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San Diego C-22 Fleet CaptDon01 at 11:00pm 10.13.13 Catalina 22 0/755 We'll be appling to the National Catalina-22 Association for a C-22 Fleet here in San Diego. If you
New Sail Recommondations for Islander 28 revir92 at 8:10pm 10.13.13 Islander 0/2588 Z
Cockpit locker water in O'Day 22 Pianobob at 8:00pm 10.13.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1101 Hi, I'm a new and novice sailboat owner. I just bought a 1978 O'Day 22. The boat seems to be in g
Peason Hawk 16 rebuild (2) abramoff at 7:47pm 10.13.13 Pearson 15/4028 Pearson Hawk 16 rebuild I have recently been rebuilding a Pearson Hawk 16, serial # 201. I plan on
Water system Dave Fran at 7:43pm 10.13.13 Lancer 2/1535 Can someone tell us where the water heater is located on a Lancer 36? Only thing we see is a small
Deck paint Lost Parent at 5:55pm 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1528 Anybody ever use Krylon or automotive spray paint in a can for deck paint
Broke my mast foot jblersch at 5:37pm 10.13.13 Smaller Boats 4/1162 While lowering my mast yesterday for winter storage, the mast foot of my 240 snapped where the pin i
Sail Trim Topics Don Guillette at 4:07pm 10.13.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/5532 I've trawled through the many sites for the past few days but can't find any subject of interest for
Bronze paint for boot stripe IH82BL8 at 3:56pm 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 11/3565 I'm looking for a paint for my boot stripe that neither WM nor Jamestown seem to have. I want a boo
Bilge odor Hunter 31, 1984 steve1366 at 3:35pm 10.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 9/3541 Does anyone have any pics of the holes people drilled into the bilge area to drain water from the li
Boat Meals Roger Long at 3:01pm 10.13.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/4476 Four Points asked for the recipe to this un-named dish I served him on the leg from Milford to Croto
Is some hull flexing normal? We2Sail12113 at 3:00pm 10.13.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/1063 I'd like to know if some sections of the H27 hull is normal to flex easily? When I say flex, I me
Water in Bilge that won't drain WallyLake at 2:23pm 10.13.13 Day Sailers 1/1861 I recently purchased an O'Day DaysailerII. Upon removing the bilge inspection overs I noticed a fa
Ferrites With A Raymarine ST60+ Depth Finder Joe Mullee at 2:21pm 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1688 First; please excuse my ignorance. I installed my Raymarine DF. I used an Airmar hockey puck style t
Sail material Lost Parent at 2:14pm 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1459 Is there a way to determine what material my sail is made of
Annapolis meet-up photos (6) Phil Herring at 1:31pm 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 12/3119 Thanks again to everyone who braved the wild weather in Annapolis this week to hang out for a while
Surveyor found a "soft spot" in hull. patrick33308 at 11:57am 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 4/3730 Had my old 1993 Hunter 33.5 surveyed last week, I bought it back, and during the survey he banged on
Fuel lift pump - Yanmar 2GMF jmce1587 at 11:47am 10.13.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1940 I have a leak around my fuel lift pump on my H31 Yanmar 2GMF. Is this item repairable or will have t
Winter Cover Frame (1) 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:27am 10.13.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4515 Another Puzzler!!! I have a winter cover made by Genco for my 310. Unfortunately there was no frame
Winter Cover 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:21am 10.13.13 Catalina 310 6/1761 Another Puzzler I have a winter cover made by Genco for my 310. Unfortunately there was no frame w

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OGO Desiccant Install and Experience MikeHoncho at 7:04am 06.23.23 First Time Use Report........4 days, 3 guys sailing in the South Puget Sound. Heavy rain and high h
Outboard depth in water. dlochner at 7:02am 06.23.23 One other thought, If the motor is too deep the prop comes closer to the boat and the rudder when th
Outboard depth in water. Tedd at 6:59am 06.23.23 I can't tell from the photo if your motor is on the centerline of the boat. It looks like it might b
Oceangate Titan Kings Gambit at 6:57am 06.23.23 Remember when the Challenger exploded?.... O-rings... of alll things... You just never know... neve
Engine vibration universal m3-20 elcojo2 at 6:34am 06.23.23 Thanks for all the replies. I had to take her out of the water for bottom paint. I will do another v
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Project_Mayhem at 6:30am 06.23.23 The end is near!! Or the beginning of your sailing season!
Passage 42 (4JH-2TE) oil lube cooler jssailem at 6:23am 06.23.23 That unit looks similar to my heat exchanger. You might find it a challenge to get the fittings for
Oceangate Titan Joe at 6:11am 06.23.23 Okay, there was the rich pakistani and his son, who I guess could be called "innocents", but the oth
2002 Beneteau 411 Oceanis -Tachometer Problem dslance at 6:06am 06.23.23 Since the tach measures the revolution of the engine by "counting" the magnetic pulses of the fly wh
Where to put AIS antenna? Davidasailor26 at 6:04am 06.23.23 For me, it's more important to be seen by large vessels than to see them! I tend to agree, at leas
Sta-Loc fittings jssailem at 6:00am 06.23.23
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 5:56am 06.23.23 217175
P-18 spinnacker Joe at 5:53am 06.23.23 Just recently purchased a P-18. Has anyone flown an asymmetrical spinnaker? If so what type of rigg
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? (1) rgranger at 5:52am 06.23.23 That gust from the passing cruise ship was the vortex created by the massive emptying of 4,000 wall
Sta-Loc fittings jssailem at 5:51am 06.23.23 Check with Sta-loc. As I remember from their manual and my riggers comments, they require a new wedg
Where to put AIS antenna? jviss at 5:46am 06.23.23 For me, it's more important to be seen by large vessels than to see them! Since class B transponder
Where to put AIS antenna? kappykaplan at 5:39am 06.23.23 The big advantage of AIS is that it allows you to see and be seen in poor visibility conditions, th
Where to put AIS antenna? dlochner at 5:38am 06.23.23 AIS is line of sight and low wattage, for the best reception and transmission the antenna needs to b
Where to put AIS antenna? Joe at 5:37am 06.23.23 Get a splitter and use your existing vhf antenna. The instructions that come with the AIS units wil
HUGE gust following cruise ship. what caused it? Joe at 5:34am 06.23.23 That gust from the passing cruise ship was the vortex created by the massive emptying of 4,000 walle

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