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Selecting a Pearson? Tim Banjo at 7:07am 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 15/4490 Hi everyone, I am new to the site today and am in the process of gathering information to upgrade
Toe Rail Leak on a 9.2A BobM at 6:45am 03.06.11 S2 4/1661 Well, there is no doubt about it. I have a toe rail leak starboard side in the vee berth just forwa
Spring is coming higgs at 6:23am 03.06.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1785 The Welland Canal and the St Lawrence open up in just over two weeks on the 22nd!
Compass Replacement MLampner at 6:19am 03.06.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/2258 My existing pedestal mount compass on my 77 Hunter 30 has yellowed to the point that it is hard to r
Mainsheet Cleat (2) truckman at 9:44pm 03.05.11 Catalina 310 59/14957 Hello all, Just back from the Maimi show which got got me thinking about finally fixing the pathetic
Bronze Hose Barbed reducing adapter Source Prime Time at 8:51pm 03.05.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2229 I am having a problem finding a hose adapter. I have to go from a 3/4 inch hose to a 1 inch hose. Th
Rail bracket for a spare 10hp (2) RECESS at 7:31pm 03.05.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2254 I am planning on doing a cruise for 5 weeks from Carrabelle to the Florida Keys. I own a 10hp 4 stro
Charging System bowlinguy800 at 7:28pm 03.05.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/2345 New to sailing and just bought a Catalina 22. I need to know how to and set up a charging system for
Ablative bottom paint questions jfrench at 5:40pm 03.05.11 Catalina 22 3/1902 I'm a new Cat 22 owner. I intend to trailer my boat and sail it in the Chesapeake Bay (salt water).
replacing halyards escapade12 at 5:06pm 03.05.11 Catalina 30 7/2461 I need to replace my rope halyards (internal) on cat30 I read that you sew the 2 lines together..i
40.5 cabin sole?? Wayne Dengel at 4:43pm 03.05.11 Big Boats 2/1456 Hey folks!! As some of you know, my wife and I are new 40.5 owners. We have been spending past few
four stroke tkarasch at 4:12pm 03.05.11 Ask All Sailors 9/3165 Why does anyone care to talk about the torque of a four stroke motor versus the torque of a two stro
X-5 auto pilot reviews. Marc Bergmueller at 3:10pm 03.05.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2898 I'm looking to buy an Raymarine x-5 wheel autopilot for a Hunter H310, and found some older posts(mo
building a trailer for an Oday 272LE suamicotom at 2:31pm 03.05.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2263 I am wondering where to get proper dimensions for the location of supports when building a trailer t
33 Strut and Rudder (4) Paul F at 11:57am 03.05.11 The Cherubini Hunters 21/5323 The boat is pulled for a bottom job and to document the 33 prop shaft strut and the modified rudder
fractional head stay? ambrichard at 11:48am 03.05.11 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2625 I recently purchased an 1976 O'day 22 fractional rig with the taller mast (too tall?). Trying to ide
Rudder Autopsy; good and bad news (2) rajhnsn at 11:20am 03.05.11 Bigger Boats 7/2287 Some of you may remember that under a previous post I wrote about replacing my rudder because there
C27-When to use what? Joel H. at 11:16am 03.05.11 Mid-Size Boats 5/2573 I'm a old Hobiecat sailor who just switched to a cruiser (1978 Catalina 27). The PO installed a ro
Has anyone replaced their forward fixed portlights? If so wi jrowan at 10:43am 03.05.11 Catalina 30 4/2100 Hello, I am new to this site, I recently purchased a Cat. 30 after owning many past sailboats, incl
Who's at fault? Roger Long at 10:22am 03.05.11 Ask All Sailors 20/5353 It's raining, can't work on the boat. Let's play another game of who's at fault. http://staugustin

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Leaky head Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 1:05pm 07.26.22 Your toilet is in need of new seals, o-rings, valves and gaskets... Because the price of a replacem
universal m18 alternator bracket upgrade Stu Jackson at 1:00pm 07.26.22 I'd not seen anyone with failures on M18. But MAINE SAIL, THE most respected boat system person in
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Replace faucet in head tips smokey73 at 12:48pm 07.26.22 It is a Scandvik faucet. Available at SBO store.
universal m18 alternator bracket upgrade Stu Jackson at 12:46pm 07.26.22 I'm in Canada so its $829 from TOAD Have you tried comparison shopping? Catalina Direct less than
universal m18 alternator bracket upgrade Stu Jackson at 12:36pm 07.26.22 I then saw about the timing case ear failures on M25s. Has anyone experienced or heard of failures
universal m18 alternator bracket upgrade Stu Jackson at 12:33pm 07.26.22 even though the components and attachments are similar) I was curious if there were any problems re
Crazy Chicago Mac Race shemandr at 12:28pm 07.26.22 Good story - thanks for posting! Is there ever a Chi - Mac without a thunder storm dust up!
1975 Cat 22 Chainplate Location C_Level at 12:15pm 07.26.22 As there are 3 shrouds per side the middle one would be the masthead shroud the outside ones would
universal m18 alternator bracket upgrade adamv at 11:40am 07.26.22 The casing on my M18 developed a small crack due to the alternator attachment. I was lucky to notic
What to do about missing inboard motor? rgranger at 11:32am 07.26.22 That's never going to work. You know some fools going to come along and lift the lid and then it's
Does your state charge an ANNUAL excise, use or property tax? Mikem at 11:30am 07.26.22 That's what you get for being owning an antique.;)
Replace faucet in head tips justsomeguy at 11:17am 07.26.22 It is attached to the countertop through a hole in the fiberglass shell. Right. There's a thin nut
What to do about missing inboard motor? (2) Ralph Johnstone at 11:16am 07.26.22 You could put one of these over the hole https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/16588562240
AC Wiring Question tym2 at 11:15am 07.26.22
New (to me) International FJ, drainage + repair questions (1) rgranger at 11:10am 07.26.22 I've often wondered about turtling my hobie 16'. So far I have been lucky not to. In my "wondering
Taking On water (4) rgranger at 11:01am 07.26.22 If you have a floor jack, you can get someone outside the boat to gently put some pressure on the ke
universal m18 alternator bracket upgrade Richard19068 at 10:49am 07.26.22 The casing on my M18 developed a small crack due to the alternator attachment. I was lucky to notice
AC Wiring Question tym2 at 10:42am 07.26.22 Is the fridge AC ? Or dual input AC/DC ? The unit is both AC and DC

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