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23 keel work picklefreek at 3:52am 05.08.06 Ask An Oday Owner 0/798 For all the times we have talked about freeing the swing board or doing any work on a 23 keel, and I
Stands deformed Hull! Tim at 3:26am 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 8/3314 I need some help. I searched the archive and could not find anything, not sure if I was searching f
No water to faucets Ken13531 at 3:34am 05.08.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1308 My boat is a 1987 Catalina30.I have no water making it to the taps however I do have a working pres
When pulling boat out of the water..... Maule at 7:08am 05.08.06 Smaller Boats 2/811 Note to self - Self when pulling the boat out of the water whatever you do pull the rudder up next t
Setting of Latitude and Longitude on GPS Jim Seamans at 7:13am 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1190 As I was bumping along in 15kts of wind this morning. I was checking settings on my GPS and the one
Start of Newport to Ensenada Race Photo (1) Rick D at 7:18am 05.08.06 Destinations 1/1712 I thought you'd like to see what the start area looks like for 400+ boats. It's always amazing they
slight leak around exhaust tube thru hull 1990 P42 Steve10933 at 6:00am 05.08.06 Big Boats 3/944 Has anyone experienced a leak around or through the exhaust tube going thru the hull? We have a sma
Dripless shaft seals- Tides Marine-any experience Ed Fluss at 5:53am 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 12/2638 Im considering replacing my stuffing box. The two choices seem to be PSS or TidesMarine. Any comme
Advice/Comment about using a steam blaster/cleaner Chip at 8:04am 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 2/960 I have a fiberglass boat with gel coat which has been sorely neglected from a maintenance perspectiv
What sort of boat knife is best? Marcia at 8:46am 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 28/5091 What sort of all purpose knife is best for a sailboat? My husband seems to think a multipurpose typ
Tiller bracket Justin Zink at 8:46am 05.08.06 Newport 0/1947 When replacing my tiller I found cracks throughout the tiller bracket and head fitting. I am not as
Modifying the wing keel on the 50 srmorgan11 at 9:34am 05.08.06 Big Boats 0/988 It seems the wing keel was a fad in the early 90's, and the design of the wing on the 50 seems rathe
Fuel Consumption Dan R. at 9:32am 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1111 I'm buying a 1979 Catalina 25 with a mid 80's 7.5 HP 2 stroke outboard. I'm trying to get a general
O'Day 27...Bay friendly? Tim22924 at 9:25am 05.08.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/975 I'm considering an O'Day 27 that will be used for sailing in the San Francisco Bay. Anyone out ther
Adler Barbour in the Reefer Tim Welsh at 9:17am 05.08.06 Big Boats 4/1419 I'm fixing to put a Adler Barbour refrigeration system in my 1986 Hunter 34 and would like some inpu
Electronic Navigation: Capn Mosaic/ Maptech Paul P. at 11:06am 05.08.06 Ask All Sailors 1/1003 Is anyone out there using The Cap'n Mosaic 8.0? I own the sotware, and I understand that the develo
New Hunter 49 Rick D at 11:08am 05.08.06 Big Boats 6/811 Guess I missed a meeting. I didn't know this new model was out there. For those of you who also miss
Lazy jacks Randy Church at 11:45am 05.08.06 Big Boats 7/917 Looking for suggestions for a lazy jack system for my 1984 Hunter 34. Also, can anyone tell me what
Navigation-Fire Island Inlet hightower at 11:23am 05.08.06 Big Boats 3/981 I'm getting delivery of my H34 in The Great South Bay, LI,NY. Does anyone know where I can get relia
Catalina 36 mast tuning cory parker at 12:24pm 05.08.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/6021 I am a new Catalina 36 owner (1985 model year, hull number 466) and I have two questions. One relate

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Never say never Hardhead at 7:07am 06.28.21 That's nuts. I was in 115 degrees a few times, and I still remember it 40 years later. On the plus
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present Fredct at 7:03am 06.28.21 lin 1 = inverter enabled. lin 0 = inverter disabled. 1- The inverter does not break the bond when A
to be or not to be Hardhead at 6:58am 06.28.21 Definitely keep looking. Those photos trigger my PTSD.
Adding Mast Base Blocks duck21 at 6:58am 06.28.21 Excellent. I've written them. Thank you!
How to test inverter for shore power ELCI failure without ELCI present (1) Fredct at 6:58am 06.28.21 195719
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging Hardhead at 6:55am 06.28.21 As far as prices, I bought a lot of rope from Defender, on-line. Good luck - I was doing the same t
1987 Catalina 22 Battery Don S/V ILLusion at 6:42am 06.28.21 Looks like I now need a battery and not sure how a battery for this boat may be similar in spec. as
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging D Swanson at 6:32am 06.28.21 To run a messenger line use a needle and whipping twine (or equivalent strong thread/string) to conn
EV-100 auto helm issues akar7 at 6:29am 06.28.21 I had the same issue. Adjusting the clutch and then replacing the clutch cam assembly didn't correct
Putting Fairing/Filler Between Fiberglass Layers? Filling Dimples thinwater at 6:28am 06.28.21 Those look like sags. Did you just lay glass across a big opening, without using a backing/form, tac
Docking Against the Wind jssailem at 6:28am 06.28.21 @Team118 Oh the joy of a new bigger boat. Sounds like you are having loads of fun. I bring my 35ft b
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed Fredct at 5:10am 06.28.21 @DougM Engine is not original to boat. Much newer. I inspected lines over weekend. Everything appear
Yanmar 2GM20F strong exhaust odor bobmorning at 5:03am 06.28.21 Find a Yanmar Owner's Maintenance school and take it. I went to a 3 day course at Mack Boring in N
Docking Against the Wind All U Get at 4:47am 06.28.21 If you have lines that can be left on the dock pre-measured that would help. Tying the spring to th
Docking Against the Wind (1) RoyS at 3:49am 06.28.21 My wife uses an expandable pole attached to the midship spring line also. You are fortunate to have
1987 Cat 22 Running Rigging ShawnL at 3:48am 06.28.21 I taped mine together end-to-end with electrical tape. Don't skimp on the tape, you don't want to l
Trouble Shooting Yanmar Tachometer for "B" Panel dlochner at 2:59am 06.28.21 I may have a tach that I replace which I thought was bad, but was not. If all else fails, I can sen
Docking Against the Wind kappykaplan at 2:55am 06.28.21 Lots of people use the mid ship cleat to run a spring aft while docking :plus:
Galvanic Isolators, Don't be like these guys! Will Gilmore at 2:42am 06.28.21 I love the one about United Airlines breaking Hitler's guitar. -Will
Coolant type used on 2009 43 GreatLakes2Sea at 12:33am 06.28.21 Thank you. Will look into these ideas first!!

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