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Slow drain....No drain? rpell46 at 1:19pm 05.24.09 Catalina 30 5/1911 Hi everyone, I am about 95% done with all those "little annoyances" on my new 1991 Cat 30 MKII, ex
Compression Post Issues rritter2000 at 11:43am 05.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/954 With my 33.5 mast stepped (unloaded) I can move my compression post. Two questions: A. Is this norm
prop johnausen at 11:42am 05.24.09 Bigger Boats 1/1244 We recently purchased an Oday 37 CC. The prop is an 18RH9 driven by a 32 HP Universal diesel. Acco
87 Ericson 32 Emergency Tiller jdenlinger at 9:26am 05.24.09 Ericson 3/2895 We just purchased an Ericson 32. 87 model and discovered it does not have and emergency tiller despi
simple (probably dumb) question - reefing the jib patsheridan at 8:17am 05.24.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 19/14120 i've got a 24' islander, with a simple hank-on jib. can i "reef" the working jib by simply attaching
Unwanted Solar Heat SeanMorey at 8:10am 05.24.09 Ask All Sailors 9/1822 Are motoryachts hot to live on in southern california? How do you stay cool?
Catalina 36 MK II Rudder Slop Carribean Soul at 6:21am 05.24.09 Big Boats 1/1839 I have a 1995 C36 MKII with sloppy rudder/wheel linkage. I checked in the aft lazarette and found t
Throttle Cable Replacement AlwaysFORSAIL at 6:20am 05.24.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1905 My throttle cable has broken and is either stuck or secured inside the pedestal. Has anyone had this
Drain plug, sorry if duplicate BobDay at 5:45am 05.24.09 Day Sailers 3/1663 Hello, I just purchased an O'day 20. I am concerned that there is a fishfinder installed and I can f
O'Day 20 Drain BobDay at 5:13am 05.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2346 Hello, I just purchased an O'day 20. I am concerned that there is a fishfinder installed and I can
Heathkit Depth sounder ???? MrBee at 5:11am 05.24.09 Ask All Sailors 8/4008 Good morning all. I know some one out there will know about these things. The boat we just bought
O'Day 20 Drain BobDay at 5:10am 05.24.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1078 Hello,
Charlotte Harbor,Fl, Weather seadaddler at 2:13am 05.24.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/997 So what do you do here on the west coast of Florida with this summer weather. How do you plan sailin
H260 Rudder Post Blocked. (1) WallyQ2 at 10:42pm 05.23.09 Smaller Boats 4/1320 Hi all. I'm trying to lower my rudder with less effort, and wanted to put in 2 micro blocks for a 4:
rental sailboats ironhors42 at 10:15pm 05.23.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1431 We are going to Kills Devil, North Carolina outer banks. Would appreciate if anyone can anyone tell
Hunter 33 Question Big Red for life at 9:45pm 05.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/2641 Hello, I am looking at a Hunter 33 and wondering what others experience is with the boat. What
Galley Mods (1) oreana123 at 9:07pm 05.23.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/3282 I am getting ready for a camp out on my 26D, and I thought I'd make the galley more ergonomic for th
keel Bolts RUSTY ! Catalina 27 , 1978 catalinia at 8:44pm 05.23.09 Mid-Size Boats 1/2719 I have a 78 cat. 27. My bolts are so rusty i can chip away the nut .... and bolt is in bad shape! :
crazy thoughts-"free boat" dream. sailormanbigd at 8:24pm 05.23.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1218 I just had some crazy thought about how to obtain the neccessary mat'l and equiptment needed to refi
240 mast head light deck plug toypro1 at 8:05pm 05.23.09 Smaller Boats 2/1353 where can i get a 240 mast head light deck plug? Hunter number EL 0075 Thanks Dan

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Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 Windlass Issues Skipper Chris at 3:19pm 07.07.21 Thanks for the heads up. I learned something new also. I had no idea you could simply lift it up to
Strange whining sound at engine cut off - thoughts? Skipper Chris at 3:16pm 07.07.21 It sounds like you certainly have a bearing still in play after the shutdown. As has been mentioned
UPS must hate sailors Roadking Larry at 3:00pm 07.07.21 And... I still don't have any bottom paint:facepalm:. UPS tracking showed it in Oklahoma City then
Some will hate this!!! srimes at 2:54pm 07.07.21 This is the revearse of the mechanics. The rotaion of the wheels is what drives the rotation of th
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance (1) TimFromLI at 2:47pm 07.07.21 Have you tried a crowfoot wrench, I had success with them.
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. jssailem at 2:46pm 07.07.21 I find seamanship shows up in many locations and ways. Always find it fun to see the concepts applie
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. kloudie1 at 2:46pm 07.07.21 Good stuff! My wife and I watch and enjoy his videos. Foxes Afloat is another uTube narrow boat vide
Water dripping from salon lights sail sfbay at 2:45pm 07.07.21 We had the same problem with our 1998 H376. The final solution was re-bedding the screws in the hoo
Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? shemandr at 2:25pm 07.07.21 Watch out for Bears. :stir:
275 Traveler and Main Sheet PMK at 2:16pm 07.07.21 The traveler control line is not continuous on my C275. It is tied on each side of the traveler. I
275 Traveler and Main Sheet shemandr at 2:15pm 07.07.21 I've often wondered about a continuous traveler control line. Sometimes it's a strain to reach down
Some will hate this!!! Hayden Watson at 2:08pm 07.07.21 which gets transferred to the wheels. This is the revearse of the mechanics. The rotaion of the
275 Traveler and Main Sheet sail sfbay at 2:05pm 07.07.21
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. kappykaplan at 1:59pm 07.07.21 Nice find, John. Tks for sharing. :beer:
Some will hate this!!! srimes at 1:56pm 07.07.21 The statement is that you cannot sail "dead down wind faster than the wind speed" which is true in
Arguing with insurance company dlochner at 1:56pm 07.07.21 No personal experience with Nationwide, but a scroll-thru their site shows an icon of a small power
Repair or replace muffler without hauling boat? patrickkidd at 1:50pm 07.07.21 Boat might sink and kill him too. Better just stay home on the couch? Yeah on second thought I ju
Arguing with insurance company FastOlson at 1:36pm 07.07.21 No personal experience with Nationwide, but a scroll-thru their site shows an icon of a small powerb
Transom Replacement Jerk McGerhkins at 1:21pm 07.07.21 Going to start demo tonight and learn more about the boat. I will post photos and an update later.
Strange whining sound at engine cut off - thoughts? sailor420 at 1:07pm 07.07.21 Our 2000 420 has a single shift/acceleration lever and there is a button at the pivot point that all

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