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120 VAC ABYC Code advice? (1) Dan_Y at 8:16pm 07.10.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/3064 Mainsail- The AC circuit on our '91 H30 needs some work and I would like to get it as close to ABYC
capri 15 rigging questions Palmatier at 6:07pm 07.10.15 Smaller Boats 1/519 Hi, I haven't posted questions before or knew about this site. I am cleaning up a capri 15, which
Oday 23 centerboard denise4985 at 5:26pm 07.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1237 I have an 1981 O'Day 23. I snapped the centerboard. What years will fit this craft? Thank you.
Centerboard snapped on O"Day 23 denise4985 at 4:57pm 07.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/794 I have an O'Day 23 and the centerboard snapped while removing it from the trailer. I need a replace
What do you call this? (1) ken.portwood876 at 4:03pm 07.10.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1150 Hello all, This is my first time on this forum. I call this item (see attachment) a stanchion cover
cushion covers nancyellen at 3:38pm 07.10.15 Parts Search 3/1541 Are sewing patterns for cushion covers for the Catalina 25 available and, if yes, where can I find s
Painting Help RichieR at 3:12pm 07.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/723 Hi. I need to repaint some areas on my V21. They are all well above the water line. Someone told e d
Microwave oven looks to have no power (1) CABixler at 2:47pm 07.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1226 Greetings I went to my boat yesterday and noticed that the microwave is not lit up and appears w/o
Single Handed Docking Don Guillette at 2:19pm 07.10.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 21/11363 I saw a topic Stu J started on one of the other forums on the above subject. It's not really sail tr
Outboards (1) Time_Out at 1:56pm 07.10.15 Catalina 22 35/3740 I just have to share something. When we got the boat from my uncle, it had a little Gamefisher 2-str
Keep me from buying a Trawler! Sailboat Suggestions! Cool Beans at 1:05pm 07.10.15 Ask All Sailors 12/2784 5 years owning my Ranger 33. . .2 years living on 'er. I enjoy living aboard, and I enjoy the boat
Need itty bitty ignition switch part jmkinsfbay at 12:55pm 07.10.15 Ask All Sailors 0/541 Any chance anybody has, or can direct me to, a small plastic fitting that goes between the body of t
Painting help RichieR at 10:36am 07.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/707 Hi guys. I fixed some cracking on my '77 v21. And some of the fixed cracks are really visable due to
84-H31 - Sliding Mast Car for Whisker/Spinnaker Pole jmce1587 at 10:12am 07.10.15 Mid-Size Boats 2/1510 I am looking to add a whisker/spinnaker pole set up to my 84 H-31. Does anyone have info on adjusta
My Yacht Club cb32863 at 9:19am 07.10.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1116 The club that Jackdaw and I belong to is celebrating 50 years this year. Here is a link to a nice wr
Moveing jib furl line off the deck to the stachions luken7 at 9:16am 07.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3544 Old day all, I have a B361 where the job furl runs along the top of the deck. Has anyone moved their
Renault Engine help k9walker at 8:21am 07.10.15 The Cherubini Hunters 1/600 Any members in New England area .. I'm in CT. I have a 1980 Hunter 27 with a Renault RC 8 D engine
Unexpected visitor (1) Hydro Therapy at 7:53am 07.10.15 Day Sailers 1/1019 My wife and I went for a nice ocean front sail a few days ago. I decided to throw out a plug to trol
Help I'm sinking and don't know why? Sailorman66 at 7:40am 07.10.15 Ask All Sailors 26/3938 Hello, I am new on the Forum and to the site and I am looking for some advice regarding the extensiv
20 foot ODay water in the hull? Sailorman66 at 5:43am 07.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1646 Hello, I am new on the Forum and to the site and I am looking for some advice regarding the extensiv

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Opinions? Navigation Laptops! dlochner at 7:27am 12.14.23 We're an all Apple house, so I use a MacBook Pro with an M1 chip and Aquamaps. Aquamaps is a very af
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? (1) rgranger at 6:52am 12.14.23 There is a solution, it's not cheap but it works. https://defender.com/en_us/lewmar-folding-wheel
H36 "Bulkhead" separation? kloudie1 at 6:39am 12.14.23 Not familiar with that boat but if it is made like the old H-34, those bulkheads are there mostly as
Re-installing the shaft coupling rgranger at 6:38am 12.14.23 This thread seems like a good candidate for the sticky posts archive. What say you @Dave
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? smokey73 at 4:53am 12.14.23 also I have a knob at the center of the wheel that can change the force required to turn the whee
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Scott T-Bird at 4:15am 12.14.23 It is almost impossible to get from behind the wheel into cockpit without stepping up on the seats.
Re-installing the shaft coupling CYQK at 2:43am 12.14.23 +1 for anti-seize
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? danstanford at 2:06am 12.14.23 The principal reason for the big wheel is so you can be on the rail and still steer. This is benefic
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Calif. Ted at 8:55pm 12.13.23 also I have a knob at the center of the wheel that can change the force required to turn the wheel
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? Ted10028 at 8:31pm 12.13.23 Yes, you lose the leverage from the larger wheel making it more difficult to steer. There is a sol
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:39pm 12.13.23 I guess getting old hoses off would be easy now that I think of it because you could cut them off wi
Steering wheel on my Catalina 320 is too big? dlochner at 6:15pm 12.13.23 Yes, you lose the leverage from the larger wheel making it more difficult to steer. There is a solu
Hollow Transom Surprise Not Too Shabby at 6:11pm 12.13.23 That makes sense. Thanks for the tips! I did a little gudgeon research and it turns out my boat alr
Re-installing the shaft coupling (1) Ralph Johnstone at 6:11pm 12.13.23 You can put it on tight enough to barely drip, Ah, but do you ever run it with "no drips?" Keep
Any clever ideas about how to blow fresh air into Catalina 320? Ted10028 at 5:57pm 12.13.23 i , m with Peggy ! our hoses were at 20 years and they did stink through the whole boat. No vent c
Re-installing the shaft coupling American_Mainsail at 5:48pm 12.13.23 I'm with you here 100%, Ralph. The Teflon packing material is really good stuff. You can put it on t
Re-installing the shaft coupling (3) Ralph Johnstone at 5:44pm 12.13.23
Solar arch installation pictures on 315 Shagdance at 4:36pm 12.13.23 Yes, but I don't race, so the overall performance was acceptable for me. The main issue is fore/aft
Synthetic Rigging shemandr at 2:49pm 12.13.23 Thank you for reminding me where that video came from. It was good. If I had a trailerable sailboa
Re-installing the shaft coupling dlochner at 2:00pm 12.13.23 There are pros and cons to the dripless seals. I've had PSS Shaft seals on 2 boats. I replaced the o

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