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link to up-to-date COLREGS??? centerline at 11:24pm 03.23.14 Ask All Sailors 3/818 could someone point me towards a link to UPDATED AND CURRENT copy of the COLREGS? Thank you
Kayaking from boat. Q22 at 9:54pm 03.23.14 Catalina 22 11/1462 Does anybody ever kayak off of there boat.Up here in Northern Ca.there is not much water in our loca
Varnish for companionway stairs on Cat 320 Tenedos at 8:52pm 03.23.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1233 I am trying to refinish the companionway stairs on my Cat 320. I sanded them, requires a bit more sa
H34 - reinforcing the rudder tube (3) Guillaume C. at 8:38pm 03.23.14 Big Boats 3/1126 While preparing the boat I inspected the rudder tube and did not like to have the grid structure com
H34 - missing fiberglass tabing between grid and hull (2) Guillaume C. at 8:21pm 03.23.14 Big Boats 4/1196 On my H34 the grid structure is tabbed to the hull along it's upper edge everywhere that I could see
Help Repairing damage to Inner Skin of Boat from Core Repair (1) Monheganlover at 8:12pm 03.23.14 Catalina 22 1/738 I have a 1976 Catalina 22 with a soft deck around the mast step. I began repairs of it this weekend
Let me pay you to sail your Hunter Aaron Kiss at 7:56pm 03.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 41/6778 If you've seen new Hunters sailing the major harbors of world with big, colorful sails advertising b
EV-100 Wheel autopilot and Garmin 740S Audrius at 7:31pm 03.23.14 Ask All Sailors 0/1165 Anybody have an experience connecting EV-100 Wheel autopilot to Garmin 740S, would it be possible t
An air cleaner you can make cheaply (3) alexco38 at 6:33pm 03.23.14 Ask All Sailors 1/1041 Bored with the winter, so in November I made a charcoal air filter for the cabin. Been running it fo
26S front hatch lock vizwhiz at 5:23pm 03.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2116 Having impaled myself several times on the front cabin hatch bolt, and now having the admiral do so
26S mainsheet attachment options vizwhiz at 4:45pm 03.23.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1382 So...admiral and I are working on the boat and she notices how the mainsheet attachment is a padeye
best new mainsheet recs Alvorada at 4:36pm 03.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1259 Any recommendations for the best line to use for a mainsheet. Looking for something that's soft on
Advice On Dripless Stuffing Box & Shaft Savers MetricMountie at 3:57pm 03.23.14 Big Boats 3/1314 I need some advice on the purchase and installation of a set of Shaft Savers and a Dripless Stuffing
Source for replacement cup holders c130king at 3:01pm 03.23.14 Catalina 310 9/1626 Have lost 2 of those white cup holder inserts for the stern rail seats on my 310. Have "borrowed" 2
ST4000 plus compass missing Lost Parent at 2:51pm 03.23.14 Ask All Sailors 2/800 Just purchased a used st4000plus missing the fluxgate compass What fluxgate compass should I be lo
bleeding a Westerbeke M25XP obsailor at 2:50pm 03.23.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 12/3322 Spring in NY and time to change the fuel filters. I changed the Racor and engine fuel filters on my
Alternator 220amp on 1gm engine? need advice wesleysherman at 1:14pm 03.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/900 I am looking for a higher output alternator for my h27 1gm engine. I ran across this on eBay and on
Bottom Paint Ckoerken at 12:31pm 03.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/985 I have a Hunter 25, just picked up bottom paint from WestMarine. The can says it's not compatible w
C22 Rudder blade lightkeeper at 11:57am 03.23.14 Catalina 22 17/1687 I have a 1980 Catalina 22. Was working on the rudder blade and left it in the boat. Someone stole it
Would these items be deal breakers when buying a boat? Bigjer40 at 10:35am 03.23.14 Ask All Sailors 30/6715 This seems like a great buy on this boat. We have been on it and the interior is gorgeous and the o

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Long distance boat ownership Hollyberry at 12:33pm 04.06.23 Good friends live in Calgary AB and keep a boat on the BC coast (afloat)... they make it down 3-4 ti
buzzer alarm upgrade dmax at 12:14pm 04.06.23 @dmax Is the Cole Hersee Dual Alarm a two tone alarm or alarm and LED? From the description it sou
Tachometer needle broken - help smokey73 at 12:12pm 04.06.23 Wow, thanks @Rich Stidger and @dlochner. I'll get that manual. 127 teeth it is.
Long distance boat ownership Allowishish at 12:08pm 04.06.23
Islander 28 keel bolts & Furlex model ID shemandr at 12:04pm 04.06.23 Pics of the crack?
Tachometer needle broken - help dlochner at 11:55am 04.06.23 Most Yanmar's have a tach sensor on the fly wheel housing. Here's a link to the shop manual which c
Lee cloths FastOlson at 11:52am 04.06.23 Our boat came with "phifertex" mesh fabric for both settee lee cloth's. Wonderful stuff, and the mes
Tachometer needle broken - help Rich Stidger at 11:49am 04.06.23 Dan, Here is a link to your Yanmar Service manual. On page 2-28 it states that the ring gear has 12
Tachometer needle broken - help (1) smokey73 at 11:26am 04.06.23 @Ralph Johnstone Here is a link to a copy of the installation instructions. It is directly from th
Potential first boat for me? Hollyberry at 11:00am 04.06.23 A traveler forward of the helmsperson, while often a cockpit obstruction, is much more ergonomic tha
Runaway Diesel! Universal M25 Michael Davis at 10:51am 04.06.23 I had a similar problem with a Perkins 4-108. Turned out to be fuel from the injector pump making it
buzzer alarm upgrade JoeWhite at 10:44am 04.06.23 In most cases a 12 volt relay can be used that is energize by the temp or pressure switch, and it's
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 10:36am 04.06.23 It also looks like the sliding galley is missing from the starboard Lazerette. I suppose it had to
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 10:34am 04.06.23 Is the backstay a questionable mod? Or something closer to the newer design? (Catalina revised it
Long distance boat ownership Don S/V ILLusion at 10:29am 04.06.23
Potential first boat for me? LakeShark at 10:26am 04.06.23
Potential first boat for me? Project_Mayhem at 10:24am 04.06.23 I've launched a C22 without a tongue extension so depending on the ramp, its not a must but it's def
Maxwell 24 Winch handle Andiamo 34 at 10:13am 04.06.23 Thank you for the help, I'll look into it Bob
Potential first boat for me? pinchecharlie at 10:12am 04.06.23
Potential first boat for me? AaronD at 10:06am 04.06.23 @pinchecharlie I see some red flags with the boat that would cause me to walk away. The travel has

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