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fractional vs. masthead rigged, pros and cons? centerline at 7:29am 08.13.12 Ask All Sailors 24/9690 I am familiar with a masthead rigged boat and its easy to figure out how to tune the rigging, but th
sea water in bilge meirgerner at 7:10am 08.13.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1401 I have a H 33 when we sail for few hours in high inclinations we notice that sea water is accumulate
Stiff Rudder on C&C32 MartinHodgkinson at 6:46am 08.13.12 C&C 3/3353 I bought my 1983 C'C32 a four years ago. The wheel steering has always been really stiff. I have f
Fripp Island sailing RDS2012 at 6:11am 08.13.12 Trailer Sailors 1/1793 We've been invited to spend a weekend with friends on Fripp Island. I'm thinking of pulling our boat
Force 10 BBQ-brass orifice Rodd at 6:11am 08.13.12 Parts Search 4/2927 Looking for the brass orifice that goes into the regulator on a large Force 10 propane grill. I bou
Yanmar sour spot Dubo at 6:10am 08.13.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/2196 I am trying to smooth out my 2GM20F's idling roughness. I find between 1200 and 1400 RPM the engine
Cabin top liner keith w at 10:32pm 08.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/940 Looking to change cabin top winches. To gain access I need to take the cabin liner down in the aft b
Returning a new boat; Too many problems hunter e33 GreggL at 7:28pm 08.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/31 New to the whole cruising world and frankly, I'm sick of it already. Starting to think that it's not
Shift cable and fuel / throttle cable eusjim at 7:09pm 08.12.12 Big Boats 7/1795 Having just replaced both throttle cables, wanted to share the correct part numbers of the shift an
Anyone ever bug bomb their boat? Slow Mo^cean at 6:20pm 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 23/18072 This is more a trailer sailor question, but I guess it can apply to any boat owner with pest proble
Off to Hawaii tomorrow JasonC at 5:58pm 08.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2713 Hope to rent a sailboat while I am there, anyone know of a good place
Cat 22 Gin Pole question porchhound at 5:50pm 08.12.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1388 I have constructed my gin pole with a winch. What load test line do I need to use in the winch for
Perseid Meteor Shower stevec22206 at 5:39pm 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1415 Gotta say this was a great weekend to be hanging on our anchor in a secluded cove with good friends.
Racing a Hunter 23.5 Rasemans at 5:39pm 08.12.12 Smaller Boats 9/2792 Hi, I was wondering what my fellow sailors' opinion is regarding racing the Hunter 23.5. I am a mem
How do I find the bilge alarm switch RussNorman at 5:19pm 08.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 3/1073 I have an 83 Hunter 30. I got on board today and was practically deafened by the bilge alarm. I did
Thank You, All yammy at 4:11pm 08.12.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1583 Hello, all Since June 18, 2011 of my becoming the owner of a macgregor 26s-Blessed, my first boat,
Murphy's Law Team118 at 3:23pm 08.12.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2027 No questions here, just some plain old learn by my mistakes ramblin's... I took the boat out yeste
Over powered by the jib? How do I know? joes new addiction at 3:17pm 08.12.12 Ask All Sailors 32/9739 This has happened a few tiimes before, but until now I've been putting it off as "pilot error", but,
In mast furling issues on hunter e33 GreggL at 2:56pm 08.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 17/3778 I seem to be having an issue with my in mast furling setup. The problem seems to be two fold and has
Rubber button with raw water impeller (1) Rich Stidger at 1:31pm 08.12.12 Engines and Propulsion 5/1938 I just replaced my impeller for my Volvo MD22L-B. I had put in a new pump about 16 months ago and w

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Electric swing keel winch - Chrysler 26 rgranger at 5:52am 05.11.22 I can see why you would want that. When you kiss the bottom and the wind is blowing hard, you don't
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad rgranger at 5:46am 05.11.22 I agree with what @Tater said. If it were me, I'd go with a 3hp equivalent Torqeedo... no gas can,
rigging help in Florida sunlover at 5:25am 05.11.22 Are you interested in any particular area of the state? Florida or Gulf States
Winch maintenance - how often do you? dlochner at 5:22am 05.11.22 Do most of you do this while in or out of the water? And what do you use to keep the parts from goi
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad Tater at 5:04am 05.11.22 The photo appears to show a mount that I don't see in some other photos of the boat. Is there someth
Winch maintenance - how often do you? sailcapt340 at 5:01am 05.11.22 I had to link this question in with a posting in this section, a few days back, when it was asked ab
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Joe at 4:41am 05.11.22 I inspect mine yearly. The drums on my four new Lewmar ST's that replaced the 40 year old Barlow St
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 3:06am 05.11.22 Looks great, @mikeracca ! :beer:
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains BigEasy at 3:02am 05.11.22 Attwood 66061-3 Replacement Stainless Steel Deck Fill Cap with Chain Beware, deck fills on a
2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season Rick486 at 2:38am 05.11.22 Since we parted with our beloved "Maxine" last year, this is the first summer in 47 years that I am
Trailer specs for c22 swing keel (1) Captain Grey Beard at 2:03am 05.11.22 I found it! It's an article in the 2019 volume of the tech manual. Page 96 Writen by the editor Rich
Trailer specs for c22 swing keel (1) Captain Grey Beard at 1:27am 05.11.22 https://catalina22.org/index.php Do yourself a HUGE favor. Join the Catalina 22 Association. There
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening NYSail at 11:56pm 05.10.22 I've been watching this system on Windyty since Friday, the day after I put my boat in her slip. I
Remove insulator from injector mixing chamber NYSail at 11:48pm 05.10.22 First I filled the hole with a paper towel to keep debris from dropping down the injector housing. T
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced Mark Maulden at 10:44pm 05.10.22
Trailer specs for c22 swing keel Captain Grey Beard at 10:32pm 05.10.22 Yes, :) Stand by, I just went through this. Gotta dig it up again. Several guys posted measurements
Spinning Prop While Under Sail Stu Jackson at 8:45pm 05.10.22 What is reccomended for a Perkins Prima 50 Benny?? Perhaps you "didn't get the memo." It depends
Fuel Limiter Screw Adjustment? jlb071sail at 8:34pm 05.10.22 Conclusion. Thanks to all who helped me with this. The final problem was a defective fuel injecti
Spinning Prop While Under Sail georgetheleo at 8:11pm 05.10.22 What is reccomended for a Perkins Prima 50 Benny??
First there was Marinco then SmartPlug and now VoltSafe??? I'm not totally convinced ggrizzard at 8:08pm 05.10.22 While the sun may be upside down, It would definitely rise in the West!

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