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Lost Key Lost Parent at 10:53am 04.22.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1183 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 6/3567 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 6/2136 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 6/1499 Check this out.. Around the Americas solo sail. http://www.solotheamericas.org
C&c 24 kendrick2 at 4:43am 04.22.12 C&C 2/6609 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 1/1333 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 12/3864 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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Sheet line Hatch/Solar vent protection?? jssailem at 1:08pm 12.15.22 I am with @dmax . build a mock up and test your theory. The nylon line would be good. You might also
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard capta at 1:05pm 12.15.22 I agree with isaksp00 But my preference is always the spinnaker halyard, just case I need to go alof
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E jssailem at 1:04pm 12.15.22 What are your engine specs for WOT? Have you discussed the issue with Max Prop? I would suspect tha
Sheet line Hatch/Solar vent protection?? dmax at 11:46am 12.15.22 Those grab rails should work but before you drill holes in your boat see if you can rig up a line or
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 11:26am 12.15.22 We just use the plain Woody Wax. Looks like the Tower Wax is more oriented for Tina towers and thing
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard isaksp00 at 11:22am 12.15.22 Or jib halyard which may be a little easier.
disconnect headstay turnbuckle to replace CDI flexible furler interior halyard justsomeguy at 11:08am 12.15.22 need to use a temporary headstay Most certainly. You can use the main halyard.
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E (1) HarryvdMeer at 10:47am 12.15.22 See attached pic. I have a max prop which was installed by the previous owner, who mentioned that h
Single handing WI Rigger at 10:37am 12.15.22 I looked up Woody Wax on Amazon, there appears to be 2 kinds, A plain Woody Wax and a Tower Woody Wa
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 10:26am 12.15.22 Another question. When you wash your boat: Do you just use a pressure and plain water? Do you
tank sizes catalina 30 PaulK at 10:22am 12.15.22 Though your boat may be different, this site might be helpful SailboatData.com - CATALINA 30 Sai
Caframo Ralph Johnstone at 9:59am 12.15.22 Those two are not allowed on my boat. And whyyyyyyyyyyyyyy ? You've piqued my curiosity.
Hunter 41DS auto-pilot 'brain' install location and other questions DRhoads at 9:51am 12.15.22 I think you will find it near the nav station mounted vertically behind a panel. nav computers need
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:44am 12.15.22 Another question. When you wash your boat: Do you just use a pressure and plain water? Do you u
Exhaust soot Yanmar 4JH3E (3) jssailem at 9:42am 12.15.22 Possible causes: - valve clearance - injection timing - injectors dirty Certainly those are possib
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast dlochner at 9:33am 12.15.22 What's that expression, God watches over drunks and fools? On December 3 at Cape Hatteras the wind
Caframo jssailem at 9:19am 12.15.22 Those two are not allowed on my boat.
Anchor Bridle (1) jssailem at 9:14am 12.15.22 If ever needed I will cut the soft shackle In a hurry, you may need something very sharp and able
Anchor Bridle tfox2069 at 9:12am 12.15.22 Similar to the above with all 5/16" chain, I use the small Mantus on our 33' boat; but, decided tha
North Atlantic rescue off Delaware coast (1) rgranger at 9:01am 12.15.22

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