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Winterize or not? Jora at 1:42am 01.06.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1229 I have a 6hp 4 stroke motor that is sitting in my garage for the winter. The garage never gets belo
Best Location for bilge on H22 Pete at 1:01am 01.06.05 Smaller Boats 5/869 May be a silly question but is there a certain preferable location for a bilge pump on a H22? I jus
Power sailing Jack W -H36 at 12:09am 01.06.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/850 Just sitting here counting the days until spring, one question came to mind.Is there any limitation
Marine Fuel Cells Phiggins at 11:49pm 01.05.05 Ask All Sailors 40/3186 As often happens when I go surfing the internet, I run across something completely unrelated to my
2-Blade Verseus 3-Blade Prop Performance Bob at 9:42pm 01.05.05 Ask All Sailors 18/3613 My 1988 Catalina 30 is powered by a 14 hp Universal Diesel (M-18) with a two-blade prop (standard fa
single handed sailing setup jeff lake at 12:18pm 01.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1190 I have a question for 25 Oday owners about setting up my boat for sailing single handed by bringing
393 versus 411 james at 11:43am 01.05.05 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1576 I am looking at purchasing either a 393 or 411.Can someone with experience in these models give me
4 HP OutBoard Lower Gear Oil Smell Mike4049 at 11:15am 01.05.05 Smaller Boats 2/1683 I bought the motor used, and changed the lower gear oil for the first time. When I emptied the oil
1978 manual wanted looseontheNeuse at 10:00am 01.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/907 We just purchased a 17 foot 1978 O'Day as a starter vessel as we learn to sail. Does anyone out the
1978 manual wanted looseontheNeuse at 9:53am 01.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/759 We just purchased a 1978 O'Day as a starter vessel as we learn to sail. Does anyone out there have
From Don Casey Sealant Shorthand Paul (Affinity C320) at 8:43am 01.05.05 Ask All Sailors 1/1374 Don Casey Tip #45Sealant Shorthand What type sealant to use can be confusing. Here is the code:
Rudder Dimensions for 37 Cutter Debra B at 8:36am 01.05.05 The Cherubini Hunters 9/1217 Am trying to size an autpilot drive unit and I need to know the size of the rudder for the 37C. Lar
Raymarine product reliability Ed Garcia at 8:17am 01.05.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1708 Can someone give me some first hand experience with the reliability of Raymarine products? I am not
1980 oday28 gelcoat Bill at 7:17am 01.05.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/827 I am repairing the non skid area of the deck on my boat. Does anyone know where I can get a source f
Catalina's loyal following Trevor - SailboatOwners.c at 5:42am 01.05.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/906 I thought I'd post a link to an article from Sail Magazine (August 2004) describing a tour of Catali
Tiller for a H22 Larry at 5:24am 01.05.05 Smaller Boats 6/1087 Afternoon everyone!We snapped a tiller on a H22 this past weekend in 15kt winds. NO FUN GETTING B
Storm Damage Repair Parts Bob at 5:10am 01.05.05 Mid-Size Boats 6/1120 My 1989 Catalina 27 was damaged by Charley. It needs bow rail, stern rail, 2 starboard stachions an
C and C 35?? Richard at 3:43am 01.05.05 C&C 8/4339 Greetings!I am looking to trade up! I have my eye on a 1972 C and C 35. Is anyone familiar with
refinishing aluminum Mike gregory at 3:25am 01.05.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1031 My boom and mast are pitted from to much salt air and the fact that they are over 20 years old. No
water in bilge on the hard Rich at 2:48am 01.05.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/983 My H35 is on the hard. Bilge filling with water. Must be rainwater. No obvious water on visible b

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i got carried away... RustyVenture at 6:26pm 02.24.21 Wow, great progress, how long did all that take you? I have a Venture 222 that needs similar treatme
i got carried away... SailingLoto at 5:55pm 02.24.21 That looks so much better thanks! now the fun of putting it back together!
Any Idea What This Is? fullbore at 5:50pm 02.24.21
What's one thing on your boat that drives you crazy! Capt jgw at 5:47pm 02.24.21 One thing? You have to be kidding.
Saw this odd duck... smbucher at 5:46pm 02.24.21 Can you, or @rudyardkip give us your take on how they sail? Wish I could. I expect the soonest I'
Saw this odd duck... Jim26m at 5:31pm 02.24.21 I now own two! These were built by International Yacht Corp (Helsen) in Clearwater. The parts boat
Any Idea What This Is? duck21 at 5:28pm 02.24.21 Indeed. I missed that it didn't have the ring on the wheel for the wheel drive. Something new to l
i got carried away... Jim26m at 5:25pm 02.24.21 That looks so much better!
Terminology mwbard at 5:11pm 02.24.21 It's called a pendant. Can the stay sail be hoisted higher if you get a pendant? Thank you Kappy.
Any Idea What This Is? Ted at 5:03pm 02.24.21 Raymarine under deck autopilot linear drive
Terminology kappykaplan at 5:00pm 02.24.21 It's called a pendant. Can the stay sail be hoisted higher if you get a pendant?
Any Idea What This Is? kappykaplan at 4:58pm 02.24.21 It looks like the ram for a below-deck auto pilot. There should be an arm coming out of the left si
Hunter 376 Fender Sizing and Positioning duck21 at 4:25pm 02.24.21 Thanks! This is useful info! It sounds like the 8x20would NOT be undersized, I think I'll order up
Saw this odd duck... (1) smbucher at 4:13pm 02.24.21 I now own two! These were built by International Yacht Corp (Helsen) in Clearwater. The parts boat i
2000 H450 Passage, Starter Battery JamesG161 at 4:00pm 02.24.21 The gen set would provide power to the Xantrex charger would it not? yes of course, since the Xant
What's one thing on your boat that drives you crazy! MikeHoncho at 4:00pm 02.24.21 going down to the boat and finding it covered with that black speckled mildew in the crevises of the
Mast Pumping 1988 Catalina 36 MKI MikeHoncho at 3:57pm 02.24.21 I believe tightening by feel is in the same category as hand grenades......kinda close but not reall
Beware of BoatUS Insurance Rick Webb at 3:46pm 02.24.21 A point of comparison. I recently got quotes from Progressive. No line item for environmental clean
i got carried away... (1) SailingLoto at 3:44pm 02.24.21 I didn't have time to get much done today. I did manage to grind down all the old tabbing and clea
Mast Pumping 1988 Catalina 36 MKI Stu Jackson at 3:39pm 02.24.21 This was written in the late 80s or early 90s: https://www.c34.org/faq-pages/faq-mast-pumping.html

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