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Looking to move up Ted Pinelli at 1:45pm 07.30.12 Catalina 310 7/1877 Hello all, I am currently a C27 owner who keeps her moored on one of the finger lakes in upstate NY,
Placement advice for attaching motor mount on ODay 20 sailinsally at 1:45pm 07.30.12 Engines and Propulsion 0/1275 Hello ~ I am a first time boat owner of a 1976 O'Day 20 named Awesome. She is docked on a river in
Bow or stern in? Dunham at 1:31pm 07.30.12 Big Boats 26/5469 Hi everyone, Just curious as to how most people dock their boats. Do you go in stern first or bow f
What would you do.... Warren Milberg at 1:30pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 15/2597 While sailing today, I happened on an empty kayak in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay -- not a great
Safety Check List for Guests (1) Paul and Judy at 12:38pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 13/2130 I have compiled the attached Safety List for Guests who will be sailing with you. The information ha
Adding a Swim Platform to a traditional transom Rob19574 at 12:29pm 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 10/28277 Hi All - I have an older style transom on my Catalina 30 that does not have an open or walk throug
steering wheel james295 at 12:27pm 07.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1048 I have a 42" steering wheel on my hunter 295 and would like to go smaller would a 30 " wheel work go
Hunter34 Cabin Water Tank Replacement C2L at 12:19pm 07.30.12 Big Boats 6/1954 Has anyone replaced the Hunter 34 Cabin water tank? If so what did you use and how easy/difficult w
Catalina 25 Restoration grcccw55 at 12:15pm 07.30.12 Smaller Boats 1/4393 Started restoring an older Catalina 25. Found a few interior cabin boards and panels that are beyond
Olympic Sailing kloudie1 at 11:51am 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 1/986 watching some of the sailing.. Mighty fine sailing .. The coverage is on : http://www.nbcolympics.c
Catalina 320 Owner Fuel Tank Question paiscool at 11:30am 07.30.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/3251 I recently discovered AGAIN that diesel is lighter than water and the way I discovered this is my en
Gouges in gel coat Jerry75 at 11:20am 07.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/2051 I notice I have a few gouges in the gel coat on the bottom of my boat yesterday. The question I have
Skipper fell of his sailboat in SD and drown LuzSD at 11:19am 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 19/3589 Skipper fell off his sailboat in SD and drown I hope this gives us all pause as we take non sailor
"Hybrid" Widgeon Dilema oldnavy61 at 10:46am 07.30.12 Day Sailers 1/1146 I have found myself in an interesting situation. I recently purchased, at a really good price, thro
Cabin shades, 1990's Phil Herring at 9:05am 07.30.12 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/804 We now have the cabin shades used on the Hunter 28, 29.5, 290, 35.5, 37.5, 376, 40.5, 410, 42, and p
O'Day 25 Cabin top core material Gudenuph at 8:49am 07.30.12 Day Sailers 3/1626 I'm planning to install a Dickinson solid fuel heater in our 1976 O'Day 25. This requires a 5 inch
Attempting to make a new hatch cover toddco at 8:46am 07.30.12 Ask All Sailors 9/2164 Hello All, The cockpit seat of my Oday 20 was cut to add another hatch on the port side by a previ
boom furling on c250wb rogdomingo at 8:40am 07.30.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1322 Any experience to share? Boom on my recently purchased 2004 c250wb clearly permits furling the main
Sailing to Mississippi barrier islands??? doehunter at 8:32am 07.30.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/5505 I'm starting to dream of vacation time and getting away. I'm looking for ideas for a week long trip
'72 Oday Mariner Turnbuckles supercub at 8:02am 07.30.12 Day Sailers 4/1562 I need 4 turnbuckes for the side stays. I have the left hand threaded ends that are crimped into the

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Mk III aft locker hatch question (1) stevenhagberg at 5:46pm 02.06.23 212826 Does your perch seat look like this? Notice how the locker will clear the seat.
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? jon hansen at 5:42pm 02.06.23 Does anyone just feel the wind, watch the water, look for navigation aids, and sail anymore???? d
Legend 40.5 ( and probably other ) - Fluorescent step strips (2) Marmalade at 5:36pm 02.06.23 @fero - I agree with @jssailem that those are a prior owner addition, but I did come across somethin
Mk III aft locker hatch question (1) stevenhagberg at 5:31pm 02.06.23 212823This This is my 2001 C30 MK.III. As you can see it opens. There are the factory perch seats be
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? jssailem at 5:29pm 02.06.23
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 5:25pm 02.06.23 Sorry Richard. Did not mean to confuse. That zinc is about 4 months old. The Prop was what I was t
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? kappykaplan at 4:53pm 02.06.23 satellites, I believe, can receive/process your data. Fairly certain you need additional equipment
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Richard19068 at 4:51pm 02.06.23 , It is time to change the zinc. Before MAR 2018 lieve your zinc looks that good after five years!
Legend 40.5 ( and probably other ) - Fluorescent step strips (1) jssailem at 4:44pm 02.06.23 Many Options available. The originals may no longer being manufactured. https://www.fisheriessuppl
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR John6212 at 4:39pm 02.06.23 I have a 2007 H41AC. When we bought it, it had mostly Raymarine equipment - ST60+ Wind, Depth and S
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 4:37pm 02.06.23 AIS works in the coastal regions because there are shore based repeaters receiving and transmitting
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? jssailem at 4:33pm 02.06.23 don't know how well it will work when away from the US AIS works in the coastal regions because th
Missing boom PRoberaon at 4:31pm 02.06.23 Yes, my internet has been down for the last 20 hours. Thinking of running a bildge line there. Also,
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? (3) jssailem at 4:23pm 02.06.23 with a dodger, bimini and all kinds of stuff slowing and blocking the wind it can be a challenge to
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dLj at 4:09pm 02.06.23 I find this most useful in medium length passages, say 40 to 100 miles. It shows me the trend and w
Legend 40.5 ( and probably other ) - Fluorescent step strips fero at 3:57pm 02.06.23 These strips were made 12 inch long and much thicker, definitely not part of a tape. You can see it
REPLACING OLD CHARTPLOTTER/GPS/AUTOPILOT/RADAR dkinzer at 3:49pm 02.06.23 I have a 2007 H41AC. When we bought it, it had mostly Raymarine equipment - ST60+ Wind, Depth and Sp
Punxsutawney All U Get at 3:29pm 02.06.23 Mt. Washington sets another record for windchill.
Wind instruments - B&G wireless vs. B&G wired vs. ???? dlochner at 3:16pm 02.06.23 I find this comment very interesting: "The Chartplotter's memory is much better than mine, the data
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't (1) jssailem at 3:06pm 02.06.23 I was at the boat and captured a picture of the Tug that pulled me across the marina.

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