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What to bed rudder gudgeons with? Gene Neill at 4:47am 11.15.13 Catalina 22 4/887 As soon as I finish doing all the deck hardware, I want to move on to the rudder. What do the expert
Advice on deck of boat (1) banjoey at 2:24am 11.15.13 Ask All Sailors 9/1888 I have just recently purchased an o'day 22. She is in decent shape. Top side she is a little weathe
Wood floors (10) ehudm at 7:47pm 11.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/2003 Wood floors - more pics Almost done, TeaK ' Mahogany floor , I'll upload the rest of pics after I'l
Quick Question about my Tohatsu 9.9DE (1) Sock Puppet at 6:38pm 11.14.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/1096 I was winterizing my 2-stroke Tohatsu 9.9 today, and noticed a little water running out on the front
is it designed to rest on the keel? mainsailman at 6:05pm 11.14.13 Smaller Boats 5/1348 My H22 has the ballast built into the hull. how much is in the keel, and is it designed to rest on t
GFI Shore Power Trips t054281 at 5:44pm 11.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/7026 When we plug into 30 amp or 15 amp shore power, there are no problems with any protective non GFI de
How I straightened my V21 mast troutman at 5:18pm 11.14.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1083 I am sure many people have straightened their masts so this is not new territory but it was new to m
Info about LH V-Drive transmission Eibeltje at 5:10pm 11.14.13 Engines and Propulsion 0/945 I want to re-power my Pearson 323 with a 20/30 hp. engine with a V-drive transmission with left ha
Best way to clean the Lexan windows? BistroMath at 4:09pm 11.14.13 S2 1/1319 Hey everyone. New 1983 S2 9.2C owner here. Love her so far. We're trying to give her a bit of a
New Table (6) RJD at 3:34pm 11.14.13 Catalina 22 20/2097 My father-in-law and I built this table to replace the original one in my Catalina 22. We used Afric
Rebuilt Catalina 22 Trailer (9) RJD at 3:18pm 11.14.13 Catalina 22 22/8164 After two months, a few quarts of sweat, and about $800, I've completed the rebuild of my trailer. C
Lifting my engine nramsey at 1:49pm 11.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1078 I need to replace my motor mounts. The actual mount replacement is pretty straight forward but I ha
1984 Hunter 27' portlight replacement cara at 1:26pm 11.14.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/3258 Hi all -- we need to replace all 8 of our portlights, because the plexiglass (?) is starting to snap
What's behind this mast plate (1) n4hhm at 11:56am 11.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1548 1981 H 27. Small plate at base of mast. Looks like it might be associated with the pulleys in the m
Cal 2-25 Galley extension (3) AZimmerman at 11:36am 11.14.13 Cal 5/5669 Just wanted to share a little progress on my winter project to extend the galley on my 1979 Cal 2-25
135amp WindLess Breaker for Hunter430 Neal Edward Albrektsen at 10:28am 11.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/971 Anyone know where I might find a Anchor WindLess 135amp breaker fuse. this is in frozen
OC50'07 refridgerator JR1 at 9:16am 11.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/989 As a new owner of the boat and concerning the wriring question: We have 2 refridgerator on board.
More Vicarious Cruising Roger Long at 8:40am 11.14.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/9795 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4987614708591.1073741839.1846284215'type=1'l=488e24617d
OC50'07 wriring diagramm JR1 at 8:28am 11.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1519 Hi to All we bought the boat used and I'm loking for a wiring diagramm to understand, how the elect
Salty Dog Rally Rudder Problems MsEmee at 6:24am 11.14.13 Big Boats 0/1783 For those that have not heard, the Salt Dog Rally had a bad go of it during their annual migration t

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2008 H36 microwave replacement murrayabbott at 6:46pm 07.04.23 Any microwave could due, measure the old one and go to an appliance store. Mine is 5 years old with
Catalina 270 Rub Rail RandySmith at 6:42pm 07.04.23 I was curious as I paid less than that for my C30 so I looked it up. I paid $4.24/ft and I'm seeing
Catalina 270 Rub Rail RandySmith at 6:39pm 07.04.23 Have you contacted your local Catalina Yachts dealership, Or the Catalina Yachts factory. www.ca
Catalina 270 Rub Rail RandySmith at 6:33pm 07.04.23 Only two kinds of boat parts, available but expensive and unavailable at any price, after dealing w
Catalina 270 Rub Rail RandySmith at 6:17pm 07.04.23 Have you tried shopping here on this site? https://shop.catalinaowners.com/search.php I did try i
Small, easy soloing daysailing sailboat choice? SFS at 6:05pm 07.04.23 While the focus of responding ideas has been light weight plastic boats there are a few wooden desi
shore power female-end fell in the water Ken13559 at 6:01pm 07.04.23 don't forget to check your onboard circuit breakers. it could also have tripped when you plugged in
Fuel (In)Efficiency SFS at 5:58pm 07.04.23 It's also difficult for many new sailors to think in terms of fuel usage in terms that are so differ
2009 Beneteau 40 rubber cutlass bearing. JohnB40 at 5:57pm 07.04.23 Thanks folks. A company at our marina put the bearing in. My concern is, will it cause problems not
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake danooxnard at 5:39pm 07.04.23 Possible pinhole leak on the fuel filter shown in the picture above?. Or one of the washers on the b
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (1) JamesG161 at 5:20pm 07.04.23 and the drip point you show is the crankcase not the bell housing OK maybe this guess is better.:p
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA kappykaplan at 4:46pm 07.04.23 One knot is one nautical mile per hour. So Musetta's average speed is 5.58 kts.
Catalina 270 Rub Rail Joe at 4:23pm 07.04.23
Lewmar forward hatch handle has come off and there is slight cracking on the lense around the hole. FastOlson at 4:05pm 07.04.23 While considering your alternatives you might want to get a bid for a new hatch replacement. If your
Sailing adventures of SV MUSETTA (1) jssailem at 4:02pm 07.04.23 Ok Here is what I know from chatting with Dave. about an hour ago. They are straight through to Lune
Looking at buying a 1976 O'Day 15 jon hansen at 3:55pm 07.04.23 if it were I, the first thing i would do is throw out the sails and get new ones. they are toast! n
Lewmar forward hatch handle has come off and there is slight cracking on the lense around the hole. Jason and Dina at 3:37pm 07.04.23 Will do. Please stay tuned!
Looking at buying a 1976 O'Day 15 shemandr at 3:21pm 07.04.23 As general rule of sailboat stewardship and marital harmony, you should ALWAYS buy a bigger sailboa
Lewmar forward hatch handle has come off and there is slight cracking on the lense around the hole. dlochner at 3:10pm 07.04.23 The go to people for hatch repairs is Hatchmasters. They will have repair parts and can replace the
Electric Winch Sailgunner at 2:56pm 07.04.23 On my boat the only switch is the circuit breaker. Are you sure you truned on the winch and not the

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