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Lido sailor Lido sailor at 1:26pm 06.28.11 Catalina 22 1/1265 I've been looking for a used Catalina 22 and have found several without trailers. Does any one in t
H36 refrigerator thermostat Ken Honeycutt at 1:15pm 06.28.11 Big Boats 10/2276 Has anyone had problems with the thermostat on the refrigerators that came with the H36? Mine has go
Refrigeration WilliamH at 1:14pm 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2316 I have a 1986 Catalina 34 with a Adler Barbour Cold machine DCM 12. It has been very reliable until
M25 rigging unknowns (2) alcyone at 12:59pm 06.28.11 Smaller Boats 3/1305 Trying to figure out purpose of hardware in two places: 1st pic- plate with threaded hole on both si
Vinyl Liner "limpy" ROMAR at 12:56pm 06.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2189 The vinyl liner in the forward stateroom is "peeling" off the wall. It appears to have had a foam b
Keel Work n8erb at 12:16pm 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1610 Hello All, I have a 1975 Venture V222 and I am having a few issues with the keel that I would lov
1984 Hunter 25.5 eruditioninc at 10:00am 06.28.11 Smaller Boats 3/2490 I just purchased a 1984 Hunter 25.5 in fair condition. I am looking for a owners manual or a diagram
Leaky Windows moparv104x4 at 9:50am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 1/2115 Leaky Window Sealing Help I have a 1981 Islander Bahama 30, one of the main salon windows was leaki
Tiller pilot paphman at 9:40am 06.28.11 Catalina 22 2/1409 Just a quick update on our new tiller pilot. We put a TP 10 simrad pilot in the boat this spring, a
Removal of holding tank Vision 32 1994 HV32 at 8:52am 06.28.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1676 The holding tank on this model is under the swim step. What is the best method to remove and is a p
Continuous Line Furlers TFrere at 8:19am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2833 I purchased a Harken Cruising furler last year and now I am wondering if I made the right decision.
Impressions: Small vs. Not so small? rgranger at 7:43am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 11/2800 :stirthepot: I wanted to probe an impression I have about the attitudes sailors have about other sai
Moyer Marine now casting Atomic 4 blocks Twice Around at 7:33am 06.28.11 Engines and Propulsion 0/2205 Moyer Marine announced this week that they are now casting aftermarket Atomic 4 engine blocks! For
Flutter-Flap-Leech line Quoddy at 7:18am 06.28.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 16/11867
ice makers Chuck Creel at 5:54am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2855 interesting find while doing online search . Might show some merit for the week ender trips. h
Stained PlasTeak JeffThompson at 4:39am 06.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1590 In my zeal to ensure that the boat looks as good as it sails, I strayed with my polishing compound a
The Women and Their Boats (1) Roger Long at 4:32am 06.28.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/5259 Excellent chance the radar will be fixed by the end of the day. The boat just needs a coat of botto
Bad Luck to Re-Name a Boat??? nemosuit at 4:32am 06.28.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1247 Some say it is. Assuming that there's something to "luck" in the first place: do you think it's
Lewmar Port Light Hinges Rick486 at 4:07am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 5/3657 I have 4 Lewmar Standard Portlight 5's in my Hunter 44DS. I need to replace several hinges on these
Replacing water heater... Bleeding antifreeze NYSail at 4:01am 06.28.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2446 Hello once again! I am getting ready to replace my hot water heater (6 gallon Raritan).... I am lo

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Anchor Chain sail sfbay at 2:00pm 09.11.22 Congratulations on your new sailboat!! With 175 ft of chain and rope you will have slightly less th
Ticklers Siamese at 1:54pm 09.11.22 I've never heard that term applied to sailboats. We talking telltales?
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 1:53pm 09.11.22 Hello and thanks for all of the input. My friend leaves tomorrow morning. Who can tell me where th
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 1:49pm 09.11.22 For those seeking ideas, here is my 4 line mainsheet setup on my 83 cat 22.
Westerbeke questions Syversens at 1:40pm 09.11.22 Excellent, I'll assume one until another is found. Thanks!
Hoist Bridle for Hunter 170 sail sfbay at 1:09pm 09.11.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Suggest starting here: Boat Slings
Fischer panda generator Question artboas at 1:06pm 09.11.22 Art: I have FP 6000. It was installed with the fuel pump pulling fuel through the filter. Racor
Underrated marinas sail sfbay at 1:01pm 09.11.22 Brickyard Cove Marina (now Boardwalk Marina) in Point Richmond, CA...............no pump out or fuel
Westerbeke questions RitSim at 12:57pm 09.11.22 on our B411 I only know of one engine zinc. There is one on the prop nut. I added a teardrop zinc
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? dlochner at 12:27pm 09.11.22 Thanks for the additional info, it is helpful.:) For depth, you can get a through the hull transduc
Westerbeke questions JoeWhite at 11:58am 09.11.22 I have one zinc on heat exchanger 3/8" and 2" long on M35B
GPS recommendation (need Baja maps)? MarkHejtmanek at 11:49am 09.11.22 Thank you for all the responses - great information here! Also lots of questions from the Forum, so
Stuffing box repack Richard19068 at 11:03am 09.11.22 If it helps, I did This job a couple of years ago. Interesting comment about packing size in the l
Fischer panda generator Question ice breaker at 10:59am 09.11.22 Art: I have FP 6000. It was installed with the fuel pump pulling fuel through the filter. Racor l
Holding tank, stud finder rgranger at 10:59am 09.11.22 Read an old post about checking holding tank level (to see how full it is). A few responses suggest
Back to the Moon, Sailing in a Vacuum rgranger at 10:58am 09.11.22 Reminds me of the penquin with car trouble...
H280 To Winch or Not To Winches Jstonge at 10:33am 09.11.22 I did look at mine and they are size 16. Look luck with the install.
Holding tank, stud finder Don S/V ILLusion at 9:48am 09.11.22 I wonder if a capacitance tester meter, aka, moisture meter, would be preferable.
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) artboas at 9:46am 09.11.22 Shields doesn't make SaniFlex...Their super pricy hose is Poly-X. SaniFlex is Raritan hose. --Pe
big dreams, great vessel, john alden race boat jon hansen at 9:41am 09.11.22 REu2JfcOHDs

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