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Icebox lid arm Banooma at 7:51am 03.08.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1512 The mechanism in the arm that holds my C28 mkII icebox lid open, then when lifted a little releases
Coast Guard Inspections Ariel at 7:33am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 42/5682 I just read on another forum that in Maryland and New Jersey, when the CG stops a boat for an inspec
Pedestal mounted engine control Kenlee at 7:32am 03.08.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1027 My 1978 O'day 30 has a single lever engine control for the Yanmar engine. It's mounted near the dec
Nice Break From Winter for an East Coaster (7) ITMaster at 7:22am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1326 I hit the jackpot recently. Some friends called me mid January from California and asked if I want
The wing keel of my Beneteau 35S Chuzzlewit at 7:22am 03.08.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1285 draws 5" less than the rudder. Is this normal and will drying against a harbour wall damage the rudd
My Beneteau 35S has a wing keel Chuzzlewit at 7:16am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1664 which draws about 4'6". The rudder draws 4'11".Has the boat been modified in the past and willl the
Beneteau 331 in the Bahamas Bum at 6:54am 03.08.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2757 Hello All, My wife and I are cruising again in the Bahamas on our Beneteau 331 w/swing keel along wi
Cabin Sole underside sealing (1) Jared20459 at 4:44am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 9/2639 I am refinishing our cabin sole of our Hunter 34. The old one has some moisture problems, so I had
H34 Boom Cap? Bob Poff at 3:38am 03.08.10 Big Boats 6/1349 Yesterday I finally had enough of the huge glob of black duct tape and stuphe covering the aft end o
Jib markstv at 10:16pm 03.07.10 S2 4/1597 Thanks for the input on the prop.I am looking at buying a jib or genoa for my 8.0cc any suggestions
Keel salt water morage captnemojr at 10:14pm 03.07.10 Catalina 22 2/1426 I know that there has been lots of discussion on mooring in salt water and keel up or down. well i j
looking for seacock (3) acceri at 10:06pm 03.07.10 Pearson 3/96 I just got a 1974 10m. Looking for what needs to be done..found a lot.. But I cannot find toilet se
Cheap Chart Plotter nick at 9:49pm 03.07.10 Ask All Sailors 3/1799 I helped sail a 43ft Cat back from the Whiitsundays to Brisbane (around 600 miles) last month and on
Transome Trim 26macsailer at 8:09pm 03.07.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1767 Im needing to replace the fiberglass trim (u-shape) piece that goes around the rear, top portion of
Cutlas bearing larry100 at 7:29pm 03.07.10 Catalina 30 2/1543 Just had a new cutlas bearing installed on my 1988 catalina 30. Immediately started hearing a high p
New Hunter 22 Owner MARKMOON at 7:01pm 03.07.10 Smaller Boats 5/2785 I just bought a 85 hunter 22 i have been looking for awhile for a boat in my price range so i found
Genoa Track Reseal foolproof at 6:54pm 03.07.10 Catalina 30 6/3744 Hello all: I am interested in rebedding the Genny rails on my C30 while I'm rehabbing everything e
Going South jwieneck at 6:37pm 03.07.10 Big Boats 13/1793 Looks like we are really going to go south with our boat this fall. I am trying to decide between t
Hunter 23 rub rail replacement Gruby at 6:26pm 03.07.10 Smaller Boats 1/1882 I have water leak only during high wind sailing (boat healing > 30) comming possibly from leaky rub
prop size jdgrnt66 at 6:07pm 03.07.10 Big Boats 7/2189 Hey guys and gals. We want to switch from a 2 bladed prop to a 3 blade prop for cruising. Anybody

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Spider Cracks in Sunfish Hull sail sfbay at 3:07pm 02.21.22 ...........could freezing of the water inside the hull contribute to my problem or cause other probl
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping (1) Tally Ho at 3:04pm 02.21.22 Have had a Volvo shaft seal on my boat for 15 problem free years; has never leaked. Just lubricat
Spider Cracks in Sunfish Hull sailboatracer at 3:00pm 02.21.22 Just out of curiosity, could freezing of the water inside the hull contribute to my problem or caus
Salon Lights wiring H49 Sailor_Al at 2:47pm 02.21.22 I had the same arrangement on a 2007 Hunter 45CC. One wire was +12, -12, and a third varied with a
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping BigEasy at 2:43pm 02.21.22 i just replaced my old traditional stuffing box with a Volvo dripless stuffing box. Anxious to se
BATTERY BANK SETUP Hello Below at 2:38pm 02.21.22 Victron also has good controllers, reasonably priced but you need a smart phone app to adjust the p
Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping BigEasy at 2:36pm 02.21.22 Shaft diameter is 1". After reading While the boat is 17 years old, it has not had much use with 5
Catalina 27 keel shemandr at 2:32pm 02.21.22 I don't think the crack is that bad. It is between the keel stub and keel. You will see cracks li
Looking for 386 Red and Green Interior Courtesy Lights Crusty Ol Salt at 1:43pm 02.21.22
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging (1) jssailem at 1:32pm 02.21.22 The result for the spinnaker halyard was 138' compared to the table entry of 118'. This confusion
O'Day 39 owners manual Tally Ho at 1:26pm 02.21.22
BATTERY BANK SETUP dlochner at 1:17pm 02.21.22 You might get a 1 1/2 hours out of the bank before you hit 50% long as you pay attention to the am
Looking for 386 Red and Green Interior Courtesy Lights Diablito at 1:15pm 02.21.22
Replacing Hunter 41DS Running Rigging dkinzer at 12:58pm 02.21.22 Agree with the above posts on verifying the line length you require yourself for the reasons noted
Spider Cracks in Sunfish Hull jssailem at 12:46pm 02.21.22 Is this something I should address and if so, does this sort of repair cost a lot? Its in at least
Spider Cracks in Sunfish Hull nc_beagle at 12:40pm 02.21.22 Welcome to the forum!! Ouch.......below is a procedure to remove them: Move your boat to a well-v
Spider Cracks in Sunfish Hull sail sfbay at 12:35pm 02.21.22 Welcome to the forum!! Ouch.......below is a procedure to remove them: Move your boat to a well-ve
The snow is melting! And that means I'll be sailing soon (ish) (2) Tally Ho at 12:27pm 02.21.22 Ouch, I don't miss that kind of winter, Greg. I do appreciate living here in Maui. We are going o
B&G Vulcan 7 help BarryL at 11:53am 02.21.22 Hey, The Vulcan has a "trip calculator" that automatically tracks things like distance travelled, a
Stuck Kick up Rudder Pintle Grotto at 11:24am 02.21.22 Glad you got them free

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