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Corrosion/ stray current location? sailcruiser at 10:27am 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2052 Hello, we are seeing some through hull and rudder paint corrosion and I like to first rule out/cor
Stern bearing too much play Dante1 at 10:04am 11.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1226 Hi I have a Hunter 36 2006 . The shaft is too loose in the stern bearing any one can help to tell
Havasu Pocket Cruiser Convention 119 strong CaptDon01 at 9:11am 11.12.11 Catalina 22 1/1366 65 days to go and 119 boats registered with 128 crews attending so far! :eek: Check out the web si
Sand & Buff-Dream Weaver Before and After (5) brian3820 at 7:19am 11.12.11 Big Boats 12/2486 Thanks to MaineSails buffing tutorial, here is a before and after of Dream Weaver, the badly oxidize
US Virgin Islands to BVIs? Steve Liggett at 7:08am 11.12.11 Ask All Sailors 10/2891 Getting ready to do our second bareboat charter in the BVIs in February. Has anyone picked up a boa
Is the" Beneteau First235 Forum " still active??first post letoile at 7:07am 11.12.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2906 We are newbies to cruising(not sailing) and the Beneteau 235 . Love the boat. I have tried to join t
150 genny fairlead fitting (1) Capchas at 3:31am 11.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4279 Where would the fitting for a fairlead go for a 150 genny on a Mac26s? What about for a 135 genny? T
floor board replacement obsailor at 8:42pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1827 Anyone know of a source in the NYC area to fabricate a replacement section of flooring? I have teak/
Holding Tank Vent Length - Peggie redunculous at 8:22pm 11.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/6182 Peggie Not sure if you saw my previous post My holding tank vent is around 11ft Whilst I change o
Veterans Day Salute (1) Andy1237 at 7:53pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 18/2426 A special salute to our Veterans on 11-11-11! In February 1942, during World War II, Dad joined t
Cockpit Dimensions Lost Parent at 7:28pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 6/5795 :confused:I have a 1982 catalina 30 and my boat is 800 miles away and I am building a cockpit table
Yanmar exhaust question Ted at 5:50pm 11.11.11 Ask All Sailors 14/8421 I have two questions regarding a Yanmar 2GM engine. 1. Is the "U" shaped mixing elbow the same pa
2 Questions For Peggie Fred Villiard at 5:19pm 11.11.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2309 Peggie, please excuse me I know that you have answered this question but I can not find it. What bra
Yanmar oil pressure readings fluctuating artboas at 5:02pm 11.11.11 Big Boats 0/1168 On my Hunter 49, I noticed that the oil pressure would constantly fluctuate between very low to high
Prime Pump TENACITY CS36T at 4:51pm 11.11.11 Bigger Boats 2/1243 Hey all, can someone tell me how to prime the small pump that empties the ice box to sink? seem to h
Harness Upgrade installed, don't like it. Inter20sailor at 4:37pm 11.11.11 Catalina 30 16/5526 Having just did the install (engine side only) I can say that I don't like it. The term strip, and
H280 battery charger wiring ljcraigie at 4:00pm 11.11.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/1477 I am installing a battery charger in my '96 H280. It has never had one. Peering into the 110V swit
H34 - Keeping the drawers where they belong lnikl at 2:18pm 11.11.11 Big Boats 9/1784 When heeling to port, I find that the galley drawers in my 1983 H34, especially the heavier one with
Pin Stripe Tape brian3820 at 1:50pm 11.11.11 Big Boats 9/2387 As some of you know, we are completely re-doing a 1984 Hunter 34. The exterior was badly oxidized, s
"Shakedown" cruise without registration? CurtCarver1 at 1:47pm 11.11.11 Trailer Sailors 20/7016 Call me "cheap" - well, you will after you read this... I have every intention of registering my sm

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Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Alan Gomes at 9:13am 11.20.22 His 10 hour days at the tiller leave little in energy to get some really "entertaining" content for
Do you like Pocket Yachts Kings Gambit at 9:07am 11.20.22 Or, if she says "nope, not for me" it's a pocket yacht ... could we expand the definition? It is a
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 8:47am 11.20.22 Here's an update on Captain Fieros progress down the East Coast. His 10 hour days at the tiller le
Are you ready to go to sea? jon hansen at 8:37am 11.20.22 never ever liked those IOR racers his description of hull speed is flawed ted turner on his sturge
Do you like Pocket Yachts jssailem at 8:03am 11.20.22 "nope, not for me" it's a pocket yacht That could be a segue into "well lets look at one a little
Do you like Pocket Yachts Scott T-Bird at 8:00am 11.20.22 Or, if she says "nope, not for me" it's a pocket yacht ... could we expand the definition? It is a
Looking for a captain to sail my boat Justin_NSA at 7:55am 11.20.22 I sent you a Private Message. Welcome to the forum. Did you get an acknowledgement from the OP? Ju
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement dmax at 7:48am 11.20.22 Rehab as Hayden says (nice job) or try to find a used one from a salvage yard.
Do you like Pocket Yachts stickinthemud57 at 7:29am 11.20.22 I think the "Admiral Test" should apply. If the Admiral looks at it and says, "Oh! Isn't that CUTE!
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement (2) Hayden Watson at 7:29am 11.20.22 Why do you need to replace it? Is it damaged or just looking really bad? Last fall I replaced my r
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement jssailem at 7:16am 11.20.22 Maybe @Dave Groshong has an idea about an Edson Quadrant resource.
Companion Way Screens Justin_NSA at 6:21am 11.20.22 I ordered five feet of 101 inch wide No See Um Mosquito Curtains from Home this morning. Report wil
Challenge with replacing Sanitation Hose Tally Ho at 6:14am 11.20.22
Companion Way Screens patbratton at 6:09am 11.20.22 I ordered five feet of 101 inch wide No See Um Mosquito Curtains from Home this morning. Report will
Catalina 30 MK2 rudder quadrant replacement dlochner at 5:47am 11.20.22 Edson parts are rarely, if ever, discounted. You might try Defender.
Bent Roller Furler / Storage for winter Crazy Dave Condon at 5:10am 11.20.22 Is the extrusion aluminum or plastic
Refurbishing an Kenyon alcohol stove rotartiller at 4:12am 11.20.22 No stipulations like that on my policy. This stove has worked like a champ since I first cleaned it
Refurbishing an Kenyon alcohol stove sailme88 at 3:59am 11.20.22 Years ago my insurance refused to provide coverage IF I kept the alcohol stove in working order. Th
Refurbishing an Kenyon alcohol stove (1) rotartiller at 3:41am 11.20.22 If you can post pictures of the stove. The linkages, and all that. I will probably remember at leas
Do you like Pocket Yachts Will Gilmore at 11:47pm 11.19.22 Sorry Dave. Perhapse it's just me, but I think another, unspoken, criteria to a pocket cruiser, and

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