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Canted winch pad installation RAD88 at 7:27pm 05.16.11 Ask All Sailors 5/4576 How does one install a winch on a canted pad? More specifically how do you deal with the angled wash
westerbeke 10 two Trouble Help Lee Thompson at 6:58pm 05.16.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2023 I changed all the fuel filters before splash 3 weeks ago. Had fuel tank out and cleaned it while ins
Relocation Trip - Progress Report JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 6:50pm 05.16.11 Catalina 310 11/2992 Just to set the seen. My Bride and I purchased a 2001 Catalina 310 in December, stepping up from a
Spinnakers - unlikeable? Mary and Joseph at 6:26pm 05.16.11 Catalina 22 17/3939 Why does everyone I speak to seem to be anti-spinnaker. I am just learning how to sail, and it is s
Want to start sailing, please advise beginner1 at 6:00pm 05.16.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/3871 I am completely new to sailing and have literally no experience. Only tried catamaran sailing 4 time
rigging the traveler Deann at 5:52pm 05.16.11 Big Boats 1/2660 Could someone explain how to rig a 1993 Catalina 36' traveler? (the boat is new to us and we're "stu
Sailing With Dogs Faris at 5:50pm 05.16.11 Ask All Sailors 12/3868 So, we'll be spending up to a week or so at a time on the boat this summer (Venture 22), and always
MSD's not just for dock pump outs c_witch at 5:30pm 05.16.11 Trailer Sailors 7/4738 Hiee all, I've just purchased a new demetic 974 msd. It has a way smaller foot print then the old
repainting my wheel (1) J Hunter at 4:31pm 05.16.11 The Cherubini Hunters 7/1809 Very close to the recent pedestal painting discussion, but this is about repainting my wheel. The or
Defending Our Passengers + Vessels Ducati at 4:29pm 05.16.11 Ask All Sailors 99/19702 I'm no fan of weapons (yet) however I often wonder what I would do in the event of someone boarding
WTB: H34 Bow pulpit, lifeline stanchions, stern rail Pheidingsfelder at 3:38pm 05.16.11 Parts Search 2/4332 Hoping someone in the Gulf South, MS, AL, LA, FL area is parting out a Hunter 34 with good bow/stern
Trying to understand Link 1000 battery charging cycle wgkenney at 3:31pm 05.16.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2641 All, I have a 2006 Benteau 473 which my wife and I have owned for one season. As we start our seco
Air Conditioning in a P39 Avventura at 3:15pm 05.16.11 Pearson 1/1604 Hi, I'm trying to determine the best location for my air conditioner. I was looking at the hanging l
Holding Tank Fill Guage ms-card@cox.com at 3:11pm 05.16.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1869 My '06 Hunter 38 has a Wema Brand guage that reads the level of the water tank and holding tank. Th
Harken Furler simplicity at 3:08pm 05.16.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1730 Does anyone know where you can buy parts for an older Harken furler? The halyard swivel broke during
Coarse or Fine thread? Ted at 2:32pm 05.16.11 Trailer Sailors 20/9413 I am planning on mounting some new fittings on my boom. I want the ability to remove them in the fut
Knapps Narrows sailor420 at 2:24pm 05.16.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3403 Has anyone used Knapps Narrows this season? What conditions did you find?
Yamaha 24MS vs Yamaha 25MKII canuck1950 at 2:15pm 05.16.11 Yamaha 2/6135 I have been sailing a Macgregor 26M and recently downsized to a 19M to be left at the lake. I am now
Reserve Capacity to Amp Hours FourPoints at 2:12pm 05.16.11 Ask All Sailors 7/14998 was trying to look up specs on a Die Hard Marine Starting battery I had to determine the capacity in
S2 Steering cables texasprinter at 2:01pm 05.16.11 S2 0/1268 I just finished installing the pedestal and new cables. The old pulley plate totally fell apart unde

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Frozen prop shaft jssailem at 6:21am 08.27.22 :plus: Tow boat to lift. Safest solution. Make sure bilge pump is working. Tow Boat is a good choic
Help me... I don't have time to search, and I have some questions !!!! Leeward Rail at 6:10am 08.27.22 Yah it's much better for them to create a new thread and have someone tell them to Search.....Uhhh.
Frozen prop shaft smokey73 at 5:56am 08.27.22 :plus: Not having some sort of tow insurance is worse than not having AAA or some other car tow cove
Rudder pin Gene Neill at 5:45am 08.27.22 Rudder pin? You mean the plastic shear pin? If so, the answer is yes. :)
Open House - well; BOAT shemandr at 5:04am 08.27.22 Keep us posted if Diana will make an appearance in FL. because I don't have another trip up North in
Open House - well; BOAT kappykaplan at 4:15am 08.27.22 There appears to be a problem with your link. :plus:
1986 Mac 25 Grumps at 4:12am 08.27.22 My M25 also oil-canned a bit while on the trailer. Didn't make any difference in her sailing ability
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 4:12am 08.27.22 Looks awesome, @mikeracca !! :beer:
1986 Mac 25 justsomeguy at 1:58am 08.27.22 My M25 also oil-canned a bit while on the trailer. Didn't make any difference in her sailing ability
Open House - well; BOAT justsomeguy at 1:54am 08.27.22 just open the link & read it. There appears to be a problem with your link.
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering Tedd at 9:15pm 08.26.22 Is the bracket the motor's on really worth the trouble? I had the motor mounted directly to the tran
Exhaust blower on an 11a Halvern at 9:12pm 08.26.22 Going to bookstore looking for "Multi-meters for Dummies". Anything electrical scares me. If it has
Ideas to reinforce outboard bracket for trailering Stu Jackson at 8:51pm 08.26.22 Like someone said eons ago: "Just Don't." Freeway?!? What are you thinking? Even if you're only
Hunter 280 mid boom traveller jssailem at 8:34pm 08.26.22 Take some pictures and post them here as you go. Good to share it forward for the next owner.
Anchoring/Guest moorage with access to downtown Seattle? jssailem at 8:33pm 08.26.22 When I was there, met a CG officer on summer training, came up from Oregon on his boat. We had a gre
New Catalina 30 Owner jssailem at 8:27pm 08.26.22 Sail the devil out of her till you get a buyer. Very nice work.
Frozen prop shaft Crusty Ol Salt at 7:46pm 08.26.22 I am starting to ponder if I am the only guy on here that has AAA and sea tow. Some days getting a l
Frozen prop shaft smokey73 at 7:21pm 08.26.22 Sounds like you are in neutral. If you think the shaft is somehow seized so much that even a little
Counterclockwise spinner just SE of Cozumel? BigEasy at 7:03pm 08.26.22 Trying my best to ignore these tropical systems......for now!
Yamaha 33 standing on keel? Stu Jackson at 6:44pm 08.26.22 I tried this once, and only once, and not on a tidal grid. Catalina 25, fin keel, up the Napa River

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