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Coleman cooler bebling at 4:24pm 11.15.13 Catalina 22 12/1989 I recently purchased a 1988 Catalina 22 and am in the process of cleaning and renewing the boat. My
Engine Oil bawlmer at 2:45pm 11.15.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 18/3956 Fellow Sailors. I just changed the oil on my Westerbeke W20B. I used SAE 30 which is the manufacture
Show your Holiday boat lighting sfgary at 2:30pm 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1581 As we come up to the Holidays we have several lighted boat parades here in the bay area. I'm thinkin
Marina Etiquette Sailm8 at 2:21pm 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 26/4756 We all know that sailors have a reputation of sometimes being a little, shall we say frugal, (cheap)
Vetus engine on 33' cherubini Vtotten at 12:59pm 11.15.13 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1550 When we shifted into reverse our 5 year old Vetus engine made a knocking noise and the boat began vi
backstay (1) bcr at 11:55am 11.15.13 Catalina 22 2/928 Trying to rig my catalina 22 (1976) for the first time and have question. What 2 points of the backs
Water pressure pump problems Urbansailor at 11:19am 11.15.13 Big Boats 9/5826 My '81 Cat 38 saw some heavy action last weekend and got bounced around a bit. When I pulled into th
A question about bedding deck hardware with butyl tape... Ross S at 10:56am 11.15.13 Musings With Maine Sail 15/7473 I've read the bedding tutorial and found it very informative. Thank you. I've removed the teak grab
The Hall of FAIL Maine Sail at 9:10am 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 18/3739 Hi All, I've been asked many times over the years to compile some pics of the failures I get to see
Gelcoat Condition (8) fjordstar at 7:50am 11.15.13 Catalina 22 4/1148 70169.vB I'm new to gelcoat. Am I right that this gelcoat in the cockpit is too cracked just to to
power ratio on a Maxwell 25 ST markwbird at 7:35am 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1098 Does anybody know what the power ratio is on a Maxwell 25 ST? It is 2 speed so I would like both bu
Pearson Owners on the Eastern Shore? HTRN at 7:11am 11.15.13 Pearson 1/1449 I just bought a 1973 Pearson 26 and have a lot of questions. This is my second sailboat, my first be
Ethanol-free gasoline! Ken Secor at 6:54am 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 14/3066 As everyone knows, ethanol laced fuel is bad news for both carbs and injectors. Sta-bile helps,
Should I be able to see through my fiberglass? (3) fjordstar at 6:40am 11.15.13 Catalina 22 3/7816 I climbed down into the bilge yesterday to do some more scrubbing when I noticed the sunlight glowin
Dedicated windlass battery forward BobT at 6:23am 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 12/7469 I'm planning a new windlass installation on our Gulfstar 37. What are the reasons not to install a b
thinking about chopping my keel off 12" (1) ScottNeely at 5:05am 11.15.13 Catalina 30 15/3679 I own a 85' Catalina 30 standard rig with the fin keel drawing 5'-6". I am on the hard right now and
What to bed rudder gudgeons with? Gene Neill at 4:47am 11.15.13 Catalina 22 4/880 As soon as I finish doing all the deck hardware, I want to move on to the rudder. What do the expert
Advice on deck of boat (1) banjoey at 2:24am 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1878 I have just recently purchased an o'day 22. She is in decent shape. Top side she is a little weathe
Wood floors (10) ehudm at 7:47pm 11.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1987 Wood floors - more pics Almost done, TeaK ' Mahogany floor , I'll upload the rest of pics after I'l
Quick Question about my Tohatsu 9.9DE (1) Sock Puppet at 6:38pm 11.14.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1080 I was winterizing my 2-stroke Tohatsu 9.9 today, and noticed a little water running out on the front

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Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) McPhee at 2:54pm 06.10.23 Thanks, @Tally Ho, I think I'll go with the port side lazarette for now. I can always upgrade the we
YSM12R Mixing Elbow neck ggrizzard at 2:49pm 06.10.23 I bought my H30C new in 1979 that came with a YSM12F . The engine had been in salt water for 15 y
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler (1) Ralph Johnstone at 2:41pm 06.10.23 Finally cleared out the aft berth and got a photo of what Hunter used back in the day : retty much
Mast step WI Rigger at 2:39pm 06.10.23 Another way to ask my question: with the shrouds at 14% and the forestay 12%, should the mast plate
Yanmar 1GM10 starboard rear engine mount removal Ralph Johnstone at 2:27pm 06.10.23 The starboard rear mount appears to have deteriorated and looks to be partially collapsed. Any le
Mast step WI Rigger at 2:05pm 06.10.23 I will have to go to the boat and take one. Tomorrow
Mast step rgranger at 2:04pm 06.10.23 Pic?
Mast step WI Rigger at 2:03pm 06.10.23 Should my mast have 10 or 15* aft rake?*
2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment isaksp00 at 2:03pm 06.10.23 What model boat is it?
ISO Pacific Seacraft 25-2 mast, sails, righing apell at 1:48pm 06.10.23 I'm thinking the same thing...I'm in the midst of finishing a little catboat, to go sailing... You
ISO Pacific Seacraft 25-2 mast, sails, righing apell at 1:43pm 06.10.23
ISO Pacific Seacraft 25-2 mast, sails, righing Tally Ho at 1:24pm 06.10.23
2007 Hunter 2007 Rudder and Tiller alignment Tally Ho at 1:19pm 06.10.23
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) Tally Ho at 1:15pm 06.10.23 When I upgraded my old ST4000(+) to a ST6002, with a new Control unit, I put it in my lazzarette. M
Raymarine Autopilot Problems (ST4000+) (4) McPhee at 1:03pm 06.10.23 Hey everyone! I've embarked on the installation of the Raymarine EV100 kit. My initial setup will fo
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak jonelli at 12:52pm 06.10.23
Doesn't hurt to ask Richard19068 at 12:28pm 06.10.23 Sorry, I got soo excited I hit the post reply button. Were the end blocks that you are showing mod
Adding soundproofing to companionway step Richard19068 at 11:59am 06.10.23 Hi All, I hope your day is going well. I need a sanity check. I have the companionway step below
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 Tally Ho at 11:53am 06.10.23 I found this which seems very much on point with my issue or at least a way fix things correctly. t
Glow Plug Push Button O'day 28 1985 Richard19068 at 11:35am 06.10.23 I found this which seems very much on point with my issue or at least a way fix things correctly. t

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