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Back flow after flushing on Groco K David at 10:05am 10.22.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1590 I installed a Groco K head in the fall of 2004. Recently after the head is flushed, the handle slow
A Simple Cal 20 Day Sail (1) Jim H23099 at 10:07am 10.22.06 Cal 0/424 I haven't posted for awhile, but I thought I'd share a photo gallery from a fun day sail today with
Radial or Crosscut Jibs paphman at 8:50am 10.22.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1706 I would like to know if there is a big differance between the performance of a radial and a crosscut
For those interested sailaway78 at 10:13am 10.22.06 Ask All Sailors 0/864 In the pic of our boat I posted up, take a look at the boat behind us. It is a 1966 Chris Craft Apa
replacement mast greg d at 11:10am 10.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/858 just lost the mast in 50 mph winds. any ideas for replacement?thanks-g
throttle mike mckean at 11:08am 10.22.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1088 i have a beneteau 321 when i push the throttle foward it springs back, if i push it to 2900 rpm it w
23,5 jib dimensions Arturo DeVitalis at 12:16pm 10.22.06 Smaller Boats 2/1076 Didn't want to unhank my 110 jib to measure the luff and the foot. I'm thinking of trying out the Ge
Think dink ex-admin at 1:59pm 10.22.06 Ask All Sailors 34/3878 If you ever want to explore shallow creeks, bays, or gunkholes, some sort of dinghy may be needed. O
should I buy a 1973 ericson 30' tropical1 at 1:53pm 10.22.06 Other Sailboats 2/892 I have an opportunity to buy an Ericson 30' sailboat built in 1973. It is in the water. I would li
Cabin light wiring C-30 Cat30owner at 1:47pm 10.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/974 Recently I have noted that the Navigation table lamp and the Aft berth light have no power. The cabi
Refit of interior cushions Tony23708 at 2:09pm 10.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/894 My '84 Catalina 30 is in need of an entire interior cushion refit. It is dated and the foam smells
Yanmar 3GM manual dvideohd at 2:07pm 10.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/3305 Any suggestions on where to get a Yanmar 3GM Manual? Thanks...--jerry
Sealing Lewmar Aluminium Portlight Frames to Hull Edward at 5:19pm 10.22.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/876 I've removed my lewmar portlights from my 35.5 and now want to reseal the aluminum frames around the
water heater hook-up on yanmar 3JH2E ? Morrie at 1:25pm 10.22.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1263 Has anyone hooked up a water heater heat exchanger to a Yanmar 3JH2E engine? I have the manual and t
Port Light sizes alumrock at 1:22pm 10.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/948 I Need to replace the port lights on my 31' 84" I have looked at the Lewmar and the Newfound metals
ST 60 wind vane GP at 12:31pm 10.22.06 Bavaria 3/1761 Has anyone ever had a problem with their mast head wind vane? I think the vane part(directional stab
Navionic Chartplotter Software Bob V at 1:46am 10.21.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1038 Has anyone else noticed that the tidal information on the Navionic Compact Flash card that is used i
PARTS SEARCH FOR A 1988 22' CATALINA harmoney at 2:22am 10.21.06 Smaller Boats 4/1012 I just purchased a 1988 Catalina 22 and I was looking for the best and most cost effective way to se
Oil differences?, Diesel and Gas Motors Jack at 4:07am 10.21.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1806 OK, I received all the info I need on the "Oil suction device" and I could really feel the love in a
Backstay on a Oday25 Alain Pascal at 4:04am 10.21.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/833 Good day all,The O'day 25 project will be taking us into replacing running rigging, sails etc.The

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41' AC and DS Hunter owners DOCKHAND at 2:58pm 01.25.21 Ice Breaker, does your 2004 look and have the same design as the 2005 & newer AC? I think the 41DS h
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H34 Prototype companionway instrument cluster (3) Claude L.-Auger at 2:20pm 01.25.21 That will be a great pod ! Did mine in the same location more that 20 years ago. I've never regrett
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Nimble 20 yawl - whats the displacement? beachbm61 at 2:11pm 01.25.21 The Nimble 20 came in two versions. Standard and Offshore. Offshore having more ballast. But I ca
Firefly Carbon Foam AGM batteries Tally Ho at 2:06pm 01.25.21 Thank goodness for Costco. They had a sale on 105 AH Lion LiFePo4 batteries. I bought 2. I conta
Ugliest Production Sailboat thread thinwater at 2:05pm 01.25.21
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Any Recommendations on a Bimini (C25)? ACubria at 1:55pm 01.25.21 Hey all, wondering if anyone had any recommendations on an affordable bimini for a 1982 Catalina 25
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Considering a 26X kappykaplan at 1:53pm 01.25.21 Jon Cons, I like the way you put that: "motor better than any sailboat, and sail better than any mo

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