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Catalina 27 option for 1979 engines ptsbug at 9:29pm 04.19.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/7555 I located two seperate 1979 Catalina 27 sailboats that would take a considerable amount of time to d
Yard sale bottom paint Lee Thompson at 7:48pm 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 13/3291 Would you use bottom paint that's 7 years old? Its to late for this year but...... I got 2 gal $5 :
Wire-Rope halyard length CNein001 at 6:44pm 04.19.11 Musings With Maine Sail 8/6840 Please help if you can add any insight. I am replacing the wire-rope halyards on my 27 foot Cal. I
Roller Furler Dan Brown at 6:35pm 04.19.11 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/3042 I am considering a roller furler for the jib on a Ranger 23. I would like to hear from owners about
New Sailor In Need Of Advice!! 2ifbysea at 6:26pm 04.19.11 Engines and Propulsion 5/3204 Due to the death of my neighbor and sailing partner, I am now in charge with keeping up his boat. I
DC power on Bene 393? - Help please Pat T at 4:35pm 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2448 Helping friend out on his new to him boat. -1995 Beneteau 393. Back in the water for Spring launch a
Weaver Snap Davits seadaddler at 4:15pm 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3313 Has anyone installed Weaver Snap davits on the newer walk through stern of the Hunters like my 2007
81 h33 ac main breaker dand51 at 3:59pm 04.19.11 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1532 Does anyone know how to test the main breaker on a 81 h33? The wiring diagrams that came with the b
Solar fan on forward hatch Mac25 TOMV at 3:48pm 04.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1744 Over the winter I broke up the solar fan mounted on the forward hatch while removing snow. I don't
First time boat buyer (85 Hunter 31). What should I know? Jared1048 at 3:30pm 04.19.11 Mid-Size Boats 15/6054 I'm a proud new owner of a 1985 hunter 31. I've been sailing about a year on a club Catalina 27. T
1993 Hunter 40.5 footerdog at 2:55pm 04.19.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1628 Hi all, I am looking at buying a 1993 Hunter 40.5. I would appreciate from hearing from those who ha
Clevis Pin Vs Bolt on Headstay Hounds highdesertM26 at 1:29pm 04.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/8310 I ordered a new headstay from riggingonly for the CDI furler I plan on installing in the near future
swing keel Sailing all day long at 1:10pm 04.19.11 Trailer Sailors 9/4491 I have a 22ft swing keel sailboat. I was wondering if there was supposed to be a pin to keep the kee
Hull polish and cleaning recommendations Stiffwind at 12:14pm 04.19.11 Big Boats 4/1526 I have a H34 that has not seen any love from buffer or polish in years. I am looking for recommendat
Anchor swivels revisited Snotter at 11:13am 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2743 I did a search on swivels in the archives and found a lot of old postes. Many of the posts were ant
Water leaking from ice box garymuir at 11:02am 04.19.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1635 Beneteau 381 1999, ice box. Water is accumulating from ice box other than condensation any reasons f
Choice of fasteners Snotter at 10:45am 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2009 I want to attach 5 inch round bronze strainers over three 1-1/4 thru hulls. The bronze strainers ha
BP observations and facts sailaway78 at 9:23am 04.19.11 Ask All Sailors 9/2627 Not long ago I posted a thread concerning the death of baby dolphins, and some being stillborn. The
Should I upgrade my Outboard savyauto at 9:01am 04.19.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1973 Just looking for help from the experience of the "old Salts" out there. I have a chance to upgrade
Trailer Mod Drock360 at 8:16am 04.19.11 Catalina 22 14/2594 I recently purchased a shoreline galvanized trailer and am looking to modify it in order to accommod

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Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware dlochner at 5:35am 07.14.22 Yeah, gonna head back to Walmart and check. Hardware should have been included. Return the batter
Open engine intake.... sailcapt340 at 5:32am 07.14.22
Is Climate Change Scientific, Political, or Religious? Parsons at 5:17am 07.14.22 Debate? I come here to learn and share about sailing, but I can ignore a thread with the click of a
IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING - AIN'T THAT THE TRUTH (HUGE QUESTION) RoyS at 5:14am 07.14.22 Wrap the pipe before the water injection to prevent it from melting any wires or hoses that may touc
Port hatch on Hunter23 help kappykaplan at 5:08am 07.14.22 Attached is a mock up picture I am using to simu the auto pilot. No attachment.
Open engine intake.... jviss at 5:06am 07.14.22 When sailing I want the engine ready to start in case I need to quickly power out of a bad situatio
Batteries, Batteries' post, Batteries' hardware RoyS at 5:04am 07.14.22 Reminds me of a story I read about the old Soviet Union. Everyone who owned a car had the same State
Open engine intake.... Ward H at 4:56am 07.14.22 I do as the others have said. Open the engine intake on arrival and close when leaving the boat. Whe
Open engine intake.... jviss at 4:53am 07.14.22 Never close any of mine. Inspect and operate all my thru-hulls every Spring and leave them open. I
mast wieght jviss at 4:50am 07.14.22 If you go to Rig-Rite and can identify the extrusion for your mast, you can read the weight/ft., mul
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves jviss at 4:41am 07.14.22 What causes it is lack of use and growth/ pitting on the balls surface. If the pitting/ corrosion g
Difficult To Operate Through-hull Ball Valves Maine Sail at 4:36am 07.14.22 What causes it is lack of use and growth/ pitting on the balls surface. If the pitting/ corrosion ge
Open engine intake.... RoyS at 4:36am 07.14.22 Never close any of mine. Inspect and operate all my thru-hulls every Spring and leave them open.
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? jviss at 4:31am 07.14.22 jviss, we recently sailed to New Bedford. While walking the dog we got beyond the tourist area and
Open engine intake.... NYSail at 4:31am 07.14.22 Yes agree with the water pump/ impeller. as said I have always opened before leaving and keep open t
What Changes are happening in Your neighborhood? RoyS at 4:18am 07.14.22 jviss, we recently sailed to New Bedford. While walking the dog we got beyond the tourist area and p
Air conditioning issue Captain Mateo at 3:42am 07.14.22 Bingo! borrow a leak detector and sniff the refrigerant side of things. A good place to start looki
Open engine intake.... Rick486 at 2:56am 07.14.22 I have my intake strainers facing aft. I shut down the generator water intake, but leave the engine
Open engine intake.... JamesG161 at 2:39am 07.14.22 I open all water valves when I go sailing and close when leaving the boat. Two things on engine wat
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration Alfa at 11:49pm 07.13.22 Richard, 1600 hours for 2006 Diesel engine indicate very low use and if engine vibration is caused

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