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Seacock Lubrication and Maintenance sailcapt340 at 3:00am 10.16.12 Big Boats 5/5604 I need some advice as to how and what to use to lubricate the Seacocks (6) on my 2000 340. None of t
Now there's something you don't see every day! (1) aviatorjames at 10:28pm 10.15.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2207 ...a 72 ft catamaran ripping across your bow doing about 30 kts https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-N
Wonderful Photography of Les Voiles de Saint Tropez 2012 Rick D at 9:48pm 10.15.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1316 I met Beverly Factor during a Newport Beach to Ensenada BC race a few years ago and have been on her
Keel nuts DOCKHAND at 8:10pm 10.15.12 S2 5/3071 The nuts on the keel studs are rusted and need to be replaced, has anyone done this on a 27' there a
Trailer Question crabshack at 7:42pm 10.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/1888 I just bought a 1983 MacGregor 25'. Trying to fix trailer to haul boat home and restore. Trying to
Sobering Post... Maine Sail at 6:55pm 10.15.12 Ask All Sailors 16/3227 I found this on this on the Catalina 28 owners site; "Hi All On Labor day while motoring in afte
Big Island Visit oreana123 at 5:48pm 10.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1278 I took a few days off and flew to the island of Hawaii, mainly to buy Kona coffe. I checked out the
Towing jho11381 at 5:42pm 10.15.12 Catalina 22 1/1058 I have a 1986 Catalina 22 swing keel that sits on a tandem axel trailer I plain to tow to the coast
Winterising Yanmar 2 cylinder Captainron1 at 5:20pm 10.15.12 Bigger Boats 3/1257 I am about to winterize my Yanmar Diesel (in my 1979 30' O'day) for the first time. I would apprecia
unlocking keel crank ms. ndpndnt at 5:11pm 10.15.12 Catalina 22 13/2734 just purchased with no owners manual, tried to lower the keel and it says i must unlock it first ???
Keel Repairs bffatcat at 4:43pm 10.15.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1483 I have a vintage boat 1975 with a cast Iron keel that was covered with a coating of fiberglass, whe
Cabin Flooring mjmercer19248 at 3:58pm 10.15.12 The Cherubini Hunters 15/6116 Any ideas on a cabin floor replacement. Looking for inexpensive and low maintenance.
Bilge Pump Electric ssponar at 3:26pm 10.15.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1751 I have a new H-25 fiberglass sloop which came equipped with a manual bilge pump. While there has bee
Removing a broken bolt from bow pulpit attachment. Stan Linado at 3:22pm 10.15.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1930 In the process of removing a bow pulpit from a 1989 C25 the head came off one of the bolts. Two ques
Throttle Cable wufibugs at 2:44pm 10.15.12 Ask All Sailors 12/1606 I finally replaced the throttle cable. My problem is that the new cable passes through its jacket j
VBRO Does anyone know of mogade at 2:41pm 10.15.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/884 Does anyone know of a program like Vacation Rental By owner for boats? I bought a boat this summer
anchor roller and anchor Mark Nooney at 2:31pm 10.15.12 Mid-Size Boats 9/3062 I sail the Chesapeake and have yet to anchor out. There are two things that concern me. Do I have th
bladder tanks bgstep at 2:13pm 10.15.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/974 need new water bladder tanks for first 345 anybody got any suggestions as to who made them and if th
25.5 keel question divermon at 1:51pm 10.15.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1084 Please for give me if my questions are very silly, i have only owned small 420's, lasers, and Escow
Finally finish our 2011 Florida Trip Report... (1) Sumner at 1:40pm 10.15.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1543 Finally finished our 2011 Florida Trip Report... http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/FL-spring-

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Stepping a mast rgranger at 7:28am 11.11.22 Google said... $250/hour with a typical time of 30 minutes. ... and here is a discussion on anoth
Timidly rebedding stanchions rgranger at 7:27am 11.11.22 A dab of JB weld in the hole will hold it for sure.... but you will never get that screw out again.
Black Widow vs VC-17M? dlochner at 7:26am 11.11.22 This thread has morphed (appropriately) away from the question of stripping and re-doing the bottom
Black Widow vs VC-17M? Scott T-Bird at 7:25am 11.11.22 Yes, I should have included that in my list of considerations. Tallying up all the "non-essentials"
Black Widow vs VC-17M? Scott T-Bird at 7:20am 11.11.22
Filling Instrument Holes hutch5151 at 7:00am 11.11.22 Portlight
Filling Instrument Holes shank at 6:51am 11.11.22 That's a great idea too with the vents. These old SR Mariner holes are larger than most instruments
Black Widow vs VC-17M? BarryL at 6:47am 11.11.22 Hi, It's great to read about racing! My season is over, so this is better than winterizing the boat
Filling Instrument Holes (1) BlowMeAway at 6:40am 11.11.22 Hello, I removed an old SR Mariner depth sounder and knotmeter in my Catalina 27. What's the best
Stepping a mast The_Sailing_Pelican at 6:30am 11.11.22 Hello again Quick question Average price for a marina to do so... Boat is in SW Florida area. Thx C
Black Widow vs VC-17M? stickinthemud57 at 6:20am 11.11.22 This thread has morphed (appropriately) away from the question of stripping and re-doing the bottom
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 RitSim at 6:18am 11.11.22 My compressor controller was shot and the repair of the older controller was almost the cost of a ne
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! (2) Scott T-Bird at 6:11am 11.11.22 210832 I take this off for racing!
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil RitSim at 6:08am 11.11.22 I read a test (don't remember where) but their first pick was 50/50 acetone and transmission fluid.
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! (1) Parsons at 6:08am 11.11.22 Finally decided to upgrade this to a new generation anchor?
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! Scott T-Bird at 6:01am 11.11.22 Wait till you see what was on my bow!
Holding Tank Ventilation Don S/V ILLusion at 5:57am 11.11.22 waste treatment plants will do the same: Same principle, different reason. Sewage treatment plan
Timidly rebedding stanchions Tally Ho at 5:55am 11.11.22
Freeing rusty bolts - best penetrating oil JamesG161 at 5:45am 11.11.22 I have seen similar test before. The number one in that test = Brake Fluid. #2 = Deep Creep by SeaF
Questions About Bottom Paint dlochner at 5:19am 11.11.22 Since bottoms foul anyway, even with antifouling paint, we should be coating the bottom with Teflon

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