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Keel bolt tore off cvicek at 3:18am 09.24.07 Ask All Sailors 10/1966 Need help - the last (from bow) keel bolt head tore off and the keel dropped by an inch causing a st
Washdown pump installation Nimbus at 7:44am 09.24.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1180 I just went to all chain road and discovered that a washdown pump would be required. I have plenty o
Islander 44? dylan13668 at 8:25am 09.24.07 Islander 2/2366 Hi All,Long time Lapworth Cal fan (20 and 25) looking at an Islander 44. Sheis in reasonable condi
Peggy, will this work with CP? Doghouse at 6:13am 09.24.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1501 I know this is not sailing related, but my wetsuit stinks from diving in fresh water. They sell wet
CATALINA MK II 2 CABIN MARK FECTEAU at 6:12am 09.24.07 Big Boats 0/1229 I AM LOOKING AT PURCHASING A 2001 OR 1998 42 MK II 2 CABIN AND AM WONDERING IF ANYONE KNOWS OF ANYTH
setting up an 27' O'day c hall at 10:06am 09.24.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/829 I am thinking about up-sizing to a 27' O'day. How long should it take to set up a boat of that size?
9.9 Merc 4 stk...(2006) Roger at 10:12am 09.24.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1129 ...seems to 'flood' too easy?? Any experiences/advise? I pull choke--prime 3 pumps--' pull...Usual
Batten length?? Roger at 10:21am 09.24.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1066 How tight should they be in their pocket--for length? Particularly the angled (45) for 'fat-top' sa*
Adjustable Outboard Bracket? VT Fitz at 8:50am 09.24.07 Smaller Boats 9/2042 I did a search on this topic ' didn't find much, so I'm asking the collected wisdom for their experi
line vs. wire moiz at 9:35am 09.24.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1037 My 25 is rigged with a half-line half-wire main halyard. Whats the advantage of this setup over all
Cast Iron Keel advice agaliha at 11:05am 09.24.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1350 While diving under my B361 to scrub the bottom, I found some "rust bumps" developing on the bottom o
running the backstay line in the boom chris henninger at 10:50am 09.24.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1853 i just bought a 1985 hunter 23 im trying to find anything that would show me how to run the backstay
Phil, I just clicked on my avatar. r.w.landau at 12:10pm 09.24.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1062 what has happened to my info? Did I miss a new sign-up date or am I just missing?Am I outdated and
keel conversion Michael G. Sullivan at 11:50am 09.24.07 Big Boats 2/1397 Requesting information on replacing a wing keel with a standard model.
help with solar power ? Chet7135 at 12:29pm 09.24.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1644 Ok, I need help figuring out what kind, size,etc. solar panel to buy? Not sure what all to list he
Beneteau 473 Custom Arches....And balancing the bo scwade at 1:14pm 09.24.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2329 I'm thinking of adding to the 473 now that I've had some time to get used to it and hussle the dingh
HEY LOOK!! BOX (1) sand sailor at 3:28pm 09.24.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1277 I finished the sole of my boat and I thought I'd share it with you:)*
Starting the engine on battery 1, battery 2 & All Bernie at 8:58pm 09.22.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1596 Dear Friends, I have a Catalina 27 that I bought July of this year. yesterday just as a test I trie
Funny story from yesterday TimHayes at 10:17pm 09.22.07 Day Sailers 6/1314 Yesterday we were out sailing and my five year old daughter asked if she could "drive" the boat. We
Position of 245 on trailer Sharon M Too at 10:47pm 09.22.07 Seidelmann 1/1546 I am rebuilding a trailer for my boat. Does anyone know the correct position of the boat on the trai

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Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) Stu Jackson at 9:59am 11.03.21 What do you recommend for disconnects instead of MC4s? Trailer light connectors. They came on/wit
Tall Rig or Standard jssailem at 9:52am 11.03.21 So many options for "Measurephobia" challenged owners. The use of Geometry to identify a height pla
2007 41DS Water Heater Issue (1) Jake N Eggs at 9:46am 11.03.21 I have a Watts mixing valve and there is a plastic mesh screen at the union fitting where the hot wa
Tall Rig or Standard Parsons at 9:21am 11.03.21 I think that the boom of a tall rig is 13 foot and the standard rig is only 12 foot - that's the E d
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) (2) rgranger at 9:19am 11.03.21 Also... if you opt to mount it on your mast crutch pole and run the line in the pole, I recommend ge
Who is successfully using a small solar panel? (less than say, 30 watts) rgranger at 9:15am 11.03.21
Help Determining 1997 Hunter 26 Mast Type rgranger at 9:11am 11.03.21 I had the foil type... and the bracket was flexible enought to open and slide over the mast. A gent
Tall Rig or Standard jon hansen at 9:00am 11.03.21 run a rope up the mast, mark it, bring it back down, measure on the ground
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? Brian D at 8:57am 11.03.21 Understood, but you could still be held liable. Just saying.
Single handing WI Rigger at 8:49am 11.03.21 Justin I am 73 and have been retired for 6 years. Sailing to me is something I enjoy, the wind
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? chriscampbell at 8:46am 11.03.21 My concern is this, if the connectors are swapped out for non OEM connectors and there is a fire, a
SAE 2-pin vs MC4? Brian D at 8:43am 11.03.21 My concern is this, if the connectors are swapped out for non OEM connectors and there is a fire, an
Saturated rudder Don S/V ILLusion at 8:40am 11.03.21 As FastOlson said, the internal grid structure is either drilled or more likely welded to the rudder
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair dLj at 8:35am 11.03.21 Hearing stories like this ( there are a lot of them when you search) steered me in the direction of
Yanmar Reface All U Get at 8:21am 11.03.21 A magnet might help.
Single handing Justin_NSA at 8:20am 11.03.21 Hi Ric, I'm 66 and retiring next month. I wonder sometimes when I'll be too old to sail and maintain
Yanmar Reface mjsb at 8:10am 11.03.21 When you say "showing their age", what does that mean? I don't know anyone who replaces hardware du
Single handing WI Rigger at 8:09am 11.03.21 Justin This is my first cruiser, before this I sailed an MC Scow. I am getting to old to sail
EV-100 Autopilot 4000Mk2 Wheel Drive Repair BigEasy at 8:04am 11.03.21 Disappointment was that Raymarine redesigned the EV100 wheel pilot with a new course computer, compa
Saturated rudder FastOlson at 7:37am 11.03.21 Your rudder interior is very likely hi-density foam. The SS post should have some sort of internal g

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