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What are these pad eyes for? $tingy Sailor at 8:20pm 09.03.13 Catalina 22 15/2694 This is my first year with this boat and it has factory-looking pad eyes installed in the deck about
Keel hanger countersinks unequal $tingy Sailor at 8:06pm 09.03.13 Catalina 22 3/906 Anybody heard of this? The countersinks in the keel hangers on my C-22 are about 1/4" deeper on one
More room for lines led aft? $tingy Sailor at 8:03pm 09.03.13 Catalina 22 10/1516 Has anyone ever removed their handrails permanently to make more room for running lines aft? I have
85' Hunter 22' Chasemixon at 7:56pm 09.03.13 Day Sailers 9/3077 Let me pre-apologize for my lack of knowledge... I recently traded for a hunter 22 it is something I
Single handing a Capri 14.2 Saraband at 7:12pm 09.03.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/7338 The owner's manual says you need at least two on board to right the boat after a capsize. Can a sin
Long distance boat transport Ross S at 6:57pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 13/4422 I'm considering the purchase of a boat in Arkansas that would need to be transported to New York Sta
Water in bottom of V- Berth pilots lady at 6:55pm 09.03.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1521 We just purchased a 311/2000 and we have found small amount of water and salt crystals in the V-Bert
272 A-Frame agprice22 at 6:55pm 09.03.13 Bigger Boats 1/1096 Does anyone know the length between either outer (main) shroud chainplate and the forestay chainplat
Oceanis 41 Dinghy Davits henrykatz at 6:50pm 09.03.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/13564 Hello and thanks for you help. I have a 2012 Oceanis 41. It has a very wide folding transom/swim p
Heart Freedom 2000 Inverter issues lyleh at 6:44pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 4/4861 I have an older Heart Freedom 2000 inverter/charger which has been working fine but now the transfer
One more time - hull liner source Ritdog at 6:24pm 09.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2120 I have been searching this whole site repeatedly, and KNOW I have seen it someplace: Source of hu
Cockpit sole problem!! Unstable pedestal!? Dufour4800-175 at 6:16pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 20/5047 Hello, Im the owner of a Dufour 4800 1983 and I remarked that the steering pedestal was not very so
Do I need an automatic bilge pump marcocarol at 5:16pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 38/8604 I am new to living on a sailboat and new to sailing. I have been told my many people who live in the
Do I need an automatic Bilge Pump marcocarol at 5:04pm 09.03.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/4455 I am new to living on a sailboat and new to sailing. I have been told my many people who live in the
Hull ID Numbers Bw whisper at 4:56pm 09.03.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2040 Can anybody help decipher this id number? xdyn0094m79h
There will be a pause in our programming Roger Long at 4:54pm 09.03.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/10562 The yacht club in Onset turned out to be a great place to leave the boat with stout moorings at reas
Can You Identify What This Is (1) Styx at 4:27pm 09.03.13 S2 5/1711 I own a S2 8.0c. This board, approximately 2x16, is under the bow bunk. It has a hole of approximate
chartplotter off John R at 3:56pm 09.03.13 Ask All Sailors 12/1604 I have a Garmin 741 chartplotter. Recently I've noticed that it is off by maybe 20 feet. That's not
Water stains lbyonkers at 3:50pm 09.03.13 Smaller Boats 6/1204 I have several water stains on the carpet above and on the sides of the window. I know how the water
Can you weld on a cast iron swing keel? ncbyrdman at 3:35pm 09.03.13 Catalina 22 13/4936 I have a Cat 22 that I am working on I asked some other boaters on here and got great info , Thanks

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Circuit panel wiring question. Apex at 3:35am 05.26.23 ... If you have any reference that contradict these definitions, I'd be happy to see them. just p
Hurricane Season 2023 Rick486 at 2:47am 05.26.23 Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) index ....Google :banghead:knows all
Santana 21 design info needed Joe at 12:45am 05.26.23 W.D. Schock company built these boats. They are still in business, located in So. Cal. Why not try
New Cat 22 Owner Joe at 12:34am 05.26.23 Go to an online chandlery...west marine, defender, etc. or you can google something like "marine in
Santana 21 design info needed CurtPollard at 11:30pm 05.25.23 Thanks. I have the rudder measurements now but the picture helps. I still don't have the boom measur
Hurricane Season 2023 (1) JamesG161 at 11:10pm 05.25.23 provide us with the reference data Ok, here is more information.
Yanmar 3GM30F not starting after fuel filter change skunther at 10:58pm 05.25.23 Thanks for the responses. I did not fill the bowl, tho I was able to purge the air with the lift pum
Hurricane Season 2023 (1) JamesG161 at 10:50pm 05.25.23
Hurricane Season 2023 JamesG161 at 10:43pm 05.25.23 What's lacking is reference data. __________ NHC link for their forecast Did you click on the li
Seacock Mystery Ralph Johnstone at 10:07pm 05.25.23 Since my previous reply was deleted, If it was deleted, it must have been good. Let's see it aga
Seaward S-600 water heater possible leak (1) jonelli at 9:30pm 05.25.23
Finding the right LED replacement bulbs. stickinthemud57 at 9:08pm 05.25.23 It has been seven or eight years ago that I replaced all of our inside and outside incandescent bul
New Cat 22 Owner pclarksurf at 8:56pm 05.25.23 May not be a popular recommendation, but if you have a pretty robust mold buildup-- bleach and bleac
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Possible SmartPlug problem rgranger at 7:41pm 05.25.23 Previously in this thread I made an attempt to clarify terminology. Maybe you missed it. But it i
Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 7:27pm 05.25.23 This was my original post and I will defer to the experienced sailors to advise you. I just purchase
Santana 21 design info needed (2) Yokohama Skinny at 7:26pm 05.25.23 Hey Curt, I also just got a Santana 21, 1972, just 2 weeks ago. Seems to be in decent shape, but ne
1980 Hunter 30: How is the folding table supposed to work? Dalliance at 7:20pm 05.25.23
Mast raising ideas... tailboom at 7:07pm 05.25.23
CCFL 6" Diameter upgrade. Very cool!! artboas at 6:55pm 05.25.23 Very cool project and result. I would like to have the same setup. In thinking about doing this,

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