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old boat, new sailor, lots of questions (4) Cope at 8:23pm 03.16.14 Catalina 22 101/10030 I will start by thanking you all in advance for the gerat info here. my boat is a 1973, Catalina 22
Heat exchanger repair yanmar 4jh3-te drtsr1 at 7:46pm 03.16.14 Big Boats 4/5365 The end caps are leaking on my yanmar heat exchanger, I also want to clean the the exchanger at the
Daysaailing today at Marina del Rey, CA (3) pupluv at 7:45pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1057 To all of my ice-bound sailing brethren, we had a beautiful daysail today in Marina del Rey, CA. Not
Help choosing a kick-up rudder for Holder 20 Sailboat adrenaline at 7:39pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1088 I need to replace my rudder. I keep my Holder 20 sailboat up on a lift in the water and need to eit
Brass Lamp for less than $30 I'm in! (3) dgreen1991 at 6:44pm 03.16.14 Catalina 22 25/2594 I was gonna spend around a 100 for a new lamp. I ended up with a brass version of what I already had
reffing line DEB AND DION at 6:40pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1653 I want to install reef lines and run them back to the cockpit on a 30 ft sailboat. I 'm not sure wha
Water collection success dgreen1991 at 6:20pm 03.16.14 Catalina 22 2/709 I tried out my water collection today. In less than 2 hours I collected 15 gallons. I placed the hos
For those that like pressurized water (4) dgreen1991 at 5:55pm 03.16.14 Smaller Boats 0/933 A poster on this web site, whose name fails me at the moment, gave me a great idea. They saw my gard
Class B Transponder (1) hvbaker at 5:37pm 03.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/801 73116.vB class B transponder installed this weekend. Now when crossing shipping lanes at night near
Identifying bottom paint Captn TJ at 4:56pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 8/3795 Purchased a used boat that was bottom painted. The dealer thought it was VC17. Does anyone know a wa
Question about fuel flow Brian D at 4:29pm 03.16.14 Engines and Propulsion 21/4938 During my trip yesterday, my outboard quit about 4 hours from my marina. I checked fuel flow and it
Winch Spare Parts malyea at 4:13pm 03.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/749 I had a broken stripper ring on one of my older Lewmar 40ST winches (so old that Lewmar no longer su
Ahoy,transport Captains Out There.. Dragon Fly at 3:08pm 03.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1185 Want Help Bringing A 28' Oday, 1984 From Maine To Florida.. This Season. Email Me: 88collinz
Ahoy transport Captains out there? Dragon Fly at 3:04pm 03.16.14 Ask An Oday Owner 0/593 Anyone out there who might be interested in ferrying an Oday 28' 1984, from Mid-coast Maine to F
Island Nautical dodgers straydog at 2:21pm 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1162 Has anyone had any recent experience with Island Nautical dodgers, especially since it became part o
Catalina 27 keel stub repair,, (1) dive7mmwet at 1:32pm 03.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1618 a question maybe some one that has worked with glass repair may know and pass some wisdom, as I was
Outboard lifting davit for H36 Blisster at 1:19pm 03.16.14 Big Boats 8/2574 I would like to install a lift for the outboard motor used on the tender for our Hunter 36 sailboat.
Mainesail the GURU/Solar MC-4 Connectors CYQK at 11:15am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 2/795 Great article on the crimper ordered it THANKS!! Where is a good place to source the connectors?
Ordering New Roller Furling Jib Ready2Sail at 11:14am 03.16.14 Day Sailers 11/2966 I need to order a new roller furling jib (O'Day 23-1) and the local name brand sailmakers are quotin
Top Down furler with older sail? Pat T at 10:57am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1673 Just received my Selden bowsprit kit and GX furler. I want to use my older North Gennaker with this

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New 170 sailor stickinthemud57 at 6:09pm 04.17.23 Typical of H170's of this vintage. The hull is Luran plastic and does not bond with fiberglass, epox
Yanmar in '79 37c (1) monocerosin at 6:08pm 04.17.23 214720
Yanmar in '79 37c (1) monocerosin at 6:02pm 04.17.23 214719
Furling Line Options stickinthemud57 at 6:00pm 04.17.23 Scrolling through this thread it looks as though the assumption is that Dyneema is the go-to choice
Yanmar in '79 37c monocerosin at 5:55pm 04.17.23 Is it really only a 2 cylinder engine on a 37 footer?? There are 2 injectors and most of the motor
Emgine replacement kappykaplan at 5:32pm 04.17.23 You're welcome. :beer:
Chart plotter choice overwhelm Barnacle Bill at 5:29pm 04.17.23 Airmar supplies transducers for many different brands of knot meter manufacturers.
Furling Line Options Barnacle Bill at 5:26pm 04.17.23 It would be nice to know what kind of furler you have. I sort of think you might have a continuous
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question Barnacle Bill at 5:21pm 04.17.23 It's not easy to tell exactly what you have going on there, but I can give a good guess. The eye on
jingly sound Don S/V ILLusion at 5:19pm 04.17.23 do I need to move the engine to get to it or can i move the prop shaft back enough. I don't see how
Life lines questions Barnacle Bill at 5:06pm 04.17.23 You can add a second lifeline by drilling holes halfway down between the deck and the upper lifeline
Emgine replacement brad minda at 5:02pm 04.17.23 Thanks kappy for pointing oit my misspelled word. Glad you had the time...
lines Barnacle Bill at 5:01pm 04.17.23 XLS is a Samson cordage used for halyards. It is low stretch and has a shinier finish. TRO is shor
Free Beneteau! dlochner at 5:00pm 04.17.23 Do you accept Bitcoin?
Corrosion on boomkicker Barnacle Bill at 4:57pm 04.17.23 First of all, that is not a Boom Kicker. It is a rigid vang, but I can't identify the manufacturer.
Emgine replacement kappykaplan at 4:53pm 04.17.23 What's an "emgine"?
Can anyone help identify the make/ model of this 27' cutter sailboat? Barnacle Bill at 4:53pm 04.17.23 Sure it's 27'? Looks Taiwanese.
h 41 fluoresent head light replacement with leds kappykaplan at 4:51pm 04.17.23 do i still need the neon start to ligh up the leds? No, the ballast is not required for LED replac
More efficient way to clean gears? Calif. Ted at 4:47pm 04.17.23 I think I might have just passed the decade mark. I'm pretty disappointed, I'd hoped ONE of you woul
More efficient way to clean gears? Tally Ho at 4:34pm 04.17.23 Every year? Maybe use less grease! If you spend that much time every year, you may be over-lubri

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