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Caatalina310 Shroud Tension Concerto at 12:17pm 04.26.14 Catalina 310 2/989 Getting ready to launch Concerto for our first full season. Does anyone have a list of the proper te
Mast lifting: Yardarm (3) agprice22 at 10:50am 04.26.14 Bigger Boats 3/1567 Here is an idea I have for a home crane (yardarm) for stepping my 272 mast. I want to be able to fu
Dinghy reviews Jerica Carsberg at 9:40am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 25/9719 I am looking at an Aquamarine fiberglass transom, 11' dinghy. Can anyone give me pros and cons of th
Keel lead repair Ronald Joseph at 9:20am 04.26.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1112 I chunked out a piece of the keel including the lead when running aground. How can I adher lead to
Whats on my boom? (1) upslims at 8:50am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 3/1034 On my boom I have a cleat, a ring and a pulley on it. Can anyone tell me what the rigging is for? M
10 free curtain track slides w/ flag (1) upslims at 7:38am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 0/772 I ordered the wrong ones if anybody needs these I have 10 of them and will send them to you for free
23.5 sugar scoop crack (3) hunter235 at 7:29am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 9/1875 I'm working on getting my boat ready to put back in the water and noticed a problem. At the stern th
Battery Charging kbrown1593 at 7:18am 04.26.14 Smaller Boats 14/1733 I recently purchased "Sweet Dreams", 1997 Hunter 26. I have the owners manual but cannot figure out
Head filling with seawater YVRguy at 7:13am 04.26.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/7461 Hi folks. I have a different twist to a common problem. Every time I pump out the head when I retu
323 shower drain rschultz at 6:06am 04.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2044 Recently purchased a 2004 Beneteau 323. My question is in regards to the shower drain. There are t
what size lifepo4 bat pdachnowicz at 5:30am 04.26.14 Catalina 22 5/952 Interested in utilizing a Lifepo4 battery this season. Not sure what size. Also looking for somethin
Idling too fast carlager at 2:50am 04.26.14 Engines and Propulsion 12/3760 The idling on our Yanmar 3gm30f has suddenly increased to 1.600rpm when starting the engine with the
water leak 2 johnareeves at 12:15am 04.26.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1332 Fixed one water leak - failed macerator pump. Now seem to have some water flowing into bilge from dr
Fuel tank removeal (3) woodster at 7:24pm 04.25.14 S2 8/1965 OK i know i have been saying for some time now that you can remove the factory fuel tank by coming t
DIY backrest reupholster Jeff21115 at 6:19pm 04.25.14 Day Sailers 5/1315 Has anyone reupholstered a backrest without taking it off? Would like to wrap it and use Velcro, but
Pearson 303 Cutless Bearing Removal Captain Keith at 5:07pm 04.25.14 Pearson 5/3886 Has anyone replaced their cutless bearing on a 303? Since the shaft does not use a strut this appear
Will winter ever let go? RBone at 5:02pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/565 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2613447/Is-spring-EVER-going-arrive-Nasa-reveals-new-
Stern tube hose oday 26 jfschena at 2:46pm 04.25.14 Ask An Oday Owner 4/938 Anyone changed this themselves? Mine has a slight bulge in it towards the middle. Otherwise it looks
Outboard For 30' Catalina lydiao at 2:35pm 04.25.14 Catalina 30 10/5614 Diesel is dead. Can I use a 20" long shaft outboard on my catalina or do I need a 25" extra long sha
long or short shaft motor on a capri 18 sailorsteve1 at 2:20pm 04.25.14 Smaller Boats 7/1499 do i need a longshaft outboard on a capri 18?

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Dinghy - tender: affordable option? capta at 3:19pm 07.20.23 This is why I was mentioning it will be used in the ocean for a live aboard situation in the Bahama
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA rgranger at 2:46pm 07.20.23 God knows we are making enough for everyone this year! Take as much as you want. Oh we got some he
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 2:34pm 07.20.23 217992
Oday 19 Rudder Sunbird22358 at 2:18pm 07.20.23 If you will be applying new anti-foulant paint (if boat will be kept in water all the time, not trai
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA Michael Davis at 2:10pm 07.20.23 Maybe it is smoke from Canada? God knows we are making enough for everyone this year! Take as much
Oday sailboat original manufacterer ID tag or plaque. (2) Sunbird22358 at 2:09pm 07.20.23 The original HULL ID Number was molded into the transom, not sure where on the outside of the transo
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 1:55pm 07.20.23 My favorites are the beam reach remarks. SAme
Against the wind - in the docks rgranger at 1:53pm 07.20.23 We need to rewrite the lyrics... "Launching against the wind" 2vRsEC65NTA
Its funny Friday! stickinthemud57 at 1:50pm 07.20.23 I can relate to the reaching definitions....:facepalm: My favorites are the beam reach remarks.
Seeking Input on prior flooding of 1979 C&C 29 Cabin - 6+ years ago rgranger at 1:49pm 07.20.23 if the wood is still solid... you could always sand and paint. If you go that route, I would prime
Hunter Sailboat Salvage Yards? rgranger at 1:46pm 07.20.23 Also call SBO shops HunterOwners.com store They are repairing my Swim Ladder for just cost of sh
Sail numbers for a Widgeon (1) Sunbird22358 at 1:45pm 07.20.23 I think I used 10" numbers on the sail for my 1970 WIDGEON, maybe 12"? But 10" is the size mentioned
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA rgranger at 1:44pm 07.20.23 Maybe it is smoke from Canada?
Its funny Friday! rgranger at 1:42pm 07.20.23 ns....:facepalm:
Dinghy - tender: affordable option? ggrizzard at 1:40pm 07.20.23 BTW, in the Bahamas, beach rock is more of a problem than coral. It's everywhere at coves and beache
Zip ties as a drain snake rgranger at 1:39pm 07.20.23 :worthless:
Fiberglass repair advice on keel box rgranger at 1:36pm 07.20.23 In hind sight, it would have been a lot easier to make the backing plate out of some other scrap mat
Fiberglass repair advice on keel box (8) rgranger at 1:34pm 07.20.23
Oberdorfer lipseal replacement help JoeWhite at 1:23pm 07.20.23 Here is all you would like to know about oberdorfer seal replacement http://mei1970.org/saillavie/Ob
Bent stemhead fitting JoeWhite at 1:15pm 07.20.23 Drill 5/8" holes for the shaft in the anchor roller bracket and insert new bolt.

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