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New Groco K is sticky and shoots water in my face evdr at 6:25am 08.12.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3239 Hello, My less than a year old Groco K manual is sticky and the weight on the rubber flapper in the
need info on keel cable mac 22 alfred gamil at 5:47am 08.12.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1504 anybody knows about the lenght and the type of cable of the swinging keel including the turns on win
Backstay TRAY GRANGER at 5:45am 08.12.10 Catalina 22 1/1814 Do most of you guys have a split or adjustable backstay? I just have one eye on the starboard side o
23.54 water on table leaking slide cover ? bobbo99 at 5:23am 08.12.10 Smaller Boats 6/1519 23.5 water on table leaking slide cover ? Hi all ... we are on week 2 of ownership and have discove
Capri 16.5 Jib Dimensions Jeff Shaw at 3:46am 08.12.10 Smaller Boats 1/2992 In the evenings I repair sails in my barn for local sailors. I need the dimensions of a Capri 16.5
O'Day 34 in Buzzards Bay? hinmo at 1:34am 08.12.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1438 Hi - newbie here. I am looking at an O'Day 34 for sale. I would like to hear from current or past ex
Lancer blisters gabrielb at 1:22am 08.12.10 Lancer 3/2408 Does anyone have any info on blisters on a 35' 1979 Lancer?
Another ID higgs at 9:49pm 08.11.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1903 I was out cruising the past couple of weeks and saw some interesting boats. I saw this one at the T
Radio Tom Hoffman at 8:39pm 08.11.10 Trailer Sailors 11/3693 I have come to the point where I am looking at getting a radio, so I can communicate with other boat
Newbie buying first sailboat, will need a head Slingerland at 8:25pm 08.11.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 14/5170 Good evening, all! I am looking to buy my first sailboat, and have narrowed my choices down to three
Basic electrical wiring question (1) radioguy at 8:03pm 08.11.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1533 Guys and gals, I have a simple wiring question. I want to keep the stock control panel, but I wan
V17 Rigging Help hat57hat at 7:46pm 08.11.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/2230 I am a newbie trying to rig my V17. The rigging for the jib appears to have no blocks. On each s
Custom Cockpit table (8) rortega46 at 7:00pm 08.11.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/2659 Our H28 is great and we really wanted a cockpit table for dining and entertaining. It had to be exp
New to C15's DannyB at 6:56pm 08.11.10 Trailer Sailors 4/2998 I have a C14 #2445 I recently rebulit and refabricated a new keelson, and compression post and regla
Balancing act jimmyb at 6:42pm 08.11.10 Trailer Sailors 27/6956 Hey all! Having a bit of trouble ballancing the boat when hove to. When I get a chance to go out Im
A mini review of a Campbell Sailor 3-blade prop Clark at 5:10pm 08.11.10 Ask All Sailors 11/9160 A mini review of a Campbell Sailor 3-blade prop - UPDATED I had been running a Martec geared folder
Four days and counting OdayDave at 4:57pm 08.11.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1462 In 4 days, I start my annual sailing trip with my friend of 52 years, Mark. I always point out to h
Line Diameter For Mid-Sail Reef Ties --Go Monster or Minimize? rardiH36 at 1:37pm 08.11.10 Ask All Sailors 12/5905 Here's a question/topic that I don't recall having seen discussed in the three years I've been follo
Forestay replacement DJN51 at 1:05pm 08.11.10 Smaller Boats 6/3824 On Hunter 23.5,is forestay same length with Cdi furler,as without furler? Plan on replacing after se
Best way to stow H23 rudder when moored isaksp00 at 12:31pm 08.11.10 Smaller Boats 4/1693 New boat to me. I keep it on a mooring, on a lake. Any advice on how best to stow it when moored?

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Seamanship - World of Wave Craft D Swanson at 6:15am 05.18.22 Last August I visited the beach the video is from. There are signs posted prominently that warn visi
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft dlochner at 5:59am 05.18.22 The steeper the beach, the steeper the waves are. Even in calm settled weather, be careful of steep
Seamanship - World of Wave Craft Will Gilmore at 5:37am 05.18.22 We are planning a trip to Iceland around September and I was just reading an article about things no
2007 31-2 questions from potential buyer fupls at 5:26am 05.18.22 I own a Hunter 31 made in 2007. It's salon table cannot be lowered but can be folded to port side.
Roast my boat! 1994 Hunter 26 rs1sensen at 4:58am 05.18.22 Nice boat. First focus on safety. Namely required equipment + rigging + engine tuneup + batteries.
Help replacing sheave divider on a Hunter 26 rs1sensen at 4:44am 05.18.22 Other than just using muscle, a spray of Debond 5200 remover may help break the seal. Just be carefu
2009 Beneteau 40 rubber cutlass bearing. NYSail at 4:10am 05.18.22
Boat sinks unexpectedly RoyS at 4:04am 05.18.22 Send that to your insurance agent without any explanation.
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. Captain Larry-DH at 4:03am 05.18.22
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. All U Get at 3:51am 05.18.22 So you need some stainless cage around the lights to keep the line from hanging up on the lights. B
Trailer for a Fin Keel? Apex at 3:10am 05.18.22 check this site, $3500 trailer in great cnodition in MO. $14k lb gvwr may be overkill though. Also
O'day 23 need sliding companionway hatch wbliss at 2:00am 05.18.22 Call D&R to confirm. Rudy used to be the parts manager at O'Day Loving D&R. Already purchased a n
O'day 23 need sliding companionway hatch wbliss at 1:59am 05.18.22 I have one I might could be convinced to part with haha, where are you located at? Niles, Michigan
Cracked hull Hayden Watson at 1:49am 05.18.22 More G/Flex fun Here is a short clip where Andy at Boatworks Today shows how flexible Thixo the Tota
Cracked hull Hayden Watson at 1:27am 05.18.22 You might give West System G-flex plastic boat repair kit a try. I used it this year to build a wat
Sea Strainer Location Hayden Watson at 1:13am 05.18.22 According to the instructions that came with my Vetus strainer, it is recommended that they are moun
Sea Strainer Location Dalliance at 11:25pm 05.17.22 I installed my Groco raw water strainer in front of the engine for easy access about ten years ago.
Cracked hull SailorHunter at 11:20pm 05.17.22 Will, great information. Thank you. These are lovely little boats. I will update this thread with p
315 Battery Meter Skipper John at 10:32pm 05.17.22 Posted below is typical Catalina wiring, note the Voltmeter is connected direct to the positive of
Boat sinks unexpectedly SoSound at 10:19pm 05.17.22 Is that one of the UAPs that they had hearings about today? Is it one of the "submerged UAPs" that

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