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American Flag? Craftychicken at 7:11am 06.29.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/1069 Hi all! Silly question - I am new to all of this Where do you attach your American flag on a catal
Replace Bow Cleats on Catalina 22 econnors at 7:02am 06.29.14 Catalina 22 4/2891 Any thoughts on an easy way to replace the forward bow cleats on my Cat 22? One is loose and needs
Widgeon dagger board williamsisland at 6:28am 06.29.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/4780 Just acquired an O'day Widgeon. Been in storage for 25 years. Good condition after I cleaned out
I got this in my in box yesterday....... Bob 04 H260 at 5:51am 06.29.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 17/5290 This is a message from " thegirl2014 " at SailboatOwners.com. -----------------------------------
New Hunter 35 & 35.5 Facebook Group glennmul at 5:45am 06.29.14 Big Boats 0/606 Hi, Some of us Hunter 35 owners have created a Facebook site to post pics etc. Check it out on faceb
Mono vs Cat. Glad to be back. rfrye1 at 6:25pm 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 27/4315 I just got back from a revisit to BVI for 9 great days on the water. I haven't been there for 11 yrs
A hole in the hull? (3) Scituated at 6:16pm 06.28.14 Catalina 22 2/1135 I purchased a 1974 C22 and when washing it today, I noticed this (see picture) on the side of the hu
Kite aerial video photography Terry in Naples at 5:43pm 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 14/1986 Have seen some sailing video done with kites an this looks really fun to me. I have been experimenti
Mast Raising Help Needed entmejia at 4:45pm 06.28.14 Smaller Boats 21/2163 Today I tried raising the mast on my 240 for the first time. Despite at least 10 attempts, the mast
Keel Doesn't Quite Match Hull - Cherubini H36 (2) rardiH36 at 4:15pm 06.28.14 The Cherubini Hunters 22/3156 Just wondering if any other Cherubini H36 owners (or other Hunter Cherubini owners of the +/- 1980 e
Launching Oday 25 C/B 3.9 draft without a tongue extension. SlimPickens at 3:33pm 06.28.14 Trailer Sailors 23/4653 I have an Oday (new to me) 25 centerboard/shoal draft. The previous owner closed off the centerboard
Headroom from the internet. SlimPickens at 3:08pm 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1014 There are lots of threads on headroom, mentions of headroom in discussions of individual boats, but
deck repair (3) Scituated at 2:43pm 06.28.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1005 Draining hoses and Styrofoam I just purchased my first C22 yesterday in MA. It's a 1974 that seem
Lose Foot Conversion and Lazy Jacks Compatability rardiH36 at 1:23pm 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1359 I am converting from a boom "slugged" mainsail to a loose footed one. I have lazy jacks (which I co
Shoot through the hull depth finder Triple Point at 1:09pm 06.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/6329 I just purchased a Lowrance Elite 5 depth finder w/ GPS. To avoid drilling holes in the hull I opte
Sunfish capacity and boom height Uno Mast at 10:21am 06.28.14 Ask All Sailors 9/15159 Two quick questions about a sunfish. What is the actual weight capacity? All I can find is '1-
1976 Pearson 28 Owners Manual DreadPirateRalf at 8:57am 06.28.14 Pearson 0/1495 Just got a Pearson P28 1976, I'm pretty sure it's second generation. I am trying to find a copy of t
Hunter 456 companionway steps Carolyn M at 8:17am 06.28.14 Big Boats 10/1729 Our companionway steps are curved upward slightly on either end and are prone to being stepped on es
Fitting an Outboard to a First 30e TORVAL83 at 7:51am 06.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/680 Just found out from our engineer that our Volvo Penta MD7B needs a rebuild :( For now we are thinki
Fresh water tank blisters Rusty68801 at 6:59am 06.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/558 I have a 1984 Hunter 31 The fresh water tank started leaking I removed the cover and found the seali

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Water filter clarification... Scott T-Bird at 7:11am 10.24.22 You've been calling it a "filter" and all the time I've been thinking that is odd terminology to use
Merit 22 owners (1) ssmith1627 at 6:51am 10.24.22 I looked at several Merit's before pulling the trigger. There seems to be way more support for the
Merit 22 owners Shakalaaka at 6:40am 10.24.22 I know ! I got my merit 22 last summer. First thing I had to do was fix the keel lifting wench. Coul
O'day 28 Head/Hanging Locker Pan - What is under here? twodzusfittings at 6:40am 10.24.22 From the picture it looks like you need to gently lift, with a small flat head screw driver, the li
Merit 22 owners ssmith1627 at 6:36am 10.24.22 Even if not specific to the Merit 22 -- a general Merit group would be nice. I just bought a Merit
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection shemandr at 6:17am 10.24.22 In pic 0420 (The last one) it looks like a piece of metal. The sharp edges would be hard to create
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 6:08am 10.24.22 I'm pretty sure O'Day 28's of that era had encapsulated keels and therefore no keel bolts. Do an in
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar smokey73 at 5:56am 10.24.22 A lab test would be definitive but I'm not sure it is necessary. Emulsified water in the oil will s
Morse dual lever controller lever question xavpil at 5:52am 10.24.22
Removing sludge from heat exchanger-Yanmar Dubo at 5:45am 10.24.22 Before trying to clean it you might want to figure out what it is. It looks very much like oil tha
Morse dual lever controller lever question dlochner at 5:34am 10.24.22 To change the direction of the throttle, move the cable to the other hole.
Replacing Old Shore Power Connection with Smartplug CYQK at 5:28am 10.24.22 +1 on 303 good stuff
O'Day 28 Keel Deflection terry_buda at 5:20am 10.24.22
Recommendations on bottom paint requested Justin_NSA at 5:10am 10.24.22 I would ask other sailors around you what works for them. Nothing works as well as first hand knowle
Morse dual lever controller lever question (2) xavpil at 5:06am 10.24.22 <p>
Water filter clarification... xavpil at 4:58am 10.24.22
Water filter clarification... Captain Larry-DH at 4:48am 10.24.22
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? dlochner at 4:25am 10.24.22 Funny you should mention that, I do. lol The boat has been in Ohio for 3 years, but came from the e
winter cover (1) Jim Legere at 4:23am 10.24.22 With my old H37C I used to tarp off the cockpit from the companionway back to the stern with a 10' x
Removing old antifouling applying new gelcoat? HeelBoy at 4:21am 10.24.22 We don't have barnacles.... Funny you should mention that, I do. lol The boat has been in Ohio fo

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