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delaware river boat ramps.... elborba at 5:01am 03.18.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/750 Hey gang... Finally got my 1974 '22 ready for launch, after a nearly 3 year rebuild. does anyone hav
Bottom Paint waya at 3:45am 03.18.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/864 A couple of years ago, I purchased a Capri 22 with fin and had bottom paint applied while still at L
who has taken a small boat to the Bahamas campuscab at 3:25am 03.18.13 Trailer Sailors 29/8902 I want to go from Florida to The West End in May. I want to trailer my Cal 20 down and will need mar
Pearson 303 StarGazer II gets its new crew (4) MRStarGazer at 11:16pm 03.17.13 Pearson 5/2468 Pearson 303 StarGazer II gets its new look HI everyone.. Thought I would share my new logo's with
Need a good electrician in San Diego ASAP Levin at 9:38pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 18/1926 Hello all, So tonight I took my boat out for a very short motor and when I got back to the dock
Procuring of a Rudder and Tiller cobis2798 at 7:53pm 03.17.13 Catalina 22 3/982 So my friends and I (all teenagers) recently salvaged a (1985?) Catalina 22 foot sailboat in the are
AM / FM Antenna Ted at 7:42pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 20/8725 I would like to add an AM / FM antenna to the music system on my boat. I would like to have somethin
Stuffing Box leaking (1) kingsailor at 7:33pm 03.17.13 Big Boats 4/1798 62240.vBThe locking nut on my stuffing box is frozen in place and I have a leak while standing still
What do you do with a broken keel ? (1) AnchorDragger at 7:07pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 23/12081 On Saturday my Wavelength 24 went aground on rocks. Wave action pounded the keel until about 12 inc
'87 Oday 272 fuel system cbourne200 at 7:06pm 03.17.13 Bigger Boats 29/7116 Saturday we powered out of marina, but when wind died later in afternoon, Westerbeje 10-2 wouldn't s
B361 and Volvo Shaft Seal grease and burp? (1) luken7 at 6:23pm 03.17.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/7737 Evening all. I've been searching across the web regarding the Volvo shaft seal and the need to greas
port windows trainmanjess at 6:02pm 03.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1257 hello all i was out on my Mac25 today.. i was taking measurements and looking over the hull and de
new windows glenn and Ina hanson at 5:47pm 03.17.13 Catalina 30 6/1746 I bought new windows for my cat 30 last spring. I got the idea from this forum. I love the new windo
Catalina 36 mkI hull to deck joint. sails at 5:45pm 03.17.13 Big Boats 1/1910 i'm considering purchasing a 1983 Catalina 36. There is several feet of cracks in the gel coat on t
Racing a 1985 Hunter 23 with a code zero hi1cotton at 5:34pm 03.17.13 Smaller Boats 2/922 I bought this boat 2 years ago. I race it in Colorado. The first thing I did was sand the bottom smo
Hunter 37.5 legend Mast Georgieboy at 4:58pm 03.17.13 Parts Search 1/1538 I just wanted to mention to all - I am looking for a mast and boom for a 38 ft Hunter. If anyone kno
Hanging Out in Portsmouth, VA. (4) Roger Long at 4:40pm 03.17.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 11/5078 I ran down to Portsmouth on Friday and discovered a great town where I had a nice dinner before head
thru hull plug stevieb at 3:52pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 7/3395 I am restoring a 24' sloop. I removed the old toilet and would like to plug up the thru hulls. Rathe
forestay length? mac 25... centerline at 3:23pm 03.17.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/797 what is the original forestay length on a mac25? I am going to replace it with 5/32 and it needs t
Halyard line Keith3981 at 2:48pm 03.17.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1275 I have a 22' Catalina, I am getting ready to change the main sail halyard line. Does anyone know the

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Fridge/freezer use Tedd at 8:57am 06.30.22 This could then be solved with noting more complex than a trap - a "U" shaped bend in the fridge dra
Loose Strut Repair Question mikeracca at 8:51am 06.30.22 Loose means tighten the bolts and call it good. cracked fiberglass means it has been loose for a wh
Hello Tedd at 8:50am 06.30.22 Welcome to the forum! It looks like you have a great boat to get you started. You'll want to check
Wouldn't it be cool... SBO Police Bot at 8:43am 06.30.22 Reminder; If you don't have anything nice to say please keep your fingers off the keyboard.
Catalina 30 alcohol stove and oven mikeracca at 8:43am 06.30.22 Hmmm If I have to hook it all up myself, how do I 'vent' it? see my post above for a quick descr
DOWNWIND Tedd at 8:40am 06.30.22 Do polars take into account different sail configurations? Since polars are geared toward racing it'
DOWNWIND jssailem at 8:36am 06.30.22 Do polars take into account different sail configurations? Yes. Polars can be based on the hull, r
Wouldn't it be cool... Maine Sail at 8:32am 06.30.22 How many years do the alternators in your cars and trucks last and they run in a much hotter enviro
Fridge/freezer use jviss at 8:25am 06.30.22 The cold air inside the refig/freezer is heavy and drains down through the drain hole into the bilg
Fridge/freezer use John T1594 at 8:20am 06.30.22 The cold air inside the refig/freezer is heavy and drains down through the drain hole into the bilge
Mystery beneath my prop strut vwjim70 at 8:11am 06.30.22 Yes, not 5200.. What should I use? Cabosil?
Wouldn't it be cool... dlochner at 7:39am 06.30.22 How many years do the alternators in your cars and trucks last and they run in a much hotter enviro
Boston day trips/motor boat dmax at 7:33am 06.30.22 There are numerous islands in Boston Harbor. Outside if you head north, Marblehead, Salem, Glouceste
DOWNWIND shemandr at 7:20am 06.30.22 Do polars take into account different sail configurations? For example in lighter wind you may depl
Wouldn't it be cool... (1) Maine Sail at 7:11am 06.30.22 That's a great idea! What inspired you to do that? How did you mount the external rectifiers? In
Wouldn't it be cool... dlochner at 6:53am 06.30.22 Well, that's what is essentially happening anyway, as the diesel sucks enormous amounts of air, and
Wouldn't it be cool... jviss at 6:39am 06.30.22 If you want the alternator to run cool rip out the internal rectifier and build an external rectifi
Wouldn't it be cool... Maine Sail at 6:37am 06.30.22 If you want the alternator to run cool rip out the internal rectifier and build an external rectifie
Wouldn't it be cool... Justin_NSA at 6:36am 06.30.22 If I remember correctly, the integrated regulator on my '99 Cadillac was water cooled.
ATOMIC 4 OWNERS? jviss at 6:33am 06.30.22 You do - but remember you will not be going at power boat speeds. A grounding in sand or mud will

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