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Changing rigging Joe at 10:49pm 12.31.05 Smaller Boats 0/908 Our Catalina 250 WK is about 5 years old. 3 of those years were in salt water. Any advice on how oft
Sailing in Croatia and Montenegro Morski Krastavac at 10:39pm 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1361 Hello All and first off Happy New Year with lots of good sailing-days.The following link has alrea
H40 murkehaze16758 at 8:40pm 12.31.05 Big Boats 13/1007 My wife and I are looking to buy a hunter 40 over there in USA, we plan to sail the carribbean for a
Big crack between windows on Catalina 470 Popeye18292 at 8:32pm 12.31.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1505 Hello everyone,This crack is in the aft head area of a 1999 Catalina 470.Does anybody else have a
WIND SPEED KEN at 7:42pm 12.31.05 Trailer Sailors 7/1825 WHAT WIND SPEED (MPH) DOES A CAT 22 LIKE BEST ? I AM RESTORING A '73 FOR SPRING/SUMMER..WE WILL B
26M Mast Light Lowell Carrington at 12:21pm 12.31.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1342 I plan to install a masthead light on my 2006 MacGregor 26M. I have a couple of questions that I ne
Yanmar Smoking Jeff at 11:55am 12.31.05 Big Boats 23/1704 2004 had 50 hour engine service, no smoke before service and lots of smoke after. Engine mechanic cl
Passage 42 propeller suggestions? Paul Cossman at 10:44am 12.31.05 Big Boats 4/1573 It's time to replace the original 2 bladed propeller on our Passage 42. We use our boat solely for
Bilge Blower Wiring Question Dan H at 10:39am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 5/2611 I am rewiring my boat completely and I have a question. This boat will have two separate electrical
Bow Roller Advice needed..... Gary at 9:49am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 5/939 84 H31Wondering if anyone could tell me if the anchor roller designed for a danforth/fortress in th
interior cushions alex19889 at 9:41am 12.31.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/951 I'm thinking of replacing all the interior cushions of my Catalina 30 and wondering if anyone out th
Furling the main and roller furling Henry Carsberg at 9:36am 12.31.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 8/2030 At what wind speed should the sails be furled so to have the most efficent heel? Should the roller
Best boat for offshore or long cruise Richard McBride at 8:49am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 14/1848 Hi allI am planning a very long cruise - down the west coast, through the canal, up the east coast
E32 Cockpit Drain Thru Hulls Kirby13889 at 8:14am 12.31.05 Other Sailboats 2/1051 The starboard cockpit drains (two) plus the sink drain terminate in a 1.5" diameter brass pipe which
Repowr E32 Kirby13889 at 8:04am 12.31.05 Other Sailboats 4/1361 The Yanmar 2QM20H in my E32 is ready for retirement. I would appreciate feedback from other E32 own
Ventura 21 Tim Cook at 7:57am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1480 My friend is considering buying a 1972 Ventura 21 as a first boat. Any opinions and advice will be
Happy New Year r.w.landau at 7:54am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 3/965 Well, time (as always) is in process now and midnight or morning, is moving around the time zones th
finding a 25' ericson centerboard David Egleston at 6:42am 12.31.05 Other Sailboats 0/1065 need,centerboard for ericson 25'sailboat
islander mayflower floorplan Bob McMurray at 6:33am 12.31.05 Islander 0/1940 My wife and I were recently preshopping for our future cruiser. We came across an Islander Mayflower
What to do with old sails? sl22andre at 5:11am 12.31.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1592 Anyone have ideas or suggestions on what to do with old sails? Can you have it made into something

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Housing market rgranger at 4:29am 05.20.21 Yep Most houses in my area sell in a few days after a bidding war and sell for more than the asking
Lockley Newport LN 23- Are we family? SailorPaul at 4:25am 05.20.21 Thanks for your feedback!!
Housing market dlochner at 4:15am 05.20.21 The housing market is wild, it is a seller's market. From what I've read there is a shortage of avai
Back to getting a Beneteau cymeyer at 4:09am 05.20.21 Greetings from Vancouver Island here in British Columbia, Canada. After selling my Oceanis 32.1 and
Wiring bilge pumps Parsons at 4:01am 05.20.21 Does your solution avoid single point failure? Considering that 90% + the failures of a bilge pump c
Life Seal Products dlochner at 3:42am 05.20.21 Caulking a port by applying caulk to the outside of the lens or where the lens and the frame meet is
Using a trolling motor on small boat (1) George_NJ at 2:36am 05.20.21 I looked up the difference, it seems like it is the paint for the most part and a zinc prop nut that
Using a trolling motor on small boat George_NJ at 2:23am 05.20.21 Philly2DC2LBI, I don't know what the difference is between the saltwater & fresh water motors, like
Life Seal Products AndyBC at 11:55pm 05.19.21 I have a Catalina 30 with leaky windows. From the outside. I am not ready to pull them. The windo
272 mainstream options Jaxn at 10:38pm 05.19.21
Broken screw heads on the impeller cover jssailem at 10:20pm 05.19.21 Tim. Check the fit of the cog and spline. You will need to insert the unit back together when finish
Maiden voyage (1) Flying Jay at 9:40pm 05.19.21
Back to getting a Beneteau ron2photo at 8:00pm 05.19.21 With a sail drive and twin rudders you will use the bow thruster all the time docking. The swim plat
Wiring bilge pumps LloydB at 7:58pm 05.19.21 Does your solution avoid single point failure?
Raw water impeller. sail sfbay at 7:54pm 05.19.21 Glad you found it!!
Hardware Rigging sail sfbay at 7:50pm 05.19.21
Lockley Newport LN 23- Are we family? sail sfbay at 7:47pm 05.19.21 Cutting an access or inspection hole does not seem to be unreasonable as you need access to the bilg
272 mainstream options Davidasailor26 at 7:08pm 05.19.21
272 mainstream options Jaxn at 6:46pm 05.19.21 Off to a great start here. First post and already a typo in the title. It's supposed to say mainshee
Dipstick thread Yanmar 3GM30F Ken13559 at 6:33pm 05.19.21 I too uses screw driver to remove broken gearbox dipsticks twice. Got a shop to machine me a new dip

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