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Reef Line Length? jdratlif at 10:35am 08.04.12 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1798 I am making reef lines for the main on my O'day 25. After searching on this site and Google, I canno
Potable? jGo at 9:54am 08.04.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 17/2217 Does anyone drink the water from their water tank? Does the tank need periodic cleaning? Are there
Hull Paint CaptGregg at 9:08am 08.04.12 Catalina 22 8/1710 Hey got a question for you guys... My brother-in-law who paints homes for a living suggested I paint
1980 H37C head holding tank mjmercer19248 at 6:16am 08.04.12 The Cherubini Hunters 14/2372 Looking to add a waste holding tank. Location? i was thinking under the v berth starboard side. Func
Refrigeration Styx at 5:43am 08.04.12 Ask All Sailors 10/3515 Does anyone have any experience with Dometic WAECO CF110AC110 Coolmatic 113 QT AC/DC (55 watts) or W
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jib littlescoop at 8:28pm 08.03.12 Catalina 22 18/1796 I want to buy a new jib....I live in Monterey California and average wind in the middle of the day i
GPS blanking with Auto pilot islandrunner70 at 7:17pm 08.03.12 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1274 Looking for some trouble shooting guidance. 93 Oceanis 370 with Garmin GPS 498 installed on the Acc
Heat exchanger zincs (1) rukidn at 6:48pm 08.03.12 Catalina 310 15/6427 Anyone encountered and solved this trap? No way to get a new zinc into the heat exchanger without ma
Blue water over the bow BillyK at 6:22pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 15/4510 Tried to go out into the ocean today off the cost of Atlantic City NJ.. the longport inlet has real
Sailing with just the Jib JasonC at 6:07pm 08.03.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1306 O when the Marina put my boat in the pulled the main sail line all the way to top. Still had great
oday 28' owners Dragon Fly at 4:41pm 08.03.12 Bigger Boats 11/3761 [ about to purchase an 28' oday 1984. 2 questions: 1. 10 h.p. universal diesel enough powe
marine surveyor papabenn at 2:59pm 08.03.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/953 I am looking for a good reasonable marine surveyor in Daytona Beach to survey a Catalina 30 next wee
Vertical Windlass cincinattus at 2:35pm 08.03.12 Catalina 30 0/983 What is the best type and model vertical windlass to install on a 30' tall Rig model year 1991?
Bimini Top on a Lancer 25? keys2heaven at 1:58pm 08.03.12 Lancer 2/3336 Has anyone added a bimini top to their Lancer 25? If so, can you give me specifics on it? This is t
Attaching Jib Sheets (3) Roger Long at 1:52pm 08.03.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 20/17065 I was putting left over epoxy from the last coat on the strut over various patches on the keel when
Can My Rigging Hold a 200lb Guy in Bosuns Chair? JoelHoover at 12:50pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 14/7631 I've got to replace a nav/stern/anchor light doodad on the top of my mast (see posting "I Hit a brid
Assistance in some coding for sailing tracking site redunculous at 12:32pm 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 2/1348 Well.... I recently read about the Aegean loss (I've been stuck without access to the civilised w
Garmin Data Card 182C Florida sail at 11:57am 08.03.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5490 Does anyone know where I can get updated Data cards for my Garmin 182 C GPS/ chart plotter? Garmin

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Yanmar 2GMF cold starting Benny17441 at 9:02pm 01.04.23 That's correct for a gasoline engine. The picture is of a diesel that's running as I type this. N
Dingy conversion thinwater at 8:42pm 01.04.23 Dinghy
1990 B41S5 propane locker hassle!! SycloneDriver at 7:21pm 01.04.23 Some photos might help us make better suggestions.
1990 B41S5 propane locker hassle!! georgetheleo at 7:15pm 01.04.23 If the shell is not leaking, then it does not need to be super thick. You do need drains that will
1990 B41S5 propane locker hassle!! jssailem at 6:39pm 01.04.23 If the shell is not leaking, then it does not need to be super thick. You do need drains that will v
1990 B41S5 propane locker hassle!! jssailem at 6:36pm 01.04.23 You describe a situation that requires action to repair. Winter time is better to do this than summe
How many Yamaha 33 were built? jssailem at 5:25pm 01.04.23 Interesting data https://www.yachtdatabase.com/en/review.jsp?id=Yamaha+33 No numbers on boat produc
How many Yamaha 33 were built? Hollyberry at 4:34pm 01.04.23 Sailboatdata.com usually has that number, but not for this model. https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/
Hunter 26 outboard engine sail sfbay at 4:18pm 01.04.23 You are on the right track with 8+ hp long shaft. Same question came up on this thread: Hunter 26 o
Alden 44 - Rudder Post Grease Tally Ho at 4:15pm 01.04.23
Hunter 26 outboard engine Rick Webb at 4:13pm 01.04.23 8hp is plenty Extralong (25") shaft can be helpful Long (20") is minimum 9.9 is more than what is
Hunter 23 gets a little water around the keel bolts. steve_d at 3:46pm 01.04.23 1990 Hunter 23 and same issue around the keel bolts. have looked for leaks but couldn't find anythin
Y-33 Midstay mermike at 3:42pm 01.04.23 I've been trying to figure out how to rig a sprit to fly an asym. Not a simple prospect on the Y-33.
How many Yamaha 33 were built? mermike at 3:24pm 01.04.23 No idea. I remember reading somewhere that the North American boats were exported primarily to the W
Dingy conversion dLj at 3:24pm 01.04.23 Not only the weight issue, but what about strength/resilience? RIB's bounce off motherships and ot
Alden 44 - Rudder Post Grease (2) alison.davey at 3:15pm 01.04.23
Dingy conversion PaulK at 3:06pm 01.04.23 That's where my mind is heading.... dj Not only the weight issue, but what about strength/resilie
The cycle of life arf145 at 2:56pm 01.04.23 Thanks Phil! You absolutely should be pleased and proud of what you've built here!
1984 C22. Questions and best websites Salty Jack at 2:22pm 01.04.23 Thanks so much! I'll check these out!
Pricing on older Catalina 1984 27 in decent upkeep and shape ? Scott T-Bird at 2:19pm 01.04.23 I think it's worth $10K or a little more if everything is in good shape. I'd prefer to see new stan

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