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Air Conditioning Iusses Long Story at 3:51am 07.25.11 Catalina 310 3/1572 With the hot weather in Wisconsin, my air unit is pumping out a couple gallons of condensate a day,
New Boat Home - Virginia or Carolinas Ducati at 3:43am 07.25.11 Ask All Sailors 31/6486 I'm looking to relocate our boat to a new winter home on the Atlantic side. Florida is out however w
Hatch on a 2000 Hunter 450 rtmccue at 2:23am 07.25.11 Big Boats 2/1417 Has anyone replaced the hatch on the port side that is in the shower / tub. The handle came off and
Shurflo 2.8 gal fresh water pump not working Hermit Scott at 11:50pm 07.24.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3420 http://www.amazon.com/SHURflo-2088-422-444-Classic-Potable-Water/dp/B0006GK5NA That is the link t
What is the best air conditioning unit hynnic1 at 9:25pm 07.24.11 Ask All Sailors 16/10453 I plan to install air conditioning in my 2001 Catalina 36 mkii and would like opinions on the best u
Rigging an Asymmetrical on 36MKII wsouza at 8:30pm 07.24.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1293 I'm a new owner of a 1998 36 MKII. Found by surprise an asymmetrical onboard. Any ideas on how bes
Hunter 430 refrigeration Dennis Honeycutt at 8:21pm 07.24.11 Big Boats 2/1520 Anybody out there know how to access the compressor unit on a Hunter430? There is a small access th
Hunter 25.5 Anchot/Mast lights switches Bibicu at 7:59pm 07.24.11 Smaller Boats 2/1552
Sail swap shanker at 7:30pm 07.24.11 Smaller Boats 4/1666 When I sold my Mac 26X last month, I had a brand new 150% Doyle RF sail in a sail bag that did not g
Brand New Tohatsu 8hp Outboard Break-in Sean10633 at 7:15pm 07.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/8706 Hi All, I just upgraded from a '90 Johnson 2 stroke 8hp outboard to a 8hp Tohatsu 4 stroke. It w
Transmission Clunk mrslep at 6:57pm 07.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 4/1755 I am getting a more pronounced "clunk" than usual when shifting from forward or reverse gear to neut
rudder access smilingbobby at 6:47pm 07.24.11 Cal 0/2225 I have a 1978 Cal 29. It had been sitting for siix years. The helm wheel is extreamly hard to turn.
1st time out with new auto pilot (2) doehunter at 6:46pm 07.24.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1881 Overnighted solo this weekend. It was really windy Saturday afternoon. I never put the jib up as I
SeaTalk Problem with ST 4000+ looks like Jim at 6:12pm 07.24.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2387 I have to upgrade to the RAYM SPX-5 SMARTPILOT WHEEL since Raymarine will does not support the ST 40
Fuel Pumps M25Xp Bob S at 6:10pm 07.24.11 Catalina 30 7/7625 Has anyone had to replace their fuel pump? My engine has been acting funny the last couple of weeken
Keel Bolt Repair (6) slosacco at 5:51pm 07.24.11 Catalina 22 4/1865 Today i carefully removed the epoxy the PO put over the keel bolt on both sides to stop the leaking.
Bimini Ian Joyce at 5:46pm 07.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/1980 I have a 320 #967 and the boom is rubbing the bimini. The bimini is probably a standard Catalina pro
Broken Mixing Elbow (4) Allan12210 at 5:44pm 07.24.11 Engines and Propulsion 4/3368 So my wife and I were off to Monterey for a week long cruise from San Francisco Bay on July 2, 2011.
Trailer sway problems fokker416 at 4:50pm 07.24.11 Trailer Sailors 17/8831 I have begun to experience some sway problems. I'm not sure if this is a new problem, or that I'm b
Whale DV5606 valve- Failure modes and service jimconlin at 4:16pm 07.24.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/7192 I have a Whale DV5606 diverter valve in my head system. It was installed about seven years ago, but

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What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Siamese at 2:45pm 09.15.22 "Yeah, he has the kit but the labor hasn't been performed. I'm tempted to let him go on and finish u
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 1:51pm 09.15.22 Hello- thanks for the reply. Guy has decided to take the canal. I will do my best to write an upda
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 1:37pm 09.15.22
Bavaria Rail Tracks - New vs Old CruiserS at 1:35pm 09.15.22 Also, do you know if there is any parts catalogue for Bavaria ? Different than SVB
Clevis Pin Forestay tfox2069 at 12:57pm 09.15.22 So one other thing I found helpful when working with the forestay and its fittings is once you get a
Tropical Depression 7 kappykaplan at 12:38pm 09.15.22 Luv, luv, luvin it! :beer:
Tropical Depression 7 JamesG161 at 12:37pm 09.15.22 Your prediction matches what I've been seeing in local wx forecasts since last night. John and I h
Clevis Pin Forestay thinwater at 12:34pm 09.15.22 This is a standard Schaefer 2100 jib furler on a Catalina - so guessing pretty standard design for
Tropical Depression 7 kappykaplan at 12:25pm 09.15.22 Your prediction matches what I've been seeing in local wx forecasts since last night. I'm a happy gu
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? Qorgyle at 12:24pm 09.15.22 What year is that boat? '81. Engine seems fine - no diesel smell in the boat, clean hoses, firm
Tropical Depression 7 JamesG161 at 12:22pm 09.15.22 Pure Fluid Dynamics in action, plus the Earth's spin and a bit of Stored Solar Energy. How simple is
Tropical Depression 7 kappykaplan at 12:18pm 09.15.22 Great news, Jim! :beer:
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? (1) Rick Webb at 12:10pm 09.15.22 209318209318
Tropical Depression 7 (1) JamesG161 at 12:08pm 09.15.22 As we forecast, Tropical Storm Fiona will follow curves in pictures we showed above. LOWs follow th
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? FastOlson at 11:53am 09.15.22 When I replaced one of those on a ForeSpar spinnaker pole many years ago, WM was able to order one u
It's a good thing that I checked the web site! Stu Jackson at 11:19am 09.15.22 Dave, don't you read Waggoners online?
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? rgranger at 10:55am 09.15.22 SS springs from McMaster https://www.mcmaster.com/stainless-steel-springs
Spring for Forespar Whisker Pole? Leeward Rail at 10:51am 09.15.22 :worthless:
Sail Numbers Panama Jack at 10:39am 09.15.22 Okay...I will do that, for sure. take care.....
Sail Numbers Marmalade at 10:30am 09.15.22 @Panama Jack - no worries, happy to help when I can! Good luck in the race, and be sure to post a r

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