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Rudder problems Rick Lobalzo at 9:41pm 04.12.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/851 I am trying to get the rudder apart. I've taken the screws out but I can't get the disks and the bol
Cruiser wants to get 75# dog on board ! Lisa Woodburn at 2:32pm 04.12.02 Smaller Boats 7/989 Hi sailors.The Catalina 22 racers I know have joked with me about this - they asked "why do you wa
Frozen Secock Geof at 1:52pm 04.12.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1215 I am in a quandary. The outlet seacock is frozen. It is a conical brass seacock - vintage '76 prob
Upgrade from 23.5 to 28.5 Dave Royce at 12:21pm 04.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/806 I have a 1994 23.5 and have been thinking about a bigger boat. I was contacted about a 1988 28.5.
Power surge at a mooring Marcelo Ferrer at 10:56am 04.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1077 Folks,I just got my first Catalina C27, which by the way is also my first boat, and as one would e
production of wing keels George at 10:53am 04.12.02 Trailer Sailors 3/1569 I would like to know if some one out there has any knolage of what years the wing keel was produced
steering unit noise sw at 10:28am 04.12.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1102 I have a noise isolated to the general area of the rudder post on my open wire steering system. Anyo
Ouch...British Sailors bash Luhrs Marine on PR David H. at 10:16am 04.12.02 Ask All Sailors 31/1697 Was on the British based site www.ybw.com and the discussion group there really let Luhrs Marine hav
Trailer balance Mark Fogg at 10:05am 04.12.02 Trailer Sailors 8/1500 Sailing friends some help please. My 1974 Venture 23 cutter came with a great lookingtrailer. But..
Boat Servey Jerry at 8:44am 04.12.02 Ask All Sailors 11/1424 I am looking for some direction regarding a sailboat I purchaed nine months ago. Before buy the boat
H23 value Roberto at 6:32am 04.12.02 Smaller Boats 2/978 I am trying to sale my H23 1987. It is in perfect condition. I leave in Texas. Do somebody knows how
Ocean Marine Davit System SD Series Butch Bowker at 4:50am 04.12.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1105 I recently purchased the above Davit System and am preparing to install same on my 1986 Hunter 34.
Cockpit mast cradle - Hunter 30 Eric C Lindstrom at 4:40am 04.12.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1246 Next month I'm going to have to construct a cockpit mast cradle for our Hunter 30 (to get through th
How deep the Chesapeake? Mike Corcoran at 4:34am 04.12.02 Big Boats 6/998 I'm facing a job transfer from the San Fraancisco Bay to the Chesapeake Bay. I have a 37 cutter wit
Furling line John Berlin at 4:16am 04.12.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 0/776 I have a 2002 310. My question is about the furling line and how other owners are cleating down the
CDI web site? Dave at 3:14am 04.12.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1115 Can anyone provide me the CDI web site address?Thanks,Dave
tax deductions jim at 12:42am 04.12.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1033 Ok,it's getting close to tax deadline and I wonder if there are any "creative" accountants out there
Wire to Rope Halyards Dave at 12:33am 04.12.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1111 I would like advice on whether or not I should replace my wire to rope halyards with all rope or rep
Running lines aft on a Capri 18 Brent Stiles at 12:05am 04.12.02 Smaller Boats 1/1043 Any suggestion on running lines aft on an '86 capri 18?I'd like to replace the clam cleats on the
Mast Step Repair for Oceanis 351 Larry Crippen at 11:59pm 04.11.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1201 Has anyone had experience with broken turning blocks connected to studs in the cast aluminum mast st

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Shelf Sheltering? jon hansen at 12:44pm 03.21.20 bleach?
Shelf Sheltering? JamesG161 at 12:42pm 03.21.20 sQRnQdB6qhg Test... gKcORNYCTqk Jim...
Defeating a Catalina 34 design flaw FastOlson at 12:39pm 03.21.20 Looks quite useful. Most of us that keep our boats for the long term keep adding small (and sometime
Hunter 23 Bimini knotatwork2 at 12:31pm 03.21.20 Thanks for the picture, where did you get the bimini from
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement FastOlson at 12:31pm 03.21.20 The sail area is not all that much on a Cal 21. (We raced and cruised a Ranger 20 for years...) With
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement Dave Groshong at 12:29pm 03.21.20 We offer both, but you really should change the masthead sheave, it is likely old school wire only
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement EnamrdSalr21 at 12:26pm 03.21.20 Great. Thank you all for the replies!
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement dlochner at 12:22pm 03.21.20 With the sheave that I sent a picture of for the headsail- wouldn't it be to narrow to fit a 3/8" l
Shelf Sheltering? JamesG161 at 12:19pm 03.21.20 Cheap vodka is not an acceptable substitute I have been joking around about cheap vodka. You can u
Anchor attachment point to rode jon hansen at 12:13pm 03.21.20 i'm a danforth man!
Anchor attachment point to rode jon hansen at 12:10pm 03.21.20 chain on your rode is fine. chain on your rode is great. chain on your rode is A huge pain in the as
Anchor attachment point to rode jon hansen at 12:05pm 03.21.20 there is zero need for chain on the great lakes. if some person or thing claimed other wise, they or
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement EnamrdSalr21 at 12:02pm 03.21.20 With the sheave that I sent a picture of for the headsail- wouldn't it be to narrow to fit a 3/8" li
What is this on my Keel? DayDreamer41 at 12:01pm 03.21.20 Looks to me like an adhesion issue, someone along the way used too much faring compound?
Looking exhaust manifold dlochner at 11:58am 03.21.20 You'll probably have to bite the bullet and visit a Yanmar Dealer.
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement dlochner at 11:54am 03.21.20 Basically the same as turning your underwear inside out to get a few more weeks out of it. That w
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement JohnShannon at 11:43am 03.21.20 Great idea! re of the twisted wire and the part that attaches to the headsail. Basically the same
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement EnamrdSalr21 at 11:41am 03.21.20 Oh, @dlochner not sure if I misunderstood your question. Did you mean you wanted to see the sail it
What is this on my Keel? captcoho at 11:40am 03.21.20 BTW.... The keel bolts are not bonded to anything in the boat, or ground or any type of lightning pr
Jib Halyard/Sheet Replacement (3) EnamrdSalr21 at 11:37am 03.21.20 Halyards have areas of high wear, typically on the sheave when the sail is raised and at the cleat

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