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Trailer for Catalina 22 atrometer at 12:45pm 09.15.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3553 Can anyone tell me the cost of a new trailer for the 22? How hard is it to step/unstep the mast?
Is a tiller tamer worth it? John rolka at 12:23pm 09.15.11 Ask All Sailors 29/19517 I've pretty much decided I'm going to get some sort of tiller pilot to help me sail short handed. M
Gel Coat colors Orens at 12:02pm 09.15.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1510 I own a 1985 O'day 31 and I need to fix some cracks, chips and other damage in the gel coat. I need
Diesel Generator on Beneteau 40 btbogdan at 11:07am 09.15.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/6546 Has anyone put in or have a B- 40 with an installed generator. I am thinking of installing one on my
LED anchor light bulb interferes with VHF jviss at 10:51am 09.15.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2884 This year I installed a Dr. LED Pole Star anchor light bulb. I noticed now that when the VHF is on
Parking strategies for Newport Boat Show jviss at 10:41am 09.15.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2090 I may go the Newport boat show this weekend. Tickets are $18 each, parking is $15!!! Anyone with l
Red sky at night, sailors....... rgallagher at 9:52am 09.15.11 Sails Call Lounge 13/8011 The wife and I were out on the country road last night walking the German Shepherd. She noticed the
page layout issues FourPoints at 9:42am 09.15.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/4716 Phil - I always have layout issues with the forums, for example when I click on Quick Links, the men
C27 mainsheet rigging reeder at 9:35am 09.15.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1852 My recently purchased C27 has the mainsheet running through a rope clutch on the starboard side, not
no fuel gauge dlewis812 at 9:16am 09.15.11 Ask All Sailors 11/6901 try my best to keep track of motoring hours however wouldn't mind having another way to check my fue
ran out of fuel with 12 gals in the tank? SBinNSB at 9:10am 09.15.11 Catalina 310 13/2839 Here is a strange story from our Labor Day travels, we had been motor sailing into a strong head win
cheap v17 ($950) so fla MrBill_FLL at 7:59am 09.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 29/4867 *no affiliation. http://miami.craigslist.org/brw/boa/2598783971.html
Mahogany and Ash Cockpit Table (5) Sylvain at 7:02am 09.15.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/5391 I had plans to add a cockpit table and figured I'd make a nice one. I made it with African mahogany
Hunter Marine Retail Parts JohnEh at 6:36am 09.15.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1703 We have a Hunter 36 and we have been having trouble with our NOVA KOOL freezer for about two years.
Looking for a 26s for sale Capchas at 5:36am 09.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1214 Looking for a 26s in very good condition. Willing to travel up to about mid-west. Prefer with roller
Private moorings in public places Tim R. at 5:25am 09.15.11 Ask All Sailors 31/7482 What are your thoughts on the following situation: We were cruising the last couple of weeks in Pen
New guy with questions amaamold at 3:43am 09.15.11 Ask All Sailors 18/3209 I have decided to buy a Sailboat for the California coast. I am planing on taking sailing lessons wh
Tachometer sender g5665 at 2:07am 09.15.11 Yamaha 4/2830 Hi people Does anyone know where is located the tachometer sender on the YSM8? I want to install
Anchoring Etiquette: How do peole pick their spot? Kings Gambit at 9:59pm 09.14.11 Ask All Sailors 86/12827 Anchoring Etiquette: How do people pick their spots? This has been on my mind for awhile. Doubtles
135 % Genoa ... eliems at 9:32pm 09.14.11 Mid-Size Boats 18/5945 Lots of light air sailing around here and needing a new Head Sail the North Sail rep talked me into

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First start in awhile... Hayden Watson at 1:05pm 02.14.22 If your boat has a manual kill cable you can leave it pulled out and it will crank forever and not s
Attaching Clamshell Rick486 at 1:04pm 02.14.22 How do you attach this? Just put some short bronze screws into the hull? is once in a while to c
Raw water intake strainer JrzSailor at 12:56pm 02.14.22 Interesting. I don't think I have a slotted intake strainer on mine. I'll check next time I'm at the
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller (4) Gypsy Wind at 12:32pm 02.14.22 Here are some pics of our previous 1996 280.
Raw water pump. (2) Tomusa at 12:19pm 02.14.22 Yes, Oberdorfer. I had a leaky Sherwood and completely rebuilt it. Definitely not fun..many parts,
Attaching Clamshell nwsearle at 12:14pm 02.14.22 Sorry, I should have added that I purchased the strainer that had the through hull treaded section a
Thru Hull Backing Plates Dalliance at 12:13pm 02.14.22 I'm leaning much more towards using my existing thru hull and valve since I can't find anything wro
Attaching Clamshell nwsearle at 12:07pm 02.14.22 I'll give you a quick lesson. My sailing buddy and I on different boats transiting the Fox River, W
Thru Hull Backing Plates Dalliance at 12:06pm 02.14.22 @Dalliance Photos in post 15 and further comments explain it is a hole in the hull liner giving acc
Thru Hull Backing Plates Project_Mayhem at 12:00pm 02.14.22 I'm leaning much more towards using my existing thru hull and valve since I can't find anything wron
Thru Hull Backing Plates Ward H at 11:44am 02.14.22 @Dalliance Photos in post 15 and further comments explain it is a hole in the hull liner giving acce
Thru Hull Backing Plates (1) Ward H at 11:38am 02.14.22 Here is a photo of the OEM valve I installed last year. It is sitting on 1/4" G10 backing plate epox
Thru Hull Backing Plates Dalliance at 11:36am 02.14.22 The backer plate above the thru-hull nut is bad. As for the recess, it looks to me like it could be
Thru Hull Backing Plates Ward H at 11:32am 02.14.22 I thought appropriate metal hardware is better for below water fittings? What's the advantage of th
Thru Hull Backing Plates (1) Tom J at 11:02am 02.14.22 I guessed that yours was an earlier model because of the position of the pendant tube. The later 25
Thru Hull Backing Plates Parsons at 11:00am 02.14.22 I thought appropriate metal hardware is better for below water fittings? What's the advantage of the
I'm so confused! Zinc vs. Aluminum Anode for Maxprop? All U Get at 10:50am 02.14.22
Eleven Portlights Dalliance at 10:49am 02.14.22 Replaced all of my portlites with like for like replacements purchased through this site. Was defin
Legend 40.5 (and others ?) - wine glasses fero at 10:05am 02.14.22
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 9:49am 02.14.22 Hi I did the upgrade to DIY LFP last year. Replaced 2 deep cycle 12V house batteries with on 560AH

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