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Tuning Standing Rigging David at 3:06pm 07.05.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1147 I have an 18 month old Catalina 320 with a wing keel. To slip the boat I had to disconect the back
Raising the pop top Rod at 2:38pm 07.05.03 Smaller Boats 3/1273 I've been trying to raise the pop top on my 84 C22 with little success. I have actually raised it I
Mast raising system.... Rich Songer at 1:57pm 07.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1126 OOPS... Almost forgot! One of the issues we ran into immediately was getting our mast into the air.
Trailer and genoa... Rich Songer at 1:54pm 07.05.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1156 Now that the fun and horror of our first sail is over, there were several things that became evident
Stupid Newbie Question - Lines to Cockpit Garl at 1:42pm 07.05.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/878 I obviously betray myself as a real newbie, but I am confused about something. Some boats say "all l
Sanipotti pump problem Jim Covey at 12:55pm 07.05.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1142 I have a Sealand Sanipotti portable on our H26 which seems to have developed a problem with the fres
De-Masted on Lake Michigan Lee at 12:55pm 07.05.03 Smaller Boats 6/909 While sailing out on Lake Michigan today, the connector that holds the roller furler to the chain pl
Trailer specs Sam at 12:47pm 07.05.03 Trailer Sailors 4/1777 Does anyone have drawings or specs for a Capri 22 trailer? Thanks Sam
Need a Catalina 30 engine panel John at 12:36pm 07.05.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/865 I am looking for a used engine panel with gauges for a catalina 30 with a Universal diesel engine.
AUTO PILOT INSTALLATION GUS at 12:07pm 07.05.03 Ask All Sailors 3/1184 I have a 1987 37' Hunter Legend. I am looking to purchase an autopilot. It appears that there is no
Westerbeke Vire 7 Website Vire 7 Webmaster at 11:27am 07.05.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/2254 I've just found this forum, complete with an old reference to my website and a very flattering comme
New Cat-22 Owner & Questions--> Mike at 11:01am 07.05.03 Smaller Boats 14/1260 Just did a deal on a ebay Cat-22. The boat and trailer were pretty cheap but needs some work. It ha
Line Inside Mast Inside Cabin area...what is it? Larry Stewart at 9:56am 07.05.03 Big Boats 5/948 We recently purchased a 1998 376 and still wondering what the line is on the top of the mast support
Centerboard Replacement 1969 Mariner? Chris Reinke at 6:57am 07.05.03 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2397 I am the original owner of a 1969 Mariner. I have recently experienced some problems with the cente
Mast gate, ice box cover, and winch handles Jack at 4:24am 07.05.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/1031 I love our new 320 but it comes with several puzzling bugs. First, the mast gate is difficult to adj
replacing keel rope george garcia at 3:10am 07.05.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/860 The rope to my 25 Oday (1979) is deteroiting and I need to replace it -it lowers and raises the keel
Trailer Specs for O'Day 22 Shallow Draft Jim Young at 2:52am 07.05.03 Trailer Sailors 1/6379 Several folks have asked for information to either build or to convert a trailer to fit a 22' O'Day
Rudder post fatigue...Catalina 30, 1978 Al B. at 2:45am 07.05.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1826 Water is coming in near the stern/rudder post of wheel steering and I understand this to be from vib
O'day 25 Powerhead Harry Schochat at 2:08am 07.05.03 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1348 I recently purchased an O'day 25 with an inbgoard powerhead. The powerhead has the follwing number s
wheel steering catching on my H34 Jim Sides at 1:02am 07.05.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/860 The wheel steering is catching on my H34 and I was wondering if anyone has any advice before I start

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272 transducer problem Benny17441 at 8:44pm 11.08.20 Check the wiring and the connectors, depending on the make, model and age it might be worth keeping
TES Yachts Tedd at 8:41pm 11.08.20 @Sailavie1 : Only because of the difficulty in finding these other boats, I will probably end up wit
Vibration in Yanmar at 2200 rpm in forward only Benny17441 at 8:41pm 11.08.20 All props will require balancing from time to time. A three blade prop will present more drag und
TES Yachts Tedd at 8:38pm 11.08.20 @Sailavie1 : Thanks, that is a huge help. Interesting fact about the canals in Poland. I've noticed
Learn from my mistake - lost my rudder (1) twistedskipper at 8:24pm 11.08.20 My C22 rudder had something similar to this, much handier for trailer sailing than a split pin throu
Learn from my mistake - lost my rudder Rillo at 8:17pm 11.08.20 Is that broken bolt the pivot for a kick-up rudder?
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta jssailem at 8:07pm 11.08.20 Good day.
Help a new C30 owner! Joe at 8:02pm 11.08.20 universal atomic 4 links You need to carefully check that the motor will turn over manually.....use
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (3) JamesG161 at 7:58pm 11.08.20 where you're going to procure a new rudder? Yes the rudder broke off SeaTow came prepared for sur
TES Yachts Sailavie1 at 7:57pm 11.08.20 Tedd, your taste in boats is similar to mine (I too had the TES and Seaward on my short list). I hav
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta smokey73 at 7:10pm 11.08.20 @JamesG161 I have been very pleased with the responsiveness and the repairs Progressive authorized
Pearson 33-2 engine removal CarlN at 7:09pm 11.08.20 Do you know how many hours on the engine? A boat like a Pearson 33 is likely to have under 1000 hour
About to buy a 2002 Hunter 356 pzacko at 6:58pm 11.08.20 She looks great! you'll love having the outboard crane! the dodger/bimini looks great, too Thanks
H28.5 busted furler drum Allan12210 at 6:51pm 11.08.20 Cruising Designs Reefer II. I just gave my parts to another member here. The good news is you can re
About to buy a 2002 Hunter 356 chuckwayne at 6:46pm 11.08.20 Super helpful everyone, thank you. Here are a few pics! She looks great! you'll love having the ou
Help a new C30 owner! Justin_NSA at 6:43pm 11.08.20 You can try to isolate the leak with a garden hose. Spray small areas starting from lowest to highes
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta jmce1587 at 6:13pm 11.08.20 Rudder company in Florida is Foss Foam. ask for Al. Great service. They made most of Hunters rud
I like my teak grey. Why touch it? CarlN at 5:51pm 11.08.20 Try using this cleaner from TeakDecking Systems (who does the teak decks for super yachts). This lea
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta BigEasy at 5:46pm 11.08.20 Jim, Glad you got her back in the water so quickly. When you get her hauled out and the rudder r
Self Furling Jib Kings Gambit at 5:37pm 11.08.20 I would never intentionally be out in a 25kt "breeze" :D In Port Jackson (Sydney Harbor) the boats

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