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A hole in the hull? (3) Scituated at 6:16pm 06.28.14 Catalina 22 2/1174 I purchased a 1974 C22 and when washing it today, I noticed this (see picture) on the side of the hu
Kite aerial video photography Terry in Naples at 5:43pm 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2214 Have seen some sailing video done with kites an this looks really fun to me. I have been experimenti
Mast Raising Help Needed entmejia at 4:45pm 06.28.14 Smaller Boats 21/2325 Today I tried raising the mast on my 240 for the first time. Despite at least 10 attempts, the mast
Keel Doesn't Quite Match Hull - Cherubini H36 (2) rardiH36 at 4:15pm 06.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 22/3464 Just wondering if any other Cherubini H36 owners (or other Hunter Cherubini owners of the +/- 1980 e
Launching Oday 25 C/B 3.9 draft without a tongue extension. SlimPickens at 3:33pm 06.28.14 Trailer Sailors 23/5687 I have an Oday (new to me) 25 centerboard/shoal draft. The previous owner closed off the centerboard
Headroom from the internet. SlimPickens at 3:08pm 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1075 There are lots of threads on headroom, mentions of headroom in discussions of individual boats, but
deck repair (3) Scituated at 2:43pm 06.28.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1116 Draining hoses and Styrofoam I just purchased my first C22 yesterday in MA. It's a 1974 that seem
Lose Foot Conversion and Lazy Jacks Compatability rardiH36 at 1:23pm 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1421 I am converting from a boom "slugged" mainsail to a loose footed one. I have lazy jacks (which I co
Shoot through the hull depth finder Triple Point at 1:09pm 06.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/7615 I just purchased a Lowrance Elite 5 depth finder w/ GPS. To avoid drilling holes in the hull I opte
Sunfish capacity and boom height Uno Mast at 10:21am 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 9/17072 Two quick questions about a sunfish. What is the actual weight capacity? All I can find is '1-
1976 Pearson 28 Owners Manual DreadPirateRalf at 8:57am 06.28.14 Pearson 0/1598 Just got a Pearson P28 1976, I'm pretty sure it's second generation. I am trying to find a copy of t
Hunter 456 companionway steps Carolyn M at 8:17am 06.28.14 Big Boats 10/1902 Our companionway steps are curved upward slightly on either end and are prone to being stepped on es
Fitting an Outboard to a First 30e TORVAL83 at 7:51am 06.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/792 Just found out from our engineer that our Volvo Penta MD7B needs a rebuild :( For now we are thinki
Fresh water tank blisters Rusty68801 at 6:59am 06.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/609 I have a 1984 Hunter 31 The fresh water tank started leaking I removed the cover and found the seali
Front sail of choice? (1) StanFM at 6:47am 06.28.14 S2 3/987 Running a 150% genoa up front as that is what came with the boat. We recently got up to 7.2 mph in
Lost & Found - Table (1) Nom De Guerre at 6:13am 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 2/960 Found, one cedar (?) outdoor/marine side table. 2' square top, 4" square legs. Robust construction,
I Give Up, What is This Thing? (1) Snowbird One at 11:48pm 06.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/2469 Sorry for the very basic question, but I've been all over this boat trying to figure out where this
Clearance Of Intake/exhaust Valves santiago47 at 8:22pm 06.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1054 HELLO MY BOAT IS A HUNTER 29.5 WITH A YANMAR 2GM20F engine could you pleae inform the intake7Exhau
Solo Sailor in 34 footer died thursday on lake Ponchartrain. kpgraci at 7:28pm 06.27.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1017 not much on details maybe others know more. http://www.nola.com/traffic/index.ssf/2014/06/boater_wh
What to do with old flares? jfschena at 7:27pm 06.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1769 Just found another set it didn't know about. I swore I checked every compartment before I bought the

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Life Is Good (1) Tedd at 3:04pm 07.24.23 A nice day on Howe Sound, BC. I know someone's going to call me out for the jack lines on the side
Wind sensor error fix needed Davidasailor26 at 2:55pm 07.24.23
H 41 sea water pump removal Rich Stidger at 2:46pm 07.24.23 Pictures of the issue from all perspectives would be invaluable......
Wind sensor error fix needed kappykaplan at 2:40pm 07.24.23
Wind sensor error fix needed Dr. D at 2:32pm 07.24.23
CHI-MAC today jon hansen at 2:21pm 07.24.23 light winds still persist
Life Is Good (1) fred1diver at 2:02pm 07.24.23 218163 ottawa river fun sail
Neutral and Ground wires connected in AC Panel Catalina310#175 at 1:58pm 07.24.23 Thank you very much. I made the change today.
Life Is Good (1) john6206 at 1:49pm 07.24.23 218162 Sunset cruise in Northern Michigan, Potagannissing Bay.
Electric Sailboat Drives jviss at 1:36pm 07.24.23 I still have my dirty little 8 horse Tohatsu 2-stroke Don't EVER get rid of that! Two strokes are
Sail drive raw water intakes (1) Captain Larry-DH at 1:35pm 07.24.23 Last week I was seeing white smoke/steam from one of my engines. Various spot checks on the engine
Early production Kittiwake dLj at 1:18pm 07.24.23 Regarding hull identification, I am wondering if there was any permanent markings predating HIN's t
H 41 sea water pump removal Ralph Johnstone at 1:02pm 07.24.23 I find the construction of the stair on the H41 very obstructive with the i mpeller change You ma
Another What is It? mbaker267 at 1:02pm 07.24.23 Hey, I live in South Carolina. We are eat up with bugs. Dirt Daubers are the worst. They will plug u
Need a Gudgeon for my 1980 Macgregor Venture 22' sailboat stickinthemud57 at 12:59pm 07.24.23 Blue Water Yachts carries parts for the Venture 22, but I don't see anything that looks like your pa
H 41 sea water pump removal Ralph Johnstone at 12:56pm 07.24.23 My question is, doing that do i lose the engine alignment ? If you remove and replace the mount(s
Wind sensor error fix needed Davidasailor26 at 12:56pm 07.24.23
Wind sensor error fix needed kappykaplan at 12:42pm 07.24.23 Any chance your speed-through-the-water input was messed up?
Another What is It? Roland5048 at 12:36pm 07.24.23 I have one installed on the coaming of the cockpit that leads into the lazzerette. Probably install
Electric Sailboat Drives rgranger at 11:39am 07.24.23 How many days do you actually drive more than 200 miles? At least three weekends a month... and t

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