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Interesting Foil Concept.... Rick D at 5:36pm 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1379 http://www.yacht-zoo.com/infiniti-yachts
Off-topic but funny Piotr at 5:32pm 06.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/2713 My son is taking his first formal sailing class (intermediate level). They sail Optimists. Today was
Holding tank installation jleblanc30 at 5:23pm 06.24.13 Catalina 30 15/3905 Hi, I just bought a 1987 Catalina 30 that had a pretty bad smell in the cabin. We found out it ca
drilling holes on aluminium tubes Ken13559 at 5:07pm 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1023 I'm fabricating the hatch canopy by Sailrite. I like to know, when I drill holes into the 7/8" OD al
battery charging 1, 2 or both rgarrison@gmail.com at 4:27pm 06.24.13 Catalina 30 1/1056 I am curious and maybe everyone knows for sure, but when on dock power and engine power, am I chargi
Marathon C-22 Trailering (4) CaptDon01 at 4:01pm 06.24.13 Catalina 22 6/1130 Knock on wood, but so far we've logged just over 4,700 highway miles under our keel so far on our ro
Rudder Tension and Squeaky Noise AaronMacMullin at 3:27pm 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 0/733 Hi, I have a 27ft Hunter, (1980), there is a loud squeaky noise coming from the rudder and tension
Boat Insurance bustedrudder at 3:21pm 06.24.13 Big Boats 21/3997 We have been with Boat US for 3 years. Never made a claim and they jack us every year about $400.
The New Garmin 741 Is Finally Shipping..... (4) Maine Sail at 3:02pm 06.24.13 Musings With Maine Sail 4/6392 After months of promises and missed deadlines Garmin finally shipped the first batch of their new 7"
rail tubing options ? pugetsoundsailer at 2:17pm 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1002 local boat shops are selling the 7/8 rail tubing in my area for $8 per foot, anyone got a more econo
Sheet Winches 1968 31' Seafarer 31 kendp at 2:12pm 06.24.13 Seafarer 34/13892 My son recently bought one of these and is fixing it up in preparation for launching it. He would l
mounting transducer pugetsoundsailer at 2:07pm 06.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1309 getting ready to mount a transducer on the 26s looks like port side of the keel would be perfect. Is
Docking stern first (1) bshock at 1:10pm 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 31/6913 Hi All, I'm a new "big boat" owner, having graduated from a Catalina 25 to a Beneteau 361. The doc
learning the "ropes" sailing for idiots. Dragon Fly at 12:45pm 06.24.13 Bigger Boats 2/915 28' Oday. After returning to the water after a winter on the hard, tried to unfurl the jib and it w
Sticky Dingy Tsatzsue at 12:21pm 06.24.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/8957 Yes sticky. From what I have been reading my new to me dingy may be stuck for good. It is in great s
Original Main Sail finally ripped Ima90sJezus at 12:11pm 06.24.13 Catalina 30 3/1241 So, I've have the boat out twice so far this year. First time the water pump went belly up and I had
How well insulated is the factory ice box? Jared1048 at 11:49am 06.24.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1890 Im looking at converting the icebox and had a few questions. 1. How much insulation is there? 2. w
Why MASE 5501 genset NOT charging bats edwmama at 11:39am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 0/844 Hi all I own a Cal Cruising 46. It came with a MASE 5501 genset ( yanmar diesel generator ) Next
What size docking lines? PGIJon at 11:35am 06.24.13 Big Boats 12/2242 West marine is having a 40% off sale of bulk rope and dock lines. I'd like to take this opportunit
Hotknife.... (1) Sumner at 11:29am 06.24.13 Ask All Sailors 4/1162 For those of you who do canvas work and don't have one Sailrite has their... http://mx2.radiant.net

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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
Marine Toilet Question FastOlson at 8:05am 06.02.23 This one cost $5 ood Sign... as long as the crew/guests actually pay attention. (!) The 'attention'
Advice before I buy C30 Justin_NSA at 7:53am 06.02.23 I'd be more concerned about the mast compression. From what I think I know based on posts here, the

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