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AC Compressor problems shipwreck66 at 6:34pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2010 My compressor kicks on for approx. 20 sec. then off for 30 sec, back on, then off, over and over. Ba
Hey Blaise, re. rudders. Ed Schenck at 6:32pm 09.11.11 The Cherubini Hunters 21/3698 Do you know the O.D. of our rudder stocks? We have this thread going over on the wrong forum: http:
Gel or AGM battery for my 309? David21717 at 6:30pm 09.11.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 7/3942 I need to replace my 4D batteries on a 2008 309. I notice that a gel battery apparently has about t
Boom Brake vs. Vang MGoBoat at 6:26pm 09.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/2139 Our boat survived the local flooding. The lake where we are moored was 12' higher than normal. The
Did Navigation Lighting Requirements Change??? Cool Beans at 6:26pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2649 Was looking for any rules specifically stating I needed operational lights for day sailing. . .I'm r
Wiring merlinuxo at 5:42pm 09.11.11 Trailer Sailors 4/2478 One of the joys of antique boat ownership- I went to wire a Hella fan (new old stock I've been carr
Our first on-the-river-overnighter DAVA390 at 5:39pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3158 The Admiral and I are rookies. Most (well,all) of our sailing has been 2-3hr day trips onand about M
Sailmaker recommendation? jviss at 5:23pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3612 I need a repair, and some general maintenance on my sails - jib and main on a Catalina 36. Can some
Help!!!! vhardwaremom at 5:19pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1676 I have a 30 ft Catalina with an Atomic 4 motor. Need an 11' throttle cable. Where do I go? It's an M
Motor & Bracket for O'Day 23 BBD at 4:55pm 09.11.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4199 I have a 78 O'Day23 with a 2 cycle 9.9 manual start Johnson outboard motor. I sail on Grand Lake in
Little slice of Heaven... rfrye1 at 3:41pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2036 This may have been mentioned before, but i just put a 2" memory foam topper (costco) on my aft cabin
Mainsail reefing question... (1) BlueRunner at 3:38pm 09.11.11 Day Sailers 4/2160 I'm futzing around with having a 2nd mainsail set of reefing points put in my sail this coming w
Honda 2000 watt Generator questions? Spcharby at 3:37pm 09.11.11 Big Boats 35/9677 Hello all, Well - hurricane Irene came and went with minimal effect for a category 2 hurricane (or
A Little Off The Top - Cabinless 17' DS arswann77 at 2:47pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 26/8479 Greetings all, New to the forum, so bear with me... A neighbor gave me his 1977 O'Day 17' DS.
Anchor Light Replacement JeffThompson at 2:10pm 09.11.11 Big Boats 6/2437 Unfortunately, the anchor light on our 2005 Hunter 38 has decided to go out. Instead of going all t
Close off mast slot opening David W at 2:02pm 09.11.11 Ask All Sailors 29/6850 Greetings all, my wife and I sail Crown 34; 1978 IOR hull design, large fore triangle, smaller main.
Compass Calibration Sailgunner at 1:45pm 09.11.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2092 My compass is reading about 15 degrees different than my GPSs so I assume I need to calibrate my com
Swing keel Mark Waters at 1:24pm 09.11.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1599 Where can I get a refurb or new swing keel for my Mac 22? I have a keel from a 25' Mac, both are Ven
Rigging GotKnots at 1:01pm 09.11.11 Com-Pac 2/3756 Hello, I'm new to the forum and to sailing. Just bought a Comapct 16 ('81.) Need some info on riggin
Anchor on a 30 tall rig (1) BillyK at 12:39pm 09.11.11 Catalina 30 17/9515 43537.vB Has anyone installed an anchor holder on the front of their 30 tall rig? We've anchored a

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What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? RoyS at 4:57am 07.15.22 jvis, my comments about the bad neighborhood in New Bedford concerned only the presence of lawyers.
Open engine intake.... jviss at 4:55am 07.15.22 For those of you with trouble sleeping...Think about your prop stern tube, your rudder shaft tube,
Air bnb for Dock Rental jviss at 4:51am 07.15.22 Although I'm not sure how much demand their would be of people willing to rent out their docks. "Y
Open engine intake.... RoyS at 4:43am 07.15.22 For those of you with trouble sleeping...Think about your prop stern tube, your rudder shaft tube, y
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains jviss at 4:31am 07.15.22 I didn't take any pics, sorry!
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains dLj at 4:24am 07.15.22 For above the waterline outlets like holes for sea chests, scupper outlets, etc. - I have stains th
Air bnb for Dock Rental Don S/V ILLusion at 4:16am 07.15.22
Rust-looking Stains on Hull Beneath Through-hulls and Drains jviss at 3:38am 07.15.22 What lands on your deck from air pollution gets washed off down the scuppers. People living in the
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH (HUGE QUESTION) twodzusfittings at 3:35am 07.15.22 I don't know what SF and TF mean but the sizes are correct. Thats what I took off the shelf and fitt
watch the fuel source Captain Larry-DH at 3:18am 07.15.22
watch the fuel source NYSail at 11:52pm 07.14.22 Well gee that sucks! Did you fuel up at a marina or a regular gas station?
Open engine intake.... NYSail at 11:44pm 07.14.22 I would never leave my boat with open valves. When sailing I have always left engine and others open
45DS mainsail furling (2) Ralph Johnstone at 10:36pm 07.14.22 I saw your post yesterday morning just before heading out to the boat. Figured it was about time I
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 10:08pm 07.14.22 You mean as awful as :poop::poop::poop: ?
Oil change pump Kanzaki gearbox markwbird at 9:43pm 07.14.22 Amazon
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race BarryL at 9:40pm 07.14.22
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race Tedd at 9:29pm 07.14.22 Would you mind elaborating on this? What do you mean by "darting out from under you"? An unintenti
Starting my LFP build. Hayden Watson at 9:18pm 07.14.22 If I can manage the height, the length and width are no problem. I have plans to break out the exi
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race stickinthemud57 at 8:33pm 07.14.22 However, once you hit about 7 knots (half a knot above hull speed) it does become a bit of a balanc
Maximizing VMG on downwind leg of race stickinthemud57 at 8:32pm 07.14.22 Still wing-on-wing sail configuration, but with the apparent wind angle more forward. My jib starts

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