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Thanks everyone! jfrench at 5:47am 06.26.11 Catalina 22 3/1358 After seven and one-half months of fix up and clean up, I finally launched my new-to-me '86 Cat 22 y
Portable radio batteries All U Get at 4:39am 06.26.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1936 Hi gang, I recently received a used ICOM M15 portable radio with nickle-cadmium batteries. After pu
Racing Etiquette Ducati at 4:00am 06.26.11 Ask All Sailors 18/5147 We recently participated in a PHFR race. Winds were super light and we barely had one knot. As we a
Olga paulj at 6:34pm 06.25.11 Catalina 310 2/1950 Trip from Pelican to Olga and home. https://picasaweb.google.com/1dbpaul/OlgaNewFolder#56223029597
replacing an impeller on a Westerbeke (27 hp) James Simmonds at 6:10pm 06.25.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/8101 Ok - could they have have made it any more difficult? I tried to do it myself with no luck. I
Catalina 22 Kitchenette bowlinguy800 at 4:37pm 06.25.11 Catalina 22 18/9573 Hello all, I just bought an 1984 Catalina 22 and would like to find a kitchenette. I have searched t
Dagger board ttownsend at 4:19pm 06.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2534 I have an 88 25D. Over the years the dagger board ropes have been changed and now they are shortene
Propane Gas System to Stove sailcapt340 at 3:20pm 06.25.11 Big Boats 5/2075 My 2000 340 propane system has started to act up, by not delivering the proper pressure to the stove
Kra-Kem for Recirculating Head jduehmig at 3:18pm 06.25.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/6591 I learned today that my 1978 Ericson 36C has a Raritan/Kracor recirculating head system. From what
Aft head holding tank shutterflypro at 1:53pm 06.25.11 Irwin 0/2768 On a 1977 Irwin 37 mkiii (I think?). Where is a good place to locate an aft head holding tank?
Seaward 32 rk vs Beneteau 31 oakleaf at 1:14pm 06.25.11 Ask All Sailors 18/20484 Hello All, I'm a brand new member looking for advice and comments on these two boats: pros, con
Seaward Princess Alcohol Stove saoirseskipper at 12:59pm 06.25.11 Parts Search 1/6415 Does anyone have a source for parts for an older (1986) Seaward Princess alcohol stove? Am in need o
Gin Pole for Mac 25 davenlynn at 12:19pm 06.25.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/6379 I'm putting together the mast raising system for my Mac 25 ('81). What is the optimum height for th
&%#@(&^%$@)#!! Roger Long at 12:12pm 06.25.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/4749 I may be here awhile. The Garmin radome is dead as a doornail. I've got power at the deck level co*
Need Timer for Lectra San teacherspet at 9:42am 06.25.11 Parts Search 4/4170 I have an old Electra San 12v Marine Waste Treatment system and it needs a new Timer part no. 31-200
Planning a Maine Trip The Very Thought of You at 8:37am 06.25.11 Big Boats 5/5267 My wife and I are planning a nine day cruise, beginning in Newburyport, MA and working our way up to
2000 H410 Owner's Manual Stargazer3 at 8:24am 06.25.11 Big Boats 2/1535 My "new" boat is a 2000 Hunter 410. While I love the boat - unfortunately - it did NOT come with an
Damaged 1989 o'day302 lochness at 8:08am 06.25.11 Bigger Boats 1/1771 My sailboat was damaged during a storm. It was moored in a dock adjacent or docked beside another bo
Schaefer 3100 John Gilbert at 7:58am 06.25.11 Big Boats 3/3193 The bearings in the lower bearing assembly of my Schaefer 3100 roller furler have frozen, likely due
sad experience with 'custom prop shaft'' MitchM at 6:53am 06.25.11 Ask All Sailors 6/5603 our propshaft was bent by accidental contact with a travelift strap. so i emailed a dozen

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Practice?? Don Guillette at 10:12am 08.28.22
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Kings Gambit at 10:05am 08.28.22 Fun fact. A lit cigarette isn't enough to set off gasoline fumes. Well, according to Hitchcock it
Practice?? Kings Gambit at 9:49am 08.28.22
Shroud and forestry tension WI Rigger at 9:43am 08.28.22
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Stu Jackson at 9:37am 08.28.22 It might be my age speaking but I suspect it is a generational thing. A similar version would occa
Service life of nylon anchor rode? Ralph Johnstone at 9:05am 08.28.22 So, when Yanmar advises owners of their sail drives to replace the rubber diaphragm after 7 years,
Service life of nylon anchor rode? Kings Gambit at 8:13am 08.28.22 b. Samson has a good guide to rope. Samson Rope Guide. Also Marlow. Marlow rope guide. Age is not
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 7:54am 08.28.22
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks (1) robm at 7:44am 08.28.22 Arghhhhhh :yikes: ! I hear you. These last pictures are a horror story with nut tightened against
2006 Hunter 25 - Swim Platform Stress Cracks robm at 7:39am 08.28.22 - Could you number the photos (lower corner) as it becomes difficult to discuss photos with so many
Sail modifications fred1diver at 7:04am 08.28.22 I told hom it would be cheaper to get a used sail than to modify his, I will have to explain all tha
Hunter Hull laid up DeniseO30 at 7:04am 08.28.22 @DOCKHAND You seem to be quite worried but, you seem to be evasive when people ask you what it's ab
Hunter Hull laid up Terry Cox at 6:51am 08.28.22 Most all Hunter models were laid up with solid FRP below the waterline and cored above. Whether bals
Storage on Cat 310 (1) PlaneTom at 6:44am 08.28.22 Very important- wine storage in the bilge. Keeps it fairly cool. Installed by the previous owner. I'
Hunter Hull laid up JamesG161 at 6:38am 08.28.22 My boat is 1998 The method of making the Hull Fiberglass, in its Mould, for our size boats, was used
Vagabond 17 Keel winch "hole" looks to street. rgranger at 6:30am 08.28.22 Vangs help keep the boom from rising up when sailing down wind. They are not critical but they do a
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering rgranger at 6:24am 08.28.22 I think a Tohatsu 6 would be big enough but... to answer your question. On my Mac 22 (that I no lo
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! rgranger at 6:18am 08.28.22 It really is hard when you get threads like the one I replied to today. Scant details. . No photo
What bimini top works with a 1976 MacGregor Venture 222? rgranger at 6:07am 08.28.22 What @sail sfbay said.;)
Hunter Hull laid up DOCKHAND at 5:04am 08.28.22 JamesG, what year is that on? Did it have moisture between the fiberglass and wood? If it did hav mo

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