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Spring commishining ChangsinLattitudes at 6:35am 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1214 What do you folks normallly do to or change in your inboard diesel before each spring/summer sailin
Rescue Roger (8) Roger Long at 6:19am 04.13.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/3662 It was a short and easy run from Still Creek up to Chesapeake City where I planned to pick up crew a
wax removal Jack at 6:15am 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 8/5668 Hi All, I am thinking that it's time to remove the old was from the top sides and start with a few
Resealing windows on my 73' upslims at 6:06am 04.13.14 Catalina 22 9/1624 I have leaky windows that need to get resealed. Anyone ever tackle this job?
TSP Cleaner question DAVA390 at 5:58am 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1136 I was rooting around my boat stuff, found a partial bag of TSP substitute, Phosphate free. I can`t r
Clam Cops Roger Long at 5:50am 04.13.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2596
New "free" boat sailormanbigd at 4:10am 04.13.14 Ask All Sailors 11/2835 I was just given an old AMF Puffer from a neighbor. Most of the hardware has been removed, and a few
Mac 26 furnishings Carel3041 at 12:31am 04.13.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1135 I am a new Mac 25 owner. I am refitting a 1984 M25 that I recently purchased. Right now I am in ne
The Newb went sailing for the first time solo RideTheWind at 9:09pm 04.12.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 86/9146 Okay so today I got the boat wet. It was a pretty windy day as it tends to get at Topaz lake. I sail
This weeks cover girl..... woodster at 8:12pm 04.12.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1638 ...who is she i have been thinking all week long that she belongs to Mainesail and his Admiral...for
Catalina 30 windlass Lost Parent at 6:54pm 04.12.14 Ask All Sailors 0/1114 I am heading down to the boat on the long weekend to install my windlass I need to know from any ea
Jib Sheet(s) Knot? Steve Liggett at 6:27pm 04.12.14 Ask All Sailors 34/10322 Had to have the jib restitched in a couple of places and now it needs to go back on the roller furle
H34 Fuel filter (1) a65sailor at 5:33pm 04.12.14 Big Boats 12/2294 I have this primary fuel filter in my H34. I was hoping someone could give me the details and where
Mounting a Raymarine Type 1 Linear Drive on a Ben. Oc. 351 sailrj at 5:30pm 04.12.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/9315 Looking at installing Raymarine Type 1 Linear Drive below decks on our Oc. 351 and would appreciate
H-19 Swing Keel Removal (3) bobbyfingers2001 at 4:38pm 04.12.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3697 Hi All, I have an issue that I hope I can get some advise for. I have a 1993 Hunter H 19 (19-2)
Mast Raising Gin Pole (1) bobbyfingers2001 at 4:10pm 04.12.14 Smaller Boats 13/5608 Hi, I have a 1993 Hunter H 19-2 and am missing the mast raising "gin" pole, I have the shorter sh
H 19-2 Filler Piece (2) bobbyfingers2001 at 3:50pm 04.12.14 Smaller Boats 2/712 Hi, I have a 93 Hunter 19-2 and need to get a tracing of the filler piece between the compression
Universal M4-30 spare parts kit ChangsinLattitudes at 3:50pm 04.12.14 Catalina 30 1/1171 Anyone familiar with the M4-30 spare parts kit? Just got one sent to me. New C-30 owner. Wondering
Main breaker will not turn om carlager at 2:04pm 04.12.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/971 The main 220v breaker on the panel in our Oceanis 36cc will not turn on the electricity. Any idea
2000 Catalina Mk2 Saillavie1 at 1:03pm 04.12.14 Big Boats 8/2694 I am in the process of buying a 2000 Catalina 36. Are there any areas of concern I should watch for

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Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 8:54am 08.06.23 Thank you! Stickinthemud57
identify sailboat Davidasailor26 at 8:46am 08.06.23 Welcome to the forum! It could be a kit, completely homemade, or an older production boat that just
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot (1) marchem at 8:36am 08.06.23
Priming fuel bulb inside engine compartment Benny17441 at 8:32am 08.06.23 Fill the filter bowl with fuel before installing. Gravity should lead fuel to the lift pump so giv
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 8:09am 08.06.23
Its funny Friday! (1) Sailavie1 at 8:02am 08.06.23 218541
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type trogers122 at 8:00am 08.06.23 Catalina flush mounts the thru hulls on their boats, at least earlier boats. Mine are flush mounted
Gearbox issue? Benny17441 at 7:58am 08.06.23 Black smoke is a result of over fueling. The governor system responds to loads placed on the engin
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? rgranger at 7:58am 08.06.23 And you don't every want to breath ozone so .... follow all of the safety warnings.
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? rgranger at 7:57am 08.06.23 I don't know anything about your boat's construction but.... until you figure it out, you might fin
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker rgranger at 7:50am 08.06.23 Looks like your boat could also benefit from a topping lift.
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker rgranger at 7:50am 08.06.23 I think you would want to put your light air drifter sail a bit forward of the forstay and sweep it
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker stickinthemud57 at 7:43am 08.06.23 Welcome to the forum! While I share Joe's frustration with the lack of punctuation, I thought I shou
Outboard Fuel Hose Recommendation rgranger at 7:41am 08.06.23 I buy my fuel line at auto-part stores. I've never had an issue... The only things missing on an
Flush Thru-Hulls replace with Mushroom Type rgranger at 7:37am 08.06.23 ...and used mushroom head thru hulls that sat fully into the recess. He then filled with G Flex epo
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 7:16am 08.06.23 I was also wondering what extra hardware would need to be added to the mast.
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker Mason13 at 7:11am 08.06.23
New Campbell Sailer Prop (1) SycloneDriver at 7:09am 08.06.23 The nut might have been just more than finger tight. The prop came off so easily I don't think I e
New Campbell Sailer Prop (1) SycloneDriver at 6:56am 08.06.23 Just by fact that you are missing a couple of sections of blade while adjacent sections look smooth
Head toilet not flushing to holding tank. chriscampbell at 6:33am 08.06.23 Replacing the joker valve helped a lot with the pumping efficiency. Super fun job, too. Haha. The ol

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