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Keel bolts gone, but no crack (yet) john mal at 11:21am 04.30.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1184 The keel bolts are totally rusted and breaking apart. Bought new bolts from Catalina. It has been
Swing keel prep and paint Gansett at 9:14am 04.30.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1220 I am in the middle of painting the bottom of a Mac25. The keel has taken a beating and was not maint
Maxwell winches Roy Udwin at 11:30am 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1351 I have a Maxwell 16 single speed winch (non tailing)on my 1984 H-27. I followed the instructions in
mast height first class 10 john gia at 11:05am 04.30.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1307 I am considering the purchase of a first class 10 what is the mast height for these as I have some c
Diesel Fuel through the winter sl22andre at 10:57am 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1326 I purchased a boat this winter, I know the oil/filters were changed during the fall haul out, but cu
Keel stepped mast Pat T at 10:56am 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1709 I am ready to commission my new used boat in 10 days. It has a keel stepped mast. My last boat was d
New Water Heater Needed Chris7543 at 9:41am 04.30.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1311 Hi All, It's time to replace the water heater in my 321. It has an Atwood ehm6 (6gal) currently.
Sacrificial zinc Pat T at 9:35am 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 1/979 I pulled the zinc out of my engine to replace with a new one and it looked like half of it was gone.
Jabsco toilet doesn't take in water BarryL at 12:38pm 04.30.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1435 Hello,After putting my boat back in the water, all is good. Except, the head doesn't pump water in
blister on gelcoat JB at 1:01pm 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 1/942 I just took off shrink rhap ownly to find a lot blister bubles on wight gelcoat how do i fix this or
Entertainment while boating! Jason at 1:31pm 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1296 Hi all, i am interested in installing a Cd player in our sailboat, has anyone done this and have sug
Lowering gooseneck on mast Jeff Wessel at 2:00pm 04.30.06 Day Sailers 9/1678 Well, I have received my sliding gooseneck from Dwyer. I slid it into the track just to see the fit
Window shopping ex-admin at 12:11pm 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 20/1751 Some sailors are always in the market for a new boat. Many are quite content with the boat they've s
pin for genoa sliding block (1) sseibert3 at 12:09pm 04.30.06 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 1/1529 Need to find a replacement pin for my port slip block for my genoa sheet line. I believe the block
Cooler Shelf Bob Silsbee at 12:03pm 04.30.06 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/881 My wife and I just bought our first sdailboat, a 1986 Hunter 25.5. While cleaning and making it our
Airforce Sails? Sail Numbers for mainsail?? JibeMama at 3:07pm 04.30.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1058 I am thinking of ordering an "off the shelf" mainsail for my 1982 Catalina 27 from Airforce sails.
Hunter 146/170 Mast, Boom Foaming / Noodling - done!! Tereza at 2:42pm 04.30.06 Day Sailers 8/2280 Finally did it...took about 2 hours actual time, though if you factor in all the staring and creativ
Painting the cabin mrader at 2:36pm 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 7/5948 I want to repaint the cabin on my boat. The guy at our local sail shop said we can use regular enam
Rudder dimensions mrader at 2:33pm 04.30.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1326 I bought my first sailboat a couple of weeks ago. It is an Aquarius 23. Someone replaced the rudde
Catalina 22 Masthead Help kanak67 at 4:21pm 04.30.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1403 I will be stepping the mast to install the VHF antenna, Windex, and anchor light. I purchased from

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Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal (1) Marmalade at 7:47am 05.16.21 194201 the most expensive boats are the free ones... ;)
Diesel shutoff question Sailor Sue at 7:45am 05.16.21 Without re-reading all the responses in this posting I might have missed something, but if the shuto
Converting "Dry Box" to Freezer? BC Bernie at 7:45am 05.16.21 What's the amperage draw for the Cold Machine? Is it the potential battery draining monster?
Hunter 34 Transmission fluid? kloudie1 at 7:43am 05.16.21 The Kanzaki needs straight 30 wt engine oil, not multi grade (as in 10-40 etc) It only takes around
Hi! I am looking for a sailing partner, My boat and I are in San Pedro, CA. Kings Gambit at 7:43am 05.16.21 So.... a 58 year old is out of the question? How did you come up with those age numbers? When you
361 where in boat is the dock AC inlet fuse ? jssailem at 7:36am 05.16.21
How do you remove adhesive from wheel? capta at 7:34am 05.16.21 I assume you mean Goo Gone? Perhaps a paint remover would do the job. Put something under where you'
Hunter 34 Transmission fluid? Andiamo 34 at 7:29am 05.16.21 Thanks for the help, just didn't want to create a problem where there currently was not, but I know
Changing bulb nav station gooseneck light (1) jssailem at 7:28am 05.16.21 so it is just a pry off/pop off lens? Yes... carefully. I would attempt in the notch shown in your
Hunter 34 Transmission fluid? jssailem at 7:15am 05.16.21 I recently purchased a 1985 Hunter 34 with a 3GMF engine and the transmission is Kanzaki KM3-A.....
How do you remove adhesive from wheel? dlochner at 7:12am 05.16.21 I removed a leather wrap from my wheel. Underneath there was something like a continuous double-sid
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker dlochner at 7:09am 05.16.21 Yes, there is a separate controller box just below the windlass that the remote switches (a handhel
How do you remove adhesive from wheel? jssailem at 7:06am 05.16.21 WD40? And a bunch of rags.
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker jssailem at 7:05am 05.16.21 main breaker trips when the windlass is operated in either up or down. Leads me to wonder. Is ther
Lehr 2.5 propane outboard worth fixing? sailcapt340 at 7:03am 05.16.21
Diesel shutoff question Scott T-Bird at 6:57am 05.16.21 The engine stop cable on your engine allows the regulator lever to rotate past the idle position an
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker skunther at 6:38am 05.16.21 Does this windlass have a separate controller box with a solenoid in it or are the switches wired d
110 circuit problem Jwhy at 6:23am 05.16.21 Good point! There is one on the boat. The other five are 30 year old standard outlets. Should they
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker jssailem at 6:18am 05.16.21
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal jssailem at 6:10am 05.16.21

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