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Traveler Philip R. at 5:48pm 10.31.13 Bigger Boats 8/1468 Can I move the traveler on a 27' from the the rear to over the hatch?
correct anchor chain sunwindsea at 5:44pm 10.31.13 Catalina 30 4/1542 Is 1/4 heavy enough? I am on the verge of buying a windlass for my C-30 (1979). I am trying to chos
Roller Furling UV Strips firehoser75 at 5:07pm 10.31.13 Ask All Sailors 22/9352 Has anyone used a cloth called Odyssey as the UV protection strips on their roller furling genoa? Th
Catalina 30 depth gauge acox271929 at 2:57pm 10.31.13 Catalina 30 4/3092 I have a 1991 Catalina 30 MK II ? Tall rig. I know the keel is 5' 6" deep. But since the transducer
Problem with table in main cabin jackberry at 1:41pm 10.31.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1243 My table on my 1992 Hunter Legend has gotten very resistant to moving either around or up/down. How
The Cause Of Accidents Like This BayMan at 11:10am 10.31.13 Ask All Sailors 33/4256 Just read an article of a 70' with 7' draft that was making 6 knts when it tried sailing over a roc
Hate my in-mast furling mainsail sailorbobert at 10:19am 10.31.13 Big Boats 26/9679 Anybody got any idea how expensive it would be to convert from in-mast to in-boom furling on a 2003
fresh water system replacement dabishop5 at 8:55am 10.31.13 Pearson 5/2764 I've a Pearson 89' 39-2 ' I am so tired of water in the bilge, which should be dry. I have confirme
need a 30 amp westerbeke alternator Charlie D at 8:35am 10.31.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1334 need a 35 amp westerbeke alternator Does anyone know where I could purchase a 35 amp alternator for
keel bolt torque pressure rockytopf at 8:15am 10.31.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3792 Does anyone the what the correct torque pressure should be for keel bolts in a 1998 oceanis 352? Th
Navy 44's Being Sold as Surplus sailingseadragon at 6:48am 10.31.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3060 Last night while surfing the net and looking for stuff I do not need, I noticed that both of the USN
Raymarine 4000 Shop Manual kloudie1 at 5:31am 10.31.13 Ask All Sailors 6/897 INFO: I just uploaded the shop repair manual for the Ray 4000+ . It has circuit diagrams and motor d
fuel filters cherub78 at 4:37am 10.31.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/742 Thanks you for your insight on the filters.I will follow your advice.
getting my 25 on jack stands Edreder at 11:57pm 10.30.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2221 I need to get my 25 onto jack stands and am looking for advice. It's on it's trailer here in Maui. W
New Blog started bletso at 6:40pm 10.30.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1108 I started a blog on the re-fit of our 1979 Globe 38. I originally thought this would take a year, b
Caternary & Chain Maine Sail at 5:49pm 10.30.13 Ask All Sailors 20/2889 Just read an interesting piece on anchor snubbers in the latest Practical Sailor. What really jumped
fuel filters cherub78 at 4:58pm 10.30.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1228 Hello everyone, I have a 78 8hp yanmar in my boat and wanted to know if I have to bleed it if I chan
Any advice on installing a Gray Port Knot Flying at 4:04pm 10.30.13 Smaller Boats 4/1192 My H26 starboard side port had three of four dogs broken off when I bought it recently. Bought an ex
Diesel water valve (1) RAD88 at 4:03pm 10.30.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1461 This is a pic of the water valve on my Yanmar YSB12. It has been in this position (open - I think) f
Did i see your boat? Kermit at 3:49pm 10.30.13 Ask All Sailors 0/919 My First Mate and I passed a nice big sailboat on I-81 going south in Virginia yesterday. The hauler

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1986 Mac 25 Grumps at 4:12am 08.27.22 My M25 also oil-canned a bit while on the trailer. Didn't make any difference in her sailing ability
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 4:12am 08.27.22 Looks awesome, @mikeracca !! :beer:
1986 Mac 25 justsomeguy at 1:58am 08.27.22 My M25 also oil-canned a bit while on the trailer. Didn't make any difference in her sailing ability
Open House - well; BOAT justsomeguy at 1:54am 08.27.22 just open the link & read it. There appears to be a problem with your link.
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering Tedd at 9:15pm 08.26.22 Is the bracket the motor's on really worth the trouble? I had the motor mounted directly to the tran
Exhaust blower on an 11a Halvern at 9:12pm 08.26.22 Going to bookstore looking for "Multi-meters for Dummies". Anything electrical scares me. If it has
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering Stu Jackson at 8:51pm 08.26.22 Like someone said eons ago: "Just Don't." Freeway?!? What are you thinking? Even if you're only
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller jssailem at 8:34pm 08.26.22 Take some pictures and post them here as you go. Good to share it forward for the next owner.
Anchoring/Guest moorage with access to downtown Seattle? jssailem at 8:33pm 08.26.22 When I was there, met a CG officer on summer training, came up from Oregon on his boat. We had a gre
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 8:27pm 08.26.22 Sail the devil out of her till you get a buyer. Very nice work.
Frozen prop shaft Crusty Ol Salt at 7:46pm 08.26.22 I am starting to ponder if I am the only guy on here that has AAA and sea tow. Some days getting a l
Frozen prop shaft smokey73 at 7:21pm 08.26.22 Sounds like you are in neutral. If you think the shaft is somehow seized so much that even a little
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? BigEasy at 7:03pm 08.26.22 Trying my best to ignore these tropical systems......for now!
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? Stu Jackson at 6:44pm 08.26.22 I tried this once, and only once, and not on a tidal grid. Catalina 25, fin keel, up the Napa River
Frozen prop shaft Ralph Johnstone at 6:22pm 08.26.22 Hum, good advice... If I can't get the coupler & output shaft to spin a bit with just a nudge of fo
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? shemandr at 6:20pm 08.26.22 "Dammit Jim, I'm a weather forecaster". Not a weather controller. Jim correctly predicted fair we
New Catalina 30 Owner (3) mikeracca at 6:18pm 08.26.22 208733208734
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:17pm 08.26.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:16pm 08.26.22 Oh wow. What a bummer. How soon do you have to leave? Grandma loses her in home care coverage at t
Frozen prop shaft DAR at 6:01pm 08.26.22 As other's have mentioned and I alluded to, I wouldn't use too much torque. You said it was in Ne

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