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Head Door lvbaker at 6:12pm 02.01.10 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/2879 The plastic laminate on the head door (waterproof for shower) has separated from the door and fallen
Shoot Thru Transducer WTA at 5:54pm 02.01.10 Ask All Sailors 12/3336 Well, I have a new item to add to the long list of possible temporary mounting mediums for a shoot t
America's Cup seanshine at 5:44pm 02.01.10 Seidelmann 3/2593 I know it starts sunday and it is a 2 of 3 format. Races start at 1:00 AM Pacific, our time. Anybo
Water Suppressor and hoses garylinger at 5:39pm 02.01.10 Ask All Sailors 21/4194 I am getting close to doing my re-power (replacing the Yanmar 2QM15 with a Beta Marine 16). The mix
CDI furlers Paul356 at 4:49pm 02.01.10 Big Boats 2/1399 Anyone have any experience with CDI furlers? They have a new asym furler that looks interesting.
Water in the floor Amos Cape at 4:06pm 02.01.10 S2 8/2611 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 19/3482 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 1/3249 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 3/1316 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 17/8877 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 9/2775 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 5/2001 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 16/2151 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 1/1611 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 7/2135 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 6/2194 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 0/2148 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 1/1469 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 1/1492 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 2/3149 Hello Just purchased an Annapolis 18 Discoverer..Sail # 78 Need help locatating pix of complete boat

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Which antiseize on injectors? mikeracca at 6:55am 05.11.22 Copper and nickel do not cause a galvanic corrosion issue with most other metals. Typically you will
rigging help in Florida SEMPERAVANTI41 at 6:47am 05.11.22 The Yacht Rigger in St. Petersburg
rigging help in Florida BigEasy at 6:35am 05.11.22 Zern rigging in Pensacola; however, there are probably several that are closer to Fort Lauderdale.
Winch maintenance - how often do you? shemandr at 6:08am 05.11.22 Somewhere someone made the suggestion of putting a box around the winch before removing the drum to
SWEET GALE has left a trail of broken dreams from Texas to Maine that has spanned more than 70 years. Scott T-Bird at 6:08am 05.11.22 Such a sad story and at the same time, such a cool story. I tend to think that it is amazing that
Electric swing keel winch - Chrysler 26 Erbardy at 6:06am 05.11.22 I can see why you would want that. When you kiss the bottom and the wind is blowing hard, you don'
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening Scott T-Bird at 5:59am 05.11.22 Given their starting position, Bermuda, their course, mostly N, and the lack of good weather inform
Electric swing keel winch - Chrysler 26 rgranger at 5:52am 05.11.22 I can see why you would want that. When you kiss the bottom and the wind is blowing hard, you don't
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad rgranger at 5:46am 05.11.22 I agree with what @Tater said. If it were me, I'd go with a 3hp equivalent Torqeedo... no gas can,
rigging help in Florida sunlover at 5:25am 05.11.22 Are you interested in any particular area of the state? Florida or Gulf States
Winch maintenance - how often do you? dlochner at 5:22am 05.11.22 Do most of you do this while in or out of the water? And what do you use to keep the parts from goi
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad Tater at 5:04am 05.11.22 The photo appears to show a mount that I don't see in some other photos of the boat. Is there someth
Winch maintenance - how often do you? sailcapt340 at 5:01am 05.11.22 I had to link this question in with a posting in this section, a few days back, when it was asked ab
Winch maintenance - how often do you? Joe at 4:41am 05.11.22 I inspect mine yearly. The drums on my four new Lewmar ST's that replaced the 40 year old Barlow St
New Catalina 30 Owner kappykaplan at 3:06am 05.11.22 Looks great, @mikeracca ! :beer:
Deck Fill Cap - lanyards/chains BigEasy at 3:02am 05.11.22 Attwood 66061-3 Replacement Stainless Steel Deck Fill Cap with Chain Beware, deck fills on a
2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season Rick486 at 2:38am 05.11.22 Since we parted with our beloved "Maxine" last year, this is the first summer in 47 years that I am
Trailer specs for c22 swing keel (1) Captain Grey Beard at 2:03am 05.11.22 I found it! It's an article in the 2019 volume of the tech manual. Page 96 Writen by the editor Rich
Trailer specs for c22 swing keel (1) Captain Grey Beard at 1:27am 05.11.22 https://catalina22.org/index.php Do yourself a HUGE favor. Join the Catalina 22 Association. There
Rescue off New Jersey coast on Friday evening NYSail at 11:56pm 05.10.22 I've been watching this system on Windyty since Friday, the day after I put my boat in her slip. I

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