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Wine stain in cockpit YVRguy at 4:10pm 08.05.13 Ask All Sailors 37/13193 I knocked over a glass of wine in my cockpit last night (Layer Cake Cabernet in case you're curious)
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Shower Sump Pump Concerto at 1:44pm 08.05.13 Catalina 310 5/1914 The Jabsco shower sump pump, (which also drains the refrigerator), has stopped pumping. I think it w
Hard dodger for Oceanis 40 CC jorge zlatar at 1:33pm 08.05.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1696 Hi all I just bought a Benneteau 40 CC with a soft Bimini and dodger. Does any body know where can
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Noisy spinning shaft while sailing wstockho at 1:19pm 08.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1847 I have a Hunter 33 with a Yanmar 2GM20F diesel and a fixed 3-blade prop. I normally let the shaft f
swing keel kgindling at 12:21pm 08.05.13 Catalina 22 7/1625 Hello everyone. My wife and I just bought or first Catalina 22 cruiser. We're very excited. Sailed h
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Widgeon CB extending too far Jhassol at 12:16pm 08.05.13 Day Sailers 1/1061 What controls how far forward the Widgeon CB pivots when down? On my 1974 Widgeon, I noticed that th
Rudder Blade Vanguard Nomad mrwalker1956 at 12:11pm 08.05.13 Other Sailboats 1/4403 Since Vanguard no longer manufactures this boat, does anyone have a lead on where I can find a new r
Hunter 340 Skylight Fwd of Mast Leak revolution2013 at 12:03pm 08.05.13 Big Boats 4/1829 Hi, I have a recurring leak that is being generated from the large window/skylight forward of my m
Looking for a chain locker latch larrydynamic at 12:02pm 08.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1014 I have a 2000 Hunter Passage 450 and the anchor chain locker is missing the latch. The holes for th
What is this? (1) Manureva at 11:57am 08.05.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1373 Anyone know what is this thing?
roller furling rudym at 11:23am 08.05.13 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/6321 I have a 1983 S 2 9.2C that I bought last Fall. The Genova is rigged with a roller furling. This i
Engine Smoking on Catalina 30 sailaway123 at 11:14am 08.05.13 Catalina 30 4/2009 I had an issue with my boat (1984 Catalina 30 Diesel engine) this weekend. As I was motoring back
Mast Raising System Help caseyblacklab at 9:11am 08.05.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1858 I have a 2000 Hunter 212. I was told by the previous owner that it has a Hunter mast raisning system

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When does a screw become a bolt? Kings Gambit at 3:25pm 05.11.23 Hard means to push the tiller all the way over. Facetiousness on my part, of course.
Mast Electric Connector Gene Neill at 3:24pm 05.11.23 Dang. I was hoping this was a thread about the best connector to use. :biggrin:
Dinghy Power Scott T-Bird at 3:18pm 05.11.23 Well, he did say that he sometimes wonders whatever happens to all those people who ask him for dire
Solar panel/battery charger suggestions 1986 C22 Gene Neill at 3:14pm 05.11.23 I'm running 2 Renogy 50W square panels and a Renogy charge controller. Nice! It looks like you ar
Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump Scott T-Bird at 3:06pm 05.11.23 Wow, I don't like that - the shower sump gunk - hair, soap film, etc. - potentially going into the
When does a screw become a bolt? dlochner at 2:45pm 05.11.23 "Hard" is not a part of a boat. What's a hard? Hard means to push the tiller all the way over.
When does a screw become a bolt? Crusty Ol Salt at 2:44pm 05.11.23 So how do you tighten the nut on a bolt of lightning? :huh: Only Zeus can accomplish this task.
When does a screw become a bolt? Crusty Ol Salt at 2:41pm 05.11.23 I think this is a great thread! It's like the difference between a ship and a boat. The navy ans
When does a screw become a bolt? Crusty Ol Salt at 2:39pm 05.11.23 Alright then... next question... are these screw drivers or wrenches.:biggrin: long run.
When does a screw become a bolt? Crusty Ol Salt at 2:37pm 05.11.23
Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump jviss at 2:35pm 05.11.23 The intake thru hull served 3 purposes ... 1) toilet intake (which we have eliminated by using fres
Catalina 350 extended range fuel Cmp1110 at 1:54pm 05.11.23 JSSailem, no disrespect intended but if I enter that performance chart at 2500 rpm then follow to t
O'Day 28'. Davidasailor26 at 1:51pm 05.11.23
When does a screw become a bolt? Kings Gambit at 1:46pm 05.11.23 Very cool... thnx So why do we call it tacking when we zig-zag into the wind? And what are we co
Spinnaker Hollyberry at 1:20pm 05.11.23 The block for your spinnaker should have a good swivel on it because the 'pull' of a spinnaker can g
Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump DonScribner at 1:19pm 05.11.23 "What do you think it means, or what word would you use? " Paraphrasing from one of the best movie
Dinghy Power Johnb at 1:15pm 05.11.23 Sorry, this is barely believable that people could mix up RIB and RU and then blithely state about 2
Catalina 320: Mystery Motor near Shower Sump Pump dmax at 12:50pm 05.11.23 Accessible. You keep us'ing that word. I don't think it means what you think it means. "What do
When does a screw become a bolt? (2) rgranger at 12:22pm 05.11.23 Alright then... next question... are these screw drivers or wrenches.:biggrin:
Dinghy Power dlochner at 12:16pm 05.11.23 Sometimes easier to manage tied alongside than to handle as a tow. This is called a hip tow. htt

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