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Status Update Koolbreeze at 5:29pm 11.07.14 Seidelmann 2/2044 Well, I'm please to announce the coming out party of my new girl... After sitting tied at the dock
Hull color of this 22 ? (1) SailingRipple at 5:16pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 2/746 I love the color of this hull but if I got it wrong it wud be a baby blue fail any ideas what it mig
Outhaul Bob S at 3:52pm 11.07.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 23/9927 I'll be finished winterizing this weekend and was thinking ahead to next season. I read a while back
Where is Halie? (1) cephius (Dave) at 3:43pm 11.07.14 Trailer Sailors 47/11179 I bought my H260 new in 2002. I've been in marinas every year since. We're retired now and doing t
Oday 23 masthead rogjack2 at 3:42pm 11.07.14 Day Sailers 1/1098 Is the masthead connected to the mast with the one bolt? I am assuming the main halyard sheave can
Don't see an electrical forum, need advice. Hooks at 3:29pm 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 3/979 So the boat has 2 batteries on board I'm going to charge/test/etc. Have a friend's 6A charger that
Downsizing to a Catalina 22 SailingRipple at 2:24pm 11.07.14 Catalina 22 9/1688 So I currently sail my Catalina 27 and love her after all the work I have done to her but I am in th
Tire size mmsailor at 2:18pm 11.07.14 Smaller Boats 1/685 I have a 94 23.5 on the factory trailer . Can someone give me the tire size the trailer is about an
Kyocera Junction Box 51blueheaven at 1:40pm 11.07.14 Musings With Maine Sail 1/1852 I have four Kyocera solar panels purchased in 2009. This year during winter lay-up I noticed most of
Ice box Liner pateco at 12:51pm 11.07.14 Mid-Size Boats 18/3150 The Ice box on my Hunter 31 is missing the liner. I don't know what it is supposed to look like, but
Painting A Sailboat with 100% Acrylic Paint (2) Seahorse24 at 12:39pm 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 20/13459 We purchased a forty-year 24 foot sailboat and are in the process of restoring it. My son and I hav
What Do You Do to Maintain Your Blocks? (1) rardiH36 at 11:23am 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1638 Plenty of threads over the years about winch maintenance. But I don't recall seeing much if anythin
Goosneck parts for Hunter 26 Rick in FL at 11:04am 11.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/549 I everyone. We have lost the ball that goes into the fitting that connects our boom to our mast for
What is it? (1) Magiccruising at 8:39am 11.07.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1190 I'm a new owner of a 36 CC. Anyone know what this is?
Fixed vs Folding Prop Tony_Tammy_B at 7:16am 11.07.14 Ask All Sailors 14/4300 I have a three bladed folding prop and am gathering data on a three blade fixed prop. With the fo
Navico base y knot at 7:11pm 11.06.14 Parts Search 0/686 Where can I buy a petistal base for a Navico 4000
Anyone know where to find a single alcohol stove for cheap? Hooks at 7:01pm 11.06.14 Parts Search 5/1022 Need to replace the wood around my sink and wondering if it's worth my while to install a small stov
Bottom Paint Upper Chesapeake, Md mytime at 6:58pm 11.06.14 Catalina 30 5/1332 Our new to us Catalina 30 needs a new coat of bottom paint. It came from Toms River, NJ and they inc
Cyclades 50 BillKlarer at 4:35pm 11.06.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/988 I am looking at a 2008 Beneteau Cyclades 50 and would like to know if there are any design or perfo
37 cutter frankies56 at 4:19pm 11.06.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/799 anybody have any input on what the right size ac should be for my 37 cutter, I had a 16,000 btu but

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Stu Jackson at 7:47am 07.30.23 Thats why we old guys have to cultivate younger friends! Yup, I tried that in business and it work
cabin fresh water pump kloudie1 at 7:14am 07.30.23 I have had scale build-up in the faucet and bottom connection on the hot side in the galley. Your pu
Selden - Furling Main ice breaker at 6:57am 07.30.23 Question...did you get the Continuous Main Furling Line? If so, what line did you get and where di
Review please Cal 39 jssailem at 6:03am 07.30.23 The broker schedule of events is not out of line. Offer with refundable deposit and CONDITIONS/CONT
What about our Medicine? dLj at 3:05am 07.30.23 Outside the US the restrictions on medications change. Depending upon where you are going, you may b
Review please Cal 39 Qomomoko at 2:42am 07.30.23 Crevice corrosion is no laughing matter. Get a good rigger to inspect your rig before you buy. Not
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue matts997 at 10:56pm 07.29.23 Very thorough explanation and clearly marked images. Yes, the mist/spray is coming from the general
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't MikeHoncho at 10:36pm 07.29.23
What about our Medicine? jssailem at 10:34pm 07.29.23 Congrats Clay. Quite an adventure in the boat buying process. Happy days to put the experience in th
Review please Cal 39 jssailem at 10:04pm 07.29.23 Crevice corrosion is no laughing matter. It is visible if you look. Rust stains are a give away. M
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:49pm 07.29.23 Teaching can be approached from at least two directions. Do as I say. See there it works. Or Do t
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue (5) Ralph Johnstone at 9:47pm 07.29.23 I think the leak is spraying so much fuel on the engine and inside the engine cover, fuel on hoses,
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 9:30pm 07.29.23 Buy up his tools. Build a shop. Call it a school. Deduct the costs. Provide a non profit space for
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 8:58pm 07.29.23 Thanks a lot, Digger. It looks like this will solve my problem. Did you find that the stock mast cr
Lewmar V700 Windlass Hayden Watson at 8:55pm 07.29.23 Maxwell makes there VW10 series windlass that is a vertical windlass without the chain pipe so that
Delayed start. Ralph Johnstone at 8:37pm 07.29.23
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location (2) nramsey at 7:43pm 07.29.23 Here are a couple of shots. Excuse the messy background. We're about to head out and this lazarett
Delayed start. Davidasailor26 at 7:20pm 07.29.23 This is a recommended procedure when starting an engine which has not been run for a few weeks. Yo
Review please Cal 39 Qomomoko at 6:45pm 07.29.23 The question is whether the Cal 39 has the dreaded mild steel mast support beam (or "bird," as they
Lewmar V700 Windlass dlochner at 6:23pm 07.29.23 Here is one installation that I saw. Any thoughts? Did not require modifications to the anchor lock

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