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kick up rudder operation david at 1:53am 11.11.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1485 What is the proper way and easiest way to raise and lower a kick up rudder
Do you need zincs in fresh water paphman at 3:34am 11.11.06 Ask All Sailors 14/3342 We sail a C-22 in fresh water, and keep it in a slip. The boat did not have any zinc on the swing k
No Pumpout... Talk about being up Shoots creek Bad Obsession at 2:44am 11.11.06 Ask All Sailors 18/1136 I was in the middle of doing some winterization to my boat yesterday. I am working on the features
Moving instrument panel and adding tach/hourmeter Wayne12069 at 3:47am 11.11.06 Bigger Boats 1/1259 The instrument panel on my O'Day 28 is located at the level of my ankles and is hard to see. I would
Attaching jib sheets and loose footed main Jack at 4:27am 11.11.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1655 {1}. What is the best/correct way to attach jib sheets to the jib? {2}. How do you feel about loos
Forward facing nav table Hunter voyager at 4:23am 11.11.06 Big Boats 0/747 Has anyone modified the nav table on a Hunter 34 to face forward? I thought I had seen some photo
Day sailer year Dave at 5:49am 11.11.06 Day Sailers 1/1001 I am looking for information on a Daysailer,, all I have is the hull number # 1949, and the class nu
Boat Yard Bottom Work Russ Hauser at 7:19am 11.11.06 Ask All Sailors 15/1956 Has anyone had any experience with having a yard do the bottom work on your boat. This might be goin
Stern Vibration in 350 Underway Mary Lou15497 at 6:59am 11.11.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1092 We had a 2003 Catalina 350 survey and sea trial done today and there was a severe vibration and nois
Portholes and supplies Gary16407 at 8:06am 11.11.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/950 Does anyone have a source for porthole gaskets and / or latches for our 37 ft. O'Day. Thank you for
oil change David21877 at 10:36am 11.11.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/827 what is the easiest way todrain the oil? I am working on a 25 O'day with a 1GM Yanmar. The frme it
Source of Parts for Ardic 041-D Diesel Heater? Jerry at 12:44pm 11.11.06 Ask All Sailors 1/5944 Anyone still have one of these old Volvo heaters and know of a parts source? Mine runs well but hav
Irwin 28 with aVOLVO MB 10 A engine jeff at 3:32pm 11.11.06 Other Sailboats 0/899 Would anyone know what the stock carburetor for a volvo mb 10 a is?It appears to be something simil
What a great day to sail! Veterans Day! r.w.landau at 11:26am 11.11.06 Ask All Sailors 1/938 To all you sailors enjoying a good sail! Bless you for your service. Fair winds...r.w.landau
basic seamanship question? john kivel at 9:15pm 11.09.06 Day Sailers 5/1294 Am I correct in assuming that for every boat there is a level of wind that you cannot sail into, an
anybody on Kent Island: can i borrow mast ladr? TCA at 9:00pm 11.09.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1150 I need to fix a shroud that's about 18 feet up the mast and would prefer not to spend a couple hundr
Cal33 manual Bill22113 at 10:21pm 11.09.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1229 Looking for owners manual(or copy ) for Cal 33 Thanks
odor while healing Tony F at 10:38pm 11.09.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1151 I'm getting an odor while healing. It may be coming form the head but the head is not backing up. I
Oil Filter Relocation Geezer at 10:41pm 11.09.06 Big Boats 1/1708 Anyone ever use an oil filter relocation kit to move the horizontal oil filter on a Yanmar diesel(I
All Cal Model Owner's Manuals Online (Creating) Bruce Stirling at 11:29pm 11.09.06 Cal 2/545 I created a web site for my own Cal 28. There is nothing commercial about the site. It is for my o

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Whats wrong with my legs? MFD at 2:28pm 06.28.21 Haha, Or possibly a previous owner started getting out some box wrenches and such trying to figure o
Smaller Genoa shemandr at 2:28pm 06.28.21 For reasons I don't understand, the type of boat you're sailing comes up on my laptop but not on my
Potagannissing Bay (4) AndyVS at 2:25pm 06.28.21 Hi John, We've been to Lime Island twice. I would guess there is a freighter every couple of hours
Soft floor/hull Crazy Dave Condon at 2:21pm 06.28.21 There is a Catalina site under forums but suggest you address this to the Catalina 25 Association
Smaller Genoa Steve Berndt at 2:20pm 06.28.21
Replacing the scupper on my Hunter 14 goharris at 2:11pm 06.28.21 Thank you!
240 center board Crazy Dave Condon at 2:07pm 06.28.21 Thanks Crazy Dave! Your welcome sir
rudder cable came off pullies... jumpphx at 2:06pm 06.28.21 Great, thank you for your response i will take your advise and get it looked at...
Considering a Hunter 240 Crazy Dave Condon at 2:06pm 06.28.21 John, Saw a nice 2003 240 for sale in western Kentucky. Here's the link: Kentucky Lake Marina Boat
Looking for an H260 in the PNW Crazy Dave Condon at 2:03pm 06.28.21 I sold nearly a quarter of the production for both lines. If 1995, it is a 26. Hull number please i
Considering a Hunter 240 caverun at 2:01pm 06.28.21 John, Saw a nice 2003 240 for sale in western Kentucky. Here's the link: Kentucky Lake Marina Boat S
Heads up if you have BoatUS/Geico insurance regarding ice/freeze policy endorsement Paul356 at 1:57pm 06.28.21 I gather from info here and elsewhere that boat insurance is increasingly difficult to find. It's n
rudder cable came off pullies... Captain Larry-DH at 1:52pm 06.28.21 Not normal. A rudder post should not have a lot of play within the bearings (there should be just en
How to tell if oil is in gas? Joe Blizzard at 1:39pm 06.28.21 The gas does not look blue but not sure if it would at that ratio I've never used Amsoil, but wit
Soft floor/hull MikeHoncho at 1:33pm 06.28.21 Unless you sail in fresh water dj Lol, unless you sail in fresh water and it is salty, then you k
Forum Thread Display Has Changed??? ggrizzard at 1:27pm 06.28.21 Windows PC OK, but may be a while. Send me your email address. G
First 285 sail slides 74 xray at 1:26pm 06.28.21 flat footed, central kansas, few sail lofts, Lawrence has one but they just have the standard rons
Forum Thread Display Has Changed??? Phil Herring at 1:11pm 06.28.21 You know, @ggrizzard, you could also snap a photo of your screen and post that. Much easier to do an
Putting Fairing/Filler Between Fiberglass Layers? Filling Dimples thinwater at 1:02pm 06.28.21 In my case, I used multiple layers of tape to form the backing and pushed a piece of plywood agains
Low East Of Corpus Christi? kappykaplan at 12:59pm 06.28.21 A cold-core low, also known as an upper level low or cold-core cyclone, is a cyclone aloft which has

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