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Anchoring woes fred1diver at 6:42pm 07.13.24 Ask All Sailors 7/716 Hello everyone With the admiral helping out more on the boat, we need to find a better solution to
Westerbeke 30B Tachometer Issue Rolihlahla at 6:33pm 07.13.24 Engines and Propulsion 4/781 The tachometer is not reading correctly: sometimes when the engine is not running it sits at 200 RPM
Damaged gel coat (2) BTC1984 at 6:00pm 07.13.24 Ask All Sailors 6/637 Anyone have suggestions how I should fix this ?
Raymarine GPX File Editing Monterey385 at 11:03am 07.13.24 Ask All Sailors 5/1470 I just archived my entire Raymarine database of waypoints, routes, and tracks. The archive file is
Rusty and siezed - how to free a transmission coupling? (1) adamv at 8:52pm 07.12.24 Engines and Propulsion 9/1013 So I have a very very corroded transmission coupling on my universal m 18 with hurth transmission -
charging problem with new batterie richk at 1:40pm 07.12.24 Big Boats 23/1716 I just upgraded my house band to 3000 AH. After first doing this I didn't detect a problem. A few
Catalina 16.5 Mast Flotation weh5748 at 12:13pm 07.12.24 Day Sailers 4/1942 I just launched a new Catalina 16.5 and am wondering if that mast floats or if anyone has experience
SEAFLO Dry Bilge System - anyone have/use one of these? jviss at 10:35am 07.12.24 Ask All Sailors 3/1299 I'm thinking of buying and installing this. Mixed reviews on Amazon. Anyone here using one? Seafl
Cockpit table project. Still looking for a part. (6) SoSound at 10:15am 07.12.24 Ask All Sailors 19/1292 Driven, yet again, by compulsive DIY frugality (aka, too cheap to buy one), I am almost finished wit
Moody Deck Saloon 48 Plymouth Sailor at 9:31am 07.12.24 Ask All Sailors 1/525 Curious about this boat. It represents the next gen in boats. It looks amazingly comfortable, more
T3800 Depth of Plastic Waste and Water Tanks? jviss at 9:03am 07.12.24 Tartan 1/511 I know, it's a long shot, but does anyone - for a Tartan 3800 - know the depth of the waste tank, an
Question for Legend 40.5 Owners Re: Bilge (2) Rick D at 6:40pm 07.11.24 Big Boats 5/815 My 1994 40.5 broke a through hull. It's the bilge discharge. It appears the access is behind the ang
Whit Lock Mamba Steering System Simple Life at 5:23pm 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 13/769 Hunter Passage 456 whit Lock Steering System pulls to starboard strongly about engine 2000 rpm. No
Mainsheet wood family at 2:56pm 07.11.24 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1154 What thickness and how long of a sheet do we need to buy for our O'Day 23 foot? Need to replace wha
Sailboat manual wood family at 2:54pm 07.11.24 Ask An Oday Owner 1/455 Does anyone know where we can get a manual for a 1981 O'Day 23 foot? Digital copy is fine. Thanks
TotalBoat Lust vs. Cetol jviss at 2:43pm 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 16/1759 Any direct experience on these products regarding longevity? I like the idea of TotalBoat Lust sinc
O'day 20 Centerboard SerenityO'day20 at 2:04pm 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 6/619 I have a 1974 O'day 20. I've just removed the nylon pin and centerboard. The pin is 1" (25.30 mm)
Toyota Rav 4 for towing Richie50 at 12:25pm 07.11.24 Catalina 22 12/2254 Thoughts on towing 1976 Catalina 22 swing keel a short 5 miles twice a year. Roads are local and no
Are These Davit Mounts? (1) Foswick at 10:51am 07.11.24 Ask All Sailors 8/859 Our new boat has these posts on the transom. They are quite sturdy but their original purpose is no
Anyone know what's up at D&R Marine? odaydokay at 7:31am 07.11.24 Ask An Oday Owner 1/690 3 tries to order a part online on two different PC's and each met with: 500 - Internal Server Error"

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Circumnavigating Vancouver Island jssailem at 9:45pm 08.23.25 I like Jacks for calamari in Sidney. They use Humboldt squid.
Question about O'Day Mariner bridle jssailem at 9:42pm 08.23.25 since the mast will stay raised, definitely mode the lifting point closer to the mast as the boat wi
Question about O'Day Mariner bridle Foswick at 9:14pm 08.23.25 I think there is a fair amount of confusion because what you are asking about is very unusual. I hav
Short but sweet.. Ralph Johnstone at 9:09pm 08.23.25 Due to family feedback and to better accomodate kids and grandkids, we regrettably sold our H280 (I
Propane regulations MikeHoncho at 8:47pm 08.23.25 If you use a hose between the tank and the regulator, make sure that hose and its fittings are rate
Question about O'Day Mariner bridle klark27 at 7:53pm 08.23.25 The bridle you have works. The Dyneema @dLj suggests is plenty strong enough, but you could copy yo
Question about O'Day Mariner bridle klark27 at 7:50pm 08.23.25 Is the mast down when you are lifting the boat? No
Sail Slides PaulK at 7:31pm 08.23.25 It might be a good idea to try cleaning the track some more. Salt and bird droppings can get in ther
Question about O'Day Mariner bridle PaulK at 7:22pm 08.23.25 The bridle you have works. The Dyneema @dLj suggests is plenty strong enough, but you could copy you
Short but sweet.. Michael Davis at 7:12pm 08.23.25 Young people just want to go fast! I understood that seventy years ago but not anymore.
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island (3) Michael Davis at 7:09pm 08.23.25 233981 Rounding Race Rock. Back in the Salish Sea. 233980 So close to home I can taste it. Brown R
Invest 99L (2) JamesG161 at 6:42pm 08.23.25 my boat is in St Lucia
H380 Bent rudder and Smile tsmortsea at 6:06pm 08.23.25 I removed and replaced a rudder assembly on my H380 2001. Fun. The blade was saturated and the post
Sneaking up on a circumnavigation mermike at 5:49pm 08.23.25 I love, love, love the remoteness. Can't wait to return.
Bent mast step shemandr at 5:46pm 08.23.25 I think No. Repairable yes. That simple no. If the SS mast step really bent than bending it back
Invest 99L Don S/V ILLusion at 5:40pm 08.23.25 not when my boat is in St Lucia
Adding Air Conditioning to a 98 Catalina 42 MkII Don S/V ILLusion at 5:37pm 08.23.25 I helped a friend install AC on his about 10 years ago. No duct work required. One unit in the fwd l
Bent mast step Don S/V ILLusion at 5:32pm 08.23.25
Adding Air Conditioning to a 98 Catalina 42 MkII Stu Jackson at 5:14pm 08.23.25 Every Catalina model/size has an Owners Association and a website. Here's yours: Catalina 4 Series
In search of a rudder transom mount for a Point Jude 16 shemandr at 4:47pm 08.23.25 It's not really that hard to make a rudder. I made a rudder for my 14' Marblehead Skiff. The origi

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