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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 10/4214 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 7/1729 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 6/4050 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 4/1364 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 5/3775 Looking to upgrade our original 55A alternator to a high output alternator. The question is (have c

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Its funny Friday! rgranger at 10:22am 05.16.23 I think I should feel some shame at the fact that I actually laughed at that one.... :clap::cool:
Weird ancient gadget, need wiser eyes to identity (1) jssailem at 10:19am 05.16.23 I wondered, due to the new release of Disney's Little Mermaid, if it was some how tracking undersea
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 10:07am 05.16.23 . His plan is to complete the rebuild this week with any luck have the engine running in the shop
h 41 fluoresent head light replacement with leds P12nash at 10:00am 05.16.23 I pulled mine apart and removed the ballasts. I then glued led tape lights to the reflective panels
Fresh Water leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:47am 05.16.23 Does your fresh water pump have an Accumulator? Aye ! And therein lies the problem :angry:.
Fresh Water leak JamesG161 at 9:39am 05.16.23 Does your fresh water pump have an Accumulator? Jim...
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (3) jssailem at 9:28am 05.16.23 Terry this story is - No where near as beautiful as the Babe.. Yes the delay is wearing on me. In
Fresh Water leak Roland5048 at 9:26am 05.16.23 I'm trying to track down the source of the same issue. Thought it might be the tank itself but I he
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 8:42am 05.16.23 215715
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Hayden Watson at 8:34am 05.16.23 Tides, wind and scope management would be important for this anchorage.
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? (1) jssailem at 8:33am 05.16.23 I understand the issue. It is a means to an end. We have a similar exposed at low water area west of
Hunter smile / keel movement Ralph Johnstone at 8:17am 05.16.23 This time we noticed movement in the keel when it was on the travel lift the keel moves almost an i
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Jacktar at 8:04am 05.16.23 A A handheld will only give you 5 w max, 20% of regular radio, with obvious loss of coverage area.
Mast Gate Woes Hollyberry at 8:03am 05.16.23 You'll probably need a rig-manufacturer-specific mast gate - unless you can get something custom mad
Engine compartment blower re design what do you have in your boat Ralph Johnstone at 8:01am 05.16.23 If you are drawing air from the top of your engine compartment and cooler air is entering from the
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 8:00am 05.16.23
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Johnb at 8:00am 05.16.23
Anchoring at Coward's Cove? Tedd at 7:48am 05.16.23 @Hayden Watson : Great tip, thanks! @jssailem : It has to do with launching. The boat launch at McD
Cleaning Shore Power Cord Don S/V ILLusion at 7:37am 05.16.23
Cleaning Shore Power Cord jviss at 7:25am 05.16.23 I watched some youtube videos on this, I'm going to try both the Magic Eraser and Fast Orange hand c

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