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bedding with foam Joe McGinty at 6:57pm 09.30.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1660 I am rebuilding a C22 and tomorrow I go at her with butyl tape and stainless bolts, nuts, backing pl
Deck on H37 Legend sounds crackly? danstanford at 5:45pm 09.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1530 I went to look at an H37 Legend which nobody had been on board for a month or so. As soon as I stepp
Ignition fuse location Stuart Leslie at 5:18pm 09.30.10 Big Boats 1/1816 Can any one tell me the location of the fuse for the igntion circuit fo a 1996 mk2 Catalina I poppe
Navigation Basics AnthonyB at 4:26pm 09.30.10 Ask All Sailors 17/3668 I do not accept relying on a GPS to navigate coastal water however I struggle with the basics of coa
Good fall storm... Maine Sail at 2:57pm 09.30.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2461 Wind direction is odd for a fall storm but 40-45 knots will and can make a mess of an anchorage with
how good is your vocabulary Ross at 12:52pm 09.30.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1386 This is a link to the naval observatory glossary of astronomical terms. http://asa.usno.navy.mil/Sec
Truck tow rated less than boat/trailor Freeblowing at 12:19pm 09.30.10 Trailer Sailors 19/5904 I am thinking of buying another sailboat on a trailor. The total weight of both is about 3900 lb. I
Engine Sump GreenLight at 11:25am 09.30.10 Catalina 30 4/1742 On my 92 Catalina 30 MKII it appears that the dripping from my stuffing box and any other water or
3GM30F Compression Testing Stu Jackson at 11:16am 09.30.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1246 I have a friend who has a friend who is wondering how to test the compression on his engine because
Should my rudder do this? robertsapp at 8:37am 09.30.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2975 I'm curious about the fact that our rudder has about a half inch of vertical play. We noticed when
Brightwork Blues Miss Kayla at 8:35am 09.30.10 Catalina 22 2/1419 I decided to revarnish my brightwork. Upon sanding down the rudder and tiller, I noticed some cracks
Cabin sidewall "carpet" dstewart100 at 8:08am 09.30.10 Smaller Boats 15/10319 Due to a year when an injury prevented me from proper decommissioning and pulling everything off the
sail cuts dmc at 7:19am 09.30.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 4/4304 I am generally a relaxed daysailer/cruiser, but on wednesday nights I sometimes crew on my friends r
Lack of control in reverse Keith M. Knight at 7:01am 09.30.10 The Cherubini Hunters 20/5374 My 33 will not go to port in reverse, prop walk is to starboard and the rudder can't overcome and go
Mystery Stanchion nemosuit at 4:39am 09.30.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1893 I've got a 78 Mac 22 that I'm restoring. Haven't had it in the water yet. The boat came with bow rai
Maine Sail's web site Florida sail at 7:17pm 09.29.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2009 I've seen several references to a web site that Maine Sail has. Could someone please tell me how to
The Star of Papillon needs your help. (2) Hayden Watson at 6:50pm 09.29.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2400 SailRite is currently holding a photo contest for pictures of projects created from their products.
Shroud adjusters Qoheleth at 6:33pm 09.29.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/6565 Ok, so I am going to replace the shrouds with 5/32" 1x19 ss wire rope. I will put thimbles at the t
Sailrite sewing machine -I need pictures and help building a table (5) Hermit Scott at 4:39pm 09.29.10 Ask All Sailors 25/23365 I cut out a recess so the machine sits IN the hole, but the edge still sits ON the table top. I am c
Granddaughter's first sail PotomacDaysailer at 3:41pm 09.29.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1713 Took my granddaughter out for her first sail. She is nine and has been out on ski boats and a cabin

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How to connect VHF radio to NMEA2000 MFD Matt White at 7:38am 06.01.22 Update: This was very easy to do! I took Tx+ and wired it to Rx+ and Tx- to Rx- on the NMEA0183 to S
Furling System CF-700 kappykaplan at 7:32am 06.01.22 @circa1971la , that line looks like a jury-rig to keep the furler main housing from rotating when th
O'Day 23 interior repair questions Maks_s at 7:27am 06.01.22 First of all thanks for your responses! Hull liner, cool good to know. I see some waste and hope it'
Launching Wind Song Summer 2022 kappykaplan at 7:25am 06.01.22 Congratulations! Wind Song looks great! :beer:
Furling System CF-700 circa1971la at 7:16am 06.01.22 Sorry I updated the post with photo. Let me know if you can view it. Thank you !
Need Oday Widgeon Rudder Assembly (8) rgranger at 7:14am 06.01.22 I had to make a rudder once. I had lost one for a Macgrefor V22. Here are pics of the basic idea,
Beneteau 323 mystery through-hull part nitrogenase at 6:56am 06.01.22 you can actually purchase them anywhere here is a page with several on it just pick the type and si
Vagabond 17 - (Standing Rigging Unknown) (1) rgranger at 6:55am 06.01.22 Is this what you have on your stays? ler sailboats to use these types of connectors .... and it lea
Beneteau 323 mystery through-hull part Randylb at 6:51am 06.01.22 you can actually purchase them anywhere here is a page with several on it just pick the type and siz
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 6:39am 06.01.22 If I was doing it, I would be worried about forming the inside and needing to come up with a perfec
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging ben solomon at 6:39am 06.01.22 Download the Brian Toss DVD on "Tuning your Rig". He did this on a legend 37.5 (the model I have).
Forestay adjustment Paul356 at 6:22am 06.01.22 My 356 with the B&R rig came with several sheets of rigging instructions. Among other things, it ad
Best Marina in San Diego? Joe at 6:07am 06.01.22 Sure...... what word did you have in mind? heh, heh. Next time I'm down there I'll say hello. Ca
J scows mconners at 6:04am 06.01.22 https://melges.com/melges-mc call melges, they will explain. nice people. i have an Ascow I sent
Max prop issues fstbttms at 5:54am 06.01.22 There is a step in the installation where the blades are installed and they were obviously installe
Problem lower the main (1) Joe at 5:53am 06.01.22 You need a "mast gate cover"https://cdn3.volusion.com/reeua.fzzpa/v/vspfiles/photos/3454-1M3-2.jpg?v
Legend Mast Tuning - pumping, new rigging fero at 5:44am 06.01.22 You may want to go through this document, some good points/hints. http://www.riggingandsails.com/pdf
Best Marina in San Diego? Joe at 5:27am 06.01.22 Joe, things are different now. Okay.... whatever... That's what he said to me about a year ago....
Hurricane Agatha Hit Mexico and may turn into Alex. shemandr at 5:11am 06.01.22 We could use some rain here on the Treasure Coast.
J scows DougM at 5:02am 06.01.22

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