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'83 O'Day Cowl Vent Deck Plate RBilly at 6:14pm 06.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/775 Just bought an '83 O'Day 28. It has a cowl vent on foredeck but I don't have the 4 in. machined meta
Furling problem Alansails at 5:44pm 06.18.14 Catalina 310 8/1175 Suddenly this year our boat, when we furl the head sail, it has decided to have issues..:cry: When w
Bag of water/install transducer PSR at 4:36pm 06.18.14 Ask All Sailors 22/5453 Can someone tell me why I might test for the best location of a sonar transducer inside the hull wit
Newly installed autopilot is drunk markwbird at 4:05pm 06.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1069 My newly installed Raymarine EV100 autopilot works great except that it's a bit swervy. I took out
C25 need used stanchion worane at 3:26pm 06.18.14 Ask All Sailors 2/797 Hi everyone. I am in need of a stanchion from an early (1978) Catalina 25. One of mine is snapped of
C&C 25, 1975, Good Boat or Bad News JHoward at 2:57pm 06.18.14 Ask All Sailors 5/5032 I am researching this boat, found on Craigs List. It is in northern Minnesota @ the Canadian border.
Can a Universal Atomic engine be rebuilt? carolbsailing at 2:42pm 06.18.14 Engines and Propulsion 15/4244 I have a 1983 Catalina 27 with the original Universal Atomic Model 5411. The engine won't start and
What's below this floor? (1) TradioShow at 1:52pm 06.18.14 The Cherubini Hunters 17/1717 Hello, what is below this, it's a 78 30'? I looked through my sear results but couldn't find an ans
Bowsprit rigging for Hunter 29.5 billybee41 at 12:21pm 06.18.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1964 The bowsprit was not rigged when I bought my Hunter 29.5 and I downloaded the owner's manual from th
26D Lines and Rigging Setup - Please check. Snowbird One at 8:35am 06.18.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 43/7109 Hello everyone! First post here! I have so many questions. But what I'll start with is my rigging se
302 foredeck length ilnadi at 8:26am 06.18.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/629 trying to figure out the usable foredeck area on the 302 (e.g. for a dinghy). I can see that the
Black Mold in Wood Paneling SailboatInteriors at 8:16am 06.18.14 Ask All Sailors 8/2217 We recently purchased a Catalina 36. There is pine wood paneling on each side of the saloon mid-shi
6V GC2 battery wiring for equalizing Fred Villiard at 8:13am 06.18.14 Musings With Maine Sail 3/1903 Maine, I have 4 6V GC2's wired series parralell, with a watering sysem. They are very inconvient t
Mast Raising from Dock vs. Trailer Tim Moylan at 5:53am 06.18.14 Smaller Boats 14/2048 I have been raising the 240 mast while the boat is on the trailer for the past few years. Been succe
offshore sailing a Daysailer 17 bluesman at 3:18am 06.18.14 Day Sailers 4/2899 Hi everyone. This is my first post. I just purchased a DS (actually a 2000 Cape Cod Shipbuilding
Preventative Maintenenance (1) dpaquin at 9:27pm 06.17.14 Big Boats 18/1666 In the navy we had this amazing preventative maintenance program that listed everything to service a
Hunter Rendezvous Catalina Island July 25, 26,27 RHUMB RUNNER at 9:05pm 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 0/877 For the second year in a row the rendezvous on July 25,26,27 is in jeopardy of not happening. Last y
gooseneck oceansoul at 9:01pm 06.17.14 Smaller Boats 12/1322 Does anyone know it the original gooseneck was adjustable..we are having trouble with the boom hangi
Newport Mk2 Dinette Conversion Issues (1) Buzzlovelace at 8:11pm 06.17.14 Newport 2/2249 Hello, I just purchased a 1979 MKII and when we went to drop the dinette table we found that the are
Mast and Boon finally up...... (4) woodster at 7:34pm 06.17.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1553 Mast and Boom finally up...... :dance: spent most of the day reading the mast to be stepped and a b

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kappykaplan at 3:34am 06.23.23 A couple more baby steps were accomplished today. Whoo hoo!! :beer:
There is lust in my heart Timm R Oday25 at 2:58am 06.23.23 I'm constantly looking at other boats.. For us now,we also aren't making the time to use the great b
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages mermike at 1:41am 06.23.23 We're heading to Victoria from Port Ludlow on Monday. Looks like a week of good weather ahead
Port Townsend, WA Anchorages DannyO at 12:49am 06.23.23 Thanks everyone. Heading up on Saturday. If you see me up there, would love to say hi and have a dri
Shroud anchor point (1) pclarksurf at 10:42pm 06.22.23 and while you're at it-- go chase that Ubolt into the cabin? Not a whole lot of meat up there-- an
Outboard depth in water. (1) pclarksurf at 10:22pm 06.22.23 Looks about right actually-- and yes, top setting is barely enough to cover the intake-- middle is a
Where to put AIS antenna? SoSound at 10:14pm 06.22.23 Under good weather conditions, I was very happy with just reception through my VHF and displayed on
Gear box not engaging Hayden Watson at 10:04pm 06.22.23 Thanks !!!!!, A further question, when the gear box is engaged in either forward or reverse , is it
Beneteau Grey Water system rgranger at 9:06pm 06.22.23 Unlike several European countries, it's legal in the US to discharge gray water directly overboard.
fuel gauge JamesG161 at 9:06pm 06.22.23 Is calibration by the volume dispensed on the vendor's fuel meter Yes, but just the first time I h
Fixed blade prop specs vs folding blade specs jssailem at 8:59pm 06.22.23 Big Easy, you should work with the prop shop to get the correct size on your boat, engine and trans
New Cat 22 Owner pcharn01 at 8:55pm 06.22.23
P-18 spinnacker (1) jssailem at 8:52pm 06.22.23 Sure you can. With a little ingenuity and a helpful sailmaker I put an asymmetrical spinnaker on my
Hunter 310 listed on this site. jssailem at 8:44pm 06.22.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 8:35pm 06.22.23 Encouraging time. The problems are solved in steps. Fewer setbacks are occurring so I feel we are ma
Where to put AIS antenna? jssailem at 8:28pm 06.22.23 Arcadia. Many sailors just want to know where the commercial boats are. For that all you need is a V
Getting wires in. Ralph Johnstone at 8:18pm 06.22.23 As per @jdrutten , drill holes in the SS arch and feed them through the SS tubing. Use grommets aro
Where to put AIS antenna? jssailem at 8:15pm 06.22.23 Does there exist a single unit that receives VHF and GPS and both receives and transmits AIS? Yes
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't SoSound at 8:12pm 06.22.23 Awesome news, John! It must be an exciting time! :dancing:
fuel gauge Ralph Johnstone at 8:10pm 06.22.23 I keep my gauge calibration verified, each time I fill the tank. I've missed something here. Is

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