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Propane Stove issues on 410 freedkj at 7:52am 01.07.13 Big Boats 6/1168 Our 2001 410 has stove/oven issues with the propane. Both tanks are full, however the out put of gas
Retractable Bowsprit Joel H. at 7:07am 01.07.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/6604 1978 C27 std. rig. In the interest of flying my Gennaker or even getting a Code Zero furler some day
A Thought for Monday (1) Winkfish at 6:40am 01.07.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1155 Hopefully a pleasant jump-start to the week.
New- Old boat. gnusailor at 6:30am 01.07.13 Ask An Oday Owner 23/3397 I am looking at an old Oday22 to purchase. It has been dry-docked on it's trailer for over 10 year,
Keel fairing Ron-Anne at 5:10am 01.07.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1680 This spring brings keel repair tasks and I was wondering if anyone has used a sandblaster on the kee
Cruising on SunShine nears 3 years fenixrises at 4:10am 01.07.13 Destinations 4/6175 Hi all, SunShine(11c) and I left Tampa Bay in May of 2010. We went direct to the Panama Canal an
Capri 22 (and other) West Coast Rendezvous (San Juans) (2) sinnettc at 11:26pm 01.06.13 Catalina 22 20/3963 I'm working on putting together the first West Coast Capri 22 (and others) Rendezvous. Here's the p
What is this called and where can I get it? (1) Endurance2010 at 10:20pm 01.06.13 Big Boats 2/1561 Skippers: Attached is a plastic velcro-type device which has lots of little plastic pegs. One i
New Islander 30 Owner--Lines to cockpit nestorph at 7:29pm 01.06.13 Islander 0/4021 I'm shortly taking ownership of an Islander 30 Bahama after Sandy took out my Islander 28. I had th
Water in the cabin, mucho Aqua patman70 at 6:41pm 01.06.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2591 Sailing off San Carlos Mexico in a 78 Cat 30, as I have for several years, a semi rough day 18 knots
Cabin Heater Catalina 310 gsaoulli at 6:00pm 01.06.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2625 I am interested in installing a Craft auxiliary 28000 BTU hydronic cabin heater. This unit uses engi
Hatch Boards pagas at 5:45pm 01.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/2184 Does anyone have the hatch board drawings? 1974 Catalina 27 Thanks
Meet SBO: Karisa (1) Phil Herring at 5:20pm 01.06.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3853 We're going to sneak in a little feature here about the people you're likely to talk to when you cal
MKIII stern rail drazlou at 5:15pm 01.06.13 Catalina 30 2/1300 I have a late model (1994) MKII C30. The port side stern rail was damaged in super storm Sandy. Cata
mayday! need a scrap of dacron! Piotr at 5:09pm 01.06.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/973 I need one or two pieces (scraps) of dacron about 4 inches wide and a foot long. Can anybody help?
2 Stroke Inline Fuel Filter FourPoints at 5:01pm 01.06.13 Ask All Sailors 15/14037 What fuel filter would you suggest for my Tohatsu 8hp 2 Stroke? I am converting away from the 3 gal
Wiring schematics Oceanics 350 Hanskuck at 3:41pm 01.06.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/3405 I am looking for a wiring schematic for our Oceanics 350. Is there a PDF file available to Download?
Cloudy Roger Long at 3:33pm 01.06.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 13/5975 It was a dull, flat day, pregnant with unfulfilled rain although I was glad of only a few sprinkling
40.5 Legend Owners Manual aadams1 at 3:02pm 01.06.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1084 Hi - My husband are in the process of closing on a 1993 40.5 Hunter Legend. We're looking for an el
replace hatch arms bugsboat at 2:06pm 01.06.13 Big Boats 3/1448 Hi everyone! Happy New Year. I am trying to replace the arms for our 1995 Hunter 37.5 opening hatc

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Mast step replacement Project_Mayhem at 5:25pm 03.12.23 Suggesting I remove the compression post and get a bigger view of the area? Both inside and outside
Impeller screws All U Get at 5:06pm 03.12.23 Went to the local hardware store and found Allen head, 8/32 thread size to match. Now I have to fi
It's almost within reach! (1) Tally Ho at 5:06pm 03.12.23 That is a really tight squeeze between the hand rail and the spray hood. my deck organizer is a dou
Mast step replacement Ken n Rox at 4:30pm 03.12.23 It looks like there's sediment where the trim ring was and water staining on the compression post.
Mast step replacement Project_Mayhem at 4:27pm 03.12.23 Seems I avoided the rot bullet. Trim ring screws around the compression post were still tight. When
Mast step replacement jssailem at 3:30pm 03.12.23 This may help with your project. https://www.boatworkstoday.com/videos/fiberglass-repair-stress-crac
Mast step replacement (9) Ken n Rox at 3:14pm 03.12.23 Seems I avoided the rot bullet. Trim ring screws around the compression post were still tight. When
Impeller screws capta at 3:08pm 03.12.23 Hi all, Are all screws for the cover plates on impellers the same size thread and guage. My North
It's almost within reach! jssailem at 3:05pm 03.12.23 halyard organizer plate ....or ..... an old Schafer double turning block. Which would be better? I
Stern Rail jssailem at 2:52pm 03.12.23 In San Deigo this shop may be helpful. https://railmakers.com Railmakers, Inc. 864 W 18TH Street, C
Spring FORWARD - It's the first day of Daylight Savings Tim jssailem at 2:50pm 03.12.23 When I am on the boat I go by boat time which is based on sunrise and sun set. I switch my watch to
On the water activities for a group of cruisers on the lake dlochner at 2:27pm 03.12.23 Here's a couple. A GPS race. Set up a series of waypoints and have sailors navigate to them. They h
Spring FORWARD - It's the first day of Daylight Savings Tim Tally Ho at 1:59pm 03.12.23 I just wish the newspapers would stop using this "debate" to fill up space twice a year. I LIKE the
Stern Rail dlochner at 1:38pm 03.12.23 I have contacted the insurance company of the owner of the boat that hit me. They told me to get an
Stern Rail Georgedoyle at 1:31pm 03.12.23 I have contacted the insurance company of the owner of the boat that hit me. They told me to get an
Insurance Claim Georgedoyle at 1:26pm 03.12.23 I reported the accident To my insurance company. The response was that I would need to pay the deduc
Stern Rail dlochner at 1:18pm 03.12.23 A loose boat recently pinballed its way through the mooring field during a storm and ended up crush
Mast step replacement ggrizzard at 1:14pm 03.12.23 I think one would tap using a hard plastic hammer or a box wrench to listen for the "thud" or the "
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust Crazy Dave Condon at 1:09pm 03.12.23 On bare metal, use a primer that contains zinc chromate first
Impeller screws dlochner at 1:07pm 03.12.23 The Tef Gel is not where you left it. Mine keeps moving around, playing hide and seek...... and win

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