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Finally got it working! The autohelm nightmare Bad Obsession at 10:38am 07.24.06 Catalina 30 2/1435 Alright....after a long time and a lot of work, I finally got the autohelm working. Here is a brief
Looking to Buy a Spotlight Tsehum Pete at 1:00pm 07.24.06 Ask All Sailors 4/984 My flashlight is not cutting it. I am looking to buy a 12v spotlight with a long cord for use on my
Fresh Water Sputtering Barry Calhoun at 2:32pm 07.24.06 Catalina 30 7/2158 I'm breaking in my "new" Catalina 30 and have been going through all the systems. One thing I recen
25 CB pennant mrscott at 4:19pm 07.24.06 Trailer Sailors 10/1747 Just bought an O'day 25 that needs a centerboard pennant. Evidently the old one wore out and broke l
25 CB Pennant mrscott25 at 3:30pm 07.24.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1001 Just bought an O'day 25 that needs a centerboard pennant. Evidently the old one wore out and broke
Bulkhead Replacement Christian7591 at 10:41pm 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 6/1885 I've scanned the archive section of the site with regard to "Bulkhead replacement" for the Catalina
Netting around stantions; childproofing Christian7591 at 10:58pm 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1525 Our one year old daughter is beginning to get her 'sealegs' and while we have one eye on her at all
Web access for smart phone users.... Maine Sail at 12:49am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 3/869 Hi All,I wanted to pass on some information that might be usefull to folks who own a PDA/Smart pho
Brian and Steph--Keep those articles coming ! megaboat2003 at 1:31am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 3/876 Your articles are great! I've been following your adventures from the beginning. It's like reading a
Hunter 26 in 30 knot wind w/o water in ballast Rich L at 9:05pm 07.22.06 Smaller Boats 6/1661 I did a dumb thing that gave me a good lesson. As I was sliding my Hunter 26 off the trailer, I hear
Too Many boats (1) Art at 2:25am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 2/972 Hunter 146 and 140 need to reduce my # of boats.Hey guys It has been gerat sailing this summer in N
Need to reduce my # of boats (1) Art at 2:14am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 2/860 I have too many boats. Can anyone out there tell me a good place to sell? Any help would be appr
Noisy berth M Green at 2:41am 07.23.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1888 It's nearly impossible to sleep in the aft berth of our 311 due to the loud slapping noise from wave
Leaks -- again Jerry10776 at 4:15am 07.23.06 Smaller Boats 6/880 Just put the 23 on the water this spring and have found and fixed most of the leaks. However, I hav
Water/fuel in swim lockers on '90 h30 Larry Closs at 4:06am 07.23.06 Mid-Size Boats 1/830 Upon purchasing my H30 in March I noticed some water mixed with oil or fuel sitting in bottom of swi
looking for sail repair in so cal gary at 5:35am 07.23.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/809 Looking for a place to repair my roller jib sail, in southern calif. thanks for your help
Former 170 sailor-- pic of h170 sidebyside newboat (1) Mike at 6:23am 07.23.06 Day Sailers 4/1217 Hi all,I've posted a picture in the 170 photos section of our former h170 next to our new boat- a
Wood I, wood I! (1) ex-admin at 7:25am 07.23.06 Ask All Sailors 35/2901 Ever go below in a wooden boat? The difference between the interior of a wooden boat and that of a m
mast rigging jim gallagher at 7:47am 07.23.06 AMF 2/3000 Looking for any info on how to rig mast and boom run lines etc. model is appolo 16' 1981 i have man
Bridge vertical clearance over water jveatch at 7:55am 07.23.06 Big Boats 4/4091 How exactly is the vertical clearance of a brdige over water defined as it relates to tide levels gi

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Docking Against the Wind Tedd at 7:34pm 06.29.21 Very nice. I'm going to try that next time I dock where there are cleats.
to be or not to be Jacomo Sailor at 7:06pm 06.29.21 If you have space to store it, for 200 bucks I'd grab it. Then when you do find the right boat you'
Docking Against the Wind sesmith at 7:06pm 06.29.21 We've tried every manner of using docking sticks, center cleat and prop walk to get onto the various
Family Cruise Hayden Watson at 6:55pm 06.29.21 Oak Harbor is having their "on the harbor" fireworks on the 4th this year.
240 center board Bubbadog at 6:52pm 06.29.21
Family Cruise jssailem at 6:38pm 06.29.21 Fair winds and favorable seas.
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging Hardhead at 6:26pm 06.29.21 I Agree. Wife let me borrow a huge needle so all I need to do is get to Jo Ann Fabrics and pick up
Water Pump Gasket Terry Cox at 6:19pm 06.29.21 As a foot note, Yanmar used an 'O' ring as a seal between the cover and the housing. Still in good c
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging John Marrone at 6:16pm 06.29.21 I Agree. Wife let me borrow a huge needle so all I need to do is get to Jo Ann Fabrics and pick up s
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Sailfanatic at 6:10pm 06.29.21 Confused. Wish to avoid confusion. Fresh water cooled 2GM is a rare animal indeed. The original
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? patrickkidd at 5:48pm 06.29.21 This is a 2GM, raw water cooled with no heat exchanger.
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? fullbore at 5:43pm 06.29.21
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Charles Erwin at 5:10pm 06.29.21 This engine is fresh-water cooled, as you can see the heat exchanger in the photo. The OP needs to
Cam Cleat Adjustment? C-Craft at 4:49pm 06.29.21 Amazing to have so many responses in such a short amount of time. Thanks all. There is plenty of inf
Cam Cleat Adjustment? jssailem at 4:37pm 06.29.21 Were you using the boat in saltwater? Salt crystals can build up in the cam cleat. Give the unit a g
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Sailfanatic at 4:33pm 06.29.21 This 2gm is probably raw water cooled. Likely it does not have a temp gauge either. Temp gauge o
Cam Cleat Adjustment? shemandr at 4:31pm 06.29.21 I'd try a dry lubricant. Outside of that, maybe the springs have weakened.
Safety procedure after melted impeller on 2GM? Charles Erwin at 4:18pm 06.29.21 Monitor the engine temp and shut down at the first sign of temps higher then normal operating (some
Fuel Filter /seperator on H34 WasabiRush at 4:02pm 06.29.21 I completed the installation of the hoses, new Racor 120, and fuel shutoff valves on either side of
New bottom paint, old barrier coats? sloughsailer at 4:02pm 06.29.21 I've been several years between boats and things seem to have changed. I always removed the bottom p

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