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Coleman cooler bebling at 4:24pm 11.15.13 Catalina 22 12/2065 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 18/4078 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 8/1594 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 26/4831 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 6/1576 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 2/937 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 9/5939 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 15/7592 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 14/3183 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 12/7651 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

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Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 12:26pm 07.06.23 Ok that means the fuel lines are still under pressure. Then a line slowly drips for a few days. ca
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS jssailem at 12:14pm 07.06.23 Thank you Rick Musetta is currently south of Davis South Shoal. The wind field has him heading into
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS PaulK at 12:12pm 07.06.23 Fog is normal until perhaps September, then you start to get autumn storms. Friend in foggy Marbleh
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Don S/V ILLusion at 11:57am 07.06.23 Done it a few times - rarely saw visibility beyond 200 yards. Warm up your radar.
Hunter 306 swim ladder Brinky63 at 11:28am 07.06.23 Thanks all. SBO reached out with the info.
Georges Bank sailing from just South Nantucket to NS Rick486 at 11:25am 07.06.23 I've done it in a race once to Halifax, in summer of course. My memory goes like this: 1. Very littl
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA jssailem at 11:25am 07.06.23 Just reviewed Musetta's noon position. Noon Position. 40.50422, -70.17822 as recorded on AIS Marine
how to judge appropriate draft in very light winds? Don Guillette at 11:07am 07.06.23 I'll throw this into the mix: Iwpoint. I've never sailed a J88 so I'll accept Dan's experience on
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? Serenity on Hudson at 10:56am 07.06.23 A Catalina EXPO 14.2 has a beam of 6 feet and is cat rigged, no jib. Very easy to sail and almost im
Waste tank plumbing idea... Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:14am 07.06.23 First... I just realized you only joined our merry band yesterday...welcome aboard! That's only don
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? Don Guillette at 10:06am 07.06.23 David: OK, I didn't see them in the picture. With all the sail trim controls for the main and jib to
Wiring advice? (4) jdrutten at 10:03am 07.06.23 Interesting timing! I'm troubleshooting my nonfunctioning bow light on my 306. I don't have continui
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power Davidasailor26 at 9:44am 07.06.23 I grabbed the multimeter, shut off the battery charger and opened up the fridge door and....of cour
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? Davidasailor26 at 9:40am 07.06.23 The ideal is to have the sail break evenly from top to bottom. If the foot flutters, bottom luffs o
Com-Pac 16 tabernacle/mast step HELP (4) apell at 9:39am 07.06.23 ComPacs are a known quanity. You should get your money back "if" the boat is maintained . Thin spi
st 4000 and rudder position 2 OLD PIRATES at 9:33am 07.06.23 Hey WARD .......... does it glow neon blue at night
Wiring advice? (1) jssailem at 9:28am 07.06.23 Electricians faced with this issue are often using fiberglass flexible rods to push or pull wire thr
Wiring advice? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:22am 07.06.23 No telling if still there but Hunter ran messenger cables when building. Assuming not still there, y
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (1) JamesG161 at 9:22am 07.06.23 This leak under the engine only seems to occur after the engine has been stopped. Ok that means th
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible? David in Sandusky at 8:58am 07.06.23 We (the Admiral and I) have cruised from Sandusky to Mackinac and back as well as all around Lake Er

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