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Swing keel question John at 12:42pm 07.13.02 Smaller Boats 3/1134 Recently purchased a '72 C22. The locking mechanism for the swing keel is frozen (previous owner sa
HEAD PROBLEMS....#@!&^ TOM at 12:01pm 07.13.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/900 CAN'T GET MY HEAD TO WORK PROPERLY. DOES THE HEADUSE THE WATER FROM THE HOLDING TANK? WHATS THE BE*
Shower in a 26 . (oops, in response to "shower?") alan at 11:34am 07.13.02 Smaller Boats 2/1026 Still trying to configure a shower in the head too. The problem as stated is an adaquate drainage s
Changing Broken Cable in Pedestal Jim Seamans at 11:20am 07.13.02 Smaller Boats 1/810 Well, after two phone calls to Crazy Dave I started fixing the broken cable to the outboard. I have
Keel Deal Lee at 10:56am 07.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/951 I am currently shopping for a 27 and have found a 75 with what appears to be some separation of the
burnt wires on a C-Charge Andrew G at 9:52am 07.13.02 Ask All Sailors 0/884 I have a C-Charger 1230A which recently ceased operating. After opening it up and removing the cove
Catalina 400 Rudder/Steering Problems Duey Englehardt at 9:41am 07.13.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/2261 My 1995 C400 Hull #24, top rudder bearing is worn and rattles while underway. Also I have stress cr
mast corrosion repair Marcus Bradley at 9:04am 07.13.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1225 I have a old tornado class catamaran and I recently found a hole corroded into the aluminum mast. T
Closing Companionway in Heavy Weather Ed at 7:52am 07.13.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1609 When, if ever would you close up your compaionway and hatch? Heavy wind, heavy seas? or never. I a
Centerbd Pendant Feed Bill J at 5:08am 07.13.02 Day Sailers 1/1047 The pendant broke and, wondering what happened, my crew member hauled the line up into the cockpit..
Winter Storage Justin at 5:07am 07.13.02 Smaller Boats 1/856 I have an 88 H23 on a lake in the poconos, this year I have the option of storing the boat for the w
H260 Spinnaker Brian at 5:06am 07.13.02 Smaller Boats 4/983 I an considering adding an asymmetrical spinnaker to my H260. I noticed a spinnaker on the HunterOwn
Rust in 356 ss Miguel at 3:22am 07.13.02 Big Boats 9/1172 My boat was conmisioned on may 2002 and I have found rust in the part where the speakers are mounted
How Far? Michael at 3:01am 07.13.02 Smaller Boats 3/951 Over on TSBB they have been discussing how far and how far out people have sailed their boats. I
Universal Overheating Eric Stone at 3:00am 07.13.02 Trailer Sailors 0/1555 I have an 11 horse Universal 2 cylinder Model 5411. It is raw water cooled only. I recently got stru
Genset/A.C. installations on C30s Jim Latoz at 2:49am 07.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/893 My wife and I have had our C30 for four years. We are very happy with the boat and plan to move abo
burlingtonfreepress.com-July 9 dan at 1:10am 07.13.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1060 Hi Fellow Sailors......Please go in to burlingtonfreepress.com-archives-tuesday-top stories and re
Engine Repowering Steve at 12:27am 07.13.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/950 Does anyone have any experience repowering the standard C30 Universal M25 engine with the newer repl
Boom clean up Kevin at 12:16am 07.13.02 Smaller Boats 3/1284 The boom on my 79 25' is starting to show some age. While it is not pitted the exterior finish is r
Head Stay Mast Mount Tim at 11:34pm 07.12.02 Smaller Boats 2/1096 I have an H-26 with a CDI Flexible Furler. I bought the boat used and it did not come with the prope

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Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve Ralph Johnstone at 9:46am 08.11.20 The check valve prevents the fuel from running back when you change the filter. LP pump check val
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve Ralph Johnstone at 9:44am 08.11.20 Fuel will seek its own level. The tank is vented. If you pump fuel UP to the filter housing without
Coast guard boarding. Hunter216 at 9:43am 08.11.20 Little more complex in Canada. Coast Guard has more of a rescue, navigation role so if they board is
Fresh water pressure problem on my 2014 385 johnperri55 at 9:43am 08.11.20 Draw on only one tank at a time. Check the aerators on both faucets for debris. Thanks. seems lik
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve Ralph Johnstone at 9:38am 08.11.20 If your return line from the injectors back to the tank does not go to the tank bottom air can ente
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 08.11.20 This model of a Racor filter has a small pump built into the filter to fill the filter after changi
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve jviss at 9:26am 08.11.20 Not if, like mine, mounted higher than the injectors and with a vacuum gauge to show performance.
Following in the footsteps.... Cruising Spirit at 9:24am 08.11.20
Specs of the backrest panel on the aft port side Naglfari at 9:20am 08.11.20
New to us, 1981 Catalina 22 Hull #10001 (3) Naglfari at 9:14am 08.11.20 Sage advice Surf, thank you. And beautiful repair! The eye and plate need to be replaced, but most l
Hunter Interior Molding (1) sail sfbay at 9:10am 08.11.20 Might try a custom carpentry shop like Dan Alleger's or Odd Grain Custom Woodwork. http://www.dansw
Help me with mainsail please! Bubbadog at 9:06am 08.11.20
im trying to locate the pin that holds the keel on a 1969 mcgrager 21 ft i need to re due the keel any help would be great thanks howard2383 at 8:46am 08.11.20 It is unclear. Do you need a replacement pin or you need to locate the pin you presently have? bo
im trying to locate the pin that holds the keel on a 1969 mcgrager 21 ft i need to re due the keel any help would be great thanks howard2383 at 8:43am 08.11.20 both the need to be refabed and i dont want to start tearing everything uo
Coast guard boarding. markwbird at 8:29am 08.11.20 A couple times. Once when I was sailing on an overloaded Hobie Cat with no life jackets (I was a te
Coast guard boarding. JamesG161 at 8:17am 08.11.20 One time, and they asked... "Who is the Captain?" All 3 of my crew immediately pointed at ME!:face
Install Life raft bracket/cradle on bow of Hunter 41DS. sail sfbay at 8:12am 08.11.20 I have seen life rafts mounted on the side rail. However, mounting on the stern rail or stern sugar
Do more zincs last longer? Michael Davis at 8:08am 08.11.20 Our marina has no electricity on the docks. Zincs last a couple of years.
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? Captain Larry-DH at 8:05am 08.11.20 Some of the best, hard to choose: Autopilot, Electric windless, Electric winches, Lazy Jacks, CP/AIS
Fuel Starvation and The Obscure Ball Check Valve JamesG161 at 8:04am 08.11.20 The check valve prevents the fuel from running back when you change the filter. Not if, like mine,

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