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Rigging a 22 for single Breakinwind at 9:13pm 09.06.11 Ask An Oday Owner 5/2281 Hello all, I am a newby, and just bought a 1980, O22. Our first three days out, I found myself run
anyone eve used any of these? USCG369 at 8:38pm 09.06.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1126 Has anyone ever tried the slide in style doors that turn your hatch and walk in hatch in to a set o
engine exhaust question abjrm at 8:31pm 09.06.11 Big Boats 5/1794 have a 1987 catalina 36....when i start the engine everything works fine...exhaust and water leave t
Sheet length flgypsysoul at 7:10pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 15/6270 Hi all...I have a question as to the length of the jib/genoa sheets...How do you figure the length.
Sail replacement karenmccraw at 6:47pm 09.06.11 Big Boats 6/1521 We had a little oops during Hurricane Irene and it appears that we need to replace the headsail on o
contact info for author Jim Moore (Swan) ? cdavis0627 at 6:02pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1324 I've googled and googled and am coming up dry. I am desperate to get my hands on Jim Moore's contac
No sailing in Sarasota yet Kermit at 5:56pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 1/1382 My First Mate and I have been in Sarasota since Friday and so far no sailing. We stayed out of the r
S2 11.0a chainplate deck cover screws?? sailcruiser at 5:44pm 09.06.11 S2 3/1631 Hi all, I'm a new s2 owner and the first thing I always do is rebed chainplates. This boat in parti
Electric Windlass Seized Mr.X-Ray at 4:28pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 7/3161 Hello All, Well for my first post is a question on something I broke!!! lol I think I did anyways
weekend sailing at the Skipjack Races (4) Marc Bergmueller at 3:41pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/1607 My family sailed down to the Deal Island Skipjack races for an over nighter. We rafted up with a fr
Help with leak in battery compartment allen-deckard at 3:20pm 09.06.11 Catalina 22 4/1586 Well this last storm assured me I still have a leak somewhere leading to the battery compartment.
Trailer Wanted in Vermont/New Hampshire vtsailguy at 3:01pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 0/945 I am looking for a trailer suitable for a 29'sail boat OR Steel cradle for same Please email me at
Triangular plates for mast raising (5) Trinkka at 2:36pm 09.06.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2645 Some of the guys on the forum have inquired about the triangular plates attached to the lower stays
44# Bulwagga Anchor Nodak7 at 2:30pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 5/2463 Does anyone know where I might locate and purchase a 27# or 44# Bulwagga Anchor? If so have them con
Catalina 28 starting/elctrical problems Victoria28 at 1:58pm 09.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/3383 I have a 1992 cat 28 with the m3-20 engine. batteries are new group 31's and all fuel lines, filters
What are the top four sailing vessels I should consider? Capt Karl at 1:24pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 32/5684
Replacing the water pump Impeller sailortaylor at 1:20pm 09.06.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/2003 Is there anything special I should know when replacing the impller on the Westerbeke 42 B. ? Mine is
Gelcoat stain from Seagull poop Kivalo at 1:10pm 09.06.11 Smaller Boats 10/5425 How do I remove the discoloration on my helm seat from seagull poop? :evil: Thanks in advance. Bra
Solar Installation FourPoints at 12:18pm 09.06.11 Ask All Sailors 3/1679 I have talked enough about it, but I finally got around to posting pictures and a writeup from the i
Mast raising on a C-22 using the McGregor system (1) Milton.Audas at 11:56am 09.06.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1545 G'day folks. I have just bought a 1980 C-22 in great condition to sail the lakes in the US Midwest.

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New owner! chichiflys at 4:57pm 02.12.22 Congrats - enjoy her as much as possible. Glad to see another well-fitted classic 80's plastic crui
Tow Vehicle Question. Tater at 4:56pm 02.12.22 Thanks guys. I am looking elsewhere. I'll look at Toyota. I like the looks of the Rav4 and it tows w
Raw water intake strainer (1) chichiflys at 4:55pm 02.12.22 We have a "plastic" strainer on our H36 - re-powered with a Kubota 4-cylinder. It is mounted a few
Tiller .vs. Wheel (1) Tom J at 4:27pm 02.12.22 Here in Hawaii it is all about "tiller" steering. More accurately, a steering oar.
Tiller .vs. Wheel jviss at 4:07pm 02.12.22
Replacing datamarine transducers with Raymarine? FulmarCT at 3:56pm 02.12.22 Too late for your issue, but I'm replacing a 30-40 y/o Datamarine system with a Raymarine i70s syste
Tiller .vs. Wheel Jumpstart at 3:52pm 02.12.22
Galley Stove Gimbals Ward H at 3:51pm 02.12.22 Should come standard on high end boats, which are out of my league, of course. The high end boats
Tiller .vs. Wheel Hayden Watson at 3:36pm 02.12.22 I have had a few tiller skippers on my boat for distance races who could never get the hang of the w
Tiller .vs. Wheel jviss at 3:25pm 02.12.22 I think a tiller is just a beautiful way to steer a boat. I have toyed with the idea of converting
Catalina 22 electric outboard IASailor at 3:23pm 02.12.22 Well I got the quote from the dealer on the motor it was more than $6k. That is far more than I want
Atomic 4 dies a few minutes after engaging transmission Rich Stidger at 2:23pm 02.12.22 Thanks! I actually found a great video from Moyer Marine on this topic: w3ysK9VhCvk
Galley Stove Gimbals Len Ingalls at 1:50pm 02.12.22 wtKrVl1uJ48
Funny Friday!!! (1) jmce1587 at 1:35pm 02.12.22 202548
Tiller .vs. Wheel Tom J at 1:24pm 02.12.22 :plus: Me, too. I see it a lot, and wonder if people have this kinda issue, how do they manage to s
Catalina 22 electric outboard SycloneDriver at 1:21pm 02.12.22 I had 4hp on a San Juan 23 and that seemed like plenty, but I never had to deal with any river curre
New "possible owner" of 2001 Hunter 340 Stu Jackson at 12:54pm 02.12.22 then walk around with him asking lots of questions Terry's right. While he is doing the survey.
Add a dedicated starter battery Stu Jackson at 12:51pm 02.12.22 1979 Cat 30 You may be interested in these links. FWIW, while the boat is new to you, the wire ha
New "possible owner" of 2001 Hunter 340 Terry Cox at 12:44pm 02.12.22
Galley Stove Gimbals jviss at 12:35pm 02.12.22 You could hold the pan level above the flame if it bothers you that much. Yea, and you don't need

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