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anyone come up with a tried and true mast raising Jimboyyy at 10:11pm 08.09.07 Catalina 22 5/1995 Come up with a tried and true mast raising system? Maybe something made from 2 x4's?As my wife and
How does your h26, water balist, handle? Mergatroid at 8:43pm 08.09.07 Smaller Boats 4/1030 How does your h26, water ballast, handle in heavy air?I am new to the h26 and would like to have
Lessons Learned (cont.) Deadline at 11:35pm 08.09.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1214 Updated from postings this week.Feel free to add your own...ENGINERun diesels 85% of capacity to
Swing Keel Support pin KevinMc at 11:36pm 08.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1295 I have leaks in my bilge. Most suspect leakage around the keel pin or the area where the cable goes
prop noise alans at 11:56pm 08.09.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1114 hi, i just noticed on a quite sail a clicking from my prop. shaft area when engine is off and thrott
Tougher Question Kevin R Quinn at 12:32am 08.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1093 Here is a tougher Question! On the US Coast Guards Application for Simplified Measurement, question
Let's talk procedure on the swing keel. chucker1 at 1:41am 08.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/892 How I understand it to lock the keel in place. (Keel is down at this point) winch keel up to release
Need a Photo of a Bimini on a 27 or 28 Catalina Bernie Hoban at 2:01am 08.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/1178 Dear Friends, I am in need of a photo on a Cat 27 or 28 to show my canvas guy. Please email them to
Rusty sink and stove Nick Fletcher at 2:29am 08.10.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1224 My 1987 C30 has very recently developed rust on both the sink and the stove. The boat spent the firs
Careened a HC37 John Brecher at 2:48am 08.10.07 The Cherubini Hunters 0/968 Has anyone ever careened a Hunter Cutter 37, or for that matter gone aground and been left high and
Venture 22 Keel BANG BANG BANG. John3v3 at 2:46am 08.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1578 I have the MAC Venture 22 (1982). I have the wind Keel which means I wind up and down my keel using
hull id number tomone1 at 2:43am 08.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/872 HI COULD SOMEONE TELL ME WHERE TO FIND THE HULL NUMBER THE BROKER CAN'T FIND IT ON THE TRANSOM AND N
A few years back... Alan at 2:52am 08.10.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 9/2704 ...I posted about guys who like to coil their lines in those nice tidy looking loops. Problem is th
Re-powering My H23 LI_Chuck at 4:43am 08.10.07 Smaller Boats 3/928 Folks,Well, it happened, My 1988 Nissan 8HP 2 stroke seized and I need to consider re-powering my
Aluminum rubrail 48dodge at 3:34am 08.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/928 Going about all the things I need to do on my 222. I have one piece of aluminum rubrail that was app
Barrier coats John5961 at 4:46am 08.10.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1804 I recently hauled my boat to do a bottom job. To my dismay, there were quite a few blisters. The PO
New Guy Winch Trouble reeldumb at 5:33am 08.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1078 I am a new owner and beginning sailor of a 1984 MacGregor 22. The jibsheet winches seem to be very s
Heaving A Line Don Guillette at 6:58am 08.10.07 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/2668 Alans post about coiling a line made me think about heaving a line. Most mates, when heaving a line
Zinc "fish" where to connect Seattle Scott at 6:52am 08.10.07 Ask All Sailors 4/5284 Boat is in salt water and I see others in the marina with the zink fish wire clipped onto a shroud o
Online troubles MoonSailer at 6:52am 08.10.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1083 I decided to replace my battery charger so did an online search and found a unit that I liked a Gues

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Kubota Diesel (on the hard) model ZH600B Terry Cox at 7:48am 10.02.21 Hi Mark, as others have replied to your post, pictures will help. Our 1991 boat came with a MDKD thr
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? RoyS at 7:13am 10.02.21 While deciding where to put your unsold boat, consider taking it home. Wherever you put it, try to l
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! RoyS at 7:07am 10.02.21 Additionally to what Stu has stated, your thermostat may end up in the air bubble. If that happens y
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? danooxnard at 6:52am 10.02.21 Well done, thanks for sharing the final outcome!
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? (1) MaritimeOliver at 6:29am 10.02.21 EDIT Well, I gotta say, after a shite 1.5 years I really needed a win. My biggest enemy is my conf
O'Day 26 - Didn't sell, but now what? MaritimeOliver at 6:19am 10.02.21 I'd not trust bungies in keeping the gin pole centered .As long as you have a firm method of contro
Leaking Boat Stanchions DougM at 5:58am 10.02.21 I was never impressed with those stanchions because they always felt flimsy even when they were tigh
Jib Sail Trim Controls Joe at 5:25am 10.02.21 If you don't have an adjustable sliding jib car system and you want to change the car's position whi
Best Fill for Drill and Tap KZW at 4:08am 10.02.21 Yes , and a lot of cleats look like that. The problem is finding one that is 10 inches long, with mo
Any alternative to Rig-Rite for Amiot replacement hardware? KGarvey at 3:51am 10.02.21 JRacer, That would be great please send the info to kfgarvey2@gmail.com Thanks so much.
H326 Boom Bag blues stuendan at 10:58pm 10.01.21 Thanks for the help guys, it is actually a "stack pack" (probably original, 20 years old and looking
Best Fill for Drill and Tap jssailem at 10:06pm 10.01.21 I have been unable to find a replacement that will go into the existing holes. It looks like a sta
Best Fill for Drill and Tap Allan12210 at 8:39pm 10.01.21
Prop sizing (diameter, pitch) for Bavaria 41 (2004) saildrive vs. engine speed (RPM) and boat speed boaterbob at 7:41pm 10.01.21 I am working with Seattle Vovlo Penta dealer who has concluded lowering pitch 2 inches will increase
Jib Sail Trim Controls Hayden Watson at 7:35pm 10.01.21 This is how I adjust my fairleads on my 37 footer. Sometimes. Sometimes, there's enough pressure on
Bottom Paint in Northern PaulK at 6:15pm 10.01.21 We used Micron CSC (or its precursor) for about 24 years on our J/36 in Long Island Sound. A new co
Prop sizing (diameter, pitch) for Bavaria 41 (2004) saildrive vs. engine speed (RPM) and boat speed (1) sail sfbay at 6:10pm 10.01.21 80% of 3000 rpm = 2400 rpm my14_d2-55.pdf (coastalmarineengine.com). As a comparison, my 40 hp Yanma
Jib Sail Trim Controls WayneH at 6:06pm 10.01.21 I would love to have the Garhauer EZ adjustable fairleads but they are just too many boat-bucks. Un
Leaking Boat Stanchions sunlover at 5:05pm 10.01.21 I was able to get the nuts off. I removed the medicine cabinet in the head and that provided me a
H22 (1981) Kickup Rudder assembly instructions isaksp00 at 4:58pm 10.01.21 That looks very similar to the H23 rudder assembly. Can you take a pic of the rudder itself, that sh

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