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Boat Repair-Bottom Painting Key West-Where? jrhamp at 1:46pm 03.20.12 Catalina 30 1/1222 Anyone out there have possible experience with a boat yard near Stock Island, Key West for general b
Mainsail stack pack RickQ at 1:45pm 03.20.12 Pearson 2/1740 Any opinions about stack pack type main covers? Do they have much affect on performance? Are they no
O'Day 19 main halyard question oliversdad at 12:19pm 03.20.12 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2967 Seems like a simple enough question but is the main halyard run external of the mast on an '81 model
How to reach I Heart O'Days manuals Captainron1 at 12:01pm 03.20.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1387 I wonder if anyone is able to reach Heart manuals lately by email or phone? I am looking for a manua
New To A 32' Sailboat Sail123 at 12:00pm 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 11/2920 I have sailed on and off for 30 years. I have another thread here about being a freshman on the dock
On the water Bog13 at 11:59am 03.20.12 Catalina 22 1/1079 Well with this wonderful spring we are having anyone been on the water up north like IN, OH, MI ? an
Need help removing prop shaft on Hunter 28.5 GregBeaver at 11:50am 03.20.12 Mid-Size Boats 13/7053 I have searched but have not found an answer to this problem I am having. My 28.5 stuffing box is
Clean N Green Whiteoaks7 at 11:45am 03.20.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/3392 Since Raritan KO is not available in UK I'm left with guessing which product to use to prevent my ho
Swim ladders r.bostic356 at 11:33am 03.20.12 Catalina 22 5/2535 I am looking at putting a swim ladder on my boat. I have a stern pulpit and was considering putting
26S cockpit drain filter?? doehunter at 11:21am 03.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 33/7300 I went to my boat today in the rain to get my fridge owners manual, and found about 5" of water in t
Hunter Passage 42 Holding Tank Jerry Watkins at 10:34am 03.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1338 Does anyone know where we can find a Poly Holding Tank vs. the aluminum original equipment type tank
Battery Connections CaptGregg at 10:14am 03.20.12 Catalina 22 23/2849 Well I thought the battery location was close to the volcano but apparently one of the PO's of the b
Using Navionics CompactFlash Card DAVID BLOCH at 10:02am 03.20.12 Ask All Sailors 12/4695 I have a Navionics CompactFlash card. My card reader shows lots of empty space on it; more than eno
Hunter 23' Francespar Mast parts (1) carboman at 8:27am 03.20.12 Smaller Boats 7/3602 I have seen the www.rigrite.com site, but they don't seem to want to talk to anyone. I need a few
Bullet Dodged Roger Long at 8:14am 03.20.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/2670 But not the mortar round. I've just been over to sign the paperwork for hauling at the only yard th
Lower shrouds and spreader brackets (1) RHigh at 7:24am 03.20.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1982 I am hoping someone can give me some advice. I recently purchased a Catalina 22 #874. I want to re
Rubber Washers rgranger at 6:23am 03.20.12 Trailer Sailors 5/2109 Hello All I need to replace all of the rubber washers on my keel bolts and the bolt my keel cable p
Finally installed our 4 ports! JimLor at 6:23am 03.20.12 Pearson 0/1247 Bottom line up front, we got the ports (4) into the boat on Saturday with very little fanfare or pro
hinged mast step ishmael antar at 5:59am 03.20.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/9073 does anyone know if the venture 21 came with a hinged masted step or if one can be fabricated to fit
Which Anti-Fouling Paint for West Florida carboman at 5:43am 03.20.12 Smaller Boats 9/1898 So I have done a ton of reading and talked to the SeHawk rep in the Tampa area. He has a good story

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Anyone re-rig OUTHAUL using low friction rings? Apex at 3:26pm 10.16.22 good info: found an article excluding outhaul as a use for LFR. I should have some blocks kicking
Emergency engine shut off? xavpil at 3:25pm 10.16.22 This is from the manual for the 5411 and re. Thanks a lot just not too sure but what they mtn by i
Emergency engine shut off? xavpil at 3:20pm 10.16.22 . Hold the switch down. which switch ?
engine: belt too much slack and water drop xavpil at 3:19pm 10.16.22 Dunno why not. You've been given two excellent links with photos showing How To Do It. As I menti
Leaking thru hull JoeWhite at 3:12pm 10.16.22 87Jayhawk, you have not mentioned where it is leaking into. If it is leaking into the toilet, as in
Anyone re-rig OUTHAUL using low friction rings? (2) jssailem at 3:11pm 10.16.22 @Apex, I am a :plus: with Thinwater. I find the value in LFR's when the path of the line is less th
Emergency engine shut off? jssailem at 3:00pm 10.16.22
J 24 winter storage (2) jssailem at 2:57pm 10.16.22 I am afraid inside the mast is something we all live with. Some of us have deck stepped masts. Then
Emergency engine shut off? (1) Richard19068 at 2:52pm 10.16.22
engine: belt too much slack and water drop (1) JoeWhite at 2:43pm 10.16.22
Anyone re-rig OUTHAUL using low friction rings? thinwater at 1:51pm 10.16.22 I am in process of rigging a new outhaul. C&C30mkII. I searched this forum, and googles but found
J 24 winter storage papa_goat at 1:39pm 10.16.22 Thanks for your insight. I have a1984 J24. No delamination apparent. I believe the water is coming f
Emergency engine shut off? Davidasailor26 at 1:27pm 10.16.22
Electric motor for Highfield dinghy dlochner at 1:23pm 10.16.22 We also have a Torqeedo. For distances under a mile it will have plenty of pep. Over a mile and the
Winter Cover Dalliance at 1:06pm 10.16.22
engine: belt too much slack and water drop xavpil at 12:53pm 10.16.22 Dunno why not. You've been given two excellent links with photos showing How To Do It. As I menti
Clipper Marine 21' As The Story as it was told, newly weds purchased in 1975, Stu Jackson at 12:33pm 10.16.22 There's a fella in our marina who sails one. Cute little boat. We used to own a Catalina 22, so we
engine: belt too much slack and water drop Stu Jackson at 12:30pm 10.16.22 There is no way I can do that. Dunno why not. You've been given two excellent links with photos s
Emergency engine shut off? Stu Jackson at 12:27pm 10.16.22 You should get to know the info here: http://toadmarinesupply.com When I first bought my boat 25 ye
engine: belt too much slack and water drop xavpil at 12:24pm 10.16.22 And here is how you can safely replace the seals http://mei1970.org/saillavie/c36Album/index.php?al

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