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Some classic boat shots (3) shemandr at 3:04pm 03.19.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1405 A friend gave us a tour of a boat building/repair facility nearby on Wednesday. I knew about this b
23.5 trailer coupler mmsailor at 2:13pm 03.19.15 Smaller Boats 8/890 The trailer coupler on our boat trailer is giving me problems . I can be on a perfectly level surfac
Kanzaki KM3-A unusual for a 2GM20F? (1) bugbitten at 1:51pm 03.19.15 S2 2/2973 A sailing friend has a significantly faster (bigger) boat. I thought I might try to even things up a
Keel Weldment Repair c22sailor at 1:37pm 03.19.15 Catalina 22 3/2612 I am going to help a friend with the repair of a bad keel bolt weldment. It is the aft starboard on
Second set of jib winches dj2210 at 12:31pm 03.19.15 Catalina 30 2/736 Having a 1990 C30 with a wheel pedestal in the cockpit and mid-boom sheeting, tends to make getting
Painting my Mast sailnoproblem at 10:38am 03.19.15 Ask All Sailors 12/3969 Yes I know this has been discussed before, and I checked the search tab, but I need more info. The
O'Day 30 fixed ports jhcavalla at 10:21am 03.19.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1495 My wife and I sail a 1978 O'Day 30, with the plastic framed fixed ports in the salon. Does anyone h
King Starboard marine plastic T_Cat at 8:29am 03.19.15 Catalina 22 3/1048 Has anyone replaced their exterior teak with plastic? Do you thru bolt the railroad trim and hatchw
Surface material in Head/Show (1) walmsleyc at 8:09am 03.19.15 Big Boats 5/941 On my 1987 Legend 35, the head/shower walls (aft ' port) are plywood which is then covered with an a
Xintex charger boblin at 7:58am 03.19.15 Big Boats 10/1591 A new Xintex 20 charger has been installed on boat I'm interested in. PO claims it has ability to id
First Sail of the Season BudGates at 7:34am 03.19.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/650 Got the boat all cleaned up. Changed the tires on the truck. Set everything out to pack in the boa
Lifting boat to replace keel cable Cincy020 at 5:02am 03.19.15 Catalina 22 8/1672 This spring I plan on replacing the keel cable and bottom painting under the trailer bunks. To do th
H33C propeller shaft length H33CRich at 4:15am 03.19.15 The Cherubini Hunters 1/890 Does anyone know the prop shaft length and taper for a Hunter 33 (1982)? I am thinking of replacing
Best Wheel Autopilot for C30 ?? Capt.JDavis at 2:43am 03.19.15 Catalina 30 27/11850 In olden/golden days nearly 20 years ago I installed an Autohelm wheel autopilot to my old '79 C30 a
9.2a Trailer specs rmcanear at 8:03pm 03.18.15 S2 3/1156 I am building a trailer to bring a 9.2a home in the winter. I have a 28 foot lowboy Flat bed trailer
Adding sail trim controls Roadking Larry at 7:41pm 03.18.15 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 46/15335 I've been upgrading the sail trim controls on my '76 Cal 2-27 kind of one piece at a time as I can a
Bow Rail Reinforcement (1) Nuzcessity at 5:51pm 03.18.15 Day Sailers 1/1485 I have a 20 foot Proline cuddy walk around. I had the bow rail cut to remove the V so that I can ac
Mainsheet traveler for H33-C Redbeard33 at 4:28pm 03.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1367 in the market for a new mainsheet traveler, who has replaced from original? what did you install and
Island Nautical marine flea market in St Petersburg? holdech at 4:11pm 03.18.15 Ask All Sailors 4/2645 It's this Saturday and we are in St Petersburg - anyone been there? Worth going to or just overprice
Catalina C-25 Swing Keel tspalding at 3:07pm 03.18.15 Smaller Boats 2/1694 Hi guys, I'm new to this site but not sailing, I've worked on boats my entire life. Here's the que

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Strange gear shifting event, Universal M-12, Hurth HBW50 RoyS at 4:55am 08.26.23 I assume you have two engine control levers involved; one for shifting and a separate one for thrott
Stowing Winch Handles jviss at 4:33am 08.26.23 would like to see a photo...sounds like a clean installation. Greg Yes, a pic would help!
The Award Winner for best Photoshopping (1) Will Gilmore at 3:15am 08.26.23 219276 With all those people onboard, they are going to sink. -Will
The Award Winner for best Photoshopping Will Gilmore at 3:11am 08.26.23 here. -Will
C&C 44 spinnaker pole. Dan C&C 44 at 12:33am 08.26.23 Broken cable could be a few different things. A spinnaker pole has cables for the '"Topping lift" o
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Hayden Watson at 10:47pm 08.25.23 So I just got back to WA and went to check out the boat. I took stock of some of the wood parts I h
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 9:12pm 08.25.23 So I just got back to WA and went to check out the boat. I took stock of some of the wood parts I ha
Stowing Winch Handles Tally Ho at 9:07pm 08.25.23 ^^ A. Form follows function. Winches are often in corners of cockpits. B. In fact, with smooth cut
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Tally Ho at 9:04pm 08.25.23 I started on a Hunter 280. 7500# displacement or so, but with wheel steering and a diesel inboard.
PNW Summer Cruise 2023 Stu Jackson at 8:55pm 08.25.23 Thanks to Terry for getting me out of the house and for a nice visit (1:08:20), my cameo! :wow3: I'
PNW Summer Cruise 2023 MikeHoncho at 8:54pm 08.25.23
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Stu Jackson at 8:39pm 08.25.23 I know as I sail SF Bay. In my opinion you cannot go wrong if you find a good condition Catalina 30
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Project_Mayhem at 8:34pm 08.25.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Tally Ho at 8:17pm 08.25.23 Truly a thing of beauty : ? Greg
Head Door Vent Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:12pm 08.25.23 Thanks for the "plug" for my book, John! I have a couple of questions: Is the head always a bit "r
CL14 Dinghy Fuzzy_logic at 8:08pm 08.25.23 Looking at the picture, my mast setup is identical, but as you noticed mine is set for pivoting. The
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Straycat22296 at 7:59pm 08.25.23
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Davidasailor26 at 7:49pm 08.25.23
Stowing Winch Handles thinwater at 7:11pm 08.25.23 ^^ A. Form follows function. Winches are often in corners of cockpits. B. In fact, with smooth cut
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Hayden Watson at 7:02pm 08.25.23 Fine, good, as far as it goes. But WHY ? Because the bottom of the stub is rough and irregular ?

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