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Looking for a C22 Mast sailman5188 at 6:26am 11.04.13 Catalina 22 3/802 Hi, anyone out there have or know where I can get a used mast for a C22 that I am restoring? It is a
Oil overfill on Yanmar 1gm Starrfish at 4:57am 11.04.13 Musings With Maine Sail 15/7102 Oops! I overfilled the oil in changing my oil filter. Did not realize until after running motor a bi
New rudder from Beneteau Bluewaters2812 at 4:29am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 19/7976 Hi folks, We have just ordered a new (complete) rudder from the Beneteau factory in France. Our Oce
Splicing / Whipping Apex at 3:43am 11.04.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1158 Last night, I started splicing shackles to the boats running rigging. First try looks good, but what
Now I've gone and done it... (3) SeaTR at 3:10am 11.04.13 Smaller Boats 26/3409 Well, it's the end of another sailing season here in southern NE for me, and time to haul out the bo
Now I've gone and done it... (3) SeaTR at 3:09am 11.04.13 Trailer Sailors 30/9997 Well, it's the end of another sailing season here in southern NE for me, and time to haul out the bo
Lock screw for Selden in-mast furling locking tube bobatkins at 12:05am 11.04.13 Big Boats 8/5266 I have a Selden in mast RC Mk-III furling system on my Hunter 41. About a year ago I was having a lo
Fuel Tank Cleaning wufibugs at 7:35pm 11.03.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1436 Anybody have any idea on what I might expect to pay to have someone come out and clean my fuel tank.
Barrier Coat Yes or No? lingerfeltja at 7:11pm 11.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1970 I am having the bottom blasted to remove many layers of old bottom paint. I will let the bottom dry
Cabin top clutch Clydo at 6:54pm 11.03.13 Catalina 310 15/5393 My main halyard clutch stopped working properly. Pushed handle flush with cabin top and won't stay
Looking for Catalina 22 bow pulpit mcclanhn at 6:48pm 11.03.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1527 I'm looking for a used bow pulpit? If anyone knows of one let me know.
Strengthening O'day 25/26 tiller John Stevens at 6:40pm 11.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1358 I've had 2 tiller separate at the back where it meets the rudder in just a few years of use. I had
Free O'Day Manual vtsailguy at 5:44pm 11.03.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 5/25455 After an unfortunate loss of of my O'Day 28, I have the original manual that's not much use to me. A
How to recover cushions using grommets and string, no sewing (5) timtim at 5:33pm 11.03.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1775 I once read a tread on covering cushions with fabric and using grommets and string to lace on unders
New colour of fiberglass hull Bradyawl at 5:09pm 11.03.13 Ask All Sailors 22/9539 Need advice for a future purchase; Fiberglass boat, deck; Paint or new gel coat? Would like to ta
Yanmar 2GM transmission oil level. duncanew at 3:58pm 11.03.13 The Cherubini Hunters 2/2153 I tried to check my oil leval in my 1981 Hunter 30 2GM transmission today and couldn't figure out if
How to fix cabin finish peeling (2) AlainC at 1:34pm 11.03.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1033 Our Hunter 30, 1989 has the interior walls (seem like a Formica type finish on a backboard) starting
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 13/10975 I have a Yanmar 20gm engine, I normally run it at 2800RPM but was told to run it at 3400 RPM for 20

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Stainless Rub Strake Installation dlochner at 11:20am 06.06.23 No need for baking plates. I have a couple of those strakes on my toe rail to prevent chafe on the w
Jabsco volume per stroke kloudie1 at 11:19am 06.06.23 Just further reading: The geek in me popped out so I measured stuff. It turns out that for every st
Stainless Rub Strake Installation Rick Webb at 11:18am 06.06.23 Adhesive and screws will work fine. A bit like this makes it easy to get the screw holes centered i
Advice before I buy C30 Hayden Watson at 11:16am 06.06.23 While you'll pay a little more look for a 89 or newer C30 try looking for one to avoid the plywood
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 kloudie1 at 11:10am 06.06.23 A turkey baster will get the excess out.
Merit 22 owners Centex at 11:02am 06.06.23 I had been looking around online for a better trailer for the boat I had (S2 7.0). Thinking maybe I
Forward lower shrouds length on a 1979 S2 0.2 C Avi at 10:53am 06.06.23 Not sure if you are in the S2 Facebook group, but it is pretty active. I posted your question there
Stainless Rub Strake Installation Don S/V ILLusion at 10:51am 06.06.23
Xanbus System Control Panel Freezing tfox2069 at 10:44am 06.06.23 You can call Tech support. When I did, they told me about a Factory Rest. That did the trick. Ne
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Captain Larry-DH at 10:29am 06.06.23 NYC harbor is much easier. :D you might be right.
Newbie Terry Cox at 10:25am 06.06.23 Seeking honest advice for a newbie with zero experience sailing. A couple of pointers. When we pur
Engine Control xavpil at 10:00am 06.06.23 interesting discovery while looking for the single lever. CatalinaDirect has the perfect replacement
Advice before I buy C30 Ward H at 9:59am 06.06.23 While you'll pay a little more look for a 89 or newer C30 try looking for one to avoid the plywood i
Engine Control xavpil at 9:57am 06.06.23 Clunk you hear could be too fast idle. idle is not easy to find with this lever because if you go
Engine Control xavpil at 9:56am 06.06.23 You have to let the engine come to idle. it is not easy with the lever because if you pull it bac
Where to find Engine Guages Nav Pod Calif. Ted at 9:48am 06.06.23 It always struck me as an incredible bargain for Navpod at less than $100, I got one for a chartplot
Hunter 49/50AC wiring for lithium conversion Nate at 9:46am 06.06.23 Hi Art, Our system is planned at 600+ah of lithium and we would like to heat hot water and reduce c
Hunter 49/50AC wiring for lithium conversion artboas at 9:26am 06.06.23 Hello, I am in the process of finalizing the design of the Victron lithium conversation on my Hunt
Newbie dlochner at 9:18am 06.06.23 That is a very succinct way to frame it.:beer: Trending. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threa
Santana 21 design info needed rgranger at 9:16am 06.06.23 :beer:

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