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Bit of advice on soda blasting DIY AtlanticAl at 9:02pm 03.03.12 Ask All Sailors 9/3265 I bought a soda blaster from Harbour Freight, its a 15 pound soda blaster, costs about a 100 dollars
h-30g air conditioning True_Colors at 8:43pm 03.03.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1188 Anyone install air conditioning on a h-30g? Where did you place the unit and ducts? Contemplating
Shaft log hose 77 H30C sarnold1119 at 7:33pm 03.03.12 The Cherubini Hunters 28/5165 Hello all, The shaft log hose on my 77 H30 is about to go. I plan on changing it in the water. Anyb
Dock lines airbusguy at 5:56pm 03.03.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1853 Evening all. Appears my dock lines have walked away while boat has been on the hard. Would have pr
Fishermens Village Marina (1) jwieneck at 5:22pm 03.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 50/7669 http://www.fishville.com/images/int-logo1.gifWe are looking to put our 376 in Punta Gorda or some pl
cushions for Catalina 27. Kootenay pirate.. at 4:34pm 03.03.12 Parts Search 1/2961 Anyone have or know where to find proper cockpit cushions for Catalina 27..or patterns for... post w
tiller w. not in use. Kootenay pirate.. at 4:22pm 03.03.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1825 Curious what's the best for storage. Do you tie tiller off.leave it swaying w water movement. Straig
Rudder Maintenance Mick143 at 3:06pm 03.03.12 Bigger Boats 3/1487 Greetings: Here's my problem. When I am on the mooring at night with the tiller locked in the midsh
Navionics for Android issues? sinnettc at 2:39pm 03.03.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2252 I downloaded the US ' Canada version of Navionics to my Droid X last night. So far I'm not very hap
First Faint Flutter Don Guillette at 1:00pm 03.03.12 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/7092 I was talking this morning with a Florida sailor (Fort Myers). He was telling me that when closehaul
Adjust Rigging flyalot at 12:42pm 03.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1948 My backstay and upper side stays seem to loose on a 90 Mac 26. What is the proper tension by feel. I
bow tow eye Paul T Davies at 12:40pm 03.03.12 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1331 I have a 72 19' O'day. The tow eye along with 2" of the bolt broke off. Looks like the easiest thi
centerboard pivot bolt replacement Paul T Davies at 12:28pm 03.03.12 Day Sailers 5/5847 I have a 72 19' O'day. Water is leaking from the seal on one side of the pivot bolt. I have purhch
Hunter 336 - New Sails Dmac336 at 12:15pm 03.03.12 Big Boats 7/3758 Going to need replacement sails over the next year or so and am thinking of changing layout. Curren
Movin On Up ken/seadreams at 12:13pm 03.03.12 Smaller Boats 4/1532 Will be moving on up from an 89 MacGregor 26D to a H260, can anyone tell me why Hunter discontinued
Anti Fouling help djplatt at 8:57am 03.03.12 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1317 Does anyone know of a hard anti-fouling paint suitable for use in the Great Lakes. I have previousl
vacation boat exchange; Newport RI for So CA phassel at 8:14am 03.03.12 Ask All Sailors 0/1425 We'd like to do a vacation trade: our sailboat in Newport RI for a sailboat (or condo) in the Santa
Jib telltales Quoddy at 8:13am 03.03.12 Ask All Sailors 14/4116
Source for Posting a Propeller from an MD7A Sitala at 7:59am 03.03.12 S2 2/1343 Wanting to advertise a propeller -we had to switch to right handed prop. Is there a good place for t
Serious Cavitation/Vibration Issues Sitala at 7:55am 03.03.12 S2 1/1231 We have been dealing with a severe vibration with our S2 since we re-powered from a Volvo MD7A to a

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engine hours calypso36 at 12:26pm 12.06.22 I don't remember if I bench tested my tachometer or not. I probably just re-installed it in the eng
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear (1) bonkle at 12:25pm 12.06.22 I feel I am missing something. Your mainsheet only has a single control line. You can run it to whe
Newbie. Catalina 18 dLj at 12:21pm 12.06.22 Hello, I am new to Catalina Capri 18. I am also new to sailing. My experience so far includes a fe
Newbie. Catalina 18 Monsterfish at 12:20pm 12.06.22 Thank you so much. I appreciate that!
Main sheet cleat options- running to rear jssailem at 12:15pm 12.06.22 It has a seperate port and starboard jib sheet just like big boats, but it only uses one line (the
It's never easy. Autopilot install. BigEasy at 12:11pm 12.06.22 I came across this thread on this site. You may need a special bracket to allow you to pivot the wh
Newbie. Catalina 18 dmax at 12:08pm 12.06.22 You might be able to find someone on this list who is local and give you a hand. It's possible I cou
Alden 44 Dodger/Bimini suggestions and pics (3) jssailem at 12:02pm 12.06.22 Nice looking boat Tim.. There are a variety of Bimini's and connecting cloth options to give you a r
engine hours dkinzer at 12:00pm 12.06.22 I don't remember if I bench tested my tachometer or not. I probably just re-installed it in the engi
House battery recommendations Kings Gambit at 11:34am 12.06.22 I once found myself driving slowly behind a camper truck going up into a campsite in the High Sierra
Newbie. Catalina 18 Monsterfish at 11:19am 12.06.22 Hi Scott, Thank you very much for your reply. As always, a new boat, rigging, etc. gets a bit over
House battery recommendations artleyt115 at 11:17am 12.06.22 Okay I've seen a lot of good feedback so I am going to answer some concerns here and what I currentl
Newbie. Catalina 18 Scott T-Bird at 11:09am 12.06.22 Welcome and good luck with your boat! Lake Champlain is a fantastic lake to sail as I'm sure you kn
House battery recommendations dlochner at 11:06am 12.06.22 I have seen lots of spreadsheets and apps to work out an energy budget but have never been able to
Alden 44 Dodger/Bimini suggestions and pics Tim Alden44 at 10:51am 12.06.22 After many years of canvas dodgers that ultimately eventually leak, on our last two boats we build
Alden 44 Dodger/Bimini suggestions and pics (1) Tim Alden44 at 10:49am 12.06.22 Tim... Are you considering giving up the "sometime racing"? Dodgers and Bimini's impact your racing
folding wheel issue George Braun at 10:46am 12.06.22 getting info out of Lewmar seems more difficult than it should be. Via their tech support link, 3 em
Barient drum oxidation (2) DinghySailor at 10:19am 12.06.22 Had to wait for better light to bring out the green spots in a photo. It's mostly a cosmetic concern
engine hours calypso36 at 9:47am 12.06.22 On our 2007 41DS there is an LCD below the needle pivot on the tachometer. It wasn't working when w
My worse boat nightmare... What is yours? Thaniel at 9:05am 12.06.22 :yikes: Did you figure out why? There had been water intrusion (from rain) in the hull from the in

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