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mast made a popping sound, trouble? davemchine at 6:06am 06.13.11 Smaller Boats 2/2232 While raising the mast yesterday I forgot to attach the adjustable backstay, thus the backstay was t
Broke another tiller drumbeater at 4:58am 06.13.11 Smaller Boats 1/1221 Our original tiller was dry rotted and snapped on our maiden voyage. I ordered a new one from APS, d
Ethanol in fuel on older outboard motors Mike1956 at 4:57am 06.13.11 Ask All Sailors 15/7885 It seems that there isn't any where to buy gasoline that doesn't have ethanol in any more. I have a
Owners manual jjclynick at 3:31am 06.13.11 Day Sailers 1/1297 Where is the best place to obtain owner's manual and info re specific boat, hual model, etc for a 19
Trinka! Oday 222 jimmyb at 9:55pm 06.12.11 Trailer Sailors 3/3942 Hey Joe! How you doing this year - have you launched yet. Just curious if all is well? jimmyb
LectroSan AlwaysFORSAIL at 9:39pm 06.12.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/4340 I am sure you have answered this a few times, but when may I use LectroSan and when is it not legal?
Is eight enough hp for a C-27? caguy at 9:34pm 06.12.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/2697 I am considering buying a 2005 8hp Tohatsu 4 stroke ob for the Catalina 27. The fella selling it cla
Type of Porthole SHADS at 9:11pm 06.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/879 We have a 1996 Hunter 26. We are missing the bug screen to the porthole above the Queen size bunk u
Port Window Broken shaynebennett at 8:42pm 06.12.11 Smaller Boats 4/2792 I have a 1986 or so 25 foot Catalina. The rear, starbord cabin window was broken out in a hail stor
Pre 1972 Hull ID number mangosnrum at 8:40pm 06.12.11 Other Sailboats 0/1786 I am trying to get my boat registered in Florida, it is a 1969 Ericson 26. I understand that manufac
Leaking from starboard side (2) g5665 at 8:11pm 06.12.11 Yamaha 5/3069
Lewmar 40" Folding Wheel Nodak7 at 8:07pm 06.12.11 Big Boats 3/1958 Just curious!!! I have a 40" Lewmar Folding Wheel and one of the spoke welds broke. The spoke was on
Finally! Took the boat out today . . . ddeand at 7:52pm 06.12.11 Day Sailers 2/1563 I've had my Hunter 170/18 in the water for about a month, but because of some pretty good reasons, I
Genoa track location ebsail at 6:34pm 06.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1126 I've seen some previous posts on this but no clear answer. Will the cockpit coaming track be in the
hot water on demand spunky13 at 5:26pm 06.12.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2002 I need to replace my Raritan water heater but don't particularly what to go the same route. Has any
our first trip on the bay! (6) thomasgoodmaniii at 5:23pm 06.12.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1716 my wife and i took our first real sailing trip of the year this past weekend. we put in at dandy poi
Replacement windows on 40 .5 captron at 5:13pm 06.12.11 Big Boats 7/2068 I think some of you 40.5 owners have already done this and as I prepare to do the same i'm wondering
So.... how was your weekend (1) Scott B at 5:13pm 06.12.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2644 Launch Friday, get boat in water, slight leak around engine raw water thru-hull, pull out, rebed thr
spinnaker masthead rigging robf1000 at 4:57pm 06.12.11 S2 1/1751 I have a 9.2A that came with an extra halyard and a spinnaker pole, but it was never rigged. I have
Edson pedestal model fiestaMojo at 4:31pm 06.12.11 The Cherubini Hunters 10/5081 what is the model number of the Edson steering pedestal used on the Cherubini era boats?

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Looking for tubing bender Head Sail at 7:40pm 06.17.22 Buy the one you want and bake the cost into the price of your Bimini sales.
Funny Friday!!! (1) Kermit at 7:22pm 06.17.22
Leaky Windows Balintkp at 6:52pm 06.17.22 Here is a really good video how to rebed the aluminum Portlights: Watch "Portlight Removal and Gaske
Looking for tubing bender Project_Mayhem at 6:33pm 06.17.22 Do you have any harbor freight stores in Canada? They've got a few different models
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Project_Mayhem at 6:30pm 06.17.22 This makes sense if it's a keel stepped mast or the compression post is on the keel. When the boat i
Boat Needs A Little Work Project_Mayhem at 6:24pm 06.17.22 Wide open interior
Boat Needs A Little Work SycloneDriver at 6:07pm 06.17.22 It has great engine access.
1987 Cat 22 Companionway and Hatch Screens Gene Neill at 5:48pm 06.17.22 Coleman Thermacell will eliminate the need for screens, unless your problem is something other than
Boat Needs A Little Work JamesG161 at 4:40pm 06.17.22 The left off their Shaft Zinc.:facepalm: Jim...
C30 MKiii spreader & end caps Stu Jackson at 3:42pm 06.17.22 Have you called Catalina Yachts in Florida?
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix dlochner at 2:44pm 06.17.22 I was taught to unstring a bow when it was not being used to prevent permanent distortion of both t
Laminate sole in cabin - Whitish haze water mark jssailem at 1:44pm 06.17.22 Careful with the iron. There is likely a coating of varnish on the sole wood of your boat. A hot iro
Replacing engine instrument panel jssailem at 1:40pm 06.17.22 need to provide the key switch, blower switch, warning lights Many ways are possible to provide th
Wire Size Davidasailor26 at 1:21pm 06.17.22 https://www.bluesea.com/support/articles/Circuit_Protection/1437/Part_1:_Choosing_the_Correct_Wire_S
Wire Size Davidasailor26 at 12:50pm 06.17.22 My very limited knowledge of DC circuits and playing around with this handy calculator I see very l
Wire Size rlongfield at 12:21pm 06.17.22 My very limited knowledge of DC circuits and playing around with this handy calculator I see very li
Shift strip Project_Mayhem at 11:54am 06.17.22 I found the groove was slightly mis-shapen on one side so I rotated the rod connector 180 degrees. T
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix LloydB at 11:00am 06.17.22 I was taught to unstring a bow when it was not being used to prevent permanent distortion of both th
C30 MKiii spreader & end caps sail sfbay at 10:53am 06.17.22 You might have sucess if you contact a spar manufacturer/supplier like RigRite, Dywer, etc with dime
Wooden sliding hatch door sail sfbay at 10:47am 06.17.22 Also suggest a search on this forum and find forum members who built their own like this sailor: New

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