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A little play in my spreaders weinie at 1:41pm 05.18.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/936 I noticed my spreaders seem to have a little play, rotating around the single bolt that connects eac
Folding/laying and lashing mainsail to boom on Oday 19 weh5748 at 1:11pm 05.18.12 Day Sailers 2/4111 Just purchased an Oday 19 and raised and lowered the main for first time. On my previous boat barrel
Leaking head Old Sailor 2 at 12:43pm 05.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1067 I am experiencing a small leak in the seal (motor to cutter blade/impeller) of my original Jabsco he
Anchor Rhode fastening Milton.Audas at 12:42pm 05.18.12 Catalina 22 7/1899 Hi guys. Goes anyone have a photo and advice on securing the anchor Rhode to the boat (1981 C-22). I
Inspect./Ventilation Hatches MacGregor22 oromadan at 12:40pm 05.18.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1838 Just bought Macgregor 22 1978 year I need some help me to find the 5 cabins hatches or what should
sail dimensions zmaxpilot at 12:38pm 05.18.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1599 I need to find the dimensions of the MacGregor 22, and the Venture 24 to see if they are close in si
Outhaul rigging for in-mast furling main Tomek23582 at 12:38pm 05.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1531 Hi: I was wondering what is the purpose of ~2 in diameter, soft, grey ring that the main outhaul for
Engine water intake bigsick at 12:31pm 05.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1238 Topped boat last week. Went down today and noticed more water in bilge than usual. Started searching
Bildge pump float switch (2) paulj at 11:48am 05.18.12 Catalina 310 6/2077 Old float switch finaly gave up or just to old to work. Switch would stick open or in the up posit
Slide/Slug Size C-27 Faris at 11:01am 05.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/2159 Hi, I have a 1972 Catalina 27 and need a new main. She is new to me, so I don't know off the top o
Dredging Rock Hall, fyi Warren Milberg at 11:00am 05.18.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1717 "12264 Mariners are advised that the Dissen ' Juhn Company will be conducting dredging operations in
Vision 32 electric winch Ed D at 10:14am 05.18.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1223 I have a 1989 Hunter vision 32 ft I am considering installing an electric winch for the main halyar
BBQ grill fuel use question (1) Nom De Guerre at 9:38am 05.18.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3160 I have a SS rail-mounted BBQ grill on the stern pulpit. It is fueled by a 1 lb propane camping bottl
Rudder "slop". Am I missing something? (5) Chris Patterson at 8:30am 05.18.12 Catalina 22 12/2297 I have an extraordinarily large amount of play in this kick up rudder. I can see why it is, but I ca
How often do you check your boat? c130king at 7:40am 05.18.12 Catalina 310 7/3029 Just bought Hull #178. Was wondering how long some of you will let you boat sit at the marina withou
Charging Gell Batteries TFrere at 7:20am 05.18.12 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2157 I just acquired an 8D gell battery and am planning to install it as my house battery in my boat. I
Link 2000 acting strange Rodd at 6:28am 05.18.12 Musings With Maine Sail 13/4289 I am again getting the "Float" green light while the unit is still clearly in the absorption stage,
What boat is this, please? (4) RobertLangdirect at 5:02am 05.18.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1322 I know this is the old wooden sloop that ran into the bar in a MA river in the early 60s. But, what
Transom ladder and blower 92 cat 34 Billyrap at 4:03am 05.18.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1153 I am looking to convert on 1992 catalina 34 transom ladder to a swing gate Saw some references but n
Helm Seat (5) seadaddler at 3:27am 05.18.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1347 I am just showing my helm seat I added to see over my chartplotter and relax and rest my back and le

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Keel separating? dmax at 3:26pm 09.20.22 Ideally, you would drop the keel, inspect the bolts and re-bed - a lot of work. It doesn't look too
First 405 Rudder Parts Adam Marvin at 3:13pm 09.20.22 Thanks for the reply. I have had the boat for 6 years and have even dropped the rudder a couple time
Cuttyhunk Sailing video Sailfanatic at 3:08pm 09.20.22 I suggest you add the info that should be of most interest to sailors entering CuttyHunk for the fir
Water Hookup connector Johnkent at 2:56pm 09.20.22 I think you would need a male screw connection to attach a hose like these. The one on the left is
Water Hookup connector (1) sail sfbay at 2:54pm 09.20.22 I think you would need a male screw connection to attach a hose like these. The one on the left is T
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 2:36pm 09.20.22 Trip Update. All comments welcome. On Monday September 14th, Captain Guy Fiero departed Gloucester
Keel separating? kloudie1 at 2:04pm 09.20.22 My keel did the same thing several years ago. I had the keel bolts torqued with the boat sitting on
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 1:52pm 09.20.22 How do I attach a phot to these Forum messages...?
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 1:39pm 09.20.22 Sorry to hear that. Between the leech, luff, cross cut panels, and draft there are certainly plenty
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 1:38pm 09.20.22 Marmalede How do I attach a photo to these messages....?
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 1:33pm 09.20.22 Oh...very nice. Yeah...mine is roughly where the "14" boat has his number. I will send you a befo
Sail Numbers (1) Davidasailor26 at 1:28pm 09.20.22 Marmalade My wife and I went up to the boat last weekend to put the numbers on the mainsail and I d
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way mermike at 1:12pm 09.20.22
hunter 49 washing machine retro fit T J Furstenau at 1:02pm 09.20.22 Would love to see any pics you have of the install. Washer is on the short list before we head to t
Can't raise the tiller because the traveler is in the way JoeWhite at 1:01pm 09.20.22 Will a new traveler bar that is 6" higher help?
Keel separating? Noah1981 at 12:44pm 09.20.22 yes easy to seal but is it durable and can it hide a structural problem it does not seem normal to m
Keel separating? (1) JamesG161 at 12:31pm 09.20.22 Not a big deal to seal it. cial filler then Epoxy coat barrier. Jim...
Cuttyhunk Sailing video Rich Stidger at 12:24pm 09.20.22 Very nice. I've been there many times over 35 years of sailing in New England.
Keel separating? Noah1981 at 12:04pm 09.20.22 I forgot it'is a h34
Cuttyhunk Sailing video dlochner at 11:55am 09.20.22 Interesting idea. As for post production time, about an hour for every minute of finished video is

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