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Head floods when using pump out??? Bigjer40 at 10:48pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 23/4310 Okay, so my black water tank was full. I went to the dockside pump out and read the instructions. Al
Switching Masts To Get Roller Furling? (2) Sail123 at 10:22pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3775 I have two 1976 32' Clipper Marine Sailboats. One is an aft cabin ketch, the other is a sloop. The s
What a bargain AtlanticAl at 10:12pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2019 I bought a Uniden UM 625c from ebay, for 55 bucks including postage, but the screen didnt work, but
Maxwell 800 SVPardonMyFrench at 9:48pm 04.21.12 Big Boats 4/2219 Hi All bad surprise using the windlass on my 40.5. Works fine leading the chain down but slips o
Whisker Pole Holder MLampner at 7:56pm 04.21.12 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1690 As long as I have owned the boat my whisker pole has basically laid on the deck with the jaw griping
Great short book on Kindle about Mac's Hollyweirdos at 7:25pm 04.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1641 http://www.amazon.com/Sailing-Misadventures-Wild-Hair-ebook/dp/B0039IT8OE/ref=pd_sim_kstore_6?ie=UTF
Yanmar 3jh4e Oil Change Help Needed sailingguy2005 at 7:14pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 9/12311 I have a 40hp Yanmar 3jh4e which I will be changing the oil. I've never done this on this engine. Th
Best antifoul for a trailerable? southernsailer at 7:13pm 04.21.12 Smaller Boats 7/2426 What is the best antifoul for a trailerable. I have a 94 23.5 cruise pac. I want to leave it in the
Curley Mast (2) finding41 at 6:12pm 04.21.12 Trailer Sailors 17/4628 I raised my mast in the driveway yesterday for the first time. I just lifted it my self and was surp
Whisker Pole Length Question kpgraci at 6:03pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 10/8359 I've always read that a whisker pole should be 100% the length of the foot of the jib. But accordi
Help lost key Lost Parent at 5:36pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 12/2332 1982 Catalina 30 diesel It has 4 plug in spades on the back and one screw terminal . It looks orig
Assistance with Bow Eye Replacement. Leak prob. too abk at 2:52pm 04.21.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3581 My 1984 m25 bow eye ihas slid out and moves back and forth as it is loose. I removed the rig covere
Wheel Bent Any ideas? PGIJon at 2:43pm 04.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1184 While tying to install the raymarine wheel pilot on my h34, I have discovered that the wheel is lops
Bunks - for my Cat 22 to sit on - trail rite trailor (2) Sailor boy at 2:33pm 04.21.12 Catalina 22 19/4627 I could use some words on replacing my bunks ... best wood - sealing it - bending it - covering - et
Volvo Ocean Race, who is watching? RECESS at 1:53pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1371 Their coverage this year is outstanding. When they are out away from shore they load a 3 - 5 minute
Storm Jib Chris Bogle at 1:29pm 04.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1557 Just tried the sails that came with recently purchased Oday 22 ' found that the jib is a storm jib '
Some happy All U Get at 12:28pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2159 Yahoo, I started two outboards today and only had to remember what that turtle means. The two-strok
hunter centerboard removal motdem at 11:16am 04.21.12 Smaller Boats 1/1031 hi, does anyone know how to remove the 212 hunter centerboard? tom
oday 25 mast step hinge pins tigereye37 at 10:29am 04.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 9/4881 Does anyone know of a good source for replacement hinge pins for a 1976 oday 25? Also, if anyone kn
Broken stays in sail RDS2012 at 8:42am 04.21.12 Day Sailers 2/1277 Another newbie question. I just bought a '88 Hunter 18.5 and the stays (?) in the mainsail are brok

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Pleasant Surprise/Docking Roger B at 1:30pm 10.24.22 We have a windward slip (good) but there is usually a bit of an angle from the starboard side. We a
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Hollyberry at 1:07pm 10.24.22 Safe to say, then, as a '78 model he's looking at an encapsulated keel. The smooth keel surface with
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection dmax at 12:44pm 10.24.22 Greg, I think they switched to an attached lead keel in the early 80's, prior to that is was encapsu
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection (2) Tally Ho at 12:37pm 10.24.22
Catalina 88 36 Steaming Light replacement jssailem at 12:16pm 10.24.22 Alternatively the halogen could be replaced by a brighter LED bulb. Not sure real bright lights are
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection Apex at 11:48am 10.24.22 I have a 1985 and it is a bolted keel. I had a 1979 and it is encapsulated. @terry_buda what year
2004 Hunter 36 Interior Locker Deck bris59 at 11:39am 10.24.22 Thank you
Keel Bolts Dale Haz at 11:16am 10.24.22 Really good information, I'll research further. tks
Insurance claim Don S/V ILLusion at 11:13am 10.24.22
Insurance claim FastOlson at 11:06am 10.24.22 Perhaps a bit late for this boat, but next time you should have an "agreed value" insurance policy.
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot walt at 10:59am 10.24.22 Where are the pictures so we know this actually did happen?? (show some pictures of your new toy!!)
Keel Bolts Leeward Rail at 10:54am 10.24.22 I should mention that C&C 33 mark ii Windstar has great info on the CnC33 mark 2. The site owner wil
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 10:51am 10.24.22 almost all of the paint will sluff off in big sheets... Fantastic info. Never seen that recipe be
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 10:47am 10.24.22 Out of curiosity, what size boat is this? Trailer sailors come in all sizes from 10' to 25' or so.
Recycled rope (lines) ? dlochner at 10:38am 10.24.22 They spelled "Strech " wrong :biggrin: but it says low. Shows it's for halyards. I agree with 3/8"
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 10:37am 10.24.22 Out of curiosity, what size boat is this? Trailer sailors come in all sizes from 10' to 25' or so.
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 10:29am 10.24.22 One other possibility (and not a good one) is that somebody buried the keel bolts in some fiberglas
Insurance claim dlochner at 10:25am 10.24.22 Is the boat currently painted or is it gelcoat? The insurance company will only pay to repair the da
Recycled rope (lines) ? Kingjim91 at 10:23am 10.24.22 looks like they didn't quite get the metric conversion correct... 12 mm is not a 1/2" line, just a
Keel Bolts Leeward Rail at 10:19am 10.24.22 Torque specs are usually based on fastener size. That said here are the specs from C&C 30 Owners Ma

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