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old lewmar winch handles? carl at 12:31am 07.22.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1232 I have an old lewmar winch that I need a handle for. All of my handles have the same star pattern b
Slow drip..... KCY 333 at 1:13am 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/995 We are looking for some help,I am sure that someone could help identify some boat parts.We noticed
Fire Island Inlet? Blue Eyes at 11:56pm 07.21.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1320 I'm thinking about a trip to the Bellport area in Long Island's Great South Bay. Anyone have experie
Racing a 270 tva sailor at 12:29am 07.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/956 I wanted to find out how people have done racing a catalina 270 in club races.Would love to talk t
Broken Pop-Top / Cat 25 at 2:16am 07.22.06 Smaller Boats 12/1661 The aft two pop-top support poles on my '83 C25 have come loose at the pop-top. The heads of three
New Owner. ATEASE at 3:20am 07.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1121 I have just purchased an O-Day Javelin. not sure of the age.I am in need of a set of spreaders, Stan
The Cost of a Night's Moorage Gary Wyngarden at 5:37am 07.22.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1655 We spent last Saturday night at the marina in Roche Harbor, San Juan Island. Roche is an upscale, s
tensioning a fractional rig Justin_NSA at 5:47am 07.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1110 Okay, according to the instructions that came with my new Loos 91 tension gauge, the shrouds should
O'day 25 c/b pin wedge seal gene at 6:20am 07.22.06 Day Sailers 2/1101 Would someone please explain to me how the sealant/caulking seals the wedge area. Where would water
O'day 25 c/b pin wedge seal gene at 6:20am 07.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1081 Would someone please explain to me how the sealant/caulking seals the wedge area. Where would water
wanted cushions/ covers leftovers fm redo 28.5 ohpoppy at 7:00am 07.22.06 Mid-Size Boats 0/955 My Hunter 28.5 is a hurricane survivor and I am trying to get it nice again.I plan to do it right so
Internal mast wiring??? Lyn at 2:03am 07.22.06 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1519 I have a 1982 Hunter 27' with a tall rig mast. Because of the internal halyards and electrical wirin
HELP, PEGGIE! MY DUCKBILL IS SQUIRTING! Bob Todd at 8:01am 07.22.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1284 My duckbill valve on the vented loop began squirting a steady stream on the downstroke straight up t
Head portlight Replacement Robert at 8:01am 07.22.06 S2 2/2109 My S2 9.2A ia in need of a replacement head portlight. Does anyone know of a replacement?Best Reg
TV antenna AndrewB at 8:35am 07.22.06 Big Boats 1/923 I am installing a TV antenna halfway up the mast and have got the rf cable to the base of the mast.
refrigeration 1990 C30 sully at 10:09am 07.22.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1413 I have a 1990 C30 and want to convert the wonderful ice box to AC/DC refrigeration system. The box h
under the floorboards concrete ballast mfi at 10:28am 07.22.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1378 I'm fixing up what I believe is a 1973 Columbia 22 foot. I took up the floor boards and found concre
concrete ballast mfi at 11:36am 07.22.06 Columbia 1/1790 The concret ballast under the floor is pretty rotted away. What is the procedure for replacing it.
26M additional cockpit seats Bill19553 at 12:00pm 07.22.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/864 I have seen an installation of additional cockpit seatings attached to the aftermost lifeline stanch
Victoria O'Day owners coolbreeze at 12:00pm 07.22.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1056 HI. I was just at Bosun's Locker in Victoria talking about O'Day rigging and Fern was saying there

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Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed DougM at 6:06am 06.27.21 You confused me with the belt slippage comment. What has that got to do with the fuel issue? The two
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Davidasailor26 at 5:54am 06.27.21 Excuse my ignorance on this subject. I have no knowledge or experience with marine GPS Guidance. I
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? Chris Patterson at 5:54am 06.27.21 Yes.
New to sailing shemandr at 5:46am 06.27.21 Welcome to the forum and congrats for your acquiring the boat. Take lots of pics before you do very
Recommendation on Tablet to use for Navionics App? BaC at 5:40am 06.27.21 Excuse my ignorance on this subject. I have no knowledge or experience with marine GPS Guidance. I a
Engine Stalling 3GM30F RoyS at 5:27am 06.27.21 Where on the tank is the fuel pickup located? Is it possible that it inhaled some air instead of fue
EV-100 auto helm issues RoyS at 5:18am 06.27.21 When disassembling the wheel drive assembly be gentle. It is easy to break the plastic parts inside.
New to sailing garymalmgren at 5:13am 06.27.21 Any thoughts?? Yeah, Check Stingy Sailor's site https://stingysailor.com Gary
UPS must hate sailors RoyS at 5:13am 06.27.21 You create an organization where the employees are virtually immune from being fired and the managem
to be or not to be Joe at 5:10am 06.27.21 My question is; should I? I figure it will cost me $2,500-$3,000 to get her right. My gut feeli
Engine Stalling 3GM30F nveater at 4:59am 06.27.21 I am going to clean the air filter, but I am curious to the primary cause of the engine shut down? D
New to sailing Joe at 4:48am 06.27.21 I am a new owner of a 1974 Catalina 22 sailboat I have been restoring her. Any thoughts?? Sabrina
Cat 22 Kick Up Rudder Joe at 4:42am 06.27.21 There is nothing to worry about in this regard. If it was an issue, after market rudder designs or
EV-100 auto helm issues sailermaned at 3:49am 06.27.21 I've had that same problem, it required me just to tighten set screw that holds lever on as it event
Soft floor/hull Ward H at 1:43am 06.27.21 Very basically, yes. a spongy floor is usually caused by soft wet wood between the fiberglass hull a
New to sailing Leeward Rail at 10:23pm 06.26.21 Welcome to the forums. It's a great group here. Just in case you didn't realize, we have a Catalina
New to sailing Mark Maulden at 10:01pm 06.26.21 Some pics and thoughts that you have could be a start
Soft floor/hull jssailem at 9:13pm 06.26.21 Like Mike, your description caused me confusion. With the fiberglass on the outside and the wood flo
to be or not to be Leeward Rail at 8:40pm 06.26.21 With any luck you can find a nice one that the previous owner spent too much money fixing her up bet
Soft floor/hull MikeHoncho at 8:36pm 06.26.21

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