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Reminder about posting boats for sale Phil Herring at 5:22pm 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1274 Just wanted to remind everyone that boats for sale should not be posted in the forums whether or not
Forum was down today Phil Herring at 5:17pm 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1244 Hi folks, We had a hardware problem last night that had us down for a few hours today in the the
Production Boats / Circumnavigaton DISCUSSION Joe at 4:17pm 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 48/12604 EDIT by Maine Sail: I have moved these post to a discussion thread to keep the other one clean.
Oli Filter substitute sutt47 at 4:25pm 10.02.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1546 I have a Perkins Perama M30 Diesel engine in my 1994 320. Is there a filter substitution chart for t
Madison WI sailors? gstep63 at 3:49pm 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1283 Hi, I'm in town and bored if anyone needs some crew I'd be willing. Thanks
help with Merc 3.9 outboard... elborba at 3:12pm 10.02.11 Catalina 22 7/1660 Hi gang...Elborba here, first post, so i hope i am doing it right. I own a Catalina 22 from 1974, hu
Headed South Roger Long at 2:56pm 10.02.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/2704 The first southern chapter of my grand life plan began with departure after sunset from Southport Ma
Electric windlass Sesail at 2:52pm 10.02.11 Bavaria 2/2162 I've just returned from 2 weeks' sailing on a Bavaria 36 Cruiser. One of the issues I had was, I co
Changing coolant thaeni at 12:50pm 10.02.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1039 How do you drain the coolant. I have a Yanmar 30gmf
1986 S2 11.0a Calypso at 11:26am 10.02.11 S2 2/2111 I learned something today. 1986 11.0 boats have the nav station turned around and the settee shorte
Getting under the bridge ifmdalvey at 10:20am 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 24/9716 I have seen some lateral thinking in my time but this guy takes top prize. How do you get an 85 foo
Outboard Troubleshoting (1) BrianW at 10:12am 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 27/4540 The Honda 9.9 outboard on my Hunter 26 ran perfectly 2 weeks ago. When trying to start it today unde
Cleaning Sails jcottert at 10:02am 10.02.11 Big Boats 1/2155 I wish to clean my mainsail in my spa. I have heard that oxiclean is a good detergent to use. Can I
Cleaning under fuel tank GeorgeK at 10:01am 10.02.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/3089 Hello Peggie. We had a small fuel spill from the diesel tank sender seal (on top of the tank) which
Engine winterization Scottr8873 at 9:46am 10.02.11 Engines and Propulsion 3/2949 Ok, I'm a newbe on a Pearson 27 with a Universal diesel engine and I want to winterize it myself. I
Been there lately? (1) All U Get at 9:29am 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2019 Hi all, I didn't see the store the last time I was there. All U Get
42 first wheel removal perfsail at 8:56am 10.02.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1380 I have a 1984 first 42 and am trying to remove the wheel for painting. Does anybody know how to remo
A moment of panic and a mystery Tim R. at 6:25am 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2008 Completed the engine re-assembly yesterday. Double checked that everything was ready. Bled the fue
Production Boats That Have Circumnavigated Maine Sail at 6:13am 10.02.11 Ask All Sailors 20/32265 Hi All, I would like to start a list of links to known production boats, Hunter, Catalina, Benete
Windlass operation johnsimister at 10:50pm 10.01.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1900 My windlass only operates when the engine is going. Does any one know where and how the switching is

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Precision 185K Advice ifmdalvey at 2:40pm 10.25.22 I live just down the road from you and my first boat was a Catalina 22. its a great boat to start w
Wing Keel repair dlochner at 2:39pm 10.25.22 Maybe but I bet you wouldn't notice much of anything. Will be more tender. I'd be more inclined to
Wing Keel repair Tally Ho at 2:32pm 10.25.22 Maybe but I bet you wouldn't notice much of anything. Will be more tender. I'd be more inclined to
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? (1) Tally Ho at 2:30pm 10.25.22
Wing Keel repair dLj at 2:29pm 10.25.22
H33C prop walk sail sfbay at 2:17pm 10.25.22 A sketch of you docks with prevailing wind direction would help. What propeller, feather and folding
Wing Keel repair Tally Ho at 2:12pm 10.25.22
Buy now or wait for recession? Tally Ho at 2:08pm 10.25.22
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 1:57pm 10.25.22 Mine is definitely an encapsulated keel. I am still hoping to hear back from someone with a pre-198
CDI FF2 joel@CDI at 1:17pm 10.25.22 Looks great and thanks for the comments. However you'll want to rotate the cup so the opening for th
CDI FF2 (3) patbratton at 1:12pm 10.25.22 Hello, thanks for choosing CDI! We are referring to the luff extrusion requiring a 13" deduction, n
Insurance claim jssailem at 1:11pm 10.25.22 Law suit, or discuss the issue with your state Insurance Commission Office. They may be able to help
Pleasant Surprise/Docking kappykaplan at 1:07pm 10.25.22 Whether it is the spring line or the grappling hook both are dropped onto the dock. They catch the
Pleasant Surprise/Docking jssailem at 1:05pm 10.25.22 I like the idea. Afraid my aim may be off. No telling what damage may happen. Whether it is the spr
Recommendations on bottom paint requested Justin_NSA at 12:56pm 10.25.22 Hello all, I read your posts and the recommended articles. I was convinced by the article at Botto
Selden Furling Mast Maintenance kjretlaw at 12:38pm 10.25.22 I just pull it up about 1/4" and squirt the lube in as the sail is being unfurled in and out for one
Bad spider cracks ? xavpil at 12:24pm 10.25.22 Agree .....gelcoat crazing. Buy color-matched glecoat or color match the gelcoat. Grind cracks wit
Bad spider cracks ? xavpil at 12:24pm 10.25.22 The only one I would say is just Gel Coat crazing is E. A,C & H appear to be cracks. I don't thin
Its funny Friday! (1) dmax at 12:15pm 10.25.22 Thinking ahead:
CDI FF2 joel@CDI at 12:04pm 10.25.22 It seems a rather broad statement to assume that every installation would require the same luff re

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