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Overboard at Night fwild3 at 5:19am 10.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/2330 I sail Lake Pontchartrain at night occasionally, and I worry about finding anyone who goes overboard
Talk about luck bletso at 3:53am 10.24.13 Ask All Sailors 2/46877 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 1/1116 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 9/3752 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 9/3018 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 6/1393 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 4/1070 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 12/127391 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 13/2072 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 5/44760 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 42/24074 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 19/15044 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 11/3343 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 3/858 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 34/4385 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 3/1636 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 2/1090 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 5/1391 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 2/999 Both of the Catalinas I have possess non functioning wind and speed instruments installed in the co

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Shroud anchor point Project_Mayhem at 1:39pm 06.21.23 My thoughts as well. When I checked, there was no rot. Glad I removed them today. When I unbolted t
Lowering mast before expected storm? Project_Mayhem at 1:33pm 06.21.23 If in a protected harbor make sure you're dock lines and cleats (dock and bow cleats) are up to par
My 1980 Hunter 22, A Restoration Project_Mayhem at 1:22pm 06.21.23 The restoration is impressive. How'd you manage to convince your wife to keep it? Both take skill!
Zodiac Inflatable taking water Rich Stidger at 1:21pm 06.21.23 No tips, but I had a Zodiac once. It almost lasted 10 years, and I take care of my stuff. It was PVC
Hurricane season storage dlochner at 1:16pm 06.21.23 The answer is simple move the boat outside of prohibited area. Generally in the Caribbean it is sout
Zodiac Inflatable taking water jviss at 12:50pm 06.21.23 It's PVC, correct? And 10 years old?
Hurricane season storage rgranger at 12:47pm 06.21.23 I don't know what your insurance company believes is "outside" the zone. If you are not going to s
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? Dnea at 12:45pm 06.21.23 As I understand it the first release of the C&C 33 (Mk-1) was a fully fiberglassed hull, not cored.
Engine vibration universal m3-20 kloudie1 at 12:44pm 06.21.23 Also, check the valve clearance. Probably has never been done since people get used to the hydraulic
Fixed blade prop specs vs folding blade specs BigEasy at 12:43pm 06.21.23 Thanks, waiting on specs & estimates from flexofold & Gori. I already have a Volvo folding prop tha
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? High Current at 12:37pm 06.21.23 The only thing that hauling might show is a bad case of blisters - but again, I'd ask the owner if
Dockside water connection jviss at 12:35pm 06.21.23 neither of us can quantify the relative risk so arguing which is greater is a function more of opin
Engine vibration universal m3-20 odaydokay at 12:31pm 06.21.23 Brazen is right. I bought a 10 year old O'Day 28 in 1995 (Universal M12) and it would not idle with
Topping Lift Philly2DC2LBI at 12:24pm 06.21.23 I have a related question about how to handle the well-known issue of the boom coming down into the
Dockside water connection Don S/V ILLusion at 12:23pm 06.21.23 I'm surprised at those who try to argue that the risks are equivalent. neither of us can quanti
Dockside water connection jviss at 12:01pm 06.21.23 I recognize experience and perceptions vary - mine is that a dock hookup like anything else on a bo
1975 C&C 33 - Mk 1: Compromised Deck Needs Help - Suggestions Please? High Current at 11:58am 06.21.23 Besides, a survey is a great "road map" for the (deferred!) maintenance you will inherit on any use
Fixed blade prop specs vs folding blade specs dlochner at 11:37am 06.21.23
Dockside water connection Don S/V ILLusion at 11:30am 06.21.23 Don, I certainly respect your experience in this area, but, are you saying I'm wasting my money pay
Fixed blade prop specs vs folding blade specs Rich Stidger at 11:25am 06.21.23 I converted from a 2-blade standard prop - I think it was 18 x 16 - to a 3 blade feathering AutoStr

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