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replacement for the combs trims H.M. at 6:54pm 11.24.06 Catalina 22 1/1153 Where do I find replacement trimf or the combs and transom?>
fresh water system duck33 at 7:24pm 11.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1147 i'm new to this. i haven't been able to get fresh water to flow from the faucets.i can here the wat
Bagging sails for Winter storage Al - s/v Persephone at 11:10pm 11.24.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1745 Once again, Persephone has returned to "the Land of the Dead" (boatyard) until Spring.As usual, I'
Tri-Cabin Layout Family Sailor at 11:58pm 11.24.06 Big Boats 5/1701 I have an opportunity to move up from my 35.5 to a 40.5. The bigger boat comes with the three cabin
Replacement Shrouds Stays Curran at 12:01am 11.25.06 Smaller Boats 1/1131 Any suggestions on replacement stays/shrouds for my H22? I'd prefer to have them in hand before lowe
Hijacked!!!!!!!!!!!!! RAD at 1:16am 11.25.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1111 I can't get on the forum without being sent to a site called USUC.US then it wants to make that site
Yanmar raw water cooling Bill22113 at 1:42am 11.25.06 C&C 1/2956 Not getting water out the exhaust when engine (2QM15 - raw water cooled)warms up.Was pumping plain w
Ask All Sailors Redirected Tim C350 April IV at 2:56am 11.25.06 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1394 Beware - noticed that the "Ask All Sailors" forum is being redirected - somewhere other than the usu
Chesapeake Bay trip... r.w.landau at 5:45am 11.25.06 Ask All Sailors 27/3370 A few of the people from my sailing club are going to do a trip the the Bay in early to mid June. Th
Marina fees Warren Milberg at 4:37am 11.25.06 Ask All Sailors 45/8311 Here on the east coast, many of us have are about to end our sailing season. It's been a good one f
Coolant Analysis Tim at 4:07am 11.25.06 Other Sailboats 1/1004 When I put my boat up for winter storage this year I had the yard decommission the engine etc. Part
Electrons Be Damned! Glen Hellman at 9:04am 11.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1035 Sorry for the harsh language but I purchased a Honda EU1000i generator and took it out for a try thi
masthead halyard pulleys anetzro at 9:01am 11.25.06 Catalina 22 1/2418 The plastic halyard pulleys (on the mast head) are worn on my 1978 catalina 22. Where is the best pl
Keel concerns Denise, Oday 30 at 8:43am 11.25.06 Bigger Boats 1/1136 My boat is on the dry and I've been looking at the bottom around the keel. I can see an outline abo
solar fans and Denise, Oday 30 at 8:27am 11.25.06 Bigger Boats 5/1257 I'm getting tons of inside condensation with the wild temp swings we are having this month. Are th
110V not working when off shore power Syversens at 8:26am 11.25.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2483 We had the first day sailing with no rain today but had a sea emergency in that our son could not wa
Crossing Florida Nice N Easy at 9:57am 11.25.06 Ask All Sailors 3/928 Sorry for not keeping up better with all of you, but Sprint pulled the plug on my cell phone/interne
hunter 23 Don at 10:19am 11.25.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1023 I am going to look at a hunter 23 1986 tomorrow i am a new sailor looking to cruse and weekend is th
Boat Babe on Strike! Boat Babe at 10:29am 11.25.06 Sails Call Lounge 2521/1563275 Until this web site is fixed so that pics can be posted again, I'm outta here.....which is too bad s
cutless play John at 11:46am 11.25.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/834 Hi guys, after reading markus post I was under the boat looking at my cutless/ shaft.I had my yard c

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San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Scott T-Bird at 4:09pm 07.20.21 I've been hesitant to chime in but since you ask ... there is no circumstance where I would take my
Hunter 260 Water System sail sfbay at 4:09pm 07.20.21 Welcome to the forum!! Consider trying to clear the line(s) with a small diameter plumber's auger B
Legal number of passengers for O'Day 23 David Digby at 3:56pm 07.20.21 I have a 6 teenagers and 2 other adults who want to sail on the lake. Can i take 8 passengers? The
Solar on H38 - How much do you have? Georgedoyle at 3:47pm 07.20.21 We have a generator, too. Much nicer not to have to worry about using it to keep the batteries charg
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Kings Gambit at 3:15pm 07.20.21 I'd like to hear actual numbers where people here think a 19' boat should decide to stay safe in th
Sailing Hammock Scott T-Bird at 3:12pm 07.20.21 The tension on the headstay is multiplied from pulling a perpendicular load (hammock). Here is a c
Solar on H38 - How much do you have? flightlead404 at 3:06pm 07.20.21 Yes, standard two stand alone fridges and two ice box type freezer/fridge units. Together, they can
Yanmar 3GM white smoke sail sfbay at 2:58pm 07.20.21 Brucegra..........thanks for the update. Unless you have records when the last engine service was pe
Solar on H38 - How much do you have? Georgedoyle at 2:53pm 07.20.21 Yes, standard two stand alone fridges and two ice box type freezer/fridge units. Together, they can
Sailing Hammock Captain Larry-DH at 2:46pm 07.20.21 The tension on the headstay is multiplied from pulling a perpendicular load (hammock). Here is a ca
Reefing Method Question snoopy_ at 2:44pm 07.20.21 Alan, Thank you, I came across this site in another post and I think it speaks to issues I was havi
So we did it... DayDreamer41 at 2:40pm 07.20.21 With no pictures it just didn't happen, Welcome to the best sailing forum on the net
So we did it... WayneH at 2:35pm 07.20.21 YAY!!! When it looked like we were going to lose our 372, the Admiral started looking for a replacem
Alternator Battery Charging Project Issues/Questions DayDreamer41 at 2:12pm 07.20.21 Sounds to me that the alternator regulator is not working when connected to the Sterling, was the ca
Yanmar 3GM white smoke Brucegra at 2:09pm 07.20.21 Thanks for the replies. I did wonder if it was steam. It dissipates very quickly behind the boat. Th
Alternator Battery Charging Project Issues/Questions Maine Sail at 1:58pm 07.20.21 He may want to read this: https://marinehowto.com/understanding-the-sterling-power-pro-batt-ultra-ba
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner JackOlsen at 1:11pm 07.20.21 Thanks. I did. Sounds like a beautiful day for sailing, today.
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Kings Gambit at 1:00pm 07.20.21 Check the NOAA zone forecast, but keep in mind that it covers a wide are (Pt. Mugu to San Mateo Pt
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner JackOlsen at 12:50pm 07.20.21 Thanks. On top of the NOAA official report, I look at Windfinder, PredictWind, Sailflow, Windguru,
San Pedro to Two Harbors in a 19' Mariner Alan Gomes at 12:35pm 07.20.21 And I don't mean to fan any flames, but what would sailors here consider a no-go in terms of winds/

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