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Engine replacement on Catalina 27, 1988 Roger Thomas at 4:44am 05.15.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2068 Hi Guys. My engine Universal M-18 gave up and I need to replace it. If anybody has a rebuilt one or
Mystery Leakage DockH at 4:14am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 8/2761 Even with a tarp over the cabin and the boat still out of the water I am getting a lot of rain in th
Keel Repair (2) DockH at 4:06am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 7/4199 Something took a chunk out of the lower leading edge of my lead/fiberglass encased keel. No other hu
Portlight handle pabraam at 1:24am 05.15.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1837 One of the locking device/closing handles on my Lewmar portlights detached from the acrylic (it stil
Raritan PHII - smell with each stroke/pump Guest at 10:37pm 05.14.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/3548 Couple of questions: I have a terrible smell, by the head, when pumping my Raritan PHII. I rebuil
Buffalo to Atlantic Capt Andy at 9:50pm 05.14.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1567 I am planning a trip from Great Lakes to the Atlantic, 9/1/2011, via the Erie Canal ' Hudson. Can so
New Boat! (1) FourPoints at 9:01pm 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1607 Ok, not exactly new, but it is performing like a New One! I just got the new sails from Neil Pryde t
Folding Tiller jimfrankelly at 8:47pm 05.14.11 Smaller Boats 0/1352 Has anyone put a hinge in the metal tillers used on the Hunter 260 ' 270 models??? Picture would be
Dulce, two week update (13) CharlieCobra at 8:41pm 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 3/2027 It's been two weeks since we started on Dulce. Here are some shots of the progress. Here's some sho
Hunter 54 two week update (11) CharlieCobra at 8:16pm 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 2/2008 It's been a long two weeks on the H-54. As you can see the cabin sole is done except for some trim,
New h23 shore power (4) C Jones at 6:28pm 05.14.11 Smaller Boats 1/1316 Just finished it this week. I used a Square D, 30amp. load center with 2- 120 volt breakers. One 20
Registration numbers "hidden" on boat 1Goldie at 6:13pm 05.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2885 We failed our free safety check because we did not have our registration numbers somewhere inside on
Throttle lever - not controlling engine robfmcc at 5:22pm 05.14.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1852 It seems that my throttle lever isn't controlling the RPMs of the engine, it will put the boat in ge
Mounting a fluxgate compass. Slade at 4:35pm 05.14.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/4075 I've got a Raymarine ST40 fluxgate compass. No problem with mounting the display away from interfer
Saturday... (2) Timo42 at 4:09pm 05.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1350 5kts off Malibu. Realtime
CAtalina 30 Main Bulkhead replacement ron albert at 4:01pm 05.14.11 Catalina 30 7/7779 Hi all. Anyone ever replaced the main bulkhead on a Catalina 30. Mine is water damaged and cosmeti
Sliding Hatch Cover betzhunter at 3:58pm 05.14.11 Big Boats 7/2363 My boom fell from the line that it was attached to and cracked the hatch cover on my H34. Now i need
ethanol/ stable/ sea foam Chuck Creel at 3:36pm 05.14.11 Ask All Sailors 47/8722 Ahoy all boaters with outboards. I am experiencing a problem that i know others are having with the
transom ladder GarEi at 2:44pm 05.14.11 Pearson 4/2507 All you Pearson 303 owners, I have a question. Stock transom ladder enters the water by 17" one rung
Mast Spreader Help! Falconer at 2:31pm 05.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/6194 Proud new owner of a M25. Don't know anything about sailing. Refinishing the boat then starting this

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stormy chi=mac kloudie1 at 5:46am 07.25.22 Looks like a hoot! That boat is scooting.. Certainly more fun looking than ghosting along in wind so
Murdered 170 Centerboard stickinthemud57 at 5:41am 07.25.22 Mine was solid fiberglass, I'm pretty sure. Weighed around 80 lbs. I think it would have tended to f
Sailing with no furling winch (1) tfox2069 at 5:36am 07.25.22 Very good ideas. No arch though, this is what I'm working with. Plz excuse the mess, it was a proj
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? Crusty Ol Salt at 5:34am 07.25.22 Boater safety course is required by law in Virginia. All PWC operators age 14 and older and all ope
Murdered 170 Centerboard rcairflyer at 5:20am 07.25.22 What is the centerboard made of, fiberglass over wood?
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? Rick Webb at 4:46am 07.25.22 I'd bet that sort of statement is standard boilerplate on all policies and is buried in the 37 pages
Found a 2003 C310 Tom J at 4:40am 07.25.22 Precious memories, indeed, to be treasured always.
Valid Insurance ? ? ? ? ? JamesG161 at 4:28am 07.25.22 Does this mean I bought influence? No, but the Geico Agent was under the Influence of an Adult be
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad kappykaplan at 3:40am 07.25.22 filling the cockpit with Maine water. I like this idea! :beer:
Sailing from Potts Harbor to Ports Harbor (approx. 160 nm) on the 1975 30 ' Albin Ballad All U Get at 3:24am 07.25.22 Years ago we made this trip in the heat of summer. We found good relief by blocking the cockpit scu
Mast Plate Broken Hunter 460 Rick486 at 2:57am 07.25.22 With just a quick look it appears to me to be a bending failure across the stress concentration effe
stormy chi=mac jon hansen at 2:20am 07.25.22 a j111 out foxed the 52's. it out foxed the 70's, using the thunder bumpers like a pinball. :cool:
stormy chi=mac jon hansen at 2:17am 07.25.22 this year was a stormy 333 mile spinnaker run. is there anything more fun on a sailboat than flying
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:55pm 07.24.22 I went to Luna today with one goal in mind. To get the engine wired up and working off the control p
New Catalina 30 Owner (2) mikeracca at 10:49pm 07.24.22 Well done. You are the first C30 owner I have seen that has removed the aft portion of the counter
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start GordonSmith100 at 10:09pm 07.24.22 I'm really curious, what batteries did you choose to install? Westmarine model #15020191, two of t
Murdered 170 Centerboard stickinthemud57 at 9:52pm 07.24.22 I think you are on the right track. Let us know how it goes. Be sure to grind down the corners to pr
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? stickinthemud57 at 9:48pm 07.24.22 I have concluded there are too many taxes dipping into our recreational pleasures. We work hard. We
Beneteau 461 furling Gennaker info required. sail sfbay at 9:24pm 07.24.22 Welcome to the forum!! Install a bow sprit with a top down furler. That is what I installed on my H
replacement of in-deck solar and of interior ceiling lights Boatkeep at 8:37pm 07.24.22 Hey, these are not the same model, but it might help you out. Here at my favourite solar-powered mar

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