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Catalina 30 vs. C25 Roland20228 at 10:48am 08.20.15 Catalina 30 2/1042 We currently sail a C25 but are thinking about switching to a C30. Is their performance about the sa
Moving mainsail sheet forward on a Mac 25 suvh8er at 10:24am 08.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2170 Hello everyone, hope you all are getting some good sailing in this summer. I have been contemplatin
The skinny on a 1989 Oday 280 27 lookingtobuy at 10:18am 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/5860 Hello my name is Jay. I am considering a 1989 280 27 . Any info would be greatly appreciated, parti
good reading... for the extremely wealthy only!! centerline at 9:37am 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1406 as much of a fan as I am of Nigel Calder and what he has to share with the world thru his books, I d
Where to advertise my boat for sail ? Oliver at 9:25am 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/585 Where you guys look for boats for sale?
2006 MacGregor 26M Pinched Mast Channel Repair DavidEBIDLOCAL at 9:16am 08.20.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/971 I've recently purchased a 2006 MacGregor 26M (with the rotating mast), and I just discovered on tryi
11983 Watkins 32 questions Roland20228 at 9:05am 08.20.15 Other Sailboats 0/1749 Looking for input about how this boat would sail on Lake Champlain, VT, where the prevailing winds r
Oday 322 Owners manual fireman416 at 8:35am 08.20.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1570 Good Day All I was hoping that somone out there may has a digital copy of an Oday 322 Owner manual
Loose footed main flynhi4u at 8:24am 08.20.15 Smaller Boats 3/729 In the process of ordering new sails and they default to a loose footed main. Will I see much of a d
Changing the cabin layout in the bow. Tac1300 at 7:01am 08.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/815 i have recently obtain a 2002 hunter 466 from my Dad but I am wanting to change the layout of the fo
hydraulic gangway for hunter 456 passage CC nmenkes at 7:00am 08.20.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/643 I want to install a hydraulic gangway on my Hunter 456 456 passage CC 2004. I need a length of 2.5
Sirius 21-Thinking of Selling Baysailor6 at 6:14am 08.20.15 Sirius 21/22 0/16 I got this boat last fall and never owned anything over 17' in the past. It sails great but is not e
Albemarle Sound- Near Edenton pdwireSML at 6:10am 08.20.15 Destinations 7/2623 Hello all, First time posting and enjoyed all the information gained from others adventures. My
C-22 Fleet-130, Metro Detoit Award CaptDon01 at 5:54am 08.20.15 Catalina 22 1/647 C-22 Fleet-130 is our "Fleet of the Year" for 2015. We are going to get together next Thursday, 8-27
Butyl tape with no nuts Graycruiser at 5:44am 08.20.15 Musings With Maine Sail 2/1932 I need to rebed a SS hand rail on our C320. It is held by 3 bolts thru the deck into threaded holes
Is this correct for Green Ground Wire? (1) smokey73 at 5:25am 08.20.15 Ask All Sailors 14/2147 I was running some wires and found this (see picture). Should the green AC Safety wires for shore p
Cabinet "sagging" in aft head? (2) smokey73 at 5:18am 08.20.15 Big Boats 1/707 Hunter 40.5 My cabinet is "sagging" (see picture) in my aft head. I only see one screw on each
shore power willsnow at 10:03pm 08.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3103 What's the simplest shore power setup if all I want to do is run a battery charger while on a dock?
Oday 22-water coming through the centerboard tube keary N at 8:12pm 08.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/732 My 1981 okay 22 gets water up and over the center board tube when in heavy chop or when sailing in
Leaking issues. Bm3moose at 6:59pm 08.19.15 Catalina 22 19/2832 I've thumbed through multiple leak threads. I have a 77 and I'm getting significant amounts of water

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Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns LloydB at 7:21am 12.16.23 If you have found a way to get staples driven properly then you must consistently do it that way eac
Yanmar question (1) Tally Ho at 6:54am 12.16.23 As others have said, some Yanmar engines / transmission pairs use the same oil in the transmission a
Yanmar question dlochner at 4:48am 12.16.23 The transmission dip stick does not look at all like the engines dipstick. On a Kanzaki transmission
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! sailme88 at 4:35am 12.16.23 Police, Fire and Military use a Panasonic hard shell laptop. Designed to take abuse..
Yanmar question sailme88 at 4:33am 12.16.23 NOT all ATF's are created equal. You NEED to ascertain the exact transmission that is mated to your
Yanmar question Davidasailor26 at 3:26am 12.16.23 but I thought I read somewhere that some Yanmar diesel series engine use the same oil in the engine
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! Tedd at 9:46pm 12.15.23 I use a Microsoft Surface Book 2 running OpenCPN with a GPS USB dongle. The PC is strapped to my nav
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Project_Mayhem at 9:45pm 12.15.23 My concern with properly sunken staples is to keep the gelcoat under the cushion in tact while not p
Clog in sanitation outlet Terry Cox at 9:10pm 12.15.23 Anyone have a suggestion as to how to clear a clog preventing the tank from draining? Different mo
Yanmar question Froman1950 at 9:03pm 12.15.23 Thanks for the response. I'm not at my boat at the moment so I can't check it or the manuals, but I
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Terry Cox at 9:02pm 12.15.23 I've been using pneumatic staplers/nailers for years. Off shore brands have failed to give consisten
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 8:46pm 12.15.23
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns dlochner at 6:26pm 12.15.23 I havent done a sewing project in 10 years so I'm leaning more towards the plywood and wrap method.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't danooxnard at 5:54pm 12.15.23 Well done way to persevere and stay on task! May she run forever! Merry Christmas
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns danooxnard at 5:46pm 12.15.23 Use bronze or stainless staples too.
Clog in sanitation outlet Roland5048 at 5:35pm 12.15.23 A better tool for this job is your checkbook :biggrin: Sometimes the cheapest tool.
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns jssailem at 4:47pm 12.15.23
Clog in sanitation outlet Captain Larry-DH at 4:33pm 12.15.23 Get a carbide blade for the oscillating tool, they're expensive but they last much longer. A bette
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns Project_Mayhem at 4:31pm 12.15.23 I havent done a sewing project in 10 years so I'm leaning more towards the plywood and wrap method.
Pneumatic Nail/Staple Guns jssailem at 4:13pm 12.15.23 you should be able to get it to do it pretty consistently. If the are left a bit proud, a hammer ca

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