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Mast Raising System for Catalina 250 Trescool at 12:35pm 07.02.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/3748 I am considering buying a Catalina 250 Model Year 2004. It seems that the trailer that comes with i
Stuck under Morgan Rt.35 lift bridge GuyT at 1:11pm 07.02.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1337 Tonight while listening to channel 13 ( Love to listen to the NY Harbor inbound and outbound chatter
11.8 volts Greg at 10:15am 07.02.07 Ask All Sailors 8/2729 I installed a new battery at the beginning of the season due to one of them being bone dry and dead
The Death of the Robertson II Tsehum Pete at 2:18pm 07.02.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1379 I was out in the area of Winter Cove British Columbia Canada last weekend and witnessed the sad deat
NEWPORT BEACH CALIFORNIA INFO NEEDED... abe at 1:46pm 07.02.07 Ask All Sailors 6/1428 Planning on staying 5 days. Any suggestions on nice places to dinne appreciated.Also if I want to
outboard too heavy for my 26'? harperite at 1:37pm 07.02.07 Other Sailboats 4/951 i'm looking at a 4 stroke mercury 9.9 for my 1965 26' pearson. should i be concerned about the weig
outboard motor mount Martin at 1:14pm 07.02.07 Mid-Size Boats 1/1117 I have a 84 Catalina 27. My old engine mount is worn out ( it is the mount on the back of the transu
"Gear and Steer" - "Back and Fill" Jeff B at 3:24pm 07.02.07 Ask All Sailors 5/2121 .......You might be better off paying some old tug captain a hundred bucks to teach you "gear and st
this is a baffler letterman at 10:04pm 06.30.07 Ask All Sailors 14/1516 The boat sunk. She was raised yesterday. The owner said he struck something with the rudder. The
gelcoat cracks Jack at 12:22am 07.01.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/746 During the first year waranty I had about 15 cracks in the gelcoat repaired. They mostly just showed
Lowrance LMS-522c iGPS hook up to Uniden Solara DS Frank Leone at 12:45am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 1/2195 I have a Lowrance 522c iGPS, I am trying to hook up my Uniden Solara DSC VHF radio.I have tried to
Rudder Deck cowling Barkentine at 1:15am 07.01.07 Other Sailboats 3/974 I don't know what to call it. This part surrounds the rudder where it comes through the deck just be
Slow Sunday Wanderer138 at 12:55am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1067 Well, today's America's Cup race has been cancelled and the forecast here in central Florida calls f
Problem raising sail. Barkentine at 12:59am 07.01.07 Other Sailboats 2/990 When raising the mainsail the sail continues to get caught on the flap where the sail enters the tra
Rudder packing Barkentine at 1:19am 07.01.07 Other Sailboats 1/1116 I have considerable play in my rudder and I think the solution is to have it re-packed. If there is
Interested in crewing BuzzardsBaySailor at 2:13am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1115 Interested in possibly crewing on a local race team (New England area). Have been sailing since 197
Newly bought boat kicked off berth in San Diego Bay Sailor at 3:02am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1219 I just closed on a 36' boat (40' LOA) on Friday and was promptly kicked off the berth it was on. The
resealing the big salon window on a 42 Bruce20809 at 3:27am 07.01.07 Big Boats 1/1037 The two large non-opening windows over the fwd salon have developed some leaks around the edges. We
motor mount stuart22320 at 3:48am 07.01.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1049 hi, my 85 mac 25 has an old engine mount on the port side. the bolts behind it are almost impossible
Cape Coral to Biloxi sailaway78 at 2:34am 07.01.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1086 Leaving Cape Coral Sunday, the plan was to fuel up and get ice at Ft.Meyers Beach, and head out Sund

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1970 Morgan 30 DPackie at 6:33am 08.19.21 I found Foss Foam in Florida has a mold and can manufacture new boards for Morgan 25 and 30s. The p
Hunter 41 DS Electronics Install DayDreamer41 at 6:29am 08.19.21 The AP Computer on our 41DS is mounted in space behind the VHS radio, if I remember correctly the pa
Westerbeke 42b 4 cylinder engine manufacturer sail sfbay at 6:19am 08.19.21 Depending on what parts you want you might final after market options for some by doing an internet
Westerbeke 42b 4 cylinder engine manufacturer kloudie1 at 6:14am 08.19.21
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. shemandr at 6:06am 08.19.21 I've looked at the pics again on my Mac and it looks like ... a mess. That re-enforces my opinion o
RUNNING THROTTLE UP OUT OF GEAR (1) sail sfbay at 5:59am 08.19.21 .....H386. How do you run up the throttle while not in gear? I seem to have no detent button on th
Running out of hair to pull out!! RoyS at 5:32am 08.19.21 Not familiar with your boat, so this is a generic answer. Check your rudder shaft packing. Do you ha
Wooden DougM at 5:31am 08.19.21 . Do they still do that project with new machinists? I vaguely recall doing a 1-2-3 block as a mac
Moisture readings from survey shemandr at 5:26am 08.19.21 Re-sealing deck hardware after the deck core is wet is a horse-barn door situation. As a buyer if I
Catalina 27 mast issue SeaDogRun at 4:57am 08.19.21 Thank you!
Wooden SailingLoto at 4:37am 08.19.21 I had a machinist working for me who trained in the early 2000s who did that exercise, so they were
Catalina 25 trailer help. SailingLoto at 4:34am 08.19.21 I will be at my trailer later today to measure and get pics. Glad to help
Galvanic corrosion Protection 1989 Hunter 30 "Shift Diameter" ? steveebryant at 11:51pm 08.18.21 You're correct. I didn't think of that, of course. I read through and found an old "stuffing box"
Catalina 27 mast issue jssailem at 11:09pm 08.18.21
Catalina 27 mast issue Joe at 9:59pm 08.18.21 Thank you. That's great information. what lubricant have you used before on the sheaves? SailKote
RUNNING THROTTLE UP OUT OF GEAR twistedskipper at 9:18pm 08.18.21 Some you pull the lever outward on its shaft and then in either direction for revs without gear. (
Removing 3M 4000 from aluminum window frames sail sfbay at 8:03pm 08.18.21 My 7.5" x 16.5 x 2" portlights with stainless steel frames and tinted safety glass were $513 each, f
Removing 3M 4000 from aluminum window frames young_gray at 7:45pm 08.18.21
Need source for boat plumbing parts Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:39pm 08.18.21
Safe to mount screws in the bilge? FlyingSailor at 7:22pm 08.18.21 Welcome to the forum!! I like your plan to fill the holes with epoxy. I am risk adverse since the

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