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Trailer refit ballance question impulse II at 4:55am 01.04.12 Day Sailers 3/2013 Thanks all for the forum, this is an invaluable resource. With that being said and all the assis fro
1992 Catalina 36 vs. 1994 Catalina 320 chuckbuck at 3:58am 01.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/7360 Hi Folks, Happy New Year! I hope you all had a great Holiday. I'm looking at two Catalina's - both
H31 Keel Shifted (3) sail902 at 11:42pm 01.03.12 Mid-Size Boats 18/3324 H31 Keel shifted? Anyone ever had this problem and what's the fix? Or leave it alone? Boat was pulle
Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook Kings Gambit at 10:35pm 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 5/2371 Has anyone here read all or much of Calder's Cruising Handbook (2001)? I have not read widely cruis
Servicing Spinlock XA clutches? (1) egodsey at 9:09pm 01.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/4631 Does anyone know how to disassemble the double-wide Spinlock xa clutches used for the halyards on th
Selden Mast issues recall of forestay fittings jimnlin at 8:37pm 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 4/3579 Contact Selden for replacement before your boat is sailed again. We provided our mast serial number
Winter electrical plans, looking for feedback luken7 at 7:29pm 01.03.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1883 We have a Beneteau 361 with a Yanmar 3GM30, 27hp engine with the stock Hitachi 60amp alternator. For
adding a second house battery therobesons at 5:43pm 01.03.12 Big Boats 7/4959 My boat has 1-4d house battery. There is a second one just sitting there and I would like to hook i
Flexable holding tank Jackdaw at 5:26pm 01.03.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2220 Peggie, My new-to-me Beneteau First 260 comes factory equipped with a flexible (bladder) 10G hold
Where to get the small insturment lights therobesons at 5:18pm 01.03.12 Big Boats 4/1076 I have 4 gauges on my ships panels, ac amps and volts and the dc amps and volts. 2 of the bulbs are
General Rigging Question CPseudonym at 2:58pm 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2073 As a newby to sailing sifting through the information on this forum I've seen posters relate owner
Squirrels swimming? Trinkka at 2:35pm 01.03.12 Day Sailers 10/4054 Has anyone ever seen a squirrel swimming in the river or any body of water? A friend of mine who is
Tuning Jib Furling John1534 at 1:00pm 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 6/2022 I am having a problems get the front edge of my 1995 Hood jib furling sail to line up right. The fro
Moving Boat with Sheared Shaft Strut tomgrigsby at 12:36pm 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 18/3942 My 1979 H30 has a sheared shaft strut (sound of weeping here). It sheared off clean at the hull. T
Seepage from Waste Line Vented Loop... JoyRide28 at 11:56am 01.03.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/2761 Hi Peggy, et., al., Happy New Year. I have what I hope is a fairly simple question. I have noticed t
Gasoline vs. Propane. Benny17441 at 11:19am 01.03.12 Ask All Sailors 13/4340 One of our friends posted a reply to a thread and he raised the safety issue of using propane vs gas
Crack in Hunter 17 Deck James White at 11:05am 01.03.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/5907 Need help please- from ANYONE- I want to buy a Hunter 17 (love these boats) but it has a 14" crack
Jabsco Head rebuild or replace...? Squidd at 10:50am 01.03.12 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 37/16524 I posted this on another forum and just got reamed and basicly told I was a fool... so please be gen
1984 H34 HWH - What is this valve? (1) dqb24 at 10:45am 01.03.12 Big Boats 23/6044 Starboard/outboard side of the hot water heater...small diam petcock - was frozen - after PB blaster
new FX mainsail Jordan grant at 10:38am 01.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2054 Incemy last post Ive gotten to try out the new sail so I can answer my original post from +months ag

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Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose Ralph Johnstone at 9:49am 11.19.22 I think all of you are being waaaaaaaaaaay too picky :facepalm: . The location where the hose cla
Questions About Bottom Paint jssailem at 9:30am 11.19.22 To smell snowflakes takes a particular capability. What about snowbirds.... do they have snow feat
Questions About Bottom Paint Don S/V ILLusion at 9:28am 11.19.22
Questions About Bottom Paint jssailem at 9:21am 11.19.22 Whoa guys... Let us take a step back and smell the snowflakes...
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter jssailem at 9:18am 11.19.22 While not the treatment to the foil of your furler extrusion I would not throw it out. It looks like
Questions About Bottom Paint Don S/V ILLusion at 9:17am 11.19.22 You would think with bona fides like those, you would understand this issue better. as should you
Do you like Pocket Yachts Alan Gomes at 9:14am 11.19.22 Which makes it a proper yacht for shorter people? ;) Headroom at 6' isn't necessarily standing h
Refurbishing an Kenyon alcohol stove rotartiller at 9:14am 11.19.22 Has anyone here actually disassembled, cleaned and reassembled one of these Kenyon alcohol stoves?
Do you like Pocket Yachts Scott T-Bird at 9:11am 11.19.22 That eliminates a Flicka then. Which makes it a proper yacht for shorter people? ;) Headroom at
Running Backstays jssailem at 9:01am 11.19.22 Perhaps understanding what they are will help. https://www.cruisingworld.com/how/backstays-future
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 8:57am 11.19.22 I have 2 degrees in environmental science, an advanced degree in environmental engineering and 32 y
Questions About Bottom Paint Don S/V ILLusion at 8:56am 11.19.22 . Please educate yourself a little bit. :banghead: thanks for the suggestion - I have 2 degrees i
Electric dinghy engines Kings Gambit at 8:54am 11.19.22
Do you like Pocket Yachts jssailem at 8:54am 11.19.22 In a thrashing sea state, I have always found being close to the sole is a good thing. No standing
Do you like Pocket Yachts Alan Gomes at 8:54am 11.19.22 No, I don't think so. A pocket yacht doesn't have to suitable for blue water. Actually, I think I
Old Barient winches binding (1) jssailem at 8:52am 11.19.22 Perhaps this description helps. Servicing Your Winch http://www.huttonwinches.com/img/hl.jpg In re
Do you like Pocket Yachts Scott T-Bird at 8:44am 11.19.22 Uh oh, this is beginning to sound like the "What's a blue water sailboat" discussion! :):beer: No
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 8:44am 11.19.22 as a practical matter, the contribution of all recreational boat bottoms to water contamination in
Questions About Bottom Paint Don S/V ILLusion at 8:40am 11.19.22
Questions About Bottom Paint fstbttms at 8:38am 11.19.22 In my mind, nasty bottom paint has no impact on the environment. Whether you believe that anti fo

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