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Anchor hatch lid Lost Parent at 7:30am 07.13.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1193 I am still looking for an anchor hatch lid for my 1982 Catalina 30 27 may fit
Mast Rake - Right Forestay Length slazerow at 7:20am 07.13.13 Big Boats 2/1249 There is quite a bit of information on proper mast bend, but I am more interested in determining pro
spider cracks (1) margav at 5:49am 07.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1208 I am considering making an offer for a 1988 Beneteau First 305. I would like to ask your advice on t
Converting forestay to furling system, or not? margav at 5:47am 07.13.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/959 I am considering making an offer for a 1988 Beneteau First 305. I would like to ask your advice
Best way to attach a block to a cleat LaColla at 5:09am 07.13.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3603 I sometimes run a temporary line back the cockpit such as a preventer line or warping line. I let
Noise in Mast Griffinroydonald at 5:05am 07.13.13 Trailer Sailors 15/3807 I spent the night on the boat last night and found out I have wiring slapping around inside the mast
Rotating prop while sailing Akapeterc at 4:05am 07.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2224 Several times I have noticed when stopping the motor and start sailing that the prop will be rotatin
Rhodes 19 bilge Jeff Lamothe at 3:21am 07.13.13 Day Sailers 0/858 I have a late 1960s CB model Rhodes 19 and would like to put in an electric auto bilge pump. My que
canadian charts Mark Maulden at 12:15am 07.13.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1063 Probably been discussed to death but no searches can find. I need some charts of Vancouver and Howe
Want to buy this Hunter 27 Rossko at 10:53pm 07.12.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1543 I'm very familiar with Catalinas but not so much with Hunters. I was looking for a late model Catali
Trim Trouble YVRguy at 8:47pm 07.12.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/3998 Posted this in the sail trim forum but trying here too... Ok, perhaps this falls under the headin
Is ther anybody willing to part with a Jib EasyGoing at 8:41pm 07.12.13 Catalina 22 8/1442 Or a Genoa. I just picked up a '79 in need of a little TLC. I have already sanded the bottom down to
How Old is Too Old wufibugs at 8:31pm 07.12.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1603 Respect the budget or sleep aft says She Who Must Be Obeyed. Received donation of near new Lowrance
If not a bimini, what? chrispala at 8:10pm 07.12.13 Ask An Oday Owner 31/4824 Greetings, ye willful victims of Neptune, After over two decades on non-boat ownership (or boat n
Diesel drip at bleed screw seaduct at 7:00pm 07.12.13 Catalina 30 1/998 I have an 86 Cat30 with the Universal diesel. I can't get the nuts behind the injector bleed screw
Sail cover repair Oblivionboyj at 6:48pm 07.12.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1180 The sail cover that came on my boat has a few holes. I'm more inclined to repair that replace. Is th
Can't find the sweet spot YVRguy at 6:42pm 07.12.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/3316 Ok, perhaps this falls under the heading of "you just need experience" but I'm hoping to better unde
My bottom is pimply zpeteman at 5:03pm 07.12.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1720 The hull below the waterline is covered in tiny "pimples." None of them are bigger than 2-5 millimet
problems to watch for? mdidomenico at 3:32pm 07.12.13 Catalina 22 1/1204 I'm looking into purchasing a catalina 22 around 70-80's vintage. Is there a list of most likely pr
Rear Mounted Radar and Tubular Type Radar Reflector DinoKanuck at 3:18pm 07.12.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1865 Afternoon: Going to use a Garhauer radar tower mounted at the stern. I'm thinking that the radar

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Stinky Bubbly Hot Water Stu Jackson at 1:40pm 07.31.22 and now evertime I visit the boat I drain 1 gallon of hot water. This adds 1 gallon of fresh water
Need a used Catalina 22 swing keel sail sfbay at 1:31pm 07.31.22
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water Don S/V ILLusion at 1:13pm 07.31.22 also check for a deteriorating anode in the tank which would cause what you described.
Sailing Dingy Questions (O'Day Widgeon) MikeHoncho at 12:55pm 07.31.22 I beach start and stop my Laser. On the way In I release my rudder line and disconnect the centerboa
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water JoeWhite at 12:50pm 07.31.22 Yes. It is due to not being used. The electric heating element inside the water heater combines with
The one armed electrician... MikeHoncho at 12:42pm 07.31.22 I bought a digital flow meter from Amazon that also was a timer and controller that connected to a e
Wobbly wheel. (4) Rattlenebang at 12:40pm 07.31.22 207832207834 Its corroded, but that's not the reason for the large gap. 207835207836 As you can s
Stinky Bubbly Hot Water MikeHoncho at 12:39pm 07.31.22 Hydrogen sulfide built up in the tank due to decomposing materials would be my guess.
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains Stu Jackson at 12:07pm 07.31.22 I must say, that is fairly brilliant! The Catalina 42 skippers figured this one out 20 years ago.
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains jviss at 11:39am 07.31.22 stuff a short stub of hose into the scupper outlet. that will direct the water out away from the si
Wobbly wheel. smokey73 at 10:52am 07.31.22 pictures!
Hunter 326 Microwave Ken Honeycutt at 10:49am 07.31.22
What's going on with Marlow Hunter? (1) Ken Honeycutt at 10:39am 07.31.22 This is what I did after the clips broke a couple years after I bought the boat new. Works fine, jus
Exhaust blower on an 11a Ralph Johnstone at 10:25am 07.31.22
Any Hawaii Big Island sailboat owners here? kappykaplan at 9:56am 07.31.22 @Phil can probably help. :beer:
The one armed electrician... capta at 9:48am 07.31.22 It occurs that this might be a good time to collect everything in your "how to" section and personal
just sailing shemandr at 9:44am 07.31.22 Bravo!
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly fstbttms at 9:38am 07.31.22 I wonder if insurance will cover the loss or if the company will say it was lack of maintenance. I
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly dlochner at 9:35am 07.31.22 Yanmar and Volvo use different attachment hardware. Also, if the prop that was lost was a folder or
Saildrive won't engage stopped suddenly fstbttms at 9:32am 07.31.22 Thanks. Are all sail drives similar or is this specific to this brand? Yanmar and Volvo use diffe

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