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Lost Parent at 4:32pm 07.23.13
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Renting a boat in Kona a 22 footer. Looking for crew for a couple of Day sails. Sailing August 15
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My '85 Catalina 27 (TallRig), with diesel inboard, has been berthed on a deep, rocky freshwater lak
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A foul cloud of odor envelopes my boat from back cockpit to flybridge after every flush. Not only a
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Went for a day sail and the wind piped up some fun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fJwW81FQTU'fea
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I have just spent a huge amount of time on the internet trying to find the US electric cable gauge e
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I read that an opened tube will not last more than a couple days, is this true? and will storing it
BigEasy at 11:27am 07.23.13
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I get it that the boom vang is used to affect twist in the mainsail by controlling tension on the bo
tom flatley at 10:40am 07.23.13
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boom drooping so low it lays on transome - javelin - any ideas - tks tom
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trying ways to prevent the mooring lines from getting tangled. many at the marina have the floats w
wcletien at 9:45am 07.23.13
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I just installed a Raymarine SmartPilot X-5 and would like to connect my Garmin 492 Chartplotter to
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redbranchwarrior at 8:08am 07.23.13
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I just bought an '86 Mac 25 and have it sitting in my yard on the trailer. I had supposed my first j
Picflight at 8:01am 07.23.13
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This might not be boat or model specific (Cat 27), but I want to restore the items shown below. What
novotnyp at 7:49am 07.23.13
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Anyone have the best solution for sealing a leaking window that has slightly moved away from the hul
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Reluctantly attempting to sell our beloved Trinity Heart. :cry: We got ourselves involved in a house
SailMaster at 7:22am 07.23.13
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Hello all, We are having some problems with one of the properties owned by Suntex. I wont say which
Crazy Dave Condon at 7:03am 07.23.13
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Although I am not privy to much anymore, I heard there is a possibility of a new keel 26 or 27 along
tom flatley at 6:03am 07.23.13
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I have a javelin circa 1974, i think. It has a self bailing cockpit and a main sheet that travels a
davidpilchman at 5:30am 07.23.13
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I am told that I need a new water pump and cam shaft for Universal model M35BC. I cannot locate one

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mermike at 4:06pm 05.16.23
Looks like you need to sew in a bigger boltrope or close the gap in the track,
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jviss at 3:25pm 05.16.23
If they are stainless, just leave them bare! The oxygen will help them retain their corrosion resis
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sailmandan at 3:23pm 05.16.23
Thanks mermike Good stuff Dan
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jviss at 2:57pm 05.16.23
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Zoltan's girlfriend? This is ZOLTAN and me. I am wearing the flag shirt.
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sailcapt340 at 2:52pm 05.16.23
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jviss at 2:49pm 05.16.23
Yep. Just need to come up with 5-boatbucks. Oh, I thought a boat buck was a grand these days. If
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411
Hayden Watson at 2:30pm 05.16.23
I'm not besmirching the 'engineers' at Universal, I'm besmirching you! :). Now, now. If I was pu
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jviss at 2:25pm 05.16.23
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Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411
Hayden Watson at 2:22pm 05.16.23
Well, there you go! I should have said, if you have a properly designed system, belt dust is a sym
Mercury 3.5 HP fuel shutoff
dlochner at 2:22pm 05.16.23
A photo of the shut off valve would be really helpful.
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JamesG161 at 2:18pm 05.16.23
A quick decoding of AJA2419ZXA You are lucky to have the new R404a refrigerant.:clap: Here is how
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Jim Beck at 2:14pm 05.16.23
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thinwater at 2:09pm 05.16.23
FWIW, a jackline that keeps you on the boat is one word. A jack line on the luff of a sail, near the
Tightening Engine Belt on Universal 5411
jviss at 2:05pm 05.16.23
Partial correction. Belt dust is due to misalignment (unless you are trying to pull more horsepower

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