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My Christmas Card to All (Especially Casco Bay) (1) dscribner at 8:12am 12.17.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2224
Yacht Club Membership Rules Stretch at 7:52am 12.17.11 Ask All Sailors 20/6786 Dear Readers; I am asking for your opinion for a resolution to this club rule that a member brought
Fuel Pump Mystery Roger Long at 6:35am 12.17.11 Musings With Maine Sail 33/15125 I accidentally ran my main tank dry, fortunately while charging batteries instead of underway. Afte
Painting Bilges Mick143 at 6:08am 12.17.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3356 Any advice, thanks. Never done it, but the bilge could use some work...thanks
Amazing Morning Roger Long at 5:17am 12.17.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2502
Charlestown jibes138 at 4:31am 12.17.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/1648 Roger, You can anchor on the South side of the city in the river right across from the marinas. The
Lighting issue...please help! MentalPatience at 11:38pm 12.16.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2432 I recently purchased a 1972 catalina 27. Im trying to address a few issues before i take her out aga
need info on shipping H27 89-94 MikeV at 9:12pm 12.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1267 I recently bought the H27 and need to have it transported from the Dallas area to the Texas Gulf coa
Main sheet traveler (5) Chris Patterson at 6:14pm 12.16.11 Catalina 22 7/2080 Finally addressed this mainsheet traveler monstrosity. I have this pitiful little bar on the stern,
Cutting Access Port in Fuel Tank Ajay73 at 5:59pm 12.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/8198 I want to cut an access port in my stainless steel fuel tank. I want to be able to clean the tank ou
Yanmar 57 HP, max rpm 3200 therobesons at 5:50pm 12.16.11 Big Boats 6/6428 I have a 1999 Hunter 420 with a turbo Yanmar, I was told it is rate around 57-62HP. What is a good
Flop-Down Swim Platform 97fxdwg at 2:16pm 12.16.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/2962 My swim platform that flops down from my First 41S5 reverse transom is great, but getting it to flop
swing keel concerns 85/Mac/25 at 2:01pm 12.16.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2721 I have a 1985 Macgregor 25' with a swing keel. I have replaced or service just about everything on t
Securing Mast Step (1) Viesail at 1:29pm 12.16.11 Smaller Boats 12/4950 Have a question about the attachment of the Mast Step for an H22 Mine is bolted through the deck
New V-Berth Shelves (1) med2463 at 10:41am 12.16.11 Ask All Sailors 18/6045 Always happy to get more storage. Had someone make shelves for both sides of the v-berth.
Thanks! lillia28 at 8:56am 12.16.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3172 Thanks to all for the great amount of information here. I was reading through the sail trim forum. I
Solar panel delema sailor5017 at 8:52am 12.16.11 Ask All Sailors 7/8649 I am in the process researching solar panel set ups for my boat (H 41DS) .I looking on Ebay and fou
Keel Bolt tightening on the hard (3) simmonct at 6:55am 12.16.11 Ask All Sailors 7/11038 Hello, I recently picked up a 1979 C'C 34' and am in the midst of getting her back into shape. As w
Stuffing box size 31-2 toby too at 5:48am 12.16.11 Pearson 1/1700 Hi - I have an 1987 Pearson 31-2. What is the size of the packing and how many rings will I need ? W
Inverter Long Story at 4:40am 12.16.11 Catalina 310 4/2268 Has anyone added an inverter to replace their charger? Is it pretty straight forward on the 110v si

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Where can I find taller stanchions ? Calif. Ted at 9:55am 10.11.22 Railmakers in Costa Mesa, Ca was the OEM supplier to O'Day, Garhauer will make whatever you spec. Be
Precision 185K Advice JoeWhite at 9:17am 10.11.22 My Jim Taylor designed Starwind 19 weighed in at 1300lbs. The trailer was at least 500. I would rec
Precision 185K Advice Timm R Oday25 at 9:05am 10.11.22 If it were my money , I'd look at a catboat. Especially a ComPac catboat . Simple to sail ,easy to l
Precision 185K Advice Project_Mayhem at 8:51am 10.11.22 My Jim Taylor designed Starwind 19 weighed in at 1300lbs. The trailer was at least 500. I would reco
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main rgranger at 8:24am 10.11.22 What everyone else said plus...The loose foot also lets you tie off your reef points nice and neatly
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) rgranger at 8:22am 10.11.22
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 8:14am 10.11.22 Common I believe. Hopefully a early C22 owner can advise which fitting to use. At the very least
Cleaning bilge smell from carpet? rgranger at 8:09am 10.11.22 If you replace the carpet, I'd recommend carpet tile. Save a few pieces and when you have an issue
Sea water filling holding tank Kings Gambit at 8:00am 10.11.22 If you have a ball valve atop the thru-hull, the mechanism between the handle and the ball can corro
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 7:59am 10.11.22 The other through hull that is below the waterline is the large rubber hose clamped to the "volcano
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:57am 10.11.22 The one on Amazon is NOT the MSD version. You don't see any fittings on it. And if you "visit the
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? stickinthemud57 at 7:46am 10.11.22 A 26S sailor here. How well my boat points depends on the sail I am carrying vs the wind I am saili
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? Project_Mayhem at 7:46am 10.11.22 I like the idea of a nutsert or rivet nut but my gut is telling me that it might form small cracks i
Cleaning bilge smell from carpet? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:46am 10.11.22 PureAyre does eliminate diesel odor WHEN USED AS A DIRECTED. It's the only product I've found that
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? AndyL at 7:37am 10.11.22 Accessible - yes, but not easily. In addition, although I can see some of the screws by removing a
Tongue Extensions Tedd at 7:28am 10.11.22 @SycloneDriver , After seeing your photos, I'm glad I have a swing keel! That extendable crane is q
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 7:14am 10.11.22 The stringers are what the motor mounts are attached to. Ah ha! I had a feeling. Thank you for cla
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Sandy Stone at 7:11am 10.11.22 Is the OP financially prepared to re-power? If the engine fails he has a pretty expensive large as
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 kappykaplan at 7:07am 10.11.22 Stringer spacing? The stringers are what the motor mounts are attached to.
Cleaning bilge smell from carpet? Leeward Rail at 6:40am 10.11.22 Diesel is persistent and the only way to get rid of the smell is by getting rid of the diesel.

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