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Bimini Top AL USER at 6:13am 06.11.07 Smaller Boats 6/1057 OK! Boom height is 5'. I am 6'. Need 6'-2" head room. Boom topping lift is in the way of any decent
My new Hunter 36 Broke sailor SV Marcell at 5:37am 06.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/1219 Well I am the proud owner of a new 2007 Hunter 36. But I have not been able to take her home yet be
MacGregor 210 1968 Deborah at 10:25am 06.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/973 We have purchased an older MacGregor. The outside is beautiful, but other than the wood on the insi
44DS Commissioning Questions Steve Feinsilver at 12:20pm 06.11.07 Big Boats 9/1357 Finally commissioning new 44DS after the usual boatyard delays, in the water and should be actually
Vibrations driving me nuts rsn48 at 11:30am 06.11.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1285 When I am motoring, the panel (or whatever its called) in the back by the transom where the travelle
Universal M25 engine mount problem?? Scott Fuller at 11:22am 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1695 This winter (as previously reported) I replaced my engine mounts, propshaft, PSS dripless packing sy
Rail Mounted Outboard Bracket Syversens at 12:53pm 06.11.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1094 Hi All, does anyone know how to make one of these ? Iv' been looking around online but Can't find an
Removing Sheared Off Stantion Screws Barry at 1:25pm 06.11.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1170 I am replacing a stantion on a 1998 Hunter and the bolts were sheared off at deck level. Besides try
Robert A Pastrick Marina Mike8193 at 1:34pm 06.11.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1422 Thinking of sailing south from Chicago Harbor this weekend and spending the night at Robert Pastrick
Alternator belt alignment Chief at 10:14pm 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1415 A few months back I posted a ton of requests regarding replacing my alternator on a 89 Cat 30. I had
docking annie at 11:02pm 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 32/2036 lol I know I am a newbie at this but does everyone else have as much problem docking and if so I ca
st6000 captain-dutchman at 12:47am 06.10.07 Other Sailboats 0/838 i WAS WONDERING WHERE I MAY BE ABLE TO GET PARTS FOR A ST6000 AUTO PILOT! i BOUGHT THIS BOAT BUT IT
Northern MN or WI sailors Ed6905 at 1:12am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1281 I'd like to take my small boat (Oday Daysailer) and go some place in northern MN or WI and sail and
edson retro fit? losciale1 at 1:12am 06.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/879 HAVE AN 83 CAT 27 THE EDSON PEDASTEL HAS EXISTING COLLAR THAT IS SET UP FOR SHIFT AND ENGINE CABLES.
re-wiring joe friedman at 9:28pm 06.09.07 Catalina 30 1/1210 i am planning to re-wire my '77 project boat along with moving the main AC/DC panels to a position a
H19-1996 centerboard cascade line replacement etsoilguy at 12:05am 06.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1146 OK boys and girls, I'm about to replace the centerboard downhaul line (cascade line?) on my 96 H19 a
weeping/small leak--what to do? sailposer at 12:01am 06.10.07 Smaller Boats 1/1197 Hi,I recently purchased an older Catalina 22 and I am just learning how to sail it. I have it dock
Ray Marine ST 4000 Tom Heiting at 11:27pm 06.09.07 Ask All Sailors 4/1129 I need to replace the ST 4000 on my boat and would like to find a new ST 4000. Any suggestions on w
Long Term Storage - SOCal Christopher at 3:11am 06.10.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1015 Good morning - I will be away from my boat for a year maybe two, and wanted to therefore save the
H260 Water Pump Connection Herman18887 at 3:28am 06.10.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1406 My galley sink pump broke and after checking these forums I decided to replace it with a Fynspray or

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1987 Catalina 22 Battery Gene Neill at 5:19pm 07.03.21 Yeah man, I'd keep a G24. That's all we've ever had, or wanted. (Granted, we have 60 watts of solar,
Arguing with insurance company MitchM at 5:19pm 07.03.21 was shaft log leak due to lack of maintenance ? was bilge pump failure due to lack
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 5:04pm 07.03.21 As opposed to leaving the fuel contaminated soil where it was...... where it was degrading anaero
San Juan 28 Blowboat at 5:01pm 07.03.21 Yea, found a few things but not like I don't other boats. Thought I'd reach out and see if anyone ha
San Juan 28 sail sfbay at 4:59pm 07.03.21 Have you done an internet seachbon "San Juan 28 sailboat" to see what data, articles, reviews and th
Too much mast rake Will Gilmore at 4:58pm 07.03.21 I paid a bit more attention while out today and noticed that on a close haul the forestay begins to
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 4:48pm 07.03.21 An ablative paint will release copper as the boat sails. Most boats aren't sailing... they usually
LED Anchor Light Ward H at 4:48pm 07.03.21 Www.Marinebeam.com has a few options for LED bulbs and complete fixtures.
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 4:24pm 07.03.21 loading rate from cleaning is 3X the passive rate Has that shown to be a truly big factor when the
Outboard Motor conundrum. twistedskipper at 4:23pm 07.03.21 There are Catalina forums on this site where you might get more answers from those who know. https:
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 4:22pm 07.03.21 When a gust hits and the forestay sags, the jib becomes more full and more powerful just when you d
Too much mast rake shemandr at 4:16pm 07.03.21 I agree that too many sail trim guides go too far with the theory side. Once the vectors come out -
New guy with second boat Project_Mayhem at 4:07pm 07.03.21 @Gutshot just in case you don't already know, D and R marine is an excellent source for O'Day parts
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Leeward Rail at 4:05pm 07.03.21 That only works on the volatile components, a small fraction of the residual hydrocarbon mass. As
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 4:05pm 07.03.21 It also says the loading rate from cleaning is 3X the passive rate. I tried explaining that before
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter Don S/V ILLusion at 4:04pm 07.03.21 It says that 95% of the copper contributed by anti fouling paints occurs during passive leaching, n
Port of San Diego To Halt In-water Hull Cleaning Activities In SIYB For Two Months This Winter fstbttms at 3:53pm 07.03.21 In the end this is the issue, where in the water does the copper end up. An ablative paint will rel
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 3:52pm 07.03.21 Learning to sail your boat rather than reacting to your boat is the adventure. When you are ready
Too much mast rake sirius86 at 3:48pm 07.03.21 When you tuned the mast, where in the range of the forestay turnbuckle (If you have one) were the t
LED Anchor Light KZW at 3:48pm 07.03.21 My rigger replaced the anchor bulb with LED when he was up replacing the wind sensor and the steami

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