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Will It Fit? Bad Obsession at 8:19am 01.15.07 Catalina 30 1/1288 I have a 1990 Catalina 30 tall rig with a bow sprit. When I bought the boat it came with another ji
stuff inside mast cellomanjack at 6:16am 01.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1061 I have recently removed the mast of my 1984 Cat 25 tall mast (for the first time) to replace halyard
H-30 Chainplate Tim at 5:19am 01.15.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/766 On my '88 H-30, there is a wonderful inspection plate behind the setee cushion which, when opened, r
I just found one of my keel bolts in my bilge. Ol Dave at 3:49am 01.15.07 Ask All Sailors 17/4474 No kidding, I was flabbergasted. It's a '83 Hunter 27 with a fixed lead keel. Yesterday when I lifed
Cat 250 rudder head Cracked casting (1) Dutch102 at 3:45am 01.15.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1201 Has enyone else had a crack in the center aluminum casting? Mine occurred where one of the screws w
Rudder Coating James at 3:37am 01.15.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/978 I have a 12" X 6" coating blister on the side of my rudder. The blister is right down to the fibergl
How are your halyards? Scott at 2:53am 01.15.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1094 We have our mast down this winter for refurbishing. Ours is a Kenyon model 4060-MORC a little over
sloppy rudder tmack at 2:52am 01.15.07 Ask An Oday Owner 2/980 The rudder on my 27 O'Day is sloppy. There is a lot of play in it and it kind of rattles around. Ar
Bilge leak aclaunch at 2:26am 01.15.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/880 I recently moved from Va. to Fla. and had the boat trailered. A survey 2 years ago (on land) was goo
Stainless Steel Question Lou 14643 at 2:07am 01.15.07 Ask All Sailors 16/3918 Okay, here's a lame question, but until yesterday I thought I knew a difference between stainless an
Easiest "temporary" cabin sole finish?? Idratherbesailing at 1:31am 01.15.07 Ask All Sailors 29/3704 I just purchased a 1979 Gulfstar 37...the interior wood is in great shape, with the exception of the
removing paint on fiberglass help B737 at 12:46am 01.15.07 Ask All Sailors 8/1394
draft with keel up quiettitled at 11:51pm 01.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1149 Please advise the draft of the 21' venture with the keel in the up position. I intend to keep the bo
Squeak from engine ? Doghouse at 11:11pm 01.14.07 Ask All Sailors 9/1238 I have not dove down an checked my through hull to see how clean it is, but if I unscrew the straine
Any Mac 25's in St Johns USVI? Bob Grimm at 10:23pm 01.14.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/831 I am in St Johns USVI for the week, any Mac 25s here??
To reef in 30 knots driving downwind? Lee14317 at 5:13pm 01.14.07 Ask All Sailors 11/2786 The Expert's answer doesn't go well with me. If you get into a situation that you are sailing with a
cabin hand rails ken forman at 2:11pm 01.14.07 Mid-Size Boats 4/836 I am looking to replace the cabin hand rails with aluminum or some other durable material. Could so
tiller fitting? tmack at 1:13pm 01.14.07 Ask An Oday Owner 4/941 Does anyone know what the aluminum fitting is called that attaches the tiller to the rudder? I have
Size matters Jason at 12:15pm 01.14.07 Columbia 2/1674 I am restoring a colombia 22'. what size of motor should I get?
Furling for 23.5 Bruce & Jackie at 12:05pm 01.14.07 Smaller Boats 1/964 Can any one tell me if the CDI FF2 Flex Furling fits with the stock forestay and turnbuckles that ar

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Seaward Water Heater Again ! BOSSailor at 11:50am 08.16.21 I pulled out a similar Atwood from my boat last year that was leaking when I purchased it (the one t
Seaward Water Heater Again ! (2) Rick D at 11:49am 08.16.21 I think all are an aluminum interior tank and that the exterior is the only difference in materials.
NOT buying H34 markwbird at 11:48am 08.16.21 I go thru about 1/3 to 1/2 of a tank per year and I use my boat quite a bit. I just top off the tan
Electric Head not working Davidasailor26 at 11:43am 08.16.21 At least one side of the switch should have voltage at all times (whenever the breaker is on anyway)
Rig tuning physics Davidasailor26 at 11:41am 08.16.21 Yes, uppers are usually set tighter than lowers because the upper wire is longer and subject to mor
Has anyone been able to get Raymarine Axiom to control older raymarine ST7000 auto pilot?? karellen at 11:33am 08.16.21 The only autopilot that can be controlled by the Axiom are the Evolution series. I am not aware of a
Rig tuning physics jssailem at 11:31am 08.16.21 LeeandRick, post: "I know for a "fact" that my forward and aft lowers have less force than the cap s
Rig tuning physics Ed Caldwell at 11:21am 08.16.21 t. Looking at point "A", the the tension in the upper shroud must equal the tension in the lower
Electric Head not working Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:18am 08.16.21 Which model Jabsco toilet do you have? How old is it? Btw, to test for voltage, you need to put th
Rig tuning physics Davidasailor26 at 11:08am 08.16.21 I know for a "fact" that my forward and aft lowers have less force than the cap shrouds. All I have
Rig tuning physics LeeandRick at 10:56am 08.16.21 Ok, so it would seem that forces on the lower shrouds, either a single shroud or a pair, would be g
Rig tuning physics Scott T-Bird at 10:45am 08.16.21 My understanding of the rig tensions is to keep the mast in column while sailing. The compression o
Rig tuning physics Stu Jackson at 10:43am 08.16.21 If riggers are recommending greater tension on the lower shrouds than the cap shrouds, it would see
Surveyor in Idaho? Tedd at 10:39am 08.16.21 Thanks, @brobertson , that's a huge help. John was one of the names I found in my quick web search,
Has anyone been able to get Raymarine Axiom to control older raymarine ST7000 auto pilot?? jssailem at 10:26am 08.16.21 Layers of issues when trying to connect an AP to a display be it Raymarine or others. You may get
Rig tuning physics jssailem at 10:14am 08.16.21 Google fact checks Is that what is known as an Oxymoron?
Rig tuning physics Meriachee at 10:13am 08.16.21 Google fact checks?
Rig tuning physics jssailem at 10:11am 08.16.21 it would seem that keeping the mast in column, as desired, My understanding of the rig tensions is
How long has it been since you cleaned your unmentionables? jeepbluetj at 10:09am 08.16.21 They certainly do. The Garhauer blocks in my mainsheet (2004 vintage) just recently lost all of thos
Rig tuning physics Ralph Johnstone at 10:06am 08.16.21 New people on this forum need to realize we are all experts (haha) and do their on research. Good i

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