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HT Prop Sizing FourPoints at 6:08pm 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1382 I currently have a 7.5" pitch 3 blade prop. going to switch to a 4 blade high thrust, my options are
Catalina Rendezvous, 2013 Coriolisbc at 5:44pm 03.11.13 Catalina 30 1/1611 Hi All; The 2013 Catalina Rendezvous is July 12 and 13, Telegraph Harbour Marina, on Thetis Island
Swetting Rudder Chris Bogle at 4:57pm 03.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1146 Is there metal inside the Oday 22' rudder? We are having a few days of above zero temps and there is
Head sail change on CDI Flex Furler CaptFred51 at 4:09pm 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1131 My 2002 Macgregor 26X came with a CDI Flex Furler with a 135 Genoa installed. It just blew out and
Kenyon 550 Stove Burner needed frankiedogs at 4:05pm 03.11.13 Parts Search 0/1026 I am rebuilding my Kenyon 550 alcohol stove and I need a new burner assembly. I actually only need t
Touring a M26s that is in the Puget Sound Babbleduck at 3:37pm 03.11.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1071 Hello everyone: I am preparing to acquire my first boat and have narrowed my choices to three ves
Boat Weght nelsonragnar at 3:33pm 03.11.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1868 Would any one out there know the weight of an O'Day 22' Including mast.I am calculating if I have e
Vang connection to mast ScottS at 3:27pm 03.11.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1871 Hi all, I've been lurking here for a while, but now I need some advice concerning the First 285 b
Solar Panel George68fs at 2:58pm 03.11.13 Ask All Sailors 8/2297 Would like to setup a solar panel on my O'Day 222. I have one 12V marine battery and basically the o
Cowl Vents Nahart51 at 2:07pm 03.11.13 Catalina 30 2/1165 Any one ever put screen or any such thing to keep critters and wasps from coming in the cowl vents o
9.2a Tiller to Wheel fharbison at 12:50pm 03.11.13 S2 5/1727 Just bought by 9.2A a couple months ago. It currently has tiller steering. When I look at most 9.2A
Keel Rust and Fairing Mark Nooney at 12:37pm 03.11.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1214 Hi all I have a 1984 - 31. The boat is on the hard for a fresh coat of bottom paint. I inspected the
Table hardware on 1984 O'Day 222 JMAP06 at 12:29pm 03.11.13 Day Sailers 7/4116 Does anyone know what the hardware on the 1984 O'Day 222 table was called. They are metal tracks. On
End of H25 production Mr.Stress at 11:52am 03.11.13 Smaller Boats 4/1509 I am in the process of buying a 2009 H25 (have not closed yet). Can anyone tell me when they stoppe
Capsizing a C-22 Michael B at 10:49am 03.11.13 Catalina 22 35/20969 How easy is it to capsize a C-22, and what do you do if you are that unfortunate?
dock line caught in prop & engine wont start academic-one at 10:47am 03.11.13 Engines and Propulsion 3/1752 OMC End of season got dock line caught in prop ' some smoke in cabin. After sail engine wouldn't sta
prefeeder for hood below deck roller furler captmmac1 at 10:34am 03.11.13 Big Boats 1/1053 Need a prefeeder that will work with a below deck Hood roller furler? Having problems with the luff
Reefing Genoa? chasmoyer at 10:33am 03.11.13 Big Boats 9/1899 Can/should a 110% furling genoa be reefed (not fully furled out) when encountering 20+ knot winds?
Spring cleaning the sheets-what's best SJarvis at 9:02am 03.11.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2129 We have a Hunter Legend 35.5 and living in Olympia WA where it's wet and damp our sheets get a bit g
Propeller pitch randyprint at 8:34am 03.11.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/3896 Hi all. Just bought a 1984 Catalina 27 with a 15HP Universal Diesel. It needs a new propeller. Wha

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Potential first boat for me? Chase Hartzell at 6:36am 04.07.23 2. brand new, top of the line SAILS. when buying an old, used boat, the very first thing i do is
Bilge drain holes on Hunter keels? JamesG161 at 6:26am 04.07.23 There are voids in the bilge that can not be drained from inside the boat. Bilges around the Engin
No bottom paint thinwater at 6:26am 04.07.23 In Florida it will foul quickly, so I'd limit it to 1-week in the water unless you love scrubbing, a
Bilge drain holes on Hunter keels? murrayabbott at 6:14am 04.07.23 If a boat has a bilge drain hole, there is usually a bolt in it. You remove the bolt when the boat i
Alternator temperatures Maine Sail at 6:13am 04.07.23 Thanks Rod. I was planning to install the thermistor to my alternator by using a metal P-clip to h
Bilge drain holes on Hunter keels? Don S/V ILLusion at 6:12am 04.07.23
Long distance boat ownership Allowishish at 6:05am 04.07.23 My opinion is....... wait. You are just going through the excitement phase of this decision you tw
Bilge drain holes on Hunter keels? kappykaplan at 5:58am 04.07.23 Seems unlikely that anyone would put bilge drain holes in a keel, as that would provide a path for o
Upgrade Cabin Fabric Curtains (1) patbratton at 5:57am 04.07.23 Pat Curtains were not offered or put on the water ballast sailboats as standard equipment nor as op
CENTERBOARD WOES kappykaplan at 5:54am 04.07.23 Well done, twodzusfittings! :beer:
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina Ward H at 5:50am 04.07.23 @TAJ Welcome to SBO And welcome to owning a Catalina 30! There's a lot of fine knowledgeable people
Alternator temperatures Hayden Watson at 5:28am 04.07.23 Temp sensor should be measuring as close to the stator as possible. A large hose clamp can hold it
No bottom paint jodyjuli at 5:07am 04.07.23 Thank you I trailer it 2 blocks from the landing with the mast up
CENTERBOARD WOES (2) twodzusfittings at 4:47am 04.07.23 As a wrap up to this saga, (I hope) here is what I accomplished. I re installed new lines for the up
Alternator temperatures Maine Sail at 4:46am 04.07.23 Temp sensor should be measuring as close to the stator as possible. A large hose clamp can hold it
Alternator temperatures (1) Maine Sail at 4:44am 04.07.23 Temp sensor should be measuring as close to the stator as possible. A large hose clamp can hold it r
AITA? Racing situation that came up danstanford at 2:26am 04.07.23 Shouldn't they have done 2 sets of turns? They fouled a competitor and they hit the mark.
New furling genoa for a 76 30ft Catalina Joe at 2:15am 04.07.23 Do I need the mid stay as it will get in the way as the main -stay -furling -sail unfurls. What do
Removing Dyneema Core Joe at 12:19am 04.07.23 Thank you for the info. I assume most double braid is a bit easier than Warpspeed? No, it's just m
Long distance boat ownership Joe at 12:11am 04.07.23 My opinion is....... wait. You are just going through the excitement phase of this decision you two

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