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Trim question biggio at 9:26am 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 11/2141 My boat is Catalina 27 Tall Rig 86. Due to the height of of my Bimini top my boom is raised about 3
26s cb removal on trailer puttroar52 at 9:04am 05.10.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1671 I brought a 91' 26s last week. cb cable is broke. Can I remove cb on trailer? I've read the arctives
Gimballed Stove Roger321 at 6:39am 05.10.09 Big Boats 4/1397 My stove works fine pierside, but not underway. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks,
Garmin Handheld GPS Bob S at 6:06am 05.10.09 Ask All Sailors 11/1641 Just got a great deal on a Garmin 76Cx at Boater's World. The unit cost me $209.00 and they're selli
Notice Otis Overflow Sailor at 2:21pm 05.08.09 Ask An Oday Owner 0/881 Does anyone know where I can get a used trailer that will fit my recently acquired O'Day 23? Prefer
Broken wire to gas solenoid Andreas T at 10:29pm 05.09.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1202 The "+" wire to the gas solenoid in the propane locker is broken, and I can't find the routing of th
Rudder bearings First 405 raydeeoh at 9:00pm 05.09.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/5131 Looking for information from others who've had to replace their rudder bearings. Would like to know
I am back in the water (video) v3n0m at 8:20pm 05.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 24/2827 I have been silent, but I have been reading and working on the boat. You guys know that I am a novic
Albin 022 Parts Buzzlovelace at 8:04pm 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1614 Does any one have a carburator for the Albin 022 or have a parts reouurce other that Fors Miarin in
H22 roller in rudder LDM at 7:46pm 05.09.09 Smaller Boats 2/985 Does anyone have an old rudder for an H22 lying around? As I was fishing a new line into the rudder,
Home made wind turbine? jackhartjr at 6:04pm 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 18/3278 Hi folks...anyone here made a wind generator or wind turbine from scratch? If so what are the pros a
Wiring in steering wheel post sr102948 at 5:38pm 05.09.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1461 Installing a Garmin GPS on my 78 Hunter. Very little room to run cables and wiring up the steering p
Keel goes Bye Bye MacMikey at 5:24pm 05.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 26/7296 Well it's time for another chapter in the "Adventures of Papillon", "The never ending story........
Replacing the alcohol container.... yugnoir at 4:47pm 05.09.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1210 Hello all, I need to replace the alcohol container for the stove top that came with the Mac 26...
Mainsail traveller Columbia 30 pdogsboat at 4:01pm 05.09.09 Columbia 0/2064 Hey all, new guy here. I am the new owner of a C-30, 1973, deep draft. It has its share of needs,
Rub Rail JCDSAIL at 2:46pm 05.09.09 Catalina 310 6/2323 The rub rail is starting to loosen up in the starboard rear track. Anyone have a way to slip the gra
Self-Tailing Winch Operation colmitch71 at 2:33pm 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 13/6185 Folks, My H-31 1985 has Maxwell self tailing primary winches, but this question is a general one. Wh
mast interior blocks--fishing a new halyard roger in Orlando at 1:45pm 05.09.09 Mid-Size Boats 3/3289 I have been up my mast half a dozen times over the past couple of weeks, trying to fish a replacemen
Wheel adjustment, taking the slack out of the helm Gorndorff at 1:11pm 05.09.09 Catalina 30 1/1465 After a haul out period and return to the water here in Clearwater I find that the steerage is a bit
Pearson keel bolt replacement Ian4781 at 11:38am 05.09.09 Ask All Sailors 3/5768 My p 26 (new to me) has Very rusty keel bolt nuts and the forward edge of the hull to keel joint was

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Proper Course Jumpstart at 9:27pm 12.03.21 Damn auto correct obligated not obliterated
Proper Course Jumpstart at 9:15pm 12.03.21
Spinnaker Emergency Brake Line Joe at 8:54pm 12.03.21 On the various race boats I crewed for, it was called a "take down line", "dousing line" or "string
Catalina 34 2008 mkll cable replacement Stu Jackson at 8:38pm 12.03.21 I think you really should measure them. Gary's right, but you could also ask here, specific to
Proper Course TimFromLI at 8:34pm 12.03.21 I agree on the zone - forgot the change but with a 0.5 miles to go to the mark and the wind on your
What color for your Bimini? Joe at 8:23pm 12.03.21 In my corner of Calif. lots of boaters prefer "Pacific Blue". It's a few shade lighter than Navy a
A couple trailering questions Benny17441 at 8:08pm 12.03.21 The 260 with dual axels. No trouble with the law unless a law was broken. Nothing is unmovable, a
Raritan PHII dry flush. Normal resistance, hose doesn't appear clogged. 18 months old. But pumping does little/nothing limbodog at 8:07pm 12.03.21 What lubricant are you waiting to arrive_ I'd like to see the Raritan directions that say to flu
Proper Course Davidasailor26 at 7:48pm 12.03.21 If both boats were reaching, they were both sailing straight to the mark which is their proper cour
Proper Course TimFromLI at 7:42pm 12.03.21 If both boats were reaching, they were both sailing straight to the mark which is their proper cours
Proper Course PaulK at 7:41pm 12.03.21 That's pretty much my interpretation, too. (Without having been there, of course.) If I was on a
Is it ok to leave Shower Sump constantly on while docked? (1) JamesG161 at 5:25pm 12.03.21 I have no clue on mine Not an easy access, if this picture is correct. Looks like you have to remo
34/35 Prop Shaft Strut? (1) twodzusfittings at 5:11pm 12.03.21 I could not remove the cutlass bearing on my 30 CB. The collets for the removal tool where either to
CENTERBOARD HELP twodzusfittings at 4:57pm 12.03.21 Today we have success. Center board freed but my boat isn't high enough to remove it. Next week the
Catalina 34 2008 mkll cable replacement garymalmgren at 4:55pm 12.03.21 Hi J Spry I think you really should measure them. You will have to crawl down there to fit them even
Catalina 34 2008 mkll cable replacement Tally Ho at 4:36pm 12.03.21
Pearson 30 fred1diver at 4:24pm 12.03.21 Thank you very much for the valuable info, it will weigh heavily in the balance
Pearson 30 jssailem at 4:09pm 12.03.21 I would lean towards the Pearson 30 as a better sailing boat. You be the judge as there are factors
Hunter 36 - thickness of metal forming the mast (so I can buy the right length rivets)? (1) DayDreamer41 at 3:26pm 12.03.21 Thanks. I do have that number but the formatting is not the same and I'm having trouble figuring w
Soft deck spot repair: Never do anything for the first time!! PSR at 3:22pm 12.03.21 As far as covering the damge, you could get a 3/8" sheet of Azec (PVC lumber) and fashion a nice co

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