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Cruising Again (4) Roger Long at 2:47pm 03.02.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3383 Strider is still high and dry but, according to the definition of cruising being working on your boa
Boat trailer advice Admiral at 1:47pm 03.02.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2042 I am in the market buying a boat. Looking at the Catalina 30. Of course most do not come with trai
Replacing acrylic portlights and hatch lens (2) Panta Rei at 1:41pm 03.02.14 Bigger Boats 34/14646 Well spring is a long way off, Lake Superior is nearly frozen solid and my boat is covered with many
Cal 2-27 mast step question Roadking Larry at 1:33pm 03.02.14 Cal 4/2862 While my new to me Cal 2-27 is still on the trailer I wanting to put a mast step plate on so that wh
Weather-frozen bilge pump line Skipper at 10:29am 03.02.14 Ask All Sailors 15/4707 I had worried about this. My bilge pump discharge line froze solid a couple weeks ago. Or that's
Access panel from head to port side of engine pan zagloba at 8:57am 03.02.14 Catalina 310 16/2928 Has anyone installed an access panel on the head bulkhead adjacent to the stairs for access to the p
Mounting ideas for stern light Rodd at 8:32am 03.02.14 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4505 Gents- I need to replace my aging stern light. I would like to mount an Aqua Signal, series 41 s
410 aft stateroom mattress? scottdube at 7:39am 03.02.14 Big Boats 7/1331 Has anyone replaced the coil spring mattress on the 410? I was at the boat show yesterday and it lo
water leaks on trailer mikeepp at 6:18am 03.02.14 Smaller Boats 14/1640 OK, I give up. My H23 has water in the cabin every spring while on the trailer for the winter. I'v
23.5 Running rigging mmsailor at 5:19am 03.02.14 Smaller Boats 10/1370 I am going to replace the main halyard on my 23.5 . The boat has rf so other than mast raising what
23.5 Rudder Repair mmsailor at 5:16am 03.02.14 Smaller Boats 4/1010 I need to replace the rudder spacers and found them here at the ships store . It mentions a rudder g
winter project - finished Mark Maulden at 9:53pm 03.01.14 S2 6/1178 Finished my winter project. We now have two new water tanks and one new fuel tank. Boat is back to
Rubbing Compound Staining Gelcoat markwbird at 4:53pm 03.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 29/12725 The gelcoat on my 1984 Hunter 34 is old and chalky so I have decided to compound and wax it. The pr
Boom help Admiral at 4:49pm 03.01.14 Ask All Sailors 27/5257 I am out looking for a sailboat and am looking in the 30 foot range. Today I checked out a Catalina
"He's dead, Jim." (We need a new AC system) PirateLisa at 4:48pm 03.01.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1719 Our "new to us" 1982 Catalina 30's factory-installed Marine AIRRRRRRR is kaput! She was great while
O'Day 22 stairs keary N at 2:47pm 03.01.14 Bigger Boats 1/890 Would like to fabricate new stairs, any ideas?
Cuttyhunk, Hadley Harbor and Martha's Vineyard Ariel at 2:45pm 03.01.14 Destinations 21/12741 A recent article in Cruising World magazine about sailing around southern New England reminded me of
Demystifying the Mainsail Don Guillette at 1:11pm 03.01.14 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 31/8499
Cabin cusions (1) Doc_holiday at 12:20pm 03.01.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 27/4775 Does anyone remember who's boat cushions these belong to? I love the fabric and pattern but as I ha
SHOUTOUT time!!!!!!!!!!!!! SHAKESPEARE A+++++++TOP NOTCH duality at 10:13am 03.01.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1082 hi all, some of you may recall my postings of the nightmare that boat us is putting me through due

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Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA dLj at 12:50pm 07.04.23 Thank you to both @jssailem and @JamesG161 ! So far so good. Seas have been a bit rough but so far
Diagnosing engine issues - Universal M25 jonelli at 11:56am 07.04.23 One time, my RPM's stopped going more than 2000RPM and took a week to figure out the fuel shutoff le
Engineering Issues MikeHoncho at 11:49am 07.04.23
Engineering Issues MikeHoncho at 11:48am 07.04.23 I saw this video this morning and wondered, how did the park safety team miss this on their AM insp
shore power female-end fell in the water rgranger at 11:47am 07.04.23 RadioShack / :laugh::laugh::beer:
Can anyone explain this southern Atlantic pattern of July 4? (1) rgranger at 11:44am 07.04.23 Media conspiracy
Lewmar forward hatch handle has come off and there is slight cracking on the lense around the hole. Ralph Johnstone at 11:33am 07.04.23 Welcome to the site. Many people here have Lewmar hatches on Hunters and Cats. Some of them like m
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power rgranger at 11:33am 07.04.23
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 10:41am 07.04.23 Have you considered : e problems with things that have keyboards, engines, and long hair......
Catalina 270 Rub Rail Calif. Ted at 10:35am 07.04.23 Only two kinds of boat parts, available but expensive and unavailable at any price, after dealing wi
shore power female-end fell in the water LloydB at 10:08am 07.04.23 In my opinion every electrical problem description should start out with some statement such as this
Catalina 270 Rub Rail Ward H at 10:08am 07.04.23 I was curious as I paid less than that for my C30 so I looked it up. I paid $4.24/ft and I'm seeing
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:07am 07.04.23 Have you considered : e fails.
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 07.04.23 Thanks all for your replies although I see that none of them rose to the level of extremely offensiv
Fuel (In)Efficiency Stu Jackson at 9:51am 07.04.23 I've read maybe hundreds of these fuel gph posts over the years. Many of them "promote" checking gp
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 9:40am 07.04.23 In terms of size for a fuel leak, that's huge :yikes: ! The leak appears to be continuous. The pic
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 RitSim at 9:35am 07.04.23 I helped a friend last year with a keel space. In his case the keel bolts could be easily loosened
Shoutout to Weems & Plath Davidasailor26 at 9:23am 07.04.23
34 Hunter Anchor Locker Question SabreToothedEngineer at 9:20am 07.04.23 Thank you Claude, that's really helpful. I saw your photos before, but now with your description I u
Shoutout to Weems & Plath PaulK at 9:17am 07.04.23 We got a "new" W&P ship's bell clock on the main bulkhead when we bought Arcadia several years ago.

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