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roller furling jib sheets mmsailor at 3:40pm 07.24.14 Smaller Boats 6/1966 I just picked up our new rf jib for our 23.5 with cdi furler . The person described the jib as a 101
88' 30mkII grantm at 2:54pm 07.24.14 C&C 1/1251 any INFO on using Spartite?
Just purchased a 74 cat 22 # 3706 (1) Hang tight at 1:37pm 07.24.14 Catalina 22 6/902 Just purchased a 74 cat 22 # 3706 . I have been working on Hang Tight for 6 months and am just about
Hard Dinghy (2) All U Get at 1:31pm 07.24.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1257 Hi all, What are these hard dinghies worth? This one is 9 foot long and 4 foot wide and made of
Beneteau First 285 boom height tmjb at 12:30pm 07.24.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/3613 I am considering buying one of these boats but the height of the boom above the cockpit floor with t
Sailing with new sailers markb_nc at 12:19pm 07.24.14 Catalina 22 5/1048 I had several home projects to take care of over the weekend. However, the temperatures were cooler
New Dodger, Ruffled Sunbrella (2) robfmcc at 10:37am 07.24.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2336 I had a new dodger made and it looks a little loose. I was told that the Sunbrella will shrink a bi
272 demasted (1) randykhunter at 9:54am 07.24.14 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2153 Sailing my 1988 Oday 272 close hauled in 8 knots of wind, the port side lower stay let loose. Befor
Motor Help drhbrody at 9:50am 07.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/911 I cannot plane with my beat up Mercury 50 HP. What size and model can you recommend? I want to put a
DSC, GPS and protocol conversion Meriachee at 9:17am 07.24.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1494 The Raymarine guys are suggesting the use of an Actisense protocol converter when wiring a NMEA0183
Update for July Jim Seamans at 8:43am 07.24.14 Ask All Sailors 7/994 About time for an update: Just finishing my 5th session of chemo and things are going well. A fe
O'Day 22 V-berth cushions djohnmccarthy at 8:40am 07.24.14 Day Sailers 2/1774 I bought an O'Day 22, but the V-berth cushions were missing. I was quoted $600.00 for new replacemen
Wishboen rig source dzimbric at 8:05am 07.24.14 Ask All Sailors 2/794 I have a Offshore 33 Kat Ketch with free standing masts. The PO installed the Hood Sto-boom overpric
Looking for used sails - 222 jerseygirl at 7:23am 07.24.14 Parts Search 9/2504 Hello- I am looking for a set of sails (main and Genoa) for my O'day 222. My sails are a bit old, a
Finding a Mechanic to Diagnose a Perkins - Mid Chesapeake 4arch at 6:16am 07.24.14 Engines and Propulsion 6/1395 I have a Perkins Prima M50 at 3,600 hours with several issues that are starting to impact its reliab
Propane Locker Install Piratenorm at 4:27am 07.24.14 Catalina 30 13/4482 Has anyone retro-fitted a propane locker into a Mk 1 30 Catalina? I'd like to make my own, commercia
2GM20F idling dropped after warm up Ken13559 at 12:31am 07.24.14 Engines and Propulsion 1/889 When engine is cold the ideal rpm is about 850-900rpm. After some driving around and engine warm up
Just Downloaded the SeaStatus app, 2 Thumbs up caguy at 10:45pm 07.23.14 Ask All Sailors 16/1733 Unfortunately it is only available for IPhones and IPads. There was an interview with the creator,
Anchoring in Brenton Cove RI Bob S at 6:22pm 07.23.14 Destinations 6/3791 We are debating on taking a long weekend sail to Newport RI. Been planning the trip and it looks lik
Our first boat newbie72 at 3:41pm 07.23.14 Catalina 22 6/846 Hello all! We finally did it and bought our first boat! We bought a 1985 Catalina 22. We are new

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1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. Tally Ho at 5:58am 05.07.23
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour dlochner at 4:25am 05.07.23 If you don't have it already, here's a link to the 3jh2e service manual. It may be helpful in locati
Mast Electric Connector dlochner at 4:20am 05.07.23 It is common practice to have one DC- for a masthead light. In DC wiring the negative should be blac
Install galley faucet on 11/16" water lines dlochner at 4:03am 05.07.23
Urgent warning to genset owners jon hansen at 4:03am 05.07.23 the other lesson to note, all thru hulls should work. a stiff or locked up thru hull is very dangero
Propane tank rectertification jviss at 3:48am 05.07.23 Or just go to your local Ace and hope the 17 YO kid doesn't notice. Well, I think tank certificati
Urgent warning to genset owners Rick486 at 2:44am 05.07.23 Rick, The 12 minis were fitted with water / gas separators. So, the underwater through hull was not
Urgent warning to genset owners artboas at 10:12pm 05.06.23 The genset is just another diesel engine, and as such is also at risk of a siphon situation with th
Blisters - To Repair or not to repair..... Crusty Ol Salt at 10:06pm 05.06.23 Repair them. They will only get worse and cost more over time. Sums up the thoughts in this thre
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? gfcng at 9:42pm 05.06.23 Good info Joe, appreciate it. Gary
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Joe at 9:39pm 05.06.23 Agreed Joe, fingers crossed she surveys well today! good luck with your survey. I wanted to remin
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Sailavie1 at 9:29pm 05.06.23 Hi @Sailavie1 , No, I'm near Vancouver. The TES on Sylvan Lake is a 678, I think. The dealer told
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Tedd at 9:15pm 05.06.23 Hi @Sailavie1 , No, I'm near Vancouver. The TES on Sylvan Lake is a 678, I think. The dealer told m
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Sailavie1 at 9:11pm 05.06.23 @Sailavie1 , I have the TES 246 Versus and I think it's the best truly trailerable, cruising sailb
Ducks in my backyard! RSHunter27 at 9:06pm 05.06.23 As long as your comfortable with it, is all that matters. The fold out doors are a "nice to have"
Ducks in my backyard! Ralph Johnstone at 9:03pm 05.06.23 As long as your comfortable with it, is all that matters. The fold out doors are a "nice to have" a
Ducks in my backyard! (1) RSHunter27 at 8:56pm 05.06.23 Yes, probably three or four. Now yours are pretty nice, they look manageable and somewhat utilitaria
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Tedd at 8:52pm 05.06.23 @Sailavie1 , I have the TES 246 Versus and I think it's the best truly trailerable, cruising sailbo
Propane tank rectertification TimFromLI at 8:38pm 05.06.23 Or just go to your local Ace and hope the 17 YO kid doesn't notice.
Ducks in my backyard! (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:30pm 05.06.23 Just idle blind curiosity on my part, but any reason why you didn't go with the usual arrangement of

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