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My mast raising system (5) dgreen1991 at 6:47pm 01.28.14 Catalina 22 30/4754 Here is my system, simple no extra time wasted on complex crap. All of the parts stow under the winc
main sail 19jib39 at 6:18pm 01.28.14 Catalina 22 3/851 my main sail is the original sail for my 1987 22 ft catalina ,can any of you good sailors give me an
Soda blasting and barrier coat ed stack at 6:00pm 01.28.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2670 Hi all, I am thinking of getting the last 24 years of bottom paint removed via a local soda blastin
Bradenton, FL Christian Sailing at 5:10pm 01.28.14 Ask All Sailors 2/948 Any recommendations for a 30 LOA in Bradenton? Fees/Amenities/etc...? Thanks Bryan
Filling fuel tank problems on H36 Ken Honeycutt at 4:43pm 01.28.14 Big Boats 13/1309 Wondering if anyone besides me has problems filling their fuel tank. I'm not sure it is a problem wi
Serious Grounding Rick D at 4:11pm 01.28.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1625 ...but this one was intentional... http://news.yahoo.com/video/ferry-smashes-ship-breaker-39-1505289
Recomend a bottom paint? Dave Sharp at 3:54pm 01.28.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1269 We now keep our boat in Rock Hall (Swan Creek). We had good luck with WM bottom paint which I think
Pex Dennis1679 at 3:39pm 01.28.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2578 Is. Residential pex appropriate for a cruising boat?
rudder marvin at 3:25pm 01.28.14 San Juan Sailboats 5/8716 I have a San Juan 26 and would like to know if a sj21 rudder would work for me, I was told the riggi
Looking for Advice on Selling Mac 26d 1990 medkid134 at 1:21pm 01.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2697 Hello All, Looking for advice on selling my Mac 26d 1990 due to shallow water bay where I curre
Haul construction help skryan5747 at 10:17am 01.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/543 We just pulled our boat out of the water for a bottom job and we were looking to find out if a 1989
Pattern for flooring available? RocketDogs at 9:33am 01.28.14 Day Sailers 5/2829 Greetings all! I am trying to gather resources and information so I can get working on our DS1, whi
starter motor installation - Universal M-18 Richard19068 at 8:42am 01.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/968 I'm installing a new starter motor. When I removed the old one there was no shim or gasket but there
Beneteau 43 Reef lines Dave9854 at 6:38am 01.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1157 I have a 2008 Beneteau 43 with a classic rig, wondering what size the reefing lines should be, and h
Shore Power-SmartPlug vs. 1938 (long post) (45) Maine Sail at 5:22am 01.28.14 Musings With Maine Sail 13/10645 For those of you who have already seen this on my site I apologize, please skip over this, but I lik
Need to repair Bow Roller Ken13559 at 3:38am 01.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/837 Hey, its my bad. Made a mistake of sailing too close to a friend's boat. Was approaching him port to
Anyone else bake on their small boat? (1) dgreen1991 at 9:35pm 01.27.14 Catalina 22 15/1916 Tried this little folding coleman oven. Folds flat 12x12x2. If you buy one don't trust the gauge. Ac
Mast Stolen acordb at 7:33pm 01.27.14 Balboa 7/10196 I'm looking for a mast for my Ensenada 20 !!!!! The original was stolen ' probably cut up for scrap
Heads we win!! 2sticks at 7:21pm 01.27.14 Bigger Boats 1/919 Just finished installation of the new composting head mfg. by Sandy at C-Head. From the first contac
Windex Nahart51 at 7:21pm 01.27.14 Catalina 22 19/2267 What size windex do you guys recommend? Windex Sport 10 or Windex 15? Thanks

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Jabsco Head Wont Pump In Seawater Terry Cox at 6:54am 09.11.22 where is that tank located in the system? The tank on our 1989 H28 was located behind a bulkhead,
Stuffing box repack SawyerCurt at 6:36am 09.11.22 If it helps, I did This job a couple of years ago.
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches Crusty Ol Salt at 5:43am 09.11.22 Hunter embedded aluminum plates. I used one on my deck to add a second set of organizers on my de
Silicone Heater Hose kloudie1 at 3:48am 09.11.22 It would work fine, probably would outlive rubber hose.. Kinda expensive, but perfectly fine for tha
Clock/barometer over winter? (Canada) Dalliance at 12:18am 09.11.22 I added both a new weather station with clock and an Electronic SOS Beacon this year and have no con
Traveler Replacement on 37C Dalliance at 11:34pm 09.10.22 I replaced my traveler with a more robust one from Garhauer about 10 years ago. Very happy with it.
Toilet Joker valve replacement schedule Benny17441 at 10:34pm 09.10.22 It is a matter of convenience. It is better to replace at the comfort of your dock vs. the interru
DC Circuit Breaker Failures Benny17441 at 10:27pm 09.10.22 A breaker may remain limp as long as there is a short circuit in the wiring or appliance. Make sur
Electric panel Ralph Johnstone at 8:57pm 09.10.22 Now that you've become proficient with the use of the new multimeter, what have you seen for voltage
DC Circuit Breaker Failures Ralph Johnstone at 8:39pm 09.10.22 I've had three Airpax DC breakers slowly give up but they simply were tripping at lower and lower am
S2 9.2 head door sticking - compression post issue? Baytrek at 8:31pm 09.10.22 I am looking at a 1976 S2 9.2 that appears to have a compression post problem. How difficult was it
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? capta at 7:18pm 09.10.22 Unlike Hollyberry, the only place I've had any serious deviation on any GPS unit has been in the ICU
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? rgranger at 6:57pm 09.10.22 Will you have cell service, If so the Navionics app works and you just download the charts you nee
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida (1) rgranger at 6:47pm 09.10.22
Traveling alongside shemandr at 6:35pm 09.10.22 Few people do their best work while being directed by some else. If I were the truck driver I would
2008 Hunter 36 - anchor/steaming light - DayDreamer41 at 6:08pm 09.10.22 I was looking for this pic earlier. This should be what your looks like! I believe what is picture
Re-bedding H41DS Salon Deadlights - Screws or No Screws dkinzer at 5:35pm 09.10.22 the picture is of an 41AC not a 41DS. Well, I'll be ... Looking back at the surveyor's report it c
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? Hollyberry at 5:27pm 09.10.22 6 or 7 years back we were anchored in 50 ft of water off the beach at Tenacatita, north of Manzanill
Traveling alongside Leeward Rail at 5:26pm 09.10.22 The world has changed in this area for the worse in the 40 odd years I have been serving customers
2008 Hunter 36 - anchor/steaming light - karellen at 5:15pm 09.10.22 At least on our 356, we found the "Aqua Signal Series 34 Masthead/Anchor Led Light W/White Housing"

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