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Boat Rental---Lake Champlain Ron Deck at 12:35pm 08.15.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1059 Anyone know of boat rentals or be interested in renting their 18 to 25 ft. sailboat on Lake Champlai
Questions re: Alamitos Bay, L.B. Calif Marty 26d at 12:46pm 08.15.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1001 Hi there...need your help !Anybody out there familiar with Alamitos Bay, Long Beach Ca.It's been
Weight of H19 Centerboard? Rusty at 1:34pm 08.15.06 Smaller Boats 0/763 Anyone have the actual weight of the H19 centerboard. Plus, what sort of contruction?
Best set up for furling jib on a cal 34 Raymond Giles at 12:58pm 08.15.06 Cal 2/612 I am considering installing a jib furling system on my 1969 cal 34. Since I am new at this I was ho
NEW Cal 2-29 Owner! RGMORI at 4:45pm 08.15.06 Cal 4/2418 I just purchased a CAL 2-29 today! This is my first large sailboat. I have some work to do to get it
Low Engine RPMs Bad Obsession at 8:18pm 08.13.06 Ask All Sailors 14/1448 I have a 1990 Catalina 30 with a Universal 23 hp diesel. I have had it since April and the most RPM
Summer Mooring Boat Cover - Is There Such A Thing? Paul at 9:43pm 08.13.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1338 Every Friday after work we get to our boat and have to hose off all of the bird droppings, polution/
Mast Step Repair Ed at 9:33pm 08.13.06 Catalina 30 4/1892 I have searched the archives from some instructions on repairing the mast step when the wood deterio
Resolution of h2o Leak Christopher Bayer at 9:16pm 08.13.06 Big Boats 0/760 hunter community:several weeks ago i posted an issue regarding significant water loss on my 426. w
I luv my Mac! Justin_NSA at 10:31pm 08.13.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/752 The lake (reservoir) is getting real low where we sail. Some of the boats cannot get out of their sl
23.5 Manual BigGerman at 10:50pm 08.13.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/985 Hello everyone. I just purchased a 23.5 and the guy couldn't find the manual. I sure would like to k
head backflow Jay Moran at 11:22pm 08.13.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1679 Is it time to rebuild the head?After flushing and drybowl, waste seeps back into bowl slowly at fir
Tipping dockhands??? tcbro at 11:47pm 08.13.06 Ask All Sailors 9/2603 OK, it may have already been a topic of discussion here but I'm curious, do you tip a dockhand when
Pulsating pump... Doug Washburn at 12:13am 08.14.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/968 I recently replaced my fresh water pump because I believed it was on its way out. The primary sympt
Regulator acting up jviss at 1:00am 08.14.06 Ask All Sailors 2/990 I have a three stage charging regulator, a Heart XAR-12. Lately, the "ACCEPT" LED never comes on, a
Heart Interface XAR-12 Manual? jviss at 12:57am 08.14.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1128 I searched and searched online, but cannot find a manual for my regulator. It's a Heart Interface S
Any Winnisquam Lake sailors here? picklefreek at 1:24am 08.14.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/935 Have seen a couple of C22's out on Lake Winnisquam in New Hampshire. I sail a blue O23 that is moor
Joker valve re-installation -overthinking subject? Ian McGain at 1:31am 08.14.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1613 PeggyThanks for the advice. I installed new joker valve this past weekend and the bowl is now long
Tiller attachment point to tubular rudder shaft R. A. Lueck at 2:08am 08.14.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1167 I've had to drill out the bolt hole in the cylindrical shaft the my tiller mounts to that operates t
RC8D Service Manual billsimmeth at 2:07am 08.14.06 The Cherubini Hunters 2/2159 Looking for a copy of the service manual for the Renault RC8D (I have the smaller owners manual). Ba

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Need help identifying capta at 11:44am 07.26.21 What a sweet little day sailer. Around 15 feet? Have you checked the sail for an insignia?
Compost toilet (custom) on 37c, Has anyone done it? Andiamo 34 at 11:43am 07.26.21 We had allot of trepidation about doing it when we bought our Morgan 30 but went ahead and have neve
Suggestion for drain hole in anchor locker rgranger at 11:42am 07.26.21 You could bore it out to fit the O.D. of a piece of black PVC pipe. Then (after treating the surfac
Need help identifying rgranger at 11:39am 07.26.21 Sweet little boat!!! Congrats. The scuppers on the bow are a nice touch. I'd be trying to figure
Bilge water wont stay put! Project_Mayhem at 11:38am 07.26.21 Four three inch vents have been installed to vent the storage areas to the cabin (two per side) and
Bilge water wont stay put! Ken Cross at 11:33am 07.26.21 I think ideally ventilation is the key. I think closing things off may make mold and mildew worse. S
Bilge water wont stay put! Project_Mayhem at 11:30am 07.26.21 Yes, access in an emergency. The cover for the bilge is in the middle of the cabin sole and will n
Bilge water wont stay put! Don S/V ILLusion at 11:20am 07.26.21 Can anyone see a reason not to seal the bilge off from this area? Yes, access in an emergency. T
Adventures in anchoring shemandr at 11:15am 07.26.21 How was the swim?
Adventures in anchoring Stu Jackson at 11:03am 07.26.21 Here's a photo of connecting another line to your anchor rode and running it back to your jib sheet
Catalina 30 shoal draft for racing?? shemandr at 10:47am 07.26.21 I'd prefer the tall rig with the fin keel too. Or the shorter rig with the shoal keel. But this se
Catalina 30 shoal draft for racing?? cb32863 at 10:41am 07.26.21 You can look up your base PHRF value here, Boat Class Lookup - US Sailing. How well you will do mat
Still getting Oops message on topic of the week link Ed Caldwell at 10:34am 07.26.21 And there it is! Proper Prop thread just popped into the Recent Activity list, but with no replies,
Adventures in anchoring Bob S at 10:30am 07.26.21 I had a similar instance with my C30 but I didn't have a windlass. I had 4' rolling waves to boot. I
Still getting Oops message on topic of the week link kappykaplan at 10:13am 07.26.21 I get the same message. Tks.
Boats at the lake justsomeguy at 10:06am 07.26.21 When the spinnakers came out, the music just seemed to get better. I have yet to fly the chute on AO
1986 Fixed Keel Material Gene Neill at 9:57am 07.26.21 Cool boat, very rare! Her draft is too deep for where we sail, but if anyone wants a C22 to keep in
Adventures in anchoring BarryL at 9:57am 07.26.21 Hey, Were you able to pull the boat forward by hand? I know it's easier with someone driving the bo
2004 Hunter 33 high temp alarm buddy0 at 9:57am 07.26.21 Ouch! In 2019 I paid $713, including tax, from Deatons in Oriental. I don't have the part number.
Adventures in anchoring dlochner at 9:41am 07.26.21 Install a chain stopper. This will hold the chain while you are retrieving it and prevent the chain

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