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Willcox Crittenden Head - Replace or Rebuild? John Jr at 6:46pm 07.22.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2618 This is the original toilet in my 2004 Hunter 36. I am not sure which model I have but the only issu
Jibs FARMHAND at 6:18pm 07.22.13 Catalina 30 7/1226 My '83 Catalina 30 has its jib hanked on to the forestay. I can have this changed to a foil roller
How long should anchor rode last? DannyS at 6:04pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1132 Rich's post about anchor chain got me thinking about this. We have 30ish feet of chain then 200+ fee
Bottom Paint/Moisture Concerns Chuck T at 5:50pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 0/891 I bought a 1986 Catalina 25 and had it hauled to get the bottom painted. After 6 months the moisture
stay lenght for a oday 222 peterbud at 4:59pm 07.22.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/961 Does anyone know the lenght of the stays for a 1984 oday 222 with the Z spar mast. I want to order n
Jib storage while on deck Richie50 at 4:31pm 07.22.13 Catalina 22 8/4646 What does one do to keep the jib on deck and available to raise. I have a hanked on jib that I alway
Anti-glare overlay for LCD Radar display Rich Stidger at 4:27pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1427 I've got a Raymarine RL80CRC radar and the screen always has a lot of reflections from the sky behin
Faucet Parts kingsailor at 4:23pm 07.22.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1076 Any tips on where to find parts for my faucet in the heads? The handles are worn inside so they spi
How long should anchor chain last? Rich Stidger at 4:11pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 7/10848 OK, I know that anchor chain does have a lifetime and it is less than the life of a boat. In my cas
Help, can't find replacement for broken bleed screw iSailor at 3:50pm 07.22.13 Catalina 310 7/1750 2001 Catalina 310, #112, m-25xpb I broke the fuel bleed screw (the one on the injector housing) a
How bad is this? (2) Doc_holiday at 3:06pm 07.22.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2227 I guess for a pure beam reach or directly from behind this would be about like a spinnaker and would
Water in the bilge tgrass462 at 2:19pm 07.22.13 Smaller Boats 3/1069 We have a 1999 Hunter 260. We currently are sailing on Lake Michigan. When sailing in high winds a
Simrad tp10 power consumption newsailor72 at 2:03pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 3/3691 I'm planning to get a used autopilot (most likely a tp10.) I'm looking at its online manual. For p
So many projects, so little sailing.... (3) patrscoe at 1:52pm 07.22.13 S2 6/1785 I have been working on so many projects for the past two years (well...since we purchased her) and l
Power Consumption in 4 Parallel Circuits DinoKanuck at 1:22pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1278 Afternoon: Using pages 26-29 of The 12- Volt Bible For Boats ( Brotherton/Sherman 2003) I've dete
Listing giese at 1:10pm 07.22.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1782 I have a 1976 Catalina 27 that is listing about 4" while in harbor. It does not appear to be taking
Trailer guides william kramer at 1:02pm 07.22.13 Catalina 22 8/2382 Have a 1984 C22 with Holsclaw trailer. Like to find an easy, inexpensive way to install trailer gui
Leaking hatches sailcruiser at 1:00pm 07.22.13 S2 16/2864 Hi all I've got a salon hatch that is leaking. I think the seal needs to be replaced. I have read
Costa Crociere Convictions kpgraci at 12:56pm 07.22.13 Ask All Sailors 3/823 An Italian court has accepted plea bargains for five Costa Crociere employees in the shipwreck that
Artful Dodger Edwin Rudetsky at 12:08pm 07.22.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/996 Need dodger for 1983 30'Catalina. Are there any used dodgers out there in good shape for sale?

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Center Board problem Will Gilmore at 4:21pm 06.01.23 That explains a lot. Thanks Sunbird22358. -Will
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:51pm 06.01.23 Does anyone have a good elixir to regrow HAIR? Unfortunately, no! My water pump bearing seized tw
Macgregor 26 Justin_NSA at 3:51pm 06.01.23 BWY may have an old Mac mast to sell. Shipping is a killer though.
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report Hayden Watson at 3:36pm 06.01.23 That is what the boat that was in front of me at the windward mark said the first time I flew it in
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. Alansails at 2:47pm 06.01.23 Sounds Like a Great Workable solution, Much Thanks John
Non working microwave Alansails at 2:43pm 06.01.23 We replaced ours a year ago... Easy Out.. Easy In.. Screws in the bottom holding it in and cord was
SBO PacificNW Racing Crew Report jssailem at 2:40pm 06.01.23 That is one ginormous sail... And you got that qualified to race... That looks like the size of the
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem Rich Stidger at 2:38pm 06.01.23 Guessing does work.;) Jim... All of the connectors are clean. I measured zero ohms across all of
New owner of C310 Hull#23 Alansails at 2:34pm 06.01.23 The seat was originally designed to be stored as a seat or there are cutouts on ours where I have se
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. jssailem at 2:32pm 06.01.23 I recently bought a product in Seattle from Crosscut Hardwoods. They call themselves the Woodworker
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem JamesG161 at 2:24pm 06.01.23 Wild Azz guess... Clean that connector. Guessing does work.;) Jim...
Considering a Catalina 27... jssailem at 2:22pm 06.01.23 I just got back from racing a Catalina 30 Mk 2 23 hours 65nm around Whidbey Island with 4 other sail
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 2:15pm 06.01.23 g-v9sXtUKV4 Well for the past several weeks I have been in a not going forward/not going backward si
1984 Catalina 27 floor board under the stairs. Mine is missing. Ideas for replacement? Thanks. Alansails at 2:11pm 06.01.23 I would do what Greg said and make a template and place it on some marine plywood and put a piece of
New O'Day 192 owner - Rigging Instructions (1) Sunbird22358 at 2:05pm 06.01.23 Ask and you will receive! Not sure if it will answer your questions, but this is what O'DAY original
dip start after the gun OK? Davidasailor26 at 1:47pm 06.01.23
Volvo MD22L Erratic temperature gauge problem (5) Rich Stidger at 1:47pm 06.01.23 OK, update. Unfortunately, as I began to T/S, the problem was not present and the gauge was reading
Operating temp Yanmar 3GM30F Alan Gomes at 1:36pm 06.01.23 The engine was running at 2700 for around an hour when I took those readings. Seems perhaps the the
Catalina 310 dinghy davits Afraal at 1:09pm 06.01.23 Hello @marchem, I was wondering if you ended up installing Davits on your C310, and if yes what bran
Macgregor 26 kappykaplan at 12:59pm 06.01.23

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