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POOP on my boat piedpiperIII at 5:23pm 09.02.10 Catalina 22 12/3077 Why do birds poop on my sailboat?? Some poop is purple from berries. All other motor boats stay clea
22' Catalina for 250$ kirbyc1goo at 5:06pm 09.02.10 Trailer Sailors 16/6668 Heres the deal, I know a guy who has a 22' Catalina thats in apparent good condition, but its mast a
Pearson Hawk bt224 at 4:43pm 09.02.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1401 Should have posted here (more active) first, so my apologies for the double post in the other forum.
Pearson Hawk bt224 at 4:35pm 09.02.10 Pearson 1/3157 Hi all, first post. I have an opportunity to pick up a Hawk. Anyone have any experience or advice o
Follow us on our trip MATHURIN2 at 1:37pm 09.02.10 The Cherubini Hunters 57/8626 If you are interested in following us on our trip (we are taking our Hunter cutter 37 from Montreal
o'day 272 window discoloring Berad at 12:54pm 09.02.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2342 recently purchased 1986 o'day 272. vessel is in very good condition with the exeption that the forwa
Racing the Catalina 310 profbob at 12:01pm 09.02.10 Catalina 310 3/3312 Does anyone know the PHRF Rating for the Catalina 310 in the event I choose to race her when the se
Photos posted of new Hunter 50 Phil Herring at 11:44am 09.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1861 http://www.facebook.com/pages/Hunter-Marine/119790584705074 Sounds like you guys on the east coast
Pencil Zinc Size? Rag Bagger at 10:55am 09.02.10 Catalina 30 6/4705 I've read a lot of information on the pencil zinc in my heat exchanger. I own a 1984 Catalina 30 wi
New Fees For The Bahamas Chuckbear at 10:44am 09.02.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2197 Just in time for the cruising season, the Bahamian government has decided to adjust fees for boater
Holding Tank Plumbing Lee Hadjiosif at 9:34am 09.02.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3362 I'm planning on replacing my 20 ga holding tank with a Ronco Poly. Currently my aluminum tank has a
uhoh..... zeehag at 8:59am 09.02.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2018 another one off louisianna --this morning... http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100902/ap_on_re_us/us_gu
electrical problem stinson at 8:31am 09.02.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1360 hi there!!! I have an intermittent electrical problem when starting the engine!!! someti
Looking for info on SILVA 20 LOG (knotmeter/timer) kenn at 8:06am 09.02.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1823 Hi All, I am the ultimate recycler ;) While throwing something out at a local club on Tuesday, I fo
Time in Bahamas Sailor Sue at 7:53am 09.02.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2361 Hi, we just posted this on the cruisers site, and thought we'd ask here also. We're planning to spen
1983 S2 11.0A Shower sump drain Sailor JD at 6:09am 09.02.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1543 Hey folks, I have a 1983 S2 11.0A that I am in the process of updating. The shower sump drain hose c
Jabsco fiasco... Doug/Karen at 5:43am 09.02.10 Big Boats 4/1860 Just when we thought we had experienced all of the infirmities of a Jabsco head, we have a new sympt
Any downsides to a larger holding tank? DannyS at 5:14am 09.02.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/3649 Several years ago, I ripped out the toilet, hoses and tank on our new-to-us boat because everything
Teak Question - Cleaning With Salt Water Ducati at 4:06am 09.02.10 Ask All Sailors 8/9626 Further questions on how to deal with maintaining my teak seats on our sailboat... I got some fee
how do i know oday 23, 23-1, or 23-2 bella bu at 11:51pm 09.01.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/4329 how can i find out whicg model i have? 1980 o day 23

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Replacement Parts Joe at 4:21am 07.10.22 Yes, but no return call yet. heh, heh, leave a message "I need to buy a new boat" That should ge
Have you ever played the game something doesn't match the others Joe at 4:19am 07.10.22 Crusty. This is your opportunity to visit a chandelier in your area. I guess if he's looking for
Catalina 25 mainsail rigging Joe at 4:13am 07.10.22 On a Catalins 27 the outhaul is rigged internally and the control line exits the boom about midway a
Re-bedding the Deadlights - H41DS RoyS at 3:47am 07.10.22 If they were originally set in silicone, you will not have much success removing the residue with an
Hunter 27 Bimini RoyS at 3:34am 07.10.22 Here are my suggestions. Bimini Height: minimum 6-6" ideally 7'. At that height while slightly heele
45DS mainsail furling (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:54pm 07.09.22 I've wondered if we furled the main in the wrong direction (e.g., counterclockwise v clockwise) but
Asymmetric spinnaker on oceanis 37 (4) SoSound at 9:08pm 07.09.22 I found the quote for our system. We do not use the spinnaker halyard for our furler, we added an a
Electrical Gremlins -HELP! smokey73 at 8:40pm 07.09.22 Kind of figured that to be the case but I didn't intend to install it that way. My MPPT controller
Electrical Gremlins -HELP! mermike at 7:46pm 07.09.22 I concur with David and Dave. The charger is powering your DC circuits. An MPPT controller can do th
Electrical Gremlins -HELP! smokey73 at 7:37pm 07.09.22 I don't know if it is actually new or it is the first time I've ever shut off the Battery Selector s
Electrical Gremlins -HELP! dlochner at 7:35pm 07.09.22 The ProMariner charger will serve as a 12v DC power supply in addition to being a charger. If the ch
Electrical Gremlins -HELP! Davidasailor26 at 7:31pm 07.09.22 It sounds to me like the charger output is connected to the Load side of the DC switch, not the batt
Electrical Gremlins -HELP! DArcy at 7:28pm 07.09.22 The only way I can see that happening is if the battery charger is downstream from the ON/OFF switch
2006 Beneteau 423 - Volvo engine / prop shaft vibration Davidasailor26 at 7:24pm 07.09.22 It looks like no water flow through the Cutlass Bearing. Some sort sealant against the strut. But
Have you ever played the game something doesn't match the others Crusty Ol Salt at 6:43pm 07.09.22 That eye looks bad, like it's just a wood screw threaded eye from the hardware store. What is it t
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. SycloneDriver at 6:29pm 07.09.22 Update. I've taken the boat out several more times and the IMF has worked almost perfectly. It's p
Catalina 25 mainsail rigging lsavocchi at 6:17pm 07.09.22 Ok great thanks for the answer. I ran it on the port side as well when I was rigging it today but wa
Re-bedding the Deadlights - H41DS dkinzer at 5:29pm 07.09.22 Thanks, karellen. Between your description and photos and those of Art Boas I'm ready to tackle this
Catalina 25 mainsail rigging SailingLoto at 5:24pm 07.09.22 On my c25 the vang line runs back to a cam cleat on the port side of the cabin roof. The outhaul i
bulkhead angle for a new compass (1) Grotto at 5:16pm 07.09.22 This is how I mounted my richey compass

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