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Buoyancy of Columbia 22. Can it float after being capsized? Eihli at 8:53pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 10/2739 Hi. I'm very new to sailing. Planning on buying my first boat at the end of this month. It's a 19
Trip from North East, MD to Hampton, VA Marc14893 at 1:36am 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 11/1567 Some time ago I asked the forum for advice on bringing my Hunter 37C from North East to Hampton. Wel
soft head floor Roberto Bisonni at 1:29am 04.03.08 Smaller Boats 6/922 Hi everybody,The head floor in my 260 is very soft and feels like there is water under.Is that no
A 15-min job ;D Warren Milberg at 10:14pm 04.02.08 Ask All Sailors 24/2282 So, I go to my boat yesterday in order to get a number of chores done in preparation for launch next
gas tank location (1) walt at 1:54am 04.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 22/2839 Ive never really found a good place to keep the gas tank on a 26C but have made somewhat of a compro
Replace running rigging jerseywaters at 2:48am 04.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2190 We have a Hunter 26.5 1989 and have purchased new sails. We need to replace the running rigging. W
Post Katrina Observations sailaway78 at 2:27am 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 9/1201 When I was living and fishing a lot in far S.Texas, I would always hear from the locals that no matt
Windvane advice Helen and Iain at 2:08am 04.03.08 Hallberg-Rassy 0/2392 Hi there, having had extensive experience with an Airies wind vane on my Nic 32 I'm looking for advi
1964 Bahama Islander 24 Roger Larkin at 4:13am 04.03.08 Islander 5/4058 I have recently bought a 1964 Bahama Islander 24'. I need a motor but don't know exactly what was in
Flushing Scale from Perkins 4-108 mmckee52 at 4:54am 04.03.08 Irwin 1/1922 I am thinking about flushing my Perkins 4-108 to get rid of the scale that has built up in it. Has a
Mounting a new bow cleat Blake at 5:21am 04.03.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1414 Does anybody have experiance mounting through deck hardware in the bow area forward of the factory c
Apostle Islands Russ at 6:03am 04.03.08 Smaller Boats 3/896
I just built a new shelf in my 222 (1) Joe11688 at 3:29am 04.03.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/789 This galley shelf is my latest brain-storm. I built it out of some Mahogany plywood, an Oak fiddle
Missing grounding plate Chuck McNear at 3:05am 04.03.08 Irwin 0/1674 Divers just informed me that the grounding plate is missing on the bottom of the boat near the keel.
ballast vs displacement Hunter 25 KennyH at 7:15am 04.03.08 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1231 According to the owners manual on the Hunter 25 found at this linkhttp://www.murphygraphics.com/hun
Installed Tankwatch 4 on FW tank forward Chris Connor at 10:36am 04.03.08 Catalina 310 3/1813 Hello all:Today I have installed a Tankwatch 4 level guaging system in the Potable water tank forw
Foss foam rudder Steve at 11:34am 04.03.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/999 Checked archives, has anyone ever repaired an eight inch diamate or so delamination by injecting an
Catalina Capri 18 vs. O'Day 20 w t wilson at 12:59pm 04.03.08 Trailer Sailors 3/12174 I am a novice sailor who got chased away from my motorcycle by an overprotective wife. Traded my mo
What ever happened to................ sailortonyb Allied Mis at 12:55pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1182 Moodybucaneer and others that have not been here in a very long time?Was just thinking of some of t
Help me identify this boat please (1) Timm R 25 Oday at 12:51pm 04.03.08 Ask All Sailors 5/997 I 've been driving past this boat for 6 months or so.It's makes me sad to think that at one time ,t

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Raising the Mast Shorefun at 5:38am 11.20.21 So while you might dislike the circle clips, a cotter pin could come out. For safety reasons you rea
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries sailcapt340 at 5:34am 11.20.21 I agree with you, your not being judgmental at all. This would be for batteries out of the boat, fo
Mounted VHF Radio Codybear at 5:26am 11.20.21 For clarification, I did not order the boat with a VHF radio installed. That said, Catalina did incl
Raising the Mast Joe at 5:22am 11.20.21 I had a thought on that but didn't know what to call it. A telescopic pole sitting on the ground an
2000 Oceanis 411 Rudder Issue RenatoM at 5:21am 11.20.21 Thank you guys for great info. The surfaces on my rudder look really nice. Very light scratches and
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS JamesG161 at 5:17am 11.20.21 I'm concerned about the difficulty of effecting the sharp 180 bend If you use this hose which is*
NOT buying H34 DeniseO30 at 5:10am 11.20.21 I must say I'm rather pleased how the Yanmar 3gm30 starts so easily even when it is cold. two or thr
What brand of charger do you use to equalize batteries Joe at 5:08am 11.20.21 Not to be judgmental, but with such a modern design boat it appears your battery charging system is
Anti overflow valve in fuel vent line? DeniseO30 at 4:36am 11.20.21 Fuel tank whistles are very common... Most of us have heard the sound when the tank truck was fillin
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS Sailgunner at 3:24am 11.20.21 The 3" elbows are around $40-$50. Where are you seeing $200? I used Centek and purchased at BoatiD.
Replacing the Exhaust Hose - 41DS Nodak7 at 1:50am 11.20.21 I looked into that and was shocked as how expensive they are - several hundred dollars each. Yeah
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 1:18am 11.20.21 You should add that one to the Sailing Playlist thread. -Will
PacificNW recovery Weather pattern: A dry weekend. jssailem at 9:48pm 11.19.21 Sorry Dave. Hope your not upset at the messenger. I tried to provide a little hope for relief, perha
Is it ok to leave Shower Sump constantly on while docked? Stu Jackson at 8:37pm 11.19.21 Stu I've had the water pressure off for at least a week, there could've been residual pressure in t
Anti overflow valve in fuel vent line? SJN at 8:08pm 11.19.21 Yes it does! Thank you for the fast reply and help!
Anti overflow valve in fuel vent line? Calif. Ted at 8:00pm 11.19.21 There's been various whistle type devices made that seem to fit your description, here's one: Barton
Anti overflow valve in fuel vent line? Alan Gomes at 8:00pm 11.19.21 Does it look like this?
PacificNW recovery Weather pattern: A dry weekend. SoSound at 7:58pm 11.19.21
Its funny Friday! dLj at 7:20pm 11.19.21 Well to get off skunks for change of pace... 4545201255563285 dj
Modifying the Galley Sink Drain Pipe - 41DS Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:08pm 11.19.21 'Twould have made a lot more sense just to run both drain lines down to a wye that connects 'em to a

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