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Bottom Paint Question Part 2 bffatcat at 10:48am 10.19.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1266 Unfortunately my first post was not articulate enough. I said the bottom was down to the bare fibe
Nice job on the User Information update RECESS at 8:31am 10.19.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 3/1865 I really like that you have the home ports and sailboat information under the users names now. It is
Winterize Hot Water Heater sailliny at 8:03am 10.19.08 Catalina 310 4/2449 Can anyone outline how to winterize the hot water heater. I assume you need to drain it. How do you
More Power shaunh at 7:55am 10.19.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1271 Recently went out through Cape Cod Canal to Cape Cod Bay along the Plymouth coast into very strong N
Sail Shape Question KFLOATER at 7:53am 10.19.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1715 My Hunter 216 has a topping lift line ( no backstay). The boat seems to sail faster with the line t
h216 Topping Lift Line Question KFLOATER at 7:44am 10.19.08 Smaller Boats 1/1295 Any thoughts about relaxing my topping lift line on my H216 to flatten the sail. It seems when I "r
Water Heater Placement joefusa at 7:31am 10.19.08 Catalina 30 4/1594 putting in a 6 gallon seaward water heater and looking for optional locations. the two i'm consideri
Getting abandoned boats Justin63 at 2:07am 10.19.08 Lancer 10/2791 So those of us in San Diego have noticed by now, that Anchorage 8 is finally no more. I know that th
Minor electrical issue here... Justin63 at 1:57am 10.19.08 Lancer 6/2083 So I'm scratching my head on this one; I bought one of those computer theater system type setups, th
Has Anyone Ever ....................... (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:42pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1939 .................... figured out how to inflate those cheap no name fenders without filler valves ?
replacement rudder 25ft Oday smg522 at 7:41pm 10.18.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1920 Had a great day sailing and my rudder snapped off. Managed to get it repaired by a fibreglass techni
Need to know where the holes go on new rudder (4) v3n0m at 6:03pm 10.18.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1210 I was hoping someone has done this before and saved the measurements on where the holes are to be
More Soda-blast problems Barry7363 at 4:21pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 9/2178 Last week I posted a "cry for help" related to the discovery after soda blasting our C-34, that the
More Soda-blast problems Barry7363 at 4:11pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 0/18 Last week I posted a "cry for help" related to the discovery after soda blasting our C-34, that the
Why can't you view ads by brand? agaliha at 3:30pm 10.18.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/1965 I used to be able to look at the gear ads by boat brand (Beneteau, etc.) Now all the ads come up at
Wild Ride in Catalina Rick D at 1:40pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1935 The Admiral and I went to Cat Harbor for a week in order to refocus off our dwindling assets and the
Alternator "smart regulators" for hunter430 rwblocker at 1:14pm 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1802 I have a 1995 hunter 430 with the standard two 8D flooded house batteries and a isolated starter bat
Winterizing Jabsco Head Buena Vela at 11:27am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 8/14792 I have a boat which is new to me and have never winterized a Jabsco head before, I wonder if anyone
Bottom Paint Question bffatcat at 11:24am 10.18.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1297 When I bought my boat 9 years ago It had several layers of old blue epoxy bottom paint on it I sande
Passage 450 Rudder Charliepapa at 9:10am 10.18.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1566 I have a 1997 Passage 450 with relatively low hours - 900 on it. There is some play in the rudder po

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Steering Wheel Replacement 1986 C30 TR (1) Hayden Watson at 9:29am 01.22.22 Folks get the bigger wheel so that they have command of the wheel from the high side as the boat he
Oil shortage Calif. Ted at 9:06am 01.22.22 T4 is a conventional oil, just "new and improved" T3, your Perkins probably don't care anyway. Synth
What is it? PaulK at 8:58am 01.22.22 Maybe something to do with a batten pocket? To hold it open? Look for others in/on the sail.
1989 Catalina 30 Control line size and length Calif. Ted at 8:55am 01.22.22 Try using the running rigging calculator at the store on this site, click "parts" on menu to left, t
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? DArcy at 8:39am 01.22.22 Many marinas require liability insurance and certainly if you want to avoid litigation you should h
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? billder99 at 8:35am 01.22.22
Steering Wheel Replacement 1986 C30 TR jssailem at 8:27am 01.22.22 Folks get the bigger wheel so that they have command of the wheel from the high side as the boat hea
Mercury 7.5 1982 Light air at 8:17am 01.22.22 Unfortunately, there is no pull start to this motor, there may have been at one time but no longer.
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Light air at 8:11am 01.22.22 The seller says the table has a poly finish on the top so I will wait until I see it to figure out w
Oil shortage dlochner at 8:10am 01.22.22 Just get the manufacturer's recommended viscosity for your engine Marine Engine Oil: Synthetic or C
Example Installation Diesel Heater Hunter 326 sail sfbay at 7:53am 01.22.22 You might not find photos of an Eberspacher diesel heater installation on your 326 but there are vid
Oil shortage sail sfbay at 7:47am 01.22.22 ........Will my old Perkins engine understand? Just get the manufacturer's recommended viscosity fo
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 7:46am 01.22.22 Lucky finding teak affordable, but are you going to varnish or oil, interior items usually are varni
Steering Wheel Replacement 1986 C30 TR dmax at 7:39am 01.22.22 My '89 C30 had a 1" straight shaft (some are tapered), which is the most common size I believe. 20 -
Universal M 25 fuel lines jibes138 at 7:34am 01.22.22 Fuel lines should be replaced every ten years, how old are yours? I learned this the hard way when
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 FastOlson at 7:33am 01.22.22 https://forums.ybw.com/index.php Log in here. Pretty sure that it is a UK boat. Post those pix. Some
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Light air at 7:33am 01.22.22 I"ve been following your saga and making notes. The table on my C22 is in really bad shape so I hav
Great Loop on a Sailboat - Mast handling ideas? Caboteur at 7:32am 01.22.22
Mercury 7.5 1982 jibes138 at 7:21am 01.22.22 Most small motors with electric start have an emergency pull cord option to start. See if you can t
Oil shortage Davidasailor26 at 6:59am 01.22.22 For my fall oil change I was able to get the usual Rotella but only in a gallon, not the usual quart

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