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Cowl Vents Nahart51 at 2:07pm 03.11.13 Catalina 30 2/1156 Any one ever put screen or any such thing to keep critters and wasps from coming in the cowl vents o
9.2a Tiller to Wheel fharbison at 12:50pm 03.11.13 S2 5/1718 Just bought by 9.2A a couple months ago. It currently has tiller steering. When I look at most 9.2A
Keel Rust and Fairing Mark Nooney at 12:37pm 03.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1214 Hi all I have a 1984 - 31. The boat is on the hard for a fresh coat of bottom paint. I inspected the
Table hardware on 1984 O'Day 222 JMAP06 at 12:29pm 03.11.13 Day Sailers 7/4112 Does anyone know what the hardware on the 1984 O'Day 222 table was called. They are metal tracks. On
End of H25 production Mr.Stress at 11:52am 03.11.13 Smaller Boats 4/1504 I am in the process of buying a 2009 H25 (have not closed yet). Can anyone tell me when they stoppe
Capsizing a C-22 Michael B at 10:49am 03.11.13 Catalina 22 35/20918 How easy is it to capsize a C-22, and what do you do if you are that unfortunate?
dock line caught in prop & engine wont start academic-one at 10:47am 03.11.13 Engines and Propulsion 3/1747 OMC End of season got dock line caught in prop ' some smoke in cabin. After sail engine wouldn't sta
prefeeder for hood below deck roller furler captmmac1 at 10:34am 03.11.13 Big Boats 1/1049 Need a prefeeder that will work with a below deck Hood roller furler? Having problems with the luff
Reefing Genoa? chasmoyer at 10:33am 03.11.13 Big Boats 9/1891 Can/should a 110% furling genoa be reefed (not fully furled out) when encountering 20+ knot winds?
Spring cleaning the sheets-what's best SJarvis at 9:02am 03.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2111 We have a Hunter Legend 35.5 and living in Olympia WA where it's wet and damp our sheets get a bit g
Propeller pitch randyprint at 8:34am 03.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3890 Hi all. Just bought a 1984 Catalina 27 with a 15HP Universal Diesel. It needs a new propeller. Wha
Best Handheld Vhs and Gps Ternang at 8:25am 03.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1147 Am about to purchase a handheld radio and combo GPS for back up. Used mainly in coastal waters and o
Epoxy Set Times vs Temperature FourPoints at 8:25am 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 8/1809 Last weekend I pulled the aluminum U channel that the companionway slats slide down into off to star
paint color countrycrafters at 8:15am 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/868 Does anyone know the original factory color of a 1971 mac V22? thank you
blow in or out soldier1964 at 7:53am 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 12/2259 hey SBO, I have a sort of confusing question. I have a six gallon portable fuel tank that is store
swing keel phil mac venture at 7:48am 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1011 22 venture can keel be locked in positions other than all the way down?
swing keel phil mac venture at 7:43am 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 17/6506 just bought 85 mac 2-22 swing keel , can keel be locked in position other than all the way down?
Asymm Spinnaker Halyard Rigging Blue Hull at 7:29am 03.11.13 Catalina 30 8/7593 I have a 1981 C30 TRBS. My jib and main halyards are run internally using the factory mast head asse
Maybe put my oars over my shoulder and... Roger Long at 7:11am 03.11.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/6566
Neutral and ground tied together at panel ybrad at 6:34am 03.11.13 Big Boats 9/2382 OK, get this. After four+ years into my project (1980 37C), I've finally decided to tackle the 115

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Hunter 310 1999 Ralph Johnstone at 12:34pm 04.02.23
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon jssailem at 12:30pm 04.02.23 I'm not sure I am a good or bad sailor, but I did have a go with the I5 bridge several years ago. Ne
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon Traveler7 at 12:25pm 04.02.23 Great. Hayden Island has a cool bar on the river. Not bad on a sunshine day when the the beer is co
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon jssailem at 12:22pm 04.02.23 Great. Hayden Island has a cool bar on the river. Not bad on a sunshine day when the the beer is col
Speed/temp sensor wire splice Traveler7 at 12:21pm 04.02.23 After wasting 3 hours trying pull out the factory installed Raymarine speed/temperature cable, so I
Spring Cruise 2023 Traveler7 at 12:19pm 04.02.23 Nice, looking forward to doing that trip from Portland in the summer sometime...enjoy!
New C&C 33 Mk1 owner who will base in Portland Oregon Traveler7 at 12:14pm 04.02.23
another keel lockdown bolt discussion.... watercolors II at 12:13pm 04.02.23 That keel bolt, is not a locking bolt to hold the keel in the down position under all conditions. If
Spring Cruise 2023 jssailem at 12:11pm 04.02.23 There is good news, from my friend Rufus... Next week will start with more of the cold temps, shower
Rain water through the mast George Da Porge at 12:01pm 04.02.23 Couldn't upload the video of the inside of the CP. File too large.
Rain water through the mast (2) George Da Porge at 11:59am 04.02.23 Hey jonelli, 3 years ago I needed to replace the oak block between the bottom of the compression pos
Speed/temp sensor wire splice (1) Hello Below at 11:35am 04.02.23 You will need a tiny 1.3mm Allen wrench. Thoroughly check the packaging the splice kit packaging.
Furling Main 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:27am 04.02.23 James ............ I have all the tensions for the rest of the shourds and they work perfectly. It w
Hunter 310 1999 rgranger at 11:26am 04.02.23 Almost anyone with a modicum of commen sense can do most if not all of that. that is not fair. Fo
Cat-30 Stanchion Repair (1) George Da Porge at 11:22am 04.02.23 I have a different stanchion base (see pic). The stanchion itself has 3/4" threaded rod attached to
Clear instrument cover - what do I use? And the instrument panel itself? Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 04.02.23 Start with a few photos of your set up and I'm sure you'll get a lot more detailed answers.
Goosneck to Boom Richard19068 at 10:05am 04.02.23 ... I'd still like to fix the goosneck to the boom somehow. I think so too. If It's not it may
Advice for newbie on equipping a boat with a Main Sail shemandr at 10:04am 04.02.23 There is naturally compression on the boom when sailing so that pin would be unlikely to come out.
Holes in rudder? (3) stickinthemud57 at 10:02am 04.02.23 OK. Pics. First pic shows the haul-up line (red arrow) and hold-down cable (red circle). The cable
Hunter 310 1999 Ralph Johnstone at 9:59am 04.02.23 The first thing you will need is the boat's wiring diagrams. I'm sitting here on your sistership and

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