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Maintain your boat or it'll maintain you shipwreck66 at 6:52pm 09.05.11 Catalina 22 5/1761 Amazing how many times this happens. Two guys get in the borrowed C22 next to me for a quick sail, g
77' Oday 25 Manual Bill B. at 5:24pm 09.05.11 Day Sailers 1/1634 Does anyone knows where I can locate a Manual for an Oday 25 fixed keel? Looking for a copy, or an
Boat Lift for a Catalina 22 jasagarf at 5:07pm 09.05.11 Catalina 22 0/1909 posting removed
Turning Ball Surprise! bugsboat at 4:58pm 09.05.11 Catalina 22 3/1457 I have a 1990 Catalina 22. I have had the boat on the hard going over all the systems and new bottom
holding tank puzzle paperbird at 4:18pm 09.05.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/4730 I have a puzzle that I would appreciate some help solving. We have a Pearson 422 with 2 heads and 2
Engine Gauges (high oil pressure) (3) cnsmith at 4:07pm 09.05.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3847 Hi everyone, I recently noticed my oil pressure gauge is very high when im giving the engine gas.
Trimming the jib on a bream reach KandD at 3:33pm 09.05.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 41/17016 Out today on a sail and spent the trip on a beam reach but I had trouble getting the tail-tels to fl
Ice box drain JVoss at 3:16pm 09.05.11 Pearson 1/1485 I recently bought a 1984 Pearson 34. I love the boat but the ice box drains into the bilge. Previo
Clearing 90 degree thru hull vent Alvorada at 3:08pm 09.05.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3434 How do you clear a 90 degree metal thru hull vent? OK, so we have two little ones on board (not an
Passport 42 Series I Systems Layout Diagrams Padrino at 2:54pm 09.05.11 Big Boats 4/3232 Passage 42 Series I Systems Layout Diagrams I was able to locate on-line the systems diagrams for t
Puffer adventure. UPSGUY at 2:47pm 09.05.11 AMF 0/2353 Took my 10 year old out for a sailing excursion out to a local sand hole. Awesome sailing 15-20 knot
Vang as a mainsheet? (1) Tally Ho at 2:35pm 09.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 13/2966 My 1996 Hunter 280 has the "optional" traveller on the cabin roof. While I like the traveller option
Dropping Acid....battery problems Tally Ho at 2:30pm 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1696 I was doing some maintenance today (gale-force winds from the north and heavy seas kept me from vent
Ongoing maintenance - Rudder duncanhoo at 2:13pm 09.05.11 Bavaria 2/2614 Finally caught up on my boat (that is finally after many years fixed all the broken/breaking stuff
My boat won't start sometimes loki219 at 2:13pm 09.05.11 Big Boats 5/3566 I have a 1987 Catalina wingkeel with a universal diesel aux..My problem is tha The motor starts the
h33.5 trailer psherwin at 1:10pm 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1089 I am looking for a trailer for a Hunter 33.5 ('88-'94 bulb wing keel). Does anyone have one on the
Winch replacements for c42 mkI pintospal at 12:33pm 09.05.11 Big Boats 0/1428 Anyone replace their original c42 mkI winches with electric? Thoughts and recommendations?
Review/Feedback on an S2 1978 6.8? JimGo at 12:14pm 09.05.11 S2 10/11261 Hi! I'm still trying to find my first sailboat. I just visited a 1976 S2 6.8 that's in very nice s
Making up Standing Rigging.... (1) Sumner at 12:05pm 09.05.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1951 Guidelines for correct swaging is available online in Advisory Circular 43.13-1a or AC 43.13-1a. Sw
Hunter 37.5 - Setting Up for Singlehanding Neill Parker Jr at 11:33am 09.05.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2268 I am considering purchasing a 1995 Hunter 37.5 was hoping there are some Hunter 37.5 owners who coul

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Open House - well; BOAT shemandr at 5:04am 08.27.22 Keep us posted if Diana will make an appearance in FL. because I don't have another trip up North in
Open House - well; BOAT kappykaplan at 4:15am 08.27.22 There appears to be a problem with your link. :plus:
1986 Mac 25 Grumps at 4:12am 08.27.22 My M25 also oil-canned a bit while on the trailer. Didn't make any difference in her sailing ability
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 4:12am 08.27.22 Looks awesome, @mikeracca !! :beer:
1986 Mac 25 justsomeguy at 1:58am 08.27.22 My M25 also oil-canned a bit while on the trailer. Didn't make any difference in her sailing ability
Open House - well; BOAT justsomeguy at 1:54am 08.27.22 just open the link & read it. There appears to be a problem with your link.
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering Tedd at 9:15pm 08.26.22 Is the bracket the motor's on really worth the trouble? I had the motor mounted directly to the tran
Exhaust blower on an 11a Halvern at 9:12pm 08.26.22 Going to bookstore looking for "Multi-meters for Dummies". Anything electrical scares me. If it has
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering Stu Jackson at 8:51pm 08.26.22 Like someone said eons ago: "Just Don't." Freeway?!? What are you thinking? Even if you're only
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller jssailem at 8:34pm 08.26.22 Take some pictures and post them here as you go. Good to share it forward for the next owner.
Anchoring/Guest moorage with access to downtown Seattle? jssailem at 8:33pm 08.26.22 When I was there, met a CG officer on summer training, came up from Oregon on his boat. We had a gre
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 8:27pm 08.26.22 Sail the devil out of her till you get a buyer. Very nice work.
Frozen prop shaft Crusty Ol Salt at 7:46pm 08.26.22 I am starting to ponder if I am the only guy on here that has AAA and sea tow. Some days getting a l
Frozen prop shaft smokey73 at 7:21pm 08.26.22 Sounds like you are in neutral. If you think the shaft is somehow seized so much that even a little
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? BigEasy at 7:03pm 08.26.22 Trying my best to ignore these tropical systems......for now!
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? Stu Jackson at 6:44pm 08.26.22 I tried this once, and only once, and not on a tidal grid. Catalina 25, fin keel, up the Napa River
Frozen prop shaft Ralph Johnstone at 6:22pm 08.26.22 Hum, good advice... If I can't get the coupler & output shaft to spin a bit with just a nudge of fo
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? shemandr at 6:20pm 08.26.22 "Dammit Jim, I'm a weather forecaster". Not a weather controller. Jim correctly predicted fair we
New Catalina 30 Owner (3) mikeracca at 6:18pm 08.26.22 208733208734
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:17pm 08.26.22

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