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Prop shaft installation. Fly Away at 9:55am 08.01.09 Catalina 30 1/1222 Well my shaft arrived from Catalina direct last week while I was away in Florida visiting my dad and
Battery Replacement Robspan at 8:51am 08.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1907 I'm probably going to have to replace one of the two batteries on the boat. This one won't be a star
Q's concerning catalia 22 day3sun at 8:33am 08.01.09 Catalina 22 2/1593 I have a 73 Catalina 22, beginner sailor, and have some questions 1- when sailing down wind or on a
Kentucky Lake Area Rxman47 at 8:13am 08.01.09 Destinations 4/3445 I'm new here and would like to hear from anyone located at Ky Lake, Green Turtle Bay, KDM, Or Lighth
Mac 23 keel bolt hole? 79MacV at 5:51am 08.01.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/887 Hi, I recently purchased a 1979 Mac 23 and can't find where the Keel Lock Bolt goes? I guess the fir
cal 25 Deck painting josegatos at 1:38am 08.01.09 Cal 0/2294 I recently removed all of the hardware from the deck of my cal25, filled in the holes with epoxy and
Bad storm today Manny at 8:55pm 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 34/3962 A storm blew through the Havre De Grace area today, apparently there were 75 mph gusts! :eek: There
What can cure water system smell? letsgo at 6:54pm 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 6/2876 My water system smells on some lines but not others. Example the line that goes to my sink smells ok
Shower bilge problems x5blessed at 6:46pm 07.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1239 Can someone help me with this problem. The water will not pump out of the shower. I don't know the
Dodger Advice LakeChamplainSailors at 6:33pm 07.31.09 Pearson 0/1322 After our sweet Luders 33 (1969) ended up totaled on the rocks in a windstorm, we've just purchased
Drop off toilet waste SanderO at 6:05pm 07.31.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 46/8126 I would like the board's reaction to a different approach to the problem of toilet waste on a yacht.
94 Vision 36 swim platform shower sailthejazz at 5:26pm 07.31.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1042 Hello fellow sailors. I have an issue with my swim platform shower. I have a crack in the cold water
Javelin Mast Stepping ront8261 at 5:16pm 07.31.09 Day Sailers 2/2788 New to the forum, but love the info. I'm interested in the Javelin for my family (and me!!!) and tho
Mast raising system phdoc007 at 5:07pm 07.31.09 Trailer Sailors 11/8836 I built a mast raising system for my MacGregor 25. I was raising the mast one evening and the pulley
Air conditioning streetdancer at 4:56pm 07.31.09 Sabre Sailboats 0/1857 I have a 1986 Sabre 30. Am thinking about installing air conditioning and am wondering if anyone has
Cruising in Dream Time Roger Long at 4:18pm 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1636 I'm off Sunday on my 20 day cruise. Although I now carry a WiFi capable laptop and actually checked
It is up to a jury now paulj at 2:40pm 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 242/40525 http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/iteam'id=5832004 paulj
Knotmeter paddlewheel replacement? Jerry Butsko at 2:13pm 07.31.09 Catalina 30 1/4069 Does anyone have a source for a replacement Signet knotmeter paddlewheel (and pin)? This is the ori
More heavy weather sailing tsmwebb at 12:46pm 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1875 A little OT for this forum but thought it might amuse some to watch the amazing race across the Atla
Stopping by an old haunt, hello everyone! (1) dancing bear at 11:32am 07.31.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1386 Hey folks, it has been a long time, but no matter where I go, I can't find sailing forum as supporti

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Dinghy swing (1) sail sfbay at 6:33am 07.27.21 Sailed with the dinghy and motor attached to it tied securly to the stern rails.
2013+ MH-40 Discussion Hull13 at 6:31am 07.27.21 Thanks for the quick response. We love the boat overall and think it has many advantages over the r
Legal number of passengers for O'Day 23 sail sfbay at 6:27am 07.27.21
Looking at 35s5 next week sail sfbay at 6:09am 07.27.21 Welcome to the forum!! Volvo Penta engines are pretty good. Have had 4 on 2 different 1984 boats. T
Parts and Support for Seawards? sail sfbay at 5:54am 07.27.21 I have not found parts support or sourcing an issue over many years of owning sail and power boats.
Parts and Support for Seawards? shemandr at 5:41am 07.27.21 I don't know the answer but it's a good question. You could contact IPY to see if they support the
Care and Feeding of Oceanis 343. BigEasy at 5:28am 07.27.21 . I haven't found an engine battery yet if there is one. I suspect it runs off the house batteri
Help with identifying my boat? rgranger at 5:13am 07.27.21
Legal number of passengers for O'Day 23 TWD at 5:10am 07.27.21
Catalina 30 shoal draft for racing?? Ward H at 4:49am 07.27.21 There are two shoal draft keel versions of the C30. Standard shoal draft is 4.3'. In the mid 80s the
Using a trolling motor on small boat Norsail at 10:45pm 07.26.21 Philly2DC2LBI, you may have solved your battery problem already, but run time is limited by the amp
Repowering the 2001 Beneteau 361 FastOlson at 10:26pm 07.26.21 FWIW Betamarine engines are the most common replacement diesel in our YC. I replaced our OEM Univers
What's the Best Additive to Help Boat Paint Flow? MikeHoncho at 9:24pm 07.26.21
Boats at the lake Meriachee at 9:21pm 07.26.21 A symphony of sight and sound, well put together. Now, how 'bout you get your pretty little boat o
Prop Walk when in reverse MikeHoncho at 9:16pm 07.26.21 I wonder if he figured out the advantages of using prop walk being he posted about 15 months ago lol
Hunter 34 Starboard side of engine access splax at 9:02pm 07.26.21 having replaced the lift pump, I don't think an access hatch will be useful I think most was done fr
Rust sealer for steel keel Ken Cross at 8:50pm 07.26.21 First, as soon as you finish sanding on the keel, paint some OSPHO on it. It's really thin like wate
Adventures in anchoring Stu Jackson at 8:38pm 07.26.21 There was no way I could pull the boat forward by muscle alone, which is what I normally do when an
Dinghy swing (1) Rich Stidger at 7:49pm 07.26.21 The dinghy needs to be tied to the davits, not just hoisted up. After properly tying the dinghy you
First time boat owner... Battery alarm kodiak1120 at 7:19pm 07.26.21 Are you going by battery voltages reported on the DC panel or measuring with a volt meter directly

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