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Some GOOD Pumpout News Les at 2:47pm 11.30.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2414 I just read in the December issue of 48 Degrees North, our Puget Sound Sailing Magazine some positiv
JB Weld??? rgranger at 1:43pm 11.30.11 Ask All Sailors 12/9973 Anyone have experience using JB weld to fill in dinks in the hull? I have a few chips missing from
Identify this red thundebird sail maker's logo (1) kpgraci at 1:34pm 11.30.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2616 Anyone recognize this sailmakers logo? ('m assuming that's what it is) It's a red thunderbird, old
Need Kick-up Rudder for a Cat 22 fido911 at 1:07pm 11.30.11 Catalina 22 2/1864 Any ideas on where to look for a used kick-up rudder for my recently purchased Cat 22??
Best Seating for Generator piptibbitts at 12:10pm 11.30.11 Catalina 30 0/1279 Just brought 3.5Kw generator on board. It has pneumatic wheels that leave it higher than I want and
26D Interior Chris Blubaugh at 11:48am 11.30.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1414 My 26 D has a carpeted interior. Do owners keep this carpet in place or do some sail without it? I
Condensation, insulation solutions Cat30 Sugaree at 10:59am 11.30.11 Catalina 30 6/2686 Hello all, I am a new liveaboard with a 1986 Cat30, discovering the joys of condensation as the n
Any thoughts on entry level sounders? dscribner at 10:04am 11.30.11 Ask All Sailors 22/4007 The sounder set into the bulkhead hasn't worked since we've owned the boat. Currently we check depth
Roller furling brand on "80" 30' Ternang at 8:53am 11.30.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1435 Bearings on my roller furling were frozen when I bought the 1980 Hunter 30' last summer. Have the re
M30 water in oil Mac Smith at 7:36am 11.30.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1166 My Perkins Perma M30 had water in the oil. I was told I needed to replace the head gasket, which is
Lancer Electrical Control Panel AtlanticAl at 10:11pm 11.29.11 Lancer 1/3303 I am rewiring the 28 right now. I dont need a bigger control panel, as only things i am adding is a
Hunter 23.5 / 240 Miami msezerino1 at 8:33pm 11.29.11 Smaller Boats 6/1618 Anyone who owns a 23.5 or a 240 and lives in the south east Florida ? (Miami) I'm looking for a sea
S vs. D Brian Buzz at 8:24pm 11.29.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 42/6794 Hi Maybe you can help me on my next purchase. I am thinking of buying a new (used) Mac 26 classic. I
H336 in MO abinkc at 7:26pm 11.29.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1309 What is the length of the jib halyard for an H336 1996 model? The halyard leads all the way to the
New to me cb32863 at 7:18pm 11.29.11 Day Sailers 9/1765 Brought home a 77 O' Day 25 over the weekend. Was quite the trip and there is more here if you want
Puerto Montt to Cape Town Preparations Sequitur at 6:33pm 11.29.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1670 We are still in Puerto Mont, and still preparing to continue south through Patagonia, Tierra del Fue
Hydro lock unexplained Genesis1986 at 6:05pm 11.29.11 Catalina 30 9/5244 I have a Catalina 30 Tall Rig 1986 with a 21 hp Univeral diesel. One day in August I went to start t
192 Ballast atrometer at 5:05pm 11.29.11 Day Sailers 2/1179 If I understand this correctly, the lead ballast (400#s) in the 192 is in the KEEL/CB HOUSING - the
What is it? (1) sunwindsea at 4:50pm 11.29.11 Catalina 30 9/2599 I am slowly restoring my 1979 C30. I thought at first this was a deck cover, but now I'm wondering i
sail size DonCS at 4:17pm 11.29.11 Smaller Boats 2/1285 can any one give me the measurement of the foot and the luff of the mainsail for the hunter 22?

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aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? xavpil at 4:11pm 11.10.22 I think 3/8" would be overkill the windows are fairly small on the C 27 ... finally found a pic of
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! Tally Ho at 3:36pm 11.10.22 I feel like we are being pranked @Scott T-Bird ! Greg
Holding Tank Ventilation Don S/V ILLusion at 3:30pm 11.10.22 Sorry, I probably should have provided more context about the advice in @Peggie Hall HeadMistress '
Help! Engine problem :( kappykaplan at 3:19pm 11.10.22 Congratulations on some excellent detective work and repair! :beer:
Black Widow vs VC-17M? dlochner at 3:13pm 11.10.22
Help! Engine problem :( flightlead404 at 3:04pm 11.10.22 Jury is still out but its looking like I may have dodged a giant bullet on this one. Spent the day
Black Widow vs VC-17M? Davidasailor26 at 2:57pm 11.10.22 Already he has told me that going from a genoa to the 102% jib would only buy me three seconds. See
Black Widow vs VC-17M? stickinthemud57 at 2:47pm 11.10.22 It is a system that is good in theory however in actual practice it would hard to think of worse ra
Black Widow vs VC-17M? Davidasailor26 at 2:43pm 11.10.22
aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? (1) Hollyberry at 2:40pm 11.10.22 I think 3/8" would be overkill the windows are fairly small on the C 27 ... finally found a pic of t
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater mermike at 2:37pm 11.10.22 I have an insulating sock from a deisel heater I replaced. I instaled the new heater about 3' from
aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? xavpil at 2:10pm 11.10.22 HollyBerry is right on. Plexiglas is a trade name for acrylic. The optical best kind is the cast st
Sick JRacer at 1:11pm 11.10.22 Glad to hear you are doing better, Dave.
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Head Sail at 12:59pm 11.10.22 Like most DIY projects, I checked with some of my cruising friends and found a heater offered by Am
Sick patbratton at 12:50pm 11.10.22 I am so sorry to hear that you were ill. I am glad that you are feeling better.
Sleeping in the Walmart Parking Lot (1) Tedd at 12:49pm 11.10.22 Where are the pictures so we know this actually did happen?? (show some pictures of your new toy!!
Fuel pick location for a Diesel heater Head Sail at 12:47pm 11.10.22 With great difficulty. Plan is to run 30mm exhaust tubing in a heavy insulating sock to the transom
aluminum frame portlights or frameless acrylic? xavpil at 12:38pm 11.10.22 Another trick is to dry-fit the new window, mask the outline and paint the overlay surfaces black b
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! Parsons at 12:35pm 11.10.22 So you had that four-blade bronze prop on your Catalina 32? Go ahead and pull the other one. I'll b
Removed fixed prop ... boat speed improved immensely! Hello Below at 12:35pm 11.10.22 Adjust the pitch, remove one blade and you'll be fine.

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