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Getting Out Of Irons Don Guillette at 2:29pm 11.17.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 10/5333 Winkfish, who sails out of New Orleans (my favorite city), asked about this subject. There are 3 s
Tankette to Eliminate Head Odors? SeaRanch at 12:52pm 11.17.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/5637 Peggy, what are your thoughts on using the "Tankette" to eliminate head odors? Bill http://www.t
Marine-Sat tv butchrobbins at 12:50pm 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2261 has anyone used this antenna. Looks reasonably priced.http://www.geosatsolutions.com/Marine-Sat.htm
Eliminate Head Odors with Tankette (1) SeaRanch at 12:45pm 11.17.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/5 Peggy, attached article was in Catalina Mainsheet Magazine. Suggests using "Tankette" to eliminate h
M25XP oil leak DanNahant at 11:24am 11.17.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1914 I went to Winterize the Boat. I discovered several ounces of engine oil floating on the bilge water.
Winter Projects timebandit at 10:47am 11.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1119 As winter comes around and sailing slows you might want to check this thread for some cheap and kewl
Rudder Crack (2) SailAway1 at 10:38am 11.17.10 Catalina 22 21/5686 Hi everyone! I'm fairly new to sailing and I just purchased a 1980 Catalina 22 swing keel :D. I can
AutoHelm hunting kevinrquinn at 10:01am 11.17.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1412 The Raymarine ST4000+ autohelm on my boat has worked for years but now it wants to snake back and fo
Skin fitting Gwyn at 7:28am 11.17.10 Big Boats 3/1668 Last summer when attempting a boat to boat transfer, my shower outlet skin fitting got knocked off.
Dinghy Davits LaColla at 6:50am 11.17.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/2845 I have a 2007 Hunter 33 and i am considering putting on davits to hold an 11 foot zodiac cub. An
South Pacific Guides, Navionics Central America, Serial->USB geoffschultz at 6:11am 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 0/36 South Pacific Charts I have the following South Pacific guides for sale on eBay. Note that they're
Mainsheet block fiddle becket cam (1) Justin_NSA at 6:08am 11.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/2744 I hate the Mac mainsheet setup. I have tried to raise the block with an 8" pigtail to get better sh
Newer H33 Dodger Recommendation sea_casper at 5:01am 11.17.10 Mid-Size Boats 12/2352 I am shopping for a dodger for my 2004 H33, does anyone have recommendations? I am looking for sourc
AW or "apparent water" Quoddy at 4:39am 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2155 At the end of last season I was trying to sail to the mooring which was upwind and up current. My su
mast stepped 299 sinking sinking Gulfman at 4:39am 11.17.10 Seidelmann 10/6347 Has anyone had their S299 cabin top sink down about 1/2 an inch and dramatic cracks appear in the ca
Ping Rich H on filters Roger Long at 3:21am 11.17.10 Ask All Sailors 3/3847 Rich, Filter and polishing discussion going on over at my other hangout. Did I give this guy the r
Cockpit diesel control panel AADIVER at 10:13pm 11.16.10 Catalina 30 11/4727 The engine control panel on my '83 30 is located on the port side, inches off the cockpit sole, oppo
Starrett 145-D Capt Matt at 8:08pm 11.16.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1485 To anyone out there who might recognize the Starrett 145-D diesel engine...HELP. I'm looking for in
Batteries Imbbeamer at 8:04pm 11.16.10 Catalina 310 4/1735 When we bought our boat in August it had 2 gel cell batteries. Is this standard or did the PO replac
The knots and hitches that people invent Ross at 7:21pm 11.16.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2003 Today I was replacing the sash balance ropes in some 60 year old windows. These are the ones with pu

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Hose adapter for Hunter's 1 5/8" water fitting jviss at 5:51pm 04.27.22 Leaving the hose hooked up is pure laziness Yes, it is. :) I don't think it's a good idea to lea
Precision 23 Trailer DAVA390 at 5:49pm 04.27.22 Be aware that power boat trailers have axles rearward,supporting the weight of the motors basically.
Annual WAxing ROutine drm1 at 5:43pm 04.27.22 berner thanks for the response. How do you apply the 3M product to the hull? What type of pad do you
Annual WAxing ROutine berner73 at 5:32pm 04.27.22 I used my Makita 9237CX3 orbital polisher with a wool compounding pad to apply 3M Marine Cleaner an
Fuse or Breakers? jviss at 5:29pm 04.27.22 24 guage nickle plated twisted wires Is there such a thing as nickle plated twisted wire? I thin
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related Justin_NSA at 4:57pm 04.27.22 This sounds like a real good reason not to use it. Wondering why you did. life's too short to use
Seeking advice from any chemists, bottom paint related Sailor Sue at 4:52pm 04.27.22 Thanks to JamesG and rgranger - that is the kind of information I was hoping for. Tomorrow, based on
Hunter 216 Sailing performance shemandr at 4:42pm 04.27.22 I don't race my 216 so I just sail the fun points of sail. I don't have a spinnaker so downwind is
O'day 23 need sliding companionway hatch jhall82 at 4:34pm 04.27.22 I have one I might could be convinced to part with haha, where are you located at?
Fuse or Breakers? JoeWhite at 4:31pm 04.27.22 If I was going to place switches in the cockpit, I would install small toggle switches in the cockpi
Docking with a loop Tally Ho at 4:16pm 04.27.22 Damn perfectionists! Greg
Pearson 30 live aboard cruising? fred1diver at 4:11pm 04.27.22 The PO probably left the seacock open and flooded the motor, I have just got a 72 P30, making her re
Engine Coolant Hoses to Hot Water Heater/Tank SV At Last at 4:06pm 04.27.22 Our boat has the original Seaward 11 gallon heater. The connections for the hoses from the engine ar
What kind of wood??? (1) jeepbluetj at 3:26pm 04.27.22 My boat built in 2003 is teak/teak veneer. The color is quite light, likely because of the finish on
Fuse or Breakers? BAD ORCA at 3:17pm 04.27.22 Ok perfect. I figured there would be no problem , but just wanted to make sure there was no safety
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 3:16pm 04.27.22 I would check out Tacoma Screw. Tacoma Screw Products \| Home Up here in the North Sound, I like Cha
Rudder bearing JamesG161 at 2:31pm 04.27.22 My guess is your Fiberglass tube is wearing on the inside. It sounds annoying, but I would look fo
Annual WAxing ROutine Hello Below at 2:31pm 04.27.22 We use a product called Woody Wax to protect the non-skid gelcoat. It sprays on and gets rinsed off
Hose adapter for Hunter's 1 5/8" water fitting bmohr at 1:59pm 04.27.22 Wow, that's something that wouldn't have even occurred to me. I'm not that high tech. LOL.
Entryway Hatch Panels Edging sailcapt340 at 1:47pm 04.27.22

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