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Lets talk ladders--(folding, telescopic or neither) Windtherapy at 6:25pm 01.30.17 Ask All Sailors 13/4578 I might be installing a ladder on my O'Day DS1 and would also like to replace the stock one on my O'
Speaking of Starters.... shemandr at 6:11pm 01.30.17 Ask All Sailors 6/403 I'm looking at a boat with an inboard engine that I've learned has had at least 3 starters in less t
legend 37 information wanted riversloth at 6:01pm 01.30.17 Big Boats 7/780 I am currently looking at a Hunter legend 37 to purchase. I've been scouring the web looking for i
Speaking of Starters.... shemandr at 5:53pm 01.30.17 Ask All Sailors 3/260 I'm looking at a boat with an inboard engine that I've learned has had at least 3 starters in less t
Starter acting strangely Franzcat at 5:32pm 01.30.17 Catalina 30 28/2411 My universal 25xp starter began working intermittently and then just stopped. I have replaced the s
Hunter 41 - the good, bad and ugly please... Paula at 4:28pm 01.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/777 We are looking at the 41 line or 41DS of the hunters. Sailing in upper Chesapeake. Any comments on
Sheaves for Main Halyard on S2 9.2C MMcD at 4:21pm 01.30.17 S2 10/2042 We have replaced the wire to rope halyards on our S2 9.2C with 3/8" rope. We want to replace the sh
Marinas that fit sailors in upper Chesapeake Bay Paula at 4:08pm 01.30.17 Ask All Sailors 15/2013 We are looking for a Marina in the upper bay = Baltimore, Annapolis area, that fits us. We are curr
Swap Porta potty for marine head 7seas at 2:14pm 01.30.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/6518 Hi all. I'm looking to swap out the porta potty on my 2002 Mac26x for a marine head. Wondering wher
Intermittent Oil Pressure Warning Tdaddy2000 at 10:32am 01.30.17 Catalina 310 21/2492 Hello All, Recently began hearing the low oil pressure warning alarm. This is occurring at 2000 rpm
Keel 5' winged VS 6.5' Fin in Chesapeake Bay on a 41 Paula at 10:09am 01.30.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/2794 Looking at 41 Hunters and one we were going to look at has a fin keel. Big concern if this length is
boat ownership question for legal types Justin_NSA at 8:48am 01.30.17 Ask All Sailors 21/4793 Kind of a grim topic but I'm stuck. The admiral and I have been working on moving all assets into a
ideas for finishing the headliner of aft berths c27 (5) rebecca64 at 6:41am 01.30.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 22/3255 i just bought a 1977 cat 27, and am VERY new to everything. i've removed anything that wasn't glue
Oil Pan Replacement Universal M-18 Catalina 27 1985 Loose Ends at 5:25am 01.30.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1093 Is there enough room under the engine to replace the oil pan without lifting the engine? I know hand
What is this pump for? JosefR at 4:21am 01.30.17 Catalina 30 22/4052 My sink Seacock is open. There is a foot pump on the floor aft of galley in my 1989 30-foot Catalin
Greetings from Galapagos DAVA390 at 3:00am 01.30.17 Destinations 5/885 Checking one off of the Admirals bucket list this week, although I`m glad to be here. Enjoying 80`s
Dry teak capta at 9:15pm 01.29.17 Ask All Sailors 1/284 Let's say you had some teak on your boat that had dried out to the point that it was popping out plu
The C-22 Community Mourns the loss of Beattie Purcell (1) CaptDon01 at 5:21pm 01.29.17 Catalina 22 3/764 Just received some sad news. Beattie Purcell has passed away. For some of you that are not familiar
Stanchion "brace" weld repair (3) forbin at 1:59pm 01.29.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 27/3244 One of the braces for the stanchions on either side of the lifeline gate broke at the weld to its ba
Finishing Plywood Drop Boards Rich6705 at 10:27am 01.29.17 Ask All Sailors 21/4852 Good afternoon. I just purchased an O'Day sailboat and the companionway hatch boards are rotting.

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Internet and telephone while off-shore in Canadian Pacific Northwest captain69 at 9:21am 02.23.24 There are those times when boat or body breaks down and reliable communication comes in handy. If
Kirie Elite 29 hutch5151 at 9:20am 02.23.24 Contact Gerad Mennetrier: He moderates a website in France for all Feeling (Kirie-Elite) models. w
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 9:18am 02.23.24 @dlochner Yup just got to that part of vid. Curious of how it would look with the filled in/film ove
Kirie Elite 29 hutch5151 at 9:15am 02.23.24 Greetings all. New to the forum. Just picked up a 1985 Kirie Elite 29. Going to do a major renov
Resurfacing cockpit ranger dlochner at 9:14am 02.23.24 @dlochner Thanks, Probably clean it/ power wash and then light sand to put a part 1 top surface coa
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 9:02am 02.23.24 Also will sanding on the non-skid wear and smooth the non skid popcorn/sandpaper texture?
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 8:57am 02.23.24 @dlochner Thanks, Probably clean it/ power wash and then light sand to put a part 1 top surface coat
Simpson Lawrence Sprint 900 windlass Rich Stidger at 8:51am 02.23.24 Many years ago, S-L used French-made Leroy-Sumner motors in their windlasses. These motors had a sh
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 JamesG161 at 8:46am 02.23.24 All odors are a vapor in the Air. To get into the Air, the source must Vaporize a chemical. Test
Looking for a practical trailer sailer. lunarschooner at 8:38am 02.23.24 Speaking of cover for motorsailing, sun, bugs and rain. I have a 10ft ladder and will mount it to a
Resurfacing cockpit ranger babadu at 8:35am 02.23.24 @rgranger diid you do that on yours? Do you need to prepare before laying it? Is it custom cut or do
Resurfacing cockpit ranger (1) rgranger at 8:31am 02.23.24 this path would be the least amount of work f options come up
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 (2) Scott T-Bird at 8:23am 02.23.24 I love the boat, so I'd be happy to share any of my experiences. Mine is a 1999 model that we bough
Hunter 23.5 wisker pole hunter240 at 8:19am 02.23.24 Any 23.5 owners use a track and wisker pole set up? I have and H240. Mounted wisker pole to mast,
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 Hello Below at 8:16am 02.23.24 While changing the sanitation hoses, also change the water intake hose, it can harbor smells from d
Water Leaks JamesG161 at 8:09am 02.23.24 You can use Test Strip for Salt water intrusion in your boat, versus Fresh water tank leak. https:
Resurfacing cockpit ranger dlochner at 7:51am 02.23.24 Gelcoat cracks and crazing typical do not extend into the fiberglass, so it is unlikely the core in
Chemical smell Catalina 320, 2004 dlochner at 7:39am 02.23.24 Buy the best hoses, though ... you don't want to be doing this again soon. I even found that the to
New Engine for 23 foot O Day Project_Mayhem at 7:28am 02.23.24 There should be some reinforcement on the starboard side of the transom if you look at the transom f
Electrolysis injected from Windlass. American_Mainsail at 7:24am 02.23.24 There's two approaches to bonding. I know that Nigel tends to lean toward the "bond everything toget

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