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Lost Key Lost Parent at 10:53am 04.22.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1184 I need to know the brand of ignition for my 1982 Catalina 30 diesel Lost my keys off-run-glow pluig
German / Admirals Cup Mainsheet on 35.5/37.5/40.5? (1) neilleparkerjr at 10:32am 04.22.12 Big Boats 1/1295 Has anyone out there re-rigged their mainsheet to be reachable from the helm? I have the jib winche
Leaking rudder problem, how to fix? GeorgiaBII at 9:06am 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 6/3568 I'm getting the boat ready for the season and noticed when I hauled it out last year that some water
depth sounder Matt Olfson at 8:47am 04.22.12 Catalina 30 11/3842 I have a 1977 Catalina 30. The Autohelm depth sounder worked great until we went aboard a few weeks
How would you handle this situation? Don Guillette at 8:26am 04.22.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 15/8764 As a lead in --- a numbers of years ago I particpated in the Long Beach to Dana Point race. How I ca
cabin sole depression dakno at 8:21am 04.22.12 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1310 I have noticed a depression at the base of compression post, approximate 1/4 inch. There is current
Bearing buddy caps needed DAVA390 at 7:56am 04.22.12 Trailer Sailors 11/3495 Saturday mission was (among lots of things) to take the boat to locall kandfill to use their scales.
possible solution to sanitation hose odors? Mike8245 at 6:39am 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1981 Just an idea to bounce around, reread that OK. I am just starting to get a slight odor in the boat a
Boat cleaning and Oxidation Little By Little ll at 6:20am 04.22.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1790 We new to the sailing world and are in need of the better products to clean and remove the oxidation
Changing bulbs in the ceiling lights (1) RWSlater at 5:43am 04.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1280 I have a (new to me) 1996 42 Passage, and one of the ceiling lights in the main salon (round 6", wh
She's in! (3) oliversdad at 5:38am 04.22.12 Day Sailers 5/1987 After many projects,she hit the water yesterday.It was a perfectly warm and breezy afternoon.She han
What to do with my tiller when I'm docked at the slip? joes new addiction at 5:23am 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2137 The final countdown has begun. I'm hoping next week to drop her in the water and over to my first sl
Dinette table conversion Hannah Quinn at 5:13am 04.22.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1598 I'm new owner of a 2005 Hunter 306. After installing the interior cushions I found I had a cushion s
A Sailor Of Note kloudie1 at 4:50am 04.22.12 Ask All Sailors 6/1500 Check this out.. Around the Americas solo sail. http://www.solotheamericas.org
C&c 24 kendrick2 at 4:43am 04.22.12 C&C 2/6611 Hi All I just bought a 1983 C'C 24'. It was love at first sight! I can't tell you how excited I am
1975 Pearson26 kerryonc27 at 3:37am 04.22.12 Pearson 1/1335 Hi all, We have found buying our first boat a bit more difficult than first thought. But we think th
Steaming Light Bigjer40 at 10:52pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 10/2275 I'll the steaming light only work if engine running and in gear? Checked all nag lights and looked g
Head floods when using pump out??? Bigjer40 at 10:48pm 04.21.12 Ask All Sailors 23/4419 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 12/3868 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 5/2055 I bought a Uniden UM 625c from ebay, for 55 bucks including postage, but the screen didnt work, but

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373 Shallow Draft Depth joker460 at 8:33pm 12.15.22 If you go to Yachtworld and do a search, you'll find several 373's for sale with the same keel as th
Cabin water leak SJN at 7:55pm 12.15.22 My 310, hull 260, has two bow tanks, the standard install plus a smaller additional tank. There is
Boom Vang specs? BubbaV at 7:10pm 12.15.22 Thanks, Joe! I was able to follow along with everything you said without once scratching my head in
Sheet line Hatch/Solar vent protection?? (1) Dalliance at 7:07pm 12.15.22 I have another solution. I had the same issue with genoa sheets occasionally snagging under the for
keel resting on bottom dlochner at 7:04pm 12.15.22 Thank you all. I'll have to double check on the rudder, they're saying maximum draft is 4'5" so I'
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 6:58pm 12.15.22 Here's a video of the survivors talking about their experience. I think there is a little exaggerati
keel resting on bottom Egovos at 6:51pm 12.15.22 Thank you all. I'll have to double check on the rudder, they're saying maximum draft is 4'5" so I'm
keel resting on bottom Don S/V ILLusion at 6:34pm 12.15.22
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions DayDreamer41 at 6:26pm 12.15.22 @dkinzer exactly as ours is setup as well
keel resting on bottom JoeWhite at 6:20pm 12.15.22 Is the rudder longer than the keel?
keel resting on bottom sail sfbay at 5:59pm 12.15.22 Welcome to the forum!! If the bottom is mud........no big deal........but expect potential loss of
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Captain Larry-DH at 5:53pm 12.15.22
Legend 40.5 leak in aft cabin (1) SV Maverick at 5:49pm 12.15.22 Hi fero, Here is a picture inside my 40.5 pedestal before I installed the autopilot. The wires go
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast Captain Larry-DH at 5:35pm 12.15.22
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast heritage at 5:07pm 12.15.22 There is a post on Active Captain in April of this year about a transit of Oregon Inlet by a 43' cat
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast TimFromLI at 4:46pm 12.15.22 Well, I had thought of going south for the winter in a few years - lessons learned for my trip. Esp
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E HarryvdMeer at 4:35pm 12.15.22 Thank you. The valve clearance is going to be checked on Monday.
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions dkinzer at 4:27pm 12.15.22 In case you weren't aware, your rudder position sensor is that device near your left foot in your se
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions (2) dkinzer at 4:24pm 12.15.22 On my 2007 H41AC, the S3 Course Computer is mounted behind the forward panel at the nav station - th
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't JamesG161 at 4:10pm 12.15.22

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