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Hard To Turn Plastic Ball Valves JibeMama at 10:46pm 08.10.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/3375 I have a 1997 Catalina 320 with original ball valves. They are white plastic. The problem is they
AC power problem Sanfelice at 8:29pm 08.10.12 Catalina 30 4/2109 I have found that when I unplug my power cord and plug it back in when returning to the dock, the ma
Boomless mainsail JasonC at 5:52pm 08.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/4639 As anyone tried a boomless mainsail on a Mac26?
Getting "plastic" taste out of new water tank OdayDave at 5:32pm 08.10.12 Ask All Sailors 19/25197 I finally got around to plumbing the new water tank on my O'Day 25. It also has new water lines. B
H42 rear deck lazzerttes leaking eianm at 5:26pm 08.10.12 Big Boats 5/1451 I have a 1991 H42 and I have finally tracked down the source of my bilge water during /after rain- i
Lake Michigan flynfol at 5:12pm 08.10.12 Destinations 3/5052 Looks like the gale warning will expire in time for the Chicago Air and Water show. Anybody heading
Locate Lila Gibbs owner of "Purrfection" Solomons Island MD Baja Will at 5:08pm 08.10.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1263 Calling on fellow sailors to see if anyone knows this person, and how to reach them? Lila Gibbs o
Left the plastic outer layer on my boot stripes jrowan at 5:04pm 08.10.12 Catalina 30 5/1829 Say, Didn't know if anyone had any advice on removing the outer plastic protective sheet /coatin
boom kicker hunter240 at 4:48pm 08.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1467 I am thinking about getting a boom kicker to replace my topping lift. Where do I find info to do thi
Carburetor Rebuilding Assistance Please jviss at 1:58pm 08.10.12 Engines and Propulsion 11/3502 First, I've 'rebuilt' many carbs, from 60's Mustangs to Honda motorcycles, to stripping, cleaning, a
Is 3 quarts a day a serious leak? SiteReader at 1:13pm 08.10.12 Ask An Oday Owner 10/2010 I recently bought a 1961 O'Day Daysailer (No. 1935) with trailer for $870. It sailed nicely the firs
Central Florida Sailing Opportunity vizwhiz at 12:49pm 08.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1368 Hello Florida sailors... I'm looking for an opportunity to introduce the Admiral to sailing in a boa
Light Air foresails vizwhiz at 12:37pm 08.10.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/3107 Just a quick poll - mostly aimed at v25/26C boats, please (although don't hesitate to chime in if yo
Impromptu Port Colborne wendygould at 11:46am 08.10.12 Sirius 21/22 1/2014 I need one u shaped piece that is inside the car on the traveler that connects the main mast and bo
drive shaft extension mjmercer19248 at 11:31am 08.10.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1221 Looks like my re-power is going to set the new enging 8 inches farther back in the ecompartment. A
Head backflow problems IanJ at 10:49am 08.10.12 Ask All Sailors 23/6223 I have a regular hand pump head on my H31, that was new about a year ago. I am noticing that, altho
fresh water pump & water heater. DBarry73 at 10:17am 08.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1138 I have a 82 hunter33 can't figure out where the water pump ' water heater go. I'm sure they are gone
Good Grief! I mean &%)$#@! Roger Long at 9:58am 08.10.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 17/4403 Another engine drama begins and the prospect of a winter shoveling snow looms. I noticed that the e*
Gell coat repair Jimongee at 9:56am 08.10.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/990 Hi, I have a 2002 356. It has a minor crack on the top surface of the gunnel adjacent the cockpit.
Towing company for the Bahamas JeanGuy Bourgeois at 9:55am 08.10.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1075 Anybody with good or bad experience with the towing company for the Bahamas area?

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Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 stickinthemud57 at 6:10am 03.07.23 Thank you, I really appreciate that! I ran into him yesterday, and he says he does not have any ex
Synthetic standing rigging for a mac 25 whudatt at 6:07am 03.07.23 I can see you dilema. Our local rigging guy is good, but old school, and I am not sure if he has an
MPPT controller location Grichelli at 6:05am 03.07.23 We are probably 50% done at this point. I have ran the wire from the bimini top, down the backstays
Cleats?????? Project_Mayhem at 5:23am 03.07.23 No issue here as well with nylon cleats from '84 when I sold the boat 3-4 years ago
Cleats?????? rpludwig at 4:51am 03.07.23 Timely question! I have an '84, in a slip year round, no moon tide but occasionally a significant
Knock off that racket! dlochner at 4:49am 03.07.23 I love the PVC idea but a little unclear on how it's possible to install a rivet every 8-10ft or so
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:16am 03.07.23 *enough so
First time sailboat owner hatchclan at 4:15am 03.07.23 Also, a heat gun on lowest setting; very lightly applied works pretty good on getting the old letter
Looking for rig tuning info for a 1990 C&C 30' MKII Apex at 3:16am 03.07.23 there are several sources online with graphics. But you have a masthead double spreader rig with in
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? Captain Larry-DH at 3:07am 03.07.23 COVID.... while eased is not gone. Should a spike re-occur you'd have issues getting in. Assumin
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? sailme88 at 3:01am 03.07.23 COVID.... while eased is not gone. Should a spike re-occur you'd have issues getting in. Assuming
Bareboat Charter in Bahamas vs BVI? Captain Larry-DH at 2:51am 03.07.23
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on senang at 11:30pm 03.06.23
O' Day 40, and or choice and selection? nramsey at 9:26pm 03.06.23 After dragging up and down a bay with my old CQR I bought the Sarca Excel and have been pretty pleas
Loose Stanchions jdrutten at 9:00pm 03.06.23 Maybe the base has integral bolts, i.e. no accessible screw heads? You may need to go below to the s
Leveling a boat on land jssailem at 8:15pm 03.06.23 My general aproach with boats is to try something and observe how it goes. Record the data and then
Ice Box Lid Hold Open (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:58pm 03.06.23 I recently purchased a ice box hold open from Catalina Direct prt# Z4237 it had been used on the Ca
No Engine Alarm buzzer when key is on (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:35pm 03.06.23 We have liftoff. I kind of lied a bit when I said this was easy. The previous part was easy but yo
Knock off that racket! (1) Project_Mayhem at 7:34pm 03.06.23 I love the PVC idea but a little unclear on how it's possible to install a rivet every 8-10ft or so.
Servicing a feathering prop Rich Stidger at 7:27pm 03.06.23 I got new o-rings from Martec. They still sell them, everything else seems solid. I too would be in

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