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Mast raising on a C-22 using the McGregor system (1) Milton.Audas at 11:56am 09.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1604 G'day folks. I have just bought a 1980 C-22 in great condition to sail the lakes in the US Midwest.
Went against everyones advice to forge my own path allen-deckard at 11:41am 09.06.11 Catalina 22 10/2153 Took the plunge bought a catalina 22 a couple months ago against everyone's and I am really talkin e
Mainsail - Repair or Replace ktbowles at 11:01am 09.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1725 The main on my 2002 26X developed a separation at the top of the sail where the halyard connects to
chalky deck?? lee5267 at 10:41am 09.06.11 Smaller Boats 4/6080 I recently bought a 1985 H23 which needs a little care. The deck has some crazing and the deck/cockp
Cockpit Locker Modifications merlinuxo at 10:39am 09.06.11 Morgan 3/3648 My 1967 Morgan 24 has cavernous cockpit lockers and I have no idea if they started life this way or
Even dumb steel parts fail....... (1) waternwaves at 10:33am 09.06.11 Big Boats 8/2492 here is a new one to watch out for.......especially for all you owners of 25 yr old yanmars.........
starter motor problems newboatowner at 10:04am 09.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1111 Hope all had a good summer. I had to replace the original stater motor on my Universal M 18 and d
Experience with the Propane Locker? steve stark at 9:39am 09.06.11 Big Boats 1/1110 I am preparing to mount some hardware to the rear of the storage lockers on each side of the swim st
Keel damage - how bad? (3) tominny at 9:17am 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 18/5977 I am looking at buying a 1974 34' Tartan. Great boat, but the aft keel has been damaged. Apparently
Looking for Matching Stanchion Jim S at 8:15am 09.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1462 Our 1982 Hunter 37C suffered damage in the recent sweep of Irene over Lake Champlain. Our starbo
Metal holding tank smell bcollis at 8:11am 09.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1209 There has been lots of conversation on this topic, and I plan on following some of the direction, sp
Pearson 23C RICKO at 7:56am 09.06.11 Pearson 0/2851 I just purchased a Pearson 23C #27 out of 42. Over the life of the boat the reefing system has been
Bulb replacement rwells47 at 7:11am 09.06.11 Catalina 30 1/1768 I own a 1987 Catalina 30 TR and need to replace my Deck Light and Anchor light bulbs. Ordered and re
Is the Sailing Pensacola site active? taichi at 6:40am 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 0/985 Anybody familiar with the website forum? I've tried registering twice now and it keeps coming back t
Replace Navigation Light JETrunek at 5:48am 09.06.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1920 What replacement can I use for 1987 Hunter 31 - Bow pulpit, bi-color navigation light. Two sheet-met
Battery Charging John Gilbert at 5:41am 09.06.11 Big Boats 21/7023 I use both the boat engine and an onboard generator to charge batteries. The engine is equipped wit
Lifeline Stanchions and other Winter Projects Fly4hire at 5:27am 09.06.11 Big Boats 4/1683 On my 356 as a winter project I plan on rebedding by stanchions - it looks like they were redone on
Man overboard Zaphro at 4:58am 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 10/3075 Nothing like an invigorating 2 mile open ocean swim to wrap up your Labor Day weekend. http://www.ne
Steaming light ripped off tchastain at 3:43am 09.06.11 Big Boats 2/1441 This weekend we tacked in heavy winds and the jib tore off the steaming light. This is the second o
Head stink markhunter at 12:24am 09.06.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/2963 Hi Peggie, I have read and re read your book, yet now feel it is time to get the expert opinion. I h

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Stagnant water in the lazarette Parsons at 5:13am 10.25.22 Permanent fix is a small drain hole at the bottom that will allow this to drain slowly to the main b
Stagnant water in the lazarette shemandr at 4:35am 10.25.22 Wet or Dry Shop Vac with shore power if you have it.
How to replace Hoses in the bilge? xavpil at 3:41am 10.25.22 Each bilge pump should have their own dedicated through hull/drain overboard. On my boat, all my b
Bad spider cracks ? xavpil at 3:39am 10.25.22 . Thx for taking the time to reply. I actually bought the boat 2 weeks ago. It s now out of the w
How to replace Hoses in the bilge? kappykaplan at 2:39am 10.25.22 So the manual and electric bilge pumps connect to share the same they hull. Each bilge pump should
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 2:19am 10.25.22 How's the rebuild progressing? :plus: Yes, John, inquiring minds want to know! :beer:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Marmalade at 2:18am 10.25.22 How's the rebuild progressing? Fingers crossed your schedule is holding course!
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar karellen at 11:59pm 10.24.22 I'll second the cooling system flush. Worked well on my 3GM30 that had muddy brown cooling water (su
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? Sanfelice at 11:40pm 10.24.22 I use a heated motorcycle jacket ( Gerbing) which is very lightweight and use my foul weather jacket
Keel separating? Dean Strong at 10:15pm 10.24.22 Very typical of Hunters with iron keels. Hunter advised me 20 years ago to open the crack with a Dr
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? jon hansen at 9:46pm 10.24.22 wool what kind of bikes yawl ride. me, bmw 1150 r 2004 ski suit, snowmobile suit, bibs & parka
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? sail sfbay at 9:39pm 10.24.22 No, too restrictive.......why not consider a diving dry suit?............used that wind surfing in t
Valve needed Leeward Rail at 9:24pm 10.24.22 you'll need a strong valve to prevent the seasick from, well doing what the seasick do, until it ca
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? Leeward Rail at 9:20pm 10.24.22 I have wondered about the battery heated waterproof jackets.
Replace head faucet on 1995 Hunter 336 Calif. Ted at 9:18pm 10.24.22 I have not tried but have seen advertising for a product called DeBond marine formula that is suppos
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Barnacle Bill at 9:12pm 10.24.22 I, for one, have written a lot about this topic. You might take some time and search the site.
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? Leeward Rail at 9:11pm 10.24.22 The only way to remove VC 17 is with a sander and aggressive sandpaper. Been there, done that. :(:
Bad spider cracks ? Barnacle Bill at 9:09pm 10.24.22 There are tons of reasons for crazing or cracking in gelcoat. To name a few, too much gelcoat thick
Installing a Spinnaker Tedd at 8:58pm 10.24.22 Thanks, @Barnacle Bill ! That was good information about the set up for an asymmetrical spinnaker,
maybe a dumb water heater question.... Barnacle Bill at 8:51pm 10.24.22 The tank in your hot water heater has two sections. One section contains the cooling antifreeze tha

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