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What's this hardware? (1) Faris at 9:05pm 05.26.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1507 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 6/4111 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 14/3049 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 0/1173 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 8/1971 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 3/1663 Bought a Hunter 23 in good shape. Boat will be on a lift. Bottom needs to be repainted. Can I get a
Sail Trim In Light Air Ducati at 5:30pm 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 16/4294 I spent the day bobbing in light air trying to trim sails for winds under 1 kt. The windex also coul
bedding for forward berth fchurch at 4:33pm 05.26.12 Catalina 310 5/2369 We are awaiting delivery of a new to us C 310. We were attracted to the island queen berth with a tr
Hull question - help Ima90sJezus at 3:57pm 05.26.12 Catalina 30 11/2623 It's spent all day stripping the bottom of my cat 30, I used franmar soy strip, didn't work like adv
2008 hunter 25 job jib troutsmustang at 3:56pm 05.26.12 Smaller Boats 2/1125 Had great sailing today in Columbia SC with 17 mph winds. The top of my jib torn and jib came down.
Loss then surging of rpms Steve s at 3:24pm 05.26.12 Engines and Propulsion 6/2366 The diesel on my Beneteau 393 has been operating fine except for today. After about 20 mins of motor
oday 31 replacement sink noanker at 2:45pm 05.26.12 Bigger Boats 1/1218 needed to replace the 17x13x10 stainless sink in my oday 31...couldnt find one anywhere on the inter
Deck thickness ParamourII at 1:21pm 05.26.12 Catalina 30 1/2286 Hey All, Anyone know what the thickness is of the deck and liner on the cabin top where the clutc
Fan for adler barber fridge (1) luken7 at 12:54pm 05.26.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1511 Hole pounding our way to Ocracoke, the loudest noise started emitting from the fridge. Oiling system
fairlee Creek, shuttle dinghy? DAVA390 at 12:48pm 05.26.12 Destinations 3/4421 The Admiral and I are planning our first out-of-the-river excursion.We are planning to sail over to
Morgan 28? (1) afrears at 11:57am 05.26.12 Morgan 5/2916 Hi all, Im a new Morgan owner that in a moment of stupidity took a boat that was fire damaged. I hav
Outboard Motor for Mac26S Brian Aldeghi at 11:16am 05.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1160 Has anyone installed a Suzuki 9.9 hp outboard on their Mac 26S? I particurly like the tiller handle
Minnkota npsheehan at 10:42am 05.26.12 Catalina 22 0/1035 New to the forum. I just switched over the old gas for a minnkota and I'm trying to plan the best s
slipper 17 secondchance22107 at 9:08am 05.26.12 Trailer Sailors 10/14967 are there any slipper 17 owners that can share some pictures......i am redoing a slipper and have so
Rusty water in the bilge(?) capejt at 8:45am 05.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1587 I went down to open the boat for the season after spending the winter in the water. The bilge had a

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Beneteau interior wood BigEasy at 8:16pm 01.01.23
Towing a dinghy (1) Hayden Watson at 7:47pm 01.01.23 I am a contrarian and never use a long painter to tow. I lift the nose of the inflatable and hold i
Any sailor peppers out there? stickinthemud57 at 7:39pm 01.01.23 For sure, it's a romantic notion to imagine just sailing away from the chaos and living the life of
Sarasota Bay Returning patrickfarley at 7:06pm 01.01.23 Just returned to Atlanta. Plan to launch into Lake Lanier and return to my dock at Aqualand Marina
Sarasota Bay Returning (1) patrickfarley at 7:02pm 01.01.23 Found another sailboat on a sandbar. Looks like a derelict boat that was abandoned. Most of the du
Laminated timber floor infill disintegrating Andiamo1 at 6:56pm 01.01.23
Towing a dinghy Davidasailor26 at 6:49pm 01.01.23 We towed an Achilles inflatable for many years on a reasonably protected bay. The only time it was a
Laminated timber floor infill disintegrating dlochner at 6:41pm 01.01.23 A photo would help here.
Towing a dinghy dlochner at 6:38pm 01.01.23 We have towed our dinghy for literally thousands of miles. It is a small RIB (8') and is towed with
Towing a dinghy shemandr at 6:31pm 01.01.23 Basically too many variables. Mine slowed the boat some mostly under power. Sailing, if the wind w
Help with the new O'Day hull tracking? Project_Mayhem at 6:17pm 01.01.23 Stand in front of the boat and call D&R to confirm the model
Towing a dinghy circa1971la at 6:14pm 01.01.23 Thank you so much.. also does it really slow down the boat by 1kt or are there just too may variable
Beneteau interior wood Davidasailor26 at 6:14pm 01.01.23
Older sailers shemandr at 6:10pm 01.01.23 I can cite a dock mate who had an Ericson 35 to 37. I think he was late seventies -maybe eighties.
Beneteau interior wood kodiak1120 at 6:02pm 01.01.23 I refinished the companionway ladder last year because it was worn and had a few dings; the sealer
Any sailor peppers out there? Tally Ho at 5:31pm 01.01.23
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking quadrille38 at 5:26pm 01.01.23 Contact Hatchmasters. They are a great resource for fixings hatches
Any sailor peppers out there? quadrille38 at 5:22pm 01.01.23
Older sailers quadrille38 at 5:20pm 01.01.23 A couple in our marina just put their boat up for sale. They are pushing 90 and said they were at a
Engine leaking diesel (1) Ken13559 at 4:56pm 01.01.23 If anyone know the O-ring size do tell. From internet I gather the Fuel Injection Pump outlet O-ring

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