be different, this site might be helpful SailboatData.com - CATALINA 30 Sai
Caframo Ralph Johnstone at 9:59am 12.15.22 Those two are not allowed on my boat. And whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ? You've piqued my curiosity.
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions DRhoads at 9:51am 12.15.22 I think you will find it near the nav station mounted vertically behind a panel. nav computers need
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:44am 12.15.22 Another question. When you wash your boat: Do you just use a pressure and plain water? Do you u
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E (3) jssailem at 9:42am 12.15.22 Possible causes: - valve clearance - injection timing - injectors dirty Certainly those are possib
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 9:33am 12.15.22 What's that expression, God watches over drunks and fools? On December 3 at Cape Hatteras the wind
Caframo jssailem at 9:19am 12.15.22 Those two are not allowed on my boat.
Anchor Bridle (1) jssailem at 9:14am 12.15.22 If ever needed I will cut the soft shackle In a hurry, you may need something very sharp and able
Anchor Bridle tfox2069 at 9:12am 12.15.22 Similar to the above with all 5/16" chain, I use the small Mantus on our 33' boat; but, decided tha
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast (1) rgranger at 9:01am 12.15.22
handheld VHf? rgranger at 8:54am 12.15.22 So, go buy one. They are nice to communicate with crew who are away on a dinghy or ashore, or if y
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E Ralph Johnstone at 8:53am 12.15.22 Where is the exhaust discharge on the hull located ? A picture would help.
Anchor Bridle Hello Below at 8:53am 12.15.22 Similar to the above with all 5/16" chain, I use the small Mantus on our 33' boat; but, decided that
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast william24424 at 8:39am 12.15.22 Great boat name Atrevida, which in Spanish means daring or unprepared? My thoughts.. 1) No power?
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast jssailem at 8:31am 12.15.22 The Stream runs north about 19nm off the coast of Cape Hatteras (the grave yard of the Atlantic). P
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Scott T-Bird at 8:28am 12.15.22 Catalina 30. Seems they left in clear weather and a storm surprised them. Ran out of water, though

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