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Catalina warning Sanfelice at 7:14am 08.07.12 Catalina 30 6/1866 Did a Google search for Catalina Yachts and there was a warning about the site being unsafe. Also co
Forestay about to snap--please help! SaltySails at 7:11am 08.07.12 Day Sailers 6/1793 Hi, my ODay daysailer forestay is hanging on by two wire threads! The others snapped at the bottom
Painting swing keel on MacGregor 21 mikewestz at 7:01am 08.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1516 I am thinking about mooring my boat in a harbor (ocean) for the summer, next summer. Does anyone ha
LED lamp replacements for festoon bulbs canyon at 6:27am 08.07.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1691 Does anyone have suggestions for LED replacements of the small interior cabin lights in an H310. I w
Let there be light! (1) r.oril at 6:18am 08.07.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/2761 I want to pull my boat through LA traffic and not get hit. The wife is not happy with the current li
Sprint Atlantic "A" /Siimp/Law Windless lilypad at 4:55am 08.07.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2428 2003 Hunter 356, windless needs the plastic fleming which goes around the chain / rope gypsy. The wi
Itinerary: Puget Sound to Desolation Sound TN at 8:27pm 08.06.12 Destinations 2/4456 We've been cruising the PNW the last 7 years and have managed to get as far north as Pender Harbour
Bedding Teak rails w/ Butyl Tape and Screws? Ward H at 8:12pm 08.06.12 Musings With Maine Sail 0/2976 Removed some teak grab rails and toe rails and planning on the reinstall. Read MaineSails thread on
SailBoats and bass fishing (5) Bob McL at 7:57pm 08.06.12 Trailer Sailors 11/4799 So in the first picture (where we spent the night), the reason we spent the night is while trolling
Electrical Panel # of circuits? Model 70 at 7:52pm 08.06.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1106 The Venture 21 that I recently acquired was owned by the last PO for 28 years and used only as a day
Sailboats do not make good boats for bass fishing (5) Bob McL at 7:28pm 08.06.12 Trailer Sailors 10/3505 Went out last Wed ' Thurs to test out some new installations on the boat. About a mile from the hou
Question about 38s5 headroom robertsapp at 7:04pm 08.06.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1234 Are there any 38s5 owners out there that can tell me what the headroom is belowdecks? We're startin
Wonky impeller on knot meter Carole at 6:37pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1539 Does anybody know why the impeller on my knot meter is attracting metal particles which stop it from
30'O'Day top speed?? Captainron1 at 6:32pm 08.06.12 Bigger Boats 10/6341 Hello everyone, Can anyone tell me what sort of speed I should get out of my 30' O'day?? I have new
110 or 135 genoa jasrclark at 6:18pm 08.06.12 Catalina 30 10/2744 Does anyone know where I can find a used 110 or 135 furling genoa #6 foil? Thanks in advance.
Satin Cetol or Gloss? e714753 at 5:54pm 08.06.12 Catalina 22 8/4809 Do I use the satin finish cetol or the gloss finish? It seems from the directions that the gloss is
Pearson flyer owners manual fitzy at 5:23pm 08.06.12 Pearson 0/1527 Well my father and I are now the proud owners of a 1981 Pearson Flyer. can anyone help us find an or
bought a OD 28" Dragon Fly at 5:10pm 08.06.12 Bigger Boats 9/2067 shake down cruise yesterday in the fog off castine me,. she handled well, pointed well, and i
What is this device on my fresh water system? (1) Dempsey00 at 5:07pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2742 Hello All, I recently purchased a 1978 Hunter 27. The PO installed a pressurized freshwater system
cleaning walker bay tubes dutchy at 4:11pm 08.06.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1972 The floatation tubes on my 8' Walker Bay dinghy has pitch, tar and a golden glaze on the tops of the

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23.5 lifelines and cabin cushions sail sfbay at 9:35am 10.23.22 ......... I am trying to replace the lifelines and cabin cushions...... Unfornately the owner's man
Sinks draining slowly. Ralph Johnstone at 9:32am 10.23.22 My boat had "P" traps under the sinks in both drain lines as delivered from the factory. Drainage w
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Rick D at 9:08am 10.23.22 Ill pile on and say that I did the same a couple of years ago. The twist lock was just so darn hard
23.5 lifelines and cabin cushions Crazy Dave Condon at 9:02am 10.23.22 You need to know the hole diameter at the top of the stanchion tip to make sure the new lifeline fro
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Hollyberry at 9:01am 10.23.22 I've switched to the Smartplug receptacle and simply changed the cord-end fitting twice.. On our las
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug marchem at 8:07am 10.23.22
Sinks draining slowly. sail sfbay at 8:02am 10.23.22 Should drain freely. Sounds like an obstruction. If you cannot clear it suggest replacing the hose
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Tally Ho at 7:46am 10.23.22
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection dmax at 7:32am 10.23.22 Many thanks for responding and wish you and your fellow Floridians well. I look forward to any pho
Sinks draining slowly. Justin_NSA at 7:16am 10.23.22 "best you can tell there are no blockages"? Did you run a snake? Plunge it? How could you tell? We k
Sinks draining slowly. Tally Ho at 7:04am 10.23.22
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Tally Ho at 6:55am 10.23.22
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug Davidasailor26 at 6:46am 10.23.22 Job well done! I made that upgrade a few years ago after my original twist-lock plug melted down twi
Clipper Marine 21' As The Story as it was told, newly weds purchased in 1975, (2) SailingLoto at 6:05am 10.23.22 My first boat was the flat deck variation of the cm21. Fun little boat. Very simple. Very rotten,
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 5:22am 10.23.22 I had a similar problem with my Mark 25 keelboat. It was not the keel bolts. Ultimately, the boat
23.5 lifelines and cabin cushions patbratton at 5:22am 10.23.22 I have been putting off replacing my life lines also. These are a few links that spurred my curiosit
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection shemandr at 5:15am 10.23.22 I had a similar problem with my Mark 25 keelboat. It was not the keel bolts. Ultimately, the boaty
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) RoyS at 5:09am 10.23.22 Rich, don't quit now. You can ask the yard to place a shrink wrap door over the chock and you can pl
Wing Keel repair dlochner at 5:07am 10.23.22 Thank you all for the responses, this is our first boat and 2nd season sailing her. I was under the
Wing Keel repair bil1215 at 4:43am 10.23.22 Thanks for the info, I really appreciate it.

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