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Residual Head Odor Jim Ormond at 9:21pm 09.09.08 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1987 When we discovered a leak in the sanitation line where it attaches to the holding tank, we went ahea
Block Island seadaddler at 8:57pm 09.09.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/865 Just got back from block Island today and had a great sail most of the trip was 6.5 on the knot me
Looking For A Rudder Or A Plan Joe McGinty at 8:10pm 09.09.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/5073 I'm sure those Idasailor rudders are worth every penny, but one on my '79 would be a bit much. Do a
Lake Huron Cruise - Once Again tgrass462 at 7:06pm 09.09.08 Smaller Boats 1/1127 About a month ago I posted a thread regarding cruising the North Shore of Lake Huron. One of you go
Inflatable Battens ITMaster at 6:51pm 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1286 Anyone try inflatable battens in either the head sail or the main for furling systems? I have heard
Winter Storage on a Cradle With Mast Up T O'Malley at 6:39pm 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 21/3841 In parts of Canada, it can be cold and windy during the winter. I want to leave the mast up, mast s
WINDLASS INSTALLATION SIMPLICITY CAL35 at 5:22pm 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1003 I am restoring a 1984 CAL35 and want to install a windlass. Has anyone done this and if so, can you
Bloody Dacron dancing bear at 2:19pm 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1685 I really gashed my finger today on the boat, and unfortunately stained my mainsail. What's the be
Wing Keel coating damage TomC23572 at 10:11am 09.09.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1237 I have a Catalin MKII and it sat in shallow water for awhile waiting for a lift to be installed. Wh
Fairing up swing keel on Venture 25 that is in NEED Gregg9020 at 10:00am 09.09.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/2146 As the sailing seaon wraps up for 2008 (sometime after November) I will be looking at a huge project
First Dock Bite cry Scott B at 5:15am 09.09.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1287 Tried docking at the pump-out dock on Saturday in a strong cross wind blowing off the dock and manag*
HOT water after running engine... reserche at 11:03pm 09.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/984 Hi there! Well- we've been out every weekend lately, sailing off Marina del Rey..having a ball...
Caulking under a new rub rail. Recess at 7:35pm 09.08.08 Ask An Oday Owner 3/3420 I have some questions about doing this replacement of my rub rail for those that have done it. D
Tuning the Rig Stu Jackson at 6:16pm 09.08.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/993 A few weeks ago someone asked about tuning a rig. I thought I'd remembered it was in most Catalina
Pressure Pump Shutdowns Stereo gweisheipl at 5:30pm 09.08.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1123 I was on my boat this weekend and my water pressure pump came on while washing my hands. I was liste
Sending someone up the mast? Bad Obsession at 5:22pm 09.08.08 Catalina 30 2/1523 Does anyone have a suggestion for a method of leading the main halyard back to one of the primary wi
IKE sailaway78 at 5:20pm 09.08.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1223 I have been keeping an eagle eye on hurricane Ike for a few days now. Finally looks like we are out
Centerboard won't stay up Cap'n Ron at 5:06pm 09.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1588 A good friend wanted me to take his daughter's family for a sailboat ride, so I did. His Son-in-law
Lightning stuff (1) walt at 3:36pm 09.08.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/961 This is a fairly recent addition at marinelightning.com and is interesting about big cataramans. Als
Install gas tank under helm seat Jay Smith at 3:31pm 09.08.08 Smaller Boats 13/3040 I would like to add a gasoline fuel tank under the helm seat. Has anyone done this and how with what

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Legend 40.5 - Anchor chain stowage smokey73 at 2:10pm 01.28.22 Same problem. Like Rich, I just stop the winch and kick it down or use a short stick. MAKE SURE yo
Legend 40.5 - Anchor chain stowage DayDreamer41 at 1:16pm 01.28.22 I would venture a guess that this is a common characteristic and a result of where the windless is m
Help with halyards at mast head DayDreamer41 at 12:36pm 01.28.22 Have never used an uphaul with a whisker pole, spin pole yes. The attachment point for the whisker p
Legend 40.5 - Anchor chain stowage twistedskipper at 12:23pm 01.28.22 Is it possible to mount a more slippery surface on the slope - a slick sheet of thin rigid plastic m
Help with halyards at mast head Parsons at 11:57am 01.28.22 As far as things to do when you drop the mast, here's a starter list, and there's tons more by searc
Long way to check out trailer sailor BigEasy at 11:22am 01.28.22 I was also looking for a specific model boat. Drove to Corpus Christi, Kentucky Lake, Jacksonvill
2022 PacificNW Weather Update jssailem at 11:16am 01.28.22 Ok you PacificNW sailors.. Winter is still here, but the weather may allow you to break some ice and
Help with halyards at mast head (2) jssailem at 11:05am 01.28.22 a functioning uphaul for those occasions when I need to pole out the genoa. The red line was inte
Help with halyards at mast head Stu Jackson at 11:03am 01.28.22 It's called a halyard restrainer and is there to avoid the very problem you described. Good luck.
Help with halyards at mast head (1) Parsons at 10:57am 01.28.22 Looks like the problem is that you are crossing the uphaul line to the mast, thus fouling it (duh, y
Starter or battery Light air at 10:56am 01.28.22 Got the starter back yesterday. Now if the weather will just warm up a little, I'll get it installe
Help with halyards at mast head CatalinaforaMEa at 10:55am 01.28.22 Thanks, Ben! Yeah, I thought about that but because it wouldn't change the position of the top of th
Help with halyards at mast head Ben4195 at 10:52am 01.28.22 I believe your jib halyard is supposed to go through that fairlead-type thing you see in the picture
Adding an Hour Meter jssailem at 10:47am 01.28.22 The other point often made by others (not you) is that you use more fuel if you hare working again
Adding an Hour Meter Stu Jackson at 10:13am 01.28.22 Stu, in most cases that is true, but as you well know depending on conditions fuel range can signif
Adding an Hour Meter Benny17441 at 9:02am 01.28.22 The meter "needs" to be neither at the cockpit control panel or on the electrical panel down below.
Headliner jssailem at 9:00am 01.28.22 I was trying too hard to make it look original There is the question, why? When exploring a hobb
3M 5200...how to make it non-stick on bolts jssailem at 8:26am 01.28.22 This sounds like a first time project. I learned that trying a mock up or test bed is a best pract
Legend 40.5 - Anchor chain stowage Benny17441 at 8:26am 01.28.22 What size is the chain? Anything over 1/2 inch would be dead weight.
Lifeline Stanchion Installation 1987 Catalina 22 Siamese at 7:11am 01.28.22 I agree Gene. My comment above was not directed towards the CD customer service department, which i

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