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Mainsail Furling carego at 7:03pm 08.17.11 Catalina 30 3/1814 I have a 30' Catalina and need a mainsail. Looking at a mainsail furling. Does anyone have experie
The Bird is the Word SailorDave5050 at 6:48pm 08.17.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3095 Any suggestions on how to keep the cormorants from sitting and sitting on a boat that is moored 150*
Depth gauge not working RAC at 6:33pm 08.17.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/5844 I have an Autohelm ST 50 Plus depth gauge and knot meter on my 91 Hunter 27. a month ago i went o
Bedding wood britework with butyl tape ericrlarson at 2:23pm 08.17.11 Musings With Maine Sail 8/8599 I have read your posts on Butyl tape and like the idea VERY much, but I have a couple of questions.
Exhaust elbow reverse threads Seattle Scott at 1:57pm 08.17.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1336 Guy at the shop sadi "no charge" when I picked up my elbow and flange after requsitng that they be s
macgregor 22 bulkhead dimensions seabrooksailor at 1:34pm 08.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/4840 I just started restoring a macgregor 22 this past month and one of the things i noticed it was missi
Catastrophic Engine mount failure JeremyH at 12:52pm 08.17.11 S2 4/2241 I have a 1986 S2 9.2C w/ 18hp Yanmar. Coming in the slip Sunday...running ~800 rpm...I put her in
Catalina 22 - Rudder Blade Dimensions Hlap at 12:05pm 08.17.11 Catalina 22 5/9162 Hello everyone! I'm new to sailing and have Catalina 22 swing keel (1976). Recently lost my rudder
This was a new one Ken Honeycutt at 11:51am 08.17.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1915 We were cruising Lake Michigan on the way to New Buffalo, MI, when I heard parts of this transmissio
To the "other" O'day 23 moored on Scotts Flat lake hman at 11:03am 08.17.11 Day Sailers 0/1713 Ahoy there! I've had my 23 moored there for the last 4 years but due to an accident last fall, I wa
Hunter 26.5 Hull specs Bohemian Swagger at 10:42am 08.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2349 My wife and i are trying to register our 1988 Hunter 26.5 with the Coast Guard. We don't have the bu
Where to buy a pop top camper canvas allen-deckard at 10:41am 08.17.11 Catalina 22 17/9499 I see lots of catalina 22 for sale that have pop top camper canvas with the boat but I've searched a
CNG Cylinder refills found in British Columbia lorrieanne at 10:39am 08.17.11 Ask All Sailors 0/2069 After two days of searching, I found an ongoing supply of CNG tank refills. This is much to my relie
Forward Hatch twodzusfittings at 10:36am 08.17.11 Smaller Boats 0/1137 Need to re bed the forward hatch. Looked on the web and found many DYI instruction sites. Any recomm
head questions Ed A at 10:20am 08.17.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3435 Peggy, Im shopping a 380 catalina, It has reciently been modified with the instllation of a macera
Instrument recommendations captainpat at 9:06am 08.17.11 Big Boats 9/1974 Garmin Instrument/Radar package? OR RayMarine?
Seaking CNG Compressed Natural Gas for Safgas : Vancouver BC lorrieanne at 8:37am 08.17.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2081 We have a new (to us) Catalina 30. We love her, but the Safgas stove she has is a challenge to get r
Deployed and bored out of my mind Propnut30 at 8:30am 08.17.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2277 Im gettin bored out here on this afghan mountain top, the place is tiny, and there really is nothing
Transom block rstraubel at 7:50am 08.17.11 S2 1/1751 S2 6.8 has a small block glassed into the transom near intersection of transom and bottom, just unde
You can't make this stuff up... (2) rgranger at 7:33am 08.17.11 Ask All Sailors 54/9912 This summer I took a trip to Oriental NC for a bit of gunkholling in my Mac V222... On the way to O

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Cleaning bilge smell from carpet? Project_Mayhem at 6:37am 10.11.22 If the normal PureAyre doesn't do the job call the manufacturer. After going through the motions the
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 6:37am 10.11.22 Engines 101 - The BIGGEST & BEST collection of M25 Series Universal Engine Information on the Inter
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 Cederholm at 6:36am 10.11.22 Welcome to the forum! Any photos of your new treasure? :beer: Thank you! I'll see what I can do
Oday 28 want to know more before I buy Project_Mayhem at 6:21am 10.11.22 Look carefully at the bulkheads that the chainplates connect to. It's a common spot for leaks. If it
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? Project_Mayhem at 6:19am 10.11.22 Is the bottom of those bolts accessible so they can be through bolted? If that's the case, a full le
Leaky screws holding steering gear cover on Hunter 36 - any better solutions? AndyL at 5:58am 10.11.22 Thanks - glad to know that approach works. I'll give it a try.
Dual engine controllers confusion xavpil at 5:29am 10.11.22
Where can I find taller stanchions ? xavpil at 5:21am 10.11.22 Try these guys. Easy to work with, good quality. https://whitewatermarineinc.com Fantastic! Thx
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rodsails at 5:15am 10.11.22 I must have lucked out with mine on a 1987 Legend. If like mine it's a carriage head bolt. Yes, you
Where can I find taller stanchions ? dlochner at 5:14am 10.11.22 Try these guys. Easy to work with, good quality. https://whitewatermarineinc.com
Inherited a 1980 Cat 30 RoyS at 5:13am 10.11.22 Try to find an engine that uses the same stringer spacing.
Dual engine controllers confusion RoyS at 5:10am 10.11.22 I had a boat that had the shifter oriented backwards; you pushed it forward to go backwards. Confusi
Dual engine controllers confusion xavpil at 5:08am 10.11.22 Does ANYTHING happen when you push or pull the small red lever while the engine is running ? Yes t
Tongue Extensions (3) SycloneDriver at 4:54am 10.11.22 I replaced a damaged tongue with one 3 or 4 feet longer and added an extendable crane. IIRC the met
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Crazy Dave Condon at 4:43am 10.11.22 Is it an eye strap above the forestay? Below the forestay? If so could be for a spinnaker
Hunter 23.5 Trailer Fender Source Crazy Dave Condon at 4:37am 10.11.22 Concur with @ rgranger
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? shemandr at 4:18am 10.11.22 Is the OP financially prepared to re-power? If the engine fails he has a pretty expensive large ass
Dual engine controllers confusion xavpil at 2:48am 10.11.22 Yes. Could think of it this way: RED gas pedal, but you have to back it off manually rather than
40 ft O Day winterizing water system GeorgeC at 10:04pm 10.10.22 A lot of good suggestions here. I would add a few of my own. Wait until the Spring to sanitize your
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Kings Gambit at 9:59pm 10.10.22 Any thoughts on buying a boat with an engine that is 40 some years old? Most seem to indicate low

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