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Complete REFIT - Who to use in New Orleans, LA pearsoncommander251 at 11:59am 04.18.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1288 I'm interested in a refit of my 1967 Pearson Commander. Who should I use? Who's the best? deck an
Mainsheet rigging diagrams for a Rhodes 19 or Mariner? JoeLena at 11:36am 04.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 5/9572 So I am finally about ready to get the boat in the water after a ton of work. While I've sailed wi
Reparing fiberglass damage from Edson steering (2) gregorybross at 11:28am 04.18.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/866 I just repaired fiberglass damage caused by the stop on an Edson steering wheel mounted on the rudde
One Year Later: an open letter from Bryan Chong LuzSD at 10:51am 04.18.13 Ask All Sailors 37/4800 Bryan Chong who survived the horrific wreck of the Sydney 38 Low Speed Chase shares his reflections
Spring Cleaning my sailing urls kpgraci at 10:37am 04.18.13 Ask All Sailors 5/1236 I keep weather related sailing links on my desktop, they come and go and I'd forgottom about some.
yanmar pencil zincs gabiverdon at 10:03am 04.18.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/940 We have a Yanmar 4JH2E and i cannot find the pencil zincs either in the literature or physically on
stainless steel... Jack at 9:22am 04.18.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1750 Two things... The first may sound a bit silly but i have to ask... Does anyone use a 'wax' or some
Need pics of hunter 27 77-84 gor0120 at 8:09am 04.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1338 HELP!!! I own and h27 that has been modified a few times - particularly the interior. I am trying
So I got a harken furler for my 19... oliversdad at 7:57am 04.18.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/725 And no unfortunately, it hasn't got a foil.It's an older version of the 436 model.The drum looks Ide
Glow plug troubleshooting pullark at 6:47am 04.18.13 Catalina 30 2/1560 Hi All, May I firstly offer my commiserations to our good friends in the US after the terrible even
Chicago Canvas (Bimini) Shop Recomendation? (1) CABixler at 6:37am 04.18.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1230 Greetings, I have 9 year old Bimini that came with our Beneteau. It is really well made but I think
H356 Selden mast sailmaster39 at 5:56am 04.18.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1928 Anybody know what selden furling mast model identification is used.The selden web site list 3 or 4 f
H34 - Shortening the mast Guillaume C. at 5:09am 04.18.13 Big Boats 12/4667 Has anyone shortened their long stick on a Hunter 34? I am planning to do some offshore passage a
Suggestion for flooring instead of carpeting catealley at 4:15am 04.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 8/4500 I have a 1983 catalina 27. boat came with carpet down below that I want to replace. any suggestions
broken steering rod. Hunter 310 peterb2 at 1:38am 04.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 7/2128 The connection rod between my edson steering column and the rudder is broken. I checked all edson ca
Cat22 swing keel question gmattiello at 10:39pm 04.17.13 Catalina 22 5/1269 I just purchased a 1974 Catalina.... Not sure whether or not it's a Capri or not. The keel is in the
Pop Top Questions stobbeco at 10:36pm 04.17.13 Smaller Boats 1/1708 I have a Catalina 25 and need a pop top. I have been contacted by someone who has a Pop Top for a Ca
Good Marine Surveyor--Wickford, RI MollyMaguire at 9:31pm 04.17.13 Ask All Sailors 10/5235 Can anyone recommend a good marine surveyor near Wickford, RI (Newport area)? Found what I think is
Any C320s to Barkley Sound? Ladybug at 9:19pm 04.17.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/981 I've sailed inland waterways from Olympia to the Broughton for past 10 years. This year I hope to g
Cabin cushions CCrane2299 at 9:18pm 04.17.13 Catalina 22 7/2072 My cushions are in useable condition, but, I would like them In pristine condition. I am a camper in

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Folding Prop kappykaplan at 2:37am 04.18.23 lots of prop walk in reverse. The increase in propwalk is only exciting the first few times, then y
Jib Sheets. length and diameter Joe at 10:53pm 04.17.23 Jib sheets.... 1.5 times boat length. OR the longest distance will run from the clew of the sail,
Doesn't hurt to ask Joe at 10:30pm 04.17.23 Need info if there is any "interchangeability" between mainsheet traveler brands. Yes, there is...
Checking shaft alignment Hayden Watson at 10:07pm 04.17.23 More than likely the mating surfaces are ok. It will not cost you more than time to see how it loo
Rust color in Antifreeze Ralph Johnstone at 10:03pm 04.17.23 I hate to say this but any chance you've got a leak from the raw water cooling into the AF system ?
Checking shaft alignment BigEasy at 9:56pm 04.17.23 I recently acquired a 1990 Catalina 34 at auction and am in the process of getting her ready for la
Checking shaft alignment (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:54pm 04.17.23 For radial alignment, I didn't see an obvious mechanism to move the engine side to side. But it als
Yanmar in '79 37c rardiH36 at 8:38pm 04.17.23 Same engine as in my 1980 Cherubini Hunter 36. Many years ago I made several posts about my mainten
Free Beneteau! BigEasy at 8:23pm 04.17.23 I have seen several photos of this boat. Not bad at all. Main concern is did the boat take on wate
Keel Winch Failure 1984 Catalina 22 (5) dano2022 at 8:14pm 04.17.23 It appears to be a totally legit winch. Nor does it look all that old. It looks to be the same as th
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Gene Neill at 8:11pm 04.17.23 I just pulled the trigger on a 965 MSD since my last post. :laugh: Gonna say buh bye to that 550P
Seaward 25 mast raising system catalanc at 7:35pm 04.17.23 Hey Gmeyer. Did you ever find the info you need? I have a 1988 S24 and did not know there was a fa
Autohelm st50 speed mixed with Seatalkng network (3) Splendid Isolation at 7:20pm 04.17.23 Hi Everyone, So when I was at the boat this weekend, I was able to take the back off of my ST4000
Folding Prop dlochner at 7:20pm 04.17.23 Prop walk in reverse is about half - enough to still be able to use it when we want to but not over
Free Beneteau! Project_Mayhem at 7:19pm 04.17.23 As I had previously posted , the tbridge mounted traveller leaks the most . Good thing there are sp
Folding Prop quadrille38 at 7:16pm 04.17.23 2005 H36 with Yanmar 3YM30. I am considering a folding prop and have a fact question and an opinio
Sourcing leks Project_Mayhem at 7:15pm 04.17.23 The traveller shouldn't be too bad . I'm thinking of using the traveller to make a template . The t
Spring Cruise 2023 Terry Cox at 7:15pm 04.17.23 Had a very nice spring cruise with not much sail time...boo. Spent a day in Eagle Harbor; only boat
Instrument and Transducer Upgrade for 2005 Hunter 33 McPhee at 7:14pm 04.17.23 I read the ITC-5 manual: iTC-5 Manuals \| Raymarine. Turns out those are Seatalk backbone and spur co
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Project_Mayhem at 7:12pm 04.17.23 I distrust the way you are supposed to pump air pressure into it, and then push a button to flush i

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