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Epic Day! agprice22 at 3:20pm 09.29.13 Catalina 22 5/1084 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 0/760 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 3/2378 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 0/2710 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 5/1858 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 23/6980 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 7/1993 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 9/6970 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 16/3323 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 8/7874 (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 15/2404 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 1/1314 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 27/4248 Yesterday was one of those Maine fall days you wait all year for. We flew just the 150% and sailed a
I think I'll enjoy a nice book Ken Cross at 6:09am 09.29.13 Ask All Sailors 4/906 I really wanted to go fishing again, but our weather looks a bit rough: So where do you draw the lin
Bilge Concern and Winch tie Point Spence at 2:19am 09.29.13 Trailer Sailors 14/6413 Hello Everyone, first post. :) First a bit about myself. I'm not new to boats but am to sail boats.

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Catalina 320 Diesel deck port jssailem at 9:47am 06.03.23 From Catalina Direct These black caps have not been made for decades. The thread pitch of the cap is
Cleat recommendations for Hunter 26 WesternTraveler at 9:36am 06.03.23 Thanks for your suggestion on the pipe. If I add the pipe , would it be ok to connect to that if I w
alternator and wiring jcrews63 at 8:29am 06.03.23 Jeff, as a fellow Canadian... FYI, you being new here, I have been around for a long time and have
Advice before I buy C30 kappykaplan at 8:02am 06.03.23 Is that a concern where they embed into the cast metal of the keel? No.
Advice before I buy C30 G4rs at 7:55am 06.03.23 Thank you all for your guidance. Im on the fence about this purchase now. Am I ready to take on this
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing stickinthemud57 at 7:47am 06.03.23 My recent experience was a mixed bag. I sailed a short section north of Corpus Christi Bay (Texas)
Macgregor 26 stickinthemud57 at 7:39am 06.03.23 I never got my Macgregor in the water before I destroyed the mast (to embarrassing to explain). No
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing Ward H at 7:38am 06.03.23 First, Welcome to SBO!!!! Are you asking because you are considering taking your Daysailor III on th
Hunter 306 vertical play on Rudder Stock.......how to fix? (2) Brinky63 at 7:36am 06.03.23 We found out that the lower UHMW bearing is not in place (i.e. not there) only the upper. I found th
First Time in the Water Crazy Dave Condon at 7:35am 06.03.23 Glad you finally got your daysailor in the water
Macgregor 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:32am 06.03.23 @pungojim call the following in Oriental, NC as they dealt with sailboat repairs for used masts:
Check my wiring diagram? Beth G at 7:29am 06.03.23 Thanks so much, this all makes sense, I'll modify my diagram accordingly and add the proper fuses!
Check my wiring diagram? dlochner at 7:20am 06.03.23 Beth, You need a fuse at the battery ahead of the 1-2-B switch. A main circuit breaker after the sw
Macgregor 26 Justin_NSA at 7:00am 06.03.23 If and when I find something within a reasonable distance I will tow the boat there and strap the m
Check my wiring diagram? Beth G at 6:41am 06.03.23 Beth. It will take some time to consider all that you have submitted. I like to learn the details.
Check my wiring diagram? Beth G at 6:39am 06.03.23 A few quick comments. The house and start batteries need to be fuse within 7 inches of the battery
Macgregor 26 pungojim at 6:38am 06.03.23
Intracoastal Waterway Sailing dlochner at 6:30am 06.03.23 even air force bombing practice grounds. Only the Navy bombs water. ;) As Will points out, this
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing dlochner at 6:25am 06.03.23 Can you sit to one side of the wheel and reach the winch? Or perhaps add a cleat aft of the winch ne
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing davidwkenn at 6:17am 06.03.23 Really appreciate everyone's input. I solo sailed my Catalina 27 for years, but now am older and wo

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