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Katrina Damage Danny4719 at 1:05pm 09.05.05 The Cherubini Hunters 0/806 Mandeville suffered extensive damage. Many, many trees are down. One boat in the marina was hit by t
272 fuel storage Scotty at 1:00pm 09.05.05 Bigger Boats 2/1051 Does anyone have the interior dimensions of a 272 fuel locker handy? Or better yet, the number of th
Morgan38 transmission shift cable Obewan at 12:40pm 09.05.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/760 My Brother's 1994 Morgan 38 has a damaged transmission shift cable. It has a Red Jacket,is approx 1
swing keel alan at 12:30pm 09.05.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/895 i am a new owner of a 25 catalina with a swing keel. on certain sails i hear the keel banging. i had
More shorepower problems.....HELP! Gary at 12:14pm 09.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/918 1984 H31The shorepower connection between the cord and the boat receptical melted together after us
1984 MacGregor 25 - ? about galley Jackie at 12:10pm 09.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2834 First off, Thanks to those who responded to my first post regarding our "new" MacGregor 25 (It's a 1
Centerboard Pendant Replacement Bruce20825 at 11:59am 09.05.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1246
Repair Cracked Toilet valve Don Peterson at 11:37am 09.05.05 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1243 What can I repair a cracked toilet valve with, I cannot get any epoxy,adhesive,glue etc. to adhere t
Diesel bogging down at higher RPM - fuel filter? bill niessen at 11:27am 09.05.05 Big Boats 5/2686 I have noticed that although my engine is starting and running very well, it is not running smoothly
Lake Tippecanoe - Indiana JerryA at 11:18am 09.05.05 Day Sailers 2/1510 The wife and I went sailing in Indiana today. A little place called Lake Tippecanoe about nine mile
Trailer adjustment for O'Day 23 Walt Lerche at 11:16am 09.05.05 Day Sailers 2/1032 I have a 1978 O'Day 23 that I have to "jack up" to attempt to free up the centerboard from the trunk
No water pressure in shower nozzle Scott N. at 11:13am 09.05.05 Big Boats 5/978 I haven't been able to get water flowing (hot or cold) to the shower in the head.The water pressure
motor size, shaft length markv15345 at 10:49am 09.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1061 hello, i just bought an macgregor 25 without a motor. now that i am looking at them i am not sure w
Batteries in Catalina 30 Edward 14244 at 10:44am 09.05.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/7834 I recently purchased a 1988 Cat30 and am trying to understand the electrical bits. She has two batt
New headsail for my H23.5 Captain Bob at 10:42am 09.05.05 Smaller Boats 4/1004 Thanks for the great help in the past from other contributors!My headsail needs to be replaced and
ICW OR OUTSIDE ? irwin43 at 10:32am 09.05.05 Ask All Sailors 8/3251 New owner to irwin43 ,so whats the best overall trip from south florida to marylandconsidering its
Retro fitting stern rail seats? Phil Beard at 10:15am 09.05.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/3292 I am looking at a 1987 Catalina 30. Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a stern rail seat k
hand cranking an engine need help!! Tom at 9:19am 09.05.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1386 My Batts died due to ba faulty alternator so I was trying to gett he boat going with the hand crank.
Pedestal-outboard cables Mike Davis at 8:26am 09.05.05 Smaller Boats 2/777 I've been given a bit of a chore by one of my fellow boaters. Apparently, he/she needed a new outbo
AMF Puffer Rear Drain oyster point at 8:24am 09.05.05 AMF 2/6792 We just obtained a 1988 AMF Alcort Puffer Sailboat with a drain in the middle-bottom of the boat tha

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I have a rigging question dlochner at 6:32pm 10.31.20 This is problem is in the realm of a competent Naval Architect. There are ways to calculate the vari
Propeller shaft key material SFS at 6:25pm 10.31.20 Makes sense, thanks.
Propeller shaft key material dlochner at 6:24pm 10.31.20 Why wouldn't it match the prop, bronze for bronze? Or said a different way: why is it more importa
Carbon Monoxide dlochner at 6:03pm 10.31.20 How old is the CO alarm? As they age they become less reliable and more subject to error. Anybody n
Radar Head Elevation On Mast dlochner at 6:00pm 10.31.20 Lots to be considered with the location. The line of sight distance to the horizon at 20 above sea l
Spinnaker working loads? Meriachee at 5:36pm 10.31.20 I just have a turning block at the stern, and im going to put in Harken jam cleats just behind the r
Acrylic slider over companionway JoeWhite at 5:24pm 10.31.20 If it helps any, on my H25.5 I used the brown board that is used around plants in landscaping. It is
Propeller shaft key material SFS at 4:59pm 10.31.20 It should match the shaft, a SS key for a SS shaft, bronze for bronze. Why wouldn't it match the p
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26 SailingLoto at 4:42pm 10.31.20 Good job! Nice craftsmanship, @SailingLoto :beer: thank you so much!
Acrylic slider over companionway DrKGB at 4:40pm 10.31.20 This post was super helpful. The acrylic slider on my H23 split in two and I replaced it with the St
Doors on sailboats--Do we need them? SailingLoto at 4:23pm 10.31.20 Mine v berth to galley door is in my basement. it was always in the way.
Carbon Monoxide Tom J at 4:19pm 10.31.20 As mentioned, typically an old style battery charger that maintains a constant voltage on the batter
Carbon Monoxide Ralph Johnstone at 4:18pm 10.31.20 With an H-310, if like mine, the battery compartment is separated form the cabin by the length of th
Carbon Monoxide Don S/V ILLusion at 4:11pm 10.31.20 Certainly sounds like hydrogen gas being evolved typically from overcharging batteries. Likely cause
Carbon Monoxide Davidasailor26 at 4:07pm 10.31.20 CO detectors are often cross-sensitive with other gasses. One of the common causes on a boat is hydr
Radar Head Elevation On Mast Mark Maulden at 4:05pm 10.31.20 Probably ok. Your radar should have some instructions pertaining to mounting. To high and you get a
PHRF adjustments Hunter216 at 3:38pm 10.31.20
PHRF adjustments shemandr at 3:36pm 10.31.20 Doesn't really pass the simplicity test. Not really criticizing but there's a lot of room for dispu
Doors on sailboats--Do we need them? PaulK at 3:19pm 10.31.20 We have eye hooks (though not these specific ones):Sea-Dog : Quality Marine, Industrial and Rigging
PHRF adjustments Sailfanatic at 3:15pm 10.31.20 http://www.phrfne.org/page/handicapping/handicap_adjustments

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