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Water pressure pump problems Urbansailor at 11:19am 11.15.13 Big Boats 9/5937 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 15/7586 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 18/3751 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 4/1160 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 3/1105 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 1/1486 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 14/3180 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 3/7963 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 12/7647 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 15/3796 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 4/887 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 9/1889 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 10/2004 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 0/1096 I was winterizing my 2-stroke Tohatsu 9.9 today, and noticed a little water running out on the front
is it designed to rest on the keel? mainsailman at 6:05pm 11.14.13 Smaller Boats 5/1348 My H22 has the ballast built into the hull. how much is in the keel, and is it designed to rest on t
GFI Shore Power Trips t054281 at 5:44pm 11.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/7029 When we plug into 30 amp or 15 amp shore power, there are no problems with any protective non GFI de
How I straightened my V21 mast troutman at 5:18pm 11.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1083 I am sure many people have straightened their masts so this is not new territory but it was new to m
Info about LH V-Drive transmission Eibeltje at 5:10pm 11.14.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/945 I want to re-power my Pearson 323 with a 20/30 hp. engine with a V-drive transmission with left ha
Best way to clean the Lexan windows? BistroMath at 4:09pm 11.14.13 S2 1/1322 Hey everyone. New 1983 S2 9.2C owner here. Love her so far. We're trying to give her a bit of a
New Table (6) RJD at 3:34pm 11.14.13 Catalina 22 20/2097 My father-in-law and I built this table to replace the original one in my Catalina 22. We used Afric

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SS Rod popping sound Tally Ho at 1:49pm 07.05.23 So, the rods are the chain plates? And you have wire rigging from there? Greg
Roller furling: where do I start? Tally Ho at 1:47pm 07.05.23 this is what I understood are you happy with yours? how was the installation process? It was on th
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? stephen_i_w at 1:45pm 07.05.23 I have never taken that particular trip, But from my home near to Detroit I have traveled to all 3 l
Blown exhast Richard19068 at 1:36pm 07.05.23 Thanks to this terrific site I did some reseaarch to see what others did. I learned that Westerbek
Broke KiwiPorp blade Tally Ho at 1:26pm 07.05.23
ampacity of disconnects Richard19068 at 1:26pm 07.05.23 I'm not going to frog around trying to remove an adhesive lined heat shrink from over the connector
2004 Hunter Passage 420 Questions JamesG161 at 1:07pm 07.05.23 My H430 is only slightly bigger, but same for the most part. Jim...
Stray current / galvanic current corrosion JamesG161 at 1:03pm 07.05.23 Nigel Calder's Boatowners "bible' has very good information about this subject We did that Book re
Damaged Keel on Hunter 410 JamesG161 at 1:00pm 07.05.23 Check your Private Messages. Jim...
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Hayden Watson at 12:40pm 07.05.23 I have yet to hear of a incident that involves metal spikes causing a thermal run-away also. yet th
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery MikeHoncho at 12:33pm 07.05.23
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 JoeWhite at 12:32pm 07.05.23 I am not familiar with water ballast, but I assume you can load it on your trailer. If so with no wa
Water balast leak in Hunter 260 twalker H260 at 12:26pm 07.05.23 If you suspect the ballast tank you can add food colouring or some other dye to the tank and see if
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything kappykaplan at 12:21pm 07.05.23 What posses these dumbasses to abandon something which works perfectly and get into something which
Stray current / galvanic current corrosion BigEasy at 12:08pm 07.05.23
Stray current / galvanic current corrosion Stu Jackson at 12:03pm 07.05.23 Nigel Calder's Boatowners "bible' has very good information about this subject and the troubleshooti
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement BigEasy at 11:52am 07.05.23 OMG going on 16 plus years with my 331 :) Time flies. From the sound of it, I thought that you w
Beneteau Cockpit Speakers Original Replacement CABixler at 11:29am 07.05.23 Good luck with the new boat & your speaker project! OMG going on 16 plus years with
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? jssailem at 11:08am 07.05.23 @capta, Boat porn is an acquired taste. That link is pretty good one. After I spend my time on saili
2004 Hunter Passage 420 Questions DRhoads at 11:07am 07.05.23 Welcome to the 420 CC I have the same year and love the vessel. Don hit all the right answers. st

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