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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 13/8687 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 4/1754 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 0/2224 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 7/7624 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 4/3367 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 17/8829 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
Mainsheet traveler problem Jim Beck at 4:07pm 07.24.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2057 Does anyone know who the manufacturer is for the mainsheet traveler for recent model Hunters? I have
Black spots and spiders rajhnsn at 3:48pm 07.24.11 Ask All Sailors 20/5542 Just came back from the boat this weekend and noticed black spots that looked like burn holes in the
Mysterious Oil Leak rajhnsn at 3:41pm 07.24.11 Bigger Boats 0/1125 We have found about 1/2 ounce of oil in the pan and another 1/2 ounce in the upper bildge (area belo
Ranger 33 Value argyle dave at 3:06pm 07.24.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 3/9714 I am getting ready to sell my 1976 Ranger 33 which I have owned for 16 years. I am trying to establi
Rudder Noise on Starboard Tack Scottag at 1:50pm 07.24.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1783 My boat is a 1992 Beneteau First 310. She is moored and sailed in and around Atlantic City, NJ. I ha
Starter battery (1) Coppifan at 12:57pm 07.24.11 Pearson 0/1254 Would like to add a starting battery to my 1980, Pearson 323. How/where do I begin? Any help would b
Got my UPS sail! Berndahle at 10:32am 07.24.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1900 I finally got my new Doyle UPS with Farcnor furler flying yesterday. :dance:It took me several week
Sour or other nasty odor in central heat/AC ductwork? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:15am 07.24.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/4286 I've been asked to help test market a new product that claims to eliminate and prevent sour, musty,

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Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll shemandr at 6:14pm 09.13.22 If the crack is on the port rail near the transom it may be the result of a Port/Starboard disagreem
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll Tally Ho at 6:09pm 09.13.22
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida shemandr at 6:04pm 09.13.22 forgot about provisioning further north Newport Northport port washington Add Mattituck, which als
Output Shaft Coupling Hunter 28.5 Tally Ho at 6:03pm 09.13.22 Are you looking for the shaft coupling? Or the transmission output flange. I replaced the shaft co
DC Circuit Breaker Failures quadrille38 at 6:00pm 09.13.22 Quadrille38, according to information from Eddie Breeden when he was still actif the panel on the H
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dlochner at 5:25pm 09.13.22 One positive outcome of the pandemic for cruisers was the explosion of delivery services. We used In
Clevis Pin Forestay dLj at 5:25pm 09.13.22 Looks to me like the U connector has sprung out. In doing so, it is shearing off the cotter pin. The
Clevis Pin Forestay dlochner at 5:21pm 09.13.22 Welcome to SBO! Yep, you'll want a pin an ?" longer. To remove the pin you'll need to take the lo
Clevis Pin Forestay Justin_NSA at 5:20pm 09.13.22 You could add SS washers to center it if you like. The important thing is to be sure that cotter is
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida gettinthere at 5:15pm 09.13.22 forgot about provisioning further north Newport Northport port washington
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida gettinthere at 5:10pm 09.13.22 if Delaware bay is tough current then you aint seen nuthin yet. Pablo Creek at the st John's river i
Unknown part on my 18.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:07pm 09.13.22 The 18.5 did not come with a mast raise system. The very first mast raise system as factory standar
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida gettinthere at 5:04pm 09.13.22 do you have a dink to get ashore. A must if anchored out. Provisioning will be tough as many anchora
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dLj at 5:01pm 09.13.22 That's great! I'll message you. Just let me know. dj
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 5:01pm 09.13.22 If Guy decides to go up the Delaware and through the C&D canal - on his way down the Chesapeake he'
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dLj at 4:59pm 09.13.22 If Guy decides to go up the Delaware and through the C&D canal - on his way down the Chesapeake he'l
DC Circuit Breaker Failures justsomeguy at 4:51pm 09.13.22
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll (1) dmax at 3:58pm 09.13.22 Ted, you are right, the toe rail is part of the deck (my previous boat was a 1989 C-30). One C-30 I
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll Calif. Ted at 3:46pm 09.13.22 I'm remembering the toerail on that boat as being a molded in part of the fiberglass deck pan which
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll shemandr at 3:34pm 09.13.22 Don't let the problem the owner tells you about distract you from the ones he doesn't. He's basical

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