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oday 25 cb taking on water? sinking25cb at 10:10am 06.10.14 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3713 Anyone have experience with oday 25 cb taking on water. Cannot see where water coming from. Can cen
Throttle Cable for 1989 Hunter 28 Carr at 9:32am 06.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1026 Does anybody know the length for a new throttle cable for my '89 Hunter 28? And any tips or tricks o
New Orleans Sailors - West End to Gulfport? Idratherbesailing at 8:48am 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1792 I've got a 37 Gulfstar at Orleans Marina that I cruise at 7 knts, motorsailing if I have to. Is it
cracked hatch mortyd at 8:42am 06.10.14 Catalina 30 7/1513 i have a crack in my bowmar plexi hatch. not urprisingly bowmar suggests a new hatch, including dril
Astroenergy solar panels feedback? rlamb at 8:14am 06.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/726 I am preparing to install 750W of solar on my Hunter 466 as I am headed to Mexico in about a year.
Mast Collapse (2) suvh8er at 8:05am 06.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 30/4483 Hello everyone, bad news on my Mac's second trip out. While at the dock I was tugging on the bow li
calling all h33 owners rufus1138 at 6:07am 06.10.14 The Cherubini Hunters 23/3328 hi all, im about to start setting up my reefing lines, none were rigged when i bought the boat and i
Chronic Leaks Piratenorm at 5:30am 06.10.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1130 Another question, if you allow me. Since the day I bought my boat there has been water in the bilge.
jib sheet kgindling at 5:12am 06.10.14 Catalina 22 8/1383 Thank goodness . Just got our cat 22 in the water. The line to raise the jib through the furler to
Interesting Maine visitors (1) ifmdalvey at 5:10am 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1018 If you are sailing around Casco Bay on June 20 - 23, it will be worth your while to come to the Dolp
Parts for First 305 Soli at 4:49am 06.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1683 I have a 1985 First 305 and the throttle lever needs replacement. Please indicate possible sources.
Leaking keithT at 11:37pm 06.09.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1961 New owner of catalina 27 1980 - I opened the bilge over the keel and it was dry. I removed the lad
Advice on sail purchase SenecaDaze at 9:27pm 06.09.14 Ask All Sailors 23/2686 original sails thirty years old need replacing,which one headsail or main will improve sailing best?
222 Spinnaker Track Question daleyellin at 8:57pm 06.09.14 Day Sailers 1/1105 Ok, I've built my spinnaker pole thanks to the help from the forum. Now it's on to the mast attachm
camcleats on capri 18 sailorsteve1 at 7:24pm 06.09.14 Smaller Boats 7/2024 i just hate the jam cleats the catalina puts on the capri 18 to handle the jib sheets. im thinking o
cdi furler and the catalina forestay sailorsteve1 at 7:15pm 06.09.14 Smaller Boats 1/969 i have been told by capt don that the stock catalina capri 18 forestay is not compatible with the cd
Silicone or butyle tape? (1) HillbillyWanderer at 6:30pm 06.09.14 Catalina 22 14/1257 Replacing the anchor light on my mast trying to decide if I should use silicone or butyle tape. Mayb
Boat drawings - help a kid Indysailor at 5:38pm 06.09.14 Ask All Sailors 3/979 Hi Everyone, With the blessings of our moderators, I have been permitted to post a link to my son's
1995 Oceanis281 engine speed Remivan at 5:21pm 06.09.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/985 I have 17 HP Perkins M20 that only makes 3.5 knots at 3000 rpm. Do I need an overhaul? What other
Fleet 137?? capdabney at 5:02pm 06.09.14 Catalina 22 2/860 Does anybody have the contact info for the folks in Fairhope , AL.??? prefer a couple of numbers.

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Zip ties as a drain snake (1) stephen_i_w at 8:40am 08.19.23 I feel I ought to update my post. It turns out that my shower sump re-clogged on my trip. I tried
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. kloudie1 at 8:38am 08.19.23 I see that they left the rocker arms and pushrods next to the gallley sink! Ya gotta wonder where th
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker stickinthemud57 at 8:16am 08.19.23
Funny Friday!!! (1) Ward H at 7:56am 08.19.23 219032
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker rgranger at 7:35am 08.19.23 Also what would be a good way to add a topping lift. Put a small block at the top of the mast and
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Hayden Watson at 7:23am 08.19.23 Well, the outside doesn't look nearly as bad as Luna was when you started. I suspect that the inter
Finding a trailer in California rgranger at 7:22am 08.19.23
Urban Anchorages Kings Gambit at 7:10am 08.19.23
Tide Clock kloudie1 at 7:06am 08.19.23 Sooooo That R. Granger (gron-J in Cajunese) guy must know about the special Cajun moon next to Uranu
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix fero at 7:01am 08.19.23 Not exactly sure but it looks like your windlass is mounted with vertical axis, as far as I know mos
Tide Clock Tally Ho at 6:47am 08.19.23 When sailing on Michigan, while not exactly tides, there sure seemed to be something similar.... d
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) RSHunter27 at 6:37am 08.19.23 It is a pillow block.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 6:26am 08.19.23 Good news, John. Quite the saga. Winter cruises in the PNW remain one of our favorites. kqRmir2LI4c
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:26am 08.19.23 I hate to keep pissing on your corn flakes like this @RSHunter27 , but if you do decide to incorpor
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix jssailem at 6:22am 08.19.23 Clever idea. Be sure to rinse down the area and keep it clean of debris that comes up with the chain
Urban Anchorages shemandr at 5:02am 08.19.23 Agreed! It's anchor hogging. And not without risks. That boat will not turn in harmony with its n
CL14 Dinghy shemandr at 4:52am 08.19.23 By specifying "...this particular boat .." you limit the responses from the many posters who have e
Musings On Boat Electrical Panels jviss at 3:54am 08.19.23 Are you sure? Aren't the negatives "common" and the individual wires for the + side? One side of
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. jviss at 3:50am 08.19.23 There are four M25s on eBay right now, a couple of M25XPs, and lots of parts.
Urban Anchorages Captain Larry-DH at 3:37am 08.19.23 13 to 1 scope. Tis a bit beyond needed.... dj :thumbup: Not quite 13:1 because the guy had about

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