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Practical Sailor magazine seeks Hunter owner input/photos Practical Sailor at 8:46am 03.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1976 Hi Hunter owners Practical Sailor magazine is working to update its archived reviews of the Hunter 2
New Simrad Chartplotters joker460 at 8:07am 03.14.16 Ask All Sailors 3/646 Has anyone been following the new GO Series XSE Chartplotter/Sonar units. They look interesting and
Looking to buy a Catalina 27 or 30 Mike Madeira Beach at 7:52am 03.14.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 28/5289 Would really appreciate any advice from current or past owners of either the 27 or 30. What to look
Kenyon shroud tang suppliers? kito at 6:47am 03.14.16 Ask All Sailors 4/647 Other than Rig-Rite? I need 4 lower shroud tangs. I got a nice quote for a set of swaged shrouds fro
ALUMINUM PORTLIGHT RESEAL AXEL at 6:45am 03.14.16 Ask All Sailors 6/588 I did this job once but it was a while ago. I bought the kit from Catalina Direct. I had to be a whi
Locating a Fuel Bladder on OC 41 Aitheria at 6:40am 03.14.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/489 I'm considering adding an ATL 25 gallon, above-deck fuel bladder to my OC 41. Anybody have experien
OOPS! (1) DannyS at 4:44am 03.14.16 Ask All Sailors 9/1168 10207434972739398 Well, fixing this mess is on my to-do list this spring. This happened last summer
Bigger water tank Matpearce at 10:39pm 03.13.16 Catalina 310 7/954 Hi has anyone put another water tank in the bow of a Catalinas 310 I was thinking about a triangle s
320 Fin vs Wing Keel Fiddler's Green at 6:33pm 03.13.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/3559 My wife and I are looking for a new boat and the Catalina 320 is on the short list. We looked at tw
Found the leak--Hole in hull polarbrer at 5:31pm 03.13.16 Catalina 22 11/1393 Summer of '14 I posted here that my new to me '74 Catalina 22 seemed to have too much water in the b
Beneteau barrier coating Faster Double at 4:30pm 03.13.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2298 We bought our 2008 B 323 last June and the survey uncovered an adherence problem with the bottom pai
Transiting Deception Pass Terry Cox at 4:08pm 03.13.16 Pacific North West Cruisers 9/7553 Some harbor a fear of transiting Deception Pass in a displacement hull boat. Much of this fear comes
309 Deck Light Crystal_RPAYC at 3:21pm 03.13.16 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/1440 The Deck Light on my 2007 309 has failed. Does anyone know what the lamp is and if a LED version is
mounting vane to mast macrigger at 2:21pm 03.13.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/754 I have an aluminum weather vane that I was hoping to mount to the fiberglass mast cap. Upon removin
bimini for a 1981catalina 22 woosailormate at 11:06am 03.13.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/676 I bought a 1981 catalina 22 that needs restoration and I am in that process. I would like to find
new owners and deck maintenance macwho at 10:04am 03.13.16 Catalina 30 4/1523 My wife and I purchased hull 6152, Moon Shadow, 30 TRBSWK walk thru last July. We spent most of last
Replacement Portals Choirbuoy at 8:46am 03.13.16 Catalina 30 2/807 Hi, I have an older ( 1977 ) Catalina 30 and I am looking to replace the original portals with ones
O'Day 23 core ClintonLakeSailor at 7:43am 03.13.16 Day Sailers 4/1578 Hi all, I have a 1978 O'Day 23 that has some decomposing core under the mast. Befor I cut in, would
Installing rub rail on Beneteau 361 suttonski at 5:22am 03.13.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 15/3916 Hi I have a Beneteau 361 year 2000 and would like to install a rub rail. I have checked on Beneteau
The Mysterious Balboa 24 Jerry Zitterkopf at 7:24pm 03.12.16 Balboa 16/9062 A local gentleman has a Balboa 24 for sale (well, actually his wife is demanding he sell it as it ha

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Regarding a 1987 ODay Sailor 1 17ft in Length. chuckwayne at 4:55am 08.24.23 the DS 1 doesn't have a mechanism - the pivot on the lever handle just goes into a square cutout in
Bad experience with a yacht broker, appreciate some advice RoyS at 4:55am 08.24.23 Which broker?
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help dlochner at 4:29am 08.24.23 The topping lift is the short cable hanging from the backstay and attached to the boom. The primar
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 4:01am 08.24.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? jviss at 4:00am 08.24.23
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help garymalmgren at 11:54pm 08.23.23 Hi Canception. I am not familiar with the Kant Ranger, but...... I will go through a few of your poi
Deception Pass. MikeHoncho at 9:41pm 08.23.23 I went through two weeks ago of which my plotter said there would be a opposing current of 2.4 knots
Do you use bumper boards? Stu Jackson at 9:06pm 08.23.23 a stickler for correct terminology. I used to "pull her chain" by saying things like "I'm going dow
Deception Pass. Terry Cox at 8:44pm 08.23.23 Nice writeup, Hayden. thank you. Been through the pass many times and have found the slack water tid
Do you use bumper boards? Project_Mayhem at 8:32pm 08.23.23 Boats don't have bumpers, so why would anyone want a bumper board for their car?;) However, in som
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 8:29pm 08.23.23 Getting things together here I've got a CV joint coming that will couple to the gearbox. Creating t
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (2) RSHunter27 at 8:15pm 08.23.23
Do you use bumper boards? rgranger at 8:03pm 08.23.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 8:01pm 08.23.23 I wonder why tally ho did not suggest that to me... to watch the video. Do you know a link to the v
Winchbit driver Tally Ho at 7:57pm 08.23.23
Advice for a Solo Sailor? Davidasailor26 at 7:04pm 08.23.23 So, anyway, I'm back in my home port, having completed the cycle. I sailed onto the mooring in We
Impact driver on window screws? danooxnard at 6:25pm 08.23.23 I had the same problem with some of the screws on my Cat-22 windows They are aluminium frames with s
blower motor not getting power SycloneDriver at 6:21pm 08.23.23 Found it. https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/wiring-issue-with-3ym20-beneteau-31.1249937534
blower motor not getting power SycloneDriver at 6:13pm 08.23.23 2008 Beneteau 31. Yanmar 3YM20 The broken connecter (wire) was the problem. Look closely at that ph
blower motor not getting power sailAnnapolis at 6:08pm 08.23.23 Do you remember the title of the thread? Also, what was type of boat/engine and what ended up bein

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