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Now thats what I call wind! Russell Egge at 10:31am 05.30.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1216 We left Wickford on Saturday after hearing the 10:30 NOAA forecast that called for 15-25 knots on Na
Cat 22 Vibration Rick at 10:15am 05.30.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1141 I just put my Catalina 22 in the water and was sailing it for the first time this year. For some re
Low RPM Tach on '98 Hunter 376 Larry Stewart at 9:29am 05.30.04 Big Boats 7/995 Ok today when we went out for a sail; all went well until we dropped the sails and motored in. Even
YSM Single-Lever Engine Control Installed Debo Cox at 8:55am 05.30.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1349 I thought I'd post this message because back a while ago when I was searching the archives on the su
Daysailer II DannyHatt at 8:20am 05.30.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1553 Well folks, Great site and good to be here. I am now a proud owner of a Daysailer II and the only
Yamaha Blues Steve Zweigart at 5:49am 05.30.04 Ask All Sailors 12/1175 After much analysis and many recomendations, I have decided that I want to put a Yamaha 9.9 high-thr
Stern to dock? nancy thompson at 2:18am 05.30.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1079 We are having to moor the Hunter 19 with the stern backed up to a u-shaped floating dock, because th
Oday 272 vs. Precision 27 Doug Dannen at 11:27pm 05.29.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1033 I lost my Oday 272 last Aug. because of a lightning strike and I'm searching for a replacement. I f
Opening a NavPod unit Bill C320, Papillon at 11:18pm 05.29.04 Ask All Sailors 7/5684 I have a 3 gage (wind, speed, and depth) NavPod housing. I need access to the back of the gages for
Won't Start ( NOW RUNNING) (1) nick maggio at 10:17pm 05.29.04 Ask All Sailors 1/983 I got my yanmar running yesterday afternoon,I was not able to get a diesel pro to look at it and so
YSB12 Diesl ran awayfor 4 mins! No it won't start Dave at 9:23pm 05.29.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1131 My YSB12 ran away for four minutes while I went to get ice. Then it shut itself down. Now it won't s
Profurl Track Mis-alignment Steve Carpman at 8:30pm 05.29.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1296 We cannot raise our jib on our Hunter Legend 37.5. There is a hnag-up about 30 feet up the headstay
Adding air conditioner Lowell at 7:16pm 05.29.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/880 For those of you that have air conditioning on your Hunter 45 or simular boat where did you locate i
Main Cabin Table Andrew Rose at 6:48pm 05.29.04 Big Boats 0/952 Does anyone have any experience with the extension leaf for the main cabin table? My wife and I have
mooring auger Dan Connelly at 4:03pm 05.29.04 Smaller Boats 5/3364 Does anyone have experience with using an auger as a mooring anchor. The auger in question is 1 inc
260 otboard question free-toe at 11:33am 05.29.04 Smaller Boats 2/855 greetings, today i put my 260 into san diego bay for the summer. when i left the launch ramp i no
Angled Mast (new mast plate) Tom at 11:22am 05.29.04 Smaller Boats 4/1011 I bought the new, improved mast plate from Catalina Direct for my '79 C-22, installed it last month,
connecting a hobbs meter carl1553 at 11:02am 05.29.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1906 hello, what is the prefered way to connect an engine hobbs meter to my yanmar 2qm15 motor. just bou
Boom connection for a boom vang Bill18593 at 10:13am 05.29.04 Smaller Boats 8/1150 We splashed yesterday and got the mast raised while we were at it.As I was rigging the boat today,
Toronto sailor interested in 27 or 30 Catalina John Gilinsky at 9:37am 05.29.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1008 Can any previous or current Catalina owner of any 27 or 30 foot model(S) please advise me as to the

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2020 Oceanis 30.1/ Trailering Sailavie1 at 10:43am 12.02.20 One can hire a local picker truck to raise or lower the mast.
2020 Oceanis 30.1/ Trailering Justin_NSA at 10:27am 12.02.20 Is there much stowage for a liveaboard? Not from the pics. https://www.beneteau.com/us/oceanis/ocean
2020 Oceanis 30.1/ Trailering helmfam at 10:01am 12.02.20 I thought about this boat too. What concerns me is the lack of mast stepping facilities if you were
'84 Mac 25 - Is She Worth It? chip veres at 9:52am 12.02.20 I like option B. You got the boat for almost free. If you can find a competent surveyor, or even a
Vend�e Globe? jon hansen at 9:34am 12.02.20 well, in races like this, "it's not who came in first, it's who came in?" :cool:
Vend�e Globe? Scott B at 8:56am 12.02.20 Sam seems to be consistantly running a knot or two off the main pace and has been caught by the seco
Black porthole sealant wdonovan at 8:55am 12.02.20 I can't claim to be an expert, but I've recently used Dow 795 black to rebed 6 big windows on my 44
Depreciation on2019 vessel Justin_NSA at 8:54am 12.02.20 Depreciation is a given. Are you wanting to know which will depreciate quicker, the 38 or the 41? As
Vend�e Globe? Davidasailor26 at 8:45am 12.02.20 Hugo looks a little like he's heading to Cape Town. He's sailing on a course towards CT and into li
Water heater tech question wdonovan at 8:42am 12.02.20 The engine cooling system is a CLOSED system. It may entail sending heated anti-freeze to a hot wat
Depreciation on2019 vessel cymeyer at 8:38am 12.02.20 We recently traded in our Beneteau 321 for a new Jeanneau 389. The 321 was 20 years old and trade
Water heater tech question wdonovan at 8:37am 12.02.20 but why would you drain the coolant from the system? If for winterisation, it i snot necessary. If
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking forbin at 8:06am 12.02.20 Or as Dave suggest the fuel line fittings. The suggestion that the system only leaks when not runni
Interior Refinishing (Newbie needs help!) against.the.wind. at 8:04am 12.02.20 thanks! This is all very helpful!
Interior Refinishing (Newbie needs help!) against.the.wind. at 8:03am 12.02.20
Diesel heater pickup tube leaking forbin at 8:02am 12.02.20 It looks like a flared compression fitting. The upper nut should easily come off leaving the lower
Interior Refinishing (Newbie needs help!) Justin_NSA at 7:49am 12.02.20 Welcome! Congrats on the new boat. It's a good time to get some projects done before the next seaso
Interior Refinishing (Newbie needs help!) Justin_NSA at 7:45am 12.02.20 Be sure to get the leaks fixed before you start on the interior so they don't ruin your new work
Interior Refinishing (Newbie needs help!) Justin_NSA at 7:43am 12.02.20 Welcome! Congrats on the new boat. It's a good time to get some projects done before the next season
Interior Refinishing (Newbie needs help!) dlochner at 7:39am 12.02.20 In the world of boating, common words often have very different meanings. As you note, the "walls" i

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