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Back to Normal & a Day on the "Rachel Carson" (9) Roger Long at 5:02pm 10.20.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/3941 I spent a day on the Rachel Carson watching her give a class from the UMCES Horn Point facility an i
New Boats Double Fun at 4:26pm 10.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/3144 Buying New Boats To anyone who would like to share their boat buying experience .
Motor for oday 222 Mhertz at 4:24pm 10.20.12 Day Sailers 6/2302 Just finished my first season w an Oday 222. Tons of fun but I had troubles w the old 8 hp motor.
1987 C22 foredeck question MikeME at 3:38pm 10.20.12 Catalina 22 4/1446 I am considering buying a 1987 C22, but upon inspection, noticed flexibility in the foredeck fibergl
Re-Gluing engine room sound-soak panel Larry Jackel at 3:13pm 10.20.12 Big Boats 2/1368 One of the sound-insulation panels in the engine room of my H44 has fallen off. I tried reattaching
Matching Gelcoat John Stevens at 3:12pm 10.20.12 Ask An Oday Owner 15/5543 Is regular Home Depot paint pigment compatible with gel coat? I have a few chips and dings I'd li
What engine oil brand and visc range do you use? Velero49 at 12:50pm 10.20.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/3813 The brand I used is no longer available..
Original transducer damage lbyonkers at 11:56am 10.20.12 Smaller Boats 2/1231 As I was getting ready to apply bottom paint I noticed the black plastic was completely broken off t
1973 M-40 Pilot House (1) PocoLoco at 10:42am 10.20.12 Morgan 6/2686 We recently purchased this rare and beautiful Duckling but have almost zero information on her.
Framing Question for Fairclough owners Solstice at 5:46am 10.20.12 Ask All Sailors 5/1690 Hello all, For those of you who own full frame Fairclough cover systems; has anyone tried using s
Spinnaker rigging on 1984 h22 drumbeater at 5:19am 10.20.12 Smaller Boats 7/2248 I bought an asymmetrical spinnaker and pole off Craigslist for our H22. Problem is now I can't find
272 sled Odaysailer at 7:57pm 10.19.12 Bigger Boats 4/1608 I thought my daughter's O'Day 272 was a dog. I raced it in the club beer can series and it would not
Air Canada flight helps locate sailor off Australian coast scorpio77 at 7:52pm 10.19.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1701 Hi all, can you believe this Air Canada Boeing 777 found this distressed sailor off the coast of Aus
Home Solar Space Heater experiment walt at 5:38pm 10.19.12 Sails Call Lounge 2/17805 I have had a little antique coal burning stove and an 80 watt solar panel laying around for a long t
Knot Meter location? ebsail at 5:05pm 10.19.12 Day Sailers 3/1961 I want to install a knot meter in my 25. Has anyone done this on this model? And if so, exactly wh
anyone towing with small suv Hollyweirdos at 3:36pm 10.19.12 Trailer Sailors 20/11551 We are thinking about trading our truck for a Honda element. Just wondering what to expect. It will
Water in the hull Sirius repair at 1:40pm 10.19.12 Sirius 21/22 3/3923 I opened the rear hatch inside the boat today to find water had accumulated in there. as I was remov
Replacements for opening port Mark Nooney at 12:47pm 10.19.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1596 I have a 1984 H31 - with the grey opening ports. Does anyone have suggestions for replacements. I ha
Potential Fischer Panda Safety Issue Marc14857 at 12:33pm 10.19.12 Ask All Sailors 7/3540 I was preparing to change the oil and filter on my FP P 6000 genset this morning and came accross th
Closing in open shelving jsalley at 12:17pm 10.19.12 Catalina 309 Group Forum 11/8184 One of the ways Catalina made the 309 a little more "affordable" was having open shelving along the

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Cat-30 Stanchion Repair Joe at 1:10pm 03.01.23 You should be able to at least see the brace's two nuts under the deck. I would concentrate on rein
Window replacement Hollyberry at 12:57pm 03.01.23 You have the lenses in aluminum frames, I believe (unless someone's already done something different
I have come to the conclusion Rick Webb at 12:50pm 03.01.23 My wish has always been the largest fireball ever seen or 90 years old and at the hands of a jealous
Boat hook tfox2069 at 12:44pm 03.01.23 I have a little different experience re: two poles In SF I had a collapsible because 1) I could fi
Boat hook Stu Jackson at 12:20pm 03.01.23 I have 2 sizes. Short one for Anchor Retrival Long one for docking. Heavy Duty Floating & Telesco
bottom paint Leeward Rail at 11:01am 03.01.23
Boat hook LloydB at 10:40am 03.01.23 So it's ~ 4 quit to the Fin?
I have come to the conclusion rgranger at 10:27am 03.01.23 Sudden heart attack, while sitting under a tree with a beer and a book, gazing out at my boat. Nic
I have come to the conclusion Leeward Rail at 10:08am 03.01.23 My fantasy "death" is Sudden heart attack, while sitting under a tree with a beer and a book, gaz
Petrel mast diameter please. JohnShannon at 9:37am 03.01.23 He is talking the Alcoa Petrel they are a small aluminum sailing dinghy I haven't seen one for hal
I have come to the conclusion jssailem at 9:33am 03.01.23 Great movie Jon. A challenge getting old. Be it a seafarer or a land lubber. Reading a new book. "O
Boat hook Bob S at 9:23am 03.01.23
Insurance Claim Don S/V ILLusion at 9:13am 03.01.23 While I understand the logic of avoiding premium increases, paying often expensive boat insurance ra
Universal 25xpb Parts 2 OLD PIRATES at 8:47am 03.01.23 M-25XPB - Kubota D-950 - D1005. I've got to a point that I just go to the Local Kubota dealer with t
Hunter 31-2 Mainsheet Routing StephenD at 8:18am 03.01.23 As an example: on the hunter 33 one end of the mainsheet is routed from the traveller block through
Splicing 3/16" Dyneema thinwater at 8:10am 03.01.23 You don't need a fid to splice single braid dyneema. And I'd never pay $64 for a couple of knitting
Replacing Boat windows (1) jssailem at 7:57am 03.01.23 The pictures help. I conjecture that the previous owner looked for a quick solution to fixing his p
Replacing Boat windows Calif. Ted at 7:52am 03.01.23 Try calling Mark Plastics in Corona, CA they specialize in replacement windows for boats made in Cal
I have come to the conclusion rgranger at 7:48am 03.01.23 I would prefer to be sailing rather than some less glorious pursuit or riding a hospital bed. Righ
Replacing Boat windows kloudie1 at 7:46am 03.01.23 Another solution would be to mount the plexi on the outside using VHB tape with the plexi trimmed to

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