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Cat 27 bow pulpit reeder at 1:14pm 11.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1895 I'm getting ready to reseat the bow pulpit on my 1984 Catalina 27, and remove the silicon smeared on
Looking for my first boat Bradyawl at 1:00pm 11.03.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/1729 Grew up sailing around the Chesapeake on an O'Day 21' day sailor. Have sailed every summer a few ti
Overheating Yanmar diesel engine AlainC at 12:36pm 11.03.13 Engines and Propulsion 13/10961 I have a Yanmar 20gm engine, I normally run it at 2800RPM but was told to run it at 3400 RPM for 20
Raytheon morrisn1 at 11:29am 11.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1050 Have bought a Hunter 356 with a Raytheon RL 70C chart plotter. Any suggestions on where I can locat
Cowl Vent replacement Found at Sea at 11:06am 11.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1940 Any one know where I can find replacement cowl vents or how to refurbish the existing vents for my H
CAl 27 T2 cliffordcull at 10:55am 11.03.13 Cal 3/3769 Hey all. I am looking for a replacement for the rub rail on my 1974 Cal Jensen Tall Mast 27.
Garmin 547xs Roger Patry at 9:18am 11.03.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1355 I am considering buying a Garmin 547xs and would appreciate any feedback. I am undecided on a trans
1994 Hunter 26 manual toilet kitxu at 8:46am 11.03.13 Smaller Boats 2/1345 Hi, I own a 1994 Hunter 26 that has a chemical toilet, i want to replace that one and install a manu
Hull cracks leobeer at 7:31am 11.03.13 Smaller Boats 5/2044 As we hauled our Catalina out this fall I noticed a hull crack 3/4 inch from the transom approx 2ft.
hard to believe the season is over....... (5) Ian McGain at 7:02am 11.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/813 Hard to believe the season is over for me and my boat is now up on the hard until mid-April. Spent y
O'day 20 Rigging Photos dmusgrave at 6:08am 11.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/5242 Hello: I just purchased an O'Day 20. It was an auction so I was unable to speak to the owner abou
gasoline fumes in older C-22's Gene Neill at 5:02am 11.03.13 Catalina 22 1/856 I know this must have been discussed a thousand times, but my searches are coming up empty. How do
Fuel tank removal norml15 at 4:47am 11.03.13 Bigger Boats 4/1272 . How do I remove the 30 gallon diesel fuel tank without removing the engine? It's leaking and I w
Forestay Snapped esterhazyinoz at 3:40am 11.03.13 Day Sailers 7/4026 I had an interesting adventure, or almost, last weekend. After setting up my H15 (3years old now) a
Grounding rod on the hard NYSail at 3:36am 11.03.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1810 My boat was pulled and this will be my first year with mast up. Boat next to me has copper tubing at
Oday 22 for sail (1) banjoey at 11:40pm 11.02.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1761 I am looking at purchasing an Oday 22. The price is almost too good to be true. what has me a bit
How to glue Styrofoam to fiberglass Piotr at 10:08pm 11.02.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/12581 Recently, I become an owner of a 1995 Melges X-boat. Boat is great, but has a minor issue. The float
Another fuel tank replacement (1) Mark Maulden at 9:22pm 11.02.13 S2 5/1227 I pulled my fuel tank today. Yesterday had to Gerry can approx 35 gal off the boat. It didn't get
Door lock replacement chuggett at 8:30pm 11.02.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2015 The head door lock on my 1985 bene 345 is broken. It's a round metal fixture with a black plastic do
All Is Lost sfgary at 6:03pm 11.02.13 Ask All Sailors 84/12035 Went to see the Robert Redford movie All Is Lost last night and found it very entertaining. It's mor

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Continupus mainsail furling Seahawk345 at 6:44am 06.04.23 Well....I guess I must be doing something wrong,....so sure, the help would be appreciated. How shou
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 6:21am 06.04.23 @JamesG161 I live on a mountain ridge with 325 degrees views of the Allegheny and Blue Rige mountai
New Alternator Regulator? jviss at 6:05am 06.04.23 Thanks Stu. ink that's the case. You can find the manuals for all of this stuff at Xantrex's web
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Crazy Dave Condon at 6:03am 06.04.23 Be aware of the heavy concentration of military on the Chesapeake Bay, make sure your paperwork to
Its funny Friday! (1) stickinthemud57 at 6:02am 06.04.23 One of the few things I have that make less sense than my sailboat...
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing Ward H at 6:00am 06.04.23 @davidwkenn One of the early things I did to make single handing easier on my C30 was to add Spinlo
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing JamesG161 at 5:55am 06.04.23 To Drop your rudder, you must pound out that Pin, that holds your rudder in the boat. I would sugge
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 5:45am 06.04.23 216457
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing (1) JamesG161 at 5:43am 06.04.23 Trying to wrap my head around how it works.
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing dmax at 5:33am 06.04.23 How does the pin exit? Is there a hole in the. Middle of one of the plates? Yes, one plate has a h
Dissimilar Metals dlochner at 5:27am 06.04.23 Thanks all. The West Marine guy suggested Mare-lube TEF-45 - is that the same as Ted-Gel or Lanoco
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing dlochner at 5:21am 06.04.23 Anyone planning to run the ICW should look up the Skipper Bob ICW long tracks Bob423 ICW Tracks and
Continupus mainsail furling JamesG161 at 5:21am 06.04.23 Its beginning to sound like 'operator error". :plus: He needs to learn the Mechanism. If you wo
Dissimilar Metals Captain W at 5:20am 06.04.23 Thanks all. The West Marine guy suggested Mare-lube TEF-45 - is that the same as Ted-Gel or Lanocot
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Captain Larry-DH at 5:04am 06.04.23 Anyone planning to run the ICW should look up the Skipper Bob ICW long tracks Bob423 ICW Tracks and
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing shemandr at 4:51am 06.04.23 What struck me about the ICW from Chesapeake City to Beaufort NC was the lack of services. For bein
Beneteau 35s5 Rudder Bearing Apex at 4:25am 06.04.23 @thetone dimensions of the other press is not important. You are on spot with needing a clearance h
Continupus mainsail furling Seahawk345 at 4:13am 06.04.23 So it looks like the winch is working and the line is the right size.....(I really appreciate you se
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kloudie1 at 3:46am 06.04.23 Wishing for a healthy rumble when it starts! I will lift a toast (gin and tonic) in the pool Monday
Possible SmartPlug problem CYQK at 3:23am 06.04.23 CONVINCED I have a smart plug

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