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Catalina 250 w/ Wing Keel looking for a Trailer rtmuell at 3:17pm 03.08.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/684 I have listed my 1998 Catalina 250 sailboat in the classifieds. Several interested buyers have been
Transom holes fireone at 11:57am 03.08.17 Ask An Oday Owner 11/1094 I need to mount a new Garelick engine mount on my 23'Oday This has new bolt spacing -so i will need
Some fluctuation in the weather coming (1) Skipper at 8:59am 03.08.17 Ask All Sailors 15/747 133945 Looks like we have some fluctuation in the weather coming up. One of these things is not lik
Security (1) All U Get at 7:05am 03.08.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1363 Hi all, Here's a way to keep your boat safe. Chafe protection, too.
Air Conditioner NYSail at 5:15am 03.08.17 Ask All Sailors 3/419 Hello all..... So making my spring check list and wanted to know about air conditioners. I have a ma
C30 Prop lpbosch at 4:49am 03.08.17 Catalina 30 6/1041 i have repowered my Catalina 30 with a rebuilt M18 and need to replace my prop. I have a 1" shaft an
Yammer 3HM35F manual needed SailMaster at 1:55am 03.08.17 Engines and Propulsion 1/666 Hi guys, I am looking for a paper copy of this manual. If anyone has one laying around, I would lov
New to me O'Day 23 (1) David Hatt at 8:53pm 03.07.17 Day Sailers 7/1836 Hi, we recently bought a 1978 23-2 to learn to sail on. She is in pretty good shape, but one thing t
Interesting wingsail development video RussC at 5:13pm 03.07.17 Ask All Sailors 9/611 Hang gliders have used similar battens for years now to hold the airfoil shape. I've often wondered
Chartplotter and Autohelm LeoLambert310 at 4:31pm 03.07.17 Ask All Sailors 21/1641 Just a question how many have their chartplotter hooked up to the autohelm to use waypoint navigatio
Upwind sail trim (1) Jimski at 2:38pm 03.07.17 Catalina 30 9/2060 This is a shot of us sailing upwind close hauled, boat speed 5.5 knots. We were pointing pretty wel
Replacing polarizing film Slipin Away at 1:18pm 03.07.17 Ask All Sailors 4/4075 Has anyone tried replacing the polarizing film on a blackened (due to heat ) Raymarine instrument?
Documentation Scam Ron20324 at 12:33pm 03.07.17 Ask All Sailors 47/5563
Bought a new boat -- oh! the questions (1) nightowle at 11:56am 03.07.17 Ask All Sailors 30/2340 I just got a very sweet 1999 Bavaria 35E. There's tons of documentation/manuals on the boat, but wo
Which sail should I make first? Skipperdan at 11:40am 03.07.17 Ask All Sailors 39/1855 I am referbishing a Chrysler C26 and I only have a beat up main. Maybe good enough to start the seas
Polishing in tight places (1) Justin_NSA at 10:01am 03.07.17 Ask All Sailors 21/5034 I've had good results with MS' tips on polishing my hull. I want to do do as well on my deck. The tr
Ahoy, NY, NJ, CT sailors! Time to rOnDAYvous! Capn Pete at 9:37am 03.07.17 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1358 It's official! The 2017 O'day owners' rOnDAYvous will be held the weekend of July 14-16 at Milford L
Hunter 28.5 Mast Question Charles Sade at 6:25am 03.07.17 Mid-Size Boats 5/2720 We have recently purchased a 1985 28.5 and we will be pulling the boat for new paint and other minor
Small Solar Panel for Small Boat? catalanc at 5:21am 03.07.17 Ask All Sailors 15/5890 Hi all, I have a catalina 22 MK II and have a small solar panel that I plug in while at the dock. It
Missing fuel filters?? Kirsten at 9:13pm 03.06.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1262 Hi - I bought my boat just over a year ago (2008 45CC). In prepping for new season we found some new

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Failed Traveler Part kloudie1 at 11:13am 06.10.24 @Jan11 has a great idea .. find what holds the "roller saddles" to that block and remove it and copy
Moving the traveller questions dlochner at 10:17am 06.10.24 Harken has several load calculators on their website. You might find them interesting. The Max main
Failed Traveler Part Don Guillette at 9:55am 06.10.24 I wasn't going to comment any further on this topic but I can't help myself. The traveler car you're
Moving the traveller questions fred1diver at 9:55am 06.10.24 Thanks everyone The biggest issue I have is the main sheet always hitting me when I drive, so even
3GM30F Service Issue dLj at 9:12am 06.10.24 Well, I was reading that he finally achieved 3500 rpm under load and that is where it should be.
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz dLj at 9:02am 06.10.24 How do you feel about the state of the recreational Sailboat market? Do you think it's gaining in p
3GM30F Service Issue skunther at 8:40am 06.10.24
Failed Traveler Part Jan11 at 8:21am 06.10.24 Take it to a machine shop and ask them to make a piece. A simple piece of scrap stainless bent arou
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Project_Mayhem at 8:18am 06.10.24 From a pure financial standpoint I think it primarily boils down to crew costs vs fuel costs. Is it
Edson Pedestal Screws Scott T-Bird at 8:10am 06.10.24 Those look like oval head self-tapping screws and a not very elegant application. First of all, ova
I thought this was interesting stickinthemud57 at 7:38am 06.10.24 Scalability, cost, convenience, increasingly high demand, etc. Not many people are willing to make t
3GM30F Service Issue Scott T-Bird at 7:33am 06.10.24 With all due respect @Scott T-Bird - everything @skunther is describing about how his engine is ru
Weekend Login Difficulties sailcapt340 at 7:21am 06.10.24
I thought this was interesting dLj at 7:13am 06.10.24 About every other town on the North Shore of LI has a "Mill Creek." The settlers would dam up the
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 6:59am 06.10.24 That's not a MaxProp.... It's a good thing, too! The price for reconditioning my Autostream was l
I'll trade ya my Irwin for your Pearson, the state of the boat biz Simple Life at 6:32am 06.10.24 Sailing cargo ships are making a genuine comeback. Japanese bulk carrier MOL is operating a wind-as
Main Cross Traveler ... Joe at 6:03am 06.10.24 https://www.garhauermarine.com If you don't find it in this catalogue, try google "mainsheet hard
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? Scott T-Bird at 6:02am 06.10.24 unfortunately this was only a stop for the night. But I know we will come back because the beach an
ABYC wire identification question? Kingjim91 at 5:56am 06.10.24 I use these wraparound labels. https://www.amazon.com/Wire-Marker-Klein-Tools-56250/dp/B072SVZKQ5?t
Atlantic City - Hoboken NJ in two days? xavpil at 5:52am 06.10.24 Glad you made it inside safely! Winds were very strong from the west all day Saturday. I didn't s

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