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late 80's 32 beneteau plumbing problem mnydvr at 7:38pm 01.26.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/3309 customer complains that "sea water" is fill the bowl,dont have info on what position the y valve sho
Swing keel for Catalina 22 paddwest at 7:30pm 01.26.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1015 I live in N Florida and need a swing keel for a Catalina 22. I'd like to find one in this part of th
wood prep question for varnish Pat T at 6:38pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 15/3311 I am re-varnishing my teak ' holly sole on my Catalina 36. I will use Target coating which is what w
keel winch rough timmer594 at 6:33pm 01.26.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2389 I recently replaced my winch because it was falling apart. It is really rough going down, smooth cra
Boat Swap? Mike M8297 at 6:29pm 01.26.09 Destinations 2/2890 Anyone interested in exchanging locales for vacation? I have: 1) 22' Catalina in Central Oregon
Alternator sizing Scott B at 6:28pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 46/8279 I am considering going to 4 golf car batteries to replace the 2 group 27's I now have. Last year we
Sugar Scoop Swim Platform Dave19957 at 4:35pm 01.26.09 Big Boats 6/12800 I know this has been a topic before, and I've even posted in a thread or two regarding the tail that
Thread editing problem (1) Tim R. at 3:55pm 01.26.09 Forum Help (Site Talk) 11/2240 Is anyone else having this problem? I either post a new topic or reply to an existing one and my edi
Thread posting problem Tim R. at 3:50pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 0/3 Is
Thread posting problems Tim R. at 3:49pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 0/2 Is
Cruising with a dog Kuntrymann at 2:10pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 24/4182 My wife and I are considering cruising for a while and would love to/have to take our dog. How many
Restoring shroud threads tom.watson at 2:00pm 01.26.09 Catalina 30 4/1561 I am replacing closed turnbuckles on a 77 Catalina 30 and hoping not to replace the shrouds, which l
has anyone purchased a sail from FX sails? markberten@gmail.com at 1:50pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 2/1533 Did yo u purchase from FX sails? Were you happy with the sails? did you get what you ordered? Wa
How do you replace impeller quickly and easily? MaestroCT at 1:36pm 01.26.09 Big Boats 13/4206 Last summer, by the time I realized that the strainer on the engine intake was full of enough eel gr
Stepping a mast 3m_rowe at 12:54pm 01.26.09 Catalina 22 4/2690 I am looking at buying a '79 Catalina 22, as my first sailboat purchase. It is a trailerable boat,
Waxing Johnb at 12:31pm 01.26.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1541 Kinyonga is currently hauled out. We have had a reccomendation from the boat yard to have a "profess
Sail Calculator Mike B at 12:18pm 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 4/1902 I stumbled across this site following a thread on a different web site. It's a nice tool that calcul
Siphon Break - Engine Raw Water Circuit rardiH36 at 11:41am 01.26.09 Ask All Sailors 7/12449 Imbedded in recent threads is a picture (courtesy of Maine Sail) that highlights a siphon- break in
Vibration under sail - h38 Pat Hooyman at 11:07am 01.26.09 Big Boats 6/2331 I have a 2007 H38 - took it out Friday in 20+ knot winds - great sailing but I felt a vibration when
C&C 30 MKI - Head reconfiguration Q's (3) raccer at 10:56am 01.26.09 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/6255 Hello, Been lurking this forum since last night and it seems full of great advice from helpful peopl

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First start in awhile... jeepbluetj at 10:41am 02.15.22 Worse perhaps if you do it at the fuel dock with witnesses, not that I would know anything about su
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? jeepbluetj at 10:37am 02.15.22 Catalina Direct has multi-stripe tapes available. 50' Roll Sheer Stripe TapeSapphire Blue & Turquois
Thru Hull Backing Plates Dalliance at 10:28am 02.15.22 As a side note if you have never done it: "... cut a G-10 backer plate ..." is easier said that don
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner Ilanortho at 10:04am 02.15.22 Thank you for you experience and advice.
BOLT BROKE OFF Jake N Eggs at 10:01am 02.15.22 You need to get a center punch hole in the broken part of the bolt as close to the center of the bro
Need a mast for 22 sport, standard. pclarksurf at 9:23am 02.15.22 If you are in Everett, WA -- there are a couple of Sailboat salvage yards in the extended Seattle me
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? RussC at 8:40am 02.15.22 not sure you'll find multi color like that but there's a very large selection of vinyl striping tape
Anyone replaced their pinstripe? Tom J at 8:37am 02.15.22 Eraser wheel, by far the quickest, easiest and cleanest method of removal.
Securing Batteries on my H34 Davidasailor26 at 8:27am 02.15.22 You could use thickened epoxy to adhere the plywood to the fiberglass. You could also consider just
Replacing datamarine transducers with Raymarine? ifmdalvey at 8:15am 02.15.22 Not sure if Raymarine make transducers, i think they are all Airmar, which might have some connectio
Securing Batteries on my H34 dmax at 8:13am 02.15.22 Screwing into solid fiberglass is ok for light loads - I don't think batteries qualify as a light lo
Thru Hull Backing Plates Parsons at 7:45am 02.15.22 Either way, I would cut a G-10 backer plate to fit the recess and set it in thickened epoxy. As a si
1984 Hunter 37C Mikem at 7:44am 02.15.22 I will get rid of the leaking bladder and the gap around the vent line from the old tank first and s
Recommendation for a hatch or companionway air conditioner (1) Benny17441 at 7:27am 02.15.22 Have used a Cruisair unit to sit on the cabin top hatch and it worked very well. Coincidentally us
Choosing a battery charger Scott T-Bird at 7:18am 02.15.22 How is the air flow with your new charger location? Under the v-berth is pretty much open undernea
BOLT BROKE OFF jviss at 6:17am 02.15.22 Thanks for the responses. I just don't think that I can get the manifold off of the elbows without
Raw water intake strainer Ward H at 6:10am 02.15.22 My Catalina came to me with a very small cheap plastic Shut Flo strainer. I replaced it with a bron
Need a mast for 22 sport, standard. sail sfbay at 5:58am 02.15.22 Welcome to the forum!! Suggest an internet on "sailboat masts" for a new one or "used sailboat mast
Wind angle jssailem at 5:46am 02.15.22 Though the instrument was not working you were able to practice your mental sailing skills and enjoy
Raw water intake strainer RoyS at 5:00am 02.15.22 The raw water pickup for the head on Katie Rose had a thru-hull strainer only. This worked until it

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