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is catalina 30 mast grounded? tom power at 8:35pm 07.09.12 Catalina 30 5/3072 Hi all, Back in the spring I was looking for Catalina 30 Mark II. Ended up finding a nice 1985meal
Boat wax? Phil P at 7:44pm 07.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1240 OK...so when my boat was on the hard at the beginning of the season at a distant boat yard, the guy
H23 Folding Rudder issues Paladin27 at 7:00pm 07.09.12 Smaller Boats 11/2547 So, this past weekend, we had 3 to 5 ft waves in Lake Michigan near South Haven (well that's what NO
First 47.7 Plumbing jacrider at 6:53pm 07.09.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/893 All: my new to me F47.7 has factory installed black water supply of lines that have red or blue stri
Questions from a newbie mmeechan at 6:51pm 07.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1959 Just bought my first boat, a '88 Catalina 27, and was curious about a couple of things. The bilge pu
Service and Owners Manuel's for 2006 45CC 1brianduffy45CC at 4:40pm 07.09.12 Big Boats 3/1291 Does anyone have these Manuel's in a PDF file that they could share with me. I bought a used boat a
wanta B gonn rodbrown at 4:11pm 07.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1259 does anybody out there know of a brand new electric start 8 to 10 hp 4 strock outboard that will fi
Raw water air conditioning? bcollis at 3:10pm 07.09.12 Ask All Sailors 19/9269 Has anyone made their own sea water air conditioning unit? I found a small radiator, attached some 1
had a close call when leaving slip yesterday (2) newsailor72 at 3:10pm 07.09.12 Ask All Sailors 25/4934 So I was trying to get out of my temporary slip yesterday, (sort of new to this slip and late aftern
Oil Paints for Bottom ? David S at 2:57pm 07.09.12 Trailer Sailors 17/5668 Hey guys and Gals, how about a run down of info on using oil paint for boat bottoms? Home Depot ha
Venture 17 keel cable graceandlester at 2:14pm 07.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1359 Got a Venture 17, sails great, but the keel cable goes through the deck and a brass grommet, but it
Asymmetrical Spinnaker on smaller Yamaha jnovie at 1:48pm 07.09.12 Yamaha 7/5004 Has anyone had experience using an asymmetrical spinnaker on their boats. I am particularly interest
Sea Legs on Land... Squidd at 1:32pm 07.09.12 Ask All Sailors 17/2697 OK kind of an odd question, but something I'm noticing again after a sailing weekend... Spent last
Head pumpout Phil P at 1:20pm 07.09.12 Big Boats 10/2304 A few weeks ago, after about two months of intermittant use, my waste holding tank was absolutely fu
plastic washer under tiller vmaks at 1:16pm 07.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1163 1983 O'Day, does anyone know if the plastic washer that is under the tiller but sits on top of the d
triangle wood pieces in cockpit vmaks at 1:06pm 07.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1171 My 1983 O'Day has 2 triangle pieces of wood in the cockpit on the port and starboard side. Does ANY
Mortor mount. chaos18 at 12:57pm 07.09.12 Smaller Boats 2/1470 Just got an Capri 18 1988. It has a short shaft outboard mounted to a three position motor mount. I
florida boats over 30 yrs old? MrBill_FLL at 12:54pm 07.09.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1583 any boats over 1982 or older? you can get your FLA registration for 6.50 as an antique. A. Powere
any florida boats over 30 yrs old? (1982) MrBill_FLL at 12:53pm 07.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1035 if you have original power, and its over 30years old, you can get your fla registration for 6.50.
Hell's gate grandcrew at 12:36pm 07.09.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/873 i have seen a lot of posts on this subject but it's my first trip through Hell's gate and there are

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Single handing WI Rigger at 3:15pm 01.22.23 When we learn a given procedure, then somewhere along the line, we discover a shorter way of accompl
What is This, Anyone Need One? rgranger at 2:59pm 01.22.23
Transom Drain Plug on a Hunter 23.5 Rick Webb at 2:57pm 01.22.23 Looking to put it in the bottom of the transom to drain the interior not the cockpit. Boat is laid u
What is This, Anyone Need One? Rick Webb at 2:36pm 01.22.23 It's a henway. It's about four pounds
Chart plotter choice overwhelm BarryL at 2:28pm 01.22.23 Hey, Lots of good information already given. Some additional: Defender has the Vulcan 7R for $769
First Year 2 OLD PIRATES at 2:10pm 01.22.23 Thanks matey. Not necessary yet but time is ticking. Cheers
First Year LD_C310 at 2:07pm 01.22.23 LD_C310 ....... was there any modifications done to the pipe parts? There is that little pipe attac
Water heater, electrical enigma Head Sail at 1:56pm 01.22.23 Could also be a bad breaker. Take it out and inspect for burn marks.
It's never easy. Autopilot install. (2) SycloneDriver at 1:53pm 01.22.23 I finally got the wheel drive motor installed. As you can see in the photos, I had to mount the pi
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck dlochner at 1:17pm 01.22.23 Thanks for the photos, they are helpful. I think using any kind of caulking or foam is just another
Rainwater leak under cockpit deck (3) matts997 at 1:00pm 01.22.23 Finally got back to this and took a view more images of the situation, showing the cockpit with the
Beneteau interior wood DannyS at 12:59pm 01.22.23 Beneteau ah yes the french word for expensive Boat is the universal word for expensive
Primary Winch Location - Legend 40 TheTexLex at 12:56pm 01.22.23 Thank you. As the prior owner had them set up, they had already gone all the way aft around a block
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) (1) jssailem at 12:40pm 01.22.23 I was thinking about doing a 2ft radius around the mast step Doing that might be accomplished with
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 12:29pm 01.22.23 Thank you for the inquiry. The weather up here has been cold, snow and wet. Waiting for a weather w
Primary Winch Location - Legend 40 jssailem at 12:20pm 01.22.23 Well Welcome Tex. Nice to see your inquiry. Location of winches is dependent on the skipper and cre
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't BigEasy at 12:16pm 01.22.23
Water heater, electrical enigma Stu Jackson at 12:05pm 01.22.23 Do you have any idea what could be wrong? Whenever there is an intermittent issue with electrical,
Beneteau interior wood BigEasy at 12:05pm 01.22.23 Beneteau fabricates and stains /finishes interior wood components for every boat (even those previou
First Year 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:57am 01.22.23 LD_C310 ....... was there any modifications done to the pipe parts? There is that little pipe attach

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