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Should the swing keel be primed? Jim Eller at 5:30pm 08.12.10 Catalina 22 3/1441 I recently purchased a Catalina 22 -1987 Mark 1. It was left sitting in the water for about three y
DC Service On lamp replacement (1) abyssal at 3:35pm 08.12.10 Catalina 310 3/1610 On my AC/DC distribution panel, the "DC Service On" light just recently stopped working.From what I
cabin lights question squansteve at 2:55pm 08.12.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/2719 Hello all. :confused: Does anyone have advice concerning DC cabin lights on a 34' MKII? When i swi
Battery Charger Replacement butchrobbins at 2:20pm 08.12.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2538 :confused:I need to replace my battery charger. However, it is a 30amp and I can't find one. I was
H22 keel inarathree at 2:18pm 08.12.10 Smaller Boats 2/1141 I bought an H22 three weeks ago. The po stated that it needed bottom paint and should have the keel
Hand Held VHF Radio connected to Mast Antenna? estopa at 2:08pm 08.12.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2162 Is it possible to operate a handheld VHF connected to a full size antenna located on the mast? I kno
auto-pilot location butchrobbins at 1:45pm 08.12.10 Catalina 310 3/1739 I have a Raymarine autopilot and it looks like lightning got it. :cussing: Where does the "brain" fo
Hunter 41 AC roan at 1:38pm 08.12.10 Big Boats 6/5749 Hi: I am thinking of upgrading my H 33 2006. It has vertical battans and shoal keel. I am thinking o
Help! I need measurements Fogcutter at 1:34pm 08.12.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1026 Hello, Is there anyone out there that owns a 1966 or 67 O'Day Ospray 16 footer. I need to know the e
Campbell 3 blade prop Andr� R. at 1:12pm 08.12.10 Big Boats 9/2118 I'm in the process (actually it's getting higher in the chain of things to do) to get a 3 blade prop
1993 Port Screens Jeff at 12:54pm 08.12.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1407 I'm reading from the archives and the Lewmar website that ports made pre 1996 can't use the newer st
building a mast raising system barryheath at 12:14pm 08.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1971 I have a 26C (1989) and am now unable to raise the mast myself. I know there are raising systems ava
Stick it to the Man per the Man! Fnovak at 11:45am 08.12.10 Sails Call Lounge 4/5420 Free! (almost) Florida Boat Registration Stick it to the Man per the Man! I just renewed my sailboa
Bread for cruisers Ross at 10:35am 08.12.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2172 If you enjoy fresh baked bread and if you have an oven you can do this with minimum mess: Mix 1 1/2
Rudder thickness and design lbyonkers at 10:26am 08.12.10 Smaller Boats 5/3165 What is the maximum thickness of the Idasailer HDPE rudder below the water line? Also, what if you
Spreaders... tgrace at 10:00am 08.12.10 Ericson 2/3298 Greetings.... I noticed yesterday that the spreaders on my Ericson 35 (76 vintage) were coming off
looking for cradle dimensions for O'Day 28 burnhamn at 9:51am 08.12.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1026 I am moving my 1982 O'Day 28 to a club that requires a folding cradle, and so I need to have one mad
Raymarine Autopilot John6212 at 9:43am 08.12.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/3950 I have a 2006 Hunter 45CC and the Raymarine Autopilot works intermittently. It will work for a while
Mystery Through hulls (1) Mselv1 at 9:40am 08.12.10 The Cherubini Hunters 39/10920 Hi I am a newbie to both the forums and to my '76 H27. So I must profess ignorance on this issue. Th
Cutlass bearing larryw at 8:55am 08.12.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/5213 Was just informed via a buyers survey (I'm the seller) that the cutlass bearing on my OC400 is simpl

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eye candy Meriachee at 7:07am 10.25.21 s why she would be a good boat in a big sea. Small cockpit, lots of desk space, small companion way
Containers lost and now a fire JamesG161 at 7:06am 10.25.21 Why not call it what it really is? An extra-tropical cyclone. It is called a "Bomb Cyclone" No Jok
Wood Battens install Art12050 at 7:03am 10.25.21 Looks like it could be Maple or White Oak with a clear finish. Both readily available around here. A
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Leeward Rail at 6:54am 10.25.21 if you have an autopilot. Sure... rub it in... ;):cool:
1987 Catalina 22 " SeaClusion" Raising the Head Sail Leeward Rail at 6:50am 10.25.21 starting at the aft end and working my way forward as the sail slowly comes down Yup That's the
Containers lost and now a fire RoyS at 6:33am 10.25.21 Nothing coming from the Government, any Government, should be believed. Politicians have perfected l
I need help RoyS at 6:26am 10.25.21 Last year we removed all of our cushions from the boat at the end of the season. They had a mildewy
Repairing crack on deck HOB No1 at 6:22am 10.25.21 Thank you for your replies. Ralph, you were reading too much into the lighter shading. Probably du
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? RoyS at 6:11am 10.25.21 I originally had the Jabsco manual compact toilet. I compared the dimensions of their compact model
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 5:33am 10.25.21 The RUST series is a great way to get into racing and Konrad is a very experienced sailor. Agreed.
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? Justin_NSA at 5:19am 10.25.21 Could it be that sailors of old had tight butts?:biggrin: You don't see many big butt pirates in t
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 DArcy at 5:16am 10.25.21 The RUST series is a great way to get into racing and Konrad is a very experienced sailor.
H280 (1996) Survey Questions Keel Bolt Torque and Inspection Tally Ho at 4:59am 10.25.21
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? dlochner at 4:48am 10.25.21 Thanks Peggie. That's what I thought. Last year I did swap out the bowl. lt was an expensive but wel
Thanksgiving and Christmas Will Gilmore at 4:19am 10.25.21 The Boy Wonder was obviously a Fly Boy, not Marine. And shouldn't there be an apostrophe in 'corps'
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount dLj at 3:13am 10.25.21 I kept waiting for the punch line - did this fix the problem? I'm assuming it did, but I hate to ass
What is this? Davidasailor26 at 2:56am 10.25.21 Is an isolator necessary? There's a perko off/1/all/2 switch and the charger is for multiple batter
Port leaks CliffM at 2:29am 10.25.21 The seals are probably original, so 21 yrs old. Defender has seals for the older Lewmar ports (pre
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 1:44am 10.25.21 I'm glad to hear you got out there, and didn't go down the rapids ;) Racing with experienced crew i
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed jssailem at 10:01pm 10.24.21 the boat was a knot faster with the old baggy sail When you were tacking, seeking VMG to a point

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