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Water in the floor Amos Cape at 4:06pm 02.01.10 S2 8/2598 I'm new to sailing, I have a S2 8.0b 1977 that has water buildup in the floor at the stairs. There w
Diesel behavior question drh1965 at 3:37pm 02.01.10 Ask All Sailors 19/3464 The Universal M18 in my boat has always run great and still is. I've noticed a behavior that I'm uns
catalina 25 mast exit block Ted Thompson at 3:26pm 02.01.10 Smaller Boats 1/3225 On the bottom of the Catalina 25 mast with internal halyards there are mast exit blocks (singles) fo
Placement of Aircondition/Heat Jim D at 2:48pm 02.01.10 Big Boats 3/1298 i am working on a placement of airconditioner/heat. i need ideas for the actual unit. Not much room
Rudder Repair Question from a Newbie (1) OldDedHed at 1:13pm 02.01.10 Catalina 22 17/8851 Hi folks: Been lurking here a while. We bought an '86 Catalina 22 swing keel pop-top back in Octobe
Fixed side windows joewps at 12:52pm 02.01.10 Big Boats 9/2751 Has anyone replaced the fixed side windows on the hunter 34? If so lead me in the right direction. T
Had a greeat day of sailing yesterday. (1) caguy at 12:18pm 02.01.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1995 Haven't been out in almost a month, with all of the rain we've been having. It was nice to get out w
Installing Brakes derfus at 9:48am 02.01.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2137 Could I hear from some of you with experience installing trailer brakes? Mine is a single-axle tr
Musty Mildew Cushions Rob LG at 8:59am 02.01.10 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1608 I purchased a negelcted boat and the cushions in the cabin have a mildew stain and smell that I can'
What's this for? (1) AndrewB at 7:00am 02.01.10 Big Boats 7/2127 Hi I have attached a picture of some metal object that is on or boat. Does anybody know what it is,
Stanchion base bracket ranchu56 at 4:01am 02.01.10 Big Boats 6/2169 I have a 1984 Hunter 34. Does anyone know where I can acquire or have 4 of the stanchion brackets t
isomat in mast furling rokqtmn at 7:44pm 01.31.10 Bigger Boats 0/2140 Helo all, I have just purchased a 322 Oday and love her. The problem is the in the mast main and fur
atomic 4 trans ruthbaseball at 7:42pm 01.31.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1466 There was a post about a shift problem.Capt Dave advise him to check this site for instructions on a
What engine is this? (2) foolproof at 5:38pm 01.31.10 Catalina 30 1/1483 Hello all: I have attached a picture of the engine in my 1976 C30. I found the name Yanmar stamped
Annapolis 18 HELP !!!!! Marty Freed at 5:10pm 01.31.10 Ask All Sailors 2/3143 Hello Just purchased an Annapolis 18 Discoverer..Sail # 78 Need help locatating pix of complete boat
Annapolis 18 >>>HELP ! Marty Freed at 5:09pm 01.31.10 Trailer Sailors 0/2564 Hello Just purchased an Annapolis 18 Discoverer..Sail # 78 Need help locatating pix of complete boat
Skeg Rudder Repair jfmid at 5:00pm 01.31.10 Mid-Size Boats 5/4790 Hello, I am looking at purchasing a 1980 Hunter 30' that looks in overall good shape. The only th
Home Page Pictures Nodak7 at 3:29pm 01.31.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1316 I am fascinated with the pictures published on the Home Page. I like to look at them and some are ju
going offshore anyone? thesailerdude at 3:16pm 01.31.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1796 I am looking for a sailboat that is going offshore or to places that is looking for crew? I am in fo
PLASTIKI: Across the Pacific on a Catamaran Made of Plastic Bottles rardiH36 at 2:50pm 01.31.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2159 My wife and I were out on San Francisco Bay yesterday, just off Sausalito. We passed close to an un

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Line Bags Ward H at 7:42am 05.02.22 Currently I "figure 8" coil my lines and hang them from the cabin top winches. When sailing I lay
Smoothing boat bottom and painting (1) mechjagger at 7:42am 05.02.22
Raymarine Wheel drive autopilot on Hunter boat- to upgrade? jviss at 7:39am 05.02.22 So, a sidebar, but I read the CPT web site - I think all of it - and there's a nit I'd like to pick.
Smoothing boat bottom and painting Davidasailor26 at 7:38am 05.02.22 Thanks Siamese, I think given the benefits I will put vc17 back on. Removing the old layers will al
Smoothing boat bottom and painting mechjagger at 7:35am 05.02.22 VC17 is probably the most common bottom paint here on the Great Lakes. We get algae growth, and fo
Tacoma Narrows jssailem at 7:35am 05.02.22 Hayden, I have not sailed down that far south but, having studied the charts for a planned explorati
Funny Friday!!! (1) JamesG161 at 7:27am 05.02.22 Terror Turkey stalks Walkers
Desperate leakinhg Scott T-Bird at 7:23am 05.02.22 Gentlemen, crack within half an inch is dead center. I spoke with Chief Rigger @ KKMI in Richmond C
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 7:22am 05.02.22 I know it's Monday... but this was too good to pass up... Ben Franklin's Bird Attacks Washington DC
Repair poor factory fiberglass - advise needed Artey1 at 7:04am 05.02.22 Flightlead - go watch boatworks today on youtube. Andy is awesome at explaining how to do all of thi
Repair poor factory fiberglass - advise needed flightlead404 at 6:28am 05.02.22 Any advice on how to repair would be appreciated. I'm not much of an FG guy
Wiring Rodsails at 6:18am 05.02.22 I believe a typical setup has a heavy gauge wire running from the starter to the positive terminal o
Smoothing boat bottom and painting Art12050 at 6:05am 05.02.22 Siamese: Thanks for that information. Makes sense if it works against algae and zebra mussel. Here
Anchor locker leaks (3) jdrutten at 5:27am 05.02.22
Iso Therm mixing value install (1) RoyS at 4:51am 05.02.22 If you want an additional feature, purchase a brewers thermometer with a long probe at a brewers sup
Tacoma Narrows Terry Cox at 4:44am 05.02.22 What is the max current adverse current that you would go through? Good morning Hayden. Never been
Corrosion on Lightning mast Seamus603 at 4:23am 05.02.22 Manchester, NH
Effects of disconnecting hydronic heater sailme88 at 4:13am 05.02.22 I checked the heat exchanger and the elbow. Both looked almost pristine. Is there a wet muffler in
MaxiProp on 37c? Jim Legere at 4:03am 05.02.22 If you can't find a name plate on your Yanmar, chances are that it IS a QM series - as far as I can
Painting area between boot stripe and bottom paint Apex at 3:23am 05.02.22 Try removing the VC first: Acetone. You may find the gel coat still under there.

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