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Anchor Line - Brait or not rpwillia at 1:45pm 08.12.09 Catalina 310 6/3453 I need to replace my anchor line. Last winter a guy from New England ropes gave a presentation about
Deck Light Lens rpwillia at 1:34pm 08.12.09 Catalina 310 5/2683 My deck light lens (front of mast half way up) fell out and broke. I think it is an Aqua Signal, but
Rigging Info NuGuy at 12:59pm 08.12.09 Ask All Sailors 8/1942 I just purchased a 1972 21' Aquarius sailboat. The mainsail did not come with the battens. Is it pos
Earth Ground gczenis at 12:07pm 08.12.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1427 I'm in the process of installing a Xantrex inverter on my Catalina 34 Mark II, the boat is 2006 with
stuffing box leak green98tj at 11:30am 08.12.09 Big Boats 10/3793 I have a 1986 Hunter 34 with a Yanmar 3GM30F. The suffing box leaks more than it should. I have been
Hunter 23.5 transom drag 23-5sailor at 11:21am 08.12.09 Smaller Boats 7/2850 Hello All. I have a 93 hunter 23.5 with sugarscoop transom. I noticed my transom drags. I would h
1gm Heating floridabill at 11:20am 08.12.09 Mid-Size Boats 4/1430 I have a 1982 1gm raul water cooled. I would like to put a real temp gauge on the engine in additio
Picture of Hunter 23.5 bimini from local chandlery 23-5sailor at 11:08am 08.12.09 Smaller Boats 1/2908 Hello All. This spring I bought a 93 Hunter 23.5. I'm slowly making upgrades to it. I'm thinking
Lazarette latch JimKissinger at 10:44am 08.12.09 Big Boats 3/1935 Just got home from a Catalina Is. trip and see that the lazarette latch on my swim step is gone. I f
Humor: Unqiue Boat Name (1) geoffschultz at 10:04am 08.12.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2208 Here's a photo that I just saw and got quite a chuckle out of it. -- Geoff
Roller Furling Hunter 19 Adrian9458 at 9:28am 08.12.09 Smaller Boats 1/1521 Any One Ever Put Roller Furling Jib On Their Hunter 19? If So Can I Do It Myself And What Brand Woul
Just joined Like to say Hi Oday20 at 8:44am 08.12.09 Ask An Oday Owner 33/3997 I just bought an O'Day 20 1974. I'm looking for other owners of a 1974 O'Day 20. I have many questio
Rings instead of cleats Smitty at 6:38am 08.12.09 Ask All Sailors 16/5452 My marina uses those stupid rings instead of cleats on the docks. I have made up a set of custom do
zinc for 1979 hunter 33 robertwomack at 4:54am 08.12.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/2084 I have a 33' Hunter 1979. I want to replace the zinc. The boat is in the water. Does anyone know the
Build a rudder? Phoebe 1 at 4:37am 08.12.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3131 Has anyone built a Rudder for a 25? I have wood working skills and would like to build an airfoil r
Mainsheet fiddle block Merriman free G A P at 8:40pm 08.11.09 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/1590 If you need a Merriman block you may have mine for the cost of mailing. It is in working condition
Pop Top dmkey at 9:26pm 08.11.09 Catalina 22 2/1530 I'm trying to figure out the secret to the pop top on my 22. It goes up on the pistons until it rea
Another rigging question dmkey at 9:22pm 08.11.09 Catalina 22 2/1805 I put my new to me '90 Catalina 22 in the water last week. We had trouble raising the genoa into the
Back in the saddle BobM at 9:22pm 08.11.09 S2 5/1623 Finallfy got out for a sail two weeks ago. Coming back in through a crowd of racers the furler line
Chesapeake Area Sailors Morgan_Dial at 8:13pm 08.11.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1324 I am a Navy student at the Defense Information School at Fort Meade. I am looking to do a photo stor

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Pontoon vs Cato bridge Don S/V ILLusion at 8:54am 04.07.22 Never challenge a bridge to a race
can't pump out waste tank Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:52am 04.07.22 Apparently YOU don't know the difference between an NDZ and where it's only illegal to dump a tank.
I have a 1978 O'Day 30. I am in the middle of a full refit. I lost the keel somewhere along the way. Any ideas where I can get a replacement? Gary Marquez at 8:51am 04.07.22 Interesting. Wondering how one misplaces a 4000lb chunk of lead. Or do you mean a centerboard? If
I have a 1978 O'Day 30. I am in the middle of a full refit. I lost the keel somewhere along the way. Any ideas where I can get a replacement? Gary Marquez at 8:50am 04.07.22 You might want to consider buying a cheap parts boat and salvage the items you need. Something like
Desperate leakinhg jviss at 8:36am 04.07.22 I have no idea what this means:
autopilot install on an H280 jssailem at 8:35am 04.07.22 I believe you can program the turn speed on the Raymarine EV100. If not one gets use to the need t
Pontoon vs Cato bridge jviss at 8:33am 04.07.22 Hi all, Another bridge incident in Florida. https://www.local10.com/news/local/2022/04/06/pontoon
Pontoon vs Cato bridge jssailem at 8:28am 04.07.22 No limit of boaters vying for the Darwin Awards.
can't pump out waste tank (3) JamesG161 at 8:16am 04.07.22 A lot of good advice, but I thought these pictures my help focus on his issue OEM Vacu Flush e Mome
boat prices Will Gilmore at 8:06am 04.07.22 Now are you talking about the trophy wife again ????? Yup. -Will
Funny Friday!!! dmax at 7:45am 04.07.22
Pontoon vs Cato bridge JamesG161 at 7:45am 04.07.22 They will name their new pontoon boat... "Pancake"
Pontoon vs Cato bridge kappykaplan at 7:34am 04.07.22 Saw this on the news this morning.
Hunter 34 Yanmar 3gmf (2) kloudie1 at 7:24am 04.07.22 Randy, I wouldn't open the heat exchanger unless you suspect fouling or have overheating. If the boa
can't pump out waste tank Windpilot at 6:07am 04.07.22 Shouldn't everyone here already know about no discharge zones and if and where they can discharge. T
boat prices sailme88 at 5:48am 04.07.22 I can't help but wonder where our old friend @Kermit would come in on that one. :rolleyes: The o
Starting fluid jon hansen at 5:18am 04.07.22 i would listen to thinwater. he does his science. i have gotten away with it a few times. hoping to
Starting fluid CYQK at 5:16am 04.07.22 Thinwater You were writing as i typed that last one Thanks for a good technical explaination Guess t
autopilot install on an H280 rhiggins at 5:13am 04.07.22 Very cool - that'll come in handy. Even with a nice clean bottom my h280 seems to bleed off speed q
Starting fluid CYQK at 5:12am 04.07.22 Jon Hansen I take it that starting fluid is ok in small amounts wont do damage this way thks

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