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C-22 OWNERS MANUAL 1983 m2captan at 11:02pm 01.14.01 Ask All Sailors 4/2295 just bought 1983 Catalina 22 I need a owners manualwhere can I get one
Garmin 162 GPS Jim Logan at 10:08pm 01.14.01 Ask All Sailors 2/1267 I am thinking of purchasing a Garmin 162 GPS along with the topographical map cd. I am going to use
12 Volt Problems Steve Donahue at 9:26pm 01.14.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/980 I'm sailing (motering??) my H34 from Baltimore to Lauderdale - Brrrrrr! - and having problems with m
I need help finding a replacement propeller. E.T. Bush at 9:07pm 01.14.01 Ask All Sailors 5/1322 I would like to have another prop for just cruising. Reversing with my racing prop can bring problem
Spring Launch Mike Casucci at 7:34pm 01.14.01 Mid-Size Boats 3/971 Sory to be a bother, but this is my first boat and I never had to do a spring launch before. Does an
Catalina 22 fixed Keel Gene Berkland at 11:25am 01.14.01 Smaller Boats 4/2162 Hello Experts!I am a novice sailor that recently purchased a 1970 Catalina 22. The boat has a fix
To seal or not to seal Dan Batrynchuk at 10:36am 01.14.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/881 I recently purchaced a 1987 C30 tall rig and had a problem with my quadrant cover delaminating. I ha
Best option for a 27 Catalina spinnaker Paul Handy at 10:04am 01.14.01 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/909 Please give some advise in regard to types of spinnakers for a 27' Catalina (1985). Anyone with some
Low tide OK? Scott & Erin Conlin at 10:01am 01.14.01 Ask All Sailors 3/1301 We are prospective new sailboat owners, live right on the water of Quincy Bay, and have this questio
Dutchmen and Clean Sails Peter Milne at 8:28am 01.14.01 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 7/1186 Does Doyle or anyone else have any tricks or tips for keeping the Dutchmen contol lines from stainin
What is a good prop replacement for a Hunter 34 E.T. Bush at 7:12am 01.14.01 Other Sailboats 3/1652 I bought an 1985 Hunter 34 last August. It has a great racing prop that "clams", but I would like to
Restoring The Luster John Tucker at 6:48am 01.14.01 Other Sailboats 3/851 Aloha,My wife and I recently purchased a 1978 Mac 25.Could anyone tell us the best way to restore th
Larger jibs/genoas on H23 Bob Zanowicz at 5:52am 01.14.01 Smaller Boats 2/876 I just bought an 1987 model. The previous owner set up a self tackingjib (90%). It works well and
Trojan or Rolls for ... Alex at 5:11am 01.14.01 Ask All Sailors 4/1451 real deep cycle lead flood house battery ?which one will hold longer , and more cost efficient.Pro
Replacing the Alcohol stove JoDee Trost at 3:11am 01.14.01 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1136 We have a 1993 33.6 Hunter and it has an alcohol stove in it that we would like to change to propane
Through-hull left closed Pat Higgins at 2:14am 01.14.01 Trailer Sailors 4/1829 Yesterday I mistakenly left the seawater intake through-hull closed and ran the engine (Westerbeke 4
Hunter 28.5 at sea Robert Ference (imbobf@erols.com) at 1:03am 01.14.01 Mid-Size Boats 6/1497 Is the Hunter 28.5 suitable for ocean sailing. I want to take the boat from Havre DeGrace, Md to the
Dacron A. K. Moser at 12:22am 01.14.01 Smaller Boats 1/1103 My search for new sails for my C22 is narrowing. 5oz. dacron seems to be the standard material. Do
water heater Glenn Tips at 11:25pm 01.13.01 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1013 Where is the water heater located on the 1982 Hunter 33? Thought of using an electric 3 or 6 gal. An
Apostle Islands Fred McPherson at 10:50pm 01.13.01 Smaller Boats 9/965 My wife and I are planning to take our 26' to Bayfield this summer for a few days of exploring the i

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Boatyard shut down due to COVID dlochner at 8:07am 03.27.20 In my earlier post, I took an actuarial approach to visiting my boat. What I didn't acknowledge is e
wiring shoe power connector FastOlson at 8:06am 03.27.20 When we have cruised to smaller/older marinas we have found plug-ins for (modern standard) 30 twist
Gland packing size alvy at 7:54am 03.27.20 Thanks Greg- My O day 26 has a 1'' shaft . So that's what I'll start with and have 1/4'' on hand j
Boatyard shut down due to COVID Rick D at 7:49am 03.27.20 In Long Beach, CA the marinas are still open. We in the downtown marina are surrounded by a park. No
wiring shoe power connector dlochner at 7:48am 03.27.20
Boatyard shut down due to COVID SG at 7:48am 03.27.20 Hhmmm... Just saw a neighbor tonight who was told by Bert Jabinns Yard they could not launch his bo
Boatyard shut down due to COVID DougM at 7:40am 03.27.20 I winter in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, It has an area of 3730 sq mi and 1.7 million people
wiring shoe power connector Justin_NSA at 7:28am 03.27.20 Definitely go 30amp. Look at SmartPlugs if you are rewiring. And I thought a 20 amp service sucked.
PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degadtion dmax at 7:21am 03.27.20 Same for me, walmsleyc, I had to have a second person provide the 3rd hand. What helped was that I a
PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degadtion Justin_NSA at 7:15am 03.27.20 This makes me appreciate the materials that my Lasdrop Gen II is made from. The hose is Trident Ply
PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degadtion walmsleyc at 7:00am 03.27.20 Regarding the amount of compression. I put 3/4" of compression from the relaxed position as per th
Mac 26D Bilge/ Laz Question ScourgeOfTheHudson at 6:48am 03.27.20 I was thinking if glassing in a PVC elbow at the motor well to just have it run out the transom, no
Mac 26D Bilge/ Laz Question George_NJ at 6:25am 03.27.20 I've been working on my 1990 26S and can tell you that mine has no openings to the underside of the
Boatyard shut down due to COVID jon hansen at 6:14am 03.27.20 Roy, that was a great laugh
Boatyard shut down due to COVID dlochner at 6:00am 03.27.20 You have almost 35,000 cases in your state alone, more then 10 times the amount of any other, do yo
PSS Shaft Seal - Bellows Degadtion smokey73 at 5:57am 03.27.20 I called PYI about my deteriorated bellows and its likely exposure to leaking diesel fuel from a 3
wiring shoe power connector jssailem at 5:55am 03.27.20
Boatyard shut down due to COVID (1) RoyS at 5:48am 03.27.20 176494
Main Sheet Rigging Joe at 5:36am 03.27.20 Your trim of the sail will be moving the traveler. The sheet is for "Gross" changes in the mains
Simpson Lawrence Windlass manual use leemarkadams at 5:35am 03.27.20 Thanks and dismantled as much as I could today (as did not want to break it and do not have a rubber

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