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trailer, 22 hull w/ keel available very cheap (1) jmczzz at 6:00am 07.29.14 Catalina 22 0/794 trailer, 22 hull w/ keel available very cheapsold Ran across this deal looking for some parts.
Yanmar 30 suddenly will not start Cres at 5:24am 07.29.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/917 I have a 2005 Hunter 33 based at Pittwater in Sydney. After a morning sail I moored for lunch and sh
Downeast Dreaming Roger Long at 5:06am 07.29.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 5/8976 Three years ago today, I was just eleven days into the rest of my life. I told people at the time t
Replacing wind instrument bobtigar at 4:31am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2175 One of the many items that must be replace after my recent lightning strike is my Datamarine wind sy
Old gas All U Get at 4:11am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 22/1562 Hi all, Does anyone have a good way of disposing old gasoline. I have a boat on the market and w
Simpson-Lawrence Horizon Express Windlass svGallivant at 12:19am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1078 I have a Simpson-Lawrence Express Windlass on my Beneteau 461. It has a reversing motor, drives the
Cabin ventilation PSR at 10:11pm 07.28.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1192 Has anyone found a way to replace existing sealed Catalina ports with alternatives that open? More c
Vocabulary help (1) judsonj at 9:45pm 07.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/676 Hey All, I have found this forum to be a great help with almost every project I have taken on in my
Beckson opening port gaskets Mark Maulden at 8:14pm 07.28.14 Ask All Sailors 16/3933 Have 4 4x14 opening ports that need new gaskets. Spent 5 hrs today ( ya five) and got 1.5 ports do
Sail to Cambridge Maryland MLampner at 8:13pm 07.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1285 O any of the bay sailors know if a 1977 Hunter 30 can clear the route 50 bridge at Cambridge. I am s
Baffling problem, and Muffler for '84 C-30 Universal MK25 mfitzg at 7:42pm 07.28.14 Catalina 30 4/954 I have a very strange problem. Twice now under different circumstances and separated by two season
Dream come true! (4) Ruck at 7:24pm 07.28.14 Trailer Sailors 19/3043 My boys and I overnighted on Lake Lanier this past weekend for the first time. I have been waiting
Overtaking on the AICW rclarke246 at 6:52pm 07.28.14 Ask All Sailors 12/1516 Newbie here. We'll be heading south on the AICW from Annapolis this September in our Beneteau Swift
Propeller pitch. fdnynapes at 6:44pm 07.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/968 Does anyone have a 90 horse Suzuki and know what diameter and pitch what works best, 26 m 2010.
Halyard Lengths rcharrison1 at 6:34pm 07.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/5769 I am replacing the halyards on my Mac 25. I did this quite a few years ago and wrote down the lengt
75 Macgregor 22 (1) moparots at 6:21pm 07.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/629 Hello all, new to this board. I am looking at a 1975 Macgregor 22 sailboat. In good shape, with a t
Bimini Larry D Calander at 5:58pm 07.28.14 Smaller Boats 6/1032 Have used 96 h26 bimini fabric is missing. Frame measures 8 feet out from the stern rail. How can Yo
Too much weather helm jsgonz at 5:15pm 07.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3050 My 1985 28.5 Hunter sails nicely but at 15kts+, I develop too much weather helm. I have a new main,
catalina 445 Varro at 4:54pm 07.28.14 Big Boats 1/2430 question to others owners of 445. I have water in the bilge (keel) Did you hear about a problem on t
Oday 12 manual jdailey16o at 3:16pm 07.28.14 Day Sailers 1/795 Hello! I am looking for a copy of an O'day 12 owner's manual. I need to learn how to rig the 12's

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Macerator pump won't run. JoeK at 3:17pm 11.01.22 Problem solved. We were able to turn the pump shaft with a screwdriver. We then followed the wirin
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 3:06pm 11.01.22 Thank you guys so much! I am really appreciating the knowledge I am getting here. I have been using
What is this hole on the side of the engine cover for? senang at 3:03pm 11.01.22 Never seen or heard of this. Must be a way to fill reports with standard action points that are in a
deck hardware: what is this called? senang at 2:58pm 11.01.22 Use a SS bolt of correct dimensions as a temp replacement.
Saltwater hose to engine dlochner at 2:41pm 11.01.22 Thanks! I contacted SeaStarSolutions (Dometic) and they now sell this SeaStar Solutions, which is d
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter Don S/V ILLusion at 2:41pm 11.01.22 I assume you made a conscious decision to leave the boat uncovered. Cats compared with mono hulls ha
deck hardware: what is this called? kloudie1 at 2:14pm 11.01.22 Exactly.. Measure carefully.. Buy a spare or three. lifeline clevis pin - Google Search
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 2:05pm 11.01.22
Keel sag jssailem at 2:04pm 11.01.22
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter Parsons at 2:03pm 11.01.22 BTW: when it comes to cleaning in the spring, give Imar Strataglass cleaner (301) a try. Not only d
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter jssailem at 1:58pm 11.01.22 put it on a sheet of plywood on sawhorses in my basement. If you arrange the sawhorses correctly a
Keel sag orion440 at 1:53pm 11.01.22
What do you have at the top of your mast? jssailem at 1:53pm 11.01.22 There is nothing that says you cannot have the Light on the top of your mast (traditional and as pre
Jib sheet length Sanfelice at 1:50pm 11.01.22 This may help you out. Genoa Sheet XLE 1 7/16" 80 Whipped /Heat Sealed Whipped /Heat Sealed There a
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 1:47pm 11.01.22 weather.. it's been an extraordinary year... Aint that the truth. Looking like winter is on a sim
Keel sag Hollyberry at 1:27pm 11.01.22 Keel stepped or deck stepped mast? Excess rigging tension may be a factor... but I'd think it would
deck hardware: what is this called? Hollyberry at 1:23pm 11.01.22 Clevis Pin.....
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Hollyberry at 1:22pm 11.01.22 Quite the travail.... here's hoping things smooth out from now on to the end. But not much you can d
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter Captain Larry-DH at 1:14pm 11.01.22 :banghead: Thanks, it sounds unanimous. Will dismount it and store it indoors. I like the idea of
Leaving canvas up in northeast winter PaulK at 12:59pm 11.01.22 Leaving it up would seem like a great way to get yourself a new enclosure for Christmas!

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