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chainplates ronper at 4:39pm 08.05.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/873 Recently, I replaced bulkheads on my O'day 26 and to be sure I have the correct height of the chain
Catalina helm seat 2000+ vintage 28, 309, etc rbergman at 2:21pm 08.05.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1680 The removable helm seat in several models is clever, inasmuch as there is great access to the large
hot water tank rbergman at 2:13pm 08.05.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1720 We have the standard Seaward 6 gal. HW tank on a 2000 Catalina 28II which heats well but smells bad
Bottomsiders windward54 at 12:33pm 08.05.15 Ask All Sailors 4/5143 Just a head's up to all those needing cockpit cushions. I just heard that Bottomsiders is closing d
Dead Solenoid? FourPoints at 11:00am 08.05.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1854 went down to the boat a few days ago for the first time in just shy of 2 week2 (too much time racing
26d fwd halyard Helen B at 10:25am 08.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/634 Rigging a 26 d for the first time, also plan to use the mast raising system. There is no forward hal
trailering ferryman at 9:30am 08.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/663 Can I drive through Italy ' France with my MacGregor 26x on the supplied trailer ?
Refinish Exterior Teak S2 11a kperks at 9:04am 08.05.15 S2 6/1650 My big project for the fall (or maybe spring) will be to refinish the exterior teak on my 1985 S2 1
Broken Swing Keel '75 Oday 20 repair? Fatal flaw? (5) chipleak at 8:30am 08.05.15 Ask An Oday Owner 15/6455 Loading onto the trailer in rough sea conditions the boat was bouncing in 1+ foot seas hitting the
Stepping/raising the mast on a H23 SDLars at 8:15am 08.05.15 Smaller Boats 10/2023 http://www.mrunix.net/h23/resources.html Very close to having my son's 1984 H23 ready for the water
Anyone have dimensions of Catalina 27 head sink/cabinet? badgrafxghost at 7:45am 08.05.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/3117 Hi everyone! My 1976 Catalina 27 was part of a racing fleet for many years and as such was stripped
auto pilot 26M Buffett1 at 7:44am 08.05.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/3180 I am thinking about an autopilot for 26M. any suggestions/experience?
2000 381 Cmp1110 at 7:42am 08.05.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/1490 I'm looking at a 2000 381 and it is listed with a single 11000 btu ac have other people found that t
MAGIC OF 3D PRINTING if you have an (old) yacht (3) batami at 7:32am 08.05.15 Ask All Sailors 28/3678 Some time ago, being a newbie, I posted on Sailboat Owners a problem that I had - a traveller on th
Swing Keel Assistance Please (1) Kper at 7:24am 08.05.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/806 After removing the cabin steps I discovered I have dislodged the upper portion of the keel cable tub
cost fiberglass repair LordNelson at 6:03am 08.05.15 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2327 my mast step is sagging on my 1974 oday 20. I wanted to see if anyone knew what it should cost to ha
Water leak update (1) bugsboat at 5:11am 08.05.15 Big Boats 1/731 we re-sealed the water fill fitting and sealed the screws to furling line fitting, then tested four
Throttle problem, H280 matts997 at 10:12pm 08.04.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1198 I have an H280 and a Yanmar 2GM20F with a throttle problem. The throttle won't hold its position bet
Trolling motor for outboard Daveinet at 9:59pm 08.04.15 Engines and Propulsion 12/4014 Just thought I would report back on one of the successes of my vacation. About a month ago, I was ha
ORR Rating For Oceanis 45 (1) JoeRickard at 8:49pm 08.04.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2572 To enter my Oceanis 45 into a race between Chicago and Mackinaw Island (on Lake Michigan), I need an

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Odd Yanmar issue Blitz at 7:40pm 11.06.23 make sure it's not in gear!
Its funny Friday! justsomeguy at 7:15pm 11.06.23 <p>
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 7:12pm 11.06.23 It was John. -Will
Winterize Wilcox Crittenden Toilet dlochner at 6:47pm 11.06.23 Here ya go: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/winterizing-plumbing.1249926269
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 6:29pm 11.06.23 Okay. Someone worked WAAAY too hard on that pun.:facepalm:
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Terry Cox at 6:17pm 11.06.23 Similar to a tank style vacuum cleaner. While it is running, place your hand over the hose end to bl
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Terry Cox at 6:13pm 11.06.23 Please quote your source. Hi Ralph. IMHO, I think John's arse is his source. :ass:
Its funny Friday! (1) Kermit at 6:11pm 11.06.23 221213
Its funny Friday! shemandr at 6:05pm 11.06.23 Priceless! Foghorn Leghorn was the narrator of the barnyard.
Interior Wood (1) pclarksurf at 5:57pm 11.06.23 To @LakeShark 's point-- you can do the interior once and be done with it. With no perceptible UV e
What's the cabin roof made of? (5) pclarksurf at 5:36pm 11.06.23 Dare I say not a whole lot? Included some deck pictures in case you haven't had the joy of tearing
macerator doesn't have enough oumph Ralph Johnstone at 5:16pm 11.06.23 I have heard a pitch change which was attributed to a family members gas issues. No, no, no. Hel
macerator doesn't have enough oumph jssailem at 5:01pm 11.06.23 This is conjecture, based upon the pitch change of the pump. Sitting at a table of family I have h
Ericson 32-2 vs Newport 30 Scott T-Bird at 4:53pm 11.06.23 According to New England PHRF, Ericson 32-2 is 174 and 32-3 is 156 Catalina 320 is 153 for standard
Its funny Friday! (1) stickinthemud57 at 4:34pm 11.06.23 We just need to take a tip from old Foghorn Leghorn and tell the killjoys where they need to go!
Its funny Friday! shemandr at 4:12pm 11.06.23
Beneteau 321 on the hard BigEasy at 4:07pm 11.06.23 Good example of how a sailboat should be blocked as seen in @Tally Ho's photo. Keel blocked, stands
Beneteau 321 on the hard shemandr at 4:02pm 11.06.23
Beneteau 321 on the hard BigEasy at 4:02pm 11.06.23 Thanks for your response " big easy" so I guess 6 months of storage is considered " Long term stora
Beneteau 321 on the hard (1) Tally Ho at 4:01pm 11.06.23 You can see the placement of the chain on the 2 stands in front of the keel. All of the stand pairs

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