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Cabin Handholds (5) jsalley at 4:10pm 04.18.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/2420 Since I've had my 309, I've always felt there was a lack of well-placed handholds in the cabin. It's
Lubing a WC Headmate marchem at 4:00pm 04.18.13 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3500 I've read in Peggy's book about the value of lubing the pump in the head, but it's not obvious to me
How to check for transmission slippage Nelsonhow at 3:58pm 04.18.13 Engines and Propulsion 4/2385 Can anyone suggest a simple way to check for slippage I the clutch/transmission on my 1983 Yammar 2G
Transmission fluid lyleh at 2:32pm 04.18.13 Engines and Propulsion 5/3188 My service manual calls for ATF A fluid. All I can find available is Type F and Dextron3. Would eith
Now have cng, should I convert? Old Sailor 2 at 1:51pm 04.18.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1045 This month's "Sail" has an article about installation of a propane system. He replaced an alcohol s
First Chesapeake Bay sail of 2013 THECUSCUS at 1:06pm 04.18.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1137 Had Miss AdVenture out for the first weekend sail of 2013, an overnighter at Still Pond. It sure is
marina del ray GDTRFB at 1:03pm 04.18.13 Catalina 22 0/849 I came down to marina del rey from Seattle to get warmed up and noticed the abundance of c22's in th
Rebed Keel Joint FourPoints at 12:30pm 04.18.13 Ask All Sailors 4/3768 I want/need to rebed my keel joint this year since I noticed a small amount of salt water leak in th
whats between the inner and outer? Mark Nooney at 12:14pm 04.18.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/886 Well I ran a moisture meter over the port side cabin on my 84 H31. The vertical surface seemed to re
Can you identify this? (2) John R at 11:59am 04.18.13 Ask All Sailors 11/1831 I found this item on the deck of my boat after taking the boat out the other day. It's about two inc
Complete REFIT - Who to use in New Orleans, LA pearsoncommander251 at 11:59am 04.18.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1295 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 5/9610 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 0/868 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 37/4837 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 5/1240 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 2/942 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 7/1753 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 4/1348 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 2/727 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 2/1581 Hi All, May I firstly offer my commiserations to our good friends in the US after the terrible even

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St. Lucia Hollyberry at 3:10pm 04.27.23 Tell me more about the boat boy culture you've experienced, especially if it was at St Lucia or Mar
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 2:42pm 04.27.23 https://www.quantumsails.com/getattachment/Resources-and-Expertise/Articles/Custom-Sail-Graphics-Are
40.5 Fridge drain access and foam baycloud at 2:30pm 04.27.23 but the thing is, I don't see how to plug it into the bottom tray* of the fridge. I could splice th*
WINCH DRUM kloudie1 at 2:29pm 04.27.23 A good machinist should be able to knurl the drum. Knurling was a skill that was part of the test th
Glue to attach handle to hatch dlochner at 2:11pm 04.27.23 Yep, talk to Hatchmasters.
WINCH DRUM dlochner at 2:10pm 04.27.23 It is possible to have the drum resurfaced. You might try a local machine shop, if they can't do it
Emgine replacement dlochner at 2:06pm 04.27.23 Do you have a preferred engine for your repower, a Beta, Nanni, Yanmar, etc.? If so the local dealer
De-winterization LakeOntario270 at 1:59pm 04.27.23 Don't Sink
Advice on interior paneling repair dmax at 1:42pm 04.27.23 It would probably be easier to repair what you have than try to match it. Hard to tell from the pict
Emgine replacement brad minda at 1:31pm 04.27.23 Thanks jssailem for chiming in. Your response is about as helpful as o'l kappy's was. As you don't
St. Lucia Don S/V ILLusion at 1:16pm 04.27.23 We keep our boat in Marigot during Summer. Very few places with comfortable overnight anchorages or
St. Lucia brockangelo at 1:11pm 04.27.23 Tell me more about the boat boy culture you've experienced, especially if it was at St Lucia or Mart
Slippery floorboards Trent Tidmore at 1:09pm 04.27.23 FWIW we have visited a high-end sailboat (about 40+ feet) with a "Treadmaster" sole topping. Looked
St. Lucia (1) brockangelo at 1:06pm 04.27.23 Wow thanks for the info. I'll have to plot all these on the map. We're only going to be there for a
St. Lucia Hollyberry at 12:54pm 04.27.23 Over several visits we've done the eastern Caribbean chain from Barbuda to Grenada.. It's 'open ocea
WINCH DRUM tfox2069 at 12:53pm 04.27.23 You could see if the Barton Wincher will work for your winch - its an add on for non-self-tailing wi
Slippery floorboards FastOlson at 12:50pm 04.27.23 FWIW we have visited a high-end sailboat (about 40+ feet) with a "Treadmaster" sole topping. Looked
Glue to attach handle to hatch kloudie1 at 12:45pm 04.27.23 Talk to the Hatchmasters folks.. Home - HatchMasters Marine Hatch Repair They repair hatches and pr
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 11:31am 04.27.23 Well we got a head start this week but...IT IS ACTUALLY FRIDAY ....:beer:
Abandoned and Derelict Boats--Redux rgranger at 11:20am 04.27.23 I mentioned this thread to a few of my friends at lunch today. One of the guys at lunch said that t

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