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O'Day 28 Tiller Post Repair Apex at 6:38pm 03.18.14 Bigger Boats 3/1250 ....so at the end of last year I noted some movement of the tiller head at the top of the tiller tub
Battery Wire Imbalance (1) Genesis V at 6:21pm 03.18.14 Big Boats 7/1494 Last season I installed 4 new Trojan T105 6v/225amp batteries in the configuration shown in the atta
Smile rseaves at 5:51pm 03.18.14 Catalina 30 1/924 Is a catalina 30 1985 subject to the smile syndrom
H-356 transducer routing help sailmaster39 at 4:53pm 03.18.14 Big Boats 6/1212 Any 356 or H36 owner know how the original transducers cables are routed to the binnacle. I was at t
Autopilot? slowdog at 4:36pm 03.18.14 Ask All Sailors 4/884 What is a good low cost autopilot for a 22ft boat I only use it on lake Texoma , I have been looki
Rudder Repair h27 1982 wesleysherman at 3:37pm 03.18.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/932 I have recently put my boat on the hard and done an inspection of the below water line. 4 days aft
Butyl Tape for C-310 Chainplates? Dreaming at 3:25pm 03.18.14 Catalina 310 6/2242 I believe I read somewhere that Butyl tape can not be used to rebed the chainplates on the C-310. Is
Traveler Bar Replacement dss30 at 2:55pm 03.18.14 Catalina 22 0/651 I am going to tackle replacing my traveler bar. The old thumb screws have basically fused themselves
Boom end Morgan 22 Quiet Bear at 2:26pm 03.18.14 Morgan 0/1332 I need a boom end for my Morgan 22 new or used (good condition). Can anybody help me? Thanks Quiet B
New C22 owner eastbayview at 1:49pm 03.18.14 Catalina 22 27/3213 Hello all, My wife and I just bought a 1978 Catalina 22 and I thought I'd sign in and say Hi. Wh
Wash and wax St Pete Fl Scosta at 1:44pm 03.18.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1017 Can anyone recommend someone to wash and wax sailboat in St Pete, Fl?
Spinnaker Stuff Tobydaisy at 9:53am 03.18.14 Catalina 22 16/2193 I just picked up a used asymetrical spinnaker on Ebay. My new to me '74 C22 is set up with turning
Hunter 340 battery charger question TimHunter340 at 9:48am 03.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1415 Hello all, I know this is a newbie question but I could not find the answer in my manual or the we
Warning: Tuyet Hung azguy at 8:58am 03.18.14 Ask All Sailors 11/1648 I have a sail for sale and the above name reached out with the old scam of I'll pay you $200 more if
Hunter 34 - Aftermarket Pedestal? YVRguy at 8:54am 03.18.14 Big Boats 9/1318 Hey folks, I have a Hunter 34 and I'm getting frustrated by the lack of a fibreglass pedestal like n
H30 Rain Leak malyea at 8:35am 03.18.14 The Cherubini Hunters 12/1555 .....really tired of fighting leaks from above the waterline..... 'Bout Time's forward most compa
Project for a Snowy Day (1) Squidd at 8:29am 03.18.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1548 No biggie, but I brought my spin pole in and replaced the snaggly wire it had on the clip with a "Co
Searching for a Boat Surveyor in Minneapolis MN area losttexan at 7:22am 03.18.14 Smaller Boats 5/1394 In the market for my first Hunter sailboat, a 260, and am looking for a boat surveyor in the Minneap
Been a long winter (1) Jim Seamans at 7:11am 03.18.14 Ask All Sailors 5/781 Since there is snow on the ground thought I would put some chaps on the dingy. Only took a week and
Why we don't use lunch hooks... Maine Sail at 6:53am 03.18.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2558 People often wonder why I don't use a "lunch hook"... We always prefer to anchor with adequate groun

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Review please Cal 39 Qomomoko at 2:42am 07.30.23 Crevice corrosion is no laughing matter. Get a good rigger to inspect your rig before you buy. Not
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue matts997 at 10:56pm 07.29.23 Very thorough explanation and clearly marked images. Yes, the mist/spray is coming from the general
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't MikeHoncho at 10:36pm 07.29.23
What about our Medicine? jssailem at 10:34pm 07.29.23 Congrats Clay. Quite an adventure in the boat buying process. Happy days to put the experience in th
Review please Cal 39 jssailem at 10:04pm 07.29.23 Crevice corrosion is no laughing matter. It is visible if you look. Rust stains are a give away. M
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:49pm 07.29.23 Teaching can be approached from at least two directions. Do as I say. See there it works. Or Do t
Odd fuel leak: Need a diagnostic clue (5) Ralph Johnstone at 9:47pm 07.29.23 I think the leak is spraying so much fuel on the engine and inside the engine cover, fuel on hoses,
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 9:30pm 07.29.23 Buy up his tools. Build a shop. Call it a school. Deduct the costs. Provide a non profit space for
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 8:58pm 07.29.23 Thanks a lot, Digger. It looks like this will solve my problem. Did you find that the stock mast cr
Lewmar V700 Windlass Hayden Watson at 8:55pm 07.29.23 Maxwell makes there VW10 series windlass that is a vertical windlass without the chain pipe so that
Delayed start. Ralph Johnstone at 8:37pm 07.29.23
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location (2) nramsey at 7:43pm 07.29.23 Here are a couple of shots. Excuse the messy background. We're about to head out and this lazarett
Delayed start. Davidasailor26 at 7:20pm 07.29.23 This is a recommended procedure when starting an engine which has not been run for a few weeks. Yo
Review please Cal 39 Qomomoko at 6:45pm 07.29.23 The question is whether the Cal 39 has the dreaded mild steel mast support beam (or "bird," as they
Lewmar V700 Windlass dlochner at 6:23pm 07.29.23 Here is one installation that I saw. Any thoughts? Did not require modifications to the anchor lock
Newbie Sohl at 6:20pm 07.29.23 I'm currently selling my Potter 19 and have moved up to a "new" (to us) Seaward 26RK. I dearly love
Merit 22 owners sloughsailer at 5:58pm 07.29.23 Thanks a lot, Digger. It looks like this will solve my problem. Did you find that the stock mast cru
Lewmar V700 Windlass (1) Fred at 5:57pm 07.29.23 Here is one installation that I saw. Any thoughts? Did not require modifications to the anchor locke
Solar water heat exchanger gettinthere at 5:40pm 07.29.23 BTW, I'm looking at this because I want a whole house hot water system. Not interested in the shower
Solar water heat exchanger Johnb at 5:36pm 07.29.23 The solar heaters mentioned in posts 6 and 7 above would work but for what it is worth I have used:

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