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rope/chain windlass C310 Sue at 10:32am 06.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/833 I am ordering a new C310. I was thinking of installing a Maxwell Freedom 800 automatic rope chain an
Capri 14.2 Owners Manual: Search Chuck Pierce at 10:17am 06.21.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/5624 Looking for an owners manual for our 1983 Capri 14.2. Any ideas where I can buy one?
Hunter 320 Leaky Aft Cabin Dave Schlesinger at 9:54am 06.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/844 Has anyone experienced a leak at the partition between the aft cabin and the holding and fuel tanks.
Mast Crutch Roller on H-260 Sam Morgan at 8:03am 06.21.03 Smaller Boats 5/959 I am not happy with the mast crutch on my H-260 and was interested to know if someone has figured ou
Mast Raising on H-260 Sam Morgan at 7:59am 06.21.03 Smaller Boats 4/730 Last year I was having a lot of trouble raising the mast on a used H-260 I had recently purchased.
Creaking deck at aft lower stays (both) B Murphy at 7:59am 06.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/896 Please give me comment on this one. I'm a first time owner of a 1989 Cat 30 and just finished "tuni
Brake Linings for '99 m26x trailer Steve at 7:57am 06.21.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/915 Does anyone know a part number/cross reference or just how to spec. a replacement?Thanks in advance
Air conditioning problems Alan Townsend at 7:19am 06.21.03 Other Sailboats 1/801 I recently acquired a 2001 Catalina 36 MKII (about 1 month ago) and the air conditioning was ok but
wind generator P42 PAUL FOSTER at 6:57am 06.21.03 Big Boats 7/1035 I am in the process of installing a wind generator on our P42 but have some concerns about the final
Now we're cooking with gas!! Barnaby at 5:34am 06.21.03 Big Boats 5/757 Greetings,I thought the following experience might be helpful to others...Recently, I switched f
Rain leak in head compartment Burt Gold at 5:09am 06.21.03 Mid-Size Boats 0/926 I have an 89 tall rig. Whenever it rains, water comes through the upper right bolt in the head compa
Cabin roof near mast step Jon Walpole at 2:47am 06.21.03 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1102 HelloI've recently purchased a 1977 H27 that had been sitting a while. My major concerns are:1. Dr
Deep vs. shoal keel Ian at 2:46am 06.21.03 Bigger Boats 2/1368 Looking at the original brochure for my 1985 31' O'day it looks as though the difference between the
Need help to set up a spinnaker Chris Athanitis at 1:42am 06.21.03 Smaller Boats 2/991 Hi everyone!I am sort of experienced with flying a spinnaker and the general set-up of one on a J-2
VHF RADIO Capt'n Bob at 12:23am 06.21.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1722 I have a Midland 78-211 hand held VHF radio that I bought from West Marine.I have missplaced (lost
Original prop Noah at 11:18pm 06.20.03 Big Boats 2/996 I have recently purchased a 1989 Catalina 36. It has had a two blade prop put on, but I believe it o
Cured Idle problem on Tahatsu Mic fry at 10:54pm 06.20.03 Ask All Sailors 4/900 Thanks gang for you output on the cure for the fast idle problem with the Tahatsu 5 HP. I probably s
Keel description 26S (1994) Andy Paine at 10:53pm 06.20.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/824 My keel cable broke yesterday. Has anyone got a photo of this centrboard and/or a description of t
Herford Inlet NJ, anchorage or moorings Mark at 9:19pm 06.20.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1139 We are travelling in our Hunter 33.5 from Havre de Grace to Long Beach Island, NJ on July 3-6. We ar
NEED HELP WITH HYPALON Ernie at 5:53pm 06.20.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1587 I have a year old Hypalon inflatable. I have to change the registration numbers. The old ones came

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Water in Bilge. Benny17441 at 10:06pm 06.01.20 I would suspect that your boat may be holding in excess of 10 gallons of water trapped in the hull s
Evinrude is no more chasfrank at 9:57pm 06.01.20 to show my age................no more outboard dragonflies?? bummer
When is it time for a new barrier coat? sail sfbay at 9:51pm 06.01.20 Other than my 2005 sailboat keel I have never needed to apply a new barrier coat on my boats as old
Race Scoring Jackdaw at 9:50pm 06.01.20 Racesail got it perfectly right. NOTE : Posed edited to correct boatname mistake noticed by Ted Th
Water under floor boards Benny17441 at 9:48pm 06.01.20 Many have used talcum powder to better track and chase leaks.
Invest 93L Benny17441 at 9:44pm 06.01.20 These are the remnants of Tropical Storm Amanda which formed in the Pacific. It broke up over land
Hunter 34 compass repair victorhoisington at 9:41pm 06.01.20 You can completely rebuild these compasses. It takes about an hour or so and is really not very har
What is this warning symbol? Benny17441 at 9:32pm 06.01.20 I don't believe in coincidences, was there a large load, like a refrigerator, present for some time
DC panel power drop on battery bank 1 only (1) Benny17441 at 9:22pm 06.01.20 Voltage by itself means nothing. Like it has been previously said a bad battery can show good volt
Annette Inlet Michael Davis at 9:21pm 06.01.20 Boo! Hiss!! My calendar still has a note for Barbara and I to think about heading north to Prince
Annette Inlet SoSound at 9:06pm 06.01.20 around the house then restock the boat and head for Princess Louisa for a few days. Boo! Hiss!!
Old Failing Raymarine Electronics jaysweet at 9:03pm 06.01.20 By the way: my other problem was a dead C80 chartplotter. Actually, not really dead. It would power
When is it time for a new barrier coat? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 8:57pm 06.01.20 IP2000e is suggested to last 10 years. And where, pray tell, did you come up with a figure of 10
Old Failing Raymarine Electronics jaysweet at 8:51pm 06.01.20 I got my ST60 (2004 vintage) wind transducer down from the mast on Saturday, and replaced the bearin
Superflush Justin_NSA at 8:16pm 06.01.20 When you say tested.....? :oops:
Long or short shaft Chern at 8:12pm 06.01.20 Thanks
Purchased a Soverel 33 Project Boat CavuDave at 8:12pm 06.01.20 A little Soverel 33 story. Back in the early 80s I was crewing on a Soverel 26 in Ft. Lauderdale. I
New Catalina 85 Tall Rig new owner vshinsky at 8:10pm 06.01.20 Thank you! I will check my main sheet, guessing it's much thicker. No idea why owner would do that
Hunter 34 compass repair markwbird at 8:09pm 06.01.20 What kind do you suggest- ie that fits? and where is it available? No suggestions. Let me know wha
Woodworking from another era. Justin_NSA at 7:53pm 06.01.20 That is exactly what it is. That is why i figured it was very appropriate IMO :biggrin: No idea wh

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