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help building trailer for 25 oday kurtk at 2:15pm 11.02.14 Ask An Oday Owner 14/2060 I need to get swing keel dimensions and any other suggestions. Need to move 38 miles on good road. I
Teak or Plastique hand rails. (1) DAVA390 at 1:04pm 11.02.14 Ask All Sailors 18/4824 I removed my hand rails, hatchboard rails and gas tank rail today with the intention of sanding and
PSS Dripless and new shaft chrisings at 12:12pm 11.02.14 Catalina 30 31/5664 Greetings fellow sailors. With the winter approaching the list of things to doing while on the
Recent C30 purchases fox islander at 9:52am 11.02.14 Catalina 30 3/1098 I'm looking for some advice. I've decided to sell Sonrisa. Shes located in the PNW...we're a bit iso
Mainsail halyard line Found at Sea at 9:24am 11.02.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/967 I have a 1987 Catalina 36 which requires a great deal of effort to raise the main even when heading
Question about nav lighting davidmhull at 9:01am 11.02.14 Ask All Sailors 49/5531 I apologize up front for this lengthy post but it was needed to clarify my question. These are excha
Add Winches to 1994 Beneteau 351 Cruising Yacht Brokerage at 8:59am 11.02.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/4054 I am looking to buy a 1994 Beneteau 351 that does not have jib sheet winches in the cockpit making i
Primary Fuel FIlter Removal JeffThompson at 8:55am 11.02.14 Big Boats 10/2101 Decided it was high time to replace the primary and secondary fuel filters on our Hunter - engine is
Help w/flax size JeffThompson at 8:52am 11.02.14 Big Boats 4/1081 Can anyone help with what size flax I need for a yanmar 3JH4E. Thanks
Battery charger for home use Rodd at 7:28am 11.02.14 Musings With Maine Sail 21/5607 What battery charger are you guys recommending for home use? I want something in the 10 amp categor
Where do you store your tools? zigracer at 6:21am 11.02.14 Big Boats 17/3296 In my old H260, I stored them down below, under a settee. I've been keeping them in the aft port si
343 displacement and ballast data oyvst@statoil.com at 4:20am 11.02.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1956 Does anybody know the displacement and ballast weight for a oceanis 343?
Anchoring System Upgrade Terry Cox at 6:43pm 11.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1794 Our boat came equipped with a 40# Danforth, 30 feet of 5/16" grade 40 chain and 250 feet of 5/8" thr
Moor Electronics Depth Meter twodzusfittings at 5:45pm 11.01.14 Smaller Boats 3/1169 I am having a case of crazy readings on my Moor Depth Finder model LDC. One moment it reads fine, th
Too much draft? Hobartwoodworks at 3:20pm 11.01.14 Ask All Sailors 22/7070 Making plans for the "next" chapter; bought the 15' day sailor, loved it; the next year bought the 2
Grrrr... Boat Out... Broken Base plate. (3) agprice22 at 3:00pm 11.01.14 Bigger Boats 17/3012 Got my boat lifted and set on my trailer this week. 1987 Oday 272. I store it in my shed over the Wi
Headboard Slug failure Found at Sea at 2:31pm 11.01.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1934 During a recent 10 day coastal cruse with my new mainsail the nylon cord attaching the headboard to
Lowering an Oday 240 Mast firestreak at 2:05pm 11.01.14 Ask An Oday Owner 11/3444 This is my first time lowering the mast. I took off the boom and pulled one of the large pins out of
Rotavectas Wind transducer gahOhio H33.5 at 11:39am 11.01.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/757 I have an older Autohelm ST30 wind instrument that uses a Rotavectas transducer. The instrument head
Polar chart for a beneteau 343 Davefromoregon at 11:26am 11.01.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/6894 Have a couple questions on this topic: --where do I obtain these for my boat? --can I create them my

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NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices Timm R Oday25 at 7:46am 09.12.23 I use these everyday in our machine shop . They have their place . We pack them with silicone grease
School's back in session cruise! jssailem at 7:43am 09.12.23
Swing Keel Line routing help (o'day 222) (2) Wood Jigger at 7:39am 09.12.23 Conceivably the line could be changed with the boat in the water, but it will be much more difficult
Square top main on water ballast? patbratton at 7:27am 09.12.23 The square headed trend seems to be catching on. However, to me it gives the appearance of a gaff h
School's back in session cruise! Hello Below at 7:25am 09.12.23 As we approached Lopez Pass, we noticed a couple of whale-watcher boats stopped in front of us so w
Am I Making the Right Call? plenny7 at 6:58am 09.12.23 Here's a link to the listing: https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1983-tartan-3000-8400942 Whoa, ne
Am I Making the Right Call? BarryL at 6:40am 09.12.23 Hi, My $.02 Nothing you listed would make we walk (or run) away from that boat. The soft deck MAY
Swing Keel Line routing help (o'day 222) GSP at 6:38am 09.12.23 Good Morning O'Day owners I too am a O'Day 222 owner and I need to replace my swing keel lifting lin
NMEA2000 Micro-C Connector Prices jviss at 6:34am 09.12.23 I wonder if those screws are Phillips head or JIS?
1 mile from inlet and 3 knots of drift VS 8 miles from inlet and no drift though has worse bottom fouling. (1) rgranger at 6:18am 09.12.23 Yeah, I love the water/ swimming, great point. The St Lucie river water does look murky compared to
H260 flex in kitchen and bathroom floor? (2) rgranger at 6:13am 09.12.23 with wood bulging and demalimating etc... Wow the inside is the perfect layout for 26 foot boat!!
H260 flex in kitchen and bathroom floor? rgranger at 6:04am 09.12.23 Can you explain what this means ? Are you saying the keel does move and doesn't have any gouges ?
Am I Making the Right Call? (1) Will Gilmore at 5:54am 09.12.23 She's a beauty, for sure. She looks like a great flip, if you have the time. Buy her for $5000, cle
two ply silocone used to place cabin panels - where to buy? RoyS at 4:48am 09.12.23 I recently removed my original T & H /plywood cabin flooring. It was held down with what appeared to
Am I Making the Right Call? dlochner at 4:26am 09.12.23 Here's a link to the listing: https://www.yachtworld.com/yacht/1983-tartan-3000-8400942 The oxidat
Looking for new sails?? LakeShark at 4:16am 09.12.23 Am I over thinking again or would there be an advantage on an upgrade here? Thank You!!!! Insi
1 mile from inlet and 3 knots of drift VS 8 miles from inlet and no drift though has worse bottom fouling. Qomomoko at 3:36am 09.12.23 If you are living on board, can you dive (snorkle) on your boat more regularly? That would negate
Am I Making the Right Call? (1) garymalmgren at 2:35am 09.12.23 #1 Walking around on top the first thing I noticed was a slight creaking noise when shifting my weig
Looking for new sails?? C_Level at 9:39pm 09.11.23 Thank You all for your input. I have to say that this forum has helped me many times on my restorat
Fuel Tank Replacement mikeracca at 9:34pm 09.11.23 Mike, you have a very popular boat, and ALL Catalina yachts have active owners associations. You s

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