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Tecsew sprayhoods in England (5) jhastie at 6:24am 05.21.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1381 Does anyone know who can do these in the US?
Gelcoat Polishing FlimFlamII at 5:57am 05.21.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1001 I used a finishing sander with 440 grit paper on the hull and had excellent results. Any suggestion
Yanmar 3gmf a65sailor at 5:36am 05.21.15 Engines and Propulsion 10/1879 Have a Yanmar 3gmf and just replaced all fuel lines. Added a Racor filter and changed the the engine
Glasses Gatch30 at 4:12am 05.21.15 Ask All Sailors 52/10169 What is the best eye wear to reduce sun glare off the water. I'm not looking for specific brand, unl
split shaft coupling paulj at 2:18am 05.21.15 Catalina 310 2/829 Truckman In mainsails directions he says not to hit the shaft towards the transmission when i
Rudder mount (1) FlimFlamII at 9:04pm 05.20.15 Ask All Sailors 0/661 Any suggestions on what's the best material to use under the rudder mount?
Rudder specs 37 legend Newmoon at 7:56pm 05.20.15 Big Boats 4/956 Hey guys I'm new to this. I just got my first boat, a 37 legend. Really killer. It has a small probl
window sealant eianm at 7:42pm 05.20.15 Big Boats 3/1301 We had horrendous wet weather a few weeks ago that exposed a new leak! It is one of my main side win
E series vs a series dkaplan308@aol.com at 6:51pm 05.20.15 Big Boats 0/864 Does anyone have a good synopsis of the major differences between the new touch screen raymarine E a
What's a Season Ken13559 at 6:14pm 05.20.15 Ask All Sailors 5/964 I'm always confounded by mention of "a season" in boat maintenance. So what is it? 3 months? 1 year?
Clearwater sailaway78 at 6:12pm 05.20.15 Ask All Sailors 3/893 Arrived in Clearwater this morning, after a three doy hop across the gulf from New Orleans. Biggest
C-30 Aqua Lift Muffler replacement - Rookie needs help kildevil at 3:31pm 05.20.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/2892 Our Catalina 30 has a leaking Aqua-Lift muffler. I have just recently been exposed to sailboats and
Mast eye chicagodave at 2:26pm 05.20.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1397 Thinking of adding a mast eye to help organize spinnaker halyards etc on Beneteau 423. Any other
An Introduction steve stark at 2:25pm 05.20.15 SSB and Ham Operators 1/1318 Hello, fellow Sparky's.... Just re-activated the old license that I let expire some 30 years ago, bu
ignition breaker issue gettinthere at 12:30pm 05.20.15 Musings With Maine Sail 33/5842 RC The breaker on our DC panel for the ignition circuit keeps popping. It did this 2 years ago and
O'day 26 Bimini Top Installation (2) BelladonnaII at 12:25pm 05.20.15 Day Sailers 6/4297 I've recently ordered and installed a bimini top on my 84 O'day 26 thanks to a owner that was sellin
ODay 19 decal / emblem weh5748 at 11:44am 05.20.15 Day Sailers 5/1796 The ODay 19 insignia on side of hull within the blue stripe appears to be a "decal" and is badly che
O Day 23 DJ MKE at 11:43am 05.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1120 I just completed a basic keel sailing course. I'm looking at purchasing an O Day 23. This boat is
Inexpensive Self Mast Climbing Setup. Bowedtoothdoc at 10:57am 05.20.15 Ask All Sailors 31/7608 Does anyone have any tips or tricks for getting up the mast alone. I know ATN makes one, but it is 4
My first sailboat - leaking chainplate; other questions Jimski at 10:42am 05.20.15 Catalina 30 10/2125 I have just closed on my first sailboat - a 1986 C30. I had a survey done and that turned up a few t

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Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! marcham at 8:44pm 12.11.23 I had the port list on my 380. Removed 160 lbs of batteries from the port settee and relocated about
Re-installing the shaft coupling Ralph Johnstone at 8:35pm 12.11.23 You want that coupling to seize together with the shaft. If you're relying on the parts to seize
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 8:30pm 12.11.23 I have a daysailer (Chrysler Mutineer 15) and Catalina 22, and I've thought about re-rigging each wi
Furano connection dlochner at 6:51pm 12.11.23 Is the mast deck stepped? If so, it may be inside the mast. There may be an access port on the mast,
Re-installing the shaft coupling dlochner at 6:46pm 12.11.23 Friction between the coupling and the shaft is important, it takes the stress off the key and makes
Help, My Boat is Tipping Over! CAVU at 6:45pm 12.11.23 I own a 2001 380 and also have the port list you mentioned. I think the lack of the genset may be a
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:42pm 12.11.23 Terminators / Connectors Good terminators purpose-built for this task aren't cheap. Usually a littl
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:36pm 12.11.23 Types of Dyneema From Marlow SK60 : Older formulation (I think original Amsteel was SK60?) SK75 :
Synthetic Rigging AaronD at 6:27pm 12.11.23 @Tedd. Thanks for posting this. I've been thinking occasionally about synthetic rigging for a few ye
Re-installing the shaft coupling rgranger at 6:15pm 12.11.23 Teflon tape???
Re-installing the shaft coupling American_Mainsail at 5:59pm 12.11.23 You do not want to apply any anti-seize, lubricant, etc. to your shaft coupling. You want that coupl
Re-installing the shaft coupling Michael Davis at 5:53pm 12.11.23 So nice to have some Ai to blame! I love it.
Swim platform question PaulK at 5:24pm 12.11.23 I'm not even understanding how that thing is mounted or the orientation. It seems that the ladder
Re-installing the shaft coupling shemandr at 5:01pm 12.11.23 Might have to blame that one on spell check. I try to review posts and still some get by. I should
Any clever ideas on how to monitor the level in waste holding tank? Richard19068 at 4:37pm 12.11.23 @4arch: Thanks for posting that.
Re-installing the shaft coupling Don S/V ILLusion at 4:25pm 12.11.23
315 Backstay Adjuster Stu Jackson at 4:21pm 12.11.23 Greg, Gerry Douglas has called it his "15/16 rig." :clap: Really.
315 Backstay Adjuster Tally Ho at 4:05pm 12.11.23 The forestay of the Catalina 315 is so close to the head that it might be considered a fractional
Swim platform question shemandr at 4:00pm 12.11.23 I'm not even understanding how that thing is mounted or the orientation. It seems that the ladder
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 Tom J at 3:55pm 12.11.23 Tom have you notice any differences in the boats handling with the davits and solar panel compared

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