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toggle kgindling at 9:27am 11.18.13 Catalina 22 2/802 Not sure what toggle your talking about. Is it a swivel on the top of the forstay?
centerboard knock kgindling at 9:03am 11.18.13 Catalina 22 5/1394 After our first season of sailing our 84 cat22. Ive becomed concerned about the swing keal knocking.
Hunter 466 Water Tanks question rlamb at 8:31am 11.18.13 Big Boats 3/1227 We just bount a 2004 Hunter 466 and will be bringing it up the CA coast in a few weeks. During the
What is my boat? (7) Puddle Jumper13 at 8:13am 11.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/2619 Ok so there have been questions about my boat. Being I can find nothing about a Macgregor Suncatcher
Need spreaders for the mast BoatNutterGil at 7:45am 11.18.13 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1466 I originally posted this on the Mid-size Boat forum, but was given advise to post it here. I am try
Axle Choice Spence at 7:39am 11.18.13 Trailer Sailors 13/4574 I'm ready to install my running gear to the trailer frame. There is no axles under the frame now and
C22 Bilge azguy at 7:30am 11.18.13 Catalina 22 24/3025 Does anyone run a auto bilge on their C22 :confused: I've been on a trailer while I'm doing some w
flooring hotrodderjim at 7:22am 11.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/899 I see alot of sailboats with flooring in them that looks like mahogany strips with white"chinking" b
Cleaning with oxalic acid (1) merlinuxo at 7:08am 11.18.13 Trailer Sailors 19/8512 Picked up a pretty dirty (stained), but in great shape, dinghy last weekend. Yesterday I finished re
auto pilot for hunter legend 37.5 1990 ben solomon at 5:54am 11.18.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/5109 Has anyone installed an autopilot on their legend? I am concerned the spx5 isn't strong enough, but
Atomic 4 Steam? sailnoproblem at 5:29am 11.18.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2202 I took my boat out for the last sail of the season yesterday. Under power there was a lot of white s
Need spreaders for the mast (4) BoatNutterGil at 5:11am 11.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 12/2545 I just got a 1980 Hunter 27 - and while putting her up for the winter, I found that the last owner c
storage ideas for hunter 28.5 Sunshine Girl at 4:44am 11.18.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/896 Thank you to all who so generously helped me make a decision on which boat to buy! As you see, the
San Fransisco JOLISAILOR at 3:06am 11.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1094 Hello, Is there someone who can give me the adress of CATALINA dealer in San Fransisco please . Fami
drain plug in bilge of o'day 19 michaelw at 12:14am 11.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/5086 I recently bought a 1964 O'Day Mariner 19 swing keel. There is only one drain plug in the boat and
Trailer Setup (1) mikep22 at 11:14pm 11.17.13 Ask An Oday Owner 12/2942 After lurking in the forums for a year or so, I finally found a boat to buy and join the ranks of th
Tie Downs needed for 25 SK? alfreddiaz at 11:00pm 11.17.13 Trailer Sailors 19/3002 I just bought a 1980 Catalina 25 Swing Keel. I see that with the fixed keels, owners strap down the
what does self bailing mean? troutman at 8:34pm 11.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1079 I have a V21 and I see that water can drain thru the keel cable hole but how does water drain from t
Newport Headed to the Dump (4) philwsailz at 6:41pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 17/2407 'Cut the lead keel off the parts boat today and loaded it onto a dump trailer to take to the landfil
Alternator Question BWagner at 6:36pm 11.17.13 Ask All Sailors 10/1855 Hello, I have noticed recently that when under power we are operating at a net deficit with respe

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Bow truster on hp450 DRhoads at 1:16pm 04.17.23 Just had an external installed similar to the one Nodak7 shows, may be the same. works great especi
Stepping up mast on H25 , use gin pole? Ross Nielsen at 1:14pm 04.17.23 Thanks, my mast is 34.8' and I feel I need a roller on a crutch I can raise to 10' at the stern of t
Try- Sail Ready Bag (1) jssailem at 1:10pm 04.17.23 Not sure how big your Try-Sail is. Blue Performance makes a Halyard Bag in 3 sizes. The large one mi
Sourcing leks Project_Mayhem at 1:03pm 04.17.23 Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but the traveler is the second hardest deck component to get to,
Try- Sail Ready Bag Waybad at 12:54pm 04.17.23 I have a separate track, I just realized I have to also drop at least one side then the other side o
More efficient way to clean gears? Rick Webb at 12:53pm 04.17.23 This would be more dangerous than anything else I could do in my house. Ultrasonic Cleaner ? It Wor
More efficient way to clean gears? Rick Webb at 12:50pm 04.17.23 Did the video begin with him having an assistant hold his beer? Don't all the good ones begin that
Identifying water in the bilge. Benny17441 at 12:46pm 04.17.23 Boat wash, wet bathing suits, galley spills, rain, sea spray, plumbing leaks........ All bring wa
More efficient way to clean gears? rgranger at 12:34pm 04.17.23 Organic chemistry; brings back nightmares :yikes:. Happy that you Chem E's deal with that stuff
Fresh Water Prime- Can't Get it nveater at 12:28pm 04.17.23 Thanks very much that will be my next move
Sourcing leks Timm R Oday25 at 12:23pm 04.17.23 As I had previously posted , the tbridge mounted traveller leaks the most . Good thing there are spe
Free Beneteau! Don S/V ILLusion at 12:19pm 04.17.23 I didn't expect this to make financial sense but had to ask since it was virtually free Where in F
Perkins M30 Compression issue nsailscal334 at 12:19pm 04.17.23 Thank you for the suggestions! We'll look into all of them and keep plugging along (pun intended) u
Yanmar in '79 37c Hollyberry at 12:17pm 04.17.23 Is it really only a 2 cylinder engine on a 37 footer??
Newbie Fresh and Green (1) rgranger at 12:07pm 04.17.23 ....the basic physics doesn't change much from a Sunfish to a 40-footer. :plus: This was my first b
Interior/Birth Measurements? Timm R Oday25 at 12:02pm 04.17.23 Good afternoon . I'm going to go out on a limb and say you don't have the cushions either . p.m. me
More efficient way to clean gears? MikeHoncho at 11:59am 04.17.23 Even Practical Sailer article agreed with me.:biggrin: ______ MEK is the activator for Fiberglas
Yanmar 3HM35F Starter issue capta at 11:26am 04.17.23 If you pick up a remote starting tool from any auto parts store, you can easily diagnose whether it
Newbie Fresh and Green Steve L22188 at 11:24am 04.17.23 Congrats on your new boat! I started on a sunfish and didn't know what I was doing. Then bought a
Short holding tank vent hose to Stern, or longer run to aft quarter? capta at 11:16am 04.17.23 I think the decision has to be made with the consideration of which place has the least possibility

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