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New Catalina 22 Owner (1) fjordstar at 10:12am 08.09.13 Catalina 22 25/3470 Ahoy! Newbie to the group. Bought my C22 last week and have spent a lot of time cleaning her insid
Cheap Alcohol FourPoints at 9:44am 08.09.13 Ask All Sailors 23/4008 ok, you probably thought I was meaning the kind you drink... but no, I'm looking for cheap sources f
Door and Cabin Hardware replacement PDReynolds at 9:39am 08.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/5232 Hi Folks, We are quite happy for the most part with our 2006 Beneteau 423. The interior is very wel
Catalina 36 Main Halyard Recommendation? jviss at 9:34am 08.09.13 Ask All Sailors 23/8259 Time to replace the main halyard. I've had StaSet-X, 7/16" (I think) these past 13 years. Not craz
Looking to buy harleyjl at 8:58am 08.09.13 Smaller Boats 1/800 I am a novice "sailor" and would like to buy a used Catalina-22 or, failing that, a Catalina -18 so
Mainsail leech flutter rfriesen at 8:45am 08.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/3946 We have a 2007 B40 with a battened in mast furling (Neil Pryde) mainsail. In winds over 15 knots it
Auctioning a large boat jander31 at 8:12am 08.09.13 Big Boats 2/1019 Has anyone had any succes auctioning off their boat? I'm talking about boats 35-40 feet in the $60-
Damaged Spar, Oday 222 (2) noolacam at 7:55am 08.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 14/1836 Hi, I just picked up an Oday 222 that has been sitting for several years. When I got it home I found
"Pop-Top" Cabin Enclosure for the Hunter 23? (1) Paladin27 at 7:28am 08.09.13 Smaller Boats 10/7478 http://shop.hunterowners.com/images/product/141.jpg This pop-top cabin enclosure on the sailboatowne
racing in Galveston bay (2) sandsailor at 10:41pm 08.08.13 Racing 3/6259 Anybody on here with me out there ere next season 67350.vB
Bowsprit Wayward at 9:57pm 08.08.13 Catalina 30 1/1012 I have a 1983 Catalina 30 tall rig with a narrow bowsprit, I want to either put a couple of rollers
rotten egg water heater Jacques C at 7:32pm 08.08.13 Big Boats 4/1242 We finally got the boat back in commission and turned on the hot water heater. It smelled terrible
chainplate failure peter22 at 7:08pm 08.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1580 Neighbour's phonecall notified us that a passing cruiser (too close and too fast) rocked our recentl
prop size and pitch pamacm at 7:04pm 08.08.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/954 i have a 25 oday with a 2 stroke 15 hp johnson outboard. it hardly moves the boat in reverse, what
Rudder Issue burkedavid699-boat at 6:59pm 08.08.13 Sirius 21/22 3/3952 I am guessing that the rudder that came with the boat is original. It is a swing rudder and if the b
Reposition of waste deck fitting // Kracor tanks ybrad at 4:59pm 08.08.13 Big Boats 0/983
O'Day 222: Trinkka at 4:40pm 08.08.13 Day Sailers 4/2219 http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/boa/3980562119.html My friend Wayne just sent me this posting yes
fluxgate location Phil McCall at 3:17pm 08.08.13 Big Boats 9/1937 Where is the most common place to install a fluxgate compass for autopilot on a Hunter 34 ? Thx
How to unfreeze a diesel SailMaster at 3:03pm 08.08.13 Engines and Propulsion 23/9624 Hi guys, We have a situation where rainwater filled our bilge and got to the bottom of the motor. T
Perkins 4.154 dipstick gettinthere at 1:06pm 08.08.13 Engines and Propulsion 3/1817 Help! The last 2" of my oil dipstick broke off in the tube. I don't think the broken part can get i

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New Gages H280 jssailem at 10:22am 03.20.23 Clever idea @LloydB
Winch sizes jssailem at 10:21am 03.20.23 Welcome Back Nicole. How are you and Craig getting along. Still have the Islander two home program g
New Gages H280 LloydB at 10:14am 03.20.23 Take your shop vac and blow about 25 feet of yarn into that tube then go look for the yarn where you
New Gages H280 jssailem at 9:57am 03.20.23 When working on a boat that presents mysteries, I revert to SWAG'ing. You went down the tube into a
Reinstalling Catalina 30 windows OS2Dude at 9:49am 03.20.23 Has anyone successfully removed, refurbished and reinstalled their Catalina 30 windows? Yes. It is
Diesel Motor Removal/Transmission/Oil Pan (1) jssailem at 9:48am 03.20.23 Paul. I know you said your engine is a 25 hp Kubota. Looks a loot like you have a Perkins 3.152.
O Day 28 radiator expansion tank GeorgeC at 9:43am 03.20.23 waterking2.....I have a 1983 O'Day 30 with a Universal Model 20 (5416) 16 hp engine and mine did not
New Gages H280 Ralph Johnstone at 9:22am 03.20.23 Anxiously awaiting the next chapter :clap:.
2005 Hunter 33 Teak Laminate/Composite Alan K at 9:15am 03.20.23 A door not fitting can also indicate a shift in the hull shape - something to look for when examini
Anchors HomeyD at 9:10am 03.20.23 Now I like this idea. Need to figure out how it will respong to salt water.
Potable water leaking into bilge - 06 H38 bmadan at 8:59am 03.20.23 I have a 361 beneteau and I'm pretty sure the leak is behind the shower. Any one have a suggestion o
Diesel Motor Removal/Transmission/Oil Pan PaulK at 8:26am 03.20.23 Before you take the transmission off, make sure the problem isn't in the control cable. We had ours
Anchors dmax at 8:24am 03.20.23 An alternative to a permanent system is one of these: Worx POWER SHARE 20-Volt 320 PSI 0.53 GPM Hydr
Anchors HomeyD at 7:58am 03.20.23 You all make good points. But I do like the idea of having the convenience of the pump for many appl
Diesel Motor Removal/Transmission/Oil Pan dlochner at 7:51am 03.20.23 Thank you, I would imagine there is also sealant between the engine and trani? No. There are no f
Diesel Motor Removal/Transmission/Oil Pan Plymouth Sailor at 7:37am 03.20.23 Haven't removed a motor, yet. I have removed a transmission. Assuming you can get good access to th
Diesel Motor Removal/Transmission/Oil Pan (2) dlochner at 7:27am 03.20.23 Haven't removed a motor, yet. I have removed a transmission. Assuming you can get good access to the
Winch sizes Joe at 7:04am 03.20.23 Dave is correct. The winch size is stamped on the cap next to the handle socket. To remove the dru
Reversing the Beneteau Oceanis 31 aft cabin door. Scott T-Bird at 6:57am 03.20.23 The doors to my v-berth and aft cabin are held open with a simple stainless steel hook and loop. Th
Keel hoisting line Oday192 (1986) replacement rschuss at 6:43am 03.20.23 Then Centerboard sits inside the stub keel housing. Yes you need to lift the boat. Rudy at D&R Marin

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