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Removing headliner on a H38 Pat Hooyman at 10:33am 05.13.10 Big Boats 2/2174 I have a stain coming through the vinyl coated fabric headliner in the main salon of my H38. I want
Single Handling for a V-21 jkrug at 9:24am 05.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2223 I am in the process of replacing my halyards on my V-21 and would like to get ideas, schemes, sugges
Battery state of charge by measuring voltage Bill Roosa at 8:30am 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2284 Who says you can't tell the battery State of Charge (SOC) by looking at the voltage? All you need t
Cylinder Head Nuts Won't Tighten geoffschultz at 8:29am 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2985 I guess that I broke the cardinal rule of "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." In doing some PM on
Water temp guage reads hot gordhodgson at 8:26am 05.13.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1202 I wondered whether anyone has experienced having their temp gauge start reading at 180 and go up fro
Freshwater capacity zrolimt at 7:26am 05.13.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1521 I have 2 freshwater tanks on my b361. Will someone explain how the freshwater pump takes water from
water leak laughing chance at 6:51am 05.13.10 Smaller Boats 3/2007 I have a '84 Catalina 25. Every time it rains I find a cup or so of water under the Vee berth....It
Reseal port windows? bigsick at 5:48am 05.13.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/2482 I have a 2003 H326. Windows are smoked glass with exposed sealant. Their is no aluminum trim aroun
Dutton-Lainson DLB800A in Canada Temiskaming at 4:00am 05.13.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2069 I am in need of a brake winch for my 1980 MacGregor 25 and can't seem to locate a source in Canada.
Reefing lesson learned Deadline at 3:59am 05.13.10 Mid-Size Boats 3/1606 Winds blew steadily 15-20 mph on Saturday, May 8, all along the York River off the Chesapeake Bay.
Alternate idea to splitting my anchor rode capejt at 1:23am 05.13.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2178 Not so long ago I posted my idea to cut my anchor rode at the 50 foot mark since it's mostly chain t
Center Board Question... BlueRunner at 9:55pm 05.12.10 Day Sailers 1/1778 The manual on page 35 says in BOLD PRINT to inspect the centerboard assembly ONCE a year. I'm wonde
Hunter 31 - adequate for coastal cruising? NickH at 8:21pm 05.12.10 Mid-Size Boats 6/2856 Hi folks, I'm seriously considering buying a 1984 Hunter 31. It looks good and is in my price rang
Singlehanded anchoring strategies mcaswell at 8:02pm 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 31/9869 Our usual anchoring drill is for me to be at the helm getting the boat into position, with my wife o
Centerboard help on an O'Day 22 1977oday22 at 7:22pm 05.12.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1746 Hope everybody is doing well! It seems that my centerboard rope is frayed very bad, Is this an easy
Points of concern on Yamaha 25 footer? themadscientist at 7:10pm 05.12.10 Yamaha 3/7641 Hello everyone. :) I have come across a 1979 Yamaha 25 foot "fixxer upper" for an inconveniently b
Victory at sea? Steve Dion at 6:45pm 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 7/2745 http://www.solentwaters.co.uk/Videos/roughseas.html Enjoy!
Valiant 40 finish.. (8) CharlieCobra at 6:36pm 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 7/5057 We splashed the Valiant today and I gotta say, she looks better outside then she did in the shop. h
Main Halyard Replacement Endurance2010 at 6:24pm 05.12.10 Big Boats 4/1703 Skippers: I have successfully removed my existing halyard and ran a feeder line which is now eagerl
boats are expensive! digitek718 at 5:33pm 05.12.10 Ask All Sailors 121/22490 So I am getting a little overwhelmed at boat ownership and I have come to a realization....bought od

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Insurance RichardSprince at 11:43am 05.17.22 Thanks for the replies. The idea was to take people out, not rent them my boat. There seems to be qu
Jib catches on bow pulpit - port tack only Dave96734 at 11:05am 05.17.22 Look at the tack connection on the furler drum. I'll bet that the sail is closer to the pulpit on
Diesel smelll, diesel leak . 35.5 Legend Johnb at 11:03am 05.17.22 Never used it myself but I wonder if tracing dye would make it easier. Experience anyone?
New Articles BAD ORCA at 10:55am 05.17.22 Hi Mainesail, Nice to see you active again. The Lithium article was really good. Haven't had the
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. Davidasailor26 at 10:52am 05.17.22 I have the same problem. I try to be careful to have the lazy sheet laying away from everything befo
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? kappykaplan at 10:49am 05.17.22 You may be better off spending the boat bucks on a type 1 linear drive. You already have a tiller a
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? mikeracca at 10:42am 05.17.22
An Announcement About Catalina Parts. A Big One. dLj at 10:34am 05.17.22 This is amazing! What a great resource especially for Catalina owners. Now, to get the detailed eng
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? Silhouetta at 10:32am 05.17.22
Diesel smelll, diesel leak . 35.5 Legend jssailem at 10:24am 05.17.22 Fuel volume should not impact the issue you identify. If the tank has a hole and it is below the fue
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? jssailem at 10:15am 05.17.22 Ingenuity is an excellent skill. It sure sounds like you possess this. If it were so simple as to ju
Port hatch on Hunter23 help Timm R Oday25 at 10:01am 05.17.22 I would dig out the old fiberglass / caulk . I would run a thin strip of wood through my table saw s
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? DArcy at 9:55am 05.17.22 If you have a working (for now) drive unit and are really tight for cash but good with electronics y
Boom reefing schematic or current practices... Team118 at 9:55am 05.17.22 That's an interesting diagram, one I haven't seen before and am going to share on our 380.io page. U
Diesel smelll, diesel leak . 35.5 Legend FDICsailing at 9:49am 05.17.22 Thanks fellas this is all great advice, now time to get to work sniffer this out!! Question: does th
An Announcement About Catalina Parts. A Big One. jviss at 9:48am 05.17.22 Wow, what a score! I no longer have a Catalina, but I can dream, can't I? :)
Initial 50 hour shaft alignment "adjustment" Yanmar 45 (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:38am 05.17.22 Your reply came printed in an unusual format so my answers are in red. Is it pretty easy to get dow
Amount of Liability Insurance sail sfbay at 9:38am 05.17.22 Suggesting making sure your boat insurance policy includes $939,800 in fuel spill liability Avoiding
Boat sinks unexpectedly Hello Below at 9:33am 05.17.22 It's the components inside one of those little "shark fin" antennas on your car. Bingo. Thanks to
Is this a terrible idea JBP-PA at 9:29am 05.17.22 That's not the kind of condition you should consider buying all the stuff to restore it and expect t

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