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Thru hull water smells Ned McCrink at 9:56am 04.28.10 Catalina 30 1/1844 In my Cat 30, I left the thru-hull valves open that drain from the sinks in the galley and the head
ODay 25 capsizing ERJ_Pilot at 9:43am 04.28.10 Ask All Sailors 20/9877 My friend has a 1979 ODay 25 (I'm pretty sure that's the model) with a swing keel. Apparently she ra
It snowed on the way to work today. dscribner at 9:34am 04.28.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1656 No question, just a comment that you westerners and Texans might find interesting.
shaft bracket till then at 9:17am 04.28.10 The Cherubini Hunters 11/1938 need some direction on removing thie broken bracket it has 3 screws on each side. Does anyone know i
ODay 25 capsizing ERJ_Pilot at 9:06am 04.28.10 Ask An Oday Owner 7/12079 My friend has a 1979 ODay 25 (I'm pretty sure that's the model) with a swing keel. Apparently she ra
When is it time to replace your zinc (magnesium) (1) DannyS at 8:55am 04.28.10 Ask All Sailors 16/7984 In the past, I've always replaced the magnesium anode every time we hauled the boat (northern climat
New Windows (3) jeffmacdonald at 8:42am 04.28.10 Catalina 30 20/4895 My name is Jeff from Tampa FL and I purchased windows from Cruising Concepts which is a vendor on th
we are at it again..LOL zeehag at 8:11am 04.28.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1201 ok we out of psj and headed for ingrams bayou----will post more then----had an incident in bay at ps
Leaking Port Lights Ron M at 7:33am 04.28.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1827 My 331 has two port lights that are leaking slightly. Is there a seal installed or are they just se
deck plate Gary Meckes at 6:27am 04.28.10 Day Sailers 1/1310 Can anyone tell me where I could get a deck plate for a daysailer II. This is a smaller diameter tha
Corian Counter Tops howard at 6:17am 04.28.10 Ask All Sailors 16/7302 Has anyone had Corian counter tops installed. If so how has it worked out and was it worth the cost?
C-30 outhaul repair Jimm at 5:30am 04.28.10 Catalina 30 5/7511 Need to replace the internal rigging on my outhaul. Line is frayed. Has anyone made this repair? It
speed, depth sounder in hull transducer ghaynie at 11:35pm 04.27.10 Lancer 8/2781 Please help if you can. The depth sounder and speed display quit simultaneously weeks ago. (still
216 Capsized...Couldn't Do It Paul Wash at 8:06pm 04.27.10 Smaller Boats 5/2054 There's been quite a few posts on this forum regarding the propensity for a boat to capsize. This pa
'82 33' Cherubini Emergency Tiller..pffftt HunterSailorJax at 6:46pm 04.27.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/3042 We were in the ICW in JAX. Rudder cables snapped. Reached for the emergency tiller....its had rusted
OD28 Thru Hull Question Tom Potter at 6:23pm 04.27.10 Bigger Boats 3/1808 I have a question concerning thru hulls under the Head sink. I have two side by side in that locatio
vertical launching compadre at 6:07pm 04.27.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2618 hi, i'm a prospective Mac 26 d (looking at 1990 model) owner and want to dry sail the boat, using ou
water system issues piragua27 at 5:46pm 04.27.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1359 we're new sailors and we purchased our first 27 foot Hunter last fall.. We winterized the water syst
Cleaning sails bigsick at 5:40pm 04.27.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1849 Never had to clean sails on old sailboat, but my new one (2003) I want to stay ahead of dirt buildup
to much sail ? lafland 17 picnic tion010 at 4:50pm 04.27.10 Ask All Sailors 2/2114 l o a 17.3. beam 6.8. displacement 700 ibs. total area 204 ft. main sail 119 ft jib( furling) 85 ft

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Furling System CF-700 kappykaplan at 3:20am 06.01.22 @circa1971la , the photo is not attached.
Hold Fast is in the water! kappykaplan at 3:18am 06.01.22 Congratulations on a safe and successful launch. :beer:
Problem lower the main sailme88 at 2:23am 06.01.22 That appears to be a friction stop.. Drill a hole into the mast that would like the stop bolt to rem
Max prop issues Rick486 at 1:56am 06.01.22 I just had a new Max Prop reversible-pitch prop installed by the yard on my Cal 36 sloop. When I en
Problem lower the main (1) Will Gilmore at 10:44pm 05.31.22 Where does the boom's gooseneck sit when you drop the sail? I take it you are flaking the sail on t
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 10:37pm 05.31.22
Boat speed gauge or sending unit? Clydo at 10:37pm 05.31.22 Clydo, when you say speed gauge was blank, was there nothing at all on the display? I'll be honest,
Screwed through the hull dmax at 10:12pm 05.31.22 They were above, so not as critical. I see your point though, while butyl tends to take more than it
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 10:12pm 05.31.22 Good catch and the prep looks great. For repairing the section of missing tube you might consider b
New Catalina 30 Owner Hayden Watson at 9:47pm 05.31.22 Good catch and the prep looks great. For repairing the section of missing tube you might consider bu
Problem lower the main JoeWhite at 9:29pm 05.31.22 I believe the stop bracket is upside down. If you can turn it upside down, then do that. Yes you can
Max prop issues pipedream at 8:43pm 05.31.22 There are a lot of max props in use, you might consider calling PYI tomorrow. Very helpful staff
Max prop issues fstbttms at 8:39pm 05.31.22 I just had a new Max Prop reversible-pitch prop installed by the yard on my Cal 36 sloop. Which m
Max prop issues fstbttms at 8:37pm 05.31.22 An old salt thinks the prop was fabricated backwards. Being an "old salt" doesn't necessarily mea
Boat speed gauge or sending unit? PlaneTom at 8:33pm 05.31.22 Clydo, when you say speed gauge was blank, was there nothing at all on the display? I'll be honest,
Beneteau 323 railing item DArcy at 8:18pm 05.31.22 I'm going to go with Greg on this one. I don't know what it was but I'm fairly certain it is not any
Origio 2000 alcohol canister Tally Ho at 8:02pm 05.31.22 I had one of those on my Hunter 280. Pretty simple and effective stove. i see a single burner stov
Beneteau 323 railing item Tally Ho at 7:57pm 05.31.22
Hi I just purchased a hunter legend 40 87 model with a yammer 4jh engine has a b control panel that is the proper way to start it up an shut it off Tally Ho at 7:50pm 05.31.22
New Catalina 30 Owner (4) mikeracca at 7:50pm 05.31.22 So I mentioned before that my muffler needed some repairs. I gave it a good bath then I dug out the

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