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Looking for an Atomic 4 Bill Roughton at 12:55pm 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 17/2761 Would like to install it in my O'Day 27. The boat is in southern Maryland and I live in Northern Vi
Hello coach4111 at 12:24pm 08.14.12 Chrysler 0/4218 Would like to hear from someone ..that has a C-13 Chrysler sailboat.. I have an 1980..Thanks Don...
Difficulties tacking in high winds and waves Piotr at 12:17pm 08.14.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 19/5049 This is baffling, because in 30 years of sailing I've never had any problems tacking in any conditio
Are American Sailor More Over Cautious Then European Sailors (2) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 11:55am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 62/10593 I have recently made a new friend. He is a 25 year old sailor from Poland. He has been sailing for m
P 28 Outhaul JimLor at 11:54am 08.14.12 Pearson 4/1622 Ould like to know how much our puthaul should move - 1986 P 28. Right now it is almost nil, maybe an
Best Practices for Using 2 Water Tanks on 320 kwilson1033 at 10:48am 08.14.12 Mid-Size Boats 4/4812 I just bought a 1993 320 and have never had a boat with so many features. One of the more notable i
Hunter 170 Stemhead TLEEMING at 10:11am 08.14.12 Day Sailers 1/1540 I am a fairly recent owner of a Hunter 170 (my first sailboat purchased) and after a week of vacatio
Need feedback on replacing seacock (1) Igetit at 9:58am 08.14.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/3130 This is a 2002 Hunter 270 (mostly identical to a 260) that I acquired two weeks ago. The boat had be
sliding galley upgrade? centerline at 9:48am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1700 has anyone put their sliding galley on tracks to make it easier to pull in and out for use and stowa
liveaboard in France donquijote at 9:33am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1376 How best to advertise Beneteau 50 based Med. France. For American or Aussie an inexpensive European
Raymarine System Calibration Rick486 at 9:28am 08.14.12 Big Boats 5/6089 Well, it's a slow summer cruising wise due to weather and breaking in new puppy, so in the meantime
cockpit seat hatch.... centerline at 9:08am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 3/1727 on my boat (mac 25) there is a hatch built into the starboard seating area. I like it a lot.... on t
Quick question Lost Parent at 8:39am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 14/1815 We are on holidays and cannot get diesel to rev high it stops around 2500 rpm when it should reach 3
1975 O'Day 27 Manual wyattlisa at 8:01am 08.14.12 Bigger Boats 3/2464 Hi we just bought a 1975 O'Day... she is in great condition. Just wondering if anyone could email us
Looking for a cheap slip on Chesapeake AirBooss at 7:58am 08.14.12 Sails Call Lounge 5/7358 I am buying a boat and am looking for a convenient slip on the west side of the bay between about Pa
Compass Installation geehaw at 7:24am 08.14.12 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3035 Well I just got a new Ritchie SR2 compass. I see that there is not enough space between the inner an
How to become a solo sailor in ten easy steps Ross at 6:43am 08.14.12 Ask All Sailors 25/3964 How to become a solo sailor in ten easy steps. 1. Make it known that it is your boat and nobody does
Plywood in the Keel? Piratenorm at 6:12am 08.14.12 Catalina 30 7/4469 Just cruising through older posts and discovered a worrisome item, that my 1983 Catalina 30 Mk 1, hu
New here with a big project. Quatoria23 at 1:28am 08.14.12 Yamaha 6/2985 Ladies and gentlemen, I'm a new owner of a Yamaha 36. Got her from a fellow submariner leaving the
Strapped up again peptobysmol at 11:02pm 08.13.12 Smaller Boats 7/1933 Anyone else have the remainder of the season/year cut short related to low water levels? Obviously

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3jh5e impeller replacement artboas at 10:39pm 02.15.23 Just did our last year. And, like others, the impeller housing faces away from you :( My back was
Tachometer needle broken - help (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:55pm 02.15.23 Glue a toothpick to the stem of the tachometer. Barring that, purchase a VDO tach. Here is the
Yanmar 2GM Tune Up Kit Benny17441 at 9:20pm 02.15.23 5 years on the hard, that fuel is gunk. Pump out whatever fuel is left on the tank and put in abou
Missing boom PRoberaon at 6:26pm 02.15.23 Did I miss something? Was looking for Hull number. Would like to post pictures of before and after.
Ouch! BigEasy at 6:01pm 02.15.23 My old marina got bought out last year. The new owners are catering to powerboats. Wayne,
Dinghy repair follow up dLj at 5:11pm 02.15.23 This is a follow up to a post I made several years ago regarding repairing abrasion leaks in an inf
3jh5e impeller replacement Tally Ho at 5:08pm 02.15.23
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 4:46pm 02.15.23 Seen on the road
Universal M25 = Kubota ?? Stu Jackson at 4:30pm 02.15.23 My C30 block was a D-950 That's for an M25XP not the "straight" M25.
Dinghy repair follow up Timm R Oday25 at 3:28pm 02.15.23 Thank you ..it's worth keeping in mind
Cabin top halyard winch setup to raise the mainsail tonyr at 2:59pm 02.15.23 Thanks again for everyone's pics, ideas and suggestions. I am searching parts and pricing now, but
Towing a pram Sailor Sue at 2:57pm 02.15.23 If you're not too far along in the building process have you considered a two piece nesting dinghy?
Ouch! rgranger at 2:51pm 02.15.23 I was paying in the neighborhood of $700 for a 33' boat (all inclusive including dock services and
Thoughts on New Design Interior Cushions Calif. Ted at 1:52pm 02.15.23 Another option to consider is the cushions are also available from the Catalina factory. https://cat
Question on Teak dmax at 12:56pm 02.15.23 That era of Catalina used Watco Teak Oil for the interior. If you're talking about the exterior teak
H37C Need to Replace Turning Blocks (1) PhilaSailor at 12:31pm 02.15.23 Advantage of the Garhauer is that the holes match the original Kenyon holes. No need to patch the f
Towing a pram FastOlson at 12:07pm 02.15.23 Small world! We used to tow a Ranger 11 dinghy behind our Niagara 26. I later changed back to a Zodi
Ouch! capta at 12:05pm 02.15.23 Slips at Charleston city marina run north of $800/mo I was paying in the neighborhood of $700 for
Liveaboard Marinas New England to New York capta at 11:49am 02.15.23 I have never had as much trouble as I've had since Nikki returned Skipping Stone to Narragansett Bay
Question on Teak Terry Cox at 11:33am 02.15.23 Also, what type of treatment do you use for the wood inside the cabin? We use only teak oil on the

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