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Deck Sag at Mast Step Hale Meakipe at 2:30pm 11.07.13 Catalina 30 5/2459 Have a 85 Catalina 30 berthed in San Diego. While having rig work completed riggers noted that there
Zonder Zorg - Sequel to Sequitur (1) Sequitur at 12:43pm 11.07.13 Ask All Sailors 1/1313 For all those who followed our travels south from Vancouver to Cape Horn and up the east coasts, the
Sequitur to Cape Horn Presentation in Victoria Sequitur at 12:41pm 11.07.13 Ask All Sailors 0/898 On Tuesday the 19th of November we will be doing a presentation for the Victoria chapter of the Blue
Historic Star of India Sailing this weekend (2) CaptDon01 at 9:00am 11.07.13 Catalina 22 0/693 Calling out all C-22's in the San Diego area, this weekend the historic Star of India will sail on h
salon hatch (2) joul at 7:02am 11.07.13 S2 2/1032 my latest modification
Flexofold Prop ron.stubbs at 6:37am 11.07.13 Catalina 309 Group Forum 6/5876 Hi, I'm contemplating replacing my fix three blade prop with flexofold 3 blade prop. Has any 309 ow
Engine Antifreeze stevec22206 at 6:33am 11.07.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1659 Is there a step by step procedure for draining and replacing the antifreeze on the closed system of
Cabintop Solar Replacement Jon4399 at 6:24am 11.07.13 Big Boats 5/1592 The cabintop mounted solar panel on my 37.5 Legend is toast, along with the fiberglass surround. Ha
Oday 1973 Purchased today! (5) banjoey at 1:00am 11.07.13 Day Sailers 6/1796 So today I purchased my first sail boat. An O'day 1973 22 foot. I got what I believe an incredible
Outboard and cold weather sailing russlmiller at 8:50pm 11.06.13 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1501 I am in east Tennessee so the winters are not to bad so I will be leaving my 1973 oday 22 in the wat
Rebuild idler? (4) Stephen Trapani at 8:40pm 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 7/1547 As you can hopefully see from these pics, the plate on my Edson steering idler, under the base of th
85' 22 modifications Chasemixon at 8:20pm 11.06.13 Smaller Boats 15/1733 Here we go, at the end of this month, I plan to bring my boat home for the winter, not because it's
What Boat is This? (1) Phil K at 6:29pm 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 10/2133 Saw this boat on a screen saver. Any idea of the manufacturer and possible model?
new to me (3) Snowman80 at 5:55pm 11.06.13 Catalina 22 28/2008 Well i finally got her home.needs a serious inside cleaning, scrubbing of the hull. Clean the keel a
Barrier coat on my project boat kito at 5:07pm 11.06.13 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1031 The Hunter 30 I bought has had a barrier coat applied over a year ago and hasn't been in the water s
Hunter 21.2 Stevext at 4:20pm 11.06.13 Smaller Boats 6/2393 Hello, I'm considering buying a Hunter 21.2. I'm going to have to trailer it about 400 miles to get
Forward looking depth sounder... rgarand at 2:29pm 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 7/2020 Hi, Does anyone ever heard of a depth sounder used as a front viewing sonar ? I'm planning a cross a
Anchor locker latch handle (2) Blackacre at 12:18pm 11.06.13 Big Boats 0/1059 I have been looking for sometime now for a replacement latch handle for the anchor locker on my Hunt
how should i rig my mainsheet?? (3) hawk232 at 10:37am 11.06.13 Ask All Sailors 24/15066 wow, been a long time since I was last here. what can I say, life happened!! anyhow, I finally bough
Trickle charger caprice at 9:49am 11.06.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 14/2633 Anyone know a good way to store the house and engine batteries over the winter? Should I keep both

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Stuck screw on prop anode (1) SycloneDriver at 5:18pm 06.16.23 The remains of the screw came out easily. The prop nut is heavily corroded. A wire brush won't re
Deck leaks kappykaplan at 5:02pm 06.16.23
Stuck screw on prop anode (1) SycloneDriver at 4:59pm 06.16.23 The anode is off! The screwdriver is drying out.
Deck leaks Petermilne at 4:54pm 06.16.23 You'll need to find a way, but since I don't have a Sabre, I can't advise you as to how. Thanks ma
Deck leaks kappykaplan at 4:49pm 06.16.23 You'll need to find a way, but since I don't have a Sabre, I can't advise you as to how.
Deck leaks Petermilne at 4:43pm 06.16.23
Deck leaks kappykaplan at 4:34pm 06.16.23 Seal the companionway with a sheet of plastic. Make a hole in the plastic to insert a leaf blower. W
SPLIT WATER TANK dlochner at 4:09pm 06.16.23 The dimple is a baffle to slow the movement of a lot weight fore and aft in the tank.
SPLIT WATER TANK (3) twodzusfittings at 4:07pm 06.16.23 After watching a few videos on how to fix my tank, I got the gumption to try. I also have created a
Lowering mast before expected storm? Gene Neill at 3:59pm 06.16.23 I'm assuming the boat is at anchor, not in a slip? Either way, I would give no thought to the mast.
Stuck screw on prop anode SycloneDriver at 3:55pm 06.16.23 I have this tool on my boat. My version rotates the handle too. In fact I used it today to loosen
Stuck screw on prop anode (2) JamesG161 at 3:51pm 06.16.23 I have this tool on my boat. My version rotates the handle too. In fact I used it today to loosen h
Stuck screw on prop anode SycloneDriver at 3:49pm 06.16.23 I had to touch up my shave, my mask was leaking too much. I wish I had some lefthand drill bits wi
Stuck screw on prop anode (1) SycloneDriver at 3:42pm 06.16.23 It is probably a SS screw. I'd go with the hacksaw. I'm sure it's stainless. The drill is working
Stuck screw on prop anode dlochner at 3:36pm 06.16.23 I'm thinking about putting a drill bit in my cheap cordless screwdriver and putting the assembly in
Thru Hull Transducer port - repurpose JamesG161 at 3:34pm 06.16.23 So I cant think of how this would work. Think out of the box , as you said. Where is Will there i
Stuck screw on prop anode SycloneDriver at 3:12pm 06.16.23 I feel your pain. Aluminum and Magnesium are pretty soft metals. With a hookah you could use a
Stuck screw on prop anode dlochner at 3:02pm 06.16.23 Had to shave to get my mask to seal. I feel your pain. But the screw is stuck in the anode/pr
Adding soundproofing to companionway step (8) zinahewitt at 3:01pm 06.16.23 Hi All, Finished it. The material is Soundown Sound-Stop Foam Panel with 1lb Barrier Layer . This w
Recommendations for a new head Tally Ho at 2:58pm 06.16.23

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