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Mainsail Difficulty jbrosser at 12:17pm 07.31.10 Catalina 22 41/5276 I always appreciate the help I get from this group and need it again. I've only had our 86 C22 for
Spreader arms sailgirl at 11:43am 07.31.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1705 I have a 1980 33' Hunter that I'm working on. The mast has been stepped off and noticed that one of
Just because it is on the internet doesn't mean it is true Ross at 11:01am 07.31.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2055 http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/coastpilot/files/cp7/CP7-42ed-Ch06_7.pdf http://www.nauticalc
Leaking Front Stanchions Roger Mazzolani at 8:22am 07.31.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1377 '89 ODay 24 LE The front stanchions are leaking. Are there any special stanchion gaskets to stop
Lady J, week one (6) CharlieCobra at 8:10am 07.31.10 Ask All Sailors 17/2488 Ah yes, the restoration of Lady J starts in earnest. First we pulled the little Kubota that hasn't
Catalina 30 Hobby Horsing dworfel at 7:17am 07.31.10 Catalina 30 5/2585 I've never put water in my forward (under the v-berth) water tank. I'm curious, for those that have,
Flying Junior rigging - don't know the right forum kreinhardt at 7:14am 07.31.10 Trailer Sailors 2/9254 Hi All, I'm new to this forum, looks like it might have the same type of fanatics, and be just as
Crown Head Problems Joanne C at 6:25am 07.31.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 13/19521 Please Help! We have a Raritan Crown Head and have replaced the entire bottom unit from Raritan and
cheap seats bad_com_pany at 3:19am 07.31.10 Smaller Boats 0/1045 ok I cant pull the trigger on stern rail seats for my 23.5 its more then I can bare to spend on ste
Lightning Solution from an expert jibes138 at 2:26am 07.31.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2032 OK, I hunted down the head sparky that designs lightning protection for airplane controls. I asked
Wheel steering jerry smith at 10:12pm 07.30.10 Mid-Size Boats 7/1495 I have a 1990 H27 outboard model with tiller steering. Has anyone tried to modify and change to whee
Using Cell Phone to call a Buoy! estopa at 8:22pm 07.30.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2318 Hi all, wanted to share a useful reference I got from Gerard Abbatello at while at this years 2010
H22 centerboard removal LDM at 8:12pm 07.30.10 Smaller Boats 4/1447 Think this will work? I want to remove the centerboard from my H22 at the end of the season. If I re
1989 h-33.5 Chuck Creel at 7:48pm 07.30.10 Big Boats 1/1126 awhile back i posted about a 33.5 that was for sale on craigslist that had rusted exhaust and steer
anyone heard of the Escape Mango? The Canadian at 7:46pm 07.30.10 Trailer Sailors 8/14932 Hello, Does anyone own a Escape Mango? I just bought a used one. When I rig it I can not seem to
starter rebuild.....ballpark cost J Page at 7:41pm 07.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1301 Had my local yard dingy over ,check the boat...dead batteries...ok..bought batteries myself and inst
Universal 5411 Diesel won't stay running! coolkat at 7:40pm 07.30.10 Ask All Sailors 12/6357 I have never had any problems with this engine. I have always had a little white smoke out the back,
Custom made rudder lbyonkers at 6:48pm 07.30.10 Smaller Boats 9/2084 Has anyone made a custom made lower part of the rudder? (floating part) I was thinking about making
Los Coronados Islands Sailing Adventure CaptDon01 at 6:24pm 07.30.10 Catalina 22 1/2018 I've been wanting to take a sail south of San Diego to see the Los Coronados Islands off Baja Califo
Only the Caribe Survived? RobertLangdirect at 5:16pm 07.30.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1093 Does anyone know of a sail boat sinking, within about the past year, maybe a tad longer, where the C

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1987 Mk II Lower Shroud U-Bolt Failure (1) jonelli at 9:17am 10.20.21 199401
Trailer lug nut tightness chip veres at 9:09am 10.20.21 Second Big Easy's anticorosive. Also, get the traditional lug nut cross wrench. Tighten then as ha
Which Marinebeam replacement bulb? caverun at 9:01am 10.20.21 I think these are the ones you want- they show a photo of the Marinco fixture with the 12-LED wedge
Tohatsu 8HP Slip Water Flushing System LakeShark at 8:56am 10.20.21 Umm not to be too simple here but it looks like the entire attachment is just a barb, a piece of hos
VPNs and SBO Phil Herring at 8:44am 10.20.21 What Brian said. We block certain networks that attack us and come from countries with more hackers
Isotemp water heaters NYSail at 8:39am 10.20.21 So just spoke with the manufacturer... Same exact unit other than the external case. Just purchased
I Need Some Deck Painting Advice. sail sfbay at 8:17am 10.20.21 AlastairLC..........never have tied Hairline Fix - MagicEzy but its worth a try for a cheap fix.....
Tohatsu 8HP Slip Water Flushing System (1) John Marrone at 8:09am 10.20.21 2021 Tohatsu Flush Support is not where your outlet is shown. Have the same Flush Attachment...your
I need help (1) sailing elipis at 8:09am 10.20.21 Update Well after 4 days of removing items along with cutting a larger hole, the old hose is out and
Tohatsu 8HP Slip Water Flushing System (1) Jacktar at 7:51am 10.20.21 Not true the flush attachment can staty attached underway , you just screw a plug into the end of th
Bristol Corinthian engine well plug sail sfbay at 7:44am 10.20.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Can you please post a photo of the
Oil change, there's got to be a better way. RoyS at 7:35am 10.20.21 Engine designers who thought that pumping oil out of the dipstick hole was good plan should consider
I Need Some Deck Painting Advice. AlastairLC at 7:22am 10.20.21
Bristol Corinthian engine well plug sail sfbay at 7:21am 10.20.21 Welcome to the forum and congratulations on your new sailboat!! Can you please post a photo of the
VPNs and SBO JamesG161 at 7:02am 10.20.21 DuckDuckGo Will indicate a secured connection. SBO is one of those sites that provides it. Thus
Air conditioning condensation pump BigEasy at 6:50am 10.20.21 The previous owner of my boat had a marine AC contractor install a condensator on my boat when the A
Tohatsu 8HP Slip Water Flushing System (1) John Marrone at 6:44am 10.20.21 The Swim Ladder is on the Starboard Side and the Outboard is on the other side. I'll look at that, s
Can anyone Id this? Richardwm at 6:40am 10.20.21 Wow, great humor and I think Stephen got it right with the boom vang strap idea. that was a bit of f
Which Marinebeam replacement bulb? Justin_NSA at 6:36am 10.20.21 I haven't worked with them since before the pandemic. They were always very helpful. I've replaced e
I Need Some Deck Painting Advice. Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 6:32am 10.20.21 On my decks I've (on both boats) had great luck with Interlux Interdeck. Non skid mixed in already a

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