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swing keel replacement 72goingstrong at 4:11pm 02.04.15 Catalina 22 8/5819 Hello fellow Catalina swing keel owners. I am new to this site and I wonder if anyone has ever come
Hopping on an ODay25 or larger in Tampa area mid-March sailingy3k at 3:23pm 02.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/734 I hope this is an appropriate place to post this request. My wife and I (in our 50s, though me just
Companionway Hatch ramon orton at 2:54pm 02.04.15 Big Boats 6/1748 The overhead companionway hatch (not hatch boards) on my 1987 Hunter 34 is difficult to open or clos
new prop or is tach off newboatowner at 2:25pm 02.04.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1004 Good day to all of you shoveling out of the mess left by the last snow storm. I am passing the win
Oday emblems (1) Euphoria2011 at 1:43pm 02.04.15 Bigger Boats 30/5189 Hey all, a coworker here does woodworking as a hobby with a cnc machine and long story short, he mad
Wiring / Voltage nickamudd at 11:57am 02.04.15 Ask All Sailors 16/2006 Wiring / Voltage question Hi All, I have a basic electrical question: I currently have two
Lancer PS Outboard btdg28 at 11:36am 02.04.15 Lancer 11/5740 Lancer 27PS Outboard Feedback We have owned our power sailor for about 3 years now and really like
Thru Hull Below The Water Line stollo770 at 11:28am 02.04.15 The Cherubini Hunters 14/6364 Hello, I am planning on installing a new thru hull beneath the water line of my boat. The thru hull
Someone got a new..... (1) cb32863 at 11:08am 02.04.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1346 Sail delivered yesterday evening. 5.5oz Dacron with radial clew. 2+2 batten configuration, loose foo
new wind guage Hayden Watson at 10:56am 02.04.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1365 My ancient Standard Horizon wind gauge died with no hope of repair or parts. Does anyone have a sou
Boat renaming etiquette indimini at 10:28am 02.04.15 Ask All Sailors 32/4683 We are planning on renaming our boat (purchased last fall) to start the spring season. Her present n
How to Remove Yellowing water lines from the Hull? (1) McIntoshUSA at 8:30am 02.04.15 Ask All Sailors 23/12405 When we bought our boat it had some yellowing color on the Hull. (See attached Photo) The previous o
Best Electrical Work (2) dparilla at 5:50am 02.04.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2119 Thanks to my wife for helping with rewiring our mast. Made for quick work (and she even heat shrunk
Catalina 30 interior wood George Da Porge at 5:04am 02.04.15 Catalina 30 4/3473 Have a 1990 Catalina 30. I do some woodworking and know what your "standard" woods look like (e.g.
Catalina 30 engine access doors George Da Porge at 4:59am 02.04.15 Catalina 30 21/5888 I am looking to remove the hinges from the 3 engine access doors and use different hardware to affix
Mac26m rudder alignment and steering? Power not working Patbrogan at 8:52pm 02.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1690 We just bought a 26m and used it for the first time. When backing out of dock, we discovered that st
electrical terminals/corrosion CYQK at 6:09pm 02.03.15 Ask All Sailors 22/7281 whats the latest and greatest to apply to electrical terminals to prevent corrosion but not interfer
Mast Holes at Deck (3) Jongleur at 5:22pm 02.03.15 Catalina 30 3/1864 I have read that the mast head is open to the sky, and if that's so, water will get in and must be
Raising the mainsail on our Catalina 36 corvette at 5:15pm 02.03.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1285 I'm told there's a lubricant for the lines deployed to hoist the mainsail of our Catalina 36 -- Anyo
Short Sightedness dparilla at 4:58pm 02.03.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3617 Well. Stupidity reigns supreme. I was just informed by a client that his marina will not allow the

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Schafer Outrageous Pricing Rich Stidger at 2:12pm 06.13.23 The whole "price gouging" complaint thing gets under my skin! People have choices, and people who m
Alden 44 Air Conditioner location capt�nErik at 2:00pm 06.13.23
Schafer Outrageous Pricing jviss at 1:48pm 06.13.23 Obvious price gouging really annoys me. How is it price gouging? What should they do? Twice the
Schafer Outrageous Pricing BigEasy at 1:48pm 06.13.23 Yes, it is getting ridiculous regarding prices of pretty much everything. I plan to rebuild mine, w
Yanmar 2gm hard starting and stalling on lower RPM Yanman511 at 1:45pm 06.13.23 Thanks @Ralph Johnstone I appreciate it I will give it a try.
Wind Song launched Tim Alden44 at 1:29pm 06.13.23 Gorgeous
Alden 44 Air Conditioner location Tim Alden44 at 1:26pm 06.13.23 Where in the Chesapeake are you located? I keep my boat on Scotts creek in Portsmouth We are in Ro
Alden 44 Air Conditioner location Tim Alden44 at 1:25pm 06.13.23 I have an 82 Alden 44 myself and I just installed an 18,000btu air conditioner/ heat pump under the
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 (1) jviss at 1:22pm 06.13.23 That is why I installed a start push bottom in the engine room so I can crank the engine from the e
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 jssailem at 1:19pm 06.13.23 To bleed the injector pump of air, you must have someone crank the engine while you crack an inject
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 RitSim at 1:00pm 06.13.23 Agree with all above. Had similar issues with my C30. You can temporarily use a piece of clear tub
Edson wheel size and leather cover? (1) JamesG161 at 12:29pm 06.13.23 Too keep the leather fresh use this, once a season. and clean off hand oils too. Jim...
Home Built Stack Pack Hayden Watson at 12:10pm 06.13.23 On my modification I get all of those benefits plus I am able to get the jack lines out of the way w
Adding a 2nd Bilge Pump to a 310? Monheganlover at 12:03pm 06.13.23 Yes. I actually have a spare bilge pump I could wire up that way. Great suggestion. Thanks!
Adding a 2nd Bilge Pump to a 310? Tom J at 11:46am 06.13.23 Hmm, that is a lot of changes and another hole in the boat. I'd just have a spare pump in my inven
Found a 2003 C310 Tom J at 11:42am 06.13.23 Final count was 23 adult boats in 1 class and 10 youth boats in one class. They only published the
Found a 2003 C310 (1) JRT at 11:15am 06.13.23 Final count was 23 adult boats in 1 class and 10 youth boats in one class. They only published the
Minor project: new teak companionway step jdrutten at 10:59am 06.13.23 Looks great! The SBO store reports that these steps are no longer available, and the replacements th
Engine raw water thru hole location Don S/V ILLusion at 10:39am 06.13.23
Should I switch to hank on? Any Sea at 10:35am 06.13.23 What type of furler do you have? Our boat is equipped with a CDI furler that is not a problem to sto

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