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Dutchman reefing system John Murphy at 6:18pm 04.25.15 Big Boats 5/1294 Please, Where might I purchase a disc used over the line holes in a Dutchman reefing System. Many
Oday 15 mfg#?? DefSocmonkey at 6:14pm 04.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1114 Well here we go, post #1!! I am looking to buy my first sailboat, I am going to look at an Oday 1
Clear lake, Texas offer Bob135711 at 4:25pm 04.25.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/618 I am back down here in the Clear lake, Texas area finishing off some final testing for the new job.
Catalina 400 drain holes between stringers RonWG at 4:07pm 04.25.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1633 Cleaning areas I don't see any way for water to drain I have hull 037 new to me even the area under
Chart Viewer for PC (using NOAA RNC Charts) c130king at 3:56pm 04.25.15 Catalina 310 10/3494 Does anyone have any links to download a navigation program to a PC that can open downloaded RNC cha
LEWMAR 65st electric disassembly (1) capta at 2:04pm 04.25.15 Ask All Sailors 1/627 I cannot find any comprehensive instructions for dismantling, cleaning and reassembly of the Lewmar
Batteries..help 26c Leatherneck at 12:00pm 04.25.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/1251 I just bought two new batteries. Ones in boat when I bought it were dead. I installed first one unde
Re-caulking /sealing campanion hatch cover Sandy Feet at 10:45am 04.25.15 Big Boats 2/982 The sealant that is in the joint between the top of the house and the fiberglass cover that covers t
Additional Fresh Water (3) mfarinas at 8:17am 04.25.15 Catalina 310 6/1446 One item of concern as we departed on an extended cruise in southwest Florida, was the ability to ca
O'day 222 mercury outboard todd brown at 8:09am 04.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/744 Launched the boat on Saturday. Out board seemed sluggish. Finally made it out to a place on lake to
Sealant for Keel to Stub Mackaroni at 6:16am 04.25.15 Musings With Maine Sail 9/3571 I have read probably hundreds of posts now on the best sealant to use between the keel and stub join
O'Day 23 keel ewait at 6:11am 04.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/791 Can someone tell me the width of the O'Day 23 shoall keel
Shake and Break, part 5 Skip Gundlach at 4:41am 04.25.15 Ask All Sailors 0/583 Shake and Break, part 5 - Saturday, April 19, 2015 When we left you on Wednesday, we were wonderi
Flexible solar All U Get at 4:02am 04.25.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1199 Hi all, I just read an interesting article on flexible panels and thought I would share the info.
Support the boat with no keel Mackaroni at 8:28pm 04.24.15 Ask All Sailors 3/1024 I have to drop my keel to inspect it and possibly repair it on an O'Day 302. If I have to repair it
A "what's it worth" question- Edson pedestal. Roadking Larry at 8:27pm 04.24.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1134 Not looking to sell anything here but I have an Edson pedestal set up that I took of of my Macgregor
simrad ap russell talisman at 7:45pm 04.24.15 Catalina 310 0/732 has any one had any luck with a simrad wheel piolit cant find parts spent hours trying to recalibra
Mast doesn't swivel in a 10 knot bream reach leevin100 at 6:22pm 04.24.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/774 Mast doesn't swivel in a 10 knot wind I 'test drove' a 2010 MacGregor 26M in 10 knot winds and noti
Universal 5411 (M15) 2 cyl diesel parts RBilly at 5:53pm 04.24.15 Bigger Boats 4/2525 I have an '83 O'day 28 on Georgian Bay in Canada with the 5411 (M15) (Kubota) engine. I went to Kubo
Marine Head Maintance seadaddler at 4:31pm 04.24.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/658 I have a Raritan Sea Era electric head and up until a few weeks ago always used fresh water flushing

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Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure Gene Neill at 3:52pm 09.29.23 Hello all Catalina 22 owners. My name is Jason and I am the owner of Rudder Craft. I am also a prou
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 3:03pm 09.29.23 I like the idea. My solution was on the bulkhead, but I can see the merit. You cannot re-cleat the
Hunter 49 - Shower Seat (Guest Shower) Daze at 2:59pm 09.29.23 Thank you, I appreciate you taking the time to send these pics. Confirms how I thought you did it b
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration Tally Ho at 2:24pm 09.29.23 My Yanmar 2GM20F has no drain hose. I always have to use a vacuum extractor through the dipstick h
PVC inflatable repair glue Hayden Watson at 2:02pm 09.29.23 I think ive tried them all and the two part expensive stuff works the best. If I was doing a stru
PVC inflatable repair glue Hayden Watson at 1:59pm 09.29.23 I have always used 2-part glue that is available from many boating supplies stores. I have read wh
My solution for winch override. Yours? thinwater at 1:46pm 09.29.23 Thanks for the advice. I am actively working on a way to have the flexibility of the swivelling cle
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup tkwhalen at 1:41pm 09.29.23 glad the photos help ... sorry it took so long
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 1:41pm 09.29.23
Yamaha 33 mast removal mermike at 1:33pm 09.29.23 Get an experienced crane operator.
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup Nate at 1:30pm 09.29.23 @tkwhalen Thanks so much for the photos. We were thinking of doing the sams and this is helpful to s
H49/H50 Anchor Snubber/Bridle Setup (3) tkwhalen at 12:58pm 09.29.23 Finally got up to the boat
Jib sheet block Ward H at 12:57pm 09.29.23 Right. That looks like the genoa sheet is leading directly to the block on the coaming. Can the jib
Hunter 49 - Shower Seat (Guest Shower) (3) tkwhalen at 12:56pm 09.29.23 Finally got up to the boat
PVC inflatable repair glue MikeHoncho at 12:50pm 09.29.23 I think ive tried them all and the two part expensive stuff works the best.
310 questions from a potential buyer matts997 at 12:44pm 09.29.23 SJN, what you say is likely true, as exemplified by the Hunter I recently sold...it had very few hou
Catalina 27 Universal M-18 random not starting issue Ward H at 12:43pm 09.29.23 I know on at least some M18's the glow button must be depressed to power the start button. It was t
My solution for winch override. Yours? stickinthemud57 at 12:38pm 09.29.23 As I understand it, you reach between the cam cleat and the winch to remove/add wraps? I can see th
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Ralph Johnstone at 12:04pm 09.29.23 Have any of you actually seen rubber ferrules used in this (or any) application? The only close a
Universal M25 Oil Pan alteration sailme88 at 11:57am 09.29.23 Roy, in terms of ounce, how much more oil do you remove? I've vac'ed out 3 qts. The filter might h

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