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Double braid rope eye splice woes (2) George Da Porge at 5:58pm 05.24.15 Ask All Sailors 24/11403
Need a new Raw Water Strainer Basket (2) c130king at 5:25pm 05.24.15 Catalina 310 2/956 Today when checking the raw water strainer basket the mesh basket came up but the bottom piece staye
Memorial Day weekend sail (1) GregL564 at 5:23pm 05.24.15 Day Sailers 7/1136 First real sail of the season. Incredible conditions. Covered 12nm sailing around City Island. Cra
What is in here?....Oday 322. (1) Tally Ho at 1:44pm 05.24.15 Bigger Boats 23/5699 STill exploring a my new-to-me O'Day 322..... This is on the starboard side of the V-berth....don't
Help broke my spreader (2) Newtome1984H34 at 12:09pm 05.24.15 Big Boats 4/1171 Well I was rigging up the mast today and my upper spreader cracked...see pic. Any thoughts would be
Is this a hopeless cause? (1) Tally Ho at 11:36am 05.24.15 Ask All Sailors 9/1914 I have been making some improvements to my new to me O'Day 322. Installed new Mack Pack, replaced t
Islander 28 Pistonbroke at 11:33am 05.24.15 Islander 5/5617 Hello fellow sailors. I have just bought a 1984 Islander 28 and the roof lining was torn and very di
Getting wires across an H34 a65sailor at 11:14am 05.24.15 Big Boats 8/1045 Need to pull a couple wires across the bump in the floor between the main salon and the head. Tried
A look at Peak Sails for the C-22 (Pics) CloudDiver at 11:00am 05.24.15 Catalina 22 60/16684 Note from Admin: Some years ago we reached an agreement with Art Kelly, who owns Peak Sails, that h
Keel position effect on Lee helm roehrle at 9:38am 05.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1481 I have extreme lee helm in my 1985 25ft macgregor. I think that my keel position may be causing m
Servicing the steering on a 29.5 (2) Daddio at 9:13am 05.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/651 Just wondering if anyone has serviced the steering on their 29.5? Mine seems to have a little more p
Survey Ron Roman at 8:32am 05.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/965 I accepted an offer on my boat. The next step is for the surveyor to come out to the boat. My questi
H240 centerboard bracket. Need help Crazy Dave Condon at 8:12am 05.24.15 Smaller Boats 2/812 On the centerboard bracket, there are two holes in the lower part of the bracket which to attach the
wheels for car / traveller on Missen Boom (3) batami at 7:28am 05.24.15 Parts Search 18/2697 I may have some terms wrong, so please excuse me - bit of a newbie. i acquired a Tahiti Ketch (se
Bottom paint dragonfly2 at 5:35am 05.24.15 Ask All Sailors 3/912 I am keeping my P21 in the water this year and had it bottom painted with ablative anti fouling pain
Location of dagger board wire / line? Braavos at 5:11am 05.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/585 Hi all. We are new 2002 26x owners who bought the boat last summer and are now fixing it up to be re
Raymarine ST60 Depth Instrument Errors ssbowen at 4:40am 05.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/904 I have recently purchased a Hunter 36 and have found that the ST60 depth unit only works when in dep
Are these the Access Hole Plugs? (2) Macboy at 9:04pm 05.23.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1521 We've got quite a few spares on board and in effort to help a fellow sailor we were going to offer u
Should Spreaders Clamp In Upper Shrouds Tightly? (5) DinoKanuck at 7:16pm 05.23.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 57/17217 Question on standing rigging. Should the end caps of the spreaders capture the upper shroud and h
Line diamensions Yellowjeepman at 4:15pm 05.23.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/795 Can anyone steer me to information on sail handling line replacement sizes and lengths ? I have had

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What material do people use to help make less noticeable scratches in white hull???? My h260 has a few scratches. Siamese at 1:11pm 11.01.23 Stickers! Or better yet, gelcoat. If you can get a color match to your hull, then filling the scra
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 Siamese at 1:02pm 11.01.23 Plenty of clues to go by. As has been mentioned, the big shaft going through the hull would mean th
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 Scott T-Bird at 12:49pm 11.01.23 BTW, I'm not a big fan of the Catalina 27. They have a functional interior, but the side decks are
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 Scott T-Bird at 12:41pm 11.01.23 If you read the Practical Sailor article you'll find that Catalina 27 came in a variety of options i
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 dlochner at 12:35pm 11.01.23 An inboard engine was offered on the Catalina 27. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/catalina-27 L
Question Re: 1985 Catalina 27 dlochner at 12:33pm 11.01.23 Does anyone here know if a 1985 Catalina 27 came without an easel as an option? I do believe the
1984 c25 sits bow down Capn Bill at 12:23pm 11.01.23 Honds 50 is a 5 hoursepower motor. B.E.
Engine Sensor ID DyverDown at 12:20pm 11.01.23 Opps, yes, you are correct, Oil PRESSURE not temp switch. Thanks :)
Battery advice for new-to-us Hunter 36...and why did these huge Northstar AGMs die so soon? Kupe at 12:15pm 11.01.23 Thanks again Dave! Yes that was a work-in-progress photo. The batteries are since restrained with
Engine Sensor ID Ralph Johnstone at 12:02pm 11.01.23 There is another sensor in the pic, at the lower end of the engine block, I assume it to be a oil t
Engine Sensor ID DyverDown at 11:49am 11.01.23 There is another sensor in the pic, at the lower end of the engine block, I assume it to be a oil te
Engine Sensor ID Ralph Johnstone at 11:46am 11.01.23 It is located in the front of the engine, I believe it to be one of the water temp sensors? How m
Engine Sensor ID DyverDown at 11:41am 11.01.23 Doing a little poking around, I think I need 127610-91350 Can anyone confirm this?
winterizing ysm12 dmax at 11:27am 11.01.23 I think it could be done without risk of flooding the cylinders - just disconnect the hose that feed
Engine Sensor ID jdrutten at 11:24am 11.01.23 That looks to be the coolant temperature sensor. Yanmar part 128275-91340 . You should probably doub
Trolling Motor as Auxiliary capta at 11:23am 11.01.23 I don't know which 24 vdc Minn Kota I've got, but it is completely computerized with a GPS system bu
winterizing ysm12 Don S/V ILLusion at 9:09am 11.01.23 Maybe it won't start. You should be able to pump anti-freeze through the system with an external pu
winterizing ysm12 dLj at 9:08am 11.01.23 Maybe it won't start. You should be able to pump anti-freeze through the system with an external pu
Contact Crazy Dave Condon at 8:55am 11.01.23 @Joe Prior to owning a sailboat dealership, I was a respected insurance investigator and also hand
leak in aft berth stern corners jdrutten at 8:20am 11.01.23 You could try cornstarch baby powder. Another technique is to use pieces of paper. Whether it's a ti

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