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here's one for j. c. robby forest at 9:33am 11.20.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/772 i just want to know what that saying is ' the best day for a boat owner is the day you bought it and
C320 cover Ted at 8:44am 11.20.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/816 Help need a winter cover for C320. Can you help?
Braided nylon line Jim K at 7:07am 11.20.03 Smaller Boats 11/850 Anyone know of a way to keep dock lines (1/2 in braided nylon) plyable that won't damage the line.
Hunter 30 1975 Engine and paint John Walsh at 6:53am 11.20.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/772 I am looking for help in locating a product to strip the deck paint as it was done very badly befor
main or genoa walter at 4:48am 11.20.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/727 I have a Mac 26 D I'm having a hard time choosing between what to buy a main sail, which I have, bu
H 22 Trailer Michael Dunlap at 4:40am 11.20.03 Smaller Boats 2/768 Greetings all-A friend just gave me a Hunter 22 that was abandoned by his pier then sunk. I have
Internal Halyard Slap Michael O' at 3:27am 11.20.03 Ask All Sailors 11/1481 I know this has been adressed in the past, but I can't find it in the archives. Does anyone have a
Charging 12 volt batteries w/ a generator lloyd at 2:47am 11.20.03 Ask All Sailors 16/2142 I am looking for info on how to recharge batteries using a generator.I dont know how fast a battery
Port hole screens on the O'day 25 Dwight Thomas at 1:08am 11.20.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1118 I need to replace the screens in the port hole windows above the sink and head in my O'day 25. Is t
Mac 25 Keel Bolt (Main) Steve Zweigart at 12:10am 11.20.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/879 Recently, I forcibly removed my keel locking bolt which had been bent at a 35 degree angle by impact
Air Force Sails Bill G. at 11:52pm 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 3/947 I'd like to hear from anyone who has bought and is using Air Force sails. I'm thinking of having th
Water in Rudder Craig at 11:30pm 11.19.03 Smaller Boats 12/965 After taking my 260 out of the water this season, I noticed water still dripping out of the rudder 3
Asym Spinnaker Questions Tim Paul at 11:30pm 11.19.03 Smaller Boats 5/754 I see that the HOW site is offering a special on the Doyle asymetrical spinaker and I'm ready to bit
not a racer dan at 10:57pm 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 26/1574 so Ive not given it too much thought but, I would like to know what differences or comparisions the
RADAR Rob at 9:57pm 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1275 I have read the posts in the archives and wanted to get the groups updated point of view.I am thin
Thrifty mariner and throttle cable Jamie Gartland at 9:43pm 11.19.03 Big Boats 4/892 Hey everyone.. First of all.. is the Thrify Mariner still in existence??? I can't contact them....
Format upgrade? Phil Herring at 6:22pm 11.19.03 Ask All Sailors 58/2540 We've heard from a number of site users lately, asking if and when we intend to upgrade the forum la
Noisy floor Ron at 1:30pm 11.18.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1043 Does any one else have the nuisanse of sqeeking floor in the cabin. seems to be mostly around the st
Additional Holding Tank Space for a Catalina 36 Malcolm Young at 12:59pm 11.18.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 26/6235 I will soon be the owner of a 2004 Catalina 36 - delivery about the end of December. I sail on the G
Piviot Bolt on V-22 Tony Brickel at 11:52am 11.18.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/909 Hi I just prusched a 1976 V-22 I pulled the piviot bolt out and it looks good the quistion I have is

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Turning block replacement questions BOSSailor at 8:17am 07.05.20 I'm thinking new block. The metal sides that enclose the sheave are all bent and distorted, probably
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 8:16am 07.05.20 Leo you crack me up. Just to imagine such stuff. You must really be hung over after celebrating Cana
engine will not remain running when shift into gear buddyshea at 8:15am 07.05.20 Hello Joe, Engine starts fine and runs up to high speed. when I shift to either gear, engine drops i
Turning block replacement questions jssailem at 8:12am 07.05.20
engine will not remain running when shift into gear buddyshea at 8:12am 07.05.20 Can you rev up the engine without it stalling? Catalina 27 1985 with M18 Universal engine starts
Will this go boom? shemandr at 7:59am 07.05.20 That tank is indeed vintage!
Loss of Power Hello Below at 7:52am 07.05.20 We have arranged for a diver, but will require going out and anchoring because our marina prohibits
Will this go boom? Timm R Oday25 at 7:28am 07.05.20 I'm assuming you are referring to the port side compartment . That indeed is for the fuel tank . For
Wheel pulling to port under power Siamese at 7:23am 07.05.20 My Catalina 28 MKII has the issue you describe. At six knots under power, if I let go of the wheel,
Loss of Power kappykaplan at 7:19am 07.05.20 @VelaFella , the hull was clean. I use ablative as well.
Windlass relacement - Catalina 34mk2 Stu Jackson at 7:14am 07.05.20 I'm wondering what your ground tackle system is. It gets deep up there doesn't it? Rocna 10, 50 ft
Loss of Power VelaFella at 7:11am 07.05.20 I fear that's what mine will look like. What was the condition of the hull? Ours was painted with
Repower with Westerbeke or Yanmar? Sailfanatic at 6:42am 07.05.20 Having lived with both a Westerbeke33 and a Yanmar GM20F, I would strongly recommend the Yanmar.
bowsprit for H31 sail sfbay at 6:32am 07.05.20 Curious what you plan to use the bowsprit for? You might the Sail Magazine article entitled "Making
Loss of Power (2) kappykaplan at 6:27am 07.05.20 Just to close this out for me, here are a couple of photos of my massively fouled prop and shaft.
Wheel pulling to port under power Sailfanatic at 6:23am 07.05.20 With your engine engaged in forward, your prop produces starboard prop walk, the opposite of what yo
Turning block replacement questions jviss at 6:09am 07.05.20 I would grind away that rivet holding the block to the pin, and just attach new blocks to the pins.
The WTF Thread GSBNY at 5:54am 07.05.20
Portable Generator jviss at 5:53am 07.05.20 I must say, with all of this discussion that no one has suggested what I've considered for a long ti
Can someone identify this furling drum? Crazy Dave Condon at 5:13am 07.05.20 I recommend the new style drumbeith the wider open face

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