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Icebox lid arm Banooma at 7:51am 03.08.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1550 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 42/6133 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 0/1041 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 2/1352 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 0/1306 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 4/1686 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 2/2817 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 9/2709 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 6/1392 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 4/1667 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 2/1455 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 3/1834 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 10/1880 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 2/1585 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 5/2828 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 6/3868 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 13/1882 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 1/1908 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 7/2244 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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2002 Hunter 260 chain and cable maintenance Davidasailor26 at 12:58pm 04.25.22 What kind of noise (creaking, clunking, squeaking, etc)? Generally there is a way to access the chai
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 (1) ingramsail at 12:55pm 04.25.22 I used a couple prices of pvc pipe and hose clamps
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 Rick Webb at 12:43pm 04.25.22 Got a Mercury 9.9 with the twist throttle, but still need a long extension to see where I am going
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 Dolphin55 at 12:40pm 04.25.22 The larger small Mercury outboards have a "Grip Shift" throttle. Twist the throttle one way for for
Annual WAxing ROutine tfox2069 at 12:39pm 04.25.22 +1 on Mainesail's definitive guide. I did it for the first time this year on the hull and got good
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top JoeWhite at 12:38pm 04.25.22 My Mark II is keel stepped.
Autohelm Wheel Clamp Replacement 1989 Mark II kappykaplan at 11:40am 04.25.22 I know it looks a little cheesy Very nice out-of-the-box solution! :beer:
Tahatsu 6hp Sailpro for my Hunter 240 rgranger at 11:33am 04.25.22 I'd try it as is and see if you like it before spending money on add-ons. I had no trouble with min
Autohelm Wheel Clamp Replacement 1989 Mark II reuabyor at 11:33am 04.25.22
Autohelm Wheel Clamp Replacement 1989 Mark II (1) reuabyor at 11:32am 04.25.22 I know it looks a little cheesy, but I got the parts from Lowes and made some. I had the same proble
C34 deck flex over sliding companionway top Stu Jackson at 10:54am 04.25.22 There is a turnbuckle ( on keel stepped) All the Mark II boats are deck stepped.
Annual WAxing ROutine (1) Scott B at 10:33am 04.25.22 This year will be the 15th season we've had the boat. I've been following the advise from Maine Sai
Docking with a loop cymeyer at 10:32am 04.25.22 There was a recent thread talking about docking methods, and I commented on my loop method of docki
Mooring ball pickup - single handed capta at 10:17am 04.25.22 What? You pick up and attach your boat to a mooring? Unheard of! We just pick one of the several "bo
Needing a new motor for my Catalina 22 Jacktar at 10:06am 04.25.22 Ditto love mine
Annual WAxing ROutine AndyL at 9:59am 04.25.22 We have a similar boat. I'm not an expert but came up with this strategy after doing some reading a
Autohelm Wheel Clamp Replacement 1989 Mark II jonelli at 9:31am 04.25.22
New Catalina 30 Owner mikeracca at 9:11am 04.25.22
Have you made cockpit cushions? jeepbluetj at 9:02am 04.25.22 On the oversize, I'd go around 1/2" (~1cm) or a bit more. It really depends on the foam and the fabr
Build a Better Boat Hook? jviss at 9:00am 04.25.22 Watch Deadliest Catch for the proper way of throwing these things. Most of them use an overhand "n

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