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Aluminum external corrosion carlpaez at 11:31am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1789 I have a 1980 Catalina 27 and it has a mast boom that could use some help. I bought this vessel in M
Bittersweet.... chefmike at 11:30am 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1297 watching my Venture 222 roll away with its new owner. Bitter because now I am boatless; sweet becaus
Variprop Ken Honeycutt at 10:56am 05.23.11 Big Boats 12/6753 Just thought I'd post a recommendation for anyone considering a new prop. I installed a Variprop thi
transducer installation anchorron at 10:36am 05.23.11 Catalina 30 4/3226 I want to install an inside hull transducer on a 1988 Catalina 30. Is there anywhere in the hull whe
Neoprene Gasket for holding tank Inspection Plate bigmuffin at 10:24am 05.23.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/5210 Hi, Unfortunately, I've had to open the inspection plate to my holding tank a few times recently. Th
Ground Fault Outlet emilbec at 10:18am 05.23.11 The Cherubini Hunters 13/3054 When I had my boat surveyed (back a number of years ago), the surveyor remarked that I should have a
New York City this weekend DannyS at 9:43am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2106 I posted this a while back but didn't get much of a response so I thought I'd try again... My wife a
fuel tank repair olddude at 9:28am 05.23.11 Big Boats 1/1369 I have previously read a post concerning using a west system product to repair a hole in a plastic f
A/C Installation Kenny C at 9:12am 05.23.11 Bigger Boats 3/1913 Hello All, Looking for suggestions on where to install an A/C Unit in an Oday 34. My initial thought
New stereo and windlass switch capjules at 8:33am 05.23.11 Fantasia 35 0/4445 Hello Fellow Sailors, Our old cassette stereo died a while back, finally gave it up, died in it's
2 Jib Halyard Questions CNein001 at 8:31am 05.23.11 Musings With Maine Sail 2/3242 I have wire to rope halyards and thimble for both. What are the instructions on how to put the thim
water ballast issue ellisites at 8:10am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1340 our 1995 26S appears to be sitting high in the water. the ballast is full yet the water line around
Real Tuff discontinued Roger Long at 7:42am 05.23.11 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3075 Replaced with this: http://www.herchem.com/products/thread_sealants.html http://www.herchem.com/pr
Where can I put an anchor roller on a C-27 caguy at 7:37am 05.23.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1361 There doesn't seem to be much room to put one. Any ideas how I can possibly incorporate a bow sprit
propane locker glandry924 at 7:37am 05.23.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1945 Hi all, I'm the new owner of a 1993 Legend 37.5. It has the cng stove and range. I would like to ins
Launching for the San Juans?? coolchangewilly at 7:16am 05.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1563 Of you PNW boaters what is your best launch site for a trip to SJs? I value a lack of fishermen...
H 260 Water System Issues tgrass462 at 7:10am 05.23.11 Smaller Boats 2/1306 I have a 1999 Hunter 260 with a pressurized water system. This week I purged out the antifreeze fr
Looking for Mast - Oday 19 WineProfiler at 7:08am 05.23.11 Parts Search 1/2859 I'm rebuilding an ODay 19 (from the mid 60's), and am looking for a Mast (preferably rigged?!), and
Big step in cockpit med2463 at 7:07am 05.23.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1791 It is a big step from the cockpit seats/bridgedeck to the cockpit floor, which is not good for our o
Emmanuel Sailing Video PrincessoftheLake at 6:32am 05.23.11 Ask All Sailors 15/3887 With the rainy day we had yesterday I threw together a little video to use up some of the video clip

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Refilling CNG Tank smokey73 at 6:06am 09.22.22 Thanks, Keep us posted Terry. I have two filled tanks right now but if I can find a tank or two wh
Help Me Choose A Boat !! Davidasailor26 at 4:55am 09.22.22
Refilling CNG Tank Terry Cox at 4:49am 09.22.22 Our two tanks are the old steel round bottom version. After looking at them the re-certification tec
Aftermarket Chinese Impellers RoyS at 4:07am 09.22.22 Thank you for your replies. I think I will give the cheap after market impellers a try. I have spare
Outhaul line replacement for furling main Wesleymi at 1:26am 09.22.22 I replaced both outhaul and inhaul on my 321 with no problem at all (with the mast up).
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Ralph Johnstone at 9:22pm 09.21.22 Sometimes the bilge pump will cycle up to 6 times per day You have one hell of a large leak with
Persistent Fresh Water Leak thinwater at 8:03pm 09.21.22 The OP never said if he checked whether the tank level is going down (if there is enough to trigger
Persistent Fresh Water Leak BarryL at 6:47pm 09.21.22 Hi, Put some paper towels under as many hoses, connectors, pumps, etc. as you can find. Come back a
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? dlochner at 6:46pm 09.21.22 In a typical sailing season I top off the battery in the spring and top it off again at the all-Sta
Western Lake Erie john6206 at 5:36pm 09.21.22 @BrianH great to hear!
Persistent Fresh Water Leak capta at 5:36pm 09.21.22 I would suggest using a pressure pump just like they do on auto radiators. Also, you could connect a
I'm assuming this means my battery is dead?? john6206 at 5:35pm 09.21.22
Aftermarket Chinese Impellers dlochner at 3:54pm 09.21.22 The Globe impellers also have a reputation for having the hubs detach and spin independently of the
Space Forces First Christmas kappykaplan at 3:31pm 09.21.22 Go Navy... :plus::plus::plus:
Aftermarket Chinese Impellers Alan Gomes at 2:57pm 09.21.22 The Globe impellers have a good reputation for longevity and can run dry longer than OEM impellers
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? Alan Gomes at 2:54pm 09.21.22 I'm splitting hairs here, but a knot or two counts on a long trip. Not to split hairs about your s
25 vs 26S, who's best to windward? stickinthemud57 at 2:47pm 09.21.22 I owned a 26S for four years. Yes, the bottom of the ballast tank is the outer hull and the top of
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 2:45pm 09.21.22 Pretty sure he never went ashore.
New Boat - 1988 Wing Keel! Leeward Rail at 2:15pm 09.21.22 Congrats on your new acquisition. There aren't many Cat 22 MkII owners on this forum so anytime one
Persistent Fresh Water Leak Johnb at 2:08pm 09.21.22 This dye suggestion made me curious. Having used UV dye for detecting refrigerant leaks, I wondere

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