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new to me oday 25 (1) seabrooksailor at 12:37pm 10.12.12 Day Sailers 7/1553 My wife and I just purchased a 1976 oday 25 in great shape this past week and so far we are in love
E80 loosing fix miguelgdelrey at 12:30pm 10.12.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2331 Hello I have a configuration of Raymarine E80 E120 with Raystar RS125 GPS receiver connected wit
mainsheet donaldo at 12:22pm 10.12.12 Lancer 1/2388 does anyone know the length of mainsheet for lancer 28?
Engine/Transmission Oil CS30 2 OLD PIRATES at 11:49am 10.12.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1926 Hi all ..... this time of the season AGAIN.:cussing:I seem to have a dilema. I looked high and low a
Bilge Pumpout System tfluce at 11:36am 10.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/1326 Hello from "Molly Brown" 33' Berkeley, Ca. (This is the boat that lost her rudder due to John Wayne
Raymarine, again mortyd at 9:02am 10.12.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 36/6072 about seven years ago we bought a raymarine autopilot and a garmin chartplottter. now that a compone
too much wind perhaps soldier1964 at 8:05am 10.12.12 Ask All Sailors 9/1718 still have a few more weeks of sailing left. went out the other day with winds of 15kts with gust o
Going Solar Squidd at 7:52am 10.12.12 Ask All Sailors 27/4979 Well winter is here (yes there is snow on the ground outside my window) and pondering the upgrades f
Wiring in a generator Snotter at 6:21am 10.12.12 Ask All Sailors 6/4225 I plan to start the process of wiring in an older onan 7.5 kw into the boat's electrical system for
Am I ready for my first PNW winter aboard? Soul Surfer at 6:20am 10.12.12 Mid-Size Boats 7/2154 I'm a first time owner and first time liveaboard of one month. Loving it so far, but here come's the
Chesapeak Bay Schooner Race (Pictures) (7) Roger Long at 4:27am 10.12.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 4/3994 My schooner, the Susan B. Merryman, is doing great in the Chesapeake Bay Schooner Race for a boat h
Any buying tips? Rich Bough at 12:54am 10.12.12 Catalina 30 20/3772 Was wondering of anyone has info about buying older Catalina's? Was there a bad year(s) that I want
Fusion 7000 stereo Kordie at 7:35pm 10.11.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1514 http://www.aquatronics.com.au/products.asp?id=23149 This thing is amazing and cheap enough on amazo
saving a submerged engine jluke at 6:12pm 10.11.12 Engines and Propulsion 17/13119 A 1979, 39' Irwin Citation belonging to a friend sank, in fresh water, at the dock last Monday. We w
Look what followed me home dzimbric at 6:00pm 10.11.12 Catalina 22 4/1560 About to tow home a tired C22 that needs some love. Swing keel with a pop top, Keel looks heavily r
H23 Jibs T_well at 5:17pm 10.11.12 Smaller Boats 3/1425 Ok I have been tinkering with my new to me '85 H23. I laid out the two jibs today to see exactly 100
Against all odds All U Get at 4:53pm 10.11.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1356 Hi all, I experienced a problem with the gen-set on our boat and it's taken two weeks to figure it o
What does a Hydro Hoist 4000L weigh ? AnchorDragger at 4:44pm 10.11.12 Ask All Sailors 5/3489 I am buying a sailboat and the Hydro Hoist 4000L it has been kept on. I need to know how much the e
O'Day 35 Electrolysis Jehu Dodge at 3:51pm 10.11.12 Bigger Boats 5/1655 A Zinc on my keel is completely detroyed in a month. There is no ground or electric connection. How
40' Hunter mask details, 1989 38lat at 2:19pm 10.11.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1094 Hi: Can anyone please help with the details of the inside of this mast. I want to put a tricolor

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Rudder Tube Hunter 36 skipperclaud at 5:51pm 02.24.23 Hey, I Also thought about that. but no other serious. thanks for replying
A lesson on winches (1) pclarksurf at 5:49pm 02.24.23 Totally get it-- had the exact same challenge when I got my original from the PO. I had to decide:
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 seadaddler at 5:49pm 02.24.23 I am thinking maybe that boat had a very bad grounding and the rudder was also damaged. I purchased
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners dlochner at 5:33pm 02.24.23 I wouldn't go over 10 hp, an 8 would probably be more than enough in most cases. Weight and hp are
Newby with a ton of questions starting with block and tackle mainsail Kings Gambit at 5:27pm 02.24.23 You can usually find lots of Schaefer fiddle blocks and assorted hardware around in marine chandleri
Another anchor (rode) thread dlochner at 5:22pm 02.24.23 Read the manual for the windlass. Some windlasses advise against 8 plait. If the windlass has a caps
Oday 23-2 mast lights (2) twodzusfittings at 5:17pm 02.24.23 Not sure if the light configuration and units for a 23-2 has the same as my 30, but I changed out a
Another anchor (rode) thread Kings Gambit at 5:03pm 02.24.23
Where to look for Replacement Trailers Gene Neill at 4:52pm 02.24.23 Anyone have any recommendations for builders on the west coast? Just in case @Gene Neill decides he
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 (2) skipperclaud at 4:02pm 02.24.23 Access cut and clean with a mechanical wire brush. starting to bond it back with Epoxy and thickener
Another anchor (rode) thread jssailem at 2:59pm 02.24.23 Mark. I have 105' of chain and 250' 8 plaitt nylon rode. The 8plaitt was selected based on the smoot
advice on auto chart plotter jssailem at 2:49pm 02.24.23 This is what can happen when a boater plugs in his AP route, turns on his engine then relies on the
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 2:39pm 02.24.23 r the officer's safety, but not to the point that he wears his mask correctly. -Will
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? (1) JamesG161 at 2:37pm 02.24.23 Simply put in a flow diagram. Thermo-Dynamics used daily. Patting my Adiabatic fat tummy. :facep
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? jssailem at 2:31pm 02.24.23 I would if I could...:biggrin:
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? JamesG161 at 2:27pm 02.24.23 diesel engines alone performing at 35% efficiency levels, what can be done? Go Sailing!!
Newby with a ton of questions starting with block and tackle mainsail Stu Jackson at 2:20pm 02.24.23 Also know that Garhauer knows all Catalinas, since they supply most of the hardware for them. Older
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners Stu Jackson at 2:16pm 02.24.23 Inboard engines became an option later on in the production run, the earlier boats came with outboar
advice on auto chart plotter cymeyer at 2:08pm 02.24.23 I think your thinking is misguided. With inexperience, the last thing you should be relying upon is
advice on auto chart plotter dlochner at 1:00pm 02.24.23 I remember my first 'long distance' sail. After 1 year of sailing experience I had bought a new to

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