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Rent/borrow a trailer Rsaoday22 at 11:05pm 05.03.11 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2132 I was lucky to win an eBay auction which makes me the proud owner of s 1973 oday 22 in the san Franc
Leaving the dock with an outboard motor Robin F at 8:01pm 05.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 34/9777 Hi All, First let me say that I am a complete novice to sailing. I bought a 1978 Macgregor 22 and I
LP Gas "Breaker" on H280? Tally Ho at 8:00pm 05.03.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1555 I notice a breaker on the electrical panel on my recently purchased H280 labeled "LP Gas".....but I
Midship Cleats Runaway at 7:44pm 05.03.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1613 I have seen mentioned in various threads on this site the installation of a midship cleat on the Hun
Interfacing Lowrance VHF and Garmin GPS Ken Cross at 7:26pm 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2421 Question for the brain trust: I have a Lowrance LVR250 VHF radio and I'm considering purchasing a Ga
Hey Keith, I cutta hole in my boat too and more (8) RBone at 7:12pm 05.03.11 Day Sailers 3/1905 Back in late '08 when I started repairing Pronto I found rotted core under the mast step. http://fa
Dinghy Davits - Another Post (2) stephen Penny at 6:36pm 05.03.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/3555
Sealing Deck Penetrations to Prevent Core Rot Bob S at 6:21pm 05.03.11 Musings With Maine Sail 2/4144 Maine, I appreciate the time you take in helping us through all our boat maintenance chores. I am ad
Stack Pack vs. In-mast furling jgortych at 6:14pm 05.03.11 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/6032 We have a Seldon in-mast furling system with an original Catalina factory mainsail on our 309. We ha
Star Wars Day Freedom77 at 6:12pm 05.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1272 Don't Forget Tomorrow Is Star Wars Day!! May The Fourth Be With You:) Fair Winds And Full Sails...
To Do List Roger Long at 5:55pm 05.03.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 3/4546 I just had to cross post this reply in a thread over on Maine Sail's section which turned into a To
the adventure continues..LOL zeehag at 5:03pm 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3551 will leave ensenada finally on may 5th before sunset---- wont be able to post pix until sometime in
Can't shift into gear ? dlewis812 at 4:48pm 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 8/4188 Launched today. Got everything cleaned up, rigged etc. Ready to pull away from the marina to move
Can you tell me what these things are? (1) ejet99 at 4:15pm 05.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/5062 This is the mast and boom of a 1973 Venture 2-24 . I sailed this boat last year but I still don't kn
'83 H31 Curtain sliders for plastic track tinkicker78 at 3:29pm 05.03.11 Mid-Size Boats 7/2648 Taking delivery of a new to me H31 in two weeks (still in the yard for some upgrades and repairs) an
Sunscreen Ruins White Shirts Ducati at 3:20pm 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2489 Have not seen the sun in months but whenever it reappears I always use sunscreen. (as per orders fro
Wet Cushions... Patrick S/V Shangra-La at 2:54pm 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 12/6298 I got my v-birth cushions wet with salt water, and you know how salt attracts moisture. So I remove
Real Time Wind Prediction For Mac Users Ducati at 2:32pm 05.03.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1718 I probably asked this before but I'm looking for a real-time wind prediction technology that can be
swim ladder pad replacement? doehunter at 2:19pm 05.03.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1536 Hey guys, One of my pads came off on the way home last time out and I've been looking around for ne
Bent strut Val at 1:45pm 05.03.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2320 Does anyone know of a company that can make a strut for an 85 h37c? I believe it is the Dahmer sail

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 11:16am 08.11.22 The pressure is on to learn that the engine block is not screwed up. I am also measuring the time t
Porta Pottie has very little flush water coming out Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:36am 08.11.22 Two thing you said--barely a trickle of flush water now and air escaping when you remove the fill ca
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 10:09am 08.11.22 Thanks for the insight. This support is why I posted the issue. I have been wrastling (my English T
Chart plotter orientation Davidasailor26 at 9:55am 08.11.22 Thanks for the input... Yea I do understand that it is based on motion of the boat, however when in
Is this dinghy salvageable? markwbird at 9:53am 08.11.22 Not really. I went down this path a couple of years ago with a dinghy that had similar issues with
Put it in a slip, or keep it on the trailer? Gene Neill at 9:53am 08.11.22 I use mine from a dry slip, fully rigged. I would be very reluctant to keep a boat with a cast iron
HUNTER 380 cockpit lazarettes locks BIGUA at 9:44am 08.11.22 Hi Sailgunner, a month ago anyone stolen my shade awning :mad:, now i buy a new one and i don`t w
Going bigger? scottscotty at 9:41am 08.11.22 time. age. body aches and pains. fun factor. amount of danger. effort. For me the time is critical.
Chart plotter orientation NYSail at 9:35am 08.11.22 Thanks for the input... Yea I do understand that it is based on motion of the boat, however when in
HUNTER 380 cockpit lazarettes locks Sailgunner at 9:17am 08.11.22 Curious, Why do you want to lock them? Valuables inside?
OMG I may have bought a piece of junk :( :( Jamesiv1 at 9:13am 08.11.22 James please consider the following as constructive advice from an x-Coast Guard member who has see
OMG I may have bought a piece of junk :( :( Don S/V ILLusion at 9:08am 08.11.22 James please consider the following as constructive advice from an x-Coast Guard member who has seen
Universal M-12 running hot odaydokay at 8:45am 08.11.22 Good points and reminders. Thanks. I know the strainer (outboard "South Bay" cheese wedge style, n
roller troubles scottscotty at 8:44am 08.11.22 It is an older trailer that has the ability tilt ( I just don't use it because the ramp I use is per
OMG I may have bought a piece of junk :( :( Leeward Rail at 8:44am 08.11.22 Here are a link to pages with someone replacing the valve... http://www.catalina22experiment.com/ho
Bilge Pump wiring issue ggrizzard at 8:39am 08.11.22 Is your "automatic wire" integral to the pump, i.e., or is there a separate float switch?
OMG I may have bought a piece of junk :( :( Jamesiv1 at 8:36am 08.11.22 Yes that is what it is supposed to do. The water needs to drain out of the cockpit drains/scuppers,
Hot water tank use when at anchor Calif. Ted at 8:33am 08.11.22 6 gallon Seaward heater, Honda 2000 generator, tank water probably starts in the 60's (Fahrenheit) a
Outhaul rigging on 29.5 sail sfbay at 8:28am 08.11.22 Please post a photo of your outhaual rigging set up and circular cam (cleat?) If the cam cleat is no
Outhaul rigging on 29.5 jssailem at 8:25am 08.11.22 To comment on your concern, beyond perhaps the "Circular Cam no longer working" is in: need of main

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