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Where do I find the hull number on a C. 22? Steve at 2:57am 04.23.05 Columbia 2/2170 Hi...I just bought a Columbia 22...the only official marking I can find is a shield on the side just
What is the best way to mount a bilge pump? Steve5450 at 2:39am 04.23.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1160 I am replacing my bilge pump on my 1978 Catalina 30. The old one is wire-tied to a keel bolt. The
Diesel Longevity Terry Cox at 1:49am 04.23.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/889 FWIW one of the transit style school buses I drive has 132,000 miles on the odometer and 8,800 hours
CAT320 mast weight Ron at 1:46am 04.23.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1059 Can anyone tell me the weight of the mast on my Catalina 320 ? It is a 40' twin spreader style. I
Standing rigging replacement Alan Porter at 12:39am 04.23.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 3/1170 My Westerly Renown ketch was built in 1976 and has never had any standing rigging replaced. The boa
Important Customs Update! Gary Wyngarden at 12:29am 04.23.05 Ask All Sailors 38/2843 My wife and I took our boat to Canada yesterday for a day trip. On our way back I called the small b
sail buying cory h at 12:26am 04.23.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1004 has anyone ever used national sail supply or crusing direct to buy sails and how was your it ?
DAGGERBOARD DEPTH Frank940 at 11:03pm 04.22.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1537 Just got a new Daggerboard has two lines instead of one. I guess the short line is for security is t
Wet Exhaust Hose Replacement Shep at 10:35pm 04.22.05 Ask All Sailors 3/1473 Well I pulled the wet exhaust hose out of the boat(one piece of 1 5/8 hose 23 feet long). Now I nee
Foaming the Mast? Phil at 10:24pm 04.22.05 Day Sailers 4/1138 Some guys were going to evaluate this spring whether foaming the mast will reduce the risk of turtli
Source for Standard Horizon instrument covers????? Jim Logan at 4:21pm 04.22.05 Ask All Sailors 8/5625 Does anyone know a good source for plastic covers for the older Standard Horizon round instruments?
Synthetic oil Bill18593 at 3:25pm 04.22.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1037 Am interested in opinions on the use of synthetic oils in four stroke outboards. What are the pro's
shoal draft or fin keel Jack B19783 at 12:27pm 04.22.05 Ask All Sailors 2/1764 I am considering a Freedom 21 with a shoal draft keel and wonder about the seaworthness of this desi
Hunter 31 Cradle Dimensions gr8 2 av8 at 11:22am 04.22.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1037 If anyone could provide me with the dimensions of a cradle for a Hunter 31 (84) I would really appre
columbia 36 bulkhead mike at 11:21am 04.22.05 Columbia 0/1306 I found a columbia 36. It's a different layout than I've seen on many I've looked at. The main thing
Mast hinge for a 34' mast? Larry Wilson at 11:14am 04.22.05 Trailer Sailors 3/1544 I want to install a mast hinge, for the single purpose of depriving the marina of the 190 bucks that
Boat Stereo Kuntekinte7 at 10:06am 04.22.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/789 If im putting in a CD player will i need to install an electrial panal to control the power from the
Scuba ian19147 at 10:05am 04.22.05 Ask All Sailors 17/1514 Before we go cruising in the Fall of '06, we want to get our open water scuba certification.Can an
catalina 38 brian in oakland at 9:37am 04.22.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/931 I am in the market for a used sailboat and am not clear on the different sailing properties of the C
Adjusting Furling Ken at 9:15am 04.22.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/1123 BrionI have a 1995 Hunter 26 with a B'R rig. The previous owner had a cdi furling installed and it

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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
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? JamesG161 at 5:56am 02.20.21 Basically, the drain pipe from the Lastdrop shaft seal was either plugged up, Similar to the PYI;)
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South Coast 22 LakeMan at 5:41am 02.20.21 Southcoast 22 was my first boat. Bought a hurricane wreck and tried to repair and restore it. Learne
South Coast 22 (1) LakeMan at 5:41am 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
VHF antenna problem Don S/V ILLusion at 5:38am 02.20.21 Mark indicated the usual reason - most marine VHF antennas have a loading coil so when you look at t
Be Aware of Documentation web sites! sailme88 at 5:23am 02.20.21 Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa.. obviously in error regarding the CG's allowing multi year document
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? rgranger at 4:35am 02.20.21
can you splice like the pros? kappykaplan at 3:37am 02.20.21 Not even close!
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? Thaniel at 3:17am 02.20.21 I understand the type of things to do to reduce drag but I'm wanting to know if anyone has tried it
BELT DUST njlarry at 1:42am 02.20.21 I had some belt dust when starting up in the morning after anchoring overnight. It lessened a lot w
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets artboas at 1:39am 02.20.21 Change to the Smart plug Easier, safer, better designed There i no logical reason to change to twis
49 Exhaust/Engine issue? artboas at 1:28am 02.20.21 Hi Guys, Think I can demystify this a bit. Our wonderful departed ambassador , Mike Harker, ran into
Paint recommendations for hard dinghy njlarry at 1:14am 02.20.21 Most economical is regular Rustoleum available in small quanities at any hardware store. Easy to app
Thru hull question njlarry at 12:54am 02.20.21 Absolutily rebed it now while it is easy to do and then rest easy. Thru bolts should have kept it f
H 30 cockpit portlights. Tally Ho at 11:40pm 02.19.21 I would think if you had to crank them down that tight it would start to deform the frame and lens
VHF antenna problem jssailem at 11:14pm 02.19.21 That can be a difficult thing to isolate. I like the path you took to examine the connections. It is

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