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Talk about luck bletso at 3:53am 10.24.13 Ask All Sailors 2/46864 I had to remove two port holes. I feared they were set in with 5200 or equivalent. There was damag
Security on boats Cauliesail at 3:37am 10.24.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1108 Tried looking around but I haven't seen anything that can secure the entrance teak slots of the sail
Catalina 28 Mkii 2004 JOLISAILOR at 2:22am 10.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/3710 Hi, I am the new proud owner of a 2004 Catalina 28MKII in Belgium ( Europe ) It is a very nice Ame
Catalina 380 - winterize jen-and-fred at 9:36pm 10.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2916 We just bought this 2002 Catalina 380 and are looking for advise on how to winterize it. For the
restoring a 1986 22 and need help with lights jagsail48 at 8:54pm 10.23.13 Catalina 22 6/1378 I just acquired a 1986 22 and have already begun to restore it. the problem i have now is there are
Relocating CNG tank in Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 7:13pm 10.23.13 Big Boats 4/1038 Hunter 40.5 I want to relocate my CNG tank from the Port Lazarette so I can put my new Nextgen 5KW
Crack Discovered on Cast Aluminum Masthead - What to do? (3) Doug in Lakeview at 6:59pm 10.23.13 Ask All Sailors 12/127299 Hi all, Last weekend we unstepped the mast from our 1984 Beneteau First 38. Upon inspection of the
466 diesel burn rate rlamb at 6:09pm 10.23.13 Big Boats 13/2032 We are buying a 2004 466 with the 75 HP Yanmar. I have to run it up the CA coast and wondered what i
Engineering advice needed Sefuller at 5:40pm 10.23.13 Ask All Sailors 5/44749 I recently posted a question about a cradle I would like to have constructed, but may have been too
Pearson 39-2 survey mpbeagle at 5:20pm 10.23.13 Pearson 42/23257 So I just had this 1987 original owner Pearson 39-2 CB surveyed yesterday. Boat is beautifully mai
Horn blasts for navigation Bdkjak2011 at 5:01pm 10.23.13 Ask All Sailors 19/15021 Please advise: I've read the uscg colregs and unless I'm reading them wrong they require a lot of ho
Battery charging issues Kordie at 3:33pm 10.23.13 Ask All Sailors 11/3290 Anyone here use solar to charge their batteries? Anyone using the emarine e20 solar and wind reg
Got Spinnaker? Tobydaisy at 2:58pm 10.23.13 Catalina 22 3/835 I am trying to decide if I should get rid of the internal spinnaker halyard and topping lift before
Lightning Strike wmcminn at 2:38pm 10.23.13 Ask All Sailors 34/4318 My Catalina 400 was hit by lightning while at the dock, no one aboard. All instruments malfunctionin
Mounting hardware on oday 26 cabin top jfschena at 2:01pm 10.23.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1617 I have a 1984 oday 26. Id like to mount a third winch on the cabin top for raising the main. Id also
Bow light Wiring through pulpit leaking dchipley at 12:47pm 10.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1076 Hunter did not install a fitting at the point where the Bow light wiring passes through the deck and
Walker Bay Inflatables bobtigar at 12:42pm 10.23.13 Ask All Sailors 2/844 What I have attached below is a portion of a letter I recently sent To the President of Walker Bay.
Pearson 530 strut attachment capta at 12:30pm 10.23.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1343 I have been searching for any interior nuts or threaded plate that the strut on our Pearson may hav
Instrument blanks The Garbone at 11:45am 10.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/968 Both of the Catalinas I have possess non functioning wind and speed instruments installed in the co
Need some basic info... Steps at 9:00am 10.23.13 Catalina 30 4/1393 We have just moved from O'Day 272 to 1985 Cat 30 Tall Rig... And are very eager to spend time on her

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Outboard for a Widgeon? (3) Sunbird22358 at 10:11pm 05.15.23 I used a 1984 2hp Johnson on my 1970 WIDGEON, I did have to watch the mainsheet when tacking, but it
Hunter smile / keel movement JamesG161 at 9:53pm 05.15.23 Joe Kerr also worked at Hunter building boats but he designed many of the electrical systems on boa
Swing Keel Dimensions and Weight for Oday 22 Sunbird22358 at 9:53pm 05.15.23 Another member with a 1979-83 O'DAY 22 may be able to measure their CB. I would also suggest giving
Older-Model O'Day Javelin - Unknown Year Sunbird22358 at 9:47pm 05.15.23 The fact that the boat has those 2 numbers (Hull# and Class#) rather than a single, 12-digit Hull ID
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Tedd at 9:34pm 05.15.23 @Hayden Watson , Yikes! Yes, that's exactly why I wanted to ask here before committing to that anch
Insurance question Benny17441 at 9:26pm 05.15.23 Just decide first on the coverages you may need. Is the boat going to stay in Milwaukee all year r
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 9:24pm 05.15.23 To be clear, I'm quite happy to sit on the bottom when the tide is out if the bottom is suitable, w
Engine compartment ventilation Ralph Johnstone at 9:23pm 05.15.23
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity Ralph Johnstone at 9:08pm 05.15.23 did it to correct for the Coriolis Effect. I knew it was something like that.
Hunter smile / keel movement Ralph Johnstone at 9:07pm 05.15.23 Dave's going to smack me if I'm wrong, but I think that sitting the hull on the stands without the k
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Tedd at 9:07pm 05.15.23 To be clear, I'm quite happy to sit on the bottom when the tide is out if the bottom is suitable, wh
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? (1) Hayden Watson at 8:59pm 05.15.23 I just looked at Google Earth and think the bigger problem could be that the neighbors might get pus
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hello Below at 8:55pm 05.15.23 Navonics shows less than a foot at the entrance at zero tide.
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? MikeHoncho at 8:55pm 05.15.23
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 8:50pm 05.15.23 I don't know. With a shoal draft retractable keel and behind the break water, it probably wouldn't
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? (2) MikeHoncho at 8:48pm 05.15.23 215700
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? MikeHoncho at 8:47pm 05.15.23
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives Hayden Watson at 8:46pm 05.15.23 No Flex really made a dissference in my system. I just removed it all for a composting toilet and t
Engine compartment ventilation Hayden Watson at 8:34pm 05.15.23 I have my blower ducting set up about the same as yours because with my fully sound insulated compar
Latest Thinking on Holding Tank Additives MikeHoncho at 8:28pm 05.15.23 No Flex really made a difference in my system. I just removed it all for a composting toilet and the

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