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mast stepping question chuck at 6:00pm 10.01.08 Ask All Sailors 8/1981 hi everyone, new to the site. question for you all looking at a 1984 36 catalina that is for sale
Fred Ficara's boat actually exists Seattle Scott at 5:26pm 10.01.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1410 I was pulling into Brownsville marina last Saurday and there was Epiteme's stern sticking out with t
Help for all of us newbies? SoSound at 5:05pm 10.01.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1819 Would now be a good time for all of you "experienced" sailors to pass along your favorite tips on ma
Save Gas till spring Walter6016 at 5:00pm 10.01.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1531 I have about 5 gallons of 2 stroke gas/oil mix left in a metal portable tank. Is it OK to save that
Round Spreader Boots.... Nik at 4:09pm 10.01.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/2930 Does anyone know where I can find the round spreader boots to fit 1" OD tubing; lie originally found
SHEESH, I thought I'd never get back Tom at 3:55pm 10.01.08 Ask All Sailors 2/1227 into the site again!!! Phil, thanks for the help. Now all I need to do is figure out how to open the
Charging Boat n Bus at 2:24pm 10.01.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2136 Can I connect the aligator clips from my solar trickle charger to the bus bar to charge the battery?
semi seized rudder bearings tom fitzpatrick at 2:24pm 10.01.08 Bavaria 2/3258 1998 - Bavaria 47 ..rudder bearings replaced 2 yrs ago and wheel has now become v stiff to turn. An
FANTASIA 35 Forum capjules at 12:53pm 10.01.08 Ask All Sailors 0/1697 Hello, For anyone that is interested there is now a Fantsia 35 forum in the Brand Specific forums
battened jib sails walt at 11:23am 10.01.08 Ask All Sailors 4/3447 Im wondering why more racing type boats dont bother with battens in the jib sail? Hobie cat jibs typ
Photo Caption contest issue HukilauMike at 10:51am 10.01.08 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/1969 I have been anxiously awaiting the return of the Photo Caption contest, and checking every day to se
29 Ranger prop strut need wind therapy at 10:30am 10.01.08 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/2291 Hi, I have a 1973 29ft Ranger with a busted strut. any idea who made them originally? anyone had
RV Antifreeze Don Crowther at 10:12am 10.01.08 Mid-Size Boats 11/2133 Hi Just getting things together for the winter and I was wondering how much antifreeze to buy? I w
Cast Iron keels, what to do to stop it rusting arcflash at 9:18am 10.01.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1821 I have a cast iron keel on my 345. I bought it in Long Island and now in the great lakes but heading
Boat Registration - Alaska Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 8:59am 10.01.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1822 We are in the process of acquiring a new sailboat. I am an Alaskan resident. Would anyone have any
Port-to-Starboard Gin Pole? Glenn & Deb at 8:54am 10.01.08 Smaller Boats 3/1342 A new gin pole for our 240 came in when we bought the boat. The top wire with loops went from port
H23.5 Rudder Arturo DeVitalis at 8:41am 10.01.08 Smaller Boats 1/922 In Replacing The Rudder Shims I Took A Close Look At How The Line For Raising/lowering The Rudder Wa
Please enable RSS feed on new site Marty A at 7:56am 10.01.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1309 I like to use Google Reader to track the sites I watch for threads that are of interest to me. I ha
What are the differences in a '84 vs an '86 Cat 22 Bukrub at 7:45am 10.01.08 Catalina 22 4/1592 I have an '84 cat 22. I put a lot of money into this boat, but now an opportunity has arisen to acqu
practicality of sombrero stabilizers jtmccue at 7:28am 10.01.08 Mid-Size Boats 3/1066 I see these orange plastic "sombrero" shaped stabilizers at WM and wonder as to their practicality o

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Buyer's or Seller's market? BarryL at 4:18pm 01.23.22 Hey, At this time the boat market is most definitely a SELLERs market. Boat prices are very high. N
Something I found on my computer when copying files to my new one. Weasel at 4:14pm 01.23.22 I can paste this as a pdf, would that be better. Let me know and I will do it.
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Don S/V ILLusion at 4:12pm 01.23.22 Rick i had that exact same problem when we had a 40.5 when raising the main. Sometimes the breaker w
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting smokey73 at 3:59pm 01.23.22 Clean the track. Dirt and grit in the track can increase friction which might be over loading the m
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 dLj at 3:52pm 01.23.22 No they were old pictures, the whole deck needs sealant then a good oiling or varnish, the cabin ro
Buyer's or Seller's market? Rick486 at 3:50pm 01.23.22 Rising tide floats all boats......
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting kappykaplan at 3:44pm 01.23.22 Is the engine running when raising the main? Batteries 100% and engine running.
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting dlochner at 3:35pm 01.23.22 Voltage is one thing, capacity is another. Older batteries can show good voltage, but not have the c
Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 Gene Neill at 3:34pm 01.23.22 Catalina Direct customer support is fine. It's Catalina's support department that's awful. Yeah,
Raymarine depth transducer Ken13559 at 3:17pm 01.23.22 A very similar question was posted a couple of years back. Raymarine ST40 Depth Yes indeed that wa
O'Day Sprite Rudder. SFS at 3:13pm 01.23.22 Sent you a PM.
Raymarine depth transducer Ken13559 at 3:13pm 01.23.22 I cut the cable when installing a new DST-800 transducer. Used marine grade heat shrink connectors,
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting Rick D at 3:10pm 01.23.22 How is the battery voltage. A low voltage will cause higher current and trip the breaker. Voltage i
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 fred1diver at 3:08pm 01.23.22 No they were old pictures, the whole deck needs sealant then a good oiling or varnish, the cabin roo
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 dLj at 2:58pm 01.23.22 well, it's a good thing I got to go see my dad as the boat is 4 hours away, the only good thing on
Power Halyard Winch Trouble Shooting JoeWhite at 2:53pm 01.23.22 How is the battery voltage. A low voltage will cause higher current and trip the breaker.
Looking at a 81 cherubini 30 ggrizzard at 2:52pm 01.23.22 Boomer2it You are correct (obviously). That is what my, and every other Hunter, 30 ft. Cherubini lo
First time out of the water in 8 years (2) SailingLoto at 2:22pm 01.23.22 About half sanded down. Looks like I will have a few small repairs, but nothing major
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. jssailem at 1:49pm 01.23.22 I look forward to seeing that video! MeTo :plus:
Raymarine depth transducer SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:43pm 01.23.22 I cut the cable when installing a new DST-800 transducer. Used marine grade heat shrink connectors,

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