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Yacht Brokers BayMan at 12:57pm 05.02.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1839 If my plans play out like I hope, this time next year I will be retired, downsized and living more o
Why and What are these for ? Blue Buddha at 12:20pm 05.02.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/675 We have just bought our first Catalina 22, 1973. I have discovered two what appears to be bilge pump
Random boat hardware (5) suvh8er at 12:08pm 05.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/970 Hello again everyone, still trying to figure out the various cleats, cams, and cables on my Mac 25.
Ageing Bladders Requires New Heads Blue Buddha at 12:06pm 05.02.14 Catalina 22 10/1135 We just purchased a 1973 Catalina 22 with no apparent equipment for ridding ourselves of coffee and
Hunter 23.5 Cabin lights BillS123 at 11:47am 05.02.14 Smaller Boats 2/624 We just purchased a 1995 Hunter 23.5 (sails wonderfully, especially in Charlotte Harbor, FL where it
Any use these cabin door locks? (1) kito at 11:02am 05.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1072 I found this lock made by Southco. Says it's for cabin doors etc. Just wondering if anyone has used
autohelm service Raymarine 2000+ Kootenay pirate.. at 10:39am 05.02.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/728 I have a Raymarine 2000+ autohelm that seems to have a sticky gear..ie It goes slowly when return in
How to clean Jib Hanks SecondChance at 9:59am 05.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1887 Hey, Getting sails ready. How do i clean heavily corroded jib hanks?:confused:
Netflix Drone To Home (or boat) carlf at 9:47am 05.02.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1677 Now you don't need a satellite dish to watch movies at anchor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucz3
Suggestions for a beginner sailor LukeButterworth at 9:26am 05.02.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/707 Hey everyone, I'm a beginner sailor and I'm looking to buy my first sailboat. I want something that
WOO HOO Finally Getting Out This Weekend. (2) caguy at 9:05am 05.02.14 Ask All Sailors 1/744 Haven't been out in over a month, but I'm getting out on Sunday!!! Here is a picture of today's wea
Throttle Walter59 at 8:39am 05.02.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/991 I just purchased a 1994 hunter 29.5. When I shift into reverse the leaver interferes with the wheel
Replacing a paddle wheel in a knot meter transducer FasterHorses at 6:59am 05.02.14 Bigger Boats 0/1912 As a new member to this forum community, I first would like to Thank all the contributors here for m
Looking for a cheapo bimini for C22 kito at 6:14am 05.02.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1171 I wonder if someone can help me out. I am wanting a cheap bimini for my C22.....the ones on Ebay for
VHF coax connector needs help Gene Neill at 5:43am 05.02.14 Ask All Sailors 31/3750 The cable was wrapped in white tape when I bought the boat, now I see why! I figured I'd cut the coa
Replace aluminum water tanks with "pillow" tanks Old Sailor 2 at 1:05am 05.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 55/7849 My 1992 Passage has aluminum water tanks. I have tried to clean the "stalagtights" from the midship
Botched patch job? (2) ChangsinLattitudes at 9:09pm 05.01.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1233 Had some water intrusion in my Catalina 30's rudder. There was a small crack w/rusty colored water
Leaking portlights (1) ChangsinLattitudes at 9:05pm 05.01.14 Catalina 30 4/1455 '81 C-30. Pulled the aluminum frame of the leakiest of my leaky portlights and didnt see any vinyl
Anyone ever installed a bemini top on a balboa 20 or similar jimbigler at 8:19pm 05.01.14 Balboa 4/5524 I have a balboa 20 and I want to put on a simple bemini top. not sure if it will work with how low t
cutless bearing roger keen at 8:12pm 05.01.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/886 I am planning on replacing the cutless bearing next week without removing the shaft. I have made a t

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Question about water heater setup on Hunter 36 Hello Below at 2:28pm 10.05.22 We have the 15mm red and blue plastic piping and it's not so easy to find fittings. The 15mm fitti
Structural Foam Stokeshc at 2:14pm 10.05.22 Thank you so much
Random photo from our first regatta Crazy Dave Condon at 1:46pm 10.05.22 Stu is correct. Came in last first time but afterwards being a dealer and with a little experience,
Water Heater Plumbing fhujber at 1:25pm 10.05.22 It's a Universal XP25
Water Heater Plumbing Stu Jackson at 1:23pm 10.05.22 What engine do you have? Basically, it entails connecting to the freshwater cooling circuit of the e
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Kings Gambit at 1:14pm 10.05.22
Going to Rio (3) DArcy at 1:14pm 10.05.22 Team Canada Optis ready to launch for first day of training before the South American Championships
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust odaydokay at 12:30pm 10.05.22 Critical is that all your hose clamps are truly tight all the way up and down the line, especially t
Merit 22 trailer shemandr at 12:26pm 10.05.22 Outstanding!
Hoisting the Headsail kappykaplan at 12:25pm 10.05.22 I spray the tape with McLube every spring when hoisting. It does help with removal in the fall.
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jdrutten at 12:24pm 10.05.22 Sorry: meaning you got 2 knots under sail, and this caused no auto-rotation of the shaft as well as
Hoisting the Headsail fhujber at 12:23pm 10.05.22 Roller furling or hank-on? It's roller-furling. I just found another related post which indicates
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Stu Jackson at 12:20pm 10.05.22 In one of the most egregious uses of a 3 year old website forum thread...:banghead::wow3: In other
Hoisting the Headsail kappykaplan at 12:18pm 10.05.22 Roller furling or hank-on?
Merit 22 trailer (2) rgranger at 12:11pm 10.05.22 The boat itself is 2,000 pounds dry weight. Motor will not be mounted. I have been down this rabi
Happy Birthday to John Shepard kappykaplan at 12:11pm 10.05.22 Happy Birthday, John! :beer:
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? rpell1@msn.com at 12:09pm 10.05.22 Here in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, NY, mooring space is a premium. The Coastguard set a minimum for
Networking NMEA 2000 ... help! Scott T-Bird at 11:57am 10.05.22
I need to make a mooring. So I am thinking of a pyramid shape form with granite and mortar/cement. Is 300lbs going to be enough for 20ft sail boat? Scott T-Bird at 11:49am 10.05.22 Yes I thought of using the pyramid shape, and using concrete or mortar only for the glue to hold bi
Trailer Woes Don Crowther at 11:43am 10.05.22 Can you get your hands on a cradle? If so you could put your boat on a low bed trailer. I've floate

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