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Original Equipment Info - Early 1990's Catalina 28 Barry at 10:02am 09.09.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/971 Could anyone supply a photo or description of the hold downs for the fuel tank and batteries on a 19
Rudder post & steering mystery117 at 9:48am 09.09.07 The Cherubini Hunters 2/979 The rudder was bumped yks and broke the fiberglass surrounding the post sleave cry. I think I am r
Vision 32 Mast step SeaPuppet at 10:25am 09.09.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1008 Does anyone have a drawing of how the mast is stepped to the keel? My mast is not centered in the lo
A funny one Paul356 at 11:27am 09.09.07 Big Boats 2/1132 I suppose this is foreign to all of you with furling mains, but I actually popped a reefing line thi
Cal 21 hull 'soft' when putting on trailer wes at 11:11am 09.09.07 Trailer Sailors 4/3149 A buddy of mine gave me a Cal 21 that he bought for his son. The son let it sit for 2 years and did
which c30 to buy eric at 12:06pm 09.09.07 Catalina 30 3/1275 I'm looking at a 1983 c30 lots of neat options.http://www.yachtworld.com/core/listing/boatDetails.j
Aft Storage Access Hatch? VT Fitz at 12:42pm 09.09.07 Smaller Boats 7/1187 As I was crawling, snakelike, through the aft berth to reach that area in the very-most stern of the
rudder too small? Hal at 1:17pm 09.09.07 Catalina 30 1/1446 When I bought my 1978 vintage Catalina-30 3 years ago (in 2004) I noticed that the rudder shaft was
Pop top latch Dennis23629 at 1:46pm 09.09.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1616 On my 26D, when I raise the pop top (cabin roof), there is a sliding metal plate/bracket thing in th
Warning: Magma Grills higgs at 2:03pm 09.09.07 Ask All Sailors 15/1870 I ordered a new burner for my Magma grill last July for about $30. The manufacturer is Halling Ente
bilge pump hose disappears from view TomCat30 at 4:08pm 09.09.07 Catalina 30 0/1122 In my '78 Catalina 30, the bilge pump hose snakes around the engine, and runs under the the port la
hey check out this video sand sailor at 3:40pm 09.09.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1078 what a rush:D:D:D
pop top on catalina 22 bepajoe at 8:28pm 09.07.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1542 I have a pop top on my c22. which when up is held in place by a movable hook which is on the mast.
44 DS speed under power Rick at 10:26pm 09.07.07 Big Boats 13/2753 My wife and I are about to purchase a Hunter 44 AC or DS and I am concerned about whether the 54 HP
H355 fast? James at 10:13pm 09.07.07 Big Boats 6/1317 I am considering buying a 1991 H355 mostly for crusing with my family, but I don't want to be stuck
nav lorean c hooking it to Alpha Marine Loran C/Au (1) bigsailing at 10:36pm 09.07.07 Ask An Oday Owner 0/881 does anyone have a manual to hook loran c to Alpha Marine Loran C/Autopilot Interface the gov says
New Mirage 24' owner (1) Daniel M. Borsutzky at 10:48pm 09.07.07 Other Sailboats 3/2074 I am a lucky Mirage owner for a week now. I bought her in New York, and sailed back home in only 24
Tuning mast Hunter 240 Anitabreak II at 10:42pm 09.07.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/872 Greetings All!Back for more pearls of wisdom.........1. Would anyone know the numbers for tuning t
Outboard Mounting Michelle at 12:14am 09.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1184 My 1983 Evinrude Sailmaster 9.9 just gave up the ghost, and I'm in the market for a new outboard for
Boom and Mast Problems Burt2860 at 12:02am 09.08.07 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1037 I have a big problem with my boom and mast. The attachment of the boom to the mast is by two hook l

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Containers lost and now a fire RoyS at 6:33am 10.25.21 Nothing coming from the Government, any Government, should be believed. Politicians have perfected l
I need help RoyS at 6:26am 10.25.21 Last year we removed all of our cushions from the boat at the end of the season. They had a mildewy
Repairing crack on deck HOB No1 at 6:22am 10.25.21 Thank you for your replies. Ralph, you were reading too much into the lighter shading. Probably du
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? RoyS at 6:11am 10.25.21 I originally had the Jabsco manual compact toilet. I compared the dimensions of their compact model
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 5:33am 10.25.21 The RUST series is a great way to get into racing and Konrad is a very experienced sailor. Agreed.
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? Justin_NSA at 5:19am 10.25.21 Could it be that sailors of old had tight butts?:biggrin: You don't see many big butt pirates in t
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 DArcy at 5:16am 10.25.21 The RUST series is a great way to get into racing and Konrad is a very experienced sailor.
H280 (1996) Survey Questions Keel Bolt Torque and Inspection Tally Ho at 4:59am 10.25.21
Why are marine toilet bowls so small? dlochner at 4:48am 10.25.21 Thanks Peggie. That's what I thought. Last year I did swap out the bowl. lt was an expensive but wel
Thanksgiving and Christmas Will Gilmore at 4:19am 10.25.21 The Boy Wonder was obviously a Fly Boy, not Marine. And shouldn't there be an apostrophe in 'corps'
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount dLj at 3:13am 10.25.21 I kept waiting for the punch line - did this fix the problem? I'm assuming it did, but I hate to ass
What is this? Davidasailor26 at 2:56am 10.25.21 Is an isolator necessary? There's a perko off/1/all/2 switch and the charger is for multiple batter
Port leaks CliffM at 2:29am 10.25.21 The seals are probably original, so 21 yrs old. Defender has seals for the older Lewmar ports (pre
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 1:44am 10.25.21 I'm glad to hear you got out there, and didn't go down the rapids ;) Racing with experienced crew i
Beneteau 473 with low maximum speed jssailem at 10:01pm 10.24.21 the boat was a knot faster with the old baggy sail When you were tacking, seeking VMG to a point
Happy 246th Birthday, U.S. Navy! Mikem at 9:19pm 10.24.21 Happy 246th US Navy! And thanks to all who have served in that service over the 246 years. For th
I need help Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:56pm 10.24.21 While you may have eliminated most of the smell, your cushions (fabric & foam) are probably permeate
Another plumbing question? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:15pm 10.24.21 It works great but I'm pretty sure I got one thing wrong. I didn't install a loop from the toilet di
Heat exchanger temperature reduction amount (7) Skipper at 8:03pm 10.24.21 Update: I replaced the heat exchanger. It was $100 to acid wash the old one and repair a couple of t
H280 (1996) Survey Questions Keel Bolt Torque and Inspection DArcy at 7:55pm 10.24.21 Wow, that's a new one. I've never heard of dropping the keel as a regular maintenance item before.

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