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wing keel on capri 18 sailorsteve1 at 6:29pm 04.14.14 Smaller Boats 6/8792 im curious as to why catalina decided to go from a regular shoal keel on the capri 18 to a wing keel
Buff/wax question Sefuller at 5:48pm 04.14.14 Musings With Maine Sail 0/1232 I have followed MaineSail's instructions for compounding/polishing and waxing for the last few years
O'day 23-2 Halyards Ziradog at 5:31pm 04.14.14 Ask An Oday Owner 17/2973 Took my 1984 23-2 out Sunday ' had a nice motor-sail 20 miles down the river. One issue I found was
StarCraft Skylark Rebuild (2) FourPoints at 4:50pm 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 1/5725 Last summer I rebuilt my old 14' StarCraft Skylark, I just now got around to posting the write-up...
Paying for a Survey TJM8187 at 4:26pm 04.14.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1616 This question will probably have an obvious answer but just wanted to make sure. I am looking at a
Prop Shaft/Rudder gpd955 at 3:32pm 04.14.14 Catalina 310 23/4723 Has anyone replaced the prop shaft on the 310? Did you have to drop the rudder for reinstall? Plea
Hunter 320 Mast Base (1) Lukasz at 3:14pm 04.14.14 Mid-Size Boats 0/799 Hi guys! I need to change the mast base (one with the bolts) in my Hunter 320. There are 4 screws
Looking for a surveyor in Hot Springs, AR Kper at 1:44pm 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 2/760 I must be looking in all the wrong places because I can't seem to find any sailboat surveyors near H
In case of heavy rain... Kermit at 1:36pm 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 43/4869 Here's an ark for sale. You might want to get started painting it right away, though. One, maybe t
Line upgrade mm2347 at 12:47pm 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 15/3268 can anyone tell me how to figure the pull at the clew, tack, and head of my main or jib. I need to
Atlantic Crossing in 16 footer Warren Milberg at 12:16pm 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 16/2332 Quite a story.... This guy must be both a very good sailor -- and a very lucky one. http://www.sai
Maintaining teak companionway doors GWG at 12:15pm 04.14.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1728 The finish/stain on the companionway doors on my 2012 B40 are fading and need something. I would li
Foam core advice. (1) Nonsly at 11:52am 04.14.14 Musings With Maine Sail 5/3884 I recently acquired a 1976 Montgomery 17. Part of the starboard cockpit seat was a sandwich made up
Help help and more help (1) hummingbirdbassist at 11:51am 04.14.14 The Cherubini Hunters 0/561 Please see my post for help in the main hunters forum, a real keel cabin sole issue I need help addr
Need a Catalina 22 Wing Keel trailer timherns at 11:50am 04.14.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2165 Hello everyone, Hoping to get some help locating a trailer for a 1991 Catalina 22 with a Wing Kee
Max Height for Bimini on O'Day 28 Wmaraines at 11:42am 04.14.14 Bigger Boats 19/5131 OK, so I intend to make my bimini as large as reasonably possible. I intend to mount it outside of t
Ever Successfully Repaired a Simrad WP32? (2) Elysium_Van_Isl at 11:29am 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 5/3980 I've tried repairing the 'track' on my WP32 twice now and it keeps re-breaking. The unit dates to
Cleaning Speed Transducer lehigh375 at 10:56am 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1108 I cleaned my speed transducer 'spinning thingie' with a toothbrush and got all the stuff out in the
HAPS Musings Mikem at 10:41am 04.14.14 HAPS (Hunter Assoc. of Puget Sound) 0/6293 Good day all, Well was this a glorious weekend or what? I hope some of you were able to enjoy ti
How to choose a winch? Ward H at 9:53am 04.14.14 Ask All Sailors 11/4613 My O'day 25 has Barient 10P winches for the jib sheets. Time to replace them as one has a broken spr

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Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? jviss at 2:32pm 05.14.23 while only being 125% larger I think you meant 25% larger.
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? dlochner at 2:31pm 05.14.23 I would never do that simply because the two systems are not designed to be simultaneously running.
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? jviss at 2:29pm 05.14.23 I would never do that simply because the two systems are not designed to be simultaneously running.
Non Skid; Black Spots LakeOntario270 at 2:28pm 05.14.23 I have these spots on my non skid also. I've tried everything and can't get rid of them also.
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Davidasailor26 at 2:28pm 05.14.23 I would never do that simply because the two systems are not designed to be simultaneously running.
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? jviss at 2:25pm 05.14.23 When I finish each cruise, I wash the chain/rode/anchor well with fresh water to help extend the li
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:24pm 05.14.23 Don't you have a Yanmar? The Yanmar tachs do not work off the Alternator, unless the boat has been
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Rick486 at 2:23pm 05.14.23 I'm not following you, Rick. Why wouldn't one start the engine, for whatever reason, while plugged
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? jviss at 2:03pm 05.14.23 Why would you do that? I would never think of doing such a thing. To me that would be taking a chan
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? Rick486 at 2:00pm 05.14.23 I haven't fully verified this yet, will do so today. But commissioning my boat this season it's th
Non working microwave Johnb at 1:58pm 05.14.23 I googled "microwave showing 8888" and got "About 3,490,000 results (0.49 seconds)". Depending on t
Non Skid; Black Spots sailcapt340 at 1:57pm 05.14.23
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? jviss at 1:56pm 05.14.23 You can ignore my comment... I would never ignore your comment, Dave! I enjoy your contributions
O'Day 28'. Crazy Dave Condon at 1:55pm 05.14.23 Look up Dwyer Aluminum but under new ownership
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? jviss at 1:54pm 05.14.23 Westerbeasts No, that's "Westerbreaks." :)
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? jviss at 1:54pm 05.14.23 Why is this even a question from someone with 50 years of boating experience? As I said, "it's the
Stanchion bases Crazy Dave Condon at 1:52pm 05.14.23 The old factory is now building mostly pontoon boats and a couple of daysailors only. The former em
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? dlochner at 1:52pm 05.14.23 If you are directing this question to me, no, not a Yanmar, but a Westerbeke based on a Mitsubishi
Tachometer Trouble On Shore Power? jviss at 1:50pm 05.14.23 Don't you have a Yanmar? If you are directing this question to me, no, not a Yanmar, but a Westerb
Anchor chain corrosion - cause for concern? (1) dlochner at 1:47pm 05.14.23 Very bad assumption, Sorry Dave. Please read above. Jim.... By 1" I meant 1" rod. It is really

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