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help: USA metric propshaft source?? MitchM at 7:45pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2602 does anyone know of a USA supplier (or one in toronto CA) for a metric propshaft? i'l
What type of bottom paint is this??? Mike1956 at 7:37pm 05.12.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1314 I have a 1982 Catalina 22. It was purchased five years ago from someone in Pennsylvania who purchase
New Anti-boater Federal Bill Rick D at 6:55pm 05.12.11 Sails Call Lounge 27/13241
Raritan Head MLampner at 6:42pm 05.12.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/6805 Peggy enjoyed the book and found it helpful. My Hunter 30 has a First generation Compact Raritan He
Lightning Storm seadaddler at 5:59pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 32/8649 You are anchored out for the day or night or out sailing far from port and a lightning storm surroun
Honda 5 HP Water Pump Replacement (19) CaptDon01 at 5:54pm 05.12.11 Catalina 22 3/22662 Many of us have the little Honda BF5, 5 HP 4-stroke outboard on our boats. It's not too difficult t
Unusual High Tides on the upper Chessy Witzend at 5:47pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2862 For the past 2 days we have had very high tides, it's not a full moon, no southerly blow'en, no stor
H26 Mast+Steamer+cables and connectors Chiriqui at 5:40pm 05.12.11 Smaller Boats 9/2848 I dropped the mast today to find out why my neither my mast or steamer lights didn't come on. I'm p
Tohatsu MFS6B Outboard Witzend at 4:24pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 16/6400 I purchased this outboard from Defender industries at the end of December of 2010. I have maybe 1 ho
Boat Wiring Ducati at 3:34pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2091 Last fall just before haul-out I took photos of all of the wiring connections for the mast. I looks
Clearing the decks Roger Long at 3:00pm 05.12.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/5539 I signed the papers today to sell the business I started in 1986, a quarter of a century ago. That
Almost ready to splash. (4) geehaw at 1:14pm 05.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1535 Well the boats bottom is painted the rest cleaned and shiny. No more white butt when ya sit on her.
Need M-15/5411 Engine for Parts Jimd333 at 12:39pm 05.12.11 Catalina 30 7/2855 I'm rebuilding my M-15 and would really like to find someone who is re-engining and would like to se
Need M-15/5411 Engine for Parts Jimd333 at 12:36pm 05.12.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/971 Rebuilding my engine and would like to buy an engine for parts...anybody re-engining? Thanks, Jim
Insurance Agreed or ???? rhythmsurfer at 12:08pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 20/5688 Now that we have been pouring more and more money into our "boat on the hill." I have decided to get
Alternator Question? simplicity at 12:00pm 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 16/4350 I am rewiring some of the electrical in my O'Day 34 and want to know if its a problem to wire my alt
Bareboat in Greece rfrye1 at 11:47am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1536 Considering a bareboat in greece (athens area). Other than Sunsail ' Moorings, does anyone have expe
Moving from the Potomac to the Choctawhatchee dennisp at 11:32am 05.12.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1349 Moving from the Potomac to the Choctawhatchee for retirement. Plan to bring my Hunter 306 from Alex
no turnbuckle on 9.2A forestay? bugbitten at 11:26am 05.12.11 S2 3/1773 I've recently purchased a '80 9.2A and and working through various issues. Bear with me, as I am new
zee in cedros..... zeehag at 10:53am 05.12.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2490 with starter failure-- is under repair and will be leaving very soon for cabo and mazatlan--- spot

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Clevis Pin Forestay Justin_NSA at 5:20pm 09.13.22 You could add SS washers to center it if you like. The important thing is to be sure that cotter is
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida gettinthere at 5:15pm 09.13.22 forgot about provisioning further north Newport Northport port washington
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida gettinthere at 5:10pm 09.13.22 if Delaware bay is tough current then you aint seen nuthin yet. Pablo Creek at the st John's river i
Unknown part on my 18.5 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:07pm 09.13.22 The 18.5 did not come with a mast raise system. The very first mast raise system as factory standar
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida gettinthere at 5:04pm 09.13.22 do you have a dink to get ashore. A must if anchored out. Provisioning will be tough as many anchora
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dLj at 5:01pm 09.13.22 That's great! I'll message you. Just let me know. dj
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 5:01pm 09.13.22 If Guy decides to go up the Delaware and through the C&D canal - on his way down the Chesapeake he'
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida dLj at 4:59pm 09.13.22 If Guy decides to go up the Delaware and through the C&D canal - on his way down the Chesapeake he'l
DC Circuit Breaker Failures justsomeguy at 4:51pm 09.13.22
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll (1) dmax at 3:58pm 09.13.22 Ted, you are right, the toe rail is part of the deck (my previous boat was a 1989 C-30). One C-30 I
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll Calif. Ted at 3:46pm 09.13.22 I'm remembering the toerail on that boat as being a molded in part of the fiberglass deck pan which
Hello, I am new here. I am looking at buying a 1988 Catalina 30 MKll shemandr at 3:34pm 09.13.22 Don't let the problem the owner tells you about distract you from the ones he doesn't. He's basical
Fischer panda generator Question artboas at 3:30pm 09.13.22 Thanks so much. I was confident there was a knowlegable answer out there ! Ok, so I spoke to FP a
Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP Harle000 at 3:26pm 09.13.22 I've been corresponding with Vetus. It's their suggestion I move to the 90
Stuffing box repack marchem at 3:21pm 09.13.22
Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP Stu Jackson at 3:20pm 09.13.22 Have one machined out of delrin Good idea, but he doesn't even need to do that. Here's a link to
Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP Mechone at 3:13pm 09.13.22 Many thanks. I've identified the Vetus Waterlock VTSLSL90 as being a possible option but I've met a
Water Lift Exhaust Muffler on 461 - HELP Stu Jackson at 3:11pm 09.13.22 This does mean I'll need to do some adaption from the engine (currently 85mm) up to the unit's 90,
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida palcuz at 2:55pm 09.13.22 Will pass on the message. Is there a way he can get in touch with you? I'll try private message-ju
Unknown part on my 18.5 Cape Charles at 2:55pm 09.13.22 Possibly for the mast-raising pole?

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