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Sail Cleaning Snatch at 1:50pm 06.23.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/983 I am having trouble removing some stains from my main sail. Any ideas on a good cleaning product to
impeller cover burt siegel at 4:59pm 06.23.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1135 I am looking for an easy on/off impellor cover which I saw advertised some time ago. It had 4 thumbs
Engine issue Pat at 7:42pm 06.21.08 Big Boats 9/1181 I am a new owner of a 2000 Hunter340. There is a Yanmar 3gm30f 27hp inboard. I have been out on her
Beneteau First 26 info. (1) Cerveza at 8:12pm 06.21.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1433 Hi.I recently purchased a Beneteau First 26 (1984 model), and have some unansvered questions regar
Roller Furling Steve at 11:15pm 06.21.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1617 I just purchased a 1998 Mac 26X, and am enjoying sailing it very much. I'm wondering if I should upg
rubber portal seals John Guild at 11:10pm 06.21.08 Chrysler 0/2771 I am looking for the soft rubber/Vinyl gasket/seal that fits on the interior aluminum portal frame.
Electrical Panel strobeone at 10:29pm 06.21.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1210 I need to replace the electrical panel on my Hunter 23.5. I looked up my nearest Hunter dealer and
Close to wind HAL at 10:27pm 06.21.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1214
New trailer advice ken at 11:37pm 06.21.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/665 If someone with an O'Day 25 could let me know the measurement from the frame to the start of the bun
Macerator Pump Repair/Replacement Bill at 1:22am 06.22.08 Catalina 310 1/2613 Our macerator pump isn't running and I'm facing the prospect of either repairing the pump or replaci
My new 1980 MacGregor 25 page Netrick at 1:18am 06.22.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1645 Here is my new 1980 MacGregor 25 webpage: http://www.geocities.com/netricks/Sail.html
Rough Starting 2Gm20 Art Pennino at 1:10am 06.22.08 Mid-Size Boats 8/1205 The 2GM20 on my 92H30 turns over and starts OK, but runs very rough for about a 30 to 60 seconds bef
diesel engine maintenance Rick at 12:53am 06.22.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1060 I just finished changing the fuel filter on my yanmar diesel engine. Got the engine started after v
sanding the non skid surface Mark at 6:31am 06.22.08 Ask All Sailors 8/4072 Hi Everyone, I am sanding my sailboat and wondered what was the best way to sand the non skid area.
Smelly v-berth wchevron at 7:06am 06.22.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1239 peggy, this winter i installed a new plumbing system ' head after reading your book. raritan phII h
Anchoring and storm question Bad Obsession at 7:36am 06.22.08 Ask All Sailors 21/3250 How do you prepare for a storm while you are at anchor? What things do you fear and how do you calm
Removal of Starter from Passage 450 Jim at 4:27am 06.22.08 Big Boats 5/925 I'm looking for advice on the removal of the starter on my Yanmar-powered 1998 Passage 450. There h
193 paulj at 4:18am 06.22.08 Catalina 310 1/1736 This is 192.Who owns 193?paulj
Used Sails - What's the best place to look? Scott Joyner at 5:47am 06.22.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1126 I'm looking to get a genniker but this would be my first, so I'd like to get a used one to practice
Blisters porsche at 10:11am 06.22.08 Ask All Sailors 10/1291 Blisters, some have um some don't. The cat22 I bought was in the water for the past four years at le

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eye candy (1) TomY at 5:41am 05.12.21 The Dragon on the bow.
Raw Water Inlet Hose Souellette at 5:41am 05.12.21 It's possible either could have been used(?) You may have to measure yours. Yes, I can certainly
Replacing reefing lines on H34 Kenyon boom Capn Vinny at 5:33am 05.12.21 Yes, he put Velcro in the aft end of the stack pack to allow for the reefing lines that will go from
Raw Water Inlet Hose Justin_NSA at 5:33am 05.12.21 It's possible either could have been used(?) You may have to measure yours.
eye candy (1) jon hansen at 4:58am 05.12.21 194021
Replacing reefing lines on H34 Kenyon boom WasabiRush at 4:48am 05.12.21 I would guess that the most likely scenario is that the lines run from the winch, up into the boom
Battery isolator issue Bogart at 4:44am 05.12.21 Thanks again for all your input. Heading the ACR way. Cheers
Check your Standing Rigging Folks CrispyCringle at 4:38am 05.12.21 ^^^^^ What do you mean by "wire openings"? Are you talking about where the t-ball fits into the mast
eye candy jon hansen at 4:32am 05.12.21 Michael, let me put it this way. when i put my lawnmower away in the fall, i change the oil and sha
Sailboat Deck Paint (2) kbgunn at 4:18am 05.12.21 I've had good results using the TotalBoat Wet-edge topsides paint and the TotalTread Non-skid deck p
eye candy jon hansen at 4:16am 05.12.21 i do so love simplicity. all the best parts of sailing, non of the gadget maintenance.
eye candy (1) TomY at 4:06am 05.12.21
Cleaning with TSP Bob J. at 3:38am 05.12.21 I just got my butt chewed on a FB page for using this to clean mold from my decks. I saw that y
Battery isolator issue Maine Sail at 2:48am 05.12.21 If you insist on replacing it like for like, the only somewhat reasonable replacement is a Victron A
'78 Hunter 27 Tiller/rudder interface David in Sandusky at 2:14am 05.12.21
2007 H38 Pins in blocks permanent or press-out? justsomeguy at 1:02am 05.12.21 (is the correct term "bail"?) Becket, I believe.
Our 315 Arrived Skipper John at 12:41am 05.12.21 Congratulations to 315 #74 and #75. If Catalina is building about one a month, I hope my new boat wi
I am about to begin replacing my original Raymarine instruments, radar, and GPS, in stages on my Beneteau 361 - 2001 SeaTalk system in stages. BigEasy at 8:33pm 05.11.21
Nasty Surprise Hello Below at 8:22pm 05.11.21 BTW @Peggie Hall HeadMistress does your book ship to Canada? Yup Get Rid of Boat Odors
Replacing reefing lines on H34 Kenyon boom danm1 at 8:17pm 05.11.21 The leech reefing line on mine runs through the boom in the port side. The outhaul is in the center,

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