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carolsohl at 11:45am 11.08.13
Cal
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I will be making a sailboat cover for our Cal 2-27. I am wondering if anyone else has done this and
Mike Palmer at 11:25am 11.08.13
S2
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Has anyone heard of a wet keel on an S2 7.3 ? I am looking into purchase and the picture of the bild
Loose Ends at 10:37am 11.08.13
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What kind of batteries should I have in my battery bank on my Catalina 27? The PO had one deep cycle
jbinbi at 9:03am 11.08.13
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the e33 has a saildrive. The saildrive comes thru a rubber sort of gasket, and when the boat was hau
windomember at 8:45am 11.08.13
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Hi, I own a 1971 35' Coronado Center Cockpit Hull 07 produced by Whitaker Industries at Costa Me
Mr Mac at 8:30am 11.08.13
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Does anyone have a soft copy of the service manual for the Tohatsu/Nissan 9.8EF? I need to replace
azguy at 5:25am 11.08.13
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Well, after looking at over a dozen boats and really considered a C27 I decided on a more prudent C2
paulj at 9:09pm 11.07.13
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Took 40 days this year for the trip...... https://picasaweb.google.com/1dbpaul/CANADA2013?authuse
Monty VM at 8:52pm 11.07.13
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I need to replace or rebuild my masthead transducer unit for the ST50. I think the bearings are pack
Roadking Larry at 5:57pm 11.07.13
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Took a precursory look at what might have been a nice old boat. I'm kind of new to the boat world so
bassmanss at 5:54pm 11.07.13
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I'm looking for a replacement mast for my Catalina 30 Tall Rig. I'm located at Lake Lanier GA. I'd
BobnCamie at 5:01pm 11.07.13
S2
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Two questions, can anyone steer me in the right direction for smaller(5 ft. or less) gear hammocks.
Savet at 4:18pm 11.07.13
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Hunter 25 deck organizer and clutch mounting Ahoy gents! I recently purchased a 1982 Hunter 25 and
the finman at 3:41pm 11.07.13
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Hi all, I need to replace the transmission on my O'Day 34. How difficult/easy is to remove it (Hurt
WALTER SURF at 3:13pm 11.07.13
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Hi.I need buy for my Hunter sailboat model 170 Year 2000 a used boom a rudder and the sails. Pleas
Hale Meakipe at 2:30pm 11.07.13
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Have a 85 Catalina 30 berthed in San Diego. While having rig work completed riggers noted that there
Sequitur at 12:43pm 11.07.13
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For all those who followed our travels south from Vancouver to Cape Horn and up the east coasts, the
Sequitur at 12:41pm 11.07.13
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On Tuesday the 19th of November we will be doing a presentation for the Victoria chapter of the Blue
CaptDon01 at 9:00am 11.07.13
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Calling out all C-22's in the San Diego area, this weekend the historic Star of India will sail on h
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joul at 7:02am 11.07.13
S2
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my latest modification

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Replacing lower sheaves on Catalina 30 with internal halyards
Hayden Watson at 4:09am 07.08.23
Also try a powered impact drill. Try a little tightening first, then loosening. A little back an
Water balast leak in Hunter 260
docwells at 1:54am 07.08.23
We put food color in the ballast tank and found the color in the leaked water so definitely from the
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power
Davidasailor26 at 1:05am 07.08.23
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Screen Saver at 10:11pm 07.07.23
Upgrade update: So it has taken some time to get to this point. The driver for this was not a desire
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FastOlson at 9:28pm 07.07.23
In general, further north allows less UV to attack the gel coat. Freshwater is a lot better for all
Adler Barbour Compressor "Pumping" when on Battery Power
duck21 at 9:20pm 07.07.23
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MikeHoncho at 8:58pm 07.07.23
I used pvc to eliminate all flexible hose other than short sections to joint dis-like inner sizes an
Ideas, Thoughts, Recommendations, I'll Take Anything
DArcy at 8:17pm 07.07.23
I'm just spit balling, the only thing I can see that would make it a lot harder to loosen than tight
st 4000 and rudder position
DaveJ at 7:49pm 07.07.23
That makes sense, in very light winds, with almost no movement. I was also thinking, it would be go
Bow thruster and electric winch iestion
xavpil at 7:17pm 07.07.23
Assuming you mean jib halyard - why would you need an electric winch for furling jib which you wou
Accelerated Anode Burning
SycloneDriver at 7:11pm 07.07.23
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Don S/V ILLusion at 7:10pm 07.07.23
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Water balast leak in Hunter 260
twalker H260 at 6:59pm 07.07.23
Dave is the expert on this boat! He will help get you sorted!
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xavpil at 6:45pm 07.07.23
Michigan has a great network of state/city/municipal harbors every 20-30 miles along the Lake Huron
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible?
xavpil at 6:43pm 07.07.23
i'm a paper nav man, old school. i would get the richardson cruising guide for lake erie, lake hur
Lake Erie to Lake Michigan on sailboat. Is it possible?
xavpil at 6:40pm 07.07.23
We (the Admiral and I) have cruised from Sandusky to Mackinac and back as well as all around Lake E
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FDICsailing at 6:14pm 07.07.23
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Ken Honeycutt at 6:13pm 07.07.23
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