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Lewmar 40ST Winch complete disassembly FHLIPSKY at 9:27pm 09.09.09 Catalina 30 6/4142 I have Lewmar 40ST two-speed winches on my 1984 C-30. Anyone know how to get the last two gears out
sirius 21/22 need new trailer trevena at 9:00pm 09.09.09 Sirius 21/22 1/3689 I am looking to purchase a new trailer for my sirius 21/22. What is a good company? What design? Any
rudder for a 25' 1974 venture CPCLIPPER at 8:09pm 09.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2465 hi, i recently purchased a 1974 25' venture macgregor that came with two rudders, a 73" mahogany rud
Mast lowering question chrisolavitch at 6:30pm 09.09.09 Smaller Boats 8/2172 Our boat has a roller furler. (23.5) We are very new to sailing. I need to lower the mast to work
Fuel/Water Seperator Filter for outboard motors dserrell at 5:52pm 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 3/2899 Fuel/Water Separator Filter for outboard motors 1
Whatever happened with... Ron20324 at 5:52pm 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 2/213 The thread that had the drunken powerboaters coming in the next slip? Can't find the original thread
Wet Fridge Problem... rpell46 at 5:42pm 09.09.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1409 Hi all, My Cat30 has a DC refridgerator with a drain that doesn't drain. The unit works very wel
tightening the inmast main sail fullsails at 5:30pm 09.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 6/2096 My wife and I are very new to the sailing game. Purchased a 2005 Hunter 27 this summer. We noticed
Oday 23 - plywood panel in bilge behind compression post rtrimmer at 4:39pm 09.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1439 Looking forward in the bilge, there is/was a small piece of plywood fiberglassed in the bottom of th
Black Soot On Transom kloudie1 at 4:24pm 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2748 We were sailing last spring on South River around Thomas Point Light on the Chesapeake and noticed a
Pop up top restraints Ron Q at 4:12pm 09.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1921 After 50 years my wife and I have decided to sail again and have purchased a 1985 Mac 25. The boat i
Looking for a 260 Gregg9020 at 3:23pm 09.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1160 In California. Am I living a pipe dream?? I ccan't find one in Cali anywhere. I am deciding wet
Legend 37.5 Water Tank Replacement Steve Carpman22174 at 1:10pm 09.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/955 Has anyone replaced the water tank on a Legend 37.5? If yes, where was the replacement tank purcha
Engine Fails to Turn Over Sometimes Steve Carpman22174 at 1:00pm 09.09.09 Big Boats 14/1940 We are having a problem starting the engine in our Legend 37.5. The problem we are experiencing is i
White Smoke from 1995-3GM30F James Dugan at 12:37pm 09.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1300 While comming in this weekend, we were at 2800 RPM's heading directly into 8 knot wind pulling my 8'
Cabin Floor renom2 at 12:12pm 09.09.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1256 I have an ODay 25 and just noticed that when I step belowdecks it sometimes flexs a little. Being m
finally ready to tackle the hoses Shooter II at 11:41am 09.09.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2458 Peggie, I am finally about to act to change out the hoses on the boat, an '83 H31. I am following yo
Fiberglass Repair-Vancouver Area morris at 11:34am 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1454 Anyone know the best craftspeople for fiberglass hull repair in the general Vancouver, BC area?
Search for Cat 27 to buy delandz at 11:06am 09.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/1400 I am looking for a Catalina 27, mid late 80's or early 90's model w/ wheel steering, inboard eng. s
small Blue Water boat cedarpoint at 10:34am 09.09.09 Ask All Sailors 43/9106 So, sailing the ocean blue in a Mac25 is uncomfortable at best and life threatening at worst, and th

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entry hatch slider BigEasy at 7:18pm 08.04.21 I recently replaced a deck mounted fixed skylight on my boat. Ordered 1/4" cast acrylic from TAP pl
Is this drawing amps?? wyctoronto at 7:13pm 08.04.21 Maybe it has a battery operated indicator light to tell you it isn't getting power. -Will Interes
Foresail (Genoa)Halyard 466 jssailem at 7:12pm 08.04.21 I installed a spinnaker crane on the top of my mast facing the bow and run the spinnaker and snuffe
Is this drawing amps?? Will Gilmore at 7:12pm 08.04.21 Maybe it has a battery operated indicator light to tell you it isn't getting power. -Will
Is this drawing amps?? wyctoronto at 7:11pm 08.04.21 Sorry, a small green indicator type light.
How many tacks? Davidasailor26 at 7:10pm 08.04.21 Stu makes a very good point - There is always a balance between looking for strong wind, a favorable
Is this drawing amps?? wyctoronto at 7:10pm 08.04.21 It flashes at about 5 sec intervals
Is this drawing amps?? Ralph Johnstone at 7:00pm 08.04.21 Gonna take a really wild shot in the dark and guess it's a GPS antennae. What is flashing ...... an
Submitting Coast Guard Documentation Applications BigEasy at 6:56pm 08.04.21 Good to know; no need for certified mail.
H23.5 sliding hatch (5) SkookumZac at 6:42pm 08.04.21 Ok, so here's the hatch that came with the boat, it was fogged up and sagging in the middle. It app
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? quadrille38 at 6:35pm 08.04.21 Thanks, good info. I'm pretty sure its greater than 100% job, I'll have to look it up, thought it
NOT buying H34 pa391as at 6:28pm 08.04.21 How does one maintain a check valve? always make sure the bilge pump screen is attached and clean
Submitting Coast Guard Documentation Applications njlarry at 6:27pm 08.04.21 How does one send payment for faxed application? Just mailed mine in today.
H38 Reefing - When, how much, in what order? quadrille38 at 6:25pm 08.04.21 I have the same boat. We bought her new from the dealer. During our trial sail the dealer told us t
NOT buying H34 Don S/V ILLusion at 6:21pm 08.04.21 yes I do. there are a couple viewpoints on the bilge check valves. well maintained they rarely fail
How many tacks? jssailem at 6:08pm 08.04.21 Between that and Don Guillette's Sail Trim Guide, only two books ya need. Spot on. But books are
Replacing internal outhaul (1) sbkidd001 at 6:05pm 08.04.21 The assembly now gets fed into the boom. I bound the rope tight to the block to help keep it in pla
Old dinghy like a Dyer Dhow in shape dLj at 6:02pm 08.04.21 Photos please dj
Submitting Coast Guard Documentation Applications jssailem at 5:57pm 08.04.21 Nice to know.
Limits of a Flicka 20 jssailem at 5:56pm 08.04.21 So if I was comfortable, I would go til that changed. That is the way I sail my boat. 2019, I left

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