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Back in a Catalina-22 CaptDon01 at 5:49am 03.29.10 Catalina 22 0/1275 Well after almost 10 years, we're back into a Catalina-22. We owned a 1980 Catalina-22 for many yea
Visiting FL.,like to sail a Compac 16 davedawe at 3:54am 03.29.10 Com-Pac 2/5664 My wife and I are visiting Orlando-Tampa areas,April 9-21,we have details of many Compac 16 for sale
internal halyard herman at 2:04am 03.29.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1618 seems to me that the effect of superior air flow that comes with a rotating mast gets buggared up if
Rudder Bearings Change nick at 10:36pm 03.28.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/2221 Hi H33 owners. Just to let you know that I changed the rudder bearings on my H33 2004 #208 last week
Fuel Tank Replacement- Making Progress (7) Maine Sail at 8:47pm 03.28.10 Musings With Maine Sail 27/13357 Well the new tank is finally back in the boat! Of course like anything it is never a simple swap out
Poor Boat Quality (7) Panamagirl at 8:41pm 03.28.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/14371 Anyone having problems getting the dealer or Beneteau to do work on their vessels? Our boat is four
Pedestal on 1982 Islander 30 paulc at 8:13pm 03.28.10 Islander 2/2894 My Islander 30 has a steering pedestal but no stainless steel pedestal guard that I've seen on many
Radar deflector jorgefife at 6:59pm 03.28.10 The Cherubini Hunters 6/4118 Where exactly is this installed? And do you leave it there permanently? Why is it referred as a rain
Cosmetic Changes in O'day 25-Ports John Stevens at 6:22pm 03.28.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1087 I've been looking at 25's and noticed around 1983 there are some with windows that look just like th
rub rail cap ron at 6:06pm 03.28.10 Big Boats 4/1488 i need help finding a new piece of rub rail for my hunter 34
Cockpit stereo speakers Peter at 5:47pm 03.28.10 Bavaria 6/3319 Hi Guys I am considering installing stereo speakers in the cockpit of my 2003 Bavaria 36. Has an
cabin window replacement material hobie61 at 5:34pm 03.28.10 Ask All Sailors 11/12192 Hi, I am seeking advice for best material to replace cabin windows on my older C'C--Plastic (lex
rudder assembly fido at 5:30pm 03.28.10 Trailer Sailors 1/2419 looking for a rudder kick up assembly for a 20 foot boat with 20 inch transom depth any replies are
Bottom Paint PrincessoftheLake at 4:56pm 03.28.10 Big Boats 2/1535 The bottom paint on our 1995 Hunter 40.5 is at least 6 years old. We sail in Lake Superior so we ha
Heating system milestone (2) Roger Long at 4:31pm 03.28.10 Ask All Sailors 19/2836 I got the fairly heavy and awkward tank up the ladder and through the shrink wrap door alone by wrap
1988 Hunter30 stern berth leak (1) Aquarius at 4:30pm 03.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1282 I recently bought a 1988 Hunter 30. The berth bulkhead under the cockpit is wet and rotted from wat
Inexpensive Paint Choice Prime Time at 4:03pm 03.28.10 Ask All Sailors 11/2497 I want to paint the inside of my dinghy. I am looking for an inexpensive, durable paint that I can a
Were to buy 795 sealant ? MrBee at 3:57pm 03.28.10 Ask All Sailors 13/8209 I will be replacing our fixed port lights and want to use the Dow Corning 795, based on the recomme
Hunter 39 Plankton at 3:45pm 03.28.10 Big Boats 15/6232 Going to splash a new 39 in two weeks. Anybody else "in the same boat?" Anybody had one out on the
Foam seal on Mac25 pop top zeldanc at 3:37pm 03.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1681 I have a MacGregor 25 and there was a foam seal around the pop top over the cabin. This has since f

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Spin vs whisker pole Barnacle Bill at 8:49am 05.04.22 Spinnaker (spelled that way) are, as someone mentioned, a fixed length - that being the j dimension
Smoothing boat bottom and painting Barnacle Bill at 8:34am 05.04.22 I beg to differ with the comment about VC17 being a paint only racers should use. Because of its ef
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. (1) jssailem at 8:12am 05.04.22 Reading the thread, I feel your investigation of the high pressure pump details, while interesting,
Misc Issues kloudie1 at 7:49am 05.04.22 New Yanmar injectors are about $260 each.. A good diesel shop in your area can clean and rebuild 'em
Drive Shaft Removal DanMaine at 7:44am 05.04.22 Good article -thanks! I should back up a bit. Originally, I wrapped/hauled a lobster trap up which
Hunter 34 battery access (2) kloudie1 at 7:20am 05.04.22 Couple of options.. I put in a remote watering system so I could water them .. Some folks have cut a
Lake Cruise April 2022 brockangelo at 7:18am 05.04.22 Oh man that seriously was awesome. The sound of that lake took me back to some old memories of mine.
Misc Issues jssailem at 7:13am 05.04.22 No... I Removed 4 injectors. 2 had broken hold downs. Service company took the injectors apart. Cl
Beneteau 373 2005 - i need to replace the engine compartment access door gas strut. Does someone have part numbers? Thank you in advance! DougM at 6:05am 05.04.22
Lake Cruise April 2022 ShotgunSlim at 5:34am 05.04.22 Sigh. Our marina is still frozen. Agreed on the French press. A good stove top espresso maker is
Looking for a roller I can use when using the trailer winch to raise the mast ShotgunSlim at 5:28am 05.04.22 I don't think I have any specific videos of my method. There may be footage somewhere on my YouTube
Misc Issues mjsb at 5:28am 05.04.22 On my boat I had the same black soot line. The engine was exhausting some un-burnt fuel. It could c
Misc Issues mjsb at 5:26am 05.04.22 Get a bottle of Sea Foam and put it in the tank. Done and doing, thanks for the reminder.
How do I get to this bolt? Rick Webb at 5:21am 05.04.22 Just remembered Mac Tools makes extra short sockets if a fellow wanted to buy a purpose built one ra
311 Beneteau water tank . RoyS at 5:10am 05.04.22 After you move it back where it belongs there are several easy ways to secure it so that it does not
How do I Clean Hunter 49 Fuel Tank, or the Fuel. SycloneDriver at 4:59am 05.04.22 I think I would try bypassing all the current filters, engine mounted filter included, and use a sep
7" x 7" piece of 3/4" Starboard Hayden Watson at 4:58am 05.04.22 Thanks Terry for getting me fixed.
311 Beneteau water tank . Bob S at 4:46am 05.04.22
shroud tension CurtisC at 3:53am 05.04.22 Use lever action shroud tensioners. I got a pair from West Marine Small 7 Hole Quick-Release Shroud
Catalina 14.2 Capri Mast jmallett at 3:28am 05.04.22 First post here. I looked around and I'm happy to see this is a pretty active forum. I was sailin

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