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Heat exchanger zincs (1) rukidn at 6:48pm 08.03.12 Catalina 310 15/6655 Anyone encountered and solved this trap? No way to get a new zinc into the heat exchanger without ma
Blue water over the bow BillyK at 6:22pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 15/4655 Tried to go out into the ocean today off the cost of Atlantic City NJ.. the longport inlet has real
Sailing with just the Jib JasonC at 6:07pm 08.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1323 O when the Marina put my boat in the pulled the main sail line all the way to top. Still had great
oday 28' owners Dragon Fly at 4:41pm 08.03.12 Bigger Boats 11/3841 [ about to purchase an 28' oday 1984. 2 questions: 1. 10 h.p. universal diesel enough powe
marine surveyor papabenn at 2:59pm 08.03.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/969 I am looking for a good reasonable marine surveyor in Daytona Beach to survey a Catalina 30 next wee
Vertical Windlass cincinattus at 2:35pm 08.03.12 Catalina 30 0/1000 What is the best type and model vertical windlass to install on a 30' tall Rig model year 1991?
Bimini Top on a Lancer 25? keys2heaven at 1:58pm 08.03.12 Lancer 2/3379 Has anyone added a bimini top to their Lancer 25? If so, can you give me specifics on it? This is t
Attaching Jib Sheets (3) Roger Long at 1:52pm 08.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 20/17303 I was putting left over epoxy from the last coat on the strut over various patches on the keel when
Can My Rigging Hold a 200lb Guy in Bosuns Chair? JoelHoover at 12:50pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 14/7856 I've got to replace a nav/stern/anchor light doodad on the top of my mast (see posting "I Hit a brid
Assistance in some coding for sailing tracking site redunculous at 12:32pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1367 Well.... I recently read about the Aegean loss (I've been stuck without access to the civilised w
Garmin Data Card 182C Florida sail at 11:57am 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5582 Does anyone know where I can get updated Data cards for my Garmin 182 C GPS/ chart plotter? Garmin
Saga of crazed hatch lens replacement info (3) John T1594 at 11:37am 08.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/7208 E-Mail message from ME to LEWMAR: I have a number of Lewmar hatches on my 2000 Hunter 340 sailboat t
Transporting a Catalina 25 Milwaukee Protocol at 11:23am 08.03.12 Smaller Boats 7/8288 My brother-in-law and I are looking to transport his Catalina 25 from NY to WI and to put it bluntly
Fwd cabin question Dana and Luba at 9:32am 08.03.12 Big Boats 3/1228 I have a 2001 Passage 450. When the forward macerator decided to quit, it leaked out on the compart
Resale of an Older 22 Slow Mo^cean at 9:11am 08.03.12 Catalina 22 8/1642 I'm really getting into restoring the '84 C22 I have and so far have done minor free and cheap tasks
Battery Bank & Charger Wiring Questions (3) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:17am 08.03.12 Musings With Maine Sail 17/12395 Battery Bank ' Charger Wiring Questions Edited Hi Maine, I am planning to redo the charging/wir
Leaking water tank valve connection irwin30 at 7:25am 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1264 I have a 1979 Irwin Citation 30 water tank that is leaking around the output water valve connection.
Hunter 450 Wire Chase? Bowedtoothdoc at 7:08am 08.03.12 Big Boats 2/916 On my Hunter 450 there is a wire chase with a string behind and to the right of the starting battery
Hunter 23.5 Listing - should I move Battery? Rasemans at 6:52am 08.03.12 Smaller Boats 3/1504 Hi, My Hunter 23.5 lists to starboard when sitting in a slip. I am not sure why, but I suspect it is
New Venture owner and new to sailing Model 70 at 5:42am 08.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1995 I picked up a Venture 21 while visiting in Connecticut and towed it back to Oklahoma, what an advent

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Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners akulsp at 7:45pm 02.24.23 I wouldn't go over 10 hp, an 8 would probably be more than enough in most cases. Weight and hp are
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:34pm 02.24.23 Patting my Adiabatic fat tummy. :facepalm: That's gross. This isn't you, is it ? upply of calori
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 7:26pm 02.24.23 Notice the guy is concerned for the officer's safety, but not to the point that he wears his mask c
Another anchor (rode) thread Captain Larry-DH at 7:25pm 02.24.23
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? Ralph Johnstone at 7:23pm 02.24.23 With more than 100% improvement possible based on R Diesels calculations within the Carnot Cycle, f
Amenagement de la cabine avant en soute pour vie a bord (2) rgranger at 7:21pm 02.24.23 Small storage bins would be how I would go about it.
Another anchor (rode) thread Terry Cox at 7:18pm 02.24.23 Hi Mark. Have had for years 50' of chain and 150' of three strand, plus another set of the same for
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 JamesG161 at 6:36pm 02.24.23 Important tip... The Rudder Tube keeps your boat from flooding. If you need more explanation, PM m
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 skipperclaud at 5:51pm 02.24.23 Hey, I Also thought about that. but no other serious. thanks for replying
A lesson on winches (1) pclarksurf at 5:49pm 02.24.23 Totally get it-- had the exact same challenge when I got my original from the PO. I had to decide:
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 seadaddler at 5:49pm 02.24.23 I am thinking maybe that boat had a very bad grounding and the rudder was also damaged. I purchased
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners dlochner at 5:33pm 02.24.23 I wouldn't go over 10 hp, an 8 would probably be more than enough in most cases. Weight and hp are
Newby with a ton of questions starting with block and tackle mainsail Kings Gambit at 5:27pm 02.24.23 You can usually find lots of Schaefer fiddle blocks and assorted hardware around in marine chandleri
Another anchor (rode) thread dlochner at 5:22pm 02.24.23 Read the manual for the windlass. Some windlasses advise against 8 plait. If the windlass has a caps
Oday 23-2 mast lights (2) twodzusfittings at 5:17pm 02.24.23 Not sure if the light configuration and units for a 23-2 has the same as my 30, but I changed out a
Another anchor (rode) thread Kings Gambit at 5:03pm 02.24.23
Where to look for Replacement Trailers Gene Neill at 4:52pm 02.24.23 Anyone have any recommendations for builders on the west coast? Just in case @Gene Neill decides he
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 (2) skipperclaud at 4:02pm 02.24.23 Access cut and clean with a mechanical wire brush. starting to bond it back with Epoxy and thickener
Another anchor (rode) thread jssailem at 2:59pm 02.24.23 Mark. I have 105' of chain and 250' 8 plaitt nylon rode. The 8plaitt was selected based on the smoot
advice on auto chart plotter jssailem at 2:49pm 02.24.23 This is what can happen when a boater plugs in his AP route, turns on his engine then relies on the

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