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Daysailer Used Boat Advice Stephen Gaddis at 1:43am 07.18.03 Day Sailers 1/1491 I am interested in purchasing a used daysailer (not sure of hull number or year mfg because I didn't
How can I find oil:fuel ratio in tank? UnderDog at 1:21am 07.18.03 Smaller Boats 4/1107 Is there any way to determine my oil:fuel ratio of my current fuel in the tank? I suspect that over
"The squeaky wheel" Bill P. at 12:48am 07.18.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1668 As much as I love the "old sailing ship" sound, I suspect my Edson pedestal steer wheel is NOT suppo
Leak in H34 aft water tank Bruce at 11:32pm 07.17.03 Big Boats 1/801 Apparently the aft water tank or the line leading from it on my H34 is leaking. The bilge had been
Marine Air Conditioning System - Problem Solved Jim Logan at 10:55pm 07.17.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1156 I've posted over the last couple of months several times as I tried to fix my Marine Air Systems coo
Fixed Keel... 2 pieces or 1? Paul N. at 10:54pm 07.17.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/948 I was looking at Catalina 27 sitting in a cradle and noticed what looks like a perfectly horizontal
help help help Mark at 10:32pm 07.17.03 Smaller Boats 31/1775 Well I thought I had fixed the leaking hatch problem that we all suffer from.But NO!!She is in a p
How stable are your Datamarine Depth Readings? Bill D at 10:20pm 07.17.03 Ask All Sailors 1/964 How stable are the depth readings, Are they rock solid? I am sure my transducer face needs cleaning,
Bio Diesel cmhyland at 10:05pm 07.17.03 Big Boats 0/889 Any marinas out there selling bio diesel?It seems like such a perfect fit for use around the water
Fill access for a water tank John Pollitt at 9:06pm 07.17.03 Smaller Boats 12/1091 Want to install a water tank under V-berth, and wondered if anyone else had, and if so, where you ra
Head Smell when Flushed Doug at 8:32pm 07.17.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1445 When I flush the head on my 1996 Catalina 320 I get a strong sewage odor both inside and outside the
Lifting keel First 211 John at 6:33pm 07.17.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1784 With the intention of buying my first boat, do lifting keels have an inherant problem with drying ou
Latest race.. Alan at 1:57pm 07.17.03 Racing 2/1730 ..last Saturday, in a field of 33 boats, we took a 6th overall and 2nd in Class. Got beaten by a J44
Bad oder from ice box drain John Dodge at 12:13pm 07.17.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1428 My wife and I completed our first week of sailing our (new to us) 1984 Hunter 31 on the bay. Magohty
Can the Captain have a Seat? Nice at 12:10pm 07.17.03 Smaller Boats 7/887 Any ideas on how to put a seat on the stern rail to rest my weary backside and see over the boat whe
okay.. how bout tires for the one millionth time.. tom b. c-22 at 11:47am 07.17.03 Trailer Sailors 6/1760 single axle, around 2800 lbs.,22ft boat
Aftermarket stern rail seats Dave at 11:00am 07.17.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/2563 The cockpit of my '89 C30 gets a little crowded when a bunch of kids come aboard. Stern rail seats
Barnacles on 2nd year bottom paint Jay at 10:47am 07.17.03 Smaller Boats 5/798 I have a question about anti-fouling paint and barnacles.Last year (2002), we did _lots_ of bottom
Oh Oh that smell Nice at 10:20am 07.17.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1110 Got a JABSCO pump head with a holding tank and when we pump it to flush - whoh! you get a smell in t
Throttle & shift lever disassembly Cal Adams at 9:56am 07.17.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/1117 My shifter lever is sticking due to corrosion on the spacer between the shift lever and the fibergla

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Spinnaker working loads? Scott T-Bird at 4:14pm 11.01.20 Going with a sprit is a good move, just be sure you have or also install a true spinnaker halyard,
New Forums: Questions, Suggestions, Comments kappykaplan at 4:14pm 11.01.20 Not wrong - just another way to git'er dun! :beer:
New Forums: Questions, Suggestions, Comments Michael Davis at 4:09pm 11.01.20 I knew I was doing it wrong. Works great now that I figured out what I was doing wrong.
New Forums: Questions, Suggestions, Comments BlowMeAway at 4:03pm 11.01.20 I'm doing it in Chrome on Win10. Works similarly on an iPad. Click on your userid in the uppermos
I have a rigging question PaulK at 4:02pm 11.01.20 Maybe you could go trolling in your new boat?
Replace the sheave on a block Reefing at 3:54pm 11.01.20
teak oil Michael Davis at 3:18pm 11.01.20
Yanmar 40 running hot [plus a couple questions (Where is seacock & Impeller access?)] (1) Barflyer808 at 3:15pm 11.01.20 Found the seacock in question...quickly found both the strainer and the impeller. The overheating cu
Propeller shaft key material Michael Davis at 3:09pm 11.01.20
Radar Head Elevation On Mast shemandr at 3:05pm 11.01.20 Why the difference with digital radar? Doesn't it still transmit EMR?
Propeller shaft key material (1) DArcy at 2:56pm 11.01.20 So the weirdest thing about my situation (but not completely surprising considering some things I ha
Mantus M1 (new style) on 1995 Catalina 36 dancrosswis@gmail.com at 2:53pm 11.01.20 Thanks Les. Yep, I'll be joining the organization. I'm stepping up from a '34 and belonged to the
Replace the sheave on a block Allan12210 at 2:52pm 11.01.20 What Kloudie1 said. I used that method on my Lewmar Cheek blocks. The replacement axle was a clevis
Rookie Question about Spinnaker Tack Line BarryL at 2:47pm 11.01.20 Hey, I learned this as the 'letterbox drop' because the sail comes over the boom and under the main
Radar Head Elevation On Mast sailme88 at 2:43pm 11.01.20 It surprises me that the darn radar pole can cost more than a radar unit itself! It is very costly
Mantus M1 (new style) on 1995 Catalina 36 LeslieTroyer at 2:41pm 11.01.20 That's encouraging information. I'm looking at the 45# anchor. Leslie, what size are you carrying
Mantus M1 (new style) on 1995 Catalina 36 jssailem at 2:31pm 11.01.20 Look at the Mantus web site. I think they have a way to print a paper anchor you can make a model to
Propeller shaft key material capta at 2:30pm 11.01.20 When I changed props on Sun Gypsy it took a large gear puller, a 3 foot Johnson bar and a large ham
Radar Head Elevation On Mast dlochner at 2:28pm 11.01.20 When you look at old radar format, the further it is from your head the less radiation exposure. So
Radar Head Elevation On Mast jssailem at 2:27pm 11.01.20 When you look at old radar format, the further it is from your head the less radiation exposure. So

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