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sail for CDI Flexible furlers bob griffin at 11:23am 01.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/866 I am installig CDI Flexible furler this winter. I have a 150 head sail, is that to big? Should I use
Mast Paint Colors Rob19574 at 10:58am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 6/3835 Hi all,I am prepping my mast and boom for an Awlgrip paint refinishing on my Catalina 30. I plan
Catalina vs Ericson ble at 10:27am 01.01.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/4970 What a cool site! I am new to sailing after years of canoes and small speedboats. I went through
Gas or diesel generator BuddyE at 10:14am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1083 Trying to put a 110 volt system to power kitchen appliances, refrig, ect. Have a 33 Univrsal diesel
engine compartment on the Islander 28' Jack at 9:53am 01.01.06 Islander 3/1999 I recently purchased an Islander 28' and the previous owner said he had a mechanic work on the engin
Boise Sailing John S at 9:47am 01.01.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/785 Well we had a weather window here in Idahop, it quit raining for the day. Splashed my boat and saile
Cunningham vs halyard Bill Leathen at 9:40am 01.01.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/3765 I just read your book and can not wait for the winter to end so I can start sailing again. Is there
Help - need ideas to save boat - low water level Kay13287 at 8:38am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 13/1547 I am looking for some help on possible actions I can take. The lake water level has dropped so low,
Thinking of a new rudder..... La Boheme at 8:35am 01.01.06 Smaller Boats 3/1066 We are thinking of changing our rudder. Any positive experiences and negative one.Please let us kno
Ben 36S7 info needed Loren at 6:38am 01.01.06 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1156 We are considering a move to a larger boat, but the new boat market is made up (mostly) of "RV's."R
Double Braid end splice tim1424 at 6:36am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 4/2416 Can someone recommend a good web link with instructions on how to do an end splice for double braide
Need a good rigger in Charleston, SC sailcatalyst at 6:20am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 2/1401 We are moving from Michigan to Charleston, SC, and will need to have our boat put back together afte
Where to buy teak plugs paphman at 5:39am 01.01.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1061 I am refinishing the teak on my Cat. 22, and there are teak plugs in the handrails. I also have a f
What boat to sail chuck7799 at 4:31am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 11/1538 I dont wanna make any mistakes!!! I need a trailerable, affordable sailboat for lake sailing mainly.
Oilcanning Richard McBride at 2:35am 01.01.06 Mid-Size Boats 5/1294 Hi allMy Catalina 27 (1976) has some lateral cracks in the gel coat at the bow of the boat. I was
What are sailing differences between 27 Joe Mullee at 2:24am 01.01.06 Bristol 0/1517 Reading John Vigors "Twenty Small Sailboats To Take You Anywhere" I was drawn to the Bristol 27. One
What to do with documentation? Scott at 1:56am 01.01.06 Ask All Sailors 16/1458 Our 1984 Starwind 27 is documented and did not come with state registration numbers on the bow when
catalina 22 mike16337 at 12:27am 01.01.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1033 i have found a catalina 22 for sale and would like any advice any one is willing to share.the owner
centerbaord specification for ericson 25' David Egleston at 12:15am 01.01.06 Other Sailboats 1/903 need specifications for the centerboard for 25'ericson keel/centerboard---lost the original one in S
Clinched sheet iron on a 1932 dutch schooner prtmike at 4:43am 02.08.06 Ask All Sailors 3/1116 Any info on iron made during 1932 in GERMANY? Brittle poor quality etc?

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methyl hydrate Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 12:29pm 05.27.21 I've always used 100% mineral spirits in my lamps and boat stoves. Less smell, and burns clean
Behavior of marine batteries BarryL at 12:11pm 05.27.21 Guys, I don't mean to speak for the original poster, but his use case is about as simple as can be.
Prop Shaft Vibration DanMaine at 12:09pm 05.27.21 By outside of the boat I might think you mean the cutlass bearing and not the stuffing box? If so, N
Any Flying Scot Sailors Out There? Randy Rohrbeck at 11:50am 05.27.21 The reef points must be something added by the club, because the FS doesn't normally have them. Most
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? JRT at 11:43am 05.27.21 Really the best advice I got was to get her ship shape and familiar with the systems installed befor
Catalina 310 line drawing appeal? JRT at 11:28am 05.27.21 Yes, but they don't have the 310 listed so I was looking for the 310
26D Rudder finding41 at 11:15am 05.27.21 A question for those guys that have a HDPE rudder. Have you ever had it break? I've seen HDPE rudde
Prop Shaft Vibration Richard19068 at 11:15am 05.27.21 By outside of the boat I might think you mean the cutlass bearing and not the stuffing box? If so, N
Strange starting issue - anyone else experienced? Tom J at 10:52am 05.27.21 IMHO an oil pressure gauge is more of a luxury than a necessity. A temperature gauge is far more ne
Alternator Mounting Failure chuck anderika at 10:49am 05.27.21 More than likely the cause is that when the belt was tightened the pivot bolt was not tightened afte
Diesel shutoff question (2) Wm. Gill at 10:45am 05.27.21 ...The suggested Morse single lever controller is now sold by Seastar. I use their CH5310P model bu
Windlass suddenly tripping main breaker Ralph Johnstone at 10:34am 05.27.21 I did attempt to clean the wiring from the solenoid to the motor, and it was a lost cause - the pos
BoatUS tips on rebedding hardware Stu Jackson at 9:54am 05.27.21 True. For those who don't click on links (why remains beyond my comprehension...), here's what it s
Its funny Friday! kappykaplan at 9:49am 05.27.21 Good to know @dLj
Its funny Friday! dLj at 9:46am 05.27.21 Does Darwin come to mind? :poke::stir::beer: I'm very familiar with Darwin and Darwinian theory...
3JH4E Overheating at low RPMs - Any ideas? (3) SycloneDriver at 9:40am 05.27.21 I found 4 bits of old impeller blades that the previous owner left for me. I was not having overhea
Considering Hunter 49 Purchase ! Daze at 9:31am 05.27.21 I purchased a 2007 H49 in 2019. Added 800 watts of solar (4 - 200 watt solid panels) and mounted th
Shore water feed (1) kbgunn at 9:30am 05.27.21 Ditto what others have said. Make sure the manifold valve is lined up to allow water to enter the s
1980's H22 Main Sheet Traveler Replacement Options? Justin_NSA at 9:18am 05.27.21 BTW, Justin_NSA, where are there bodies of water to sail in Kansas? Do you trailer your 30 footer?
Diesel shutoff question Wm. Gill at 9:14am 05.27.21 Suggest you get the Yanmar 2QM15 Maintenance Manual and the Parts Manual. I downloaded the servic

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