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O'say 23-2 wirong question Ziradog at 2:10pm 04.26.15 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1631 O'day 23-2 wiring question The wiring on my boat (1983 model) is the usual mishmash of original fac
Bottom Painting Pricing Computation SailMaster at 2:02pm 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 3/941 I just had a non boating person ask me this. When the yard prices a bottom paint job, are they prici
O'day 23-2 mast rake? Ziradog at 2:01pm 04.26.15 Day Sailers 5/1648 So I am getting ready to put the mast back up on my 1983 model, and I realized that I forgot to chec
hardware question on a 27 timmeehle at 1:48pm 04.26.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/710 We've recently acquired a 1976 Catalina 27 (outboard motor version). the PO (previous owner) started
help identifying (1) jimharris at 1:18pm 04.26.15 Day Sailers 6/4430 I recently got a O'Day sailboat but not sure of what type any help would be appreciated.
Leak From Mast? (4) drummer3278 at 12:20pm 04.26.15 Mid-Size Boats 4/2393 Hello, I purchased a Hunter 33.5 last summer, which my girlfriend and I are very pleased with.
VA area service dealer for 26M?... DavidEBIDLOCAL at 11:45am 04.26.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/673 I recently acquired a 2006 MacGregor 26M, and planning on sailing the Bay, and am wondering who the
Dauphine Island Race CaptDon01 at 7:57am 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 201/42812 Many of you I'm sure heard the news that a severe storm hit along the gulf during a regatta in Alaba
376 vs 37.5 Opinions shavdog at 7:57am 04.26.15 Big Boats 5/2372 I am looking at these two sailboats....1998 376 and a 1995 37.5....same price range mid 60's.....the
1989 H30 wind instrument cable install RossP1956 at 5:04am 04.26.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/994 Just bought a new boat and st60 windvane instrument. I have an install plan for the wind xducer and
fuel tank removal wheelsteering27 at 4:10am 04.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/2060 anyone have experience with removing fuel tank in Hunter 27, 1983. or pumping out diesel fuel?
Water tank epoxy recommendations wayne007 at 1:03am 04.26.15 Ask All Sailors 9/3341 I have an aluminum fresh water tank with a pin hole leak. Any recommendations on an epoxy to repair
Cockpit drainage Pompadi at 12:08am 04.26.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 13/3008 Our 309 always has a lot of water in the cockpit after rain, it drains away through the open transom
Crack in hull rib (2) SabreToothedEngineer at 11:19pm 04.25.15 Big Boats 4/1047 I'm a relatively new owner (four months) of an '83 Hunter 34. I just discovered a crack in the FRP n
An Economical Line Cutter John Murphy at 8:15pm 04.25.15 Big Boats 1/1093 SECURITE ( X3 ) !! NOTICE: For those of you that paragrenate waters that are replete with a plethor
Parts listings / diagrams 26C's? Macboy at 8:01pm 04.25.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/754 We had a great parts breakdown diagram for our catamaran (Hobie) that illustrated each component of
H 29.5 Fuel system (5) RIVERCRUISER at 7:51pm 04.25.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1121 There have been some discussions of fuel tanks, filters, etc., in recent months, and since I recentl
1989 Hunter 26.5 with different windows jeepjake at 7:12pm 04.25.15 Smaller Boats 2/760 I recently purchased a Hunter 26.5 but I noticed that the port and starboard windows were different
Powering-Up our main winch John Murphy at 6:53pm 04.25.15 Big Boats 5/1086 Please, Two friends and I are adding a power source ( motor ) to our main winches ( Lewmar 44's). H
Dutchman reefing system John Murphy at 6:32pm 04.25.15 Big Boats 1/943 Please, Where might I purchase a disc used over the line holes in a Dutchman reefing System. Many

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Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? Codybear at 4:16am 10.21.23 The 6.5' draft eliminates that boat. It was reported yesterday, the harbor entrance was carrying 4.5
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? danstanford at 3:54am 10.21.23 I'm currently at a cross-road right now. I'm actually considering selling my C275 to swap to a
Invest 94L (1) JamesG161 at 11:28pm 10.20.23 Grazing the Antilles. razy Ivan" near Bermuda. Dammit Jim...
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup jssailem at 8:46pm 10.20.23 Servicing the injectors, if it has been a long time since last service is reasonable. You are correc
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup Ralph Johnstone at 8:38pm 10.20.23 It is a Kabota so first start of a trip always gets 12 seconds of glow, and then it is an instant s
Engineering Help Needed (3) jssailem at 8:09pm 10.20.23
Spinnaker Blocks (1) jon hansen at 7:37pm 10.20.23 paul Elvstrom was a superstar sailor from denmark. a 4 time gold medal winner in the olympics. he wo
Halyard mast clutch question Davidasailor26 at 6:46pm 10.20.23 I have a clutch for the jib halyard on the mast. The halyard routes from there through blocks to a w
Raymarine wifi or bluetooth radar duck21 at 5:27pm 10.20.23 We have a Raymarine radar which connects to our Raymarine chart plotter via wifi. So far it has work
Odd Sailboat ads Will Gilmore at 5:08pm 10.20.23 I'll bet the one dollar boat you posted, rgranger, never saw a swiffer pad, much less, a box of them
Spinnaker Blocks twalker H260 at 4:24pm 10.20.23
Newbie Intro jviss at 3:00pm 10.20.23 Got my license. Sat for all three tests, passed them all, so licensed Anateur Extra. Not on the ai
Engineering Help Needed (2) Tater at 2:46pm 10.20.23 :worthless: Here you go! The wind was too high today for testing. All should remember that aesthe
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? Codybear at 2:46pm 10.20.23 Yeah, the expenses would be going up somewhere between geometrically and exponentially. But I think
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday fourwhitesocks at 2:43pm 10.20.23 @jssailem Oh good call will do that now... it can sit all night and then haul out is at 2 tomorrow a
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 2:40pm 10.20.23 Glow plugs (both of em) working OK? Sounds kinda like a dirty injector if the plugs are fine. I be
Fisher panda / Kabota smoking on startup ice breaker at 2:35pm 10.20.23 How long is the cranking to start the engine when cold ? Do you know what the voltage at the start
keel bolts Dave at 2:25pm 10.20.23 My only question is: why was this posted on the Catalina 275 forum? I had an answer unique to C275s
Removing the rudder on my 1986 28 Oday jssailem at 2:25pm 10.20.23 Looks good. Might put some Krill oil or PBBlaster on the nuts. Let it soak. Might help to ease their
Halyard mast clutch question RitSim at 2:19pm 10.20.23 All good points. I suppose I could mount these clutches in the cockpit. If the halyards are cleat

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