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Remove stove from galley of 260 Earl Keim at 6:55am 01.18.10 Smaller Boats 5/2308 HI, Happy New Year to all. I have to remove the stove from my 260, 2002-(Kenyon Kiss cook top model
Topping lift for Capri 16.5 dgesi at 6:31am 01.18.10 Smaller Boats 1/6924 Hi all, I have a new Capri 16.5 and find that having only a single halyard is a bit of a pain. Th
refrigeration on DS 41 sailor705 at 5:47am 01.18.10 Big Boats 1/1259 Over the last two years I have found that the fridge a freezer were amp hogs. This winter i pulled b
Need new prop dthorp29 at 4:49am 01.18.10 Big Boats 0/1542 Have a 2004 Catalina 36 MK II being delivered to me in Miami. It lost it's prop and is now sitting i
Lost Prop dthorp29 at 4:43am 01.18.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1383 Have a 2004 Catalina 36 MK II being delivered to me in Miami. It lost it's prop and is now sitting
I'm a little nervous about lifting this beast. (1) caguy at 12:36am 01.18.10 Ask All Sailors 28/5893 I need to raise the boat to work on the trailer bunks and the keel support boards. I also need to in
Rehab Notes: 1984 H22 CraigV at 9:01pm 01.17.10 Smaller Boats 13/2656 I have been replacing the bulkheads of my H22, Delphia, and I found a lot of good hints in the archi
I don't understand my reefing system : ( KandD at 8:00pm 01.17.10 Ask All Sailors 11/5644 So the topic about lines got me thinking. I still don't understand my reefing system (I haven't bee
Scaned my H27 manual emkay at 8:00pm 01.17.10 The Cherubini Hunters 0/1936 I took all the documentation off the boat today. and scanned the the manual. It has pre 1979 rig spe
How big is your Dinghy?? guidera48 at 7:57pm 01.17.10 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1699 I am starting to look for a used inflatable in my area and need to know what size to look for. I hav
Slug gate for mast oldiesrocker2001 at 7:38pm 01.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 31/11630 I am preparing to build a Sail slug gate for my old V21 in the spring. Those of you that have this o
323 anchor rode storage Geoff K at 6:42pm 01.17.10 Pearson 0/1208 Has anyone used the forepeak empty space for anchor rode storage? Is it better to run line from a wi
The Light on the Mast and plug for wiring (2) emergpa1 at 6:23pm 01.17.10 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2875 I am trying to replace the light on the mast of my Oday 26. I ordered an anchor light and it arrived
Mac 25 Stern Improvements - Stiffnes & Motor Noise (1) Fred at 6:16pm 01.17.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1680 One item I would like to address is the stiffness and the noise coming from my Mac 25 (1979) stern w
O'Day Daysailer 3 jib & boom rigging beeteejr at 5:47pm 01.17.10 Ask An Oday Owner 4/16616 I just purchased a Daysailer 3. It needs a lot of cleaning up, sheets, halyards and I'm sure other t
New guy, saying hello. mikemo at 5:47pm 01.17.10 Catalina 22 7/1878 Hello all. I just wanted to jump in and say hi. I just purchased a 1972 C22 locally. I've been looki
Hood Seafurl 3250 Sabor! at 4:26pm 01.17.10 Big Boats 1/3577 Greetings, I have a 19 year old Hood Seafurl 3250 on my genoa. It is time to replace the line coming
maintenance of lifting keel on Beneteau 311 Island Star at 3:59pm 01.17.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4002 Does anyone have experience servicing Beneteau's lifting keels. I have a 2001 Beneteau 311 that liv
Reefing Lines in the Boom alexharris at 2:58pm 01.17.10 Pearson 4/3343 1986 Pearson 33 -- I am trying to run the lines thru the boom for the reefing system for the mail s
A new S2 9.2A owner joeb423 at 1:28pm 01.17.10 S2 6/2048 Hello all, My wife and I recently joined the ranks of S2 owners. She's a 1986 9.2A and in great co

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Catalina 22 electric outboard SycloneDriver at 10:16am 02.13.22 Oh, yes you will! Carb issues! Search this forum for the nightmares some folks have had with LP/P
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 dLj at 10:11am 02.13.22 The yard is not going to stand around while you fiddle with the gland, unless you're going to pay f
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 10:03am 02.13.22 On the other hand, thinking about this, if you are sailing dock-to-dock, and can plug in at both end
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 10:01am 02.13.22 Thanks for the heads up! I found this thread that talks about fuel contamination. Makes sense. Lehr
Catalina 22 electric outboard Gene Neill at 10:01am 02.13.22 FWIW: Other than emissions, I see LPG as not much of an advantage for a C22. I'll add that LPG
Tiller .vs. Wheel jviss at 9:52am 02.13.22 ...it's the direction of the rudder which, of course, points the direction the stern moves. That i
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 Ralph Johnstone at 9:37am 02.13.22 The yard is not going to stand around while you fiddle with the gland, unless you're going to pay fo
Catalina 22 electric outboard IASailor at 9:23am 02.13.22 Oh, yes you will! Carb issues! Search this forum for the nightmares some folks have had with LP/P
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 9:21am 02.13.22 Oh, yes you will! Carb issues! Search this forum for the nightmares some folks have had with LP/P
Hunter 34 owners, hull & liner thickness near keel stub? Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 02.13.22 Guess it helps to be there from the start to get a better picture. Nice job of whacking off the val
Catalina 22 electric outboard jviss at 9:09am 02.13.22 I'm now looking at a 5 HP propane outboard. So, it won't be maintenance free but I won't have all t
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:09am 02.13.22
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 9:07am 02.13.22 I can keep two on the boat at all times and be just fine at home. The trick is where to store them
Galley Stove Gimbals jviss at 9:06am 02.13.22 I was thinking this thread's original purpose was petering out, so I hope the OP doesn't mind taking
Legend 40.5 (and others ?) - wine glasses jssailem at 9:00am 02.13.22 Spoken like a true beer drinking Sailor, Rich.
Catalina 22 electric outboard IASailor at 8:58am 02.13.22 Of course a gas outboard would also decrease in range in those conditions but an extra Jerry can is
Catalina 22 electric outboard Leeward Rail at 8:57am 02.13.22 It doesn't look like Tohatsu makes a 6 HP in LPG. Their LPG model is 5hp. They probably used the
Catalina 22 electric outboard IASailor at 8:55am 02.13.22 I'm most likely going to buy this one: 5 HP Tohatsu LPG
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 JoeWhite at 8:55am 02.13.22 Have someone who has done it to show you how. It is an art and must be done correctly. I pack it wi
Stuffing Box Re-packing Hunter 280 jssailem at 8:54am 02.13.22 Mike It is not a worry. Just do it on the hard. Snug up the nuts as instructed. Make sure you have a

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