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Ballast Valve Doug Nowell at 3:17am 04.21.02 Smaller Boats 3/875 Having it stuck last year I took it out over the winter. It was extremely corroded even though I sa
How to Submerge your Engine while high and dry (1) Terry Arnold at 2:56am 04.21.02 Other Sailboats 3/936 Bay horse, my 79 H33 has been out of the water, on top of a hill and 150 miles from salt water for
Help! Lysle Seelig at 2:52am 04.21.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1118 I need some suggestions. I have a depth finder mounted through the cabin bulkhead next to the compan
Help! Lysle Seelig at 2:50am 04.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/903 I need some suggestions. I have a depth finder mounted through the cabin bulkhead next to the compan
How to Submerge your Engine while high and dry Terry Arnold at 2:49am 04.21.02 Other Sailboats 0/754 Bay horse, my 79 H33 has been out of the water, on top of a hill and 150 miles from salt water for
Help! Lysle Seelig at 2:48am 04.21.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1028 I know this is off topic somewhat but I need some suggestions. I have a depth finder mounted through
Rudder Skeg Bolts Rick Warner at 2:05am 04.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1326 Roland, sailing out of Tarpon Springs, FL gave me some good advice about checking out the skeg bolts
Stopping a M18 Inbroad David at 1:56am 04.21.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/955 I have just purchase a Catalina 27 with wheel steering and inbroad M18. My last boat was a Catalina
Cure for Starboard List Gary Wyngarden at 1:53am 04.21.02 Ask All Sailors 0/1066 There have been many posts recently grousing about starboard lists. I too have experienced this on
CANPASS Reinstated Gary Wyngarden at 1:47am 04.21.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1099 I received a letter yesterday from Canadian Customs announcing that their CANPASS program was reinst
in the water !!!!!!!! Carl at 1:47am 04.21.02 Smaller Boats 1/905 i put the boat in the water yesterday and shes riding on her mooring. all spring projects are comple
Stopping M18 Inbroad. David at 1:22am 04.21.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/935 I have just purchase a Catalina 27 with wheel steering and inbroad M18. My last boat was a Catalina
Vibration at 4.5 knots Bruce at 12:49am 04.21.02 Other Sailboats 5/951 I have vibration at about 4.5 knots under power. I have an atomic 4 (30 hp) engine. The vibration
Rudder stuffing box maintenance Ken Palmer at 12:43am 04.21.02 The Cherubini Hunters 1/1304 Well, I finally did it! I replaced the packing material in my H33 rudder stuffing box, and took phot
Deck to hull joint problem - need advise please mark stevens at 12:03am 04.21.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1276 I decided to replace the carpet lining on my Oday 30 due to water stains from a leak. I was also int
C320 Water Pressure Steve at 11:37pm 04.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/912 To All,I've recently purchased a 2000 C320. Last weekend I filled the water tanks with water and a
External Rollerfurling Mains Graeme Scott at 10:42pm 04.20.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1161 I'm in the process of buying an O'day 37 equiped with a Hyde rollerfurling system for the main.This
Racing an H140 Bobby McCullough at 10:19pm 04.20.02 Smaller Boats 3/1541 Recently I was introduced to racing at the Tennessean Regatta and I decided to try my own H140 in th
Help with keel repair Bruce at 9:16pm 04.20.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/953 I have a buldge on the starboard side of my keel as a result of a leak in a keel bolt and winter fre
Help with keel repair Bruce at 9:10pm 04.20.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/933 I have a buldge on the starboard side of my keel. I think it is the result of a keel bolt leaking d

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New Boat EnamrdSalr21 at 1:55pm 08.03.20 Ok so let's forget the big ocean cruises and stick to lakes... maybe I'll upgrade in the future whe
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? DayDreamer41 at 1:53pm 08.03.20 Well we rebuilt the pump and we will see how that goes all surfaces were cleaned and it was reassemb
New Boat jssailem at 1:52pm 08.03.20 As far as boats, in the mid 70's a young energetic sailor took a 15ft Montgomery "trailer-able" boat
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? Alan Gomes at 1:49pm 08.03.20 Most water pumps are pretty robust and last a long time, however they do wear. How old is the boat
Anode needed on inside shaft? dlochner at 1:47pm 08.03.20 An anode placed on the interior section of your shaft will prevent the shaft from falling out of yo
HUNTER 49/50 Fischer Panda 12 Mini Generator noise ice breaker at 1:45pm 08.03.20 Might be the electric fuel pump.
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? Benny17441 at 1:43pm 08.03.20 @Alan Gomes I have read many articles on the weakness of the seawater pumps on this motor which has
Yanmar 1GM Water in Oil?? dlochner at 1:41pm 08.03.20 Most water pumps are pretty robust and last a long time, however they do wear. How old is the boat a
Packing nuts question capta at 1:40pm 08.03.20 Good luck.
Anode needed on inside shaft? Ted at 1:37pm 08.03.20 An anode placed on the interior section of your shaft will prevent the shaft from falling out of you
New Boat (2) jssailem at 1:31pm 08.03.20 Ambitious is what I would say. A trailer-able sail boat able to cruise "Transpac" (I would suggest t
New Boat dlochner at 1:30pm 08.03.20 Great questions! First of all I would probably want to start by doing more island hopping maybe in
New Boat jon hansen at 1:30pm 08.03.20 james wharram catamaran will easily handle all your needs. including the head room. raise a tall ten
Looking at this makes me glad I got a Mac! rgranger at 1:30pm 08.03.20 @rgranger : I think it's hard for non trailer sailors to understand the priorities of trailer sail
putting an ODay 22 on a trailer setup for a Catalina 22? Sunbird22358 at 1:28pm 08.03.20 I was going to say that this depends on the model year of the 22, 1972-78 had the shallow fin-keel,
Compatible with RV Pump-out? sail sfbay at 1:26pm 08.03.20 I agree a "low" head pump would work. I was proposing a simple system with minimal additional compo
New Boat cb32863 at 1:24pm 08.03.20 I think you have too broad of a range of "requirements". It is highly unlikely that you are going to
EEE SAH EEE AHS kappykaplan at 1:23pm 08.03.20 keeping my fingers crossed for everyone and sending good karma Tks. Looks like the track has shif
New Boat Hunter216 at 1:21pm 08.03.20 Have you looked at this? https://www.beneteau.com/us/first/first-24
Power Winch Throwing Breaker... Question Rick D at 1:19pm 08.03.20 Thanks guys. When I get to the boat, the first thing I'll check is the connections. Then I'll use my

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