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My Keel (5) ncbyrdman at 3:34pm 09.29.13 Catalina 22 12/1778 Well guys, what do you think past helping or salvagable?
Oil change for winter ?? newage1461 at 3:23pm 09.29.13 Engines and Propulsion 9/3072 I have a Yanmar 2QM15 and run it for about 25 hours each summer. I can't find anything in the book,
Epic Day! agprice22 at 3:20pm 09.29.13 Catalina 22 5/1083 Wonderful sailing day on Cayuga Lake in Upstate New York! Winds were steady out of the SSE all day
Operation information Weasel at 2:30pm 09.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/758 I need some assistance in programming and receiving data from my new Lowrance Combo Elite -5 DSI Nav
Yanmar 18 WTF Deadline at 2:22pm 09.29.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1253 I was motoring my H320 on the York River when the Yanmar 18 suddenly ran away, not in gear but revvi
Lewmar 16st winches Found at Sea at 12:56pm 09.29.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1262 Prior to servicing the winches on my 1984 H34 I discovered that Lewmar no longer makes parts for the
Boat Speed and Fuel Consumtion nvilleteacher at 10:47am 09.29.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2369 I have a Catalina 380 that was built in 1999 that I purchased this past spring. The boat came with a
Oday Widgeon rudder/tiller jorlich at 10:31am 09.29.13 Parts Search 0/2709 I'm looking for a rudder/tiller for a Widgeon 12. orlichjo@yahoo.com
Leak 37c (2) med2463 at 10:10am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1851 We have one leak that I haven't managed to eliminate. When there is a prolonged heavy rain, water c
about to buy a catalina 22 gitpicker2007 at 9:30am 09.29.13 Catalina 22 23/6969 I'm an experienced Hobie Cat sailor, and am considering the purchase of a 1981 Catalina 22. I've sai
Trailering to Sausalito Ca. part 2 sfr at 8:24am 09.29.13 Trailer Sailors 7/1991 Frist of all thank's everyone for the great advise,found it very helpful. So I've decided to launch
Exposed fiberglass on deck repair? (1) PirateLisa at 8:20am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 9/6962 New to us boat had a zodiac sitting above the companionway for who knows how long. When we removed
Drifting for the purposes of fishing Spence at 8:02am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3321 I was wondering how a sloop can simply stop for fishing in various weather conditions. I'm not talki
ceiling light (1) Vegas at 7:58am 09.29.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/979 Never had a ceiling light burn out before. Can anyone tell me how I open up the "hockey puck" shaped
Sail trim simulator and trainer? jviss at 7:28am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 8/7869 (Trying this again, because of my faith in most of the contributors to this forum. First, let me th
Guess on a repair. (2) jscm1971 at 7:27am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2403 The boat was in winter storage ON LAND at the marina during the storm last fall, the back stand shif
Alignment question Rich (P303) at 7:18am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1249
Sails and gear for sale Blindsquirrel at 6:55am 09.29.13 Pearson 0/4 Boxes of new leftover deck hardware and some unused sails
Raymarine ST2000 Repair - where at? Apex at 6:54am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1313 With the recent topics of autopilot: I thought I would ask if anyone has a resource for repair of t
6.8 knots... Maine Sail at 6:20am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 27/4246 Yesterday was one of those Maine fall days you wait all year for. We flew just the 150% and sailed a

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First Boat Purchase (1) rgranger at 10:14am 06.01.23
Marine Toilet Question Lee Hadjiosif at 10:11am 06.01.23 Which Jabsco electric toilet? Approx age? --Peggie The Lite Flush Electric. Approx 5 years but l
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report (2) Hayden Watson at 10:08am 06.01.23 I do the same with the Star of Papillon with spinn only and leave the main down. That way I get to
Operating temp Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 10:07am 06.01.23 The reading you took at the temperature sensor is appropriate, the others are not. If your engine w
Continupus mainsail furling Hello Below at 9:56am 06.01.23 I have this same winch fitted on my e33. Along with detailed instructions as to how to use the winch
Anyone know where I can find one of these? rgranger at 9:25am 06.01.23 According to this website... it is not produced in the US but they can order you one from overseas
Spreader bird deterrent lines..... NYSail at 9:20am 06.01.23 A more permanent method I have tried string, cable ties but nothing lasted years. I finally came u
Spreader bird deterrent lines..... Alan Johnson at 9:15am 06.01.23 A more permanent method I have tried string, cable ties but nothing lasted years. I finally came up
Helm vibration, Hunter 36e PNWE36 at 9:11am 06.01.23 Thanks to everyone for your replies. I have concluded from this I shouldn't feel any noticeable vib
Helm vibration, Hunter 36e PNWE36 at 9:08am 06.01.23 Shouldn't be anything worth noticing. Are you able to do the work on your boat or are you at the m
Spreader bird deterrent lines..... JamesG161 at 9:07am 06.01.23 These worked for me, but not needed on the spreader per se. A pennant line works too. https://www
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report JamesG161 at 9:01am 06.01.23 Here are SV Hadley's colors. USNavy colors Blue and Gold. Jim...
Helm vibration, Hunter 36e PNWE36 at 8:41am 06.01.23 The rudder was checked by the surveyor plus I checked it myself when we had it out of the water e
Helm vibration, Hunter 36e PNWE36 at 8:38am 06.01.23 From your description, I'd lean towards your prop. Your mechanic has covered what I would have sugg
Helm vibration, Hunter 36e PNWE36 at 8:35am 06.01.23
Mast Gate for a 27 danooxnard at 8:01am 06.01.23 I have a Catalina Direct mastgate on my C22 it works great, I am very happy with it. Dano
Continupus mainsail furling JamesG161 at 8:00am 06.01.23 Ok all, he is new to in-mast furling. He needs to learn the Mechanism. No springs or such, when @j
New owner of C310 Hull#23 jssailem at 7:55am 06.01.23 That is handy John2. How is the seat supported when up? Looks like it is a part of the ladder. Does
2002 Volvo Penta heat exchanger bypass JamesG161 at 7:54am 06.01.23 Fresh vs Salt water is not the key on heat exchange. On my VP 22MD-L The Hear Ex is easy access, s
Continupus mainsail furling jssailem at 7:50am 06.01.23 You know @kappykaplan, he lives south of the Mason Dixon line, down there on the Gulf where pirates

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