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Rigging Edward at 5:20am 03.17.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/880 I'm rigging the Mainsail for the first time,(It's a new boat to me) and I'm woundering if it should
Electrical Thu-hull for motor electrical cables uploadjoe at 5:10am 03.17.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1157 The electrical cables for my outboard right now pass through the hull via a filmsy black rubber "boo
mast partners NYSail at 8:10pm 03.15.06 Ask All Sailors 4/4684 Hello all. Please pardon this ignorant question, but a keel steped mast is new to me. When you say
outboard flush Paul at 7:41pm 03.15.06 Ask An Oday Owner 2/946 I have a 22' with a Johnson 6 HP 2 stroke. There is no flush port and the rabbit ears will not cover
Imron vs. Awlgrip on Aluminum Rob19574 at 9:50pm 03.15.06 Ask All Sailors 4/4455 Hi all -I about to order paint for my mast-refinishing project on my Catalina 30 and wanted to hea
Vented vented loop ? Tony Z at 9:11pm 03.15.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1279 I was looking through the ronco plastics web site and noticed a drawingthat has the vent section of
Catalina 22 mast lowering procedure fyrman1 at 10:26pm 03.15.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1070 I just purchased a Catalina 22, 1984 model. Can anyone advise me of the procedure for lowering the
Dodger Windows Steve at 10:19pm 03.15.06 Ask All Sailors 12/1671 Looking for recommendations on what to use to clean and protect they clear window panels on my dodge
NEED TRANSOM MEASUREMENTS ERICSON 38-200 (1988) julie meadows at 10:39pm 03.15.06 Other Sailboats 0/895 Trying to lay out her new name perfectly. Anyone have precise transom measurements and/or pictures
Furling Main Hunter 36 John Ehricht at 10:48pm 03.15.06 Big Boats 21/3519 We lost our Hunter 33 in Katrina. So we decided to replace the 33 with a 36 which we acquired new i
Lines/ropes Richard Shay at 11:07pm 03.15.06 Ask All Sailors 7/1005 I want to replace all of the lines/ropes on my Hunter 34'. One company I'm considering is the Cajun
Cockpit Wheel Shelter (Hard Top) Window Seals Eric Richardson at 11:07pm 03.15.06 Hallberg-Rassy 1/2053 Water is leaking into the lockers via the fixing screws holding the windscreen in place. I have remo
Basics of rewire? Neil - 1978 33ft Hunter at 11:21pm 03.15.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1025 My hunter needs a complete rewire. (major water damage)Is it as simple (ha!) as the engine wiring
spring launching alans at 11:45pm 03.15.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/747 hi last mid season we purhased a cat 25. right now she is on land at boatyard. would any one like to
Depth/Speed Instrument (1) Steve at 12:33am 03.16.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1343 I have a 1992 H28 that I bought used a couple of years ago. I am having intermittent problems with
adjusting stuffing box p.laylin at 12:26am 03.16.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1172 I'm having a terrible time trying to adjust (tighten) the prop shaft stuffing box. The floor structu
interior smell Capt.m at 1:27am 03.16.06 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1397 I recall reading not that long ago, of your advice to rid the boat interior of odors after addressin
fin keel or wing keel Bear at 2:03am 03.16.06 Ask All Sailors 20/6174 I am looking into buying a Catalina 36, I need some information as too which would be best for saili
What to do with all the spare halyards... dboucher at 2:40am 03.16.06 Catalina 30 4/3204 OK, I bought my 1986 C-30 last fall while it was already on jackstands in the former owners yard. I
Rolly-Tasker Sails Kimmo at 3:23am 03.16.06 Catalina 310 2/1688 Hey all, any info on Rolly-Tasker sails?I found some for a very good price, and would appreciate a

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Bet'cha don't recognize this hull! (Help identify a mystery boat) Joe the Sailor at 5:42am 06.16.21 Cross posted at SA and they identified it in a few minutes. Lindenberg 22. MORC racer, floats in 9"
Hunter 34 Chainplate Anchor help boz86 at 5:39am 06.16.21 Thanks! This all helps a lot. Not overly complicated after all, just a lot of work/planning getting
Bet'cha don't recognize this hull! (Help identify a mystery boat) shemandr at 5:18am 06.16.21 Phil Bolger? Ha. He was described by a writer at WBM jokingly as "the man who designed a dingy th
Penobscot Bay Sail AlastairLC at 5:13am 06.16.21 I second the recommendations to use Rockland or Rockport as your base and spend more that 3 days. Ye
Looking at a boat - Potential issues with this rudder mount "fix" shemandr at 5:12am 06.16.21 Congrats and have fun. I looks like a nice boat.
Hunter 240 Boom Traveler Crazy Dave Condon at 4:42am 06.16.21 The Bimini was designed to clear the boom when mainsail is deployed. The main sheet attachment on
Washdown pump location Tim22 at 4:15am 06.16.21 Any thoughts on whether the washdown pump needs to be above the waterline? Tim
Solar Sailors-I need help... Jimongee at 4:01am 06.16.21
Keel questions dlochner at 3:47am 06.16.21 The cracks have all the appearance of the common keel to keel stub joint crack. Affectionately know
Penobscot Bay Sail Will Gilmore at 3:23am 06.16.21 Welcome to the forums Heisenburg. Clearly you are a savvy sailor to have found this crew of top notc
Penobscot Bay Sail TomY at 2:49am 06.16.21 For 3 days, launch at Rockland or Rockport. You should be able to get a few days parking. Then sail
Summer in the Salish Sea Terry Cox at 10:49pm 06.15.21 Hi Mike, if you anchor in Reid Harbor, dingy to the head of the bay and walk Reid Harbor Road on you
How far down should she be dunked? Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 9:50pm 06.15.21 Ok, I'll be the stickler here. That motor does not have anti cavitation plates. It has anti VENTILAT
Thoughts on this Black Crud In Bilge? Previous engine fire? Oil Leak? - Hughes 40 MikeHoncho at 9:42pm 06.15.21 By the way I would walk on this one.
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 MikeHoncho at 9:36pm 06.15.21 Triple your time, quadruple the time you are factoring in for the kid labor.
How far down should she be dunked? Project_Mayhem at 9:05pm 06.15.21 I have an OMC saildrive and it's awesome when it works but so far it has a pretty miserable track re
Keel questions Lakeskiier at 8:34pm 06.15.21 I understand the keel is cast iron then covered with a thin layer of gelcoat at the factory. The cra
Summer in the Salish Sea (1) MikeHoncho at 8:29pm 06.15.21 Got into Friday Harbor at about 1430hrs and met up with a friend for a couple hours. The current was
3GM30F Clean-up Ralph Johnstone at 8:21pm 06.15.21 Part Number quoted in photo seems mistake. I see said the blind man :doh: ! Use the number in th
Yanmar 2GM20F Failure - reality check needed (2) Ken13559 at 8:01pm 06.15.21 I clean out the racor head assembly and use dinghy foot pump to blow back chokage to tank. Yes dirt

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