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Difficulty with Main Halyard wfulton at 3:38pm 01.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1020 Am having great difficulty raising mainsail for the final 10' or so. Work easily and fine up to that
anchor wench zommer at 2:01pm 01.27.14 Catalina 30 10/1799 I am looking for suggestions in regards to installing an anchor wench on Catalina 30. The deck spac
Using Inverter Charger as 2nd Charger? Gunni at 1:38pm 01.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/960 I currently have a 10 year old, 40 amp AC powered battery charger (Sentry) breakered from a 30 amp A
Lady Liberty graphics Small Seed at 1:22pm 01.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3103 Hi, I am a brand new Beneteau 285 First Liberty Cup Edition and would like to find a source for the
Looking to revamp some rigging - Hunter 22 '83 halyard sheet HiZ at 12:41pm 01.27.14 Smaller Boats 7/3105 Looking to replace the rigging on the boat while the mast is down Any input on this? Length, s
raptor visit Justin_NSA at 12:06pm 01.27.14 Sails Call Lounge 1/1774 We had an amazing show of bald eagles at our lake this weekend! They tend to spend time out there du
Mast/Boom issues bxdobs at 11:40am 01.27.14 Smaller Boats 3/2599 We have 2 issues with our mast: 1) the triangular pivot on the mast that the boom attaches to
Boat show Meriachee at 10:30am 01.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/692 We just returned from the Vancouver boat show, and had a very nice walkabout of the in-water boats.
East Coast Trip Bonzai at 10:06am 01.27.14 Destinations 10/5465 I am loosely planning on heading up the coast from Brunswick, Georgia sometime late March-ish. Any s
size boat for single handed dlewis812 at 8:37am 01.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2271 thinking about "upgrading" from my cat 30. by upgrade meaning size and quality are both considerati
O'Day 322 Bilge Question Patronus322 at 6:59am 01.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1424 Greeting, If I understand the engineering behind the bilge layout, my packing gland drippings will
323 air conditioning wrbeglin at 6:52am 01.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2384 Considering adding A/C to my 323. I would prefer to have the unit in the main cabin vs. in the cockp
Leaky 26m Bilwlsn at 6:48am 01.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/847 Help. 26M. I'm collecting water in the starboard hatch -- the hatch under where the radio is---under
JRC 1500 Radar Install Euphoria2011 at 5:54am 01.27.14 Bigger Boats 10/2140 Hello, this past weekend while I was installing 2 Interstate GC2-XHD-UTL 6 volt batteries as my new
silly question about gps Ken13559 at 5:51am 01.27.14 Ask All Sailors 23/2791 Was trying out my newly installed Standard Horizon AIS-VHF with an old Garmin 12XL mounted on port s
Gel Coat Spider Cracks brsch at 4:47am 01.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1163 Is there any way to fill in spider cracks and somewhat cover them up?:neutral:
The On-Going pain about trying to sell Bad Obsession at 7:45pm 01.26.14 Ask All Sailors 44/5354 I am thinking that some advise would be good. I put my boat on the market back in June of 2013. I
M25 Universal won't start Jwhy at 7:11pm 01.26.14 Catalina 30 5/1078 I changed the fuel filter and now the engine won't fire. It sounds like no fuel is getting in. Do I
Upcoming 2014 New England Boat Show alanwir at 5:30pm 01.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/720 Boat Show Tickets Does anyone have the code for the reduced ticket price to Boston's New England Boa
the link to all the downloaded equipment manuals??? centerline at 4:52pm 01.26.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1014 Ive searched, but I cannot find the link to all the equipment manuals that have been downloaded to t

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Safe to start outboard while out of the water? BigEasy at 6:14am 06.27.23 Is it 15 seconds or two minutes that you can go? Dont know but because I dont, I NEVER run an outbo
Can scoop a 25' trailer space.... Rick Webb at 6:13am 06.27.23 Itsa gonna be close and there is not really a standard trailer There are hinges that can be added t
Can scoop a 25' trailer space.... rgranger at 6:05am 06.27.23 I think he means total on-trailer length. He found a 25 ft parking space. Yeah... I got a little
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 5:59am 06.27.23 a6pHSn8lLAQ
Can scoop a 25' trailer space.... Crazy Dave Condon at 5:53am 06.27.23 Is the Catalina 22 a fixed wing keel, swing keel or a fixed Finn keel? How much overhang will there
ampacity of disconnects Maine Sail at 5:51am 06.27.23 As long a the circuit is below 20A quick-disconnect/fast-on terminals are ok. The best & most relia
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? Project_Mayhem at 5:34am 06.27.23 I've been using Seafoam on and off for the past 20 years. Only once, did it appear to make a differe
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? walt at 5:20am 06.27.23 The first outboard I owned was a new 4 HP Tohatsu 4st. A friend thought no problem to run the outboa
Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:18am 06.27.23 Which 27 is it or year of boat? @twalker H260 may be correct as I have seen 5200 sealant used. If
Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. JBP-PA at 5:16am 06.27.23 I'm all for the impact wrench, but since they had nuts, can you pound them up from inside? Maybe usi
Can scoop a 25' trailer space.... JBP-PA at 5:02am 06.27.23 I think he means total on-trailer length. He found a 25 ft parking space.
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Dnea at 4:47am 06.27.23 I agree. This is the most compromised area. Its not good but seems very localized. Thanks for your
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? High Current at 4:42am 06.27.23 Those cracks look a lot more serious than anything in your other photos. It looks as if the core ha
34Mk2 back stay adjustment Joe at 3:46am 06.27.23 Backstay tension is not dependent on shroud tension( which performs a different function). So it is
Outboard Motor Mount on arch ? 2004 Hunter 41 (2) Ken13559 at 1:02am 06.27.23 I mounted my 2.5hp Suzuki OBM on the arch.
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jon hansen at 10:03pm 06.26.23 for 2 stroke engines with premixed oil in the gas, i like seafoam. have had good results. that's w
Hi guys, I have been trying to get the bolts out of my Hunter 27 anchor chain holder - I've tried heat, oil, a hammer and they won't budge. twalker H260 at 9:56pm 06.26.23 There is likely an aluminum plate embedded in the fibreglass and you have galling from dissimilar me
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 9:40pm 06.26.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 9:27pm 06.26.23 Well hi Michael. Terry Cox and I were talking about you and your cruising. Hope you are well.
Is my fuel pump trying to tell me something? High Current at 8:52pm 06.26.23 Engines 101 - The BIGGEST & BEST collection of M25 Series Universal Engine Information on the Inter

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