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Winterizing RWD at 11:30am 08.15.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1277 I recently purchased an older Catalina 27 with a Yanmar inboard. It was previously in a warm climat
Mystery Battery Cable (3) abyssal at 11:09am 08.15.11 Catalina 310 3/1555 The other day, when filling my batteries with water, I noticed a cable going under the battery tray
Profurl Behind the Mast furler PyratPete at 10:55am 08.15.11 Ask All Sailors 4/4003 My Bristol 35.5c is equipped with an old Profurl Behind the Mast slot furled fitted with three slot
H 260 Water Leaks tgrass462 at 9:50am 08.15.11 Smaller Boats 3/1638 I'm getting water coming in from somewhere in my 1999 H-260. After an afternoon sail I am having so
When using one sail only, main or jib? Phyrexii at 9:38am 08.15.11 Ask All Sailors 15/10701 Up until last summer, when I bought my '76 Venture 25, everything I'd ever sailed had only one sail
Rudder post Bearing Rodsails at 8:46am 08.15.11 Big Boats 0/936 Does anyone have experience changing out the bearings on this series of Hunter 45 1987 ? Coming ba
Need Owners Manual jbellino at 8:44am 08.15.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1084 I'm looking for an owner's manual for a 1984 O'Day 30 with swing keel. Does anyone out there have on
Cheap inverters used in an emergency Tim R. at 7:57am 08.15.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1688 This weekend we had a real dilemma: Whether to start the engine driven generator or use a cheap Rad
AIS up and running Tim R. at 7:53am 08.15.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1929 This weekend I installed my AIS class B transponder. I interfaced it with my Garmin 3206 chartplott
Mast / compression pole leaks jpswoope at 7:36am 08.15.11 Big Boats 0/1415 Regarding the mast / compression pole leak complaints that often appear in similar forums, I own a 1
Yanmar Engine control panel light Scotian at 7:27am 08.15.11 Ask All Sailors 5/4157 Did a moonlight sail Friday and while motoring after dark (first time) noted that one of the two die
Mac 26M in the Dodd Straits of British Columbia oreana123 at 7:24am 08.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1036 I am crewing on a power boat enroute from Ketchikan to Anancortes Wa. Yesterday, we transited a tida
Danforth compass swinging Claude at 7:11am 08.15.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2758 Hi folks I want to swing my Danforth compass Downloaded instructions on how to but There anr two
battery does not charge-alternator not working? ewapapiez at 7:08am 08.15.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1614 Good morning, I discovered that on my recently purchased Catalina 25/ 1984, battery would not charge
Installing a Depth Sounder AlwaysFORSAIL at 6:48am 08.15.11 Big Boats 2/1238 I am installing a new depth sounder on my 2001 Hunter 380 and am having a problem routing the wire.
Videos Of Catalina Island Trip Rick D at 6:30am 08.15.11 Destinations 7/4452 Here are a couple of home videos documenting a recent trip around Catalina Island to Cat Harbor on t
Power Inverter John Stevens at 6:29am 08.15.11 Ask All Sailors 17/4472 I'm looking at a 19 inch digital TV, running at 20 watts. I'll need an inverter to run it off my
T-track pin stop stuck solosail at 6:01am 08.15.11 Smaller Boats 4/1237 any ideas on how to release the pin stop for the main sail? i cant pull up the knob to release it. t
Electrical Q's: Charging, motor, batteries sPk at 5:54am 08.15.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2039 I have an O'Day 25. I currently have a 15w solar charger with charge regulator ' two deep cycle batt
Slug confirmation??? Falconer at 11:42pm 08.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1312 I am about to purchase slugs and clips for my bolt rope sail on a mac25. I have read of people using

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Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD rgranger at 11:14am 10.10.22 I had one that stopped pumping. The problem was a check valve (little marlbe in a cone type). I t
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Sailor Sue at 11:06am 10.10.22 If I understand your pictures the bolts extend outside the hull under the toe rail. If that is the c
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? Newell at 11:02am 10.10.22 A 26S sailor here. How well my boat points depends on the sail I am carrying vs the wind I am sailin
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:41am 10.10.22 How old is your 975 MSD? The 976 MSD has been the current version for a couple of years. Dometic
I'm picking up a new to me '87 H23 tomorrow. Tb0n3 at 10:39am 10.10.22 I don't have a picture of it as I am going back to work but the masthead has an eye on the front of
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Rich Stidger at 10:23am 10.10.22 I have a 25 year old Volvo diesel (MD22L-B), 2.0 liter, that is based upon a Perkins block. I have
Loose footed main vs bolt roped main fred1diver at 10:23am 10.10.22
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Tedd at 10:06am 10.10.22 @Hello Below , Thanks. Yes, that web page was where I started, and my questions are the same as you
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? PaulK at 10:04am 10.10.22 Our last boat had a 1982 Yanmar 3gm, raw water cooled. Keeping up with oil changes, belts and hose
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 10:04am 10.10.22 Try a drop or two of Hydrochloric Acid around the rim of one bolt top. It will emit Hydrogen Gas
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Rich Stidger at 10:03am 10.10.22 Can you remove the cleat with the bolts still attached? Since very heavy pounding on the protrudin
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 kappykaplan at 10:01am 10.10.22 Happy to hear you had a good sail! :beer:
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) Thaniel at 9:57am 10.10.22 Can you remove the cleat with the bolts still attached?
Looking for recommendations for Porta Pottie with MSD Ralph Johnstone at 9:57am 10.10.22 My Dometic 975 MSD no longer pumps water into the bowl and has sprung a leak between the bowl and t
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 (9) Simon Sexton at 9:56am 10.10.22 Hey Y'all, Good morning, hope all of you are having a wonderful Monday so far! Just wanted
Removing a mid-ship cleat after 25 years (Hunter 40.5) (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:54am 10.10.22 Would these work ?
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Alan Gomes at 9:54am 10.10.22
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Hollyberry at 9:53am 10.10.22 Perkins seem to run forever... but also seem to leak oil no matter what you do! FWIW we had VW conv
For the Canadians: Licensed or unlicensed MMSI? Hello Below at 9:51am 10.10.22 I'm guessing that, since no-one here seems to know that there is such a thing as a "Licensed" MMSI
Sailboat with Original Engine - Ya or Nay? Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 10.10.22 Duh I counted 4 on your list. The fifth one is in fine print so small you can't read it Some

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