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Rookie needs some help pat5884 at 8:15am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 28/6391 So I bought my '82 Catlina 22 about 1 year ago. Never sailed or owned a boat so I am still figuring
Fresh water intake on a 1978 Hunter 27 perezall at 8:08am 05.27.12 Mid-Size Boats 5/2115 Hi Folks, I just purchased a 1987 Hunter 27 and cannot locate the fresh water intake for the water
two shrouds on one chainplate (2) njl at 8:03am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 9/4041 I have two shrouds connecting to a chainplate in an awkward way and would like to fix it. The heavie
questions about my mac 222 newsailor72 at 7:30am 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/887 questions about my mac 22 It's a 1974 so I believe the swing keel is cast iron, have some questions
Need to replace my mainsheet - What type of splice at end? dknape at 7:17am 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/5701 Okay, so I went out and enjoyed the boat on Saturday, but ran into an issue where a section of my ma
Replacing masthead sheaves Dmac336 at 7:12am 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1215 it is becoming apparent that my main halyard masthead sheave is cracked as my new halyard is becomin
Surfing with a Mac r.oril at 6:56am 05.27.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1004 'We had planned a trip to Santa Barbara, SBYC, and had hoped to sail 3 days. Damn WINDS!! We did g
GPS Problem lehigh375 at 6:42am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2091 Went out yesterday and my Garmin 545 did not work. It would give me the time, voltage, and I could
Cabin top thru bolt Hole covers (?) (3) abaragones at 5:51am 05.27.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1099 Hi, by any chance someone here knows where can I get these covers for the cabin top thru bolt in my
Leaks 37c med2463 at 5:30am 05.27.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1224 Finally after 2 yrs have the boat w/no leaks. When we bought the boat, it had many leaks. Fixed mo
connecting rudder to outboat sailboat738 at 4:03am 05.27.12 Smaller Boats 10/2791 just bought a 96 23.5 but just moving from it to my slip was very hairy having to use both the ou
Catalina 400 wing keel width Marinetech at 3:47am 05.27.12 Big Boats 2/1796 Hi Just purchased a 1998 Catalina 400 hull 146, and now need it shipped from Annapolis MD to Newfou
Jackstay securing points? H336 neilmcc at 1:00am 05.27.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/787 The jackstays on our H336 had been removed prior to us taking her over. I have the stays but I am no
Below forward berth (1) paulj at 10:31pm 05.26.12 Catalina 310 10/2252 I was visiting the area under the foward berth and to my surprise....... paulj :troll:
What's this hardware? (1) Faris at 9:05pm 05.26.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1440 This sits right in the middle of the fore deck of my recently-acquired Catalina 27. I assumed it wa
Repair a cast iron Keel Tumbleweedtaylor at 8:51pm 05.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/4026 I just dropped my keel on a Mac 25. The cast iron keel looks like the surface of the moon after clea
First Solo Sail! Ward H at 8:26pm 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 14/2995 Weather report for today was sun and 5 to 8 mph winds. Sounded like a good day for my first sail in
engine clean in boat ironhors42 at 7:53pm 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1158 I am thinking of cleaning my engine in the boat with gunk before changing oil, oil filter,and trans
C27 How to fix/ use head (1) trasel at 6:12pm 05.26.12 Mid-Size Boats 8/1872 My new to me 1983 Cat 27 has a Wilcox, Crittenden Div manual head that I can't seem to get funtionin
Inexpensive Bottom Paint OK If Boat On Lift? Annapolis Day Sailor at 5:59pm 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1610 Bought a Hunter 23 in good shape. Boat will be on a lift. Bottom needs to be repainted. Can I get a

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Anyone in PEI CA willing to check a boat out? Leeward Rail at 6:55am 09.24.22 Why not hire a professional surveyor? The future financial savings will more than compensate for the
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean Don S/V ILLusion at 6:41am 09.24.22 Hi again... Things I could do to my 1985 Pearson 303 to make it safer for Bahamas/Caribbean journey
Persistent Fresh Water Leak RoyS at 6:38am 09.24.22 Instead of wiggling hose connections, simply tighten all of them at least once a year. Purchase flex
MK1 interior rearrangment. pete c at 6:26am 09.24.22 Geeze guys, don't hold back. Tell me what you really think!!!! :D Thanks for your honest replies.
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up Tally Ho at 6:04am 09.24.22
Fischer panda generator Question artboas at 6:04am 09.24.22 If it worky fine, no fixy needed. The lift pump on our Genset (three cylinder Kubota) brings fuel f
suggestions to try for : my brand new New Yanmar 1 Gm10 which won't start. ? Tally Ho at 6:01am 09.24.22 A Diesel engine needs 3 things to run: -Fuel - have you verified fuel is getting to the injectors?
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit artboas at 5:55am 09.24.22 so we've finished our install of the Candy Smart 5kg front loader and it's a perfect fit and fits t
Invest 98L smokey73 at 5:43am 09.24.22 Dammit Jim, hope you are doing well this morning. Any perspectives. I am supposed to attend a "bea
05 H36 Non-technical question on B&R rig artboas at 5:39am 09.24.22
H49/H50 main sheet input artboas at 5:30am 09.24.22
H49 Deck Dorade / Cowl vents artboas at 5:05am 09.24.22
H34 Companionway Doors artboas at 4:52am 09.24.22
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Hayden Watson at 4:47am 09.24.22 Here is a link to a very long thread that has a full discussion of the problems and fixes that I wen
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean dlochner at 4:45am 09.24.22 There's a big difference between going to the Bahamas, a long day sail from Florida or to the Caribb
Thru-hull discussion - Upgrades and issues Hayden Watson at 4:17am 09.24.22 I upgraded all four on my Mk2 C30 to those thru-hulls a year ago and am very happy with them. One t
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Davidasailor26 at 4:05am 09.24.22
Upgrades to cross to the Caribbean kappykaplan at 3:28am 09.24.22 What electronics do you currently have? Is the deck rigged for jacklines? Is the main rigged for r
Help Me Choose A Boat !! petecasey at 12:05am 09.24.22 Lots of you are raising good points. It is tough to decide on a boat when on the one hand I want to
It's a good thing that I checked the web site! Kings Gambit at 11:23pm 09.23.22 Just tonight returned from two weeks at Santa Cruz Island; 10 hr of motoring to get back here. Our p

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