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Looking for a furling system. Right On! at 11:21pm 10.31.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/3378 Hello, I am a new member here. Just but an 88' Mac 26D and love it! I have been sailing beach cata
36mk1 loos1 at 6:49pm 10.31.10 Big Boats 2/1896 I'm looking at a 1988 Catalina 36MK1. I'm well aware of Catalina's great reputation. I'm a little
Outboard size for Daysailer III Ledhead51879 at 6:23pm 10.31.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1536 I bought a 17' Daysailer 3, what would be a good outboard for my boat?
Mounting a 12vdc Socket in the Cockpit rpwillia at 5:53pm 10.31.10 Catalina 310 16/3573 Ever done it? I want to add one and the engine console seems like the logical place, but space is a
Fuel Additives Jerry B at 4:07pm 10.31.10 Ask All Sailors 11/3509 It's time to treat the fuel. But I'm not sure about the shelf life of my: MARYKATE - YEAR ROUND FUEL
Yamaha 25 Greg Niderost at 4:06pm 10.31.10 Yamaha 9/11339 Hello Everyone, I am a new member to S.O. I am looking for my first sailboat and the Yamaha really
Depressed mast step NICK NAPPI at 3:02pm 10.31.10 Ask An Oday Owner 10/3180 I have a 1973 O'Day 22 that I bought in January and sailed all summer. When I unstepped the mast to
Dry Cracking sound when stepping on fiberglass lockers billynsi at 2:12pm 10.31.10 Smaller Boats 3/5023 Hi, I'm new to sailing and considering the purchase of a 1986 25.5 hunter as our first boat. The bo
Website Construction Question Rick D at 2:07pm 10.31.10 Sails Call Lounge 2/3382 Our YC has a website, but like so many others, it was started by someone who hired a guy to construc
Gooseneck Link bobbened444 at 12:32pm 10.31.10 Smaller Boats 0/1235 The hollow square link at the center of the gooseneck on my 216 just wore through, apparently due to
Bottom sanding made easier Gudenuph at 11:27am 10.31.10 Day Sailers 3/2290 Reading posts about bottom sanding brought to mind a tip that has worked for us. My wife and I hand
Heater installation (3) palacegrand at 10:37am 10.31.10 Yamaha 2/2479 Hi folks. Boat is an '81 Yamaha 30, Yanmar 1GM engine ' fuel tank under the V-berth. I had (still
What size are my BATTENS ????? width Panamajames at 9:16am 10.31.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1253 I have a 1996 Hunter 42 Passage. I am a 1000 miles away from my boat. Can anyone tell me the widt
Black, oily residue when starting .... Scott T-Bird at 8:50am 10.31.10 Ask All Sailors 33/10891 One thing that has bothered me ... even when the engine is warmed up, any time I start the engine (Y
Halyard decoding! jfrench at 7:55am 10.31.10 Catalina 22 5/1539 Newbie here. I purchased replacement halyard lines from Catalina Direct. One came with blue flecking
Conflicting Advise--Raising the Jib Gary Boye at 7:37am 10.31.10 Ask All Sailors 13/9586 New sailors often get confused while trying to learn. One of the simple topics that gets conflicting
37 C keel/centerboard Terry411 at 7:11am 10.31.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1330 I checked my keel slot again, front back and center where I could on the cradle and it seems to be f
Mast and Boom Question cpecoraro at 12:12am 10.31.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2540 I recently purchased a 1982 MacGregor 22. The boat came with the mast, but no boom(beam). I have see
dripless shaft shogue1253 at 8:39pm 10.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1555 We talked to Hunter and they suggested we replace the bellows. We ordered the repair kit and proced
Whoa, slow that horse down Harry P18 at 8:08pm 10.30.10 Precision 0/3004 I have a P18 with a 4HP, 4 stroke Mercury that is starting to concern me. Am having problems docking

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Mast step came out, can't access underneath JRacer at 11:02am 07.01.22 Could you cut a hole in that bulkhead and install an access port? Amazon.com : 6" White Circular Ins
Mast step came out, can't access underneath Will Gilmore at 10:50am 07.01.22 Inject holes with thickened epoxy and sink bolts into place with their nuts on and let dry. -Will
COCKPIT LINE HOLDERS Stu Jackson at 10:44am 07.01.22 I just learned to fake the lines and coil the tops so they hang on themselves. I just, by accident
Balmar SG2000 Failure to connect dlochner at 10:38am 07.01.22 Two days ago Balmar released a new version of it Smart Gauge app in part to address the intermittent
Fridge/freezer use Stu Jackson at 10:31am 07.01.22 O.K., gotcha, refrigerator only. Mine's quite large, and on trips I always start it off with a cou
Mast step came out, can't access underneath Justin_NSA at 10:25am 07.01.22 Those kinda look like rivnuts. Doesn't look like a very secure design as you are finding out althoug
Mystery beneath my prop strut vwjim70 at 9:50am 07.01.22 Thank you all for your insight. It helps A LOT! I am currently in the process of removing the cutla
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) Muttondressedaslamb at 9:07am 07.01.22 Mmmmm, rotten lettuce scraps in the bilge.... As if it doesn't smell bad enough already. :) I wo
Air conditioning issue (1) JamesG161 at 9:06am 07.01.22 This may help you Trouble shoot your Dometic AC. for help. Jim...
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) Davidasailor26 at 8:50am 07.01.22 Here are a couple of pictures showing the rotted backing plate before and after removal. I am just
Air conditioning issue Lee Hadjiosif at 8:41am 07.01.22 With your setup, you should have one intake hose and two outflow hoses. Are both hoses running water
HELP.. Rigging question Hunter 45DS Selden Furler Mast isaksp00 at 8:39am 07.01.22 My guess is that line with the arrow is the topping lift, especially if it's attached to the end of
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) Muttondressedaslamb at 8:30am 07.01.22 Please don't.:badbad: Think of the potential food wastes that could plug up your main Bilge pump.
Fridge/freezer use Windpilot at 7:41am 07.01.22 Oh, well if you don't need the space sure, I can see that working. Makes sense, use the frig side as
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) jviss at 7:38am 07.01.22 Mmmmm, rotten lettuce scraps in the bilge.... As if it doesn't smell bad enough already. :) I wou
Fridge/freezer use danm1 at 7:36am 07.01.22 The op's question is if you just freeze the freezer side and not turn on the spillover fan would th
Catalina 310 almost sank due to faulty starboard though hull fitting. (galley sink) JamesG161 at 7:32am 07.01.22 diverting the grey water into the bilge Please don't.:badbad: Think of the potential food wastes
Mystery beneath my prop strut dmax at 7:31am 07.01.22 "I used Sika Flex 292 a couple of times when I had to remove my strut." Hi Allan, I've used Sikaflex
Do you use checklists? Tedd at 7:22am 07.01.22 Link to the Checklists for Sailors product that @dmdiehl64 mentioned, above.
Do you use checklists? Tedd at 7:17am 07.01.22 I was shocked to learn that hospital OR's have started to use check lists in the last few years. Cu

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