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Holding tank replacement Ronald Land at 4:06am 07.15.02 Big Boats 7/997 I just finished (almost) replacing my aluminum holding tank with a plastic tank. The original tank
Holding Tank dimensions Scott Bukolt at 3:32am 07.15.02 Big Boats 9/913 Does anyone have the dimensions of the '85 H-34 holding tank?Or...Does anyone have the dimension
Fuel Pump keeps running Dave R at 2:55am 07.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/871 Greetings, a friend has a '92 Catalina 28 which has a curious problem. He's asked me to take a look
Hunter 26 hatch leak Slim at 2:44am 07.15.02 Smaller Boats 6/1104 The clear plastic panel on my '94 Hunter 26 must bow slightly downward. After heavy rains, the wate
transmission handle Robert Stivanello at 2:32am 07.15.02 Other Sailboats 1/758 The forward/neatral/reverse lever on my steering column went totally loose during a shift from forwa
Vacation Trip from Chesapeake to Block Island Robert Polk at 2:04am 07.15.02 Big Boats 2/1015 We took a two week vacation on our Hunter 460 "Liberty" from Herrinigton Harbor to New England betwe
Thinking of buying O'Day 27 KA at 1:56am 07.15.02 Bigger Boats 5/1758 I am considering buying my first sailboat. I have seen a 27' O'Day but it is a 1972 model. It has a
C28mkII prop noise J. Leavitt at 1:54am 07.15.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/907 while under sail my prop is suddenly making a "clanking" noise. Sounds like it may be hitting again
C-25 Battery Charging- Outboard & Solar Bruce at 1:53am 07.15.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2871 I have acquired a Catalina 25, 1981...and I'm trying to get the electrical system fully working. Th
Catalina 22 Galley Robbin at 1:42am 07.15.02 Smaller Boats 6/6584 I just purchased an 84 Catalina 22. I have done a little surfing the web for the (or a) galley. Th
C22 Swing keel fell off into water? Drew at 1:40am 07.15.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1940 I recently got a catalina 22 the keel fell off in dockin about 8-10 feet of sea-water. How can I ge
Cutting Out Water Heater John at 1:40am 07.15.02 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1085 The old heater "blew up" over the weekend. It appears the pressure relief valve was rusted shut, an
tough sail hoisting John Keklak at 12:58am 07.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1053 I have a 1983 Macgregor 25, a really great boat, except that raising the main sail is really tough.
Breakaway Champagne Bottle Tracy Frantz at 12:56am 07.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/3074 This may seem silly, but I cannot find a "breakaway" bottle of champagne (or champagne encased in ne
asymetrical spinnaker Jim at 12:47am 07.15.02 Racing 1/1328 Iam thinking of buying an asymetrical spinnaker for my H 31. Some doubts as to the measurements all
Bird Droppings Joerg K at 12:41am 07.15.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1052 Getting back to the boat after two week absence I find the entire bow section full of bird droppings
C27 Rub Rail Replacement Dave at 12:25am 07.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1076 Has anyone replaced there rub rail on a C27? Where did you order it from and how much did it run you
Can't leave a wheel for a second, bow moves30-45� Edward at 12:19am 07.15.02 Bigger Boats 1/1151 Just purchased 1989 O'Day 322. I'm having a problem of keeping my boat on a straight line when I und
MacGregor 26X capsize Dave Hill at 12:11am 07.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/3231 On July 4th a MacGregor 26X capsized in Lake Champlain, resulting in the death of 2 children on boar
Swing Keel Cable Tom Childers at 12:04am 07.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2042 I'm requesting any information on replacing the cable on my Venture 23 of Newport. The cable came o

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TIMING - What are you waiting for? gulfcoastsailor at 5:43am 06.29.20 I recently had my 35 year old diesel tank cleaned for the first time. Remarkably it was in excellen
Kite sailing Will Gilmore at 5:40am 06.29.20 takes great skill to sail to windward. it's called 'beating' for a reason. It's called "beating" b
Catalina 310 transmission problems KenA at 5:17am 06.29.20 We are on the Chesapeake and that means some days with a lot of mototing when winds die. We also too
Centerboard Leak catalanc at 5:15am 06.29.20 I'll be back at the boat Thursday and she will be up on stands so that I can check thinks out. Will
Kite sailing (1) Hunter216 at 5:06am 06.29.20 The other encouraging thing is that this guy was about my age and he told me he is just now learnin
Delamination jviss at 4:55am 06.29.20 Thanks Dave. As to age, I'm not too far behind you. :)
Balancing The Helm Gene Neill at 4:52am 06.29.20 Your foresight on the sail slides when reefing is much better than mine was. Yes, the slides will
The Perfect Hat Gene Neill at 4:47am 06.29.20 Admiral is just now on her second Tilley hat in 20 yr; the Airflow, LTM2 I think. Yes, lifetime gua
Cowl Cover Missing (1) Aftkhar Aslam at 4:37am 06.29.20 Replace entire unit with 3" vent... here's one for $20.99. Google "cowl vent for sailboats" for mo
Catalina 310 transmission problems JRT at 4:34am 06.29.20 What does a blow up transmission start to do as an indicator? I think we are pretty easy users with
Kite sailing dlochner at 4:29am 06.29.20 Of course, Kite Sailing is not without its issues, it may not be all that it is cracked up to be (pu
Boat Porn Spindrift NH at 4:17am 06.29.20 Did you find a place to keep your boat?
Kite sailing Davidasailor26 at 4:12am 06.29.20
Kite sailing dLj at 4:11am 06.29.20 Last summer I was watching several people kite sailing and a couple had foiling boards (or whatever
Kite sailing daviddp at 3:41am 06.29.20 Why is this in ASK ALL SAILORS ? I have found all the posts on kite sailing thus far helpful and i
Catalina 310 Polars JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 3:33am 06.29.20 I use the Catalina 30 tall rig in OpenCPN and Fast Seas.
Kite sailing jon hansen at 3:33am 06.29.20 got a vessel, propelled by a foil made by fabric, looks like sailing to me. getting a sailing vess
Yanmar SB8 - Shut off Cable garymalmgren at 2:58am 06.29.20 Does the key being in the off position turn off the motor? On the older YS Yanmar singles. the thro
Shout out to Weems and Plath justsomeguy at 2:44am 06.29.20 What could possibly go wrong with a parallel ruler? Good on 'em for the barometer.
Refurbishing Hunter 410 nightowle at 1:15am 06.29.20 You'll want to follow the thread on this forum for: Repairing Hunter 40 damage from Hurricane Matthe

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