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Barnegat NJ to Atlantic City NJ BD at 3:33am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 15/6079 Planning a trip down Barnegat Bay to Atlantic City. (Catalina 27) As most of this trip will be throu
Owner's Manual Mike Hancock at 3:29am 03.25.08 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/998 We have a 1989 Hunter 27 that was donated to our fleet. Does anybody know of a source for an owner's
furling system question (Hood) patman at 3:13am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 1/1041 I have an older Hood system, the one that uses the flat line..After breaking the line I removed the
knotmeter paddlewheel needed for O'Day 25 calamitas at 3:01am 03.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1329 My 1976 O'Day came with the original knotmeter but no paddlewheel/sending unit. The hole where the s
Fuel Filter Mark Juetten at 2:49am 03.25.08 Big Boats 9/1374 I would like to switch out the metal housing fuel filter, on my 1996 376, for a see thru bowl type w
Replacing a water heater Capn Pete at 4:45am 03.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/886 Ahoy, mates!Up the top of this year's pre-season project list is replacing the water heater on my
Really Important for boaters Alan at 3:49am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 23/2087 Citizens and boaters in particular need to contact their U.S. Senators, asking them to co-sponsor S.
Mast Boot sailortonyb Allied Mis at 4:21am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 10/3179 My mast boot is starting to crack from dry rot. I have never had one before so this is new to me. It
Reversing the orientation of the trottle/shifter Sailm8 at 3:56am 03.25.08 Mid-Size Boats 1/1351 The PO (I guess) has rotated the trottle/shift (one piece) downward. This makes the helmsman bend d
Rotory Rudder Reference (1) Kevin R. Quinn at 5:17am 03.25.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1077 Raymarine said that I need a Rotory Rudder Reference Transducer. I asked if they sold a control arm
Great Lakes sailors higgs at 6:05am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 13/1461 I may have posted this before - at my age you do repeat yourself.A very nice site here about Lake
Friendly reminder to check & secure steering cable clamps... Persy at 7:04am 03.25.08 Big Boats 0/849 I read a note on this web site about a year ago that suggested I put loctite on the clamps that secu
No luck ordering an uplift muffler from Catalina no response from them Bob7099 at 7:41am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1334 I have searched the archives, there is a posting on 3-20-08 on the topic of uplift muffler through C
How long spin sheets for 37.5? JBorges at 11:44am 03.25.08 Big Boats 3/1064 Looking to get an asymmetrical spin for a H375. How long should the spin sheets be? Also, any tips
Broken fuel gauge John F at 11:11am 03.25.08 Ask All Sailors 7/2178 I have a '87 Newport 30-III. The fuel gauge is broken. I am not mechanically inclined and am curio
Transom Hole for Engine Cables Anthony Ganz at 9:43am 03.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1109 Is there a preferred location and hole size (diameter) in the transom of an ODay 22 (1978) for the c
'78 cat. 30 steering wheel wchevron at 9:40am 03.25.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1220 does anyone know what manu. made the steerling wheel ' pedestal on the 78 cat 30. the name tag is o
Capri 22 Asymetrical Setup Macklin at 1:32pm 03.25.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1472 Bought a Asymetrical for a 1997 Catalina Capri. Can someone advise as to what rigging/Hardware will
Hunter 25 Question gwbrad at 12:58pm 03.25.08 Smaller Boats 1/865 I am a new owner of a 1978 Hunter 25. This is my first sailboat and am sure I will have many questio
Rub rail backing--replacement Chess at 12:03pm 03.25.08 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1395 I need to replace a 5' section of rub rail on our 82 Oday 34. I know that D'R has the rub rail base

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"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" (1) Tedd at 9:44am 12.09.21 It would be interesting to graph that on to a graph of economic indicators. Before we go too far d
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" Justin_NSA at 9:43am 12.09.21 In '06 Pluto was downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet. Saddam Hussein is executed. 'Bird flu'
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" Tedd at 9:42am 12.09.21 That period coincides with the US housing bubble... As in, "Gee, my house is worth a fortune! I th
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" dlochner at 9:40am 12.09.21 It would be interesting to graph that on to a graph of economic indicators. The Great Recession bega
"Trailer Sailer" Versus "Trailer Sailor" justsomeguy at 9:39am 12.09.21 What are your speculations about the peak in "trailer sailer" around 2006, and the subsequent decli
Raising the Mast Tater at 9:19am 12.09.21 ..... Thanks, I really don't need stainless. My boat stays in the basement. As I said before the c
Signed copies of my book available again this year DayDreamer41 at 8:55am 12.09.21 Who signed it.........:biggrin:
Signed copies of my book available again this year Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:14am 12.09.21 Great! If I receive the PO from sbo in time, I'll mail it today. If not, definitely tomorrow. --Pe
A couple trailering questions Crazy Dave Condon at 8:03am 12.09.21 @rgranger specs for the26 &260 show both boats to be dry weight of 3000 and 2000 lbs. of water ball
keel bolt torque cah at 8:00am 12.09.21 My mast is also deck stepped. The forward bolt is under compression post. I don't see anything in th
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? jssailem at 7:56am 12.09.21 It also might mean that if the emissivity is slightly less, the temperature just gets a little hott
Bimini for 1995 Hunter 26. Crazy Dave Condon at 7:48am 12.09.21 Be specific on rail. Use to be either size but expect to pay more for larger tubing
Propane heater shield and re-radiator??? (1) walt at 7:39am 12.09.21 One last post.. (hopefully) on this since its still December with the results on the Aluminum foil e
Newport 30-3 max propeller size? Scandium at 6:34am 12.09.21 I wouldn't order a new prop until I had decided on the new engine, transmission ratio and had the s
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle Justin_NSA at 5:11am 12.09.21 Interesting. My pedestal throttle has always been stiff. I thought it needs lubrication or something
I think I have Termites - Help! Gint at 11:19pm 12.08.21 I used our space heater and killed them all! Thanks so much for the advice!
Hull dents (3) JamesG161 at 9:24pm 12.08.21
Outboard interna fue tank Joe at 9:20pm 12.08.21 Call any Mercury dealer. I believe West Marine is one. They also have a parts department. Start
The Coast Guard will cease monitoring all high frequency voice distress frequencies DArcy at 7:17pm 12.08.21 I suspect satellite communication coverage is unavailable in Guam and Kodiak Why would you suspect
Yanmar 2GM20F throttle Blitz at 7:11pm 12.08.21 as others have said, inside your Lesson pedestal under the compass there is an adjustment screw. if

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