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Find info on leins surlee at 5:15pm 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2593 Buyin our boat hopefully on Monday. I think I have the checks in place that'll allow for deal, paym
Head/Water System Set up rpearlberg at 4:48pm 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1349 This is our first season with our 1983 Pearson 303. We have yet to flush out the water/head system.
Rope clutch and organizer upgrades TonyN. at 4:38pm 06.20.10 Big Boats 5/1754 Hello to all out there. I recently purchased a new set of rope clutches and deck organizers and plan
Condensation and small leak front starboard window earlkeim at 4:03pm 06.20.10 Smaller Boats 3/1749 Hi, I have a Hunter 260, 2002 and have never had any leaks to date. This weekend it poured hard for
access to upper rudder mount Lee Hunter at 2:34pm 06.20.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1656 Does anyone know how to access the upper rudder mount from the inside on a 1986 Catalina 25? We're
Simrad AP14 handheld remote Error message Evening Star at 1:46pm 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 0/2231 The handheld for the AP14 Autopilot shows an error message when plugged in. The LED flash code on t
No centerboard rope, 222, what do I do, the boat is already in the water? Carloswen at 12:23pm 06.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1911 Hi everyone! To all those who know, I am in Portsmouth ,Ri, and my boat is already in the water, a
309, Would You Buy It Again Or Something Else? sigbear at 11:08am 06.20.10 Catalina 309 Group Forum 12/6305 If you had it to do over again would you buy the Catalina 309 again? What have you experienced wit
The 4 Elements Of Sail Trim Don Guillette at 9:10am 06.20.10 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3972 The great golfer Bobby Jones said" There are any number of people who have devoted enough thought, t
Scaredy Cats timebandit at 8:43am 06.20.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1148 I ran across this movie I thought some might be interested in. It shows that a sailboat with a lit
back pressure Berndahle at 8:19am 06.20.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 29/8339 I feel a lot of back pressure when pumping out the head and get a really bad wiff of air on deck whe
The restoration of Lady J, the beginning... (6) CharlieCobra at 8:00am 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 23/3843 I took the train down and rode with the new owner to inspect a Kettenburg 40 rumored to be hull numb
Sad End kloudie1 at 7:43am 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1728 Saw this in the paper.. a kind of a sad end for a grand old boat.. Not a sailor, but a piece of hist
RIB tear repair. Help!! (2) flopster12000 at 7:13am 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 22/6476 Hello everyone, I have a problem with my AB Dinghy that I am frustrated with. Since buying my boat
Water cooling Davidylas at 7:04am 06.20.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1023 I have an Oday 28' with an OMC Zephyr Sail drive. The cooling system is internal and is pumping the
wester centaur power jryan39@gmail.com at 6:20am 06.20.10 Smaller Boats 1/2117 repower Westerly Centaur w/10HP OB - Eastern Caribbean - pros and cons
tuning a 1981 27' tall rig hunter dciprios at 5:41am 06.20.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1838 Can anyone furnish me tuning specifications for a 1981 hunter tall rig?
1979 L25 Interior (12) Steve22116 at 5:39am 06.20.10 Lancer 12/3420 Good morning all. Here's a summary of what's taken place over the past three months. Removed he
Longitudinal Stringer repair Vision36 at 5:32am 06.20.10 Ask All Sailors 9/4792 I have a Hunter 36 Vision that was neglected by the PO. When I bought it I knew I had a problem wit
the bounty bad_com_pany at 5:01am 06.20.10 Smaller Boats 0/916 we have the "bounty" here this weekend and made port just down the road from us , to far to sail upw

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Installed new batteries, engine still won't start sailcapt340 at 4:02am 06.17.22
Installed new batteries, engine still won't start Davidasailor26 at 3:05am 06.17.22
Bilging Every 3 Minutes Stephan at 3:01am 06.17.22 Many Automatic bilge pumps today have an electronic check system that is engineered to cycle the pum
New owner of neglected 1986 Capri 18 (1) StDilbert at 1:32am 06.17.22 Looks good! Sails cleaned up very well. I too was surprised...And I bought it fully expecting to r
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 12:46am 06.17.22 Sounds like you have corrosion under control. Thanks to all of you who contributed helpful in
37C Rudder assembly components D_Bosh at 9:33pm 06.16.22 Hi Boomers, Thank you for your info re: rudder bearing reconditioning. When you found the stuffing
Stray Current Corrosion Problem JamesG161 at 9:33pm 06.16.22 Apparently the electrician discovered significant problems such as old battery charger with common
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:04pm 06.16.22 Nice work, Mike Thank you!
New Catalina 30 Owner Mikem at 8:52pm 06.16.22
Removing old Thru-Hull BigEasy at 8:23pm 06.16.22 Grind out old thru Hull fitting from Hull surface using an angle grinder. Takes 5 minutes and no bu
Stray Current Corrosion Problem BigEasy at 8:17pm 06.16.22 Made significant progress today addressing the corrosion problem. Completed installation of a Pro M
Main prop strut Boatjoc at 7:47pm 06.16.22 I forgot about the cool water temps on the west cost. I got in the lake here for the first time th
I'm afraid I was followed home from vacation AaronD at 7:43pm 06.16.22 I had a Mutineer - it was a fun little boat. Easy-peasy to rig, low maintenance. Bought it for a so
Main prop strut SycloneDriver at 7:07pm 06.16.22 I forgot about the cool water temps on the west coast. I got in the lake here for the first time th
Main prop strut Boatjoc at 6:51pm 06.16.22 Maybe you could go for a short swim and get that information or hire a diver? I'm not trying to be
Stays/Shrouds Too Short Fix Will Gilmore at 6:47pm 06.16.22 Did they have her on jacks? Maybe the problem was with the way the yard uses their jacks. If the h
I'm afraid I was followed home from vacation mermike at 6:29pm 06.16.22 I had a Mutineer - it was a fun little boat. Easy-peasy to rig, low maintenance. Bought it for a son
New jib sail ? h2o_snow at 6:29pm 06.16.22 It wasn't to you Dave. :)
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 5:58pm 06.16.22 Looks good @mikeracca ! :beer:
Hunter 260 V Berth Under Bed Hatch philiefay at 5:57pm 06.16.22 That makes sense. Thanks!

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