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Favorite Sailing Photos (6) RECESS at 6:16pm 02.28.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/2902 Post your Catalina pics. With spring upon us there has to be a lot of cameras clicking away. It is
Redoing cushions Buena Vela at 6:01pm 02.28.11 Chrysler 2/5998 I am not in my27 Catalina yet and want to reupholstering the cushions, does anyone have measurements
Rudder binding up madmax at 3:46pm 02.28.11 Bigger Boats 12/3533 Last November I moved my boat from Maryland to a friend's dock on the Delaware River in Essington, P
Were is the domestic water filler doctek1 at 3:45pm 02.28.11 Irwin 2/2958 Just bought an Irwin 10/4, for my purposes in SW Florida it seems to be the perfect boat. My proble
Balmar for a Westerbeke 30B3 on a 361 suttonski at 3:13pm 02.28.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1296 Hi, I have a Beneteau 361 with a Westerbeke 30B3 and would like to install a Balmar alternator ( ser
To bolt or not to bolt? That is the question. rognvald at 3:08pm 02.28.11 Ask All Sailors 14/3636 A safety issue has arisen that combines sea keeping safety with structural intergrity: Should a salo
Ah youth! (1) Kermit at 2:51pm 02.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2316 I'm pretty sure most of you old salts have seen this a million times, but this was new experience fo
The sail broke. gabriel.donnelly at 2:48pm 02.28.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1689 Five minutes out. I'm so dissapointed.
Wanting to run the ICW from Galveston Tx. doehunter at 1:06pm 02.28.11 Destinations 12/14034 Has anyone sailed the ICW out of Galveston? I just got my boat, and thinking ahead. In the spring
Boom rigging strat at 12:14pm 02.28.11 Other Sailboats 0/1639 Seeking HELP from all sailors and S2 7.3 owners,,,,I just bought this 7.3 sloop and I am having a ha
What are they for ? (1) Mike48 at 12:09pm 02.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1805 On a h23 does anyone know what the exposed rods are for that are on both sides of the stern. I have
mainsheet length daybreak94 at 12:02pm 02.28.11 Catalina 30 1/2169 I have a1994 C30 mkIII tall rig. I need the length of the mainsheet. My owners manual is covered in
mast-mounted optics and bridge clearance Snotter at 10:37am 02.28.11 Ask All Sailors 34/9550 Come April I will be dropping my mast for a couple of months to do maintenance. I have been conside
H260 Cockpit Table tgrass462 at 10:28am 02.28.11 Smaller Boats 8/5055 We have a 1999 H-260 w/ pedestal steering. At the Chicago Strictly Sail boat show I sought out the
Another sailboat hijacked. Roger Long at 9:34am 02.28.11 Ask All Sailors 21/5261 7 POB. Underway for the coast under control of the hijackers. No other details yet.
installation of propane tanks zeehag at 8:51am 02.28.11 Ask All Sailors 4/1595 if i install my propane tanks on their side, is there gonna be a problem with fluid passing thr
GENOA size limitations on the B & R rig Stargazer3 at 8:26am 02.28.11 Big Boats 7/2898 As a new owner of a H410 - I was a little surprised to be told that the Genoa is limited to 110% due
How is teak finished in mid-90's Hunters? robertsapp at 8:21am 02.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1264 I need to do some bulkhead replacement on my 1995 H336, and I want to be able to match the existing
Opinions on Sea Foam Use In Diesels robertsapp at 8:17am 02.28.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/3778 I asked this question in Ask All Sailors but didn't get much of a response, so I'm posting it here.
Pirates capture Danish Yacht in Indian Ocean RichH at 8:17am 02.28.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1665 http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/02/28/somali-pirates-capture-danish-ship-seven-board Danish Yacht

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RayMarine Autohelm on Hunter 33 1981 ggrizzard at 11:15am 08.14.22 Since the "above deck" variety auto pilot is more likely to fail over time, I'd like to know if a b
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jon hansen at 11:00am 08.14.22 what this means is that you have decided to keep the boat. i have always thought you have a very coo
dock neighbour's shore power cord? Ralph Johnstone at 10:59am 08.14.22 It does not provide overcurrent protection. Hmph ! So much for dreams of early retirement :facep
What's this hole in the shelf for? Calif. Ted at 10:56am 08.14.22 If I had one I'd put a cup holder in it to hold the squeeze bottle of soap upright and not on it's s
dock neighbour's shore power cord? thinwater at 10:42am 08.14.22 ^^ Unfortunately, that is only GFI (it's in the Q/A section). It does not provide overcurrent protec
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Rich Stidger at 10:42am 08.14.22 So now that the head is off, is there any visual evidence of the cause of the lock-up? I presume th
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (6) jssailem at 10:23am 08.14.22 Some more images from the project. abin works space. The second picture you can see where we opened
Last ride smokey73 at 10:19am 08.14.22 My stepdaughter gave me a book one Christmas titled "Defeating Squirrels." It took the author 90 p
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (10) jssailem at 10:07am 08.14.22 There are a lot of nuts, screws and bolts holding this engine in place. Like a helicopter, a bunch o
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't smokey73 at 10:04am 08.14.22 okay @jssailem You've teased us now with a picture from Saturday morning posted on Sunday. Where
Weather is killing me brockangelo at 9:58am 08.14.22
Weird Electrical Experience LloydB at 9:53am 08.14.22 Not weird. Wrong. Call the inspector/electrician back to your new to you to you house. Better to fix
Catalina 25 floor access panels (2) Delta21 at 9:40am 08.14.22 The wood access panels are screwed to the floor. It has the retractable keel. I sponged out about 2
2005 Hunter 38 - accessing Quiet Flush electric toilet solenoid valve Orcas Bob at 9:35am 08.14.22 Thank you flightlead 404! Just where you said it would be! Jabsco's video on cleaning the solenoid i
dock neighbour's shore power cord? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 08.14.22 but it does not solve the problem for smaller boats with no AC system. They are NOT going to instal
Last ride dLj at 9:20am 08.14.22 @All U Get whats your next adventure? More boating? Land sailing? Something else? Don't know yet?
Are these window cracks concerning NYSail at 9:04am 08.14.22 Pete. I have the same frame designed on my Cal. The frame is not an issue. The screw hole needs to
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't dLj at 8:52am 08.14.22 When the cure is worse than the desease... dj
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) jssailem at 8:32am 08.14.22 Saturday morning we showed up at the boat. This "GET THE HEAD OFF" day. Les jumped aboard ready to
What's this hole in the shelf for? Rich Stidger at 8:18am 08.14.22 Is there any chance that the published boat literature might show it as a feature?

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