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water pump impellers obsailor at 7:51pm 04.22.15 Catalina 30 10/2065 My Cat 30 gets used for about four months a season in Long Island Sound. At the start of every seas
Freeport Tx Marina??? Rusty south at 5:16pm 04.22.15 Destinations 4/2459 Has any one had a sailbaot at Freeport TX marina, thinking of using as home port verses Kemah. Just
Mice in outboard slowdog at 4:33pm 04.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 2/1309 I got some mice in my outboard I got them out and the wires fixes what's the best way to clean the m
O'day II Manual jparco at 3:31pm 04.22.15 Day Sailers 4/4116 Where can I obtain a manual for O'Day II 17?
Size of tubes on swim ladder Steverhnm at 3:29pm 04.22.15 Big Boats 6/1218 So I am going back down to my boat in Mexico in a couple weeks and know the little rubber things (cr
Hot water heater hose busted (1) jonelli at 2:54pm 04.22.15 Catalina 30 10/2620 I turned on my hot water heater yesterday (110V) and about an hour or so later the output hose burst
Rough time/dangerous bridge ICW: Lake Worth/North Palm Beach emergpa1 at 1:11pm 04.22.15 Ask All Sailors 23/3260 Originally posted this deep in another thread, but thought I would edit it for errors and repost and
Sail track lubricant gary at 12:32pm 04.22.15 Smaller Boats 15/8960 Curious as to what you all might recommend to lubricate sail tracks on masts and booms, etc., etc.
Anyone parting out an S25? tomcat2k at 11:33am 04.22.15 Seidelmann 2/2526 Wonderful advice from other boaters lead me to discover that my boom (and likely mast) are not origi
Motor size recommendation (2) Sanderscarguy at 10:59am 04.22.15 Ask All Sailors 13/3904 Hello, I am new to sailing and have come across a 22 ft Cherokee sailboat for next to nothing. I
Custom Flags - Suggestions? jonelli at 10:47am 04.22.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2050 I've done a quick Google search and found some places online where I can order a complete custom tra
Redoing the non-skid with kiwigrip Alctel at 9:50am 04.22.15 The Cherubini Hunters 10/6154 It's finally time to tackle the topsides and non-skid. I am going to try to salvage the gelcoat o
O'day 34 headsail (1) Jonzi at 9:12am 04.22.15 Parts Search 0/1546 I'm in need of a new (used) genoa headsail for our 1984 O'day 34. Preferably a110% - 135%. Please po
upgraded trailer write-up (17) willsnow at 8:54am 04.22.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2527 I'm done!!! What I thought would be a fairly straight-forward refurbishing and bunk installation tu
2 part question about exhaust ... (1) Scott T-Bird at 8:42am 04.22.15 Engines and Propulsion 17/4165 My exhaust exits the transom just above the boot stripe and it is pretty much submerged when running
rintys1 rintys1 at 8:41am 04.22.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1382 i have a 2008 yanmar 15hp have been having an on going problem with the engine. Only gets to 2000rp
Cockpit Life Line rlrobian at 8:30am 04.22.15 Catalina 22 5/1389 Guys, Still working on the restoration of our 84 swing 22. Is there some way to convert/modify the
Almost there jtuner119 at 7:43am 04.22.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1266 I would like to thank the sailboat owners community. When I first purchased my boat, last fall, I kn
S2 9.2 A stuffing box kegendron at 7:25am 04.22.15 S2 2/1166 I am looking to replace my dripless coupler with a regular stuffing box. I have a 2QM15 and the drip
Crossing my fingers DannyS at 5:31am 04.22.15 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1759 I went out on a limb this week with an ebay purchase. I've been searching ebay for some random parts

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315 Backstay Adjuster Don Guillette at 10:09am 11.20.23 Bill: Where the flattening effect comes from on a fractional rig is in the middle 3rd of the main wh
315 Backstay Adjuster Joe at 9:56am 11.20.23 Any other suggestions about mainsail trim controls on this in-mast furling sail? I use the vang a
Beneteau 331/ Oceanis 331 BigEasy at 9:54am 11.20.23 I am thinking about upgrading the fixed prop on my 2001 westerbeke 331 to a Max-Prop feathering pro
cleaning the fabric covers of cushions Ralph Johnstone at 9:49am 11.20.23 but my local cleaner says with attatched thin foam layer they cannot dry clean. When I first look
Air heater installation on Hunter 336 Ralph Johnstone at 9:40am 11.20.23
Thanksgiving Cruise SoSound at 9:37am 11.20.23 It looked like a great day for a sail to Seattle! My wife and I think that the Bridge Of Glass and
Funny Friday!!! Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 11.20.23 The rest room at the hangar I'm working in. "Oh, the humanity"
Funny Friday!!! (1) DArcy at 9:14am 11.20.23 The rest room at the hangar I'm working in.
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. (1) Gene Neill at 9:00am 11.20.23 Realistically, even in Florida, you'll probably only get between 180 wh to 240 wh of power from the
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump chriscampbell at 8:49am 11.20.23 I started this project this weekend. I got the two waste lines removed that were connected to the pu
Another Solar Panel Question. . . dlochner at 8:47am 11.20.23 As a rule of thumb Solar panels can produce about 3 times the nominal capacity per day. So, a 50w pa
315 Backstay Adjuster Bill Russell at 8:27am 11.20.23 Don - thanks, as always, for your good guidance. The C315 has a (slightly) fractional rig, and if J
Possible Mod Question JohnK Austin TX at 8:22am 11.20.23 Hi John, I think the biggest problem you are up against is the weight of the C275. I have the hea
Does anyone recognise this windlass? SV Andorinha at 8:12am 11.20.23 Hi John, Thanks for your reply. I have been spending some time looking up older australian windlass
315 Backstay Adjuster Don Guillette at 7:32am 11.20.23 Bill: The easiest way to flatten the main is with the outhaul & boom vang. Trying to bend the Catali
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. dlochner at 7:27am 11.20.23 The X2 website is a bit short on useful information. They claim the battery has 640 watt hours of ca
cleaning the fabric covers of cushions Caboteur at 7:10am 11.20.23
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. (1) Gene Neill at 6:18am 11.20.23 As an aside your flare gun will not count toward meeting the requirement if it is still on the pack
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. brockangelo at 5:51am 11.20.23 As an aside your flare gun will not count toward meeting the requirement if it is still on the pack
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass seadaddler at 5:22am 11.20.23 I have same problem with chain jamming up on my 07 H-36 and with wife at helm I have her motor slowl

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