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What gets you boiling? All U Get at 10:15am 07.17.11 Ask All Sailors 37/7905 Hi all, Lately we've been offered fresh lobster and have refused mainly because we don't have the me
Sospenders - bobbin expiry ambiguity BobM at 10:13am 07.17.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2705 Was anyone else confused by Coleman owned Sospenders practice of printing a rather ambiguous date on
Please Explain The Hot Rag Test & Vinegar Rinse Joe Mullee at 9:38am 07.17.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/3843 Nine years ago I replaced all my sanitation hoses with SeaLand hoses. Over the last few months the h
I'm looking for a part... sj01 at 8:58am 07.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1523 Could anyone point me in the right direction? I'm looking for the little black bumper feet that go o
Hunter 260 Main Lucky Day at 8:53am 07.17.11 Smaller Boats 2/1259
How to rig a 17 daysailer--Please help dmccreary at 8:11am 07.17.11 Day Sailers 4/18200 I was given a 17 foot oday(1978 I think), it had been sitting in a yard for about 10 years, I have c
Hunter 260 Main Lucky Day at 7:53am 07.17.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1433
An issue with rare boats merlinuxo at 7:52am 07.17.11 Morgan 4/3247 Needed a new mainsail cover and a complete bimini. With modern(ish) production boats this is not muc
2 fuse blow g5665 at 7:17am 07.17.11 Yamaha 0/1409 Hey people Today i went out with my Y25 and when i tried to turn on the engine on the way back to
Antenna Coax Short Update r.oril at 7:04am 07.17.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1441 The new Shakespear Antenna arrived and I tested it with the meter, no short.:D Sitting with the mas
New to us Catalina 380 taylort100 at 6:40am 07.17.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/2072 After looking and having a few surveyed, we finally took possession of our Catalina 380 2 weeks ago.
ordor when flushing forward head captron at 6:27am 07.17.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3695 Peggy, about 3 months ago I just completed replacing the holdiong tank and all sanitation hose fro
raising the rudder BJW at 5:35am 07.17.11 Catalina 22 9/4612 Good morning everyone, I have a '74 and I find that raising the kickup rudder by using the rope a
Air Conditioning on a 34 Oday pcjrusso at 4:42am 07.17.11 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1568 I know there are many posts out the on AC on a 34 Oday. Can anyone send me pictures so I can unders
Sailing's a lot of work! jfrench at 4:36am 07.17.11 Catalina 22 30/6170 I'm finding out now that I've begun sailing my boat, that it's very work intensive. I am trailering
Now into H23 refit and have questions: rudder and rigging Bkraut at 4:21am 07.17.11 Smaller Boats 10/2092 Just a few questions for now: 1. how is the line to the rudder supposed to be rigged? What is the
Swing keel help Rschleef at 7:48pm 07.16.11 Smaller Boats 0/1013 I have a 212 in terrible shape. The swing keel is not functioning. I am looking for some drawings or
3QM30F Raw Water Pump Sailorjack at 5:54pm 07.16.11 The Cherubini Hunters 8/4888 Hi Everyone I need to repair the raw water pump on my 3QM30F. I think the pump is driven off the c
A/C water discharge guidera48 at 5:32pm 07.16.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1773 Do I need a seacock or just a thru hull to discharge the A/C cooling water?? The manual recommends a
CPT Autopilot meglio at 4:38pm 07.16.11 Ericson 0/3773 I am looking for mounting info for a CPT autopilot in an E-41. If anyone has any pictures of how th

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old boat needs metal holder to step mast into Leeward Rail at 12:56pm 09.29.22 They should be able to make a sort of tabernacle, hopefully. Based on the rotten wood The original
30-2 rusted tie-rod joint kloudie1 at 12:41pm 09.29.22 Size is pretty long .. Arty1 and Captain Jerry have some great info on that beam, angle/iron/anchor
New Boat - 1988 Wing Keel! Leeward Rail at 12:39pm 09.29.22 TRS-80 days so there was no internet available yet to solicit advice What? No floppies or cassette
New Boat - 1988 Wing Keel! Leeward Rail at 12:36pm 09.29.22 How does butyl compare to 3S Fast Cure 4000 Uv in this application I use butyl for anything on dec
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Ralph Johnstone at 12:29pm 09.29.22 We always come into a transient dock with lines on the forward cleat, short line for the miship clea
transmission when sailing Ralph Johnstone at 12:14pm 09.29.22 Where do you guys set your transmission when sailing. I have an '81 Oday 31 and have been sailing w
Pleasant Surprise/Docking Stu Jackson at 12:13pm 09.29.22 I never get off my boat when coming into my own slip. I leave bow & stern breast lines on the dock.
transmission when sailing Stu Jackson at 12:08pm 09.29.22 Thanks! I've read some of that other stuff, but wanted to see what people with the same boat as mi
Boom kicker or topping lift? Scott T-Bird at 11:40am 09.29.22 After reading 3 pages, I've concluded that there really is no good answer! It's really a personal p
transmission when sailing Arrgh at 11:28am 09.29.22 Thanks! I've read some of that other stuff, but wanted to see what people with the same boat as min
transmission when sailing dmax at 11:08am 09.29.22 Neutral. Lots of previous discussions, like this one: OK, SO WHATS THE REAL ANSWER
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust (1) dlochner at 10:59am 09.29.22 The strainer is probably pretty big and will look something like this: elow the glass housing. It i
Invest 98L (1) Will Gilmore at 10:41am 09.29.22 TWC was once a real asset. But when NBC took over, they fired all the meteorologists that staffed t
New Boat - 1988 Wing Keel! ...3TacksontheWater at 10:22am 09.29.22 @...3TacksontheWater I apologize. I finally got a chance to do some searching. On the Catalina D
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Hayden Watson at 10:17am 09.29.22 If your sea strainer is above or close to the waterline it could be losing its prime and can cause t
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Don S/V ILLusion at 10:05am 09.29.22 Thanks, Terry. Both the impeller and gaskets are OEM purchased from the local Volvo Penta dealer. I
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust priopel at 9:46am 09.29.22 Thanks, Terry. Both the impeller and gaskets are OEM purchased from the local Volvo Penta dealer. I
Water Does not Come out the Exhaust Terry Cox at 9:44am 09.29.22 Just a couple of thoughts. Is the new impeller OEM or off brand? Off brands can cause a priming prob
H49/H50 main sheet input T J Furstenau at 9:33am 09.29.22 I'll take a peak at the mast furling winch before she goes away for the winter and see how that look
Rebedding Catalina 310 chainplates with the mast up stephen_i_w at 9:27am 09.29.22 If the chain plates are in a condition that they need to be replaced, the fittings on the mast could

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