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Sailing Kona HI frimi_captain at 4:05pm 07.23.13 Destinations 0/1894 Renting a boat in Kona a 22 footer. Looking for crew for a couple of Day sails. Sailing August 15
catalina27 transfer to salt water rblack27 at 3:11pm 07.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/1682 My '85 Catalina 27 (TallRig), with diesel inboard, has been berthed on a deep, rocky freshwater lak
Foul stench from vent after flush ????? Teakfreak at 2:59pm 07.23.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 10/5157 A foul cloud of odor envelopes my boat from back cockpit to flybridge after every flush. Not only a
Sunday Sail.... Cayuga Lake Dan Hill at 2:48pm 07.23.13 Mid-Size Boats 0/945 Went for a day sail and the wind piped up some fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fJwW81FQTU'fea
50mm2 capta at 1:03pm 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1551 I have just spent a huge amount of time on the internet trying to find the US electric cable gauge e
question about 3m 4200 newsailor72 at 11:36am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 10/4213 I read that an opened tube will not last more than a couple days, is this true? and will storing it
Stupid Boom Vang Question BigEasy at 11:27am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1728 I get it that the boom vang is used to affect twist in the mainsail by controlling tension on the bo
Rigging - Javelin tom flatley at 10:40am 07.23.13 Day Sailers 0/990 boom drooping so low it lays on transome - javelin - any ideas - tks tom
pool noodles for mooring dlewis812 at 10:04am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 6/4049 trying ways to prevent the mooring lines from getting tangled. many at the marina have the floats w
Autopilot/chartplotter hook-up wcletien at 9:45am 07.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1354 I just installed a Raymarine SmartPilot X-5 and would like to connect my Garmin 492 Chartplotter to
What size ice chest fits in the galley? abk at 8:55am 07.23.13 Smaller Boats 2/1728 It's a 1996 H26 and there is no ice chest. I forgot to measure it and the boat is some distance awa
Mac 25 Cradle redbranchwarrior at 8:08am 07.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1363 I just bought an '86 Mac 25 and have it sitting in my yard on the trailer. I had supposed my first j
How to restore exposed components in-place (PICS) (2) Picflight at 8:01am 07.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 14/1880 This might not be boat or model specific (Cat 27), but I want to restore the items shown below. What
Port window leak novotnyp at 7:49am 07.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/984 Anyone have the best solution for sealing a leaking window that has slightly moved away from the hul
Selling our baby Swampyankee at 7:45am 07.23.13 S2 1/1225 Reluctantly attempting to sell our beloved Trinity Heart. :cry: We got ourselves involved in a house
Comparing Notes - Suntex Marinas SailMaster at 7:22am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 8/365 Hello all, We are having some problems with one of the properties owned by Suntex. I wont say which
New Catalina or Capri 26/27 Crazy Dave Condon at 7:03am 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1783 Although I am not privy to much anymore, I heard there is a possibility of a new keel 26 or 27 along
Rigging - Javelin tom flatley at 6:03am 07.23.13 Day Sailers 3/3621 I have a javelin circa 1974, i think. It has a self bailing cockpit and a main sheet that travels a
Cam shaft davidpilchman at 5:30am 07.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/867 I am told that I need a new water pump and cam shaft for Universal model M35BC. I cannot locate one
Alternator Upgrade Beneteau 321 at 3:19am 07.23.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/3774 Looking to upgrade our original 55A alternator to a high output alternator. The question is (have c

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Anchoring at Coward's Cove? (1) jssailem at 4:45am 05.16.23 Tedd with so much beautiful water to explore I wonder why Cowards Cove? I zoomed in on the breakw
Mast Gate Woes jviss at 3:46am 05.16.23 Take a look here and see if one of these might be of help. https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/MetalMast_
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 3:45am 05.16.23 I should state that I never have the cord out in the sun, I'm at a mooring, and only plug in once ev
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:29am 05.16.23 As of yet, the little engine still lacks that magic smoke which goes Varrooommm. jssailem, it's be
Mast Gate Woes Rick486 at 3:01am 05.16.23 Take a look here and see if one of these might be of help. https://www.rigrite.com/Spars/MetalMast_S
Insurance question xavpil at 2:07am 05.16.23 Just decide first on the coverages you may need. Find a good marine insurance agent in your area,
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 11:30pm 05.15.23 @Hayden Watson , Yikes! Yes, that's exactly why I wanted to ask here before committing to that anc
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 11:22pm 05.15.23 @Hayden Watson , ...Ideally, what I'd like to read is, "I saw it at low tide last week and this is
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? MikeHoncho at 10:41pm 05.15.23 I just looked at Google Earth and think the bigger problem could be that the neighbors might get pu
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna morbidfollower at 10:34pm 05.15.23 Im gonna haul the boat out and try to get another wire up the mast for the antenna. Wish me luck. I
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? (1) Sunbird22358 at 10:24pm 05.15.23 Oh, this may help as well, here is an O'DAY 12
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? (3) Sunbird22358 at 10:20pm 05.15.23 The "A" in the Hull ID number indicates that this is a Widgeon. Widgeon was a sloop (2-sails, also o
Outboard for a Widgeon? (3) Sunbird22358 at 10:11pm 05.15.23 I used a 1984 2hp Johnson on my 1970 WIDGEON, I did have to watch the mainsheet when tacking, but it
Hunter smile / keel movement JamesG161 at 9:53pm 05.15.23 Joe Kerr also worked at Hunter building boats but he designed many of the electrical systems on boa
Swing Keel Dimensions and Weight for Oday 22 Sunbird22358 at 9:53pm 05.15.23 Another member with a 1979-83 O'DAY 22 may be able to measure their CB. I would also suggest giving
Older-Model O'Day Javelin - Unknown Year Sunbird22358 at 9:47pm 05.15.23 The fact that the boat has those 2 numbers (Hull# and Class#) rather than a single, 12-digit Hull ID
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Tedd at 9:34pm 05.15.23 @Hayden Watson , Yikes! Yes, that's exactly why I wanted to ask here before committing to that anch
Insurance question Benny17441 at 9:26pm 05.15.23 Just decide first on the coverages you may need. Is the boat going to stay in Milwaukee all year r
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 9:24pm 05.15.23 To be clear, I'm quite happy to sit on the bottom when the tide is out if the bottom is suitable, w
Engine compartment ventilation Ralph Johnstone at 9:23pm 05.15.23

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