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Help! My 1994 has a fixed keel??? (3) tampastockman at 8:01pm 04.26.12 Smaller Boats 16/2880 Help! My 1994 H19 has a fixed keel??? I went to pick up the H19 today. I couldnt find any up haul l
Fore Stay Adjustment (Adjuster?) Tom Hoffman at 7:33pm 04.26.12 Trailer Sailors 18/7957 Over winter as I have been house bound, I have been thinking about boat related things that I might
splicing SignetMarine transducer with knotmeter Piotr at 7:29pm 04.26.12 Ask All Sailors 1/1778 I just purchased a SignetMarine MK 11 knotmeter (3-pin male plug). I'm planning on purchasing a repl
Help with HIN vincejg327 at 7:28pm 04.26.12 Cal 3/6050 I need help in finding the hidden HIN plate on a 1979 CAL 2-27. The current HIN that is shown on
Lock down bolt hole doesnt line up davidjet at 6:19pm 04.26.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1096 O my keel lock down bolt and hole don't line up...They are off like 3/8 inch. I can't lock down my k
Citation 34 1979 evpierjr at 6:15pm 04.26.12 Irwin 0/3147 My boat was hauled for bottom painting and the cable which lifts the centerboard parted. Can a repla
Overheard At The Marina Today Maine Sail at 6:14pm 04.26.12 Ask All Sailors 15/3136 So I am installing a cockpit table for a customer today and it was a nice and peaceful but crisp spr
H37c Porthole Rot Fix (Updated) (16) MATHURIN2 at 5:45pm 04.26.12 The Cherubini Hunters 10/7209 We've started repairing the cabin sides core last year. I had started this thread back then: http://
Best Boat for Teaching Families to Sail? sailorgirl82 at 5:37pm 04.26.12 Ask All Sailors 37/9402 Hi, I run a tiny non-profit that takes kids and families out on boats to teach them to sail, and
Swing keel vs. Fixed keel. bakeroo at 5:05pm 04.26.12 Smaller Boats 9/13582 Please advice. I currently own a Catalina 18 and am considering a move to a larger boat. Besides the
Hunter 356 LynneCrosby at 5:02pm 04.26.12 Big Boats 5/1939 Just wondering if anyone here has a Hunter 356? We are considering purchasing 2003 and notice there
Solar panel install O'day 28 (6) tcwaltz at 4:59pm 04.26.12 Bigger Boats 9/3556 First let me say I have the great fortune of having a father-in-law that can weld, do AC work and ge
4" access ports for CB bolt kenwitt at 3:38pm 04.26.12 Day Sailers 2/1380 Have old O'Day 15' with no access to center board bolt .. is there a fairly accurate measurement ...
Bronze Thru Hull and Stainless Steel Sea Cocks. Is that OK? gypsylounge at 2:11pm 04.26.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/4665 I have two raw water intake seacocks screwed onto thru hulls, typical fiberglass boat installation.
Really nautical bobtigar at 1:15pm 04.26.12 Ask All Sailors 8/1786 Would you like something really nautical? A friend of mine make the most exquisite bags from old sa
Good News for the Chesapeake Bay RichH at 12:47pm 04.26.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2483 A joint statement released from both the VA and MD DEP/fisheries have last week announced that the c
More Copper Bottom Paint Stuff Rick D at 12:36pm 04.26.12 Ask All Sailors 4/1361 Probably of interest more to California guys than others: http://www.thelog.com/Newsletter/Article/
looking for 6-7ft secton of Isomat NG-51 MST1923 at 12:05pm 04.26.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1257 Hi everybody, I looking for a undamanaged part of a Isomat(sparcraft) NG-51 mast. Length approx. 6-7
Paint time or how to piss your spouse off (1) Jim Seamans at 12:01pm 04.26.12 Ask All Sailors 17/3023 After a hard day of work laying on your back and other anatomical body parts, sanding the love of yo
Anybody experiencing delayed subscription emails? Phil Herring at 11:05am 04.26.12 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/4793 A user contacted me today asking if our email notification system (for new forum posts) is experienc

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Water stains to lacquer finish TimFromLI at 7:24pm 01.16.23 Thanks for the replies, getting the color right will be the hard part. the color in photos can can b
Corrosion On Engine Mclovin at 7:17pm 01.16.23 I started to try to pull the cooler core assembly out but won't budge. I don't want to damage so I
Busted Mast sbrogden at 7:06pm 01.16.23 To be honest, on my 25' boat I can't tell any difference when I raise the boom up or down four inch
Swing Keel Fittings pcharn01 at 7:06pm 01.16.23
Replaced Motor Mounts Ralph Johnstone at 7:05pm 01.16.23 mine is a Catalina with the Universal M-25XP. There is a difference between our motor mounts both
Busted Mast Project_Mayhem at 7:05pm 01.16.23 To be honest, on my 25' boat I can't tell any difference when I raise the boom up or down four inche
Iron in saildrive oil Ralph Johnstone at 6:58pm 01.16.23 They all seem to have one or more design flaws. Thanks for the explanation. The only design fl
Busted Mast sbrogden at 6:41pm 01.16.23 Found a site that tells me the leech on mu mainsail is 17.5 ft. Tomorrow I will measure from the top
LiFePO4 Charging in cold weather Hayden Watson at 6:40pm 01.16.23 With any battery, voltage is not a very accurate way to measure the capacity. I have Columb counter
Hunter 376 1998. Leaking around salon lights (1) Greg Mott at 6:37pm 01.16.23 Hi Ed.s I am not sure what you mean about a cover over the halyard roller bar? My bar was cover b
Iron in saildrive oil forbin at 6:20pm 01.16.23
Reefing Sail Trim Hayden Watson at 6:03pm 01.16.23 I'm the SF sailor who started this thread. For those not familiar with SF Bay conditions, from Apr
Replaced Motor Mounts Hayden Watson at 5:57pm 01.16.23 Do you have a Yanmar or is it a Universal seeing as the boat is a Catalina ? ...Of course, the eng
Busted Mast sbrogden at 5:51pm 01.16.23 If the break was above the attachment point for the stays, there's no need to raise the mast I've
Busted Mast Project_Mayhem at 5:47pm 01.16.23 If the break was above the attachment point for the stays, there's no need to raise the mast
Replaced Motor Mounts Ralph Johnstone at 5:46pm 01.16.23
Iron in saildrive oil Project_Mayhem at 5:44pm 01.16.23 Who took the sample and were there any marks on the drain plug from a wrench/screwdriver before the
Replaced Motor Mounts Hayden Watson at 5:42pm 01.16.23 It is nomal for the movement to be less at higher rpms. The best way that I have found to check the
Missing boom Project_Mayhem at 5:40pm 01.16.23 My bad. Outboard motor. Said it would push it good enough and last six hours. Of course your not sa
Must keep the mast from coming down (fiberglass) Project_Mayhem at 5:37pm 01.16.23 Plywood will probably outlast the boat and is faster to install than building up than mat or cloth

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