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wood finish bhinkel at 12:40pm 07.26.13 Catalina 30 3/1742 My new-to-me 1985 Catalina 30 has 2 finishes: the exterior is a yellow tinge, like oak; the interior
Cruising Again Downeast Roger Long at 12:27pm 07.26.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/4115 My oldest son, Mike, and his girlfriend showed up at the boat midmorning and we headed east on Wedne
Does 1991 Hunter 28 have problems? Robert Smart at 11:46am 07.26.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/4481 I am looking to buy a 1991 Hunter 28 and want to take it to Long Island Sound. I'm wondering if the
Why I don't race sailboats... (2) kpgraci at 10:24am 07.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1356 Because I have no idea which line to pull... 6950.vB Just organizing my pics and found these layin
1gm oil leak (3) jfschena at 9:47am 07.26.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/2206 After methodical replacement of various seals I've managed to eliminate the fuel leak. Thanks for yo
cleaning cockpit cushions kingsailor at 8:11am 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2121 Has anyone found a good product to clean cockpit cushions made out of Sunshure woven fabric?? Thank
web site for sea state newsailor72 at 7:58am 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1305 for weather, I use NOAA, and for wind conditions, I use iwindsurf.com. Is there a site that tells t
Pamlico Sound Nuese River marina suggestions? kito at 7:48am 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 19/2734 I am going to look at a 1982 Cal 31 this weekend. It is located at a marina in the Oriental, NC area
how to wire this electrical panel (1) newsailor72 at 7:46am 07.26.13 Ask All Sailors 7/4091 I got a seasense 6 switch electrical panel a while back and lost the instruction that came with it.
Border Crossing? Tedd at 7:26am 07.26.13 Pacific North West Cruisers 3/105020 I'm relatively new to sailing, especially in the pacific northwest, so forgive me if this is a reall
1GM oil leak (3) jfschena at 6:35am 07.26.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1054 After methodical replacement of various seals I've managed to eliminate the fuel leak. Thanks for yo
Fuel Tank question Alansails at 5:39am 07.26.13 Catalina 310 17/3654 After our trip on our 310, which had been flat sailed on an inland lake-engine had only 130 hrs on a
Maxwell Winch replacement letsgo at 5:31am 07.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/5636 1984 h34. My Maxwell Winches need repair/replacement. I don't race the boat. The price per unit can
1984 h34 with a Grunier compressor letsgo at 5:15am 07.26.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/709 l have a 1984 h34 with a Grunier compressor. Worked until this season. Fan runs but does not cool th
Matrix+ AIS GX2150 Ken13559 at 10:34pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 16/3520 Anyone uses this Standard Horizon GX2150 vhf? Appreciate feedback on how good/bad the AIS perform? I
Introduction Tedd at 10:05pm 07.25.13 Sailing Motorcyclists 8/140941 I'm not sure I quite qualify for this forum, because I don't actually have a sailboat! But I am ser
Bottom paint ?? adamskeith at 9:14pm 07.25.13 Smaller Boats 11/2037 I recently purchased a Hunter 23 that I plan to sail in fresh water . There are so many bottom / ant
Connecting two chains for windlass use (2) Rich Stidger at 8:03pm 07.25.13 Ask All Sailors 10/17183 In the past I have used a connecting link like in the first picture below. You peen over the four p
Broken rudder hold down cable. Roadking Larry at 7:34pm 07.25.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1524 After having a fine afternoon on the boat doing a little maintenance and adding a tiller tamer, ever
Large hatch and top hatch (1) Jtbarker at 7:32pm 07.25.13 Catalina 22 8/1501 Hi, I wanted to see if there is a company that makes plexiglass hatches for my 1982 Catalina 22. The

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Getting Closer to Launch Grudgeon upgraded and Ruddercraft Rudder is Hung Gene Neill at 7:44am 05.17.23 Do those of you that use the Ruddercraft Mast Crutch keep the bottom crutch bracket attached while
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset smokey73 at 7:40am 05.17.23 If you are worried about silt when you are trying to do the handline check, just tie something flat
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset smokey73 at 7:37am 05.17.23 Make sure you know exactly where the depth transducer is located on your "sample" MH40 that you are
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages rgranger at 7:36am 05.17.23 Can you sublet your current slip and take a slip up north? Are you looking for a slip?:biggrin::as
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem rgranger at 7:34am 05.17.23 Electric problems are the worst.:banghead: Sounds like an intermittent electric short. It could be
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages Mark Maulden at 7:25am 05.17.23 Can you sublet your current slip and take a slip up north?
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset Jim Beck at 7:13am 05.17.23 Jim: A friend with a 2013 MH40 is currently out of the water in Deale, MD, and working on his boat
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages jssailem at 7:09am 05.17.23 The issue appears to be one of exposure. Anchoring at PT leaves you exposed on a lee shore for wind
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages MikeHoncho at 6:57am 05.17.23
Cleaning Shore Power Cord (1) kloudie1 at 6:44am 05.17.23 So, mine is not gooey after many years in the Louisiana sun.. but it is quite black. It is the black
Cleaning Shore Power Cord thinwater at 6:18am 05.17.23 The "not cleaning" comment was intended to be neither useless nor insulting. Sorry. It was just emph
Y30 Settee Problem Joe at 6:06am 05.17.23 Just tossing out ideas, because I'm not a Yamaha owner, but I love finding solutions to unusual prob
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset tfox2069 at 5:48am 05.17.23 Thanks for your reply. I clearly understand the choices involved and know that I prefer for my soun
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset smokey73 at 5:10am 05.17.23 Your boat, your call, of course. From your response it would appear that you are trying to make a d
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 4:46am 05.17.23 As I said, I only rarely ever use this cord. Once I clean it I think I'll make a storage bag for it
Non working microwave 2 OLD PIRATES at 4:33am 05.17.23 On our Microwave we had to set the clock first and it was OK after that.
MH40 - Depth Transducer Offset Jim Beck at 3:26am 05.17.23 You are only talking 4.8 inches here. I think the measurement with a hand line over the side when
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? Hayden Watson at 12:35am 05.17.23 @jonelli I sent you a PM.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 9:30pm 05.16.23 Terry this story is - No where near as beautiful as the Babe.. Yes the delay is wearing on me. In
Muffler leak at top flange. Any tricks? Hayden Watson at 9:30pm 05.16.23 Yep. I think I might be able to get some photos of one that was much worse than that which was repa

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