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What type of Rig? (1) Tom-in-Annapolis at 4:42am 07.24.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1875 Out for a sail today on the Chesapeake. Something we don't see everyday.
Centerboard removal Christopher Williams at 11:51pm 07.23.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1137 Hello how high do I have to get my Macgregor 26c to get the centerboard out Regards Chris Williams U
Oil puddle under the yanmar?? Jimongee at 8:28pm 07.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1803 I have a 2002 356 with a Yanmar GM30. For the first time ever I am getting a small puddle of black
electroscan electrode overload dparilla at 7:55pm 07.23.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/9038 So, we sailed this weekend. Hold n' treat worked like a champ. We got home, I hit the start button
Need batten source Jimongee at 7:50pm 07.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1037 We have a 2002 356. Don't ask me how but somewhere out on Lake Michigan the other day in 15 kts we
356 reeding questions Jimongee at 7:42pm 07.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1207 I have a 2002 356 with the in-boom reef system. We are currently sailing the Great Lakes. I am hav
Boom Vang Captn TJ at 6:56pm 07.23.13 Racing 3/4956 We have mid boom sheeting on our masthead rigged 42. Because of the location of the mainsheet travel
Swing Keel 1st Timer MacGreg at 6:30pm 07.23.13 Balboa 2/4996 I just got a 1969 Balboa 20 swing keel. She is my first swing keel and have zero idea how to operate
Water Ballast? LRH at 5:54pm 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 11/2390 Ahoy Maties, Having owned several sailboats over the years, I'm cosidering one with water ballast.
Water Ballast? LRH at 5:53pm 07.23.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1630 Ahoy Maties, Having owned several sailboats over the years, I'm cosidering one with water ballast.
Water Ballast? LRH at 5:52pm 07.23.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/10773 Ahoy Maties, Having owned several sailboats over the years, I'm cosidering one with water ballast.
Sea Fever Roger Long at 5:27pm 07.23.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/5217 All you readers waiting for me to do something, anything; get out your John Mansfield and other roma
Catalina 30 lazarette size Lost Parent at 4:32pm 07.23.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1459 I live quite a ways away from my boat and need the size of the opening in the port cockpit locker of
Sailing Kona HI frimi_captain at 4:05pm 07.23.13 Destinations 0/1909 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 7/1689 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 10/5211 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 0/954 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 7/1557 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 10/4290 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 7/1734 I get it that the boom vang is used to affect twist in the mainsail by controlling tension on the bo

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Marine Toilet Question Lee Hadjiosif at 12:00pm 06.02.23 No way I'm sitting to pee! I don't want to have to pull down my pants to lake a quick leak. (I ha
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report (10) jssailem at 11:46am 06.02.23
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection (7) terry_buda at 11:40am 06.02.23 Update: I completed the repairs to my keel. (Please see attached photos for highlights of the proj
Advice before I buy C30 Justin_NSA at 11:19am 06.02.23 These are two seperate issues. correct. I was saying the deck/mast issue looks more serious than
25-II throttle cable replacement Blue Horizon at 11:16am 06.02.23 Winter 2023 project on Piccolo is to clean the fuel tank. The previous owner had the boat for 10 y
Advice before I buy C30 Hayden Watson at 11:06am 06.02.23 I'd be more concerned about the mast compression. From what I think I know based on posts here, the
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Blue Horizon at 11:04am 06.02.23
Advice before I buy C30 Hayden Watson at 11:03am 06.02.23 Catalina stopped putting plywood in the keel shoe during the 1988 production year so it's possible
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler (3) Blue Horizon at 10:57am 06.02.23 I can only speak for Hunter, Cat, Bene, and a few other production boats I see at the boat shows, b
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Blue Horizon at 10:47am 06.02.23 So, the engine is located in the V berth? That sounds like a strange place to mount an engine. M
Yamaha 30 - YSM12 diesel engine - need new stainless steel wet muffler Blue Horizon at 10:41am 06.02.23
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing Calif. Ted at 9:47am 06.02.23 Autopilot, I do almost everything from in front of the pedestal.
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing HMT2 at 9:42am 06.02.23 Autopilot, autopilot autopilot
Marine diesel engine classes? Stu Jackson at 9:39am 06.02.23 The ONLY diesel engine course worth spending a penny on is the one that includes THE ENGINE THAT IS
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing Stu Jackson at 9:30am 06.02.23 I think that I would need two winches for the genoa brought aft for access from behind the wheel.
Marine Toilet Question Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:44am 06.02.23 Fwiw a clog created by an overload of TP will usually "melt" on it's own in an hour or less, even if
Marine diesel engine classes? jssailem at 8:26am 06.02.23 It is all about expectations of the curriculum vs the cost of the program. In a weekend class I wo
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. isaksp00 at 8:25am 06.02.23 I don't need any help, but thanks Dave. I dealt with mine a while back.
Marine Toilet Question jviss at 8:22am 06.02.23 everyone - no matter what gender - sits! No way I'm sitting to pee! I don't want to have to pull
Macgregor 26 stickinthemud57 at 8:11am 06.02.23 shipping would make it ridiculously what would you want for it? It is a 26S, thanks for the respon

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