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Welcome Capri 22 owners! Phil Herring at 6:14am 10.28.17 Ask All Sailors 0/496 capri22.net has moved their forum to SBO, located under the Catalina heading. Stop in and say hello
Former Capri22.net is now part of this site Slartibartfass at 5:53am 10.28.17 Catalina 22 0/845 in a new sub-forum. Cheers, Malte aka Slartibartfass
Anyone ever heard of such a thing Jacomo Sailor at 8:58pm 10.27.17 Catalina 22 45/3876 I bought a new to me boat today. It wasn't a Catalina 22, but it was a sailboat, an older Sunfish t
Main sheet, O'Day 2 Hamp at 4:54pm 10.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 8/978 Just bought boat and have amidship mainsheet arraigment. Noticed jib backwinding Main. Would end boo
Cheap Hunter 260 just came up for sale - ask questions Tyler Rippel at 3:34pm 10.27.17 Smaller Boats 18/4952 A marina just posted a 260 for under half of recent comparable boats - $6900 for a 260 with trailer,
The "Betty L"-- My 1973 C22 Swing Keel (9) gdudik at 12:55pm 10.27.17 Catalina 22 41/4196 Hello everyone--figured this section is as good as any to make an introduction. I've been doing a l
International Certificate for Bareboating rfrye1 at 12:02pm 10.27.17 Ask All Sailors 28/2436 I'm looking to bareboat in Greece in '18. Looks like they are getting pretty strict about the Sailin
genoa needed palmbeachboater at 11:18am 10.27.17 Ask All Sailors 0/5 Looking for good, used genoa in range of Luff 37'6", Leech 35'7", Foot 18'. Prefer roller furle
Stowing the Rudder on H26 (3) Whiskey at 9:54am 10.27.17 Smaller Boats 1/609 I keep my H26 at a marina that gets a lot of wind and can be a little ruff. To take the weight off
Found an Article on the Hunter 31 from Sailing Magazine 2014 (1) pateco at 9:41am 10.27.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/654 Sailing Magazine Hunter 31
Beauty of Sailing on the Chesapeake Bay During the Fall Season Windy Daze Hunter 31 at 9:32am 10.27.17 Destinations 13/3161 MI_TsxCn3qE
Cockpit railings for the Mac 26D Biker at 9:10am 10.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/1030 I'm looking for railing (of any kind) for my Macgregor 26D. I can't find a dealer, sure they are out
Stuffing Box-Hunter 42 Passage Art Dennis at 5:40am 10.27.17 Big Boats 13/1902 I need to replace my packing on my stuffing box. What size packing do I need and any friendly advice
ST60 Thruhull Speed & Depth Transducer Problem onlinelee at 5:34am 10.27.17 Ask All Sailors 47/5287 Hi Friends, before I call in the engineers I have a small problem I hoped you guys may be able to h
Hard Grounding (1) ifmdalvey at 4:53am 10.27.17 Ask All Sailors 15/2716 142281
79 Hunter 27 in need of hatch replacements dlsflorida at 2:03am 10.27.17 The Cherubini Hunters 7/2213 I have my first sailboat now for 3 years. The hatches must be original as they are cracked and leaki
EZ Loader Trailer Tire Replacement for O'Day 25 Dave@Solstice at 7:29pm 10.26.17 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1098 Hello Folks, I just got an O'Day 25 (my second 25 after having a 34' boat for 10 years) but the trai
Recommended Exhaust Maniford Stud Removal Tool scruffy95 at 6:52pm 10.26.17 The Cherubini Hunters 0/516 I thought I might ask those that might have had the difficulty I am having removing and re-installin
15 dagger board OHJack at 5:24pm 10.26.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/986 I'm looking at possible purchase of what is listed as a 1981 15' Catalina Capri. The owner says ever
Ranger Logo Rich Johnson at 4:39pm 10.26.17 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 2/1895

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Compartment under bow berth on 285 Dalliance at 12:17pm 08.01.24 I have not seen any tanks other than a small 10 gallon? One in the stern. Fuel, water or waste? W
Compartment under bow berth on 285 3GGG at 12:05pm 08.01.24 Where are your water and waste tanks? Is this cover fiberglass? I know nothing about the 285, so
Hose life? Dalliance at 11:50am 08.01.24
Oyster Bay Hull Liner (Hunter 356) Ralph Johnstone at 11:42am 08.01.24 I would like to change the hull liner Is that anything like checkered paint ?
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 adamv at 11:28am 08.01.24 Have you considered just doing it right the first time with the proper materials? The lengths folk
My B&G Zeus2 MFD thinks it's yesterday jviss at 11:21am 08.01.24 Solved it! It was set up to use the GPS data from the Vesper XB-8000, which is putting out the wron
Stuffing box adjusting Ralph Johnstone at 11:20am 08.01.24 I do think you need to haul the boat soon and get the shaft and drive train all sorted. I think y
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover jviss at 11:19am 08.01.24 Ha, ha, good advice, @Stu Jackson . But, it looks crummy, I'd like it to look nice. I even conside
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 Ralph Johnstone at 11:07am 08.01.24 Thanks okay so sounds it's probably best to spray the anti seize over the adhesive to make life eas
Stuffing box adjusting (3) Tally Ho at 10:39am 08.01.24
Buffing Outboard Motor Cover Stu Jackson at 10:30am 08.01.24 1. Don't bother. That's the advice from seasoned cruisers. Why? Less chance of the motor being s
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 Stu Jackson at 10:27am 08.01.24 Thanks okay so sounds it's probably best to spray the anti seize over the adhesive to make life eas
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 adamv at 10:22am 08.01.24 If you must, then yes. Please note that Ralph's engine and pictures are different than your Kubota
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 Stu Jackson at 10:20am 08.01.24 Should the adhesive side be on the flange side and anti seize on the manifold side? If you must, t
Compartment under bow berth on 285 Dalliance at 9:48am 08.01.24 Where are your water and waste tanks? Is this cover fiberglass? I know nothing about the 285, so t
Compartment under bow berth on 285 3GGG at 9:34am 08.01.24 No luck in the compartment just forward of the flooring. Has to be in the big space under the bow be
My B&G Zeus2 MFD thinks it's yesterday Scott T-Bird at 8:42am 08.01.24 Once you finally get B&G on the phone, the tech service is excellent. You will need patience when r
Exhaust flange gasket on Universal M18 adamv at 8:03am 08.01.24 Thanks everyone so I have silver anti seize spray and gasket material from napa. It's for high temp
Hunter 26 mast foot not flush to mast base CrispyCringle at 7:55am 08.01.24 Thats very odd. So just to confirm, the main sheet wasn't a factor, wasn't attached to the boom and
Stuffing box adjusting (1) dLj at 7:06am 08.01.24 You need to pull that shaft, in my opinion. the corrosion on the shaft seen here needs to be examine

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