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Leak at windlass xsiddr at 2:01pm 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3662 Just finished rebedding the windlass. It still leaks! Am I missing something? The water seems to com
Sewer Work Roger Long at 1:44pm 10.18.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 8/4650 What a difference a day makes. Yesterday, I was out on the deck in the sunshine doing sailor kind o
Where to locate eberspacher in 340 MFord at 1:40pm 10.18.12 Big Boats 1/903 Any pics of install and duct runs would be useful Mike
Oil leak on a Yanmar 3qm30 jluke at 1:13pm 10.18.12 Engines and Propulsion 1/2265 I have a fair amount of oil leaking out of what appears to be the #3 rocker arm support where the oi
My Boat Leaks! ccraigmile at 12:11pm 10.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2076 I've fixed up my 1974 Mac V 25 and have had it dry docked. used it 7-8 times and finally got it a h
Just wanted to update. Bob S at 11:30am 10.18.12 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2847 http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=139274 I pulled the boat yesterday :cry
Sticky fenders capta at 10:50am 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 8/3768 We've got the red ball type fenders and they are making a mess of the boat, now. They have a sticky
shutting thru hull valve while sailing vmaks at 10:29am 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 16/2565 I have read in so many places that now I am unclear of what I should REALLY do. My thru hull valve
460 Weather Helm liberty420@verizon.net at 10:27am 10.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1143 I have a 2001 Hunter 460 which suffers from severe weather helm when sailing down wind in 20-30k gus
dinghy storage vmaks at 10:21am 10.18.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1375 Not much on the site pertaining to dinghies......purchased a used pvc dinghy. Boat is 5 hrs away fr
Hard Starting jerry10848 at 7:16am 10.18.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/3826 I have an '84 O'Day 28 with a Universal M-15 (5411) two cylinder diesel engine. Lately, it has been
H25/H27 Forward Hatch Jon Bastien at 12:38am 10.18.12 Smaller Boats 0/788 Hi Everyone, I just got my ActiveCaptain/Defender 1st deal of the week, and it's for the Lewmar
Reseting electricty gunsiray at 9:13pm 10.17.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1278 Dear Friends, I am an owner of Beneteau 461 ( 1997 ). My problem is: If I am getting 220 V from the
MOTORCROSS--DIRT BIKERS--Sailors Ali Baba at 8:10pm 10.17.12 Sailing Motorcyclists 0/161319 just joined this part of the forum. always enjoyed Sailing on lake Erie but about 15 years ago I bo
Disassembly of the Shaft Coupling Nodak7 at 8:06pm 10.17.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1124 I am about ready to install a dripless seal on my prop shaft. Just wanted to find out what the best
Spinniker rigging ? winstonrud at 7:42pm 10.17.12 Smaller Boats 5/1477 I recently purchased a 23.5 which in my opinion is one of the best boats out there no docking fees a
insurance seangrant at 6:58pm 10.17.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1367 I have a 27 foot hunter purchased in 2007. It is time to renew insurance. Does anyone have an idea
fenders cleaned redhead78 at 6:41pm 10.17.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3826 Hi all, just got a good look at my fenders whew, dirty....Help me out I recall seeing a thread over
Fitting & Facing A Prop Shaft Coupler Maine Sail at 6:36pm 10.17.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1801 Kudo's to this guy who GETS IT RIGHT! I have been harping on the details of this for years and this
Hunter 26 Center Board Richard Joint at 5:41pm 10.17.12 Smaller Boats 2/1275 Ref Hul HUNF 0587 D 696 The line to my Centre Board is jammed (previous owner instaled 1/2 line wh

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A different 37.5 windlass install Ralph Johnstone at 8:59am 05.29.22 Do you happen to remember the weight of your ground tackle ?
Best Marina in San Diego? Kings Gambit at 8:59am 05.29.22 It seems the Coronado Bridge wind pattern keep all but the skilled sailor out of the North Bay (LOL
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 dlochner at 8:55am 05.29.22 Oregon established the law, "You must have a Boaters Certificate", and grandfathered in all of the
Mast step help kbapark at 8:44am 05.29.22
New owner! kappykaplan at 8:39am 05.29.22 'Congratulations! :beer:
Bavaria saildrive BarryL at 8:34am 05.29.22 Hello, I owned a boat (2002 C&C 110) with a Volvo Md2020 and saildrive from 2013-2021. 1. Has any
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 kloudie1 at 8:29am 05.29.22 In Louisiana, a certificate is required if born after 1 Jan 1984, but basicallly same as most other
New owner! JrzSailor at 8:28am 05.29.22 Finally sailed her down from Sayville to Barnegat inlet. What a great trip! Steady 10 - 15 mph winds
Best Marina in San Diego? Kings Gambit at 8:20am 05.29.22
Best Marina in San Diego? Brian D at 8:17am 05.29.22 if you are trying to get into the Bay and find most of the key marina are not available, look to the
Keel offset for 1990 30-2 jssailem at 8:15am 05.29.22 Hi BOS. First I believe you mean the Raymarine ITC-5 Analog to Digital Transducer Converter. The
Mast step help LloydB at 8:07am 05.29.22 Looks good to me because once your mast is resting in that oval Tabernacle the only way it can get o
Pleasure Craft Operator Card 2 jssailem at 7:56am 05.29.22 Oregon established the law, "You must have a Boaters Certificate", and grandfathered in all of the p
Bavaria saildrive Kings Gambit at 7:47am 05.29.22
Packing gland nut getting hot. jssailem at 7:29am 05.29.22 Try changing the packing material. Remember these stuffing box "glands" were originally made for fla
Broken Steel Bolt in Universal M 12 Engine jssailem at 7:25am 05.29.22 Try Electronic freeze spray-(CO2 in a can) Freeze Spray Electronics Well almost, not exactly... th
Best Marina in San Diego? Joe at 6:56am 05.29.22
Bavaria saildrive Tally Ho at 6:38am 05.29.22
A different 37.5 windlass install jssailem at 6:35am 05.29.22 Very nice write up and project to completion. Well Done!:beer:
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? dlochner at 6:26am 05.29.22 If you want to know the Tropical Storm activity in the Pacific, tune your internet into the JTWC (J

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