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a Rememberance - Thanksgiving - non sailing (1) Shoaldrafter at 4:50am 11.30.09 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1327 Let us see if this non sailing post gets by our 'host'. See this web site and power point presenta
Atomic 4: Replacement fuel pump spring cap? (2) ryanmohr at 4:36am 11.30.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1989 Took the carb and fuel pump off today to clean them and lost one of these spring caps for the fuel p
Ballast Idea.....Dumb Idea....Might Work....??? (1) Sumner at 9:20pm 11.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/4539 http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor/Ballast-1.jpg A ballast idea for a 26S and I gue
Flyer - deck compression or shear or both (1) bad dawg at 8:04pm 11.29.09 Pearson 0/1154 I have had to replace the lower section of bulkheads both forward and aft in the main cabin. I have
Corroded track pin for genoa car tyson_troy at 5:14pm 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1373 The locking pin for my port genoa car is frozen. I've used penetrating oil to loosen it without any
22 vs 25 Joe McGinty at 3:47pm 11.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1470 I've had a '79 Mac 22 for five years. Love her. We daysail on a 9 mile X 3 mile lake. I now got
How to test a fuel tank sender spadaforaj at 2:02pm 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1335 No matter how many times I try re-wiring my fuel guage - it is either pegged on full or empty and ne
Yanmar starter question patman70 at 12:55pm 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1855 Have a Yanmar 12ysm (old turkey) ' the magnetic solenoid stopped working. Wondering if it comes apar
masthead anemometer installation Sailfish74 at 12:52pm 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/2873 Could anyone advise on how to run a wire through the mast on a Hunter 35.5 to connect a new ST60 Win
Yanmar Parts wufibugs at 11:33am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 11/3037 I did some shopping and it seems that Niemiec Marine has the best prices going for Yanmar parts. Th
power thrusters dennis23685 at 10:54am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2145 has anyone had any experience with the outboard power thruster sold on this site. Sounds almost to g
Battery Question thaeni01 at 10:51am 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1229 If I hook up two 100 amp deep cycle batteries in parallel will I have 200 amps of capacity?
Texas in March dennis23685 at 10:21am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 8/2538 I need some advise from all you trailer sailers. I am hoping to take my catalina 22 from Colorado to
Spinnakers Help with sizing. Rod Douglas at 9:13am 11.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1125 Salty Dogs I have just purchased a 1991 Legend 35.5. I am seeking information about Spinnakers. Wh
222 Mainstay Questions WayneCatt at 8:48am 11.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 5/3411 I have had a 222 model for about a year . .when I rig the mast the backstay is somewhat slack with t
Fuel filter questions sol y mar at 8:46am 11.29.09 Catalina 30 12/7066 I recently purchased a 1988 cat 30, and have been using this time to get to know my boat. I need to
Another solar question. Ed Schenck at 8:07am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 23/6208
Draining water tanks 213008121 at 7:26am 11.29.09 Cal 0/1690 looking for information on how to drain the fresh water system. I emptied the 2 water tanks by runni
Hunter 240 weight dispersal on trailer Dock Holiday at 6:58am 11.29.09 Smaller Boats 20/8391 Anyone know how much boat weight the swing keel should support on the trailer and how much weight th
Barient 2 speed 21ST issues? RobG at 6:20am 11.29.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1832 One of my concerns noted in my survey of the E28 was play in the drums of the genny winches. I could

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Looking for a recommendation for foam teak RoyS at 5:21am 05.13.22 Long process to replace water damaged original teak and holly veneer flooring. First I had to pry up
315 Battery Meter stephen_i_w at 5:17am 05.13.22 My boat, orginally came with two 4D batteries. They were pretty worn out when I took posession of t
Potable water system problem on 2013 Catalina 315 (1) stephen_i_w at 5:02am 05.13.22
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. SycloneDriver at 4:59am 05.13.22 The first half of the sail binds when coming out. Probably user error. This is a great boat but
V birth clothes locker latch mechanism? Joe at 4:15am 05.13.22 I heard the supreme court is going to strike down the V birth amendment any day now.
Y25 II Traveller car replacement Joe at 4:12am 05.13.22 Why don't you post a picture of the track? That's the only thing that will limit the brand of trave
Where do you keep the booze? Joe at 4:02am 05.13.22 Liquor box with dividers. Available at any liquor store. See if you can find a 2 x 6 or 2 x 4 box.
Near the end. All U Get at 1:00am 05.13.22 Just sorted the paper chart books from the east coast and paced the DR plotter on top of the pile.
Initial 50 hour shaft alignment "adjustment" Yanmar 45 Davidasailor26 at 12:17am 05.13.22
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. Davidasailor26 at 12:02am 05.13.22
Where do you keep the booze? All U Get at 11:44pm 05.12.22 Box wines, of course we also have a dedicated wine storage area for bottles along the hull and use t
Potable water system problem on 2013 Catalina 315 Skipper John at 11:23pm 05.12.22
Where do you keep the booze? David in Sandusky at 10:23pm 05.12.22 A half gallon of Scotch goes nicely with the dishes. White wine and beer in the ice box. Red wine un
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. NYSail at 9:34pm 05.12.22
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad MarkGreen8020 at 9:03pm 05.12.22 Thank you so much for your reply. Do you have a 15 inch or 20 inch shaft. Did you need an outboard
Funny Friday!!! (3) Ralph Johnstone at 8:37pm 05.12.22 Where can I get one of those? Is that a VW? That isn't a Volkswagen. THIS is a Volkswagen:
Fighting in mast furling again, and I'm loosing. SycloneDriver at 8:24pm 05.12.22 I've cleaned and lubricated, and that did help. I just don't think I'll ever be happy with this in
Where do you keep the booze? kloudie1 at 8:23pm 05.12.22 One of the things that I like about my old H-34 is the liquor locker built into the nav station. It
Outboard engines on 17 foot daysailer Nomad Serenity on Hudson at 8:22pm 05.12.22 I have a Honda 2HP on my Catalina Expo 14.2 and it handles wind and waves. Drags a bit when up but n
Funny Friday!!! (1) leo310 at 8:07pm 05.12.22 Pilots have it hard sitting up front.

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