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Escape velocity All U Get at 5:58pm 03.27.16 Ask All Sailors 2/562 Hi all, We made it back this morning from our stay in the Bahamas. 25 hours from the Berry Islands
Parting Shot...Boat launch near! BlowMeAway at 5:33pm 03.27.16 Ask All Sailors 7/622 Forum friends, My Marina opens up in a couple weeks, and I'm anxious to get flying again. As a last
Trailer: dual to tripple dscribner at 5:15pm 03.27.16 Trailer Sailors 6/977 Any thoughts on this? Is it as simple as adding another 3500 lb axle to a tandem axle trailer to ad
Long shot -info on new Raymarine Quantum radar Don S/V ILLusion at 4:43pm 03.27.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1017 looking for any rumors or experience with this new format radar. Sounds interesting but I don't want
"Best of the Broughtons" flotilla in 2015 paulj at 4:20pm 03.27.16 Catalina 310 1/576 Mark from Waggoner sent me a update on our trip....... http://waggonerguide.com/wp-content/uploads
Cutlass bearing strut (2) ChrisCall at 2:40pm 03.27.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1425 Just getting started with with spring commissioning and planned to replace my 2 blade prop with a 3
Cuttlass bearing strut (2) ChrisCall at 2:34pm 03.27.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1486 Just getting started with with spring commissioning and planned to replace my 2 blade prop with a 3
Breakout, part 1 - February 2016 Skip Gundlach at 1:37pm 03.27.16 Ask All Sailors 0/424 Breakout, part 1 - February 2016 We left you wondering if we'd be hooked (or looped) by Velcro Beac
Oday 27 New to Me (Project) (5) speedbug78 at 12:25pm 03.27.16 Bigger Boats 75/9000 Thought I would introduce myself. I'm Daniel and I just purchased a project Oday 27 (1975) which is
Fla Keys Monty VM at 11:59am 03.27.16 Ask All Sailors 3/429 we plan to leave Panama on April 24th. With stops in San Andreas or Providencia and Grand Cayman. We
Recommendations for Brait Anchor line Ilanortho at 9:28am 03.27.16 Big Boats 22/4464 Hi; Have reviewed on-line info. Have a Hunter 34; max 35 feet depth (with freeboard), scope 5:1, 30
What are these? (1) Greengas at 8:29am 03.27.16 Ask All Sailors 21/1615 On the bow of my boat there are two what look like hooks hanging down from the rails. I would reall
Getting Ready For Summer Sailing Alansails at 7:23am 03.27.16 Catalina 310 2/811 As I was going through the normal papers to get ready for the season, Renew Boat License, Detops Sti
Okanagan BC Karyon at 7:10am 03.27.16 Destinations 0/620 So for the summer we are thinking of taking our hunter to the Okanagan, anyone know any marinas wher
oDay 322 Cutlass bearing? PatTormey at 4:06am 03.27.16 Bigger Boats 4/1234 I prolly need to replace the Cutlass bearing in my 322 oDay as it's got a little play. But I don't k
Door hardware (1) Deep Blue at 7:48pm 03.26.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1645 Hello - is there a source for door hardware for older Beneteaus? Specifically, I'm looking for the d
Gas cooker Pompadi at 7:08pm 03.26.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/1294 Hi , Does anyone know where to get parts for the 2 burner Hillerange gas range? The 3 control knob
Where to mount spare! Karyon at 7:03pm 03.26.16 Smaller Boats 5/789 Just bought a new spare tire for the trailer, as mine didn't come with one. Where do most of you 23.
Mac25 stay adjusters Ranger_12 at 4:33pm 03.26.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1546 I was wondering how many Mac 25 owners have replaced their vernier style stay adjusters with turnbuc
Engine won't turn over unless hotwired OS2Dude at 4:12pm 03.26.16 Catalina 30 17/3325 Our 1985 Catalina 30 Mk I has a Universal M-25 engine. Until a few days ago, it worked fine. It

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Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Ralph Johnstone at 11:30pm 08.26.23 You have a misunderstanding of the plywood in the Catalina keel stubs. Thanks Hayden, at last a p
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. (1) mikeracca at 11:16pm 08.26.23
Can you identify the make and model of this boat? jssailem at 9:33pm 08.26.23 Looks like it has a state certificate. NH2434GL. Perhaps the paper work will tell you.
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. (4) mikeracca at 9:06pm 08.26.23
Sanitation hose replacement on a 1993 Passage42 Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:09pm 08.26.23 You only replace sanitation hose for one reason, odour permeation. That's not quite true, Ralph. 1
Stowing Winch Handles MikeHoncho at 7:47pm 08.26.23
Need a trailer Project_Mayhem at 7:26pm 08.26.23 I've owned two magic tilt trailers from the 80's and 90's. Good quality and they dont rust... at lea
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? rardiH36 at 7:07pm 08.26.23 chichiflyes: Motivated by your findings, I pulled both my center (cap shroud) chainplates today. S
H34 Mast Wiring Disconnet WasabiRush at 6:25pm 08.26.23 Yes I did. Thanks.
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Ward H at 6:00pm 08.26.23 At $0.11 each, why count? Order more than you need and no down time. Good point!:biggrin:
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Ward H at 5:58pm 08.26.23 @Project_Mayhem For me the O'day 25 was a great starter boat. It had simple systems which allowed m
Sanitation hose replacement on a 1993 Passage42 Ralph Johnstone at 5:39pm 08.26.23 everyone has an opinion feel free to add yours, With something this expensive and labour intensiv
Yanmar - engine rusting causing start problems Ralph Johnstone at 5:21pm 08.26.23 You can see in that general area of the engine that the grey paint is blistering and falling off.
Yanmar - engine rusting causing start problems (3) Ralph Johnstone at 5:17pm 08.26.23 OK, so I took the boat to an excellent diesel mechanic. Hard to believe he didn't know anything a
Gulf Storm Potential (1) JamesG161 at 5:00pm 08.26.23 NHC just released this. 10 just sits over the Gap to gain strength. Dammit Jim... PS: Storm begin
Sanitation hose replacement on a 1993 Passage42 shemandr at 4:41pm 08.26.23 As for length you are not relegated to the manufacturers setup. It's possible or even likely you ca
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice Scott T-Bird at 4:30pm 08.26.23 There is a lot of sarcasm and self-righteousness in your posts that make me feel that we're not gett
Yanmar - engine rusting causing start problems Don S/V ILLusion at 4:22pm 08.26.23 Drop that rating of an "excellent diesel mechanic" to an OK diesel mechanic. This is a common prob
Stowing Winch Handles stickinthemud57 at 4:19pm 08.26.23 What cracked me up at the last boat show was the number of boats with "fake" carbon fiber finishes
Yanmar - engine rusting causing start problems shemandr at 3:49pm 08.26.23 Drop that rating of an "excellent diesel mechanic" to an OK diesel mechanic. This is a common probl

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