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holding tank system on Catalina 30 abaron at 12:45pm 08.08.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/14782 I crew on my brother's new (old) Catalina 30. Circa late 80's. While he is replacing all standing ri
Beneteau 343 Rig Tension pmunger at 12:44pm 08.08.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1926 Does anyone know the Loos-Gage Tension for a 343? Uppers and lowers???
adding files to downlaod section of resources Richard19068 at 12:14pm 08.08.11 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/5601 adding files to download section of resources I tried to upload a pdf of an O'Day 31 manual to the
New member...Hello! tjar at 11:39am 08.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/3190 I'm the new owner of a Macgreggor 26D, planning to pick it up this week. I've been looking at Macgr
New Photos Roger Long at 11:33am 08.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/2419 Shelburn to Lunenburg http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1709929248503.71118.1846284215'l=2f2
Muffler Replacement Dean Strong at 11:16am 08.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 3/1493 I need to replace the muffler on my 1990 H30. There are lots of posts regarding older H30s, but can
Blocks sailman57 at 10:35am 08.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1023 looking for help locating cheak/turning blocks for 1985/H34?:)
replacement spreader info getting thicker (1) ybrad at 10:20am 08.08.11 The Cherubini Hunters 6/3627 Unless someone has a servicable port side spreader they want to sell, I'm going to have to get speci
Dry storage-Naples/Fort Meyers rognvald at 9:26am 08.08.11 Ask All Sailors 6/2813 My uncle is moving his 34 Searay from Illinois to Ft. Meyers/Naples area. Any suggestions for a clea
Newbie with Macgregor Venturecat 15 petermb72 at 9:24am 08.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/8876 I just purchased my first sailboat. We have a lake place in MN. It seems that the boat that I bought
Angst update: in boom reefing rognvald at 8:16am 08.08.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1353 I inspected my fore and aft ends of the boom this weekend and found and rerove a twisted block for t
Angst update: in boom reefing rognvald at 8:13am 08.08.11 Pearson 0/1258 I inspected my fore and aft ends of the boom this weekend and found and rerove a twisted block for t
Folding Prop? Fly4hire at 8:10am 08.08.11 Big Boats 5/1685 Contemplating putting one on this winter - seems like 2 bladed are not that unreasonable in price. A
Hunter 356 Bimini Fly4hire at 8:07am 08.08.11 Big Boats 5/2080 Does anyone know a canvas shop that sells pre-patterned bimini's for the above?
Jib car repair Paul17630 at 7:35am 08.08.11 Day Sailers 0/1087 I purchased a 1973 DS II. The jib car was frozen. I broke off the nut attempting to free it up. I ha
House Batteries Boiling - Suspect Battery Charger Wiring cbsura at 7:28am 08.08.11 Bavaria 2/3142 Last year I purchased a 2005 Bavaria 32 with DC switch panel 201 and distribution panel 205. There a
Upgrades and advice - Hunter 40.5 redunculous at 7:17am 08.08.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 37/8523 So I've been reading a while, had my Hunter 40.5 just over a month and I've been going through it ma
Knocking on a bit Sailing Poodles at 7:08am 08.08.11 Big Boats 6/1682 Now I'm getting older, climbing up the rear arch to undo or do up the sail bag zip is becoming a bit
Replacement Head for 1981 Catalina 27 tomlang63 at 6:29am 08.08.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/4005 Looking for recommendations on a replacement head(manual) for a 1981 Catalina 27. I did the rebuild
New Post From Roger-Social Whirl Strider Reports at 6:04am 08.08.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 0/2004

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Electric panel capseaquel at 7:20am 09.09.22
Holding tank odour (Peggy ?????) Scott B at 7:11am 09.09.22 Just looked up the Shields hose, and it gets bad ratings for permeation. My hose looks suspiciously
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Scott T-Bird at 6:57am 09.09.22 Excellent rundown from @Benny17441, someone who has done it and knows it well. But I can't imagine
Traveling alongside Scott T-Bird at 6:30am 09.09.22 Having said all that, like the original poster I would want to drive along with the load if it wer
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:28am 09.09.22 Joker valve in any manual toilet should be replaced at least annually...here's why: (Excerpt from m
What size Zinc for 2005 Hunter 33 fstbttms at 6:28am 09.09.22 Does anyone know, or know how I can determine the size of the zinc for my 2005 Hunter 33? Your
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? dmax at 6:27am 09.09.22 And to add to what everyone has said, when you start tearing it apart, it is almost always worse tha
Internet entrance test jssailem at 5:57am 09.09.22
Caveat: Worst marine toilet in history thinwater at 5:39am 09.09.22 Suffering with you! As Peggie Hall would tell you, I have had Jabsco (manual) heads on my boats for
New Mailsale tfox2069 at 5:28am 09.09.22 Neil Pryde has a decent reputation; I wouldn't hesitate working with them. But completely agree wit
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? dLj at 5:10am 09.09.22 From the looks of the pictures you have shown, and the statement that the inside looks great - I wou
Throttle Shifter Mechone at 4:59am 09.09.22 Not the one, Then post a picture . The one posted by myself and Holleyberry is what I have except
What am I looking at here (surveying a C30)? jssailem at 4:55am 09.09.22 Hey there OR sailor. Welcome to the SBO forum. Pretty much just conjecture: impossible to know wha
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? shemandr at 4:40am 09.09.22 That's not bad. The forestay length has a lot to do with the feel of the helm. So figure out the
Fuel return line -Perkins Prima 50 jssailem at 4:31am 09.09.22 I have a 1973 Perkins 4.107 Diesel engine. Kind of the Great great grandfather to your Perkins Prema
Traveling alongside danstanford at 2:30am 09.09.22 The world has changed in this area for the worse in the 40 odd years I have been serving customers.
Throttle Shifter thetone at 11:48pm 09.08.22 Not the one,
'83 Oday 25 swing / centerboatd (1) Sunbird22358 at 10:06pm 09.08.22 Like this? Not totally complete, but perhaps an O'DAY 25 or 26 owner could fill in the missing measu
Sailing a 22ft Cape Dory from Boston to Southern Florida Benny17441 at 9:37pm 09.08.22 In no particular order, just jutting down things as they come to mind. Due to the size of the boat
Catalina 18 - Advice on mast raising? (1) MarkHejtmanek at 9:04pm 09.08.22 Does the forestay have a turnbuckle? And is the backstay adjustable? The backstay has a turnbuck

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