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motor lift bracket springs shanker at 11:57am 05.02.11 Smaller Boats 1/1228 I have a 4 stoke 9.9 Mercury mounted on a 2 stoke lifting bracket. The weight of the 4 stoke overpow
internal halyards fiestaMojo at 11:39am 05.02.11 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1812 I have the mast down (on saw horses on top o' the boat); I plan to change the halyards and also the
Hatch replacements Gary Summers at 11:24am 05.02.11 Mid-Size Boats 1/1408 1080 Hunter 27'-The interior measurement of the hatch liner opening is 19.75 x 19.75 front ' 18x13 r
Flag Etiquette Roger Long at 11:08am 05.02.11 Ask All Sailors 18/4094 I generally have slightly negative feelings towards people who fly pirate flags on their boats but t
Pearson 34-2 hull construction rognvald at 10:51am 05.02.11 Pearson 0/5777 There has been much conjecture concerning the hull construction of the 34-2 manufactured in the late
Upgrade to 90 Amp alternator Chris Connor at 10:32am 05.02.11 Catalina 310 11/3526 Hello All: Several years ago I converted the two separate battery house banks at about 200 Ah each
Head recommendations MattA at 9:49am 05.02.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/4157 I have a '79 Neptune 24 made by Capital Yachts. My old manual head, wih no holding tank, just died
Replacement Cb For Pearson 23' Mary and Joseph at 9:42am 05.02.11 Pearson 0/1395 Hello Everyone: I am shopping for my first sailboat. I have come across an ad for a Pearson 23' -
Just how much can a C-22 take? (1) CaptDon01 at 9:35am 05.02.11 Catalina 22 9/2128 We had a trip down the SoCal coast over the weekend, so a sailing friend of mine joined us in our sa
First Weekend in the Water, First Sail and Lots of Questions JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 7:43am 05.02.11 Catalina 310 27/5878 Hello all. Our new to us 310 got splashed on Thursday. :dance: We spent Friday setting everything
ice box pump simplicity at 7:42am 05.02.11 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1773 I just purchased an O'day 34 and found that the ice box pump doesn't seem to draw a suction and won'
Stove/oven bman88 at 7:31am 05.02.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2043 I have a stock stove/oven on my 1984 34' Hunter, which uses kerosene to burn, but has to be primed w
Electric Update kloudie1 at 7:12am 05.02.11 Ask All Sailors 2/1687 For folks who are thinking about electric propulsion, check out the new Practical Sailor for a prett
USCG Documented Vessel maryg0802 at 6:43am 05.02.11 Ask All Sailors 18/8265 I am receiving conflicting information regarding the proper requirements for a USCG documented vesse
The Bottom Been scraped, Now what? mcrow33 at 5:36am 05.02.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2442 After another 8 hour day all 32 feet of years of bottom paint build up has been scraped off. I remov
Great Day peptobysmol at 1:19am 05.02.11 Sails Call Lounge 3/4299 Normally I would post about sailing, but thanks to the USA soldiers. Job well done.
replacing batteries newboatowner at 10:08pm 05.01.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1611 After a very long and rough winter, my boat was put in the water and I found that the batteries need
3GM30F loss of power and dark smoke from engine compartment coxjam at 8:41pm 05.01.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2734 Help! Bought a used boat 2 weeks ago, 1989 hunter Vision, which has done a lot of sitting still fo
Replacing mainsail Halyard Mast-top Sheave jimfrankelly at 7:50pm 05.01.11 Smaller Boats 3/2937 We are having a hard time raising the mainsail the last couple of feet on our 2002 Hunter 270. The
Mushroom Anchor - Cast Iron or Steel Richie50 at 7:32pm 05.01.11 Catalina 22 0/1344 Hello all. While searching the prices on 200 lb mushroom anchors for a new mooring I ran across the

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Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA dlochner at 8:19am 09.01.22 You really don't have many options. Because it is so late in the season, trucking is about it. The c
A/C duct locations Ed.S at 8:16am 09.01.22 Thanks Crusty Ol Salt, (like that name) My unit/return air is located in the salon. so no air is dir
Load on an on mast main halyard clutch? Scott T-Bird at 8:09am 09.01.22 @Richard19068 , I assume your desire is to get the halyard out of the cockpit? I've seen plenty of
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Epic1969 at 8:00am 09.01.22 Long story short. The location where boat is being stored wants it out by 5/1/23.
How do you use your fridge without shelves or baskets? (3) Rich Stidger at 7:58am 09.01.22 Our refrigerator in our h40.5 is similar. We do have a long shelf that runs across the back of the
Wet core from dodger snaps? dmax at 7:34am 09.01.22 With butyl, I have found that I need to re-tighten through-bolts 3 - 4 times as the bolt will be loo
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer Rich Stidger at 7:33am 09.01.22 Good question, I hadn't thought about it. I use the bottle until it is empty. So far no issues. +
How do you use your fridge without shelves or baskets? sail sfbay at 7:19am 09.01.22 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! There should be a grate on the shel
New lifelines jon hansen at 7:12am 09.01.22 labor on the great lakes is now $135.00 an hour. parts and labor if you did nothing, sounds about r
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer Davidasailor26 at 7:10am 09.01.22
New lifelines Scott T-Bird at 7:05am 09.01.22 I think it pretty much depends on how much service they provided.
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Scott T-Bird at 6:59am 09.01.22 If you are going to do any of it by water this year, you better get started! But if you wait till n
Tohatsu 5HP SP Propane wont run... Pandragon at 6:52am 09.01.22 I dropped mine off at the local dealer this morning. We will see what they can do.
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA dlochner at 6:48am 09.01.22 Taking it to Lake Erie from PEI via the St. Lawrence could be a long frustrating experience as you w
2 year old Diesel Stabilzer dlochner at 6:44am 09.01.22 Good question, I hadn't thought about it. I use the bottle until it is empty. So far no issues.
Contessa 26 retrieval Canada-USA Scott T-Bird at 6:41am 09.01.22 Why not hire a Canadian delivery boat captain who has all required shots sail her to Maine? Then yo
New lifelines dlochner at 6:37am 09.01.22 Just had my lifelines on a catalina 30 replaced with coated wire and all fittings including pelican
Testing coolant pump? SawyerCurt at 6:16am 09.01.22 Oh, and is just the tach needle dropping, or is the engine actually starting to stall? If you have
Testing coolant pump? SawyerCurt at 6:12am 09.01.22 I've seen intermittent brief surges in coolant temperature. I've replaced the impeller on the raw w
Need Advice Regarding Sunfish that Has Rarely Been Sailed Siamese at 6:11am 09.01.22 Just sell it. They're not worth a lot, and you probably won't see a return for your time and effort

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