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Stalling engine Hal B at 8:54am 09.11.11 Catalina 30 23/4087 I need help! Our 1995 Catalina 30 MkIII is having engine probs. Last week while coming home from ou
Repacement Deck hatch for my Balboa 22 coester at 8:32am 09.11.11 Balboa 1/2425 I am a new owner of a 1980 Balboa 22 Windrose swing keel. I need to replace the Plexiglass deck hatc
Sealing H23 chain plates isaksp00 at 8:02am 09.11.11 Smaller Boats 1/1207 We got a lot of rain in the NE Pennsylvania area from Irene and then moisture sucked in by the next
New Guy in Texas ishmael3 at 7:53am 09.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1956 Hi, not sure if this is the correct place to post this. The drought here in Texas has dried up My sa
Thinking of adding batteries - but where? redunculous at 6:37am 09.11.11 Big Boats 2/1066 Hi all I'm thinking about adding 2 x 6volt trojan batteries to my house banks. I already have 4 of
Cracked Head Scott F. Murphy at 11:51pm 09.10.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1807 I recently learned that my old 2QM15 has a cracked head. Thought it was just a matter of a valve job
Steering quadrant Hunter 376-96 (1) StellaBlue at 9:59pm 09.10.11 Big Boats 4/3037 During our retro fit of electronic and auto pilot it was discovered that our steering quadrant has a
new sailplan for 36" catamaran tom hennessy at 9:22pm 09.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/945 anyone had any experience with raked mast, double headsail rigs on a 36' catamaran? possible boom f
Height of genoa cwkemp at 7:47pm 09.10.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/8233 A question for Don and his posse of experts, With the tack of my 150 genoa shackled directly to the
Bilge Pump littlescoop at 6:28pm 09.10.11 Catalina 22 6/1646 I just purchase a C22 and was wondering does any one know where they put the biilge pumps and if so
How much should I ask for my C22 chrispeck at 5:55pm 09.10.11 Catalina 22 6/1504 I think I am going to sell my catalina, But I am not sure what to ask for it right now. It is a 1978
Attaching a Harken self furler for jib sail to the mast navyblue71 at 5:42pm 09.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1820 We recently purchased a Harken self-furling jib from a nice guy in Canada. It came with the base dr
MS Coast sail afternoon (2) JonnyQuest at 4:49pm 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1683 Out for a sunset sail with excellent weather. Here are some shots.
Boat Cover atwhite2 at 4:18pm 09.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2324 Hello All, Sadly, as summer draws to a close, the thoughts of winterizing start to creep into my
Going to the East Coast & Hurricane Irene Tom Hoffman at 3:28pm 09.10.11 Trailer Sailors 14/3975 I have a boat to deliver to New Jersey. Probably this next week. After we get the boat delivered.
Stuffing Box Flax betzhunter at 2:55pm 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3321 Could someone tell me the correct size Flax I need for my boat. Its a Hunter 34 1984 model. Thanks
Custom sound cover for A/C unit? (1) luken7 at 2:55pm 09.10.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1997 We have a Cruisair SX16 on our B361 which I think is loud. Was on a friends boat last weekend who ha
Bilge pump Lost Parent at 1:45pm 09.10.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3623 When my bilge pump come on it works fine but when it turns off water rushes back in from the hose ..
2 clevis pins overboard...there's got to be something easier hero4theday at 1:07pm 09.10.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/5183 I starting to see a pattern developing that I am not happy with. My fat fingers vs that tiny clevis
Furling Line Turns Forreshore at 11:51am 09.10.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1738 Before I slide my headsail up the foil, how many turns of furling line should I have around my rolle

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CDI Mainsail Furler on Hunter 28 Calif. Ted at 12:04pm 02.13.22 I have a couple friends who have converted conventional rigs to furling mains when in their mid 80's
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post (1) RoyS at 11:56am 02.13.22 I had to replace my 1980 H33 compression post. It was structural aluminum tubing and not cast iron.
Universal M18 Kubota serial number Richard19068 at 11:38am 02.13.22 Thanks @RitSim. That picture just might help. Thanks @jviss. I might have to do some scraping Thank
Sailing a kayak? (2) PaulK at 11:31am 02.13.22 You don't have to get a kit: The Strip-Built Sea Kayak: Three Rugged, Beautiful Boats You Can Build:
Galley Stove Gimbals RoyS at 11:28am 02.13.22 I could certainly design and make such a thing, I have the design in my head already. But I'm afra
Aux fuel tank on H50 ice breaker at 11:15am 02.13.22 On our 41 with two tanks, there are two separate fills and two separate vent lines. I can not comme
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 Ralph Johnstone at 11:09am 02.13.22 Wow ! That sounds like the kind of yard I'd like to be at. I'll bet their prices are a fair bit ch
Tiller .vs. Wheel Scott T-Bird at 11:04am 02.13.22 I grew up with sailboats and small boats with outboards so tiller steering is always natural to me.
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 10:46am 02.13.22 A couple of companies have made runs at hybrid drives for sailboats, I don't think anyone has reall
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 10:39am 02.13.22 A hybrid system for inboards, makes more sense for more people I've been toying with this idea, bu
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 10:37am 02.13.22 For many electric auxiliary sailors, cost is not an issue: Hinckley DS42
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 10:36am 02.13.22 And working on and fixing gas outboards vs. not working on and fixing outboards speaks for itself.
Catalina 22 electric outboard (1) jviss at 10:35am 02.13.22 For electric marine drives, if you have shorepower, and were not venturing far, it would decrease t
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 10:30am 02.13.22 Yes, gas outboards are dominant, but that is changing. The next time you take a mooring at Cuttyhu
Tiller .vs. Wheel jviss at 10:25am 02.13.22 Funny thing is, on those old wooden wheel equipped ships... frigates, 4th rate, 3rd, 2nd etc.. the
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 10:19am 02.13.22 You know, there is a reason that the dominant design out there is a gas outboard. Just saying. It'
Catalina 22 electric outboard Tom J at 10:17am 02.13.22 Thrust and Horsepower are two entirely separate concepts. There is no applicable conversion facto
Catalina 22 electric outboard SycloneDriver at 10:16am 02.13.22 Oh, yes you will! Carb issues! Search this forum for the nightmares some folks have had with LP/P
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 dLj at 10:11am 02.13.22 The yard is not going to stand around while you fiddle with the gland, unless you're going to pay f
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 10:03am 02.13.22 On the other hand, thinking about this, if you are sailing dock-to-dock, and can plug in at both end

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