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Land Locked Blues Lifted Terry Cox at 11:24am 02.27.08 Destinations 6/2541 Finally! Too many factors at play, weather, family, etc., etc., etc. Last week during mid winter bre
Florida West Coast Suggestions sailaway78 at 7:42am 02.27.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1169 Planning a buddy boating trip with some friends for late May. More than likely will make the jump a
New Owner Question Mark G at 8:00am 02.27.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1008 Just a simple question from a "new" Catalina owner. How do I tell if my 1971 Catalina 27 is the s
Cruising speed Ken at 7:47am 02.27.08 Catalina 310 8/2440 OK just for comparison. Today winds less than 10 kts no current at 2100 rpm my GPS showed 5.1 kts.
Outboard tuneup Tom at 11:27am 02.27.08 Ask An Oday Owner 12/1224 Some time ago I read an article about some an additive to help clean out an outboard engine and make
Sole almost complete (2) Kerry13709 at 6:20pm 02.25.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1125 Was able to get the varnish sprayed on the weekend. He put three coats on in all. The finish did not
Help!! new cat 25 owner has lots of questions,, quilombo at 7:58pm 02.25.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/1460 Hi, Im a new Catalina 25 owner, I purchased a real nice cat 25 at the very end of last summer, she
Swim and beach ladder (1) Jaime S�nchez at 9:25pm 02.25.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/941 I am having great difficulty in finding a suitable ladder (or suitable ladders) for different purpos
Hunter 25 rudder fix Mike16400 at 9:37pm 02.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/987 I have a 2007 Hunter 25, and have come up with a great fix for the wobbly rudder issue. My boat sit
Owner Opinions C30 Mark III - would you buy yours again? jimmcgee at 10:48pm 02.25.08 Catalina 30 4/1321 My wife and I are talking about moving up from our Catalina 22 to a Catalina 30 Mark III and I wante
Remote touchscreen monitor for PC-based GPS nav tkanzler at 10:55pm 02.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1808 Has anyone ever used a small touchscreen remote monitor, mounted at the helm and connected to a note
Tall Rig vs. Standard Rig jimmcgee at 10:25pm 02.25.08 Catalina 30 6/6473 My wife and I are talking about moving up from our Catalina 22 to a Catalina 30. We'll be cruising n
I'm Ready for Summer (1) Jim Seamans at 10:24pm 02.25.08 Big Boats 8/1023 Get Me the Hell out of here!! I can't take winter any longer.JimS/V Java
First sail on Checapeake Bay, North East, MD to Hampton, VA Marc at 12:01am 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 33/3038 I purchased a '79 Hunter 37c this past fall and am getting ready to sail it down the Bay to Hampton
Need help - Smelly Refrigerator texastom at 1:27am 02.26.08 Big Boats 6/1084 I need help from the experts on this site. My father-in-law left food, chicken specifically, in his
Sharp's Island Light, fyi.... Warren Milberg at 11:26pm 02.25.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1141 MD - CHESAPEAKE BAY - SHARPS ISLAND LIGHT - PROPOSAL TO DISCONTINUE- PUBLIC NOTICEThe Coast Guard
Passage 42 Dodger & Bimini Michigan Moses at 2:20am 02.26.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1369 Hi:The canvas dodger on my 1994 Passage 42 has disintegrated. I tried contacting Hunter to see who
Tiller Tamer Location newsailor06 at 2:30am 02.26.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1231 I know better than to spend time looking through sites with marine equipment. It just empties my wa
Supplemental air conditioning for h380 ernierogers at 2:46am 02.26.08 Big Boats 2/898 The 16,000 btu unit on my 1999 h380 just doesn't stand up to Texas Gulf Coast summer heat. The aft
Challenger boats Brian D at 3:13am 02.26.08 Ask All Sailors 14/1562 As always, I am looking to upgrade. I love my Lancer but time to move up. My eye is on the Catalina

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sheave under mast plate for CB line. Crazy Dave Condon at 5:15pm 04.18.21 Rob If you do find any material please advise. Also advise on companionway slat boards are cut
Locating leak Rich Stidger at 5:11pm 04.18.21 Any other clues? Like is it raining? Is the fresh water pump cycling? Is any pump cycling- like a
Greetings! Newb H22 owner SeaTR at 5:06pm 04.18.21 I bought a salvage 1981 H22 back in 2007, have been working on her bit-by-bit for the past 14 years
Locating leak Ted at 5:05pm 04.18.21 Check your fresh water tank and all the connections from it.
Locating leak quadrille38 at 5:04pm 04.18.21 Fresh water tank and plumbing?
Galley or Cabin "Door" on 1983 H22 SeaTR at 4:58pm 04.18.21 RE: Your ..."wanting to replace that smoked plastic cover with a solid white piece anyway." My vote
New Owner of a 1985 Hunter 22 "Moccasin" SeaTR at 4:39pm 04.18.21 I bought a salvage 1981 H22 back in 2007, have been working on her bit-by-bit for the past 14 years
How should a rebuilt Yanmar behave? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:37pm 04.18.21 Max RPM for the 2GM20F is 3600. And if you don't believe @Alan Gomes :
sheave under mast plate for CB line. rgranger at 4:36pm 04.18.21 I replaced the spacer in mine and it only lasted a season b4 UV damage made the new one brittle. Be
Swing keel vs Dagger ? rgranger at 4:32pm 04.18.21
Acetone a safe cleaner? Ralph Johnstone at 4:30pm 04.18.21 They look clean and shiny, no wax needed. Been doing this for a decade or more. Still have fenders
electrical almost completely done fred1diver at 4:27pm 04.18.21 no I don't :(
Acetone a safe cleaner? rgranger at 4:27pm 04.18.21 Definitely ! Solvents are nasty for many reasons. MEK, Acetone, Laquer Thinner.. Brake Cleaner..
Help with 1983 Hunter 22 (2) SeaTR at 4:24pm 04.18.21 Sullzarollz, I have a salvage 1981 H22, bought in 2007 and have been slowly working on for the past
H23.5 Centerboard Bracket Bolt Stuck rgranger at 4:24pm 04.18.21 Hoorah!!!!!
electrical almost completely done rgranger at 4:21pm 04.18.21 as the bridges are closed due to COVID at the moment, so it's a waiting game. Do you have a anothe
There is one in every harbour... rgranger at 4:16pm 04.18.21 We have lots of sheep in this country. They're everywhere and every bit as intelligent as this one
There is one in every harbour... kloudie1 at 4:00pm 04.18.21
oday 25 cabin top repair cb32863 at 3:27pm 04.18.21 I went in from the top. Much easier to work that way in my opinion instead of inside. Paint the non-
Hunter 34 Chainplate Anchor help boz86 at 2:55pm 04.18.21 So, it looks like I need to replace my port chainplate. I'll scope it but it looks like it has been

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