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s/v Anam Cara gpd955 at 10:51am 07.19.10 Catalina 310 2/1781 At 12:30pm, Anam Cara, Hull # 45, became ours. She will be taken to Atlantic City, NJ to live a few
Water in Bilge frmreilly at 10:49am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 14/4212 I'm on my annual cruise and twice after heavy sailing I noticed a good amount of water in the bilge
Keel leak ells at 10:00am 07.19.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/2354 I have two O'Days a 19' and a 22'. The 19' has a leak in the keel that I have been able to stop tem
Looking for a 260 in Calif Gregg9020 at 9:54am 07.19.10 Smaller Boats 5/1891 Hello all!! I am currently a Macgreggor owner, but I am looking to move up to the next level of tra
EPA seeks comments on MSD and paperwork changes KD3PC at 9:32am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1846 Our wonderful friends at the EPA are at it again... 5. When must EPA receive comments in response t
Sailing in heavy weather kpgraci at 9:30am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 43/8410
Bimini Question hhcribbs at 8:57am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 3/2042 Hello again, thanks for all the previous help. We just setup the bimini on our sailboat. There wa
Question about original motor mount meson1 at 8:51am 07.19.10 Catalina 22 3/1600 I have a 1972 Catalina22 that has been stored for 15 years. When we put it all together a piece of t
Jabsco Course Mesh Pumpgard Issue wgkenney at 8:35am 07.19.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1474 Hi all, I have a Beneteau 473 and have, what I hope, is a simple problem. Most all of my pumps on
thanks jimmy mac 22 keel problems alfred gamil at 7:47am 07.19.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1350 Thanks for your answer Jimmy I cannot drop the keel now, but I did it early this season and did not
Porta-bote: folding tender? FroggyAZ at 7:36am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3520 Has anybody used one of those Porta-Bote? http://www.porta-bote.com Is that an alternative to the
Itermitant depth sounder cygnus x1 at 7:36am 07.19.10 Catalina 30 1/1537 Anyone have a good used Datamarine depth sounder for sale? Mine was intermitant, I cleaned RCA conne
Star Of India Volunteer Killed in Fall Soundbounder at 4:08am 07.19.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2117 A volunteer aboard the Star Of India in San Diego was killed after falling from the mast http://
Equalizing Batteries tchastain at 3:28am 07.19.10 Big Boats 2/1389 Boat is H-38, 2007. Has two 4-D house batteries that have not been holding their charge for long. Se
Sewage pumping out Paramattic at 2:37am 07.19.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1655 I recently by my first boat (a Hunter 34) and have some issues with successfully pumping out the was
LINK 2000 Heart Interface Issues Switched Off at 10:36pm 07.18.10 Big Boats 2/2677 I have a 96 Hunter Legend, I have a big problem I think - current situation is that my 4- 6 volt gol
Buying 26s - need advice luke at 10:26pm 07.18.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2423 Hello, I'm negotiiating an 1989 26s and need some advice, there are some issues with the boat. 1- Re
White Beaded Tack Collar Switched Off at 9:35pm 07.18.10 Ask All Sailors 8/4087 This is a stupid question, but I went to fly my drifter style spinaker today and on the bottom it ha
Bilge deck sealer plate--wanted Anastasion at 8:41pm 07.18.10 Smaller Boats 1/1812 I just purchased a 1987 Catalina 25 in good condition. I need a bilge deck sealer Which is essential
Deck deflection Mougly at 7:38pm 07.18.10 Ask All Sailors 12/3403 Hello all again I have an 81 Sonic 23 and have noticed some deck deflection around the deck stepp

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Replacement bow rail Dave Groshong at 11:26am 06.27.22 Railmakers.com or whitewatermarineinc.com
1975 Cat 22 Chainplate Location (3) C_Level at 11:25am 06.27.22 Have a ton of close up photos-- but not very useful for location layout. But this one might help y
Do you use checklists? jviss at 11:20am 06.27.22 Here's an idea for MFD vendors: Implement a checklist feature just as aviation MFDs have and also li
Oday 19 centerboard help Project_Mayhem at 11:18am 06.27.22 @shemandr mentions some really good points. This is a challenging build. Contact Foss Foam or D&R ma
Is there a shutoff valve for 1974 ODay 27 with Atomic 4 DMendels at 11:04am 06.27.22 Thanks very much for responding. The carburetor is brand new two weeks ago and installing that didn
Fridge/freezer use shemandr at 10:52am 06.27.22 On my 356 we kept towels on the fridge/freezer top to absorb condensation. That told me that there
Fridge time-on measurement Johnb at 10:49am 06.27.22 There was a time when 12 volt Refrigeration compressors where not not available. just about any an
Is there a shutoff valve for 1974 ODay 27 with Atomic 4 shemandr at 10:43am 06.27.22 I'm not clear on whether using an external tank solved the problem. The A4 is tinkerer's dream. The
DOWNWIND smokey73 at 10:29am 06.27.22 Interesting that this has come up today. I was sailing in about 8 knots dead downwind in an area th
Fridge/freezer use danm1 at 10:25am 06.27.22 Thought cooling a smaller area at a higher temp would help unless there was too much leakage to the
Fridge/freezer use Don S/V ILLusion at 10:15am 06.27.22 Worked for me once as an interim solution when we needed to effectively double our refrigerator size
Sensors Needed for obtaining TWD so I can display wind shifts on B&G Vulcan 9. (1) justin.hendo at 9:58am 06.27.22 I'll look into the settings, I find the Vulcan user manual to not be very detailed in the setup and
Hunter 26 taking on water rgranger at 9:42am 06.27.22 You mentioned the bilge area flooding. Have you checked the transducer plug?
Do you use checklists? odaydokay at 9:40am 06.27.22 I guess my lists veers into the heavy detailed. We have a list at home we use so we don't forget stu
1975 Cat 22 Chainplate Location (1) pclarksurf at 9:36am 06.27.22 Have a ton of close up photos-- but not very useful for location layout. But this one might help yo
Self Tacking Jib matts997 at 9:33am 06.27.22 I set this up on my H280, closely following the methods described in the stingy sailor article. It
Do you use checklists? Don S/V ILLusion at 9:27am 06.27.22 Such as it is: 1. Disconnect shore power and water 2. open seacock 3. untie dock lines. those are t
Do you use checklists? jssailem at 9:26am 06.27.22 You got a lot on your table Ted. I have used check lists. Still been known to load the car for a t
DOWNWIND Mac Smith at 9:20am 06.27.22 With your background, I am afraid to post anything to go against what you have stated, for fear of e
Fridge time-on measurement jviss at 8:42am 06.27.22 When the compressor is running is when the true miracle is evident by how little current they actua

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