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Backrests, anyone? radioguy at 5:09pm 08.21.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1871 Hey guys, So, took the boat out for its first sail today. Went well. Still some bugs to work out.
It's not often I get perplexed Witzend at 4:40pm 08.21.10 Ask All Sailors 29/7987 but, this really has me stumped. Or second thought, may I spend most of my time confused and don't e
Batten fraying Ken13559 at 4:22pm 08.21.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1090 I need some advise on repairing a fraying batten. My fibreglass batten started to fray causing strai
Raritan PH II wont pump out rsimmons at 3:49pm 08.21.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2932 My Raritan PHII recently plugged up when I was accompanied by some land lubbers that decided to wipe
Looking for Mac 26M owners in Southern New England MrWhibbley at 2:52pm 08.21.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1336 I am interested in buying a 26M but as many may know, there are no dealers in Southern New England d
Best Varnish? (2) Jfelkins at 1:29pm 08.21.10 Ask All Sailors 8/4228 I just made a new tiller for my Oday 23 out of figured oak I had. What do ya'll think is the best ec
Fuel Filter Location? EVERETT TAYLOR at 12:38pm 08.21.10 Catalina 30 9/2912 Hello All, I just purchased a 1979 C30 and am trying to resurrect an A4 that has not been running fo
Help with deck repair bigsick at 12:34pm 08.21.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1634 I just recently chipped my deck down to fiberglass and also noticed a place where slight bubble is c
norcold conversion kit-SCQT 4407 kenhubbard at 11:53am 08.21.10 Catalina 30 1/2680 I want to install a SCQT 4407 conversion kit in my C-30 Mark II. ny suggestions?
amateur needs help/lessons mihalis at 11:20am 08.21.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1161 Hi, I would like to learn sailing on a Macgregor, hopefull in long beach or around. I live in the hi
Boat to put my old engine in (2) druid at 11:08am 08.21.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2512 (This isn't EXACTLY sailboat-related, but... well, the engine IS out of a sailboat, and there's lots
Cleaning overspray/paint from rigging dstaylor95 at 10:16am 08.21.10 Catalina 30 1/1446 I recently painted the deck of my boat and despite my best effort of taping the rigging off, there i
Southern California C-22's? CaptDon01 at 9:24am 08.21.10 Catalina 22 3/1461 Just wondering how many folks with C-22's living in the Southern California area check into this sit
Com-Pac16 sailing assistance bauerg at 8:47am 08.21.10 Com-Pac 0/4209 Looking for someone in Northern Michigan near Harrisville to help me sail the ComPac16 I just purcha
remove rudder 27 catalina frank viscardi at 7:32am 08.21.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2465 i have 27' catalina sail boat with a bent rudder how iget ruddeer out:doh:
trailer boat under tarp for 7 years, couple of questions. CoreyTMorine at 5:07am 08.21.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2422
H22 Bulkhead Replacement newsailor130 at 11:24pm 08.20.10 Smaller Boats 0/1117 I am in the middle of replacing my bulkheads. It seems a lot of you have done this before. I need so
NEED COMPLETE STANDING RIGGING FOR 74' O'day 20. Danny Correll at 9:36pm 08.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1603 Hello, I own an O'day 20 for 74'. I purchased it a wk. ago and noticed that the standing rigging is
Need shaft keys SMACGW at 9:18pm 08.20.10 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1352 1983 Hunter 33, Yanmar 2 GM15 I need shaft keys; where can I purchase? I'm installing a flex coupl
How to rig jiffy reefing? gregclapp at 9:17pm 08.20.10 Big Boats 3/3169 1984 Hunter 34. Tie the bitter ends of the reefing lines to the boom vertically below reefing crin

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My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 10:42pm 04.09.22 I would have expected the dealer to have checked all that stuff before delivery? A good surveyor (w
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 10:38pm 04.09.22 I tried at 20% charge level and above 12v to return the transfer switch to normal center position
Navigation Lights Beneteau Oceanis 31 (4) SycloneDriver at 10:33pm 04.09.22 Here are some pix.
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank hvac&r tech at 9:10pm 04.09.22 If I understand one of your posts you can get 120V AC to the onboard AC charger but couldn't get th
H34 Seahood markwbird at 8:55pm 04.09.22 The possibilities for leaks are endless but I can tell you that the sliding companionway hatch does
Bottom painting - Stupid question.....or not? BarryL at 8:13pm 04.09.22 Hi, I have been getting 2 years from my bottom paint for many years now. I use Pettit paint, SR40 o
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 7:46pm 04.09.22 y disruption through an emulsifying surface tension releasing agent, and a sponge. 204218 -Will
Desperate leakinhg Mark Maulden at 6:43pm 04.09.22 Mark, you hit it right. That is what I was getting to. I would have tried to explain how a gusher w
Wash down pump orientation Captain Mateo at 6:21pm 04.09.22 Great idea, Capt Mateo. You could also put the green hose in a gallon of rv antifreeze for winter
Jackline installation Hunter 45DS jssailem at 5:56pm 04.09.22 Good for you. I hate that 500ft cliff.
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 5:40pm 04.09.22 If I understand one of your posts you can get 120V AC to the onboard AC charger but couldn't get the
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 5:22pm 04.09.22 Good advice from @Hello Below especially with his experience of a brand new boat from a dealer. Its
Wash down pump orientation heritage at 4:53pm 04.09.22 Great idea, Capt Mateo. You could also put the green hose in a gallon of rv antifreeze for winteri
Huner Vision Refrigeration Came Loose Undersail (3) Mike 58 at 4:29pm 04.09.22 As promised, the new water tank pic and my new toilet with holding tank. The toilet uses the fresh w
Bridge clearance info SailingLoto at 4:23pm 04.09.22 Huricane Deck is 74' and Nianqua is 45'. Or at least that is what this says: bridges and wires Awe
Jackline installation Hunter 45DS Dalliance at 3:58pm 04.09.22 Udi, I sail solo a lot and jacklines are essential in my planning. I gave it a lot of thought and w
Gloucester 22 Owners brianh64 at 3:56pm 04.09.22 I recently picked up a Classic Yacht built Gloucester 22 but it's missing the centerboard. Any idea
Navigation Lights Beneteau Oceanis 31 (1) Davidasailor26 at 3:56pm 04.09.22 Red light on the 37 is in the top left of this picture. Green one is on the opposite side. Sorry I d
Reuse shrink wrap? bzano at 3:45pm 04.09.22 Beg to differ with everyone here but I reused my shrink wrap once for perhaps a total of 5 seasons (
I blew a fuse! jviss at 3:44pm 04.09.22 My exhaust exit is above the waterline. But I believe you can create a hydro lock situation, even

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