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Sanibel 18 Center Board Stuck Up...New Sailor! :-) 1usavet at 8:27pm 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 9/6951 Sanibel 18 Center Board stuck...new sailor! :-) I have a Sanibel 18 that now has a center board tha
A Different Oil Change Question foolproof at 6:57pm 10.13.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/6693 I have a Yanmar YSE12 engine in my boat, and I want to change the oil and filter before I close the
Wow! 32 Suspects in Outboards Theft Rick D at 6:12pm 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 20/3623 Pretty sophisticated. If they were palleting them, I wonder if they were being shipped, given our pr
My Yanmar 2GM won't rev past 1,000 RPMs Nelsonhow at 5:31pm 10.13.12 Engines and Propulsion 12/8925 The 2 GM on my 1983 H-30 won't revpast 1,000 RPMs. I used to max out at about 2,200 RPMs. I ued t
Advice Ref. Try to Fix It or Part It Out ? (6) HighFly27 at 4:17pm 10.13.12 Smaller Boats 8/2819 Pic's. of -- Catalina 25, Model 25-C, S/N 3036 * I do not know the yr. perhaps someone can tell me*
Straits of Florida slashdotjeo at 3:26pm 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 16/5925 Greetings to all! I know the proper course of action would be to pick up a book and take a few sa
Sailing Cat 22 with swing keel raised? cadams at 2:57pm 10.13.12 Catalina 22 32/14807 I just bought a 1987 Catalina 22 with a swing keel. I used to sail an Oday 26 with a swing keel and
Grrrrrrrrrrrr Muscles (4) c_witch at 2:36pm 10.13.12 Trailer Sailors 8/3697 Just some photo's showing our failed keel cable and how we kinda circumvented the issue with much lu
Wave height vs freeboard c_witch at 2:06pm 10.13.12 Trailer Sailors 17/10416 Hiee, I'm curious as to what conditions people feel comfortable with sailing their boats in when
boat pix.com DAVA390 at 1:18pm 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2963 Does anyone else feel like they have been had by boatpix.com? I have very sour taste now and didn`t
Leadenham Creek Roger Long at 1:01pm 10.13.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/2886 One month since leaving Portland and anchored here in Leadenham Creek. Working farm, no mega mansio
replacing 40.5 holding tank ritch at 12:37pm 10.13.12 Big Boats 8/2302 My wife and I bought a 1993 hunter 40.5 this past summer and are in need of a replacment holding tan
A Genset for the Hunter 41 jcockerline at 11:22am 10.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 26/6367 I have a 2009 Hunter 41 DS. Love the boat. I am currently located at Bronte Outer Harbour Marina on
Java ready to head south Jim Seamans at 11:15am 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1303 Monday Oct 15 we untie the dock lines and head south to the Bahamas. Will check in when I can. Will
Notical Spell Checker? Gudenuph at 11:05am 10.13.12 Ask All Sailors 10/1911 Would a Nautical Spell Checker be a practical/useful addition for these forums? Spell checkers I've
Sanibel 18 Center Board stuck...new sailor! :-) 1usavet at 9:50am 10.13.12 Smaller Boats 7/1527 I have a Sanibel 18 that now has a center board that won't drop. I want to fix (it's on the trailer
New S2 owner Starfishtexas at 8:48am 10.13.12 S2 4/1755 Just got a 84 30 ft S2 9A Need some cleaning and updating inside. Any photos, ideas or help please.
Yanmar Engine Panel Cover rboylan12 at 8:42am 10.13.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1734 I'm sure there's a simple solution that's eluding me, but how do I remove the plastic cover over the
slow fueling Oday 28 Boatsail1 at 8:04am 10.13.12 Bigger Boats 4/1230 :cussing:Anyone experience slow fueling of Oday 28? At fuel dock or hand pumping from Jerry can. B
Shower drain bbenkert at 6:24am 10.13.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1574 Hello everyone! I am slowly getting to know my 1980 H33 Cherubini! I just recently got the fresh wat

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Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 5:58am 02.28.23 Improves the aerodynamics of the rudder by giving more rake to the skeg. https://i.imgflip.com/pslw2
Advice on choosing keel lifting rope kloudie1 at 5:41am 02.28.23 Looks like a 7 part tackle so the rope load is around 100 pounds.. so a good polyester double braid
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel rum_nab at 4:03am 02.28.23 Thanks everybody. Looks like I'll be alright using the tongue jack. I'll probably replace it since i
Advice on choosing keel lifting rope justsomeguy at 3:00am 02.28.23 Dyneema.
Boat Speed and Pointing danstanford at 2:41am 02.28.23 One of the significant elements in this discussion is leeway. My boat can point in the range of 35 d
Funny Friday!!! Michael Davis at 8:31pm 02.27.23
Mounted vhf radio q's captcoho at 7:46pm 02.27.23 If you get in a situation were you really need help, not only having a fixed station with an antenna
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 7:45pm 02.27.23
Replaced all my sanitation hoses artboas at 7:32pm 02.27.23 Thanks for the information about Type 1 treatment devices, but unfortunately - well actually very f
bottom paint Dalliance at 7:32pm 02.27.23 I mix mine in a clean, large mouth plastic container. Makes it a lot easier to mix in the copper p
bottom paint Tally Ho at 6:38pm 02.27.23 2 quarts is probably about right. I use the same color, and I only do a full paint job every other
bottom paint Tally Ho at 6:25pm 02.27.23
What is this? Ralph Johnstone at 5:35pm 02.27.23 Depth sounder transducer? Of course it is ! Tie a string to it, throw it over the side, then fee
Engine oil drain hose adapter Ralph Johnstone at 5:19pm 02.27.23
Engine oil drain hose adapter (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:18pm 02.27.23 #23 doesn't doesn't show a price, probably because they are included in kit 15b. You are so right
bottom paint quadrille38 at 5:01pm 02.27.23 Two quarts per coat is what it takes to cover my 30 foot boat. Mix it in a jar or bottle you can ke
Catalina 315 Isoterm Refrig Question CaptBob at 4:49pm 02.27.23 Okay. Thanks again John. CaptBob
Bilge pump replacement time. SycloneDriver at 4:38pm 02.27.23 I will say that I am not a fan of Defender's new website. I'm also disapointed that my order histo
Splicing 3/16" Dyneema thinwater at 3:42pm 02.27.23 Smallest fid locally found is 1/4". Can use? Maybe I have to ... Allen Brothers Selma Splicing Fi
Splicing 3/16" Dyneema Davidasailor26 at 3:41pm 02.27.23

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