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I need a 4 legged boat buddy pkdailey4 at 5:18pm 04.14.10 Ask All Sailors 16/2495 He needs to be smallish, house broke, not too much of a shedder, mellow and friendly. I drive betwee
diesel leak under injection pump RussT1950 at 4:39pm 04.14.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1251 Hello all, I have a Universal M25xp with a diesel leak under the number 2 injector line. I t
pre EMERGENCY TILLER Capt_Hook at 4:32pm 04.14.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1285 Fellow Captains- I have a 1977 33. No emergency tiller came with the boat. All the ones discussed
Lake Chickamauga Tn. info needed Bonzai at 3:09pm 04.14.10 Trailer Sailors 3/2839 Looking for info related to taking a trailerable 25 fter to the Lake Chickamauga res and hoping to b
Lake Chickamauga Tn. info needed Bonzai at 3:04pm 04.14.10 Destinations 0/2254 Looking for info related to taking a trailerable 25 fter to the Lake Chickamauga res and hoping to b
S2 9.2A on ebay BobM at 2:06pm 04.14.10 S2 2/1642 There is an 9.2A from Falmouth MA on ebay right now called 2nd Fiddle. It is the boat I looked at t
Rubrail woes (1) druid at 2:02pm 04.14.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2695 Hi Folks My port rubrail was damaged when I bought the boat, now it has been severely damaged in th
Keel pivot bolt hole repair Edlk at 1:54pm 04.14.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/8771 I have removed the keel from my 82 M25 Have it sand blasted and have begun the rust preventative an
NPR Here and now talks to the survivors of the Almesian BobM at 1:48pm 04.14.10 Sails Call Lounge 2/6473 http://www.hereandnow.org/2010/04/rundown-414-3 NPR interviewed three of the four survivors of the
When to buy new sails? nbarnes333 at 1:38pm 04.14.10 Catalina 22 4/1887 So what are the clues for when your sails need replacing? I have no idea how old mine are. I've ha
Cracked rudder solution? DIY Kickup rudder? nbarnes333 at 1:09pm 04.14.10 Catalina 22 1/1851 My 1978 C22 rudder has a crack that needs repairing from a close encounter with a tall rock. Or mayb
Seacock replacement KandD at 12:28pm 04.14.10 Big Boats 5/1856 We're on an '85 H40. The PO put in central plumbing for the raw water and we're down to 2 through-h
Bimini 31-2 LaPoloma at 11:46am 04.14.10 Pearson 0/1664 Looking to purchase bimini for Pearson 31-2. Any suggestions and or comments, particularly height di
Cherubini H36 Definitely Faster Than 10 Days Ago rardiH36 at 10:50am 04.14.10 The Cherubini Hunters 10/2256 Just re-launched my 1980 Cherubini H36 after about a week on the hard for a bottom sanding/repaint,
Hunter 27 - 1981 srokos at 9:23am 04.14.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/4037 Hi everybody! I took over this lady from marina for outstanding unpaid amount. After going over
Replacement Bunk Boards Qoheleth at 9:15am 04.14.10 Trailer Sailors 17/6307 This week I managed to get my Venture 25 off of the trailer and sent it off to be sandblasted and re
Must Haves (3) rlwhiddon at 8:43am 04.14.10 Big Boats 1/2151 New Hunter Legend 35 owner here. She is the 1988 model. We are pretty much revamping the complete in
Can't get it up paddler79 at 8:39am 04.14.10 Ask All Sailors 10/2917 Have a Captiva 240..swing keel operated by a rope. It goes down o.k. but is impossible to pull back
Question about deck leak Chuck1ley at 8:36am 04.14.10 Day Sailers 9/3060 Hi everyone! This is my first post here. Just discovered this website, and what a great site it is
PCOC paulj at 7:49am 04.14.10 Catalina 310 3/3200 Going to Canada? http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/marinesafety/debs-obs-paperwork-paperwork_operatorfaq-2233

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Dealing with wind shear Don Guillette at 8:25am 05.30.22
Forestay adjustment kloudie1 at 8:16am 05.30.22 With the "backstayless" rig, especially.. the aft side stays probably would have to be adjusted to m
Need opinions on possible purchase of a sailboat. kloudie1 at 8:03am 05.30.22 The port side forward chainplate appears to have a good bit of water damage to the fasteners and the
H34 Jib Halyard cleat jssailem at 7:48am 05.30.22 I like the way you addressed the engineering of this modification. Well Done. I favor the Standard
It is Memorial Day.... or Decoration Day. What will you be doing. kappykaplan at 7:48am 05.30.22 Tks! I will be spending a quiet day at home with my cats.
H34 Jib Halyard cleat kloudie1 at 7:48am 05.30.22 Because of having to tension the halyard, the cleat alone is not a good option. The cabin-top halyar
Forestay adjustment Don S/V ILLusion at 7:48am 05.30.22 You can, however, the tension affects the other standing rigging components including mast bend so l
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? jssailem at 7:42am 05.30.22 Loved his Summary... Voyaging in small craft may not be for everyone, but for those who want to do i
H34 Jib Halyard cleat dkinzer at 7:27am 05.30.22 I recently installed two cleats on my mast I bought these cleats, with 5/8" line capacity, on Ama
Shower pump wont operate sunlover at 7:22am 05.30.22 I'd go at it with a voltmeter. Mine has a loose connection so until I get to it, I jiggle the wir
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter thinwater at 7:16am 05.30.22 Gasoline additive?
Shower pump wont operate lauris67 at 7:14am 05.30.22 The shower pump on my B31 has a relay with timer. Sounds as this is the defective part on yours. It
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? FastOlson at 7:00am 05.30.22 Archived story of a Cal 20: https://www.oocities.org/thetropics/5471/chalupaprep.htm Note that the
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon shemandr at 6:57am 05.30.22 It looks like the triangular piece with the three fasteners is dislodged. And there are cracks betw
Single-handed docking Davidasailor26 at 6:54am 05.30.22
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 6:50am 05.30.22 Very nice, Mike! :beer:
Green Crystals in Fuel Filter kloudie1 at 6:42am 05.30.22 Going to guess a bad batch of gasoline, since it was in the plastic can before getting to the engine
Shipping boat from HI to mainland? rgranger at 6:36am 05.30.22 With respect to tracking apps, I have used spot and like it very much for its ease and reliability.
Need opinions on possible purchase of a sailboat. Don S/V ILLusion at 6:35am 05.30.22 assessing any boat based on pictures is a dubious task. Any boat that old will have issues a new boa
Stuck Centerboard on a Widgeon (2) kgray9 at 6:35am 05.30.22 Here are two photos of the CB handle. Opposite the handle, there seems to be a raised fiberglass pa

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