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Perko fittings for the companionway stairs (1) bugbitten at 2:53pm 03.04.15 S2 10/4104 In addition to everything else, I'm looking at adding a removable plywood extension to the port sett
Spreader work (4) All U Get at 2:12pm 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 1/808 Hi all, It was warm enough today to work in the garage and the spreaders needed some touching up.
Fin vs Swing ? boblufkin at 1:51pm 03.04.15 Catalina 22 16/2605 Of all the 22's out there, anyone have an idea of what % were made with swing keels ? What % wings?
Whay kind of dog food while cruising Richard Olden at 12:17pm 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2915 We are in the final steps of starting a cruising life. We will be cruising the Gulf Coast, East Coas
What Paint To Choose stollo770 at 11:30am 03.04.15 The Cherubini Hunters 17/6191 Hello, I have a 1979 H27 and before I launch it this coming spring I would like to repaint the hul
Magma Kettle Grill mounting question Spellman66 at 10:41am 03.04.15 Catalina 310 6/2177 For Christmas my fiancee gave me a Magma kettle grill for our 310. I'm curious how, and where, othe
411 Rudder removal rickbogh at 9:58am 03.04.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/7324 I have a 1998 411, the steering has become very stiff. Removed the quadrant (that was a job) and re
at least the ice eaters are doing their job (pics) (2) iSailor at 7:07am 03.04.15 Catalina 310 4/1584 Cheers,
small vessel reporting system blues emergpa1 at 6:56am 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 24/3606 The red tape is giving me the blues, i can't figure this out: I am trying to get all my ships paper
R.I.P. Bonzai LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 6:39am 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 4/1026 Friends I was saddened to notice today on facebook that one of our members here, Bob Akins has passe
Reinstalling exterior teak handrails down_shift at 6:17am 03.04.15 Ask All Sailors 13/5579 While the C36 MK I is wrapped this winter, I removed the exterior teak handrails to sand down and re
1994 H-26 Spreader Dfisher at 6:04am 03.04.15 Smaller Boats 5/905 Hello all. I'm looking for a new starboard spreader for my Isomat Mast. I have been trying to get
What size sheave? Scott19770 at 10:20pm 03.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/860 I have a '91 Hunter 30, and one of my masthead sheaves broke and siezed while the main was up. Long
Mystery on the boat. Roadking Larry at 9:29pm 03.03.15 Ask All Sailors 42/5443 Last summer I bought 4 swim noodles to keep on the boat. One day while out sailing I rescued one ou
Breaker Panel Drop In Replacement for Fuse Panel? Snowbird One at 8:07pm 03.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1290 Is there a drop in BREAKER panel that can replace each of these fuse panels? I am loathe to cut a
Holes in Cockpit Bulkhead, Butchered for Depthfinder? Snowbird One at 8:04pm 03.03.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/3190 The previous owner made the holes as shown in the images. The one on the starboard side was obvio
Catalina 27 - anchor storage & deployment brrader at 6:43pm 03.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/5744 Hi all, I am a new Catalina 27 owner with a conundrum. I have owned little boats (including a coup
Hunter 31 electric panel placement Lee C - H31 at 6:32pm 03.03.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/834 I purchased a 1985 Hunter 31 in the spring and have several things that I need to, and want to do or
Heat Exchanger questions pullark at 5:15pm 03.03.15 Catalina 30 2/1104 Hi All, I have an 89 Mk 11 fitted with M25XP. Recently I decided to replace engine mounts and exhaus
B&G 3G radar/MF display packages RobG at 3:48pm 03.03.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1428 B'G has put together some pretty affordable (comparatively) radar/multi-function display packages li

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Newbie Intro jviss at 3:00pm 10.20.23 Got my license. Sat for all three tests, passed them all, so licensed Anateur Extra. Not on the ai
Engineering Help Needed (2) Tater at 2:46pm 10.20.23 :worthless: Here you go! The wind was too high today for testing. All should remember that aesthe
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? Codybear at 2:46pm 10.20.23 Yeah, the expenses would be going up somewhere between geometrically and exponentially. But I think
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 2:43pm 10.20.23 @jssailem Oh good call will do that now... it can sit all night and then haul out is at 2 tomorrow a
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 2:40pm 10.20.23 Glow plugs (both of em) working OK? Sounds kinda like a dirty injector if the plugs are fine. I be
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 2:35pm 10.20.23 How long is the cranking to start the engine when cold ? Do you know what the voltage at the start
keel bolts Dave at 2:25pm 10.20.23 My only question is: why was this posted on the Catalina 275 forum? I had an answer unique to C275s
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday jssailem at 2:25pm 10.20.23 Looks good. Might put some Krill oil or PBBlaster on the nuts. Let it soak. Might help to ease their
Halyard mast clutch question RitSim at 2:19pm 10.20.23 All good points. I suppose I could mount these clutches in the cockpit. If the halyards are cleat
Halyard mast clutch question dlochner at 2:15pm 10.20.23 Somewhere I read that long-term use of a rope clutch in the same rope location damages the rope cor
Key issues with C275. Codybear at 2:04pm 10.20.23 I'm very late to the party, but for future googlers, VC17 is very easy to remove. It dissolves with
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday (1) fourwhitesocks at 1:41pm 10.20.23 Here is my quadrant :) Looks the same as @dmax posted. Funny thing about the Oday 28 it got all of
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 1:24pm 10.20.23 Those lights just look like two big tassels... I mean, hassles. Really busty... Ah... I mean, dusty
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup kloudie1 at 1:12pm 10.20.23 Glow plugs (both of em) working OK? Sounds kinda like a dirty injector if the plugs are fine.
Odd Sailboat ads Ralph Johnstone at 12:36pm 10.20.23 ... and this one comes with swiffer pads..... Dear Sir, Would you consider an offer of $3.28 fo
Mast Trailer duality at 12:27pm 10.20.23 i sold a 52' mast and they brought it back to texas on a mast trailer, thought i had a picture. ill
Odd Sailboat ads (1) rgranger at 12:22pm 10.20.23 ... and this one comes with swiffer pads..... beer::beer::beer::beer:
Absolute Newbie looking for a 30 Scott T-Bird at 12:12pm 10.20.23 How is the market for buying a boat that is on Lake Tahoe? It wouldn't surprise me if they cost a l
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup Ralph Johnstone at 12:07pm 10.20.23 It has developed a habit of spewing lots of white smoke on initial cold start up. How long is the
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday dmax at 11:27am 10.20.23 Put a hydraulic jack under the rudder and you can let it down slowly.

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