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prop and shaft coating David Alves at 12:13pm 05.03.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1127 I need to coat my prop and shaft with somekind of antifouling to keep the growth off.Anyone know wha
C22 Spongy cabin floor randy at 11:44am 05.03.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1016 i have just bought this 1976 C22. In the cabin floor, there is about a 1' area that is spongy, just
depthsounder showing MSD Steve deForest at 11:11am 05.03.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1941 My Datamarine depthsounder is showing the letters MSD when I turned it on the other day. The boat is
27 o'day outboard engine Paul at 11:08am 05.03.04 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2150
adhesive spacer beads Dennis at 10:59am 05.03.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1407 I am collecting materials to replace the plexiglas ports in our C'C 30 and the instructions call for
exhaust flapper valve roger prisbe at 9:53am 05.03.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1272 I am looking for a simple flapper valve that I can put on the outside of my Cat 27 to keep the heavy
Concerns - Keel pin and Plumming gagews at 9:45am 05.03.04 Smaller Boats 12/2177 I have Catlina 1973 22' that I bought last year, lots of fun. The begenning of this summer, have be
Star- board R at 9:43am 05.03.04 Big Boats 7/989 I think I remember reading about a less expensive brand of star- board the stuff sold at west mart.
Fuel consumption on 376 Steven Welch at 8:10am 05.03.04 Big Boats 6/825 As I mentioned earlier, I just purchased a 1996 376 and I am prepare for a couple hundred mile journ
Bed sheets for 306? Doug at 7:54am 05.03.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/899 What size bed sheets are most appropriate for a 306? I'm just planning on getting flat sheets and tu
Need pointers on reglassing my swing keel David at 7:32am 05.03.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1014 To anyone with advice,I own a Venture 22 and am in the process of restoring it. I have to reglass
Wheel effort - Hunter 460 Skip Redman at 7:20am 05.03.04 Big Boats 3/1281 Yesterday I tested a 2 year old 460 off the San Diego coast in 20k winds. Under full sail it felt t
H 240 - Downhaul Rigging Configuration Gary at 7:10am 05.03.04 Smaller Boats 13/2633 I just took delivery of a 2001 240. So far, she is great. But her original owner did something to
Aft Cabin Cool Only Unit Art at 7:04am 05.03.04 Big Boats 0/903 I have a '93-36' Catalina and I am looking to install a second, cool only unit in the aft cabin. Has
Opening Day in Seattle Trevor - SailboatOwners.com at 6:56am 05.03.04 Ask All Sailors 6/1115 Hey Tim on April IV: did you have fun on the logboom this weekend? We cruised up and down the cut
knots to mph Tim Welsh at 6:36am 05.03.04 Ask All Sailors 21/2342 What is 1 knot equivilant to? Isn't it 1 knot equals 1.27 mph
running new main halyard LLF2LAW2aol.com at 6:26am 05.03.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/959 I recently purchased a 1975 O'Day 27. I have one halyard in place, the working jib halyard. I have
mariner Rudder? margaret eagle at 6:09am 05.03.04 Day Sailers 2/1208 Does anyone have a rudder and tiller for a 1964 mariner with a full keel. I want to get out on the w
Asleep, dead ,or just below making lunch? scott at 5:48am 05.03.04 Ask All Sailors 10/1077 Thats what my wife and I wondered as a 50 ft sailboat was motoring toward us at 6-8 knots dead ahead
CabinTop Side Window Replacements Kevin K - SV "KnottyLady" at 5:36am 05.03.04 Big Boats 0/777 See related link on how I replaced my cabintop side windows on my 40.5. Sorry the attached photos d

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Help finding step by step guide for bleeding fuel line on M-25XPBC Diesel on my 2002 Catalina 310 Tom J at 12:13pm 11.25.20 Does this engage the glow plugs? Yes, so holding the key on all the way for 30 seconds or so is pr
Wowza. these AC75 boats have become spaceships RussC at 12:11pm 11.25.20 and at the end of the video you see it doesn't even require sails to gain foiling speed :facepalm::l
Happy Thanksgiving to All (1) Justin_NSA at 11:55am 11.25.20 Ditto ! Enjoy time with friends and family everyone!
Happy Thanksgiving to All kappykaplan at 11:52am 11.25.20 Tks, Jim and Sue. Same back atcha!
Rotten wood supporting fuel tank Justin_NSA at 11:29am 11.25.20 Pics would help. There may be a 33.5 owner here who knows. I didn't see anything in the mods.
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 swisssally at 11:24am 11.25.20 That is really helpful. Apparently there was an error in one of the website description that puts a
Preventors do I need one Sailfanatic at 11:20am 11.25.20 Here's some related info E3ncFyj4rag
Deck Sheave replacement, 1985 H28.5 DJGERN at 10:54am 11.25.20 You may want to get 2 of what you find. The other side is probably not far behind this one. Be sur
Deck Sheave replacement, 1985 H28.5 DJGERN at 10:54am 11.25.20 Looking at the deck organizer as it is attached to the boat, its evident that the machine screws at
Preventors do I need one jssailem at 10:50am 11.25.20 A sudden gust with a wind directional change. A squall. The change in forces as you slide off a 12 f
Preventors do I need one dLj at 10:49am 11.25.20 I would rather attach a fender to a solid tubular system than a wire lifeline. I would rather attac
Help finding step by step guide for bleeding fuel line on M-25XPBC Diesel on my 2002 Catalina 310 Stu Jackson at 10:45am 11.25.20 then hold the "ignition" key all the way on for 30 seconds or so before starting the engine. Does
Preventors do I need one Kings Gambit at 10:44am 11.25.20 A slightly back-winded mainsail from being off course, being held tight in place by the preventer wi
Windlass on a Beneteau 343 BigEasy at 10:40am 11.25.20 I wouldn't use anything smaller than 3/8" chain and 5/8' rode for essentially a 35' boat; the V2 ac
Preventors do I need one jssailem at 10:40am 11.25.20 I would rather attach a fender to a solid tubular system than a wire lifeline. I would rather attach
Almost catastrophe during haul out Claude L.-Auger at 10:39am 11.25.20 Glad catastrophe was avoided. Must have been your lucky day. Perhaps you should have bought a lotter
Autopilot for 30T ErikHunter30T at 10:35am 11.25.20 fellow 30T owner here, i installed the Raymarine EV-100 wheel pilot this year and I LOVE IT.
Preventors do I need one dLj at 10:25am 11.25.20 Without a solid rail system, the best option on my boat is the bow cleat. Bow cleat is a good opt
Preventors do I need one dLj at 10:23am 11.25.20 Yes it does. Assessing the strength of the connection (tie off) is paramount. Can it handle the for
Preventors do I need one jssailem at 10:18am 11.25.20 I like the idea of a solid surround on a boat. Especially if going to the open sea. Watching the 200

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