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Loose rudder (H260) Sublime at 9:27am 05.27.11 Smaller Boats 0/994 Nice and sturdy one day, loose and floppy the next. I don't see damage as if someone hit it. Some
Max safe people on oday 23 Gnageyj at 6:58am 05.27.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1664 Any one know the max number of people who can be safely carried on my ODay 23? Just got this boat a
Making a Drinking Playlist OulaMan at 6:44am 05.27.11 Sails Call Lounge 11/14570 Looking for a good mix of songs to drink to, any suggestions?
Oxalic Acid - What Is This Stuff Ducati at 3:58am 05.27.11 Ask All Sailors 11/8110 I have a bottle of Interlux Teak Cleaner which I have never used because I hear it is too harsh on t
Have I got a rudder problem? Roger Long at 3:43am 05.27.11 Ask All Sailors 17/6592 I'd like to call this meeting of our metal and corrosion experts to order. Rich, Bill, Mainsail, pl
Full keel boaters and backing from slip! Brian D at 11:05pm 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 14/20659 How hard is it to back a full keel boat? How much room do you need? Does the boat start to turn when
Replacing Winch Bolts Faris at 10:32pm 05.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1354 So, I installed winches on my V22 last weekend, which went pretty well except that the heads of the
OldCat where do you place tell tales for max performance. caguy at 9:34pm 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 4/4798 If the OP or anyone else desires, I can give recommendations on tell tale placement and usage for be
Weekend Events FourPoints at 8:31pm 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1650 Have some friends coming up from NYC and DC for the weekend, and they want to go out and spend some
"No Drill" Bowsprit (1) Bill19233 at 8:01pm 05.26.11 Big Boats 8/9637 I think I finally got all the kinks worked out of the "no drill" bowsprit. My son and I had a great
Rolled furling not rolling up enough Mike 1 at 7:40pm 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2282 I have an '82 Hunter 27. It has a rolled furling headsail and I noticed when I roll the sail I only
Anyone install these steps lately paulj at 7:00pm 05.26.11 Catalina 310 1/1608 http://forums.catalina.sailboatowners.com/showthread.php?t=104585 paulj :troll:
masthead sheaves dspellman at 6:41pm 05.26.11 Catalina 30 3/1770 I need an exploded view of what the masthead and sheaves look like. I tried to thread a new halyard
A proper head on our C-22 (4) CaptDon01 at 6:29pm 05.26.11 Catalina 22 5/3452 Here is an idea I've been playing with for awhile. Our original C-22,(1980 version), had a full mari
mac 22 swinging keel problems alfred gamil at 5:45pm 05.26.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1513 remember me , last summer, keel banging on the sides of the casing, I lifted the boat, got the keel
responseretrieval rognvald at 4:13pm 05.26.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/2114 Is it possible to retrieve a written response to a blog after it was written that was deleted becaus
masting jmark at 3:43pm 05.26.11 Ask All Sailors 16/6597 Hi, I have a boat with no sail rigging at all. Found a very good deal on a mast that is the same len
Advice Freja at 3:21pm 05.26.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/2227 Hello all, I have just signed a contract for new 309. I am thinking of equipping her with a rocha
12 VDC Outlet at Wheel Long Story at 1:27pm 05.26.11 Catalina 310 9/2518 Has anyone added a 12 VDC outlet at the NavPod by the wheel to have power for a search light, or jus
Help With Sea Ranger Battery Charger Stiffwind at 1:17pm 05.26.11 Big Boats 1/4560 The H34 we have came with a installed Sea Ranger battery charger. Only issue I have is I cannot figu

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Question regarding how to winterize seacocks when boat kept in the water all winter jssailem at 7:01pm 09.19.22
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Captain Larry-DH at 6:54pm 09.19.22 Do check the BASE VALVE GASKET. If the gasket material around the weighted flapper swell, it'll blo
Strange Belt Wear Morgan donor at 6:47pm 09.19.22 I see no reason the belt cover should be so close to the belt. Asking for trouble... with any cyclic
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Ken13559 at 6:36pm 09.19.22 Do check the BASE VALVE GASKET. If the gasket material around the weighted flapper swell, it'll bloc
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker Ken13559 at 6:26pm 09.19.22 the horizontal V probably indicate to the helms direction to go? ;)
Question regarding how to winterize seacocks when boat kept in the water all winter Capt Robbie at 5:44pm 09.19.22 most of the boats that stay in the water here in nj have engine room heaters, run heat lamps near se
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:33pm 09.19.22 Quick note: The parts book shows the two front mounts to be "100" and the two aft mounts to be "75"
Yanmar Engine Mount Worries jaysweet at 5:28pm 09.19.22 Hard to tell from the video, but there could be a separation of the engine mount top plate from the
Oil in Bilge (Atomic 4) RitSim at 5:14pm 09.19.22 Rear main seal, or oil pan rusting out or oil overfill or head gasket external leak
Exhaust leak (1) jssailem at 2:26pm 09.19.22 I like the water/bubbles test. Mechanics often use an improvised stethoscope combined with visual an
Perfect for the Headmistress on you holiday gift list dlochner at 2:04pm 09.19.22 But it's not a Raritan! No one asks how to rebuild or fix a Raritan. Jabsco? Well that's another
Perfect for the Headmistress on you holiday gift list jssailem at 1:50pm 09.19.22 Generic Bob... Still funny.
Oil in Bilge (Atomic 4) jssailem at 1:41pm 09.19.22 I want to be able to go on long trips (costly) and need to be able to rely on the engine. The goal
Regional crops jssailem at 1:33pm 09.19.22 At the least they are getting smaller. 2022. 625lb Gator 2016. 800lb Gator Perhaps there are few
Vs on luff of asymmetric spinnaker Sailfanatic at 1:12pm 09.19.22 The V shape allows the sail trimmer to recognize how much curl is in the luff of the spinnaker. The
Oil in Bilge (Atomic 4) Ralph Johnstone at 1:04pm 09.19.22 Your #1 job before anything else is to find the exact source on the engine of the oil leak and go fr
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? rgranger at 12:09pm 09.19.22 I have a decently capable shop, my ide was to order some Zink flat bar stock, and drill a couple th
Connecting NMEA 0183 from nexus classic hbethell at 12:09pm 09.19.22 daydreamerjr were you ultimately able to connect your Nexus Classic to a wireless bridge? If so, whi
Regional crops rgranger at 12:08pm 09.19.22 I noticed that in both stories.... the hunters are wearing crocs... :biggrin::thumbup:
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? (1) HeelBoy at 12:07pm 09.19.22 I have a decently capable shop, my ide was to order some Zink flat bar stock, and drill a couple thr

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