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Lake Michigan & Texas Boat Swapping or Charter? Pat Hooyman at 10:45pm 06.18.02 Smaller Boats 1/860 I keep my 1998 Hunter 260/26 in a marina in Kemah Texas(between Clear Lake and Galveston Bay) and en
Hatch Boards Donna at 10:03pm 06.18.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1082 I need new hatch boards for a Catalina 22.Where can I order these?
Has anyone replaced the fuel cable?? Mark M Smith at 10:00pm 06.18.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/900 I have to replace the fuel cable on a 1984 31, Is there anything that I need to know about this? As
wiring, interfacing nav electronics? revron at 6:29pm 06.18.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1085 I just had a JRC-1000 Radar, Autohelm ST4000+ wheel, Garmin Mapchart 175 installed. Now I want to n
sail slugs and shackles Mark at 3:03pm 06.18.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1152 I'd like to put slugs' shackles on my 22'er. I've seen the small ones with a screw that you poke thr
Partnership agreements Scott Provinse at 1:39pm 06.18.02 Ask All Sailors 10/1411 I am about to purchase a boat with some friends and in the interest of everlasting friendship we wou
Ice Box Drain Problem Scott at 12:47pm 06.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 8/2408 I have a problem every time I use ice in the box on my 1985 28.5. Melted ice drains into the upper
Favorite overnite anchorages in SF Bay Rick D at 12:15pm 06.18.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1243 I would like to spend a couple nights on my Catalina 30 this summer anchored anywhere in SF bay. I
Rust specks? Mark at 12:04pm 06.18.02 Smaller Boats 2/806 I noticed a post on the general forum about rust specks on the decks.As you know we took delivery o
Hull number identification Marcial at 11:29am 06.18.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1081 I just recently purchased a 1981 C22 and would like to know where the Hull # can be found. Also, my
Hole in cabin floor Mike Pilecki at 11:28am 06.18.02 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1758 I recently purchased an O'day 22 and love the boat. However, I should have been a bit more thorough
H33 ready made cockpit cushions (1) Terry Arnold at 11:17am 06.18.02 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1059 The old vinyl cockpit cushions on my 79 H33 are long gone. Left out, they soon become a heavy soggy
Thinking about having new boat surveyed Richard Gottlieb at 11:04am 06.18.02 Big Boats 5/1116 I've ordered a new 2002 Catalina 36 MK II from a dealer in RI and expect that the boat will be deliv
PHRF on 290 & 326 Chris H at 10:05am 06.18.02 Racing 2/2263 Does anyone know the PHRF rating for the 290 and the 326 each equipped with furling main and fixed 2
Gauges for Metal Tanks Ned Strain at 8:35am 06.18.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 2/1303 Which are the best gauges for metal holding and fresh water tanks? I've replaced my holding tank's
H23 Toppinglift attachment Matthew at 7:40am 06.18.02 Smaller Boats 1/734 I need to know how my toppinglift is supposed to attach to the top of my mast. I have a Zspar mast
Vacu Flush Heads Joe Renn at 7:37am 06.18.02 Big Boats 6/1179 I bought my 410 last year with Manual heads and I'm thinking about upgrading it with Vacu Flush head
Help, I'm going to drill soon Ric Shultz at 7:21am 06.18.02 Ask An Oday Owner 5/905 I posed these questions before with only one response. Do I call Rudy?Question: 1After 1000 hours
28.5 Fuel tank Don at 7:20am 06.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1406 Need some help with replacing the fuel tank on my 85 28.5. I believe this is my problem as I get fue
H33 mast wiring (2) Tim Dalton at 6:54am 06.18.02 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1349 The mast on my H33 was pulled for the first time and the yard cut the wires at the base of the compr

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The Lighter Side of Social Distancing Tally Ho at 7:07pm 08.14.20 Speaka de English! Greg
Johnson raw water pump: leaking seal (1) jaysweet at 7:06pm 08.14.20 I appreciate the comments on the seal that failed. I want to point out that I think it can be a bit
Rudder Post/Bildge Area Tally Ho at 6:59pm 08.14.20
Securing the mast at the base sigsgmret at 6:58pm 08.14.20 Looks good to me. I have a newer Catalina 22 (1994) that has a bolt through the mast step at the ba
Number one.....or number two? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:51pm 08.14.20 If this came from a power boater, yes you were mislead (except in the case of Ms. @Peggie Hall Head
Adding dedicated jibsheet winches to a H310 (2) sail sfbay at 6:48pm 08.14.20 Your manual running rigging diagram shows the jib sheets through a jammer to a winch on the cabin to
My first sailing video .... FDL S2 at 6:41pm 08.14.20 Good video! I like your music selections. I probably missed a few, but the only "dumbed down" thing
Thru Hull Fittings Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:39pm 08.14.20 Top quality stainless steel is ok for thru-hulls...plastic should be marelon. Bronze will last fore
Number one.....or number two? WayneH at 6:29pm 08.14.20 OH, my. I'm late to this thread but..... The admiral really doesn't like offshore is where I would s
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing David in Sandusky at 6:10pm 08.14.20 We carry a Sevylor inflatable and a DIY plywood bottom for rowing ashore when needed. It has a motor
Remember the Sun Screen shemandr at 5:21pm 08.14.20 It may be a while before I show up for a crew gig with Yoga pants and knee pads although that is wha
Genoa Clew Ring shemandr at 5:12pm 08.14.20 It's no joke. If a cringle and shackle smack you on the head from a flogging sail it's going to hur
Genoa Clew Ring thinwater at 5:08pm 08.14.20 I can't say what the material is used for the soft clew that's shown in the picture, because I didn
Remember the Sun Screen MikeO53 at 5:03pm 08.14.20 I agree that sun damage is cumulative over your life so that all that sun we got in our teens is the
1990 Hunter 30T Keel Joint and Mast Compression Issues? Art12050 at 5:01pm 08.14.20 My sole boards are screwed down an inch or so in from the edge. You may not be able to see the scre
Genoa Clew Ring Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 4:27pm 08.14.20 No. How do you tie this configuration of a loop and a end knot? Ok- the part with the knot is tie
Cockpit Table sail sfbay at 4:23pm 08.14.20 Might post this on this site's "Gear Wanted". https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/gear/gear.php
Remote Pressure Tank and Expansion Tanks. sail sfbay at 4:21pm 08.14.20 Sounds like you have a well engineered system with 2 tanks unless Westerbeke advises otherwise. I a
Dinghy on a small sailboat, Bilge pump, ocean sailing Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 4:18pm 08.14.20 I would never recommend to someone that they tow a dink offshore. Even between St. Croix and St. Th
H44 DS How do the 2 fuel tank work ? sail sfbay at 4:05pm 08.14.20 Assuming that the water tank became a Diesel tank of same capacity, what will be my total content of

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