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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 2/1951 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 0/1145 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 21/5912 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 1/1433 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 3/1705 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 5/2910 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 5/2809 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 12/2525 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 8/2195 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 10/6607 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 3/3872 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 11/4933 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 2/1501 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 4/1798 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 4/2021 Today I was replacing the sash balance ropes in some 60 year old windows. These are the ones with pu
Packing for long one day sail arknoah at 7:06pm 11.16.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3033
Teak Substitute foolproof at 6:28pm 11.16.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1766 I tried searching, but didn't find anything. I need to build a radio rack/electric panel box, and I
Pearson 32 gudgeon replacement (1) outrageous at 6:21pm 11.16.10 Pearson 1/1621 My 1982 Pearson 32 has developed a crack in the bronze gudgeon that I'm told cannot be welded. 1)

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A "green"dilemma. What would you do? jssailem at 9:08am 07.05.22 Sell it... Instead of using the money on personal wants/needs send it to a Green charity. They will
best bottom paint for fresh water, hunter 26 Max.C at 9:03am 07.05.22 thanks. will check
best bottom paint for fresh water, hunter 26 isaksp00 at 9:02am 07.05.22 Check with experienced boaters in your area. We kept our 23 in a lake and never had to use antifouli
What's your required electronics aboard a 31 hunter jssailem at 8:50am 07.05.22 :plus: with @dlochner Sounds like you have a clean slate. And will soon have a depletted pocket boo
What's your required electronics aboard a 31 hunter dlochner at 8:43am 07.05.22 No electronics are needed to sail your boat. Not even a compass. The first question to ask is what
Battery charging project Grotto at 8:42am 07.05.22 yarachel SAE Cable Connector - SAE Power Socket Sidewall Port, Solar Weatherproof SAE Quick Connect
Broken topping lift Gratto 23 at 8:37am 07.05.22 Attach a curved base turning block to the end of the boom. Run the topping lift thru the turning
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:36am 07.05.22 Weighted against the ambivalence most of us have to the millions of live Christmas trees people stil
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? dlochner at 8:33am 07.05.22 A challenging question. I think I would use the Torqeedo as the primary motor and keep the Tohatsu
Two questions Project_Mayhem at 8:31am 07.05.22 I'm guessing the thru-hull/tubing in the first pic is for the sink drain
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? rgranger at 8:30am 07.05.22 .. or what @Johann said....:biggrin:
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? rgranger at 8:29am 07.05.22 Junking something that is working for the sake of environmental concerns is always a difficult call.
A "green"dilemma. What would you do? Johann at 8:26am 07.05.22 Sell it. If the environment is a primary concern, think of the emissions and land use impact involve
Specification of Prop Shaft of Oceanis 43 fstbttms at 8:21am 07.05.22 I have lost one blade of my Autoprop 2 days ago... Unfortunately, Autoprops do this with some fre
Music Problems - Help (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:20am 07.05.22 Just before launch a friend helped me do some organizing and cleaning. Unfortunately he accidentally
best bottom paint for fresh water, hunter 26 fstbttms at 8:17am 07.05.22 is it ok for trailer sailors? Yes, as previously mentioned, ablatives can withstand prolonged expo
Battery charging project brockangelo at 8:17am 07.05.22 Would love to see links to the connectors you got. I'm also considering this project.
Oday 19 centerboard help Project_Mayhem at 8:07am 07.05.22 There's steel inside of mine. I've seen it. Not sure how much steel but it looked like a thick plate
best bottom paint for fresh water, hunter 26 Max.C at 8:06am 07.05.22 is it ok for trailer sailors?
best bottom paint for fresh water, hunter 26 rgranger at 8:05am 07.05.22 Ablative is the only choice if you want to keep it out of the water over winter. I've had good luck

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