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Trying to locate previous owners StrayCat 22 at 5:54pm 02.21.12 Catalina 22 2/1185 Tried to register my boat today. all I have is a bill of sale. Since the baot came from out of sta
Hatch supports sutt47 at 5:52pm 02.21.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1350 I am looking to install gas strut supports on the large storage hatch cover in the cockpit of my Cat
77 OD25 opening ports (4) stx203 at 5:41pm 02.21.12 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1234 Trying to determine manufacturer of my opening ports in my 77 OD25. Both Beckson and Bomar make a si
Forestay length H260 Sublime at 4:29pm 02.21.12 Smaller Boats 17/2968 While moving the mast forward, packing up the boat, the furling line got caught and I bent the fores
engine temps gettinthere at 4:09pm 02.21.12 Engines and Propulsion 2/2304 I use a laser heat gun to monitor various spots on my diesel engine. At cruise rpms, oil filter read
deck paint non skid perfection Navicula at 3:39pm 02.21.12 Big Boats 9/4544 I have read many posts about painting with 2 part perfection and I beleive this is the rout I will g
Folding Prop Size for Beneteau 331 Ben 331 at 2:57pm 02.21.12 Engines and Propulsion 10/9294 I have a 2001 Beneteau 331 with the Westerbeke 30B Three, and am looking for a new propeller. The cu
spinnaker bowsprit jjbrainard@comcast.net at 2:02pm 02.21.12 Smaller Boats 10/3179 The retractable spinnaker bowsprit on the Hunter 216 is a hollow fiberglass tube through which the s
Deck Connector for 5-Conductor Multicable Wire DinoKanuck at 1:32pm 02.21.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2743 Ahoy How does a person connect an Ancor 14 gauge 5-conductor multicable in the mast to an Ancor 14
Swing Keel Replacement MCQMGA at 1:17pm 02.21.12 Catalina 22 34/13970 Guys, I have opport to purchase 1973 cat c22 swing keel- $1500. Problem - no swing keel- Boat is is
Hunter with a yanmar 9hp Desalliers at 1:04pm 02.21.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/3830 Hi, I'm looking to buy a hunter 280. The one I did find is with the 9hp engine. I'll basically
Anchored in Ashley River? (1) Shoaldrafter at 12:34pm 02.21.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 14/4165 Is Strider anchored in Ashley River? is the attached picture using the camera on the mega dock 'St
Pace Jimm at 12:29pm 02.21.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/1731 Roger - If I have it right, you weighed anchor about 0630 near mile 524 and cleared the point at Ch
Victron Battery Monitor Troubleshooting (1) Blitz at 11:24am 02.21.12 Musings With Maine Sail 23/12220 As part of my rewiring project this winter most of the primary battery wires to the batteries were c
Daysail with Merlin (5) Bonzai at 11:20am 02.21.12 Destinations 2/2993 While down working some more on my new/old boat...was graciously treated to a fine daysail by our go
Sail trim and helm pressure inarathree at 11:14am 02.21.12 Ask All Sailors 8/2153 I read Don G's Sail Trim Guide, so when I was out yesterday, I thought I might try out some techniqu
Crack in Cabin Sole (1) rickwarner at 10:53am 02.21.12 Smaller Boats 1/1774 I just became the new owner of a 2002 H260 and had to move it 350 miles to my home. Upon arrival, I
Foil cleaning and lube Flyboy69 at 10:42am 02.21.12 Day Sailers 9/6828 As the soft water season is soon approaching, I'm starting to gear up my mind for spring maintenance
84 Hunter 34 Window/Port/Hatch Rebed .. Advise? brian3820 at 10:36am 02.21.12 Big Boats 18/7214 Hi All. I have a 1984 Hunter 34 that is being completely refit. In the process a few leaks have been
air conditioning installation hynnic1 at 10:27am 02.21.12 Big Boats 2/3485 I want to install a Cruisair unit, 16000 btu with Smart Start in my 2001 Catalina 36mkii. I'm lookin

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2001 B361 Chain Plate leak jssailem at 9:25am 11.29.22 I try to learn as much as possible and then attempt to accomplish the task. Unfortunately I'm not
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard Leeward Rail at 9:23am 11.29.22 Time to ask Tohatsu support, instead of speculating :biggrin:
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:19am 11.29.22 Is there a specific letter size, must the hailing port lettering match the size of the boat name?
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat jssailem at 9:18am 11.29.22 A former Pharmaceutical Rep?
Single handing Davidasailor26 at 9:16am 11.29.22 1. Is there any set traditions on where one puts a boat name? The USGC has the following requireme
Single handing WI Rigger at 9:09am 11.29.22 Two questions: 1. Is there any set traditions on where one puts a boat name? 2. I have seen
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard rgranger at 9:05am 11.29.22 I don't remember now. I took the motor back to the dealer thinking the alternator was not working.
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat Renegade33 at 9:04am 11.29.22 Howdy, I am doing a trial sail of a Soverel 33 on Sunday, to confirm if I want to proceed to purcha
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard dlochner at 8:58am 11.29.22 Funny.... but the multimeter serves to close the circuit even without the load present. Presumably
Charging the House Battery Bank with a Small Outboard rgranger at 8:48am 11.29.22 Blame Ohm's Law. Funny.... but the multimeter serves to close the circuit even without the load pr
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak GDanko at 8:38am 11.29.22 Does the mast winter in place? Are you a DIY guy or rely on the experts? Yes, and usually yes. Th
Plexus stickinthemud57 at 7:55am 11.29.22 The product is also available in 50 ml dual syringe packaging (MA310, stock #31500). It's shelf life
23.5 bottom paint question Crazy Dave Condon at 7:53am 11.29.22 @RTsailsJ29 You are welcome sir
In-boom outhaul rigging. Could use some help... stickinthemud57 at 7:48am 11.29.22 NIcely thought out! I hadn't considered that purpose. Still the problem that when extended for lo
Replacing cockpit throttle on Elite 29 (aka Feeling 850) Hollyberry at 7:45am 11.29.22 Consider yourself fortunate that the shifter/throttle is not in a steering pedestal!! It looks lik
Boat is Hibernating BarryL at 7:44am 11.29.22 Hey, Just curious, why did you take the mast down? Barry
Help! Engine problem :( dmax at 7:43am 11.29.22 "Tiny bit of blue/black smoke on start and stir down but I accidentally overfilled oil by 1qt so tha
Watermaker Kings Gambit at 7:42am 11.29.22
Watermaker Hollyberry at 7:41am 11.29.22 ....... I also have concerns about a constant water supply while underway ... our electric head fee
2001 B361 Chain Plate leak (1) Hollyberry at 7:34am 11.29.22 Interesting discussion; Conclusion - there's not a "rubber seal", just sealant which some suggest t

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