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ICW - Fender Boards? Roger Long at 2:21pm 09.27.11 Ask All Sailors 21/5296 I carried my fender board to Canada twice without using it and only used it one place this trip. Ho
S2 9.2 A - Deck Wood watatumi at 1:45pm 09.27.11 S2 2/1856
Bushings for rudder post Callisto83 at 12:36pm 09.27.11 Cal 0/2645 Hey guys I just bought a 1983 CAL 35. I pulled the shaft and rudder off to put in a new cutlass bear
Recording music on your sailboat (3) TheBeeRoom.com at 12:09pm 09.27.11 Ask All Sailors 11/4654 I just finished my recording project on my Pearson 26 and was amazed with the results. I have heard
Sailing in harbor kpgraci at 11:16am 09.27.11 Ask All Sailors 28/3895 Some time ago I asked here (or somewhere else?) about marina policies on being under sail in the har
Looks Like Rocna Anchors Has Been Sold ! Maine Sail at 11:01am 09.27.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1725 Looks like Rocna Anchors has just been sold to a Canadian company. I am hopeful "key personnel" doe
Toilet instalation in H27 1979 alessandra at 10:16am 09.27.11 The Cherubini Hunters 4/2142 I'm planning to install a permanent toilet in my H27 ................ any ideas about holding tank p
Checking Engine Mounts jimmcgee at 10:14am 09.27.11 Engines and Propulsion 3/2652 I have a 1995 Catalina 30 MKIII with a Universal M-25XPB diesel engine. I'm 90% sure that my rear
C27 ignition gremlin stevec22206 at 9:31am 09.27.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1311 Having searched the archives I am still perplexed by a problem I'm having with the ignition on our 8
Cabin Dining Table rsarnott at 8:23am 09.27.11 Catalina 310 12/3718 Hi, I bought a Catalina 310 a couple of months ago and am really happy with the boat. My problem i
Settee Access (2) Imbbeamer at 7:20am 09.27.11 Catalina 310 1/1743 I read somewhere in a different thread about access under the settees. Here are the access doors tha
Lead Scrap????? THECUSCUS at 6:13am 09.27.11 Ask All Sailors 7/5059 Anyone have any experience with removing the lead from a keel for scrap (from a derelic boat of cour
Compression Post in the Bilge H33CRich at 5:50am 09.27.11 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2352 I am in the process of purchasing a 1983 H33C and noticed a little problem with the compression post
Cannot expand pictures in "Owner's Mods". Ed Schenck at 5:27am 09.27.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 5/5221 Is this a Windows 7 problem Phil? I have always been able to look at the pictures in "Owners Mods"
Hunter 420 Passage Steps (2) Barny192 at 4:11am 09.27.11 Big Boats 7/2209 Hi folks, At last we have purchased our 420 and we cant wait to move over from the UK and start l
Winterizing waste tank All U Get at 1:25am 09.27.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3935 Hi Peggy, I just was wondering how to go about winterizing a macerator that is on a wye with the dec
Florida anchoring legislation CanuckSailor at 9:27pm 09.26.11 Ask All Sailors 36/5794 Word has it that St. Augustine is going to request a ten day anchoring limit and a fairly large buff
Difficulties steering shanker at 9:23pm 09.26.11 Smaller Boats 9/1544 This past weekend I went out and the winds werearound 8 - 10 knotts. I put up the main and decided n
O'Day 23 Bow Pulpit ggreen at 9:01pm 09.26.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1552 Due to an unfortunate situation I severely damaged the bow pulpit to the degree it is not savageable
Mast Crutch for M25 davenlynn at 8:48pm 09.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/6271 Does anyone know of a source for a good stern mounted metal mast crutch for trailering? I want one t

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Pleasant Surprise/Docking Don Guillette at 3:59pm 09.29.22 Nothing more to add about docking than what has already been said but how cool is that to be invite
Sail cover identification help please sail sfbay at 3:55pm 09.29.22 Spinnaker sock.
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Leeward Rail at 3:46pm 09.29.22 midships springline should be mandatory on every boat. :beer::beer::beer::beer::waycool::biggrin:
Wobbly Fixed Keel shemandr at 3:18pm 09.29.22 Here I'm the contrarian: Why are we assuming it's the keel bolts. Have we ever watched a hauled boa
Wobbly Fixed Keel dlochner at 3:14pm 09.29.22 This is really what has me scratching my head. Its been meticulously maintained and upgraded so I
Wobbly Fixed Keel Nunami at 3:05pm 09.29.22 With a bilge that spotless you'd think the rest of the boat would be in fine shape, and if it is,
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) jssailem at 2:55pm 09.29.22 I like the Groco ARG 750 esigns of basket. Plastic, Stainless Steel, or Monel. I like the monel mod
Freshwater Pump Runs Continuously Justin_NSA at 2:51pm 09.29.22 My water supply line to the pump got plugged and did the same thing. Most likely yours is starving.
Wobbly Fixed Keel dlochner at 2:48pm 09.29.22 How often should the keel bolts re-torqued? Depends. At least every 2 or 3 years or more often if
Wobbly Fixed Keel Stu Jackson at 2:48pm 09.29.22 Not too many folks here have owned Catalina 25 fixed keels. I have from 1987-98. You said the owne
Wobbly Fixed Keel dmax at 2:47pm 09.29.22 That's a good question. Some manuals say the torque should be checked prior to every launch. Some pe
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 2:47pm 09.29.22 Hi all. Hope your Fall is going well. Quick update: Had to defer the proper repairs until later th
transmission when sailing Tally Ho at 2:45pm 09.29.22 Gotta be careful here, Greg. I posted that once years ago and got banned, so now I say: RTFM, F st
transmission when sailing Stu Jackson at 2:43pm 09.29.22 to RTFM Gotta be careful here, Greg. I posted that once years ago and got banned, so now I say: R
Wobbly Fixed Keel Scott T-Bird at 2:42pm 09.29.22 How often should the keel bolts re-torqued? I think if you are thinking about it, it's time to do
Wobbly Fixed Keel Nunami at 2:35pm 09.29.22 Agree with dlochner, wobbling keel is bad... How often should the keel bolts re-torqued?
transmission when sailing Tally Ho at 2:31pm 09.29.22
Pleasant Surprise/Docking dmax at 2:30pm 09.29.22 Nothing more to add about docking than what has already been said but how cool is that to be invited
Leroy Somer windlas repair jssailem at 2:28pm 09.29.22 When you clean up the collar on the shaft, is there a set screw under the dirt or grease?
Wobbly Fixed Keel Scott T-Bird at 2:24pm 09.29.22 Wobbly keel is a red flag for sure. If everything is fine, why in the world would he disclose this?

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