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Axle Choice Spence at 7:39am 11.18.13 Trailer Sailors 13/4751 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 24/3094 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 4/926 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 19/9008 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 23/5277 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 12/2299 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 12/2715 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 1/945 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 2/1132 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 3/5234 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 12/3092 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 19/3150 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 2/1142 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 17/2467 '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 10/1913 Hello, I have noticed recently that when under power we are operating at a net deficit with respe
Significant weatherhelm on a beneteau 343 Davefromoregon at 5:15pm 11.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 27/11932 I was sailing today on the river in 10-20kt wind. Both main and headsail were reefed while sailing c
Dodger Windshield Cleaning (2) seadaddler at 4:39pm 11.17.13 Big Boats 14/7342 Here in Florida I keep the dodger windshield panels zipped out for more air flow but last week was o
Broken Throttle Cable SailbadTheSinner at 3:03pm 11.17.13 Big Boats 4/1179 I thought I might share with you an experience which I would rather not have had. My wife and I w
Single handed Asymmetric gybing... weinie at 2:15pm 11.17.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 28/13783 Don, I enjoyed your video on single handed setting and dousing an assym spinnaker using a sock. I
Winter project's on Catalina 27 TR,Today Compression post (3) dive7mmwet at 2:09pm 11.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/2470 Last winter we located and purchased a fresh water, 2 owner well loved Catalina 27 Tall Rig, She had

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Newbie jssailem at 7:30am 06.17.23 What the lady wants... the lady usually gets.
Newbie Kings Gambit at 7:27am 06.17.23
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose JBP-PA at 6:25am 06.17.23 What's it for? For a deck wash down pump, sure just toss a hose over the side when you want to use i
Leaving the dock JBP-PA at 6:14am 06.17.23 I'm thinking from your video, you could run a doubled aka slip spring line off your bow, stern out,
Lowering mast before expected storm? dlochner at 6:04am 06.17.23 If you have roller furling, make certain the sheet has multiple wraps around the sail and the sheets
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose dlochner at 5:58am 06.17.23 Removing the transducer through hull should not be difficult unless the prior owner used 5200. Just
Leaving the dock dlochner at 5:49am 06.17.23 At slow speeds, the boat will want to feather with bow pointing downwind and down current. Until the
Fuel Pipe ID jaysweet at 5:40am 06.17.23 More than just a bit of a coincidence here. I spent the last winter working in this area when I re
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 5:34am 06.17.23 I just make a large loop under the lower shrouds. As soon as the mast is up and forestay connected t
Anodes, test cell, fresh water & hull potential. JamesG161 at 5:24am 06.17.23
Leaving the dock danstanford at 5:14am 06.17.23 If I didn't feel like I could swing safely I would back out the fairway till I had room to turn.
Rub Rail Adventure Crazy Dave Condon at 4:49am 06.17.23 @jdrutten look at the entire thread particularly @kappykaplan earlier response about pressuring th
11th hour, Bavaria 41 rudder service in yard. what to do? smokey73 at 4:48am 06.17.23 What does the shaft look like? Is the shaft straight and was the binding only when you first starte
Leaving the dock kappykaplan at 4:47am 06.17.23 Nothing like the pride you feel when you overcome all of the above to land perfectly on the dock wi
Fuel Pipe ID jaysweet at 4:45am 06.17.23 It's got a banjo fitting on it. It also says in that manual that it is a fuel line. I'd get a wire
Leaving the dock sailme88 at 4:44am 06.17.23 I owned an O'28 for 19 yrs. With the OEM prop there is significant prop walk astern. Recognized ea
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Crusty Ol Salt at 4:41am 06.17.23 that is great news.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't DArcy at 4:14am 06.17.23 That is fantastic John!
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:52am 06.17.23
Leaving the dock Joe at 1:40am 06.17.23 Any photos or drawings of the setup? It's on his YouTube channel mentioned in his post.

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