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Furler RogerHM at 7:29am 09.04.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2400 The line on my jib furller is very difficult to pull. Consequently the jib does not wind onto the fu
Catalina 28MKII Gene18 at 7:24am 09.04.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1156 I could not find Catalina 28MKII On Catalina 28MKII website. Anybody knows why?
Electric Control panel Gene18 at 7:22am 09.04.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1447 I am a Catalina 28 MKII owner. One time I pushed in the white little button that is located on ther
Autumn painting jfrench at 6:08am 09.04.11 Catalina 22 6/2169 My ship is mechanically wonderful, but the original exterior paint on the deck and hull is leaning t
Floating mudballs in the Chesapeake Bay? amoss.sharon at 5:28am 09.04.11 Ask All Sailors 11/3467 Sailed from Mobjack Bay up the York River yesterday, and saw several groups of cantaloupe-sized floa
Double Headsail Take Two (1) oreana123 at 8:25pm 09.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/7208 I spent a few hours today rigging my sailboat to fly two headsails. I have done this before, but now
Radio antennae? doehunter at 6:05pm 09.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/2711 I just bought a Sony marine stereo today and got it installed and working. The only thing is there
You Can't Reason with Hurrican Season Bad Obsession at 5:27pm 09.03.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1771 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKPol9hD0ns Just seems appropriate with all the storms and topics fl
Bed New Scupper Grates? GorillaToast at 5:23pm 09.03.11 Catalina 22 8/2071 I got new scupper grates from CatalinaDirect. Do I need to bed these with 5200, or just screw them t
Stuck Jib Just Looking at 5:19pm 09.03.11 Big Boats 5/4209 When raising the jib on my Hunter 38, the jib is stuck in the roller furling track. The halyard is f
O'Day 35 carpet replace? Blue Streak at 5:08pm 09.03.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1477 Has any replaced the carpet liner on the cabin walls? If so, is it difficult and what do you recomm
Trip to National Harbor MLampner at 2:58pm 09.03.11 Destinations 4/3488 Business will give me an excuse to travel to National Harbor, near DC, from Middle River MD in midd
Cracked ignition (1) Team118 at 2:45pm 09.03.11 Catalina 30 10/2330 Hey guys; Over the past few months, I've noticed that the house battery system seems to run down d
TS Lee (4) betzhunter at 1:09pm 09.03.11 Big Boats 0/1167 This morning took this picture of the boat at about 8:30 am. Not to bad yet! The next pictures were
Raw water intake blocked Paul Montgomery at 12:48pm 09.03.11 Catalina 30 10/8277 I have a Universal M3-20 diesel in my 1990 Catalina 30 which is running hot; I have checked out the
Need person in the Dana Pt Ca to caulk windows on 32ft 2002 Jpmeehan at 11:49am 09.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1446 I also need my forward hatch looked at since it is binding. Jim in Dana Point
Lifeline Size on 40.5? Rick D at 11:27am 09.03.11 Big Boats 6/1887 I am having something fabricated, but forgot to measure the OD of the lifeline. Anyone got it at the
A trailer for a '93 33.5 psherwin at 9:40am 09.03.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1686 I am planning on having a trailer built for my 33.5. The builder needs some measurements pertaining
Rigging for spinnaker CAP Pilot64 at 9:36am 09.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/4589 Hello all, When I purchased my Mac 26S last fall it came with several extra sails that I never got
Swim Platform sunshinemartini at 9:22am 09.03.11 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2131 Question, has anyone added a swim platform to the starboard side of an O Day 25 in place of the boar

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Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 7:30am 10.15.22
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Jamesiv1 at 7:26am 10.15.22 Why would you think that yours is somehow different than the other thousands of C22s made? Because
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? Leeward Rail at 7:21am 10.15.22 Looks like mine is above the waterline The cockpit drain thru-Hull and the keel trunk volcano are
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? stickinthemud57 at 7:04am 10.15.22 Looks like Heelboy pulled the trigger on a 25, so further discussion may be moot. However, I did try
Is the boat sitting low in the water?? (1) Jamesiv1 at 6:52am 10.15.22 The other through hull that is below the waterline is the large rubber hose clamped to the "volcano
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 6:28am 10.15.22 Captain Fiero continues his journey into the ICW from Hellgate. Thanks to anybody who has offered th
Typical weather All U Get at 3:27am 10.15.22 Really? I didn't see much running to higher ground in Ft Meyers. A few years ago a lot of people
Fisher Panda 12 mini Zencra at 2:28am 10.15.22 yes did that Rick, and replaced, all was good.
Fisher Panda 12 mini Rick486 at 2:26am 10.15.22 looks like no easy approach, I'm thinking I might remove alternator and starter to make access easi
Fisher Panda 12 mini Zencra at 1:52am 10.15.22 looks like no easy approach, I'm thinking I might remove alternator and starter to make access easie
Raymarine electronics hookup help Frill at 1:18am 10.15.22 Ok, thanks guys I appreciate it!
Freezer repair, 2015 Oceanis 48 Montage_55 at 10:47pm 10.14.22 Montage - actually our slow leak is coolant not water. Did you check your drain plug and hose and
Buy now or wait for recession? jssailem at 10:29pm 10.14.22 I was never insulted by a low offer. If you worry about low offers you are focusing on the wrong t
Typical weather Hayden Watson at 9:35pm 10.14.22 Everyone knows how wet it is here in western Washington. I few weeks ago I flew down to AZ to visi
Typical weather JohnShannon at 9:09pm 10.14.22 Really? I didn't see much running to higher ground in Ft Meyers.
Gel Coat Spider. nightowle at 8:44pm 10.14.22 try Magic Ezy hairline fix: https://www.amazon.com/MagicEzy-Hairline-Fix-Snow-White/dp/B00J2I0CD6/re
Typical weather Roland5048 at 6:43pm 10.14.22 We sail Buzzards Bay and slip at Pope Island in New Bedford but I live in Marshfield. I store the b
Typical weather Bob S at 4:57pm 10.14.22 We sail Buzzards Bay and slip at Pope Island in New Bedford but I live in Marshfield. I store the bo
Folding Prop? Jim Legere at 4:28pm 10.14.22 Someday soon they might outlaw lobster traps. I pray for the day. I know what you mean but lots of
New S2 6.7 Owner - Lifting Keel Maintenance FourthCoast at 4:25pm 10.14.22 ... I would recommend checking and probably replacing said keel lift line. Pretty easy job on the t

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