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back stay tension? walchenbach at 4:11pm 06.26.06 Big Boats 2/1541 is a back stay tensioner worth the trouble on a mkII catalina 36. some say it helps add head stay t
Edson steering cable tension adjustment. (1) Bob Alden at 2:33pm 06.26.06 Ask All Sailors 3/3749 Fellow sailors,I recently had to loosen the steering cable tension during a clutch cable replaceme
Honda outboards john Funk at 1:58pm 06.26.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1116 I have a 2004 longshaft, Honda 9.9 on a Catalina 25 (1980). This motor has a plastic cowling underne
Catalina leak Terry22570 at 1:07pm 06.26.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3008 I have a 1986 Cataline 22 I purchased used several years ago. I noticed the storage compartment und
281 aft birth JD at 12:56pm 06.26.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1202 I am thinking about buying a 1996 281. Does anyone know the measurements of aft birth and if two peo
Rudder Bruce21129 at 12:52pm 06.26.06 Smaller Boats 6/943 Hi All thanks for the help with my last question about Play in the Rudder/TillerLast weekend I fina
Mooring Pennant toPick up Buoy Swimmer at 12:33pm 06.26.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1211 The short line that attaches the buoy to the mooring pennant, sorry, no luck on the name...I need to
Keel Play Scott at 12:32pm 06.26.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/890 I was snorkling under my H23.5 while anchored last weekend, and noticed that the keel has about a fo
Refrigeration Eric 14700 at 1:57pm 06.25.06 Other Sailboats 6/1259 I'd like to install a fridge in the boat. Any experiences with this in converting the ice box? All
Cashing a safety check (1) ex-admin at 2:35pm 06.25.06 Ask All Sailors 24/2101 Did you know that you can get a free Vessel Safety Check (VSC) for your boat? It's available from th
Calling all O'day sailboat owners! ex-admin at 2:57pm 06.25.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1104 Please mark your calendars for the last weekend in July!We are meeting at beautiful Leamington Mar
Topping Lift Question rkssail at 3:16pm 06.25.06 Big Boats 4/1169 My 1986 Hunter 34' has a non-adjustable topping lift. It ends about 2 feet above the boom at level
Mainsheet Traveler - 1981 Hunter 30 John Steele at 1:09pm 06.25.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/2299 I am looking for parts for the mainsheet traveler. I had to replace the control line blocks on the t
Numbers, Numbers? Starboard at 8:59pm 06.23.06 Ask All Sailors 5/1026 Last fall, I "adopted" a 1971 Catalina 22 from my boatyard in New York. They were going to junk it a
Boating and Drinking In Ontario David at 1:05am 06.24.06 Ask All Sailors 27/3142 As of today, Ontario has some of the strictist anti-drunk boating rules in the world. US boaters in
Play in the tiller bcwave at 1:45am 06.24.06 Other Sailboats 4/1306 The metal fitting that bolts onto the rudder post (and into which the tiller itself is bolted) has s
Pearson 36 vs Beneteau 361 Voyager24012 at 2:17am 06.24.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1509 Just a question - if the choice was between a 1989 Pearson 36 and a Beneteau 361 do you have any wor
Pop-top with travler. dmattlin at 3:03am 06.24.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/930 I own a 25ft Cat. tall rig. My travler is on the transom and seems to work well, however I would muc
Safety on the dock Marc14857 at 12:04am 06.24.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/922 This post is not intended to solicit any sympathy however it is a warning/reminder for each of us. T
Again on Ferro boats Dennis at 11:57pm 06.23.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1929 Not to badger the subject, but on the Ferro boat page, there are a lot of these boats for sale and t

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Strange whining sound at engine cut off - thoughts? Calif. Ted at 12:17pm 07.07.21 I've been having some battery issues (not charging at idle) that led me down this rabbit hole. Mos
Disassemble cabin lighting jssailem at 12:13pm 07.07.21 I understand. I hate to make more work trying to solve what should be a simple idea.
How to bleed the water heater heat exchanger on 2003 H326 Don S/V ILLusion at 11:59am 07.07.21 open it while the engine is running and up to temperature.
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. jssailem at 11:55am 07.07.21 Very true. Perhaps that is one of the reasons the owner elected to take along a "Pilot". Did look
Standing Rigging (1) jssailem at 11:52am 07.07.21 I'm tempted to turn that allen screw near where the shrouds attach to the mast, Following along wi
Cruising Wobbly and lessons in seamanship - crossing the Wash. DougM at 11:47am 07.07.21
1987 C22 SK Fuel to Outboard Leeward Rail at 11:35am 07.07.21 Tohatsu sail pro 6 hp comes with a voltage regulator, you only detect charge rate across battery te
Motor mount just not lifting any more AaronD at 11:34am 07.07.21 FYI: there is/was a rebuild kit available for the oem Garhauer mount. Can't remember who posted ab
Invest 97L jssailem at 11:30am 07.07.21 folded up in the basement, secure in its carrying case. Ahhh the benefits of a "Carryable boat"...
Adding Mast Base Blocks jssailem at 11:27am 07.07.21 Good Luck. Interested in the results.
Reefing furling main while running down wind? All U Get at 11:27am 07.07.21 The other option is to get behind some land mass or even one of the larger commercial boats anchored
Water dripping from salon lights DSqr at 11:14am 07.07.21 We had the same problem with our 1998 H376. The final solution was re-bedding the screws in the hoo
Engine Stalling 3GM30F odaydokay at 10:53am 07.07.21 Yep, the manual lift pump was where I had the intermittent short. Briefly in the CT River, then it
Proper Wrench for Stuffing Box Maintenance odaydokay at 10:47am 07.07.21 I can get any of these wrenches on my SB, but cannot get any mechanical leverage down (lying in quar
Water dripping from salon lights SVFinally at 10:43am 07.07.21 Thank you! We re did our rigging season before last, hooped it up pretty good because yes, that did
Hunter 376 rain boot SVFinally at 10:33am 07.07.21 Haven't yet but need to. Most of the damage is from water leaking through the screw holes of the de
1987 C22 SK Fuel to Outboard Jacktar at 10:16am 07.07.21 Tohatsu sail pro 6 hp comes with a voltage regulator, you only detect charge rate across battery ter
Just can't get no release! Scott T-Bird at 9:56am 07.07.21 Thanks for the feedback Scott. It looks like it's only about $30 more for blocks that will handle 7
Standing Rigging (8) jjweiss56 at 9:56am 07.07.21 Good morning, Dave. I'm told I have a US Spars rig, but have been able to confirm that with any mar
Adding Mast Base Blocks duck21 at 9:53am 07.07.21 A couple of updates: Apparently the "L" brackets are no longer available. I'm going with @jssailem

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