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Lashing your tiller - Oday 23 Indysailor at 11:37am 09.14.11 Day Sailers 13/7299 Looking for innovative and simple ideas for holding my tiller in place while docked. Right now, I t
Video of daytrip under power St. Johns, Lake Monroe FL Tori Taylor at 11:31am 09.14.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2043 My first attempt at an iPhone video from our S2...enjoy! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-U1A1nz-v
holding tank Lost Parent at 11:15am 09.14.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2327 I am going to install the waste holding tank in my 1982 Catalina 30 and was wondering who made the t
S2 9.2 owners - What's in your engine bay? Swampyankee at 9:47am 09.14.11 S2 23/8408 I've nursed 2 seasons out of the little Yanmar YSM12, and it looks it's time to repower. I'm thinkin
Another Bilge Question GreenLight at 9:16am 09.14.11 Catalina 30 7/2336 I have a '92 Catalina 30 MKII. The drip from my stuffing box (owner's manual says it should be 1 -
Sail Trim Seminar Don Guillette at 9:06am 09.14.11 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 3/3604 On 9/20/11 I'll be conducting a sail trim seminar for the Lake Pleasant YC of Phoenix. It is open to
Need 1970's Venture lower rudder 4laffs at 8:10am 09.14.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1062 Need 1970's Venture lower rudder. Where can I get one? Any used out there? Thanks
repowering/upgrading Big Joe at 7:06am 09.14.11 Irwin 1/3282 am considering repowering from 4-108 to 4-154 perkins. has anyone done so and can give me benefits,
Sprite gear kdame at 6:37am 09.14.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1374 Recently aquired an older model Sprite 10'. Would appreciate any info on rigging, a mast (wood?), s
Higher Capacity Alternator mckendym at 6:18am 09.14.11 Big Boats 18/6051 Two years ago, I upgraded the alternator on my Yanmar 3JH2E from the stock Hitachi 55 to a 80 amp.
First Anniversary of Boat Ownership (2) Ed H at 5:36am 09.14.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2076 Today marks our one year anniversary of boat ownership. Review of the ship's log shows we had 20 tri
Access panel Lost Parent at 8:36pm 09.13.11 Catalina 30 8/1750 :confused:I have a 1982 30 and next to the ice box in the rear wall there is a door that leads to th
relocate 12v outlet for autopilot timweed at 8:07pm 09.13.11 Catalina 30 3/1547 I want to move the 2(two)12v outlets for the autopilot and accessories in the cockpit to a location
Marinas friendly to Shallow draft sailboats in South Jersey JimGo at 7:59pm 09.13.11 Destinations 11/6229 I'm getting closer to finalizing all the plans for moving "my" boat from Long Island to NJ. I'm lea
Our next trip, this time Lake Murray An anonymous user at 7:27pm 09.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1272 Well here we go. Lake Murray is in the middle of S.C and thats where we will be this weekend. The mi
Mac 26S keel noise at anchor.. Sean10633 at 6:48pm 09.13.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1834 Any ideas on how to reduce the noise with the keel down at anchor? There isn't a way to lock the ke
Midship cleat (3) paulj at 6:47pm 09.13.11 Catalina 310 4/2163 The foresail sheet tracks on my 2002 Catalina 310 are 1-1/4". Soooooo I was looking for some midshi
Removing the sink & cabinet O'Day 22 1977oday22 at 6:32pm 09.13.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/2169 I'm already thinking about next year, and hope everyone has had a safe summer. One of the next proje
Harness Up-Grade Inter20sailor at 6:24pm 09.13.11 Catalina 30 4/1702 Hello Lads, I will be ordering all the parts for the wiring upgrade. I spoke with seaward today
Hunter Water Ballast Construction BrianW at 5:36pm 09.13.11 Smaller Boats 5/4102 Can someone please discribe the construction of Hunter ballast tanks on their water ballasted boats?

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