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Cockpit Cover for Catalina 27 caguy at 11:17am 01.03.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1365 A friend of mine just bought a C-27. It came with a cockpit cover that looks like it is original equ
Catalina 30 3 blade prop ScottNeely at 10:17am 01.03.14 Catalina 30 2/1493 Has anyone out there compared the three blade prop Catalina Direct sells to a Michigan Wheel Sailor
stripping paint question? GeorgiaBII at 8:31am 01.03.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1253 I've got a new to me Hunter 22 (85 model) that the previous owner has painted to death. Even painted
Anchor Stow deck lock melvyn.trigg at 6:18am 01.03.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1286 Can anyone advise where to purchase a new deck lock, for the bow anchor stow hatch lock on a Catalin
Leaving Navpod on boat and security? star302 at 5:05am 01.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2472 Hi, We are going to purchase new electronics for the boat. (12" chart plotter, seperate wind speed
Dingy trim All U Get at 5:00am 01.03.14 Ask All Sailors 15/2332 Hi all, We've been using our dingy(10 foot RIB) quite a bit lately and have had to motor into som
Pearson sailboat info seadaddler at 4:43am 01.03.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/762 Can anyone help with a friend who is trying to replace the wire to rope line for his center board o
Lee Cloths MLampner at 3:50am 01.03.14 The Cherubini Hunters 17/3168 E are going to be making a run from Baltimore to NYC in the early summer and know there will be at l
Frayed Shroud zpeteman at 8:03pm 01.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/3133 We put our Mac 25 in the water yesterday and when I raised the mast I found a troubling problem. The
Banner Day BobM at 6:24pm 01.02.14 Ask All Sailors 1/867 I bought my first boat, a Lancer 25, from a local youth sailing organization for $1000. I made a de
similar site for power boaters? agaliha at 4:50pm 01.02.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/2641 After a lifetime of sailing, I recently made the transition to being a "stink potter" power boater.
So what did santa bring you? Doc_holiday at 3:02pm 01.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/1809 Of course we are talking sailing related stuff. I got a clineometer, lazy jack hardware and rope,
A Good Idea or Not? Soaring eagle at 2:57pm 01.02.14 Mid-Size Boats 12/2050 Happy New year! I'm replacing the original brass shaft in my Catalina 320. Just wondering what you
Propeller Replacement Sheepdog683 at 1:58pm 01.02.14 The Cherubini Hunters 8/1675 My 27' is coming out soon for the spring tune up, and I was thinking about replacing the propeller.
Patching "plastic" holding tank in place srmorgan11 at 12:37pm 01.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1187 In the Hunter 37.5 I just closed on, I discovered that the holding tank has a crack about 13' long a
Portable Washdown Pumps (1) TFrere at 12:18pm 01.02.14 Ask All Sailors 9/4257 I have been thinking about installing a washdown pump on my Morgan 382. I was planning to install
2008 Hunter 28 mattb at 11:32am 01.02.14 Smaller Boats 7/1185 I am considering a 2008 Hunter 25, with the 2 foot shallow draft. I am trying to get feedback on jus
Boat Trucking JFitz at 9:51am 01.02.14 Destinations 11/3240 Thinking of trucking my H-34 from Md to FL. My last experience shipping household stuff to FL makes
Boat trucking JFitz at 9:49am 01.02.14 Big Boats 2/963 Thinking of trucking my H-34 from Md to FL. My last experience shipping household stuff to FL makes
Isolators, Combiners & ACRs wufibugs at 9:21am 01.02.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1160 Thanks to many who have answered, I now understand that an isolator prevents a discharged bank from

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Engine vibration universal m3-20 kloudie1 at 12:44pm 06.21.23 Also, check the valve clearance. Probably has never been done since people get used to the hydraulic
Fixed blade prop specs vs folding blade specs BigEasy at 12:43pm 06.21.23 Thanks, waiting on specs & estimates from flexofold & Gori. I already have a Volvo folding prop tha
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? High Current at 12:37pm 06.21.23 The only thing that hauling might show is a bad case of blisters - but again, I'd ask the owner if
Dockside water connection jviss at 12:35pm 06.21.23 neither of us can quantify the relative risk so arguing which is greater is a function more of opin
Engine vibration universal m3-20 odaydokay at 12:31pm 06.21.23 Brazen is right. I bought a 10 year old O'Day 28 in 1995 (Universal M12) and it would not idle with
Topping Lift Philly2DC2LBI at 12:24pm 06.21.23 I have a related question about how to handle the well-known issue of the boom coming down into the
Dockside water connection Don S/V ILLusion at 12:23pm 06.21.23 I'm surprised at those who try to argue that the risks are equivalent. neither of us can quanti
Dockside water connection jviss at 12:01pm 06.21.23 I recognize experience and perceptions vary - mine is that a dock hookup like anything else on a bo
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? High Current at 11:58am 06.21.23 Besides, a survey is a great "road map" for the (deferred!) maintenance you will inherit on any use
Fixed blade prop specs vs folding blade specs dlochner at 11:37am 06.21.23
Dockside water connection Don S/V ILLusion at 11:30am 06.21.23 Don, I certainly respect your experience in this area, but, are you saying I'm wasting my money pay
Fixed blade prop specs vs folding blade specs Rich Stidger at 11:25am 06.21.23 I converted from a 2-blade standard prop - I think it was 18 x 16 - to a 3 blade feathering AutoStr
Fixed blade prop specs vs folding blade specs Davidasailor26 at 11:12am 06.21.23 We went from a 3 blade 17x12 traditional style fixed prop to a 16x12 Flexofold. The Flexofold size w
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 11:11am 06.21.23 Well, I did run it at varying speeds in gear. Maybe not as good as in water, but I didn't have tim
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? BigEasy at 11:03am 06.21.23 That's not really an effective break-in. It should be run under load, at varying loads and motor s
Need a captain for a survey BigEasy at 10:50am 06.21.23 Interesting thought, but I question if the broker conducts a sea trial would that (under the law) r
Need a captain for a survey Captain Larry-DH at 10:38am 06.21.23 Seems that the issue should be the responsibility of the broker, not only finding a captain but als
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 10:37am 06.21.23 NO! unless you hook up water to cool it. you will destroy the water impeller in 3 seconds That'
Safe to start outboard while out of the water? jviss at 10:36am 06.21.23 When I purchased my 2.5 HP Suzuki a few years ago, it reqired a few hours of break-in time. I plac
1983 o'day 34 prepurchase questions... Arrgh at 10:31am 06.21.23 No...not dead haha and I haven't added any sealant in there. I'm not sure if any of the previous ow

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