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Water in the bilge (5) kclancy at 12:55pm 09.20.16 Catalina 22 4/615 Hey Gang, I set my boat in the water for the first time. Day one of sailing, pretty calm and not a
C-22 Gulf Coast Fall Cruise Oct. 22-29 CaptDon01 at 12:31pm 09.20.16 Catalina 22 3/735 MAN! We need another cruise! Well, thanks to the folks with C-22 Fleet-77 there will be a fall cru
hunter 380 shaft whining ncbrydon at 11:22am 09.20.16 Big Boats 2/499 I just hauled my hunter 380 to paint the bottom. When I splashed it, it now has a high pitched whine
End of the season, haul out and projects Craig Cook at 10:54am 09.20.16 Mid-Size Boats 21/2483 The sails are off and packed away, mast comes down Friday and we will be hauled for the season (our
Rigging boom sheet correctly on O'Day 34 ccrouch at 10:08am 09.20.16 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1888 new owner and I can't seem to figure the rigging for the boom sheet -- including the vang. Anybody g
1992 Catalina 30 companion door plans? freeheelbillie at 8:38am 09.20.16 Catalina 30 3/1408 Curious if anyone knows a good resource for companion way door plans for our newly purchased 1992 Ca
Newbie with outboard kicker questions Tom7219 at 7:48am 09.20.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/971 After many years of owning small power boats, I wanted something different. So, bought a MacGregor 2
Exhaust elbow room and cabinetry alterations (2) BC Bernie at 7:13am 09.20.16 Catalina 310 32/5373 Hi all - just wondering what other 310 owners have done to address the issue of the exhaust riser bu
propane and winter? Jack at 6:23am 09.20.16 Ask All Sailors 4/525 Hi All, Just wondering what the general consensus is regarding leaving propane on the boat over the
Looking for opinions regarding cracks in keel (3) Ross S at 6:07am 09.20.16 Ask All Sailors 7/1551 128291 128292 128293 I'm looking at a 1977 Pearson 28 for possible purchase. The boat is in fantas
Mounting Tabernacle (directly to cuddy) 1981 DS II (2) jpwilsonjr at 5:21am 09.20.16 Day Sailers 3/1164 128286 128287 I'm replacing a slide in version of the tabernacle with a hinged type on my Oday Day S
Coronado 15 DJ Geiger at 4:39am 09.20.16 Ask All Sailors 8/2820 I am considering buying a used Coronado 15 that is all there except for the Rudder and the Centerboa
Next year cruising plans - ideas? Bfranchini at 4:22am 09.20.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/835 After having spent the whole summer honing our sailing skills on Lake Saint Louis near Montreal, we
Yanmar coolant fluid change timangiel at 4:10am 09.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/17205 I have a Hunter 29.5 with a Yanmar 2Gm engine with heat exchanger and antifreeze/coolant on one side
Hunter 38 - Saloon Deadlights (1) Sergey Vetrov at 8:05pm 09.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1318 Hello fellow Hunter 38 owners. I have purchased Sirocco (Hunter 38 2006) more that one year ago. Abs
Location of Cockpit drain outlets (1) drdanj at 7:59pm 09.19.16 Big Boats 4/1162 The original specs for my 1983 Catalina 36 show the cockpit drains exiting down below the transom, u
Replacing water pressure pump Knot @ Work at 7:24pm 09.19.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 4/1319 My fresh water pump is actually working just fine. I had run out of water!
Universal M-12 deisel does not start jrocheleau at 7:11pm 09.19.16 Ask An Oday Owner 3/695 I have a 1984 Oday 30 and have had starting problems for the last several years. The starter switch
Oil leak from engine plug? (1) jcote75 at 7:11pm 09.19.16 Catalina 30 1/621 Hello everyone, I have a m25xp and it started to leak from a few place during my last vacation. oi
Re-Bed Chainplates - how do I remove it? adelboat at 7:07pm 09.19.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1272 Am writing about a 2001 Catalina 36MKII. I have re-bed the chainplates on most all of my prior boats

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Do you need to put your boat on a diet? (1) rgranger at 11:08am 10.02.23 Does drinking the beer that's in the cooler qualify as removal? :beer:
Newbie Intro Rick D at 10:04am 10.02.23 O.K., I've finally given in, I'm a newbie. I just submitted an application to a club, I'm register
Islander 28 - Antenna Cable location Don S/V ILLusion at 9:58am 10.02.23
Line identification Crazy Dave Condon at 9:30am 10.02.23 At my request, I asked for color coordination for halyard and sheet lines for the hunter water balla
Line identification Hello Below at 9:30am 10.02.23 @Hayden Watson, there are a gazillion rope manufacturers out there and they all seem to change their
Line identification Apex at 9:21am 10.02.23 Single braid COULD BE samson Dura-Plex. https://samsonrope.com/utility/dura-plex---coated https://sa
missing panel Sailor Sue at 8:33am 10.02.23 Hi 1987 40 ft. Hunter legend on the inner ceiling molded on it seem to be missing something on the
Air is not welcome here! Project_Mayhem at 8:11am 10.02.23 I picked up some cheap in line filters to use as a sight glass. Looks like there's a ton of air in t
Anchor/Rode Benny17441 at 6:31am 10.02.23 My experience over the year with fluke anchors is that they do not reset well and quickly enough .
Line identification Hayden Watson at 6:27am 10.02.23 That polyplus sure looks like my line but the Yale site says, "Always manufactured with a single red
NOMAD AIS set up with new name and configuration dlochner at 5:34am 10.02.23 From the Manual: ot be possible for your CP to read the data. Contacting Digital Yacht may be your
NOMAD AIS set up with new name and configuration Wicked Wanda at 5:18am 10.02.23 Welcome to SBO. How is the NOMAD connected to the SeaTalk network? It is only connected to my lap
NOMAD AIS set up with new name and configuration dlochner at 4:56am 10.02.23 Welcome to SBO. How is the NOMAD connected to the SeaTalk network?
Ultrasonic wind masthead transducer Davidasailor26 at 4:53am 10.02.23
Line identification (2) jssailem at 11:59pm 10.01.23 My first guess on the double braid is it is New England yacht braid white with blue trace. NE has go
Swing Keel locking bolt glassed over. Ryan61065 at 10:06pm 10.01.23 You cannot turtle a sailboat with wind alone. It has to be hit by a wave to turtle. So the lock-d
Do you need to put your boat on a diet? Project_Mayhem at 9:48pm 10.01.23 Does drinking the beer that's in the cooler qualify as removal? :beer: Only if you empty the hea
PVC inflatable repair glue Ken13559 at 9:23pm 10.01.23 I've been patching my Zodiac RU3 for last 15 years+ with HH-66. Did annual check and re-patch on joi
Anchor/Rode AUDIS BROW at 8:51pm 10.01.23 What do you consider "shallow"? <20ft Where around Dana Point do you anchor? usually within the ha
The Sewing Machine Thread Mikem at 8:11pm 10.01.23 Here's the link to LS1 & LSZ1 Manual. Page 31 starts coverage of reasons for missing stitches. Th

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