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water ballast drain commodore16637 at 6:15am 09.22.04 Smaller Boats 7/1130 Does anyone know if the water ballast drain should have a rubber seal or not?
Death of the tall rig ............... Bill at 4:07am 09.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/799 Ah progress!I have been informed by my Catalina dealer that the factory is no longer making the ta
Catalina 30 accident actual cash value RSK54 at 4:04am 09.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 8/2066 Our boat an 1989 Catalina 30 Mark II was involved in a accident. Our boat was at anchor and was stru
Rebedding Keel Glen at 4:01am 09.22.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1254 I have a 1972 P26. I have been grining away the cracks around where the keel joins the hull. The cra
Hull Id Numbers Jeffrey Wettig at 3:59am 09.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/879 I am in the process of finalizing the paper work on a 1973 Mac 25, one concern I have for the MD reg
End of tall rig for C36MKII Bill at 3:53am 09.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/739 Ah progress! I have been informed by my Catalina dealer that the factory is no longer making a tal
Volts and amps and watts, oh my! Curt McClain at 3:50am 09.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 18/889 I am waiting for the solar panels that i bought on Ebay to trickle charge my batteries. So far, i ha
How to replace a halyard? Mike at 3:06am 09.22.04 Ask All Sailors 13/1679 I need to replace my main halyard. Before I attempt to do it, I was wondering if there is a "trick o
Freezer Mike Bernard4136 at 1:59am 09.22.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1313 RichardI have 2000 Hunter 420 with a Grunert Polarmate model PMEAW08/12VDC refrigeration system (sp
Swim platform lockers Marc Honey at 12:17am 09.22.04 Big Boats 7/803 Has anyone fashioned a way to secure the lockers on the swim platform of a 35.5 from the 1990-1995 m
What are some of your favorite Sailing Novels Steve at 12:17am 09.22.04 Ask All Sailors 20/2538 I have been reading a lot of Tristan Jones Novels this past summer and I have read almost everything
Keel specs - building trailer carl at 11:22pm 09.21.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/981 Building trailer for my 1986 Mac 25, and need some final specs. How much keel decends over the axel
Parts for old Farymann Engine Ef at 9:59pm 09.21.04 Ask All Sailors 0/1405 Dear Sirs or Maddams,I have an Italyan yacht model CANTIERI 1977 ALPA 9.5 Meters. The marine engin
Thermoelectric Refrigeration Rick D at 3:15pm 09.21.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1015 What is your analysis of thermoelectric refrigeration units for sailboat icebox conversions? I have
Holes in bilge??? Damspacher at 3:11pm 09.21.04 Big Boats 6/1133 Both bilges in my 84 Hunter 34 have holes at various places. Some of them have wires routed through
Great Expert Forum! Thanks Richard! jmcclain at 2:49pm 09.21.04 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 2/811 Your forum has answered my questions concerning the Adler Barbour factory installed system on our 1
four stroke stored horizontally has oil prob? Norton at 2:13pm 09.21.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1059 I had to move and prepare my sailboat for Ivan in a hurry. Due to my haste my Nissan 2003 8hp four
Thanks Guys... Dave C20469 at 1:41pm 09.21.04 Racing 1/1582 I've posted my 'first race' under the smaller boats forum so I won't repost here, but I did want to
Filling the bowl ruedi ross at 1:40pm 09.21.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/849 when I move the valve on the head from emptying the valve to filling the bowl and start pumping, the
HEY Dave, or anybody else for that matter ruedi ross at 1:23pm 09.21.04 Smaller Boats 2/792 I want to replace the clam cleats for the jib sheets with cam cleats. Do the clam cleat screws screw

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Best way to sell a Catalina 22? sail sfbay at 7:23am 09.05.20 Other options: post on yacht club bulletin boards post on marina bulletin boards https://www.popyac
Water in bilge while heeling in port tack sail sfbay at 7:15am 09.05.20 Might check to see if the water is freshwater or saltwater. In addition, some other possible causes
Sad day, and no way to fix justsomeguy at 6:58am 09.05.20 AND itchy nights from fiberglass dust...for how long?? Tyvek suit?
Anchor fun...... shemandr at 6:40am 09.05.20 FYI the current Good Old Boat issue is basically all about unstayed rigs and includes the Nonsuch36.
what is it? now with pic Don S/V ILLusion at 6:35am 09.05.20 I know exactly what it is - an invisible boat-thingy.
Looking for a new (To me) boat ... shemandr at 6:35am 09.05.20 My Nephew who is in Jupitor has a Com Pac of under 20'. I think it would be best to "Prove" the con
what is it? now with pic Davidasailor26 at 6:34am 09.05.20 Whisker pole?
what is it? now with pic SailingLoto at 6:34am 09.05.20 Pic? What pic? it won't go through
Best way to sell a Catalina 22? mermike at 6:33am 09.05.20 Facebook Marketplace is another option.
Cape Cod Surveyor Name? AlastairLC at 6:27am 09.05.20 Thanks NYSail.
Looking for a new (To me) boat ... kappykaplan at 6:23am 09.05.20 swallow water sailing ???:banghead:
The Progress Continues H 23.5 CrispyCringle at 6:23am 09.05.20 Nice. How are the sails and motor? When do you think it will splash? Im already feeling panicky that
Looking for a new (To me) boat ... shemandr at 6:22am 09.05.20 Thanks for the suggestions. I'm looking at all of them on SBD.com. For this swallow water sailing
what is it? now with pic Justin_NSA at 6:20am 09.05.20 Pic? What pic?
what is it? now with pic kappykaplan at 6:17am 09.05.20 Definitely need a photo to help you identify. :beer:
what is it? now with pic SailingLoto at 6:15am 09.05.20 So both ends are sealed? capped internally about 4" in. either for flotation or to keep it from sli
Winch bits for a 3/8 right angle drill Kingjim91 at 6:14am 09.05.20 I use the Ultimate Cranker bit on a Milwaukee 1/2 inch right-angle battery operated drill. Raises m
what is it? now with pic kappykaplan at 6:12am 09.05.20 So both ends are sealed?
what is it? now with pic SailingLoto at 6:10am 09.05.20 Sounds like a boat hook. What's on the ends? nothing ... each piece is about 1.25"-1.5" in diameter
what is it? now with pic kappykaplan at 6:08am 09.05.20 Sounds like a boat hook. What's on the ends?

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