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Catalina 400 wing keel width Marinetech at 3:47am 05.27.12 Big Boats 2/1849 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 0/801 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 10/2402 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 6/1507 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 6/2367 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 1/2292 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 5/2917 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

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Refilling/Replacing Sea-Fire Automatic Fire Suppression Cannisters thinwater at 4:47am 01.02.23 Unless it is a commercial vessel, the extinguisher must be in-date and less than 12-years old, but i
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? (1) rgranger at 4:41am 01.02.23 Here is the windy current display for Jan 2
Older sailers Crazy Dave Condon at 4:13am 01.02.23
1994 vision 32 fuel tank dimensions zephyr070 at 12:35am 01.02.23 You might want to check with Ezell Industries in Perry Florida. In all likelyhood they built your
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? Terry Cox at 10:24pm 01.01.23 Probably okay for most of our high-30s/low-40s at night, but I very much doubt they would be able t
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? jssailem at 10:16pm 01.01.23 As @Terry Cox and @MFD have identified, the waters you plan to sail (like the PacificNW), are a pri
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:48pm 01.01.23 The gasket is now 16-17 years of age and appears to need replacement. My opening hatch and port g
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking Ralph Johnstone at 9:35pm 01.01.23 If I remember right, use a drop of SuperGlue on the ends, hold together for 5 seconds, NO SEAM !
Original cabin heat/air system for 2007 Hunter 45cc? MFD at 9:25pm 01.01.23 My understanding is that up here in the Pacific Northwest that heat pumps may not be particularly ef
Any sailor peppers out there? JohnShannon at 9:05pm 01.01.23 What a boring apocalypse, if you are going to be grabbing guns and "liberating stuff" surely you w
User friendly app for monitoring the Gulf Stream? (1) JamesG161 at 8:58pm 01.01.23 Currents are measured by buoy and satellites, GFS models only.
Lewmar Deck Hatch Leaking JamesG161 at 8:46pm 01.01.23 Contact Hatchmasters They have your gasket. LEWMAR Coastline Hatch Seal - HatchMasters Measure th
Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Benny17441 at 8:34pm 01.01.23 Yanmar engines use exclusively compression to heat the air fuel mixture to its flashing point. A c
Any sailor peppers out there? rgranger at 8:20pm 01.01.23
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

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