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C&C 41 Rig Tuning dptrain at 5:11am 05.11.15 C&C 1/2051 I am looking for rig tuning information for a 1987 C'C 41. I have owners manual but it has no rig t
water in oil burnswelds at 2:36am 05.11.15 Catalina 30 7/948 Good morning All, yesterday I started up my 5411 for the first time this season. I replaced my wate
Propane solenoid very hot to touch - normal? TropicalSeattle at 10:34pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 9/9500 Noticed today when I went to refill my propane tank that the metal part of the solenoid used to turn
Bottom paint. Willemvan at 10:23pm 05.10.15 Smaller Boats 4/783 Do any of you leave your hunters in the water all year and if so, what do you do to avoid blisters.
Cabin power / wiring Macboy at 9:57pm 05.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1911 Adding some creature comforts and interior LED lighting. I'm wondering how deep into the wiring I sh
Looking for Hunter Owner Captain Al Miller Jimongee at 8:55pm 05.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/987 I have so many purchase and install questions regarding my 2002 356 and a new windlass I need to acq
Bronze Engine fittings Albanach at 8:43pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 1/839 Would you paint engine bronze fittings, such as the Oberdorfer Raw Water pump, or just let it go gre
ST60 Wind Sun Cover John T1594 at 8:19pm 05.10.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1081 I need to replace the sun cover on the Raymarine ST60 Wind display on my 2000 H340. The available co
first time in the water next sunday piedpiperIII at 7:20pm 05.10.15 Catalina 22 16/1514 Next sunday my son is off work, he and I plan to take the cat out for my first time. I plan to do it
Shake and Break, part 9 Skip Gundlach at 6:55pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 0/609 Shake and Break, part 9 - May 10, 2015 We left you wondering whether we'd see wind and sun, and,
Water Heater wire to breaker fried/breaker trips Bob4203 at 5:55pm 05.10.15 Catalina 30 13/2982 I hope someone can give me some sound advice here. My Catalina is the 1988 Mark II model. My hot wat
Tough landing... Doug/Karen at 5:38pm 05.10.15 Big Boats 14/2478 Recently, in the process of making a windy entrance into our slip, I managed to drag the starboard p
20 oday mast part? 10th street YC at 5:33pm 05.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/986 I am entering my 1st season owning a sail boat - my 20' oday main mast has a part missing (I am gu
What size for a smaller headsail? Indysailor at 4:33pm 05.10.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/569 Currently I just have one headsail for my ODay 23, a 135% genoa. It works quite well much of the tim
Universal Glow plug rewire issue Sefuller at 4:03pm 05.10.15 Ask All Sailors 2/2409 I did the rewire of the trailer harness connectors on our boat two seasons ago, and installed an Ech
Dimensions of stove top for B361 bshock at 3:47pm 05.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/763 Hi All, does anyone have the dimensions of the stock two-burner stove top that comes with the B361?
Painting hint using interlux brightside Bfranchini at 2:24pm 05.10.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/4332 The weather is finally good enough to start painting the boats so I decided to practice on Puffin, o
Packing material size a65sailor at 12:38pm 05.10.15 Big Boats 4/875 I wondered if anyone knew what size packing I need for an 83 H34 packing gland. Thanks.
salon cushion covers Emanuela at 12:20pm 05.10.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/743 Does any body know the amount of material needed to cover the cushions on a 473 Beneteau oceanis sa
bulkhead replacement on an ODAY 25. sdstef at 11:18am 05.10.15 Day Sailers 4/1913 It looks like it is my turn now to replace my bulkheads. Water ingress has rotted some of the area

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Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday (1) dmax at 9:07am 10.20.23 Not the same boat but basically the same: You need to loosen the steering cables but don't remove th
Spinnaker Blocks dmax at 9:00am 10.20.23 These guys have lots and will customize if they don't, all for a reasonable price: https://www.garha
keel bolts AUDIS BROW at 8:57am 10.20.23 great question......my dyslexia must have kicked in and I didn't even realize it was the wrong model
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 8:55am 10.20.23 If you were pedantry, you would not feel the need to justify it.... Oh.. Mais non, mon ami. Es muy
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 8:12am 10.20.23 OK, pedantry alert here. If you were pedantry, you would not feel the need to justify it.... :bee
Mast down spreader removals (2) rgranger at 8:07am 10.20.23 I had to replace the bracket on mine... (see pics) I had a dismasting and broke my spreader bracke
Invest 94L jssailem at 7:48am 10.20.23 Tammy is not as big as the storm that disturbed the plans of @dLj from sailing to Ireland causing hi
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 7:26am 10.20.23 Coconut is a fruit.... that's me ....'splainin':biggrin::kick: Ha! :facepalm: Of course. I was t
Invest 94L (1) JamesG161 at 7:10am 10.20.23 Tropical Storm Tammy strengthens as she slows down to make the Fish Storm turn.
Mast Trailer Timm R Oday25 at 6:48am 10.20.23 Correct me if I'm wrong . You are asking about a mast for a 30 foot ? I'm thinking that mast would b
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 6:31am 10.20.23 OK, pedantry alert here. The coconut is a fruit
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 6:29am 10.20.23 Two sailors, Al and Alice, set sail together aboard their 40 foot sloop, heading for Hawaii. They
Mast Trailer rgranger at 6:25am 10.20.23 I have hauled my boat's mast on a boat trailer before. It was not designed for that purpose but it
Its funny Friday! Will Gilmore at 6:21am 10.20.23 Two sailors, Al and Alice, set sail together aboard their 40 foot sloop, heading for Hawaii. They w
Anyone thinking of selling their 275? Codybear at 6:13am 10.20.23 I'm interested in the answer as well as my 2014 C275 w/ trailer may be on the market next year.
keel bolts Codybear at 6:10am 10.20.23 My only question is: why was this posted on the Catalina 275 forum? I had an answer unique to C275s
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? Codybear at 6:04am 10.20.23 As a Lake Michigan sailor, I've owned a Capri 22 (tall rig/wing keel) for about 14 years and upgrade
New Sails stickinthemud57 at 5:46am 10.20.23 I have bought several sails through thesailwarehouse.com and have been pleased with the product and
Its funny Friday! Kermit at 3:53am 10.20.23
New Sails Tally Ho at 12:43am 10.20.23

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