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Genoa Again Zach Heir at 10:06am 03.10.03 Smaller Boats 1/1004 I am about to purchase a 135% Genoa for my Capri 18, however I didn't realize how much paper work is
Swing Keel Dimensions Bert Burton at 10:03am 03.10.03 Smaller Boats 3/1845 Can anyone give me the dimensions of the swing keel (width, mainly) and how much keel is exposed bel
autopilot paul arceneaux at 10:03am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 12/1250 i'm iterested in autopilot for my 28.5 . any suggestion on unit. thanks kennyslipaway
Wing keel repair Pat at 9:51am 03.10.03 Smaller Boats 0/1128 We bent the wing keel of our '89 C22 when loading her on the trailer last fall. Any experts on this
Preventing water in Diesel Tank Tom Wingo at 9:15am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/941 I know water in the diesel tank is part of having a diesel engine on a boat. 100% humidty is part of
mariner with leak frank mergen at 8:51am 03.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1068 Recently looked at a '76 Mariner. After 2 hours in the water there was several ozs. of water in th
Battery drain even with DC master off Martin Cole at 6:42am 03.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/938 I have a puzzling electrical problem and I hope someone can give me some advice, because I'm definit
O'Day 192 Info Bill at 6:12am 03.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1068 Was looking thru the archives and found two questions I May be able to help> with. > > These reg
Galley for Catalina 22 Mike McKeown at 6:05am 03.10.03 Smaller Boats 5/1844 I am looking for the sliding galeey for a Catalina 22. Wondering how to get one? Is there someone ou
Why can't I edit anymore Hayden Watson at 5:15am 03.10.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/829 I posted an reply which had a typo I didn't see. When i viewed the article there wasn't an edit rep
Backing Up and Walking to Port Kenneth at 4:52am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1006 Our Catalina 27 seems to have a severe walking to port problem when trying to back up. Is this prob
Trailerable Rendevouz cancelled Crazy Dave Condon at 4:24am 03.10.03 Smaller Boats 9/839 Earlier, I had proposed an East Coast Rendevouz located on Kerr Lake, NC. I had arranged for the si
Thinking of buying a 290 Dan at 4:22am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/958 Does anyone know of any problem areas with this model that I should look for or any bad habits that
MacGregor Venture 23' Kathleen Powers at 4:20am 03.10.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2253 My father an avid sailor recently passed away and has left me his MacGregor Venture 23". I am not a
Bottom Job Question. . . Chris McLoughlin at 4:17am 03.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/780 I have removed the old bottom paint on our 12 year old Legend 37.5 with the idea of sealing the bott
Blue Water mr tim at 3:42am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1057 Any of the 30'-32' hunter owners do any trans atlantic crossings in their boats. I'm thinking of ge
Volvo Saildrive leaks oil (somewhere) Jim Cook at 3:28am 03.10.03 Other Sailboats 3/4090 The first contractor I hired to do my bottom 2 years ago painted bottom paint on my VolvoPenta S110
Key Largo Sailboat Marina Seabee at 2:51am 03.10.03 Ask All Sailors 2/935 Need recommendations of good sailboat marinas in Key Largo, FLorida for a 2-3 overnight. Prefer a s
Loking for information....O'Day/Dolphin 1961-1967 Louis Claassen at 2:25am 03.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1772 I just purachased a 24' sailboat built by O'Day/Dolphin series, in 1961.I have discovered that ther
Threw hull fittings craig shaw at 1:42am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/962 How do you check your threw hull fittings? We have a 1985 28.5 Hunter and all the fittings are facto

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Tiny Styrofoam balls in Ranger 20 cabin FastOlson at 6:06pm 09.30.20 I owned several Ranger 20's. The positive floatation was in blocks under the cockpit seats and also
Finally replacing my keel cable. What's with all this extra length? Gene Neill at 5:45pm 09.30.20 I'm just glad the job is done now. When we bought her (good grief, it's been almost seven years ago)
New sailer Glsawyer at 5:45pm 09.30.20
Dripless Shaft Seal sold by sailboat owners Justin_NSA at 5:44pm 09.30.20 If you are shopping, look at the LasDrop Gen II. NO maintenance. Mine has been problem free. No agi
New sailer dLj at 5:42pm 09.30.20
H34 cowl vents Capt Robbie at 5:41pm 09.30.20 remove the old vent opening hardware, it's only a few screws. Then clean off old sealant and cut a
Salt Water in Bilge ianmcc444 at 5:32pm 09.30.20 What kind of shaft packing gland/stuffing box does the boat have? You may just need to adjust the
Hunter 34, bilge questions Capt Robbie at 5:29pm 09.30.20 as Allen commented most of the wiring that low in the boat is for the bilge and shower sump pumps. F
Tiny Styrofoam balls in Ranger 20 cabin ggrizzard at 5:19pm 09.30.20 We have a lot of 'members', but I don't recall a Ranger owner here. But I found this on this site:
Salt Water in Bilge Kings Gambit at 5:10pm 09.30.20 Check around the rudder post shaft/tube for possible ingress. Also, maybe the scupper drains/hoses.
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Morgan donor at 5:07pm 09.30.20 Change your oil & filter. Put the specified amount of oil in the engine as per the service manual. M
Salt Water in Bilge berner73 at 4:49pm 09.30.20 What kind of shaft packing gland/stuffing box does the boat have? You may just need to adjust the g
Anyone familiar with Larry Pollocks Running Cloud Trimaran? Michael Meyer at 4:19pm 09.30.20 Hey Running Cloud, (...Larry?) Thank you for the write-up. I am Dick Flint's nephew. I think I sti
Engine oil level rising Westerbeke 58 Rodd at 4:17pm 09.30.20 Hey all- Just got the oil analysis back-- No fuel in the oil, no water, no glycol. So what's next? T
Windlass install vmaks at 4:11pm 09.30.20 I am REALLY liking the concept of fastening a shelf inside the locker and cutting a hole in the cov
New sailer Glsawyer at 3:47pm 09.30.20 Lmao. Just realized I title this topic as new sailer. No wonder you guys think in new. I me t new
Windlass install Ralph Johnstone at 3:39pm 09.30.20 You are most likely right. Difficult to see without a closeup of the assembly. As shown in my setu
New sailer Glsawyer at 3:09pm 09.30.20 Just downloaded the 1st book. So I can read it several times And the second
Windlass install vmaks at 3:09pm 09.30.20 I see what that is....it is simply gelcoat where the cabin top in front of the hatch steps down to t
New sailer Glsawyer at 3:08pm 09.30.20 There is a wealth of books to read about sailing. It will be hard to know where to stop. 2 of my

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