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Propeller size David at 9:19am 06.02.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/990 Can anyone provide the correct diameter and pitch for best motoring performance on a 1991 34 with th
Cleaning Carpet Headliner MillenniumGregg at 12:35pm 06.02.07 Ask All Sailors 1/2014 I have an '86 Oday 272 with a carpet type headliner. The headliner has some significant stains. Most
Groco SweetTank Mickstr at 1:22pm 06.02.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/2892 Anyone have an opinion on how effective the Sweettank addition to a Groco HF manual Head is?
Bow down Manny at 1:47pm 06.02.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1292 I'm getting the impression this season that my bow is riding noticeably higher under sail but not wh
Can C-22 boom vang or kicker with the pop-top up ? mike masserant at 3:30pm 06.02.07 Catalina 22 3/1548 with the pop-top up can we have a boom vang or boom kicker mounted for use when sailing and what ot
High wind docking advice Harry at 3:51pm 06.02.07 Ask All Sailors 14/2853 We have moved to a new marina (Pirates Cove, excellent!), but now no longer enjoy the excellent weat
holding tank fittings NYSail at 10:01pm 05.31.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1117 I pulled my holding tank (Todd 20 galon) due to a leak at the lower fitting last year. I hate that
Mystery Leak: Do Thru-Hull Sea-Cocks Leak? Rob19574 at 11:14pm 05.31.07 Ask All Sailors 9/3330 I all -On my '78 Catalina 30 I discovered an ever so-small salt-water mystery leak on the port sid
Outboard for a MacGregor 25 Bob15098 at 10:49pm 05.31.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1329 The time has come to replace the 1984 Johnson 9.9 H.P. outboard on my 1984 Mac 25. Any suggestions?
holding tank fittings NYSail at 10:48pm 05.31.07 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/3011 Hello allI pulled my holding tank (Todd 20 galon) due to a leak at the lower fitting last year. I
Engine coolant and flushing NYSail at 10:41pm 05.31.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1986 Hello allI am in the process of changing all the hoses and flushing my coolant on my Yanmar 3HM35F
shower drain to bilge alans at 11:41pm 05.31.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/4532 hi i have a 1999 hunter 310. why did hunter design the shower to drain into the bilge? i would think
H 23.5 Topping Lift/Jam Question Steve E. at 11:54pm 05.31.07 Smaller Boats 1/1037 On my 23.5, my topping lift line slips out of the line jam at the most inopportune times. Thankfull
Eager to get her in the water (1) scolil at 12:24am 06.01.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1183 The boat has been sitting on the hard for several years. The rigging has been maintained, but the g
Chainplate picture (1) SEADANCE at 12:27am 06.01.07 Ask All Sailors 13/1608 Hi Guys,Here is a picture of one we walked away from several weeks ago but he is considering again
Costly cleaners Dan at 1:27am 06.01.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1206 WM offers a special cleaner for Hypalon Inflatable RIBs. What cheap stuff works on the grey hypalo
Universal M-18 "incident" What happened? Windwalker at 1:10am 06.01.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1338 Over the holiday weekend I finally got my boat out of the marina for a cruise. Going up the channel
H23 GPS Mount Brian M H23 at 1:01am 06.01.07 Smaller Boats 1/947 Where do people mount their GPs / communications equipment / depthfinder etc in a smaller boat? The
pearson 30 hatch carlos flores at 12:41am 06.01.07 Other Sailboats 2/1933 I lost the hatch for my Pearson 30 sailboat year 1975. Any ideas on how I can find one or a replacem
Commissioning propane system? vsailor at 2:57am 06.01.07 Catalina 310 1/1651 Hi FolksI'm the proud new owner of a 2003-310 Hull #221. I haven't started my propane system yet

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Rookies first outing, hunter 260 jon hansen at 7:49am 08.25.21 do you know the 'rules of the road' by heart?
Prop Specs fstbttms at 7:47am 08.25.21 So....does this mean that ANYONE who will service a feathering prop will be able to service this pr
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 jon hansen at 7:45am 08.25.21 basic sailing is not hard to learn. just like driving a car is not hard to learn. yet a few lessons
Prop Specs vmaks at 7:37am 08.25.21 These are likely Slipstream and Autostream props, for which Martec acted as a dealer. I can assure
Galled stanchion removal jdrutten at 7:30am 08.25.21 Thanks for all the suggestions. I may end up doing them all! I hadn't even considered cutting away t
Sometimes you get lucky - a Meges M-20 that hasn't seen the light of day since 1998 and only light use before Will Gilmore at 7:24am 08.25.21 So jealous right now. Welcome to the forums. I am looking forward to reading more about your adven
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) kloudie1 at 7:15am 08.25.21 Nut splitter? (ouch) Amazon.com: Cal-Hawk Tools Nut Splitter Tools - 2-Pc. Set : Tools & Home Impro
H31 speed control cable kloudie1 at 7:11am 08.25.21 Some only had the lower clip at the top of the tube to hold the throttle cable, and not the arm.. Pa
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 7:09am 08.25.21 sounds like a really BAD plan. a really selfish plan. There seem to be plenty of "Learn to Sail"
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) sandpiper10471 at 7:01am 08.25.21 I remember those. Mine weren't too bad, but then she was only about 10 years old when I bought her.
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 6:59am 08.25.21 Thanks for the replies. Maybe somewhere between Belleville and Kingston. The boat does have a very
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 jon hansen at 6:59am 08.25.21 sounds like a really BAD plan. a really selfish plan.
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Tedd at 6:49am 08.25.21 FWIW, here's my advice, as a self-taught sailor. I guess the first thing is that it would probably
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 MikeH at 6:35am 08.25.21 We sailed our H260 on the Maumee River near Toledo and on Lake Erie, and a river can be unforgiving.
1987 Catalina 22 Outboard Battery Charging Gene Neill at 6:28am 08.25.21 if it were me I would add a 2nd battery, and perhaps a 12V compressor refrigerator. A fridge woul
Raw water cooling system question smokey73 at 6:23am 08.25.21 All boats "flex" to some extent. Some more than others. I can't imagine a solid pipe between the t
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 smokey73 at 6:19am 08.25.21 I don't know anything about the Ottawa River. but if it has even moderate currents I'd opt for the l
Help Identifying my Furler dlochner at 6:16am 08.25.21 Great input. Thanks to all. I am going to run the line on the port side and make the suggested adju
Help Identifying my Furler Tim Foolery at 6:13am 08.25.21 Great input. Thanks to all. I am going to run the line on the port side and make the suggested adjus
Sometimes you get lucky - a Meges M-20 that hasn't seen the light of day since 1998 and only light use before jon hansen at 5:54am 08.25.21 i too have a Melges scow, i do so love the ride. i like the name

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