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I am so darn happy I could pass out! (1) RECESS at 4:14pm 08.08.11 Ask All Sailors 9/4009 My 9.8 hp Tohatsu 4 stroke with the 25" ultra long shaft showed up today. She feels sooo shiny! I se
DS200 problems (1) richk at 4:13pm 08.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1303 I have an H35 Legend with a OEM DS200 Navico depth sounder. It doesn't work; I'm cheap. The Display
1993 Catalina 30 Information stevestk at 4:09pm 08.08.11 Mid-Size Boats 2/2409 I looked at a boat Sunday for purchase consideration and thought I covered everything but: I'm tryin
Leaking chainplates or something else? Rich Langdon at 4:00pm 08.08.11 Day Sailers 3/2450 I bought an O'day 25 2 years ago and rebedded the chainplates literally 30 minutes after I signed th
1987 O'Day 302 Owners Manual - Scanned Copy jsmac at 3:01pm 08.08.11 Bigger Boats 2/4380 Hi Everyone, I have just found and scanned my 1987 O'Day 302 Owners Manual. It's actually in pret
How to haul a 27' Sailboat cross-country (1) PamelaJo at 2:55pm 08.08.11 Ask All Sailors 4/3317 http://s0.2mdn.net/dot.gif How could I go about hauling my 27' Catalina from California to
Mariner Cockpit drains JRH at 2:53pm 08.08.11 Day Sailers 2/1783 Hi....just launched my "new" Mariner....1970 centerboard model I purchased about 10 years ago...! Lo
Hunter 356 or 376 ? rdkaz at 2:29pm 08.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2266 Narrowed my boat search to either a 1997 Hunter 376; or a 2003 Hunter 356. Both boats are about the
Added a water heater thermometer? KenKindrick at 2:12pm 08.08.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1364 I want to know what the water temperature in my water heater is so I will know if I need to run the
leaking prop shaft waynesr at 1:48pm 08.08.11 Ask All Sailors 8/3348 I see the prop shaft on my cal 2-27 is leaking. What is the procedure?
Leaky Jabsco Discharge Elbow stevemac at 1:43pm 08.08.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 7/10592 Hi Peggy, In 2008 I performed a complete refit with a new Jabsco toilet, Shields Poly X hose, repla
150% genoa ebsail at 1:40pm 08.08.11 Day Sailers 1/1461 Has anyone purchase a 150% Genoa for a 25 O'day? if so how do you like it. Who made it? How much
Jib car repair Paul17630 at 1:30pm 08.08.11 Day Sailers 0/1213 I purchased a 1973 DS II. The jib car was frozen. I broke off the nut attempting to free it up. I ha
LED Lights? An anonymous user at 1:06pm 08.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1467 Anyone tried these? http://www.superbrightleds.com/cgi-bin/store/index.cgi?action=DispPage'Page2Disp
Stepping the mast for the first time! An anonymous user at 1:02pm 08.08.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2635 Well we raised the mast for the first time by ourselves. I added a friction winch to the ladder on t
Hunter 49 Jabsco Solenoid location mrmarch at 12:58pm 08.08.11 Big Boats 2/1365 Does anyone know the location of the Solenoid Valve ' Siphon Breaker for the Jabsco head in the main
holding tank system on Catalina 30 abaron at 12:45pm 08.08.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 8/14985 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 1/1935 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) 2/5615 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 13/3200 I'm the new owner of a Macgreggor 26D, planning to pick it up this week. I've been looking at Macgr

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Painting or removing headliner? Stu Jackson at 1:36pm 10.07.22 The headliner in the cabin is a beige vinyl. If no previous owner has changed what came from the f
Invest 91L kappykaplan at 1:36pm 10.07.22 Tks, (not) Dammit Jim on this one. :beer:
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Nichole340 at 1:35pm 10.07.22
Invest 91L Don S/V ILLusion at 1:28pm 10.07.22
1 gallon paint can pour spouts Captain Larry-DH at 1:19pm 10.07.22 I use propane or CO2 gas to displace oxygen just prior to resealing the lid. (both are heavier than
Random photo from our first regatta chriscampbell at 1:16pm 10.07.22 I installed a simple "homemade" traveler on my H26.... HUGE increase in upwind performance. If th
Invest 91L JamesG161 at 1:10pm 10.07.22 I see we have little interest in this soon to become Hurricane Julia. Jim...
Where do you guys put your battery? Jamesiv1 at 1:02pm 10.07.22 Look around your boat and you will see that Catalina bonds wood+epoxy/glass blocks to the Hull, and
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging Don S/V ILLusion at 12:44pm 10.07.22
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging dlochner at 12:20pm 10.07.22 Having steps will make the job easier. It will still be necessary to hang from a halyard to reach th
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Tedd at 12:08pm 10.07.22 Have you thought of old piece of fire hose but the hard part is finding some Interesting idea. I'm n
Protecting Gel Coat from Towing Straps Tedd at 12:04pm 10.07.22 Pool noodles over the strap works great. Now that idea interests me because I bought a couple of noo
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging Scott T-Bird at 12:00pm 10.07.22 I'd bet that you can do it, but why at your dock? If you can't get a rigger, can you at least get t
Harvest Moon Regatta 2022 Scott T-Bird at 11:57am 10.07.22 You're gonna need a new skyline on that boat! :cool:
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging rgranger at 11:36am 10.07.22 Go for it.... and don't tell your wife.... (alternatively you can ask her to be your spotter:bee
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging SailMaster at 11:34am 10.07.22 How strong are you? i can probably bench press 80 or 90 lbs. My work out weight would be much low
Through holes and prop Scott T-Bird at 11:26am 10.07.22 If you did want to reduce that space, why not just shorten the shaft? Only have to worry about the
Replacing My Own Standing Rigging rgranger at 11:24am 10.07.22 Should I? Or am I nuts for considering it at age 59? I'll be 59 in a few months and would not he
Through holes and prop Scott T-Bird at 11:20am 10.07.22 I'm saying that 1 shaft diameter (or less) is not standard in either the sailboat or powerboat sect
Random photo from our first regatta rgranger at 11:08am 10.07.22 I like your barberhauler test set up Thanks... I sailed with that sail tie as my "traveler" for a f

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