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RAYMARINE ST1000 PLUS TILLER PILOT Brian Buzz at 7:18pm 03.08.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/6696 I picked up a used auto pilot and installed it per the instructions on my 26S. Went sailing today in
My New Favorite Sailing Video Bill19233 at 4:35pm 03.08.17 Racing 14/1808 Found the link to this awesome YouTube on the "Interesting sailboats" blogspot. Tk5ceVXDY_o
Catalina 250 w/ Wing Keel looking for a Trailer rtmuell at 3:17pm 03.08.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/685 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 11/1096 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 15/750 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 16/1364 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 3/420 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 6/1042 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 7/1851 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 9/612 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 21/1653 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 9/2080 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 4/4102 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 47/5584
Bought a new boat -- oh! the questions (1) nightowle at 11:56am 03.07.17 Ask All Sailors 30/2342 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 39/1859 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 21/5042 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 9/1361 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 5/2725 We have recently purchased a 1985 28.5 and we will be pulling the boat for new paint and other minor

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Boom vang blocks (2) jssailem at 6:52am 06.16.24
tidy traveller options thinwater at 5:28am 06.16.24 All 4 of my multihulls have had continuous traveler lines, from beach cats to cruising cats. Very co
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? sailme88 at 4:44am 06.16.24 AND then....... there's the Marshall Cat boat and a few others without ANY shrouds....
Three shrouds per side on 22-footer -- really? Joe at 3:32am 06.16.24 Not unusual at all. Two lowers and an upper. The ubiquitous Catalina 22 is like that, I had one,
Engine Overheating jssailem at 10:50pm 06.15.24 In addition, due to your statement about "oily residue," perhaps it is a coolant that is the residue
Engine Overheating Ralph Johnstone at 8:24pm 06.15.24 The exhaust water output looked a little anemic Check the water temp. in the exhaust gas discharg
Engine Overheating Feo23 at 7:16pm 06.15.24 Yes, could have phrased that better, steam from the over heated coolant plus some smoke from overhe
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot rgranger at 5:52pm 06.15.24
Engine Overheating Davidasailor26 at 4:47pm 06.15.24
Large Frame alternator in M25XP mermike at 4:41pm 06.15.24 @Hayden Watson, thanks for the write-up. Looking good. I agree with not powder coating anything that
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot (1) twalker H260 at 4:36pm 06.15.24 Does it look like this? rig rite site it looks like it could be one of 3 mast feet - see if there i
Hunter 23 broken z-spar tabernacle mast foot kappykaplan at 4:07pm 06.15.24 Any photos of the carnage?
Engine Overheating Don S/V ILLusion at 3:09pm 06.15.24 Could be any number of reasons: clogged exhaust elbow faulty injectors faulty water pump/ bad impell
Bilge maintenance jibes138 at 2:55pm 06.15.24 GRP (glass reinforced plastic) is very strong in tension but not in compression. Thin washers under
Large Frame alternator in M25XP (2) Hayden Watson at 2:24pm 06.15.24 Hayden - how is the alternator project coming along? Did have Tuscon Alternator customize your alte
Bought a McGregor 26M but all rigging was not in place. stickinthemud57 at 12:23pm 06.15.24 There are a lot of very knowledgeable people at this forum. A few other great resources include: ht
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:53am 06.15.24 well, it is a heat gun or use my torch, the heat gun wins most times.... Oxy-acetylene torch on
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working SVFreedom at 9:40am 06.15.24 OMG is that a bad omen ? Look underneath the seat. If you see a 666 stamped into it anywhere, con
Large Frame alternator in M25XP mermike at 9:14am 06.15.24 Hayden - how is the alternator project coming along? Did have Tuscon Alternator customize your alter
Help - Secondary Mascerator and tank dumping to the ocean not working Ralph Johnstone at 9:10am 06.15.24 the forward head seat just broke OMG is that a bad omen ? Look underneath the seat. If you see

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