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Battery Maintenance Paul17512 at 5:29pm 08.06.11 Catalina 30 4/1700 I accidentally topped off my lead acid batteries today with distilled vinegar instead of distilled w
Moving sailboat from Cleveland to Sandusky stevestk at 5:12pm 08.06.11 Big Boats 5/3439 If I buy a boat (Hunter 34 or Catalina 30) in Cleveland, Ohio, being a novice it seems to me I could
Classic Mast and Boom Beneteau at 3:30pm 08.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1296 We have a 1997 Beneteau 321 with classic mast and boom by isomat. I would like to have a drawing of
We got the new boat home!!!! An anonymous user at 3:00pm 08.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1463 Linda and I are now the proud owners of a 1991 mac 26s. We drove down to Augusta Friday night and st
New WEMA Tank Sensors sailcapt340 at 2:54pm 08.06.11 Big Boats 8/6767 My 2000 340 needs new tank sensors. The gauges simply do not read and when they do they jump from e
Welt Cord??? 27catman at 2:45pm 08.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1359 I have a '78 Catalina 27 and I am replacing/refinishing some bulkheads and galley counter top. I no
Bottom is Done (8) shipwreck66 at 12:13pm 08.06.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1546 All work is done, just waiting for an opportune day to launch her when the boat ramp isn't so jacked
New Breaker Panel and help wiring (1) jfmid at 12:02pm 08.06.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2920 Hello All, I have been reading lots of the threads about electrical wiring and making a boat safer
main salon table med2463 at 11:58am 08.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1427 If someone has built a drop down table from the bulkhead out of the lumber from the fixed table that
New bottom and relaunch... (2) sj01 at 11:53am 08.06.11 Big Boats 1/1316 Took our baby out of the water to have the rudder bushings replaced as well as the cutlass. Decided
Need opinions of Lancer 28 FastCatSailor at 11:34am 08.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2496 Can anyone tell me about how the Lancer 28 sails? Also, info about build quality, etc would be appr
Replacement 12v Bulb rj2sail at 11:32am 08.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1300 I am looking for the replacement 12v bulb for the brass gimbaled wall lamp in the salon. I've looked
Need reviews of Lancer 28 FastCatSailor at 10:45am 08.06.11 Lancer 1/6369 I'm considering purchasing a Lancer 28 and am curious about opinions of sailing / handling character
out haul bobandpeg at 10:25am 08.06.11 Big Boats 4/7181 Replacing the out haul line on my hunter 35.5 and now the line is jamed inside the boom. I have a
New (to me) Com-pac 16 (1) stevelandress at 8:17am 08.06.11 Com-Pac 1/4801 Bought a 1982 CP 16 that needs work, starting with the tiller that broke the first time I put her in
What hunter to take? CBIsailor at 7:57am 08.06.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/2109 Me and a couple of friends want to take a hunter out to marthas vineyard from Boston harbor. What si
Frig design help needed.... (3) Sumner at 7:44am 08.06.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2757 I'm in the process of designing a new frig/freezer for our Endeavour. It had an .... http://purple
Wait A Minute!! Don Guillette at 7:42am 08.06.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 32/11309 Yesterday, I was talking to a Phoenix, AZ sailor who was complaining that when he made a sail trim a
New Post From Roger-Shelburn to Luneburg Strider Reports at 7:04am 08.06.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/2708 My second morning in Shelburn, I called a friend who bought a Tanzer in the same town near Detroit w
Where to place Genoa cars chp at 5:54am 08.06.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/10883 I would like to add a set of Genoa cars to my Mac 26C. I have a 150% Genoa and was wondering how you

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Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail Davidasailor26 at 2:32pm 10.06.22
Vertical Battens on Furling Mainsail shemandr at 2:29pm 10.06.22 I had full length vertical battens on my H356 with Selden in mast furling. Let me tell you the ways
Bilge pump impeller working, but not pumping Lee Hadjiosif at 1:46pm 10.06.22 When you take the hose off the pump, blow air through it with your mouth, and feel if there is any r
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Kermit at 1:39pm 10.06.22 Happy birthday, John!
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Kermit at 1:19pm 10.06.22 @jssailem It's probably a relief now that you don't have to worry about producing ID every time you
Through holes and prop (1) rgranger at 1:15pm 10.06.22 The big circle "patch" is not something I have seen before but if I had to guess, I would suspect
Invest 91L JamesG161 at 12:52pm 10.06.22 Potential Tropical Cyclone 13 Soon to become a Hurricane Jim....
Water Heater Plumbing BarryL at 12:40pm 10.06.22 Hey, My guess is the old water heater was disconnected because it leaks..... Anyway, the plumbing
Random photo from our first regatta chriscampbell at 12:21pm 10.06.22 Chris: I enjoy looking at pictures that show sail trim. I don't know the weather conditions that da
Kanzaki KM35P gearbox fill level rbroad9 at 12:19pm 10.06.22 Thank you Terry. This is very helpful!
Random photo from our first regatta Don Guillette at 11:59am 10.06.22 That's us in the middle. We came in 4th of 8 boats and had a lot of fun. ink you could have squeeze
Kanzaki KM35P gearbox fill level Terry Cox at 11:22am 10.06.22 Gear box is full of oil when the level is at the bottom mark. Correct level is measured by resting t
Water Heater Plumbing Don S/V ILLusion at 11:18am 10.06.22 Both, as best I can tell. assuming the heater is there, pressure test it first unless you simply w
Through holes and prop Scott T-Bird at 11:16am 10.06.22 from the pic, your prop issue looks more like corrosion than from an impact. That can be addressed
Through holes and prop Scott T-Bird at 11:12am 10.06.22 That hole behind the keel looks purposeful, and I suspect it is for draining the bilge when hauled f
Happy Birthday to John Shepard (1) Will Gilmore at 10:56am 10.06.22 Happy birthday John. We're all sailing for adventure with you oin in on the trip more often too. I
Happy Birthday to John Shepard Hayden Watson at 10:37am 10.06.22 Happy birthday John. If you can make it up here tomorrow, you can help me celebrate mine!
Water Heater Plumbing fhujber at 10:33am 10.06.22 Disconnected from what - the engine or the tank plumbing system? Or both? Both, as best I can tell
Through holes and prop fstbttms at 7:52am 10.06.22 Id value any observations and thoughts on thru holes... Thru-hulls, not "thru holes" ...and the st
Adhesive nuts for deck hardware, what glue for fiberglass? dLj at 6:15am 10.06.22 I've used those same connectors, or whatever they are called... Gflex 655 is my preferred adhesive f

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