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Centerboard Stuck Up on ODay 20. sailinsally at 10:48pm 06.10.14 Day Sailers 4/2373 Does anyone have advice on getting the centerboard down on an ODay 20? She is in the water, no tra
Bavaria 30 Harer4911 at 10:25pm 06.10.14 Bavaria 0/3970 I am considering a 2007 Bavaria 30. She has the tandem keel. We sold our Catalina 320, took a few
Airmail 2000 windward54 at 8:41pm 06.10.14 SSB and Ham Operators 7/5755 Hey anyone out there good with Airmail 2000? I've been trying to help a friend solve a problem wi
Antifreeze in the water tank John_F at 8:10pm 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 23/8338 Does anyone have an easy way to flush the water tank of antifreeze? We have a 34 gallon waterta
you tube (1) trainmanjess at 7:50pm 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1072 hello all I have become a firm believer of you tube for information and learning videos.... I hav
Ladder JAYJR74 at 7:11pm 06.10.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/1830 I own a 31 foot 1983 hunter. Apparently someone stole the rear ladder, and I don't want to buy a tr
Auto Helm Installation njlarry at 7:04pm 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 0/679 Hello all. Planning to install a new Raymarine EVO 100 auto helm and trying to plan for the best pl
26M Aluminum Trailer Wheel Studs ddetlor at 7:03pm 06.10.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/868 Crap! I have some bad wheel studs in my trailer. I got a flat and when removing the wheel the thr
Mystery in the bilge (pump) plodder at 5:35pm 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1340 I recently fitted a new automatic bilge pump to my Catalina 309; a Rule-Mate 1100. All went well for
Featured contributers. ? (1) Chris Patterson at 4:44pm 06.10.14 Forum Help (Site Talk) 7/5751 Have been wondering; what now? I super 'hate' that Roger is not doing his threads any longer, and th
Vented Loop Bob S at 4:35pm 06.10.14 Catalina 30 1/903 Curious how often do you clean the valve on your vented loop. I ran my engine on the hard and notice
Zebra TV (3) Doug4bass at 4:04pm 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 19/1855 I recently installed a 32" Lcd flat panel in my c385. Tv has a digital antenna at the masthead plus
test mmsailor at 3:05pm 06.10.14 Smaller Boats 3/587 testing to see if boat model changed from 23 to 23.5
37.5 running lights shaman at 2:14pm 06.10.14 Big Boats 3/947 I have a 1995 37.5 and every time I get caught in heavy breaking seas the forward running lights get
Suggestions on how to sea trial older boats? CPH at 1:26pm 06.10.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1020 So I've been lurking around on this site ever since I bought our 1978 Catalina 30 about 4 years ago.
Pulling Wire dph123 at 11:33am 06.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1125 I need help figuring out how to route some wire. I have had my 1998 Hunter 310 for about 8 months a
freezer gasket - help (2) Newport Bob at 10:43am 06.10.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/833 Need to replace the freezer lid gasket. Current gasket is 3/8 flat style. The Beneteau parts shows t
2017 Americ'a Cup in Chicago? kielboatsa at 10:17am 06.10.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1583 Chicago is one of 3 finalists for the 2017 America's Cup.:dance: http://www.chicagotribune.com/sport
oday 25 cb taking on water? sinking25cb at 10:10am 06.10.14 Ask An Oday Owner 13/3711 Anyone have experience with oday 25 cb taking on water. Cannot see where water coming from. Can cen
Throttle Cable for 1989 Hunter 28 Carr at 9:32am 06.10.14 Mid-Size Boats 2/1025 Does anybody know the length for a new throttle cable for my '89 Hunter 28? And any tips or tricks o

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Gas tank gauge issue. charliec30 at 10:26am 08.19.23 That's a "direct reading" mechanical gauge, there is a capsule to convert to an electric gauge, if
Gas tank gauge issue. Calif. Ted at 10:21am 08.19.23 That's a "direct reading" mechanical gauge, there is a capsule to convert to an electric gauge, if t
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (5) Ralph Johnstone at 10:19am 08.19.23 A pillow block is the housing for the bearing "guts" or insert which allows for a few degrees of mi
Frigomar Air Conditioning Experience Johann at 9:24am 08.19.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Crusty Ol Salt at 8:58am 08.19.23 Answered prayers brother
Zip ties as a drain snake (1) stephen_i_w at 8:40am 08.19.23 I feel I ought to update my post. It turns out that my shower sump re-clogged on my trip. I tried
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. kloudie1 at 8:38am 08.19.23 I see that they left the rocker arms and pushrods next to the gallley sink! Ya gotta wonder where th
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker stickinthemud57 at 8:16am 08.19.23
Funny Friday!!! (1) Ward H at 7:56am 08.19.23 219032
Skimmar Seagull 12 Genaker rgranger at 7:35am 08.19.23 Also what would be a good way to add a topping lift. Put a small block at the top of the mast and
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. Hayden Watson at 7:23am 08.19.23 Well, the outside doesn't look nearly as bad as Luna was when you started. I suspect that the inter
Finding a trailer in California rgranger at 7:22am 08.19.23
Urban Anchorages Kings Gambit at 7:10am 08.19.23
Tide Clock kloudie1 at 7:06am 08.19.23 Sooooo That R. Granger (gron-J in Cajunese) guy must know about the special Cajun moon next to Uranu
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix fero at 7:01am 08.19.23 Not exactly sure but it looks like your windlass is mounted with vertical axis, as far as I know mos
Tide Clock Tally Ho at 6:47am 08.19.23 When sailing on Michigan, while not exactly tides, there sure seemed to be something similar.... d
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) RSHunter27 at 6:37am 08.19.23 It is a pillow block.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Terry Cox at 6:26am 08.19.23 Good news, John. Quite the saga. Winter cruises in the PNW remain one of our favorites. kqRmir2LI4c
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 6:26am 08.19.23 I hate to keep pissing on your corn flakes like this @RSHunter27 , but if you do decide to incorpor
Legend 40.5 windlass chain jumping fix jssailem at 6:22am 08.19.23 Clever idea. Be sure to rinse down the area and keep it clean of debris that comes up with the chain

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