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S2 7.3 Shoal Keel Launching fredsb at 10:45pm 04.25.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1249 Just purchased an 82' S2 7.3 I'm excited. Wondering if anyone has experience launching the shoal k
roller furling Gary8065 at 10:41pm 04.25.05 Ask All Sailors 13/2509 I currently have a 1986 Catalina 27 and want to change out the forestay to a roller furling. I have
Lake Normon SC Mark at 10:05pm 04.25.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1382 Are there sailboat owners on the forum that sail Lake Norman. I am thinking of moving to the area an
rudder locking lever john at 9:18pm 04.25.05 Smaller Boats 7/1256 Removed rudder lock down plates found three rusted washer in side what should they be replaced wit
FUEL CONSUMPTION 50hp Frank940 at 9:06pm 04.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/951 Fuel consumption on Honda 50hp @ around 2500 -3000 rpm I have two 12gal tanks anyone know the range
Mainsail rigging - 17' Malcolm Love at 8:45pm 04.25.05 Day Sailers 4/1371 I am a bluewater sailer who just purchased my first daysailer, an older 17' O'Day (probably 1973).
Mainsail slides or not Ragbagger43 at 8:22pm 04.25.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 5/1366 Just bought an old 17' O'Day daysailer but I am a bluewater sailer with little knowledge on a daysai
Books about living aboard Jim at 2:12pm 04.25.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1188 There's a book that I've read reviews of but can't remember the full name and can't seem to find...
SSB Antenna Location Tom11735 at 1:54pm 04.25.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/823 I'm geting ready to install an SSB radio and am curious how/where others have installed antenna (as
Repairing cracks in polyethylene hull Jwudgy at 1:43pm 04.25.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1597 Okay, not about our sailboat, but our little Contour Cadet paddleboat (made by Contour Plastitech Pr
ooops! lost my jib halyard! smokey at 1:39pm 04.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/909 my bad.... forgot my figure eight.. etc.. etc.. and now I have to run my Jib sheet back up and over.
Boat cards? Honeyman at 1:29pm 04.25.05 Ask All Sailors 11/1270 You know, like business cards, except with your boat name, make, length, home port, your address/pho
SS and Damp Rid ronbreen at 1:28pm 04.25.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/983 I have noticed that when I set out a Damp Rid moisture trap, the SS in the area "rusts". This is p
Where's Bob? Jeff K at 1:28pm 04.25.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/805 Try bigger Submitted by Bob on 02/09/2005 at 06:08AM regarding MacGregor 26X I have a 26X with a
Seized Fasteners ronbreen at 1:18pm 04.25.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1085 I am running into problems with seized screws and bolts that are set into tapped surfaces including
Main Sail Gary at 12:52pm 04.25.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/917 I have a 1993 Hunter 23.5 that I purchased new. I need to replace the plastic guides that are sewn
Radio interference Vinny at 12:20pm 04.25.05 Big Boats 4/1011 I just installed a new FM radio on the boat. The Adler-Barber can be heard through the speakers whe
Masthead pulleys on a 40 Vinny at 12:08pm 04.25.05 Big Boats 7/937
Repainted Oven GottaLovePets17627 at 12:08pm 04.25.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/913 Not too sure if the original oven was a beige that turned yellow over the years or not. The origina
Bunks or Keel, which should bear the load? autigr at 12:02pm 04.25.05 Smaller Boats 9/4611 I'm doing some badly needed trailer maintenance this spring and I noticed that one of the bunk suppo

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TV problem Mechone at 7:56am 02.20.21 I installed a dvd stereo at the nav station, that has video out ,blue tooth for phone control of vol
BELT DUST Daveinet at 7:56am 02.20.21 What is the amp rating of your alternator? The primary purpose of a serpentine belt is that it has l
TV problem Michael Davis at 7:42am 02.20.21 Not sure how that helps answer the original posters question. I know. The TV just seems to defeat
Pictures of keel bolts on 1980's Catalina's 25 chilly at 7:40am 02.20.21 Being a 1981 Cat 25 I don't think they are stainless steel. No sure what they are, steel? I think Ca
TV problem TimFromLI at 7:39am 02.20.21
South Coast 22 SailingLoto at 7:33am 02.20.21 excellent you guys. now i cant wait for summer so i can work on the boat. i bought it in october so
Pictures of keel bolts on 1980's Catalina's 25 chilly at 7:32am 02.20.21 They look just fine. It appears someone re-glopped the entire bilge and got messy with the threads
New owners/new name sail sfbay at 7:29am 02.20.21 Just to .............How to Rename a Boat: Remove all traces of the current name. Begin the purging
Pictures of keel bolts on 1980's Catalina's 25 dmax at 7:21am 02.20.21 It looks to me that in the first picture, some of threads have corroded away, no? If that's the case
What Color is Your Holding Tank? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:16am 02.20.21 Regarding using pvc fitting, I remember reading something about keeping the rise above 45 degrees..
Polars Hobgoblin at 7:06am 02.20.21 Thanks!
New owners/new name JAE at 7:04am 02.20.21 Hi Will! Thank you...we will fire up the magma after the ceremony
questions on generator on 2014 385 johnperri55 at 7:00am 02.20.21 May I ask where you are thinking for the install on the boat and roughly your budget? We have a 20
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? Terry Cox at 6:59am 02.20.21 Note that my purge is on the correct side of the siphon breaker Hi Jim, just wondering, is that a
Hunter 33 Windless Chain Size Terry Cox at 6:41am 02.20.21 I am planning more excursions this year with my 08 hunter 33 and planning to upgrade the anchor rod
New owners/new name Will Gilmore at 6:35am 02.20.21 As far as sacrifice to the gods. In ancient Greece, if a pig, for example, was sacrificed, the gods
Prada Cup Finals Davidasailor26 at 6:30am 02.20.21 I agree - nice to see a little more balance. Interesting that Ainslie said in the interview after ra
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? (1) JamesG161 at 6:25am 02.20.21 PS: I was the "mechanic" who figured out the problem and fixed it. Here is my fix that prevents an
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! Capt jgw at 6:20am 02.20.21 Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa.. obviously in error regarding the CG's allowing multi year documen
New owners/new name JAE at 6:15am 02.20.21

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