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Attending Strictly Sail Chicago 2013 - any pointers? Igetit at 9:39am 01.07.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1273 This weekend I booked accomodations and bought show tickets online for Strictly Sail Chicago, which
40.5 keel bolts bustedrudder at 8:40am 01.07.13 Big Boats 2/1167 I was cleaning the bilge in our 40.5 and only saw 2 keel bolts on the centerline of the stub. Is th
New to me 1980 Oday 22 Hydro Therapy at 8:33am 01.07.13 Day Sailers 2/1316 Hello, I recently picked up an Oday 22, 1980 model. She is a bit rough but coming along. So far I ha
ODay 22 model designations kpgraci at 8:30am 01.07.13 Ask An Oday Owner 1/3239 I've run across several ODay 22 models while looking at sails, including: ODay 22 ODay 22 CB ODay
teak cabinet hardware wrylyone at 8:30am 01.07.13 Bigger Boats 3/1307 Does anyone know where I might find the teak pulls for the interior drawer and cabinet on a 1985 28'
New Rudder, where to buy? brentjen at 8:26am 01.07.13 Ask An Oday Owner 4/975 Has anyone ordered a new rudder for their boat off of this site? I have talked to Rudy and am incli
Propane Stove issues on 410 freedkj at 7:52am 01.07.13 Big Boats 6/1169 Our 2001 410 has stove/oven issues with the propane. Both tanks are full, however the out put of gas
Retractable Bowsprit Joel H. at 7:07am 01.07.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/6606 1978 C27 std. rig. In the interest of flying my Gennaker or even getting a Code Zero furler some day
A Thought for Monday (1) Winkfish at 6:40am 01.07.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1155 Hopefully a pleasant jump-start to the week.
New- Old boat. gnusailor at 6:30am 01.07.13 Ask An Oday Owner 23/3399 I am looking at an old Oday22 to purchase. It has been dry-docked on it's trailer for over 10 year,
Keel fairing Ron-Anne at 5:10am 01.07.13 Mid-Size Boats 2/1680 This spring brings keel repair tasks and I was wondering if anyone has used a sandblaster on the kee
Cruising on SunShine nears 3 years fenixrises at 4:10am 01.07.13 Destinations 4/6177 Hi all, SunShine(11c) and I left Tampa Bay in May of 2010. We went direct to the Panama Canal an
Capri 22 (and other) West Coast Rendezvous (San Juans) (2) sinnettc at 11:26pm 01.06.13 Catalina 22 20/3963 I'm working on putting together the first West Coast Capri 22 (and others) Rendezvous. Here's the p
What is this called and where can I get it? (1) Endurance2010 at 10:20pm 01.06.13 Big Boats 2/1561 Skippers: Attached is a plastic velcro-type device which has lots of little plastic pegs. One i
New Islander 30 Owner--Lines to cockpit nestorph at 7:29pm 01.06.13 Islander 0/4021 I'm shortly taking ownership of an Islander 30 Bahama after Sandy took out my Islander 28. I had th
Water in the cabin, mucho Aqua patman70 at 6:41pm 01.06.13 Ask All Sailors 13/2591 Sailing off San Carlos Mexico in a 78 Cat 30, as I have for several years, a semi rough day 18 knots
Cabin Heater Catalina 310 gsaoulli at 6:00pm 01.06.13 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2625 I am interested in installing a Craft auxiliary 28000 BTU hydronic cabin heater. This unit uses engi
Hatch Boards pagas at 5:45pm 01.06.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/2184 Does anyone have the hatch board drawings? 1974 Catalina 27 Thanks
Meet SBO: Karisa (1) Phil Herring at 5:20pm 01.06.13 Ask All Sailors 9/3853 We're going to sneak in a little feature here about the people you're likely to talk to when you cal
MKIII stern rail drazlou at 5:15pm 01.06.13 Catalina 30 2/1300 I have a late model (1994) MKII C30. The port side stern rail was damaged in super storm Sandy. Cata

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Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation Tally Ho at 7:19pm 03.13.23 Very similar, it looks like the auto pilot arm is going to need about 2 to 3 inches of visible shaf
I need advice from sailors on keel CaseyJohn2001 at 7:17pm 03.13.23 From what I can see your main concern would mostly be one of water splashing out into the boat when
Spring FORWARD - It's the first day of Daylight Savings Tim All U Get at 6:47pm 03.13.23 I'm still trying to reset my bladder.
Mast step replacement rgranger at 6:20pm 03.13.23 A 1/2" hole would probably be enough to get a look. It's fairly easy to fill and can be done under
H260 Single Line Reefing, Stanchions & Used Parts Ward H at 6:03pm 03.13.23 Think I have a nice design plan to install 2 single line systems (using small blocks to minimize fr
Major post coming... (3) Screen Saver at 5:28pm 03.13.23 Yep same boat H49. replaced all the dimmable and non dimmable fluros with LEDS. Very simple. Remove
Sorry, I had to... (3) Will Gilmore at 5:12pm 03.13.23 213726 Yum. Hey, where's the hollandaise sauce? -Will
It's almost within reach! Ward H at 5:05pm 03.13.23 Out of curiosity, what kind of sander would you recommend for that curve? I was considering running
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation Stargazer79 at 4:59pm 03.13.23 I added a rudder sensor that is attached to the steering quadrant (no significant force ). I do ha
It's almost within reach! Tally Ho at 4:42pm 03.13.23 I'd prefer the base plate as it's less work, more versatile and the arrangement can easily be chang
Need info on below deck Auto pilot installation (3) Tally Ho at 4:38pm 03.13.23
I need advice from sailors on keel RussC at 4:05pm 03.13.23 From what I can see your main concern would mostly be one of water splashing out into the boat when
Replace Windlass Hunter 38 (2005) Rich Stidger at 4:00pm 03.13.23 I am still running my SL Anchorman since 1997. I have replaced the motor and the spindle bearings an
H260 Single Line Reefing, Stanchions & Used Parts (1) h2o_snow at 3:58pm 03.13.23 That would be for the stock slab type system (which does work). I just don't want to keep going to
Dometic Refrigerator Update h2o_snow at 3:50pm 03.13.23 Neat! On our list. I need to evaluate capacity and add another house battery. We are almost never
H260 Single Line Reefing, Stanchions & Used Parts (1) Crusty Ol Salt at 3:44pm 03.13.23 I am sorry, I thought it was item #4 Reefing Line 5/16" green fleck 37'?
H260 Single Line Reefing, Stanchions & Used Parts h2o_snow at 3:04pm 03.13.23 Thanks sir. Actually, single line reefing is not addressed but made me rethink my line diameter n
Dometic Refrigerator Update (2) patbratton at 2:39pm 03.13.23 Looks awesome. How is it powered? It will run off of 12/24 vdc or 120 AC. I have power at the doc
I need advice from sailors on keel CaseyJohn2001 at 2:35pm 03.13.23 Looking back on your previous posts and doing some exploration on the web about the Merit 22, Her
Swim platform question/advice (1) Hollyberry at 2:20pm 03.13.23 If I understand you correctly these two mini platforms will be either side of your exisiting transom

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