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Best Thing I Ever Purchased For My Boat robfmcc at 12:18pm 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 16/2966 The best thing I purchased for my boat, that never actually made it to the boat, was a Black and Dec
How I made my M25XP quiet. (5) AaronHPMC at 11:43am 09.11.13 Catalina 30 44/17533 After a few trips on my Catalina 30 wishing, hoping and praying there would be good wind, there was
Can someone identify this piece and explains its use? (1) masscop79 at 11:10am 09.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1357 I am thinking of purchasing a 1983 Hunter 20 I recently found for sale locally. This would be a jum
Hypothetically Speaking, if you loose your boat pole . . . (1) dscribner at 9:47am 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2063 over the edge while frantically trying to fend off another boat because you dragged anchor in the ho
Knot meter help kmart at 9:30am 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1726 Sooo I have a Pearson 10m. (33'). The electronics are autohelm st50 vintage The knot meter is the r
Tohatsu 4/5/6 B/C and the EPA kpgraci at 9:29am 09.11.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/3729 Found out today that on the Tohatsu 4/5/6 B and maybe C models with carbs that meet the stringent EP
We need a sailing term for this. Panta Rei at 8:46am 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 14/2195 Sailing has terms for just about everything surrounding the sailboat on the hard, at dock, or underw
Repurpose traveller track cb32863 at 8:46am 09.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 18/5280 I have a 1977 O'Day 25 CB. AS you may know the traveller system on these boats is well, less than op
Recommend a furler 22' boat GeorgiaBII at 6:00am 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1397 Hi All, I just picked up a Hunter 22 and am taking the winter to recondition it and get it setup
A 'Refrigerator Insulation' Success Story James10016 at 5:05am 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 12/4155 All, I just completed my latest boat upgrade project last weekend and wanted to pass on the result
Repainting pedestal base Ken13559 at 4:49am 09.11.13 Ask All Sailors 12/6787 The paint at base of my Whitlock/Edson pedestal has a sizeable piece chip off. I intend to scrap off
Strain on furler (2) Akapeterc at 1:33am 09.11.13 Big Boats 7/1281 I just used my spinnaker for the first time the other day after finding it in our deep locker, and w
Beneteau oceanis 31 owners manual chuckbuck at 12:44am 09.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/5831 Hi folks! Just purchased a 2008 Beneteau Oceanis 31 and LOVE the boat so far! Does anyone have the
Sailing Bahamas aerosmith at 9:02pm 09.10.13 S2 8/3516 I would like to ask if anyone has sailed S-2 9A to the Bahamas or Caribbean. I am looking for a goo
Webasto Airtop 3900 in 361 suttonski at 8:17pm 09.10.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/904 Hi, Did anyone installed a Webasto Air Heater in a 2 cabins Oceanis 361? I would like to find out h
9/11 Boatlift tricyclerob at 7:41pm 09.10.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2114 I had never seen or heard of this prior to tonight. http://www.youtube.com/embed/MDOrzF7B2Kg?rel=0
anyone got a windlass on a 9.2? bugbitten at 7:39pm 09.10.13 S2 7/1806 I'm 64 and am looking for ways to make my sailing a bit easier. I'd like to anchor out more often, b
Hunter 31 line attaching the end of boom to top of mast oldschoolkyle at 6:02pm 09.10.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1853 I recently bought an 85 hunter 31 and noticed there is a line attached to the end of the boom that c
Do 34 and 340 in 1989 have hot water heater GMCDENT at 5:40pm 09.10.13 Big Boats 3/994 Do the 1989 340 and 34 Hunter have only AC shore power heaters for hot water or do they have diesel
Mast painting Sastevenson at 5:33pm 09.10.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/906 What is a cost effective yet quality way to paint a mast that sits in my garage 80% of the time. I s

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Old bilge: water in keel capta at 9:40am 05.05.23
Looking for Flooring options in 1980 Cat 27 Ward H at 9:36am 05.05.23 @xavpil Fiberglass and gelcoat. Ours does have non skid molded in but it does look aged. We're h
What sealant to use? Leeward Rail at 9:26am 05.05.23 what the forum administration does by tacitly approving advice. Forums all over. Many hosted in th
Life's Most Infuriating Moments jssailem at 9:17am 05.05.23 Depends....
Life's Most Infuriating Moments (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:11am 05.05.23 if you want, try a bicycle pump, to inflate your good diaphragm or bladder. That will verify no lea
Old bilge: water in keel Ward H at 8:55am 05.05.23 Hey friends. the Surveyor mentioned traces of water in the keel. Not enough to justify the cost of
Beneteau Questions Davidasailor26 at 8:53am 05.05.23 Just an update for everyone who's interested. I installed an electronic switch in the strum box rig
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour Rick486 at 8:49am 05.05.23 My oil pressure alarm went off and I instantly shut the engine off. After anchoring and subsequent
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? Mark15231 at 8:49am 05.05.23 "Now that the mystery has unfolded, I think it's a big plus to be able to lower the mast of a 30 foo
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 8:45am 05.05.23 If you really feels that way please elaborate. What @capta is referring to: The concern with a boa
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 8:28am 05.05.23 The company is still in business... https://www.catalinayachts.com Contact them about your model an
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 8:15am 05.05.23 But regular bricks makes no sense. Agreed. Apparently it was to reduce the weight of the keel whil
Old bilge: water in keel rgranger at 8:09am 05.05.23 https://forums.sailinganarchy.com/threads/catalina-27-keel.167932 Post #7 okay now... that is wei
Yanmar 3JH2E Commissioning run and lost all oil in an hour JoeWhite at 8:03am 05.05.23 Yes, mine failed with oil everywhere. The pressure switch requires a special deep socket to be inst
Its funny Friday! (1) rgranger at 8:01am 05.05.23 .... and when you have Iron-Male (i.e FeMale)
What sealant to use? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:59am 05.05.23 Yeah. If that is the risk..then all forums should close. Have you seen the ignorance of some p
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 7:58am 05.05.23 Edit: Here's the links to the Sailing Anarchy thread and Catalina 27 Owners thread: https://forums
Old bilge: water in keel Leeward Rail at 7:53am 05.05.23 Do a web search for Catalina owners' groups, too. I linked one in my comment about bricks. The inf
Old bilge: water in keel FastOlson at 7:47am 05.05.23 The company is still in business... https://www.catalinayachts.com Contact them about your model an
What sealant to use? Leeward Rail at 7:45am 05.05.23 My advice was to seal the leak from the outside, and not re-bed. And someone else then posts some

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