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New C-22 Owner s/v Southern Star at 7:27pm 09.19.10 Chrysler 3/3496 I am a new owner of a 1975 C-22. I love the boat thus far, but the first question I have is on trans
Bedding Port Lights with Butyl Tape (MainSail) method Hermit Scott at 7:04pm 09.19.10 Ask All Sailors 14/10407 I went to the boat this weekend. I was going alone to do some gunkholing but Jeannette decided to go
Spinaker pole storage Miss Kayla at 7:01pm 09.19.10 Catalina 22 9/2677 Anyone have any idea on where to store a spinaker pole while underway? I have always carried mine in
Saildrive 330 gone??? Marc Bergmueller at 6:53pm 09.19.10 Ask All Sailors 0/3325 Anyone know what happened to the Saildrive 330 us website? Anyone with experience replacing with a
Reefing lines and cockpit controls for a '25 pprusak at 6:44pm 09.19.10 Day Sailers 6/6197 Hello everyone, I have a 1977 O'day 25 and currently all my lines are hanging at the mast. There
How do I install a tach tcbilgerat at 5:53pm 09.19.10 The Cherubini Hunters 5/2844 I do not have a tachometer on my boat. Since I am planning to move my starting panel, now would be t
Vision 32 Owners manual e714753 at 5:12pm 09.19.10 Mid-Size Boats 9/4158 Can anyone lead me in the direction of a 91 vision 32 owners manual? I would like to look this man
Talk like a pirate day Billbeard at 5:08pm 09.19.10 Ask All Sailors 21/6339 Here is the link http://www.wikihow.com/Celebrate-Talk-Like-a-Pirate-Day
Barnacles Coyote63 at 4:26pm 09.19.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2456 I have a new Alerion Express 28 equipped with a sail drive and two blade folding prop. After notici
rudder removal lindap at 4:24pm 09.19.10 Islander 2/3678 We have a 36 Islander whose rudder has cracked from internal moisture. We are attempting to remove
CB bolt failure avoided (3) soling42 at 4:07pm 09.19.10 Smaller Boats 8/2215 In the 26/H260 (and possibly 23.5/240) there is one 3/4" SS bolt that holds the bracket in the CB we
Floor Wooden Mat jorgefife at 2:30pm 09.19.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/4150 I saw on a similar boat a wooden mat floor made out of criss cross wood that serves as a floor board
Correct Prop Ted5610 at 10:20am 09.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1629 I bought a 1988 Hunter 35 Legend. It has a 3 blade fixed prop. Could not identify the size/pitch dur
O'Day 192 Electrical System (2) Birdseye at 9:41am 09.19.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/4708 Hi All, New member, first post, first boat. I just bought a 1988 O'Day 192 in very good condition a
Poo on a Starboard heal...... tgrace at 9:23am 09.19.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/4681 Greetings.... A couple weeks ago we were out in 20 knot winds, good chop and had a good starboard h
Anchor hanger? sharps4590 at 8:22am 09.19.10 Catalina 22 5/9399 While walking the docks at Stockton I noticed several boats with a pair of brackets where they hung
donut alans at 7:43am 09.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1836 hi, i have been sailing my 310 fo 5 years and never understood purpose of donut on line to pull out
Help Bill1565 at 7:04am 09.19.10 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1864 Phil, MS, somebody help!! I tried to resurect a 2003 thread about pulling masts that MaryD found.
Rebedding stanchions Scott Berger at 6:56am 09.19.10 Pearson 2/2938 I have a 1987 Pearson 33. The life line stanchions have never been rebedded. I removed one them yest
O'Day 322 Keel bolt question (2) abaragones at 6:14am 09.19.10 Bigger Boats 14/7642 Hi, Hoping to be an owner of an '87 O'Day 322 very soon, and have a quick question about keel bolts

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Shipping boat from HI to mainland? jssailem at 7:42am 05.30.22 Loved his Summary... Voyaging in small craft may not be for everyone, but for those who want to do i
H34 Jib Halyard cleat dkinzer at 7:27am 05.30.22 I recently installed two cleats on my mast I bought these cleats, with 5/8" line capacity, on Ama
Shower pump wont operate sunlover at 7:22am 05.30.22 I'd go at it with a voltmeter. Mine has a loose connection so until I get to it, I jiggle the wir
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter thinwater at 7:16am 05.30.22 Gasoline additive?
Shower pump wont operate lauris67 at 7:14am 05.30.22 The shower pump on my B31 has a relay with timer. Sounds as this is the defective part on yours. It
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? FastOlson at 7:00am 05.30.22 Archived story of a Cal 20: https://www.oocities.org/thetropics/5471/chalupaprep.htm Note that the
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon shemandr at 6:57am 05.30.22 It looks like the triangular piece with the three fasteners is dislodged. And there are cracks betw
Single-handed docking Davidasailor26 at 6:54am 05.30.22
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 6:50am 05.30.22 Very nice, Mike! :beer:
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter kloudie1 at 6:42am 05.30.22 Going to guess a bad batch of gasoline, since it was in the plastic can before getting to the engine
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? rgranger at 6:36am 05.30.22 With respect to tracking apps, I have used spot and like it very much for its ease and reliability.
Need opinions on possible purchase of a sailboat. Don S/V ILLusion at 6:35am 05.30.22 assessing any boat based on pictures is a dubious task. Any boat that old will have issues a new boa
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon (2) kgray9 at 6:35am 05.30.22 Here are two photos of the CB handle. Opposite the handle, there seems to be a raised fiberglass pa
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon shemandr at 6:11am 05.30.22 It can't be that heavy. Why don't you set it up upside down on some saw horses and pull the centerb
Single-handed docking Len Ingalls at 6:09am 05.30.22 As others have said-Install midship cleats just fwd of cockpit so you can reach them from cockpit. I
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? Rick Webb at 5:32am 05.30.22 Our local Home Depot sells the cull lumber at 25% of the list price. I imagine most places do someth
Emergency bilge pumps(s) shemandr at 5:28am 05.30.22 I would test it more often than annually or semi annually. And it's common to need to replace the d
Emergency bilge pumps(s) Crusty Ol Salt at 4:59am 05.30.22 On my H280 it would be the manual bilge pump operated for the cockpit. https://i.postimg.cc/4x9Xh6Y
Marine plywood- to use or not to use? Bluenose at 4:38am 05.30.22 Interesting, thank you, that looks like a great coating.
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon kgray9 at 4:07am 05.30.22 the one you talk about? My guess from your description that there is something happening in the mec

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