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Rudder delamination dbh252 at 6:56pm 03.19.13 S2 4/1914 My '83 9.2C is on the hard waiting on me to paint the bottom. I noticed some delamination on one sid
Fueling C30 hvbaker at 5:59pm 03.19.13 Catalina 30 8/1892 I just added a fuel air separator on my boat to prevent spitting diesel out the stern vent. Now it t
Catalina 310 ARCHIVE INDEX paulj at 5:50pm 03.19.13 Catalina 310 6/1813 Thanks to Phil http://forums.sbo.sailboatowners.com/archive/index.php/f-111.html paulj :troll
Wanted - A Commander DavidHankey at 5:46pm 03.19.13 Pearson 0/1215 I recognize that this is a long shot. I'm an experienced sailor, who's grown up and lives on the Che
What is it? (1) Brian Buzz at 5:35pm 03.19.13 Catalina 30 5/1408 What is this chain for over the table in my new Cat30? I hope it's not to hang myself for buying thi
Great Lakes Walk About JohnnyMac at 5:30pm 03.19.13 Ask All Sailors 23/4185 This summer I plan to explore parts of the Great Lakes I haven't seen before the point in my life wh
Chemical stripping hull vs blasting it McZube at 4:46pm 03.19.13 Ask All Sailors 23/7751 I was planning to blast my hull using walnut shells, but I see that WM sells a chemical stripper to
Extra Rudder dj2210 at 4:43pm 03.19.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 3/9833 NO LONGER Available Since I sold my C27 which the rudder was replaced with a Booth rudder, I still
Hunter 280 Info Terry Lockhart at 3:31pm 03.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/3851 Hi all. First timer at this. I'm searching for a Hunter 280 for this coming summer. Looking for an
BoatUS wants 3 people on board while cruising mexico? Jared1048 at 3:30pm 03.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 5/1447 Getting info on insurance for cruising to Mexico mentioned that they want 3 people on the boat? W
Just getting started Kevinbilly at 2:46pm 03.19.13 Catalina 22 2/738 I registered my boat today. According to prior registration ot a 1970. C-22. Can anyone give me som
Wood on an Islands17 werfrat at 2:20pm 03.19.13 Ask All Sailors 2/886 I am in the process of sanding the tiller/hiking stick on my islands 17 and now i ask, what kind of
h336 Sail Trim at 37kts ??? curtdo at 2:15pm 03.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 14/3035 I had a heck of a race recently where the wind unexpectedly was in the range of 30-37kts. Most I eve
diesel motor scooter at 2:06pm 03.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1471 just got a 79-80 cat 27, has been out of the water for 10 years in a very dry climate, dont want to
Macgregor Yachts Not Going Out of business Lost Horizon at 1:45pm 03.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/11088 Quick introduction, I've placed only a couple posts here before but, I have owned a few Macgregors,
Don't hate me... Justin_NSA at 1:00pm 03.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2207 but I'm thinking of selling the Mac. We have no water to sail at our marina, and my wife wants somet
Hi Folks Mike C. at 11:30am 03.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1227 Hi Everyone; I just realized that although I signed up on the forum over a year ago, and have been
Why do Catalina 22 Owners call it camping? (1) dgreen1991 at 10:27am 03.19.13 Catalina 22 12/5647 Maybe they aren't doing it right. I have a 19 inch LED TV, a full galley with sink, 52 quart 5 day c
Repairing ouboard lower unit corosion FourPoints at 9:21am 03.19.13 Ask All Sailors 4/2039 Before I bought the boat, the PO must have left the engine down in the water without a zinc for a wh
Sailing genoa only fdnynapes at 8:41am 03.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1734 I have a 2010 26m, it has no back stay. Is it safe/ok to sail with head sail only? The manual state

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Spreader blocks location fred1diver at 6:49am 04.10.23 Thank you
F'ing mice Crazy Dave Condon at 6:43am 04.10.23 I bet it could be mice or squirrels. Before covering the mainsail again, add a few mothballs. It
F'ing mice chriscampbell at 6:42am 04.10.23 Where did you store the sail? We left it on the boom. When we put her away for the season I looked
F'ing mice Don S/V ILLusion at 6:38am 04.10.23 Where did you store the sail?
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 6:37am 04.10.23 @TreeRog there is now under documentation on the hunter 240 boat information a detailed explanatio
Posting Guidelines Ward H at 5:57am 04.10.23 I've been trying out Video Editor apps for pre-editing on the phone right on the boat. Amazing tool
Spreader blocks location garymalmgren at 5:52am 04.10.23 Any set rule on how far from the mast to install them? Starboard spreader. halfway between mast an
Bottom paint. What have I gotten myself into? glanrock at 5:27am 04.10.23 I'm curious what you did about the cracks you found. Did you paint over them with epoxy primer? Did
Posting Guidelines TomY at 5:19am 04.10.23 Timely thread. I'm immersed in a self-imposed Youtube -'Shoot video on DSLR and Iphone'- crash cours
Removing Dyneema Core thinwater at 4:38am 04.10.23 The Warpspeed line has a Dyneema core so I figured that would be a Dyneema to Dyneema splice unless
Furlex 100s Bearing Tube Problem (3) KursadT at 4:29am 04.10.23
Alternator temperatures danooxnard at 4:25am 04.10.23 The FLIR and infrared heat guns only see the surface temperature. They do not seen inside things or
Install wash down pump? Slipin Away at 1:35am 04.10.23 See my solution to simple wash down Located under hunter 45cc modifications
Alternator temperatures Hayden Watson at 10:58pm 04.09.23 TICs (thermal imaging cameras) are notorious for being way off on the temps represented by the cros
Alternator temperatures MikeHoncho at 9:00pm 04.09.23 TICs (thermal imaging cameras) are notorious for being way off on the temps represented by the cross
Escape Rumba - Mast Replacement (4) rgranger at 8:33pm 04.09.23 Here pics of the one I had tos 214493 214494 214495 If they were about 50% bigger I might still hav
Escape Rumba - Mast Replacement rgranger at 8:28pm 04.09.23
Frozen Galley seacock JRT at 8:17pm 04.09.23 I used this product and it worked great in water. https://www.catalinadirect.com/shop-by-boat/other
Ice Box Lid Hold Open JRT at 7:58pm 04.09.23 I purchased these on Catalina direct and installed them on the fridge and dry storage lid. They wor
Centerboard/Swing Keel Removal - Hunter 240 TreeRog at 7:48pm 04.09.23

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