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Shroud & stay tensions sharps4590 at 8:21am 04.23.11 Catalina 22 4/1702 Let me apologize for my computer illiteracy and being unorganized before I even start. I did a sear
O'Day 222 RUDDER kdmjme at 7:47am 04.23.11 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1871 I'm in the process of ordering a new rudder (Idasailor) for my 1984 222 and am curious about the len
Rudder storage thisoldspouse at 7:47am 04.23.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2001 After seaching the archive, Has anyone found a better place for storing the rudder/tiller? I'm tired
Norths radian sailcloth Andrew Terrey at 7:01am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 0/1509 Does anyone have experience with norths radian sailcloth for radial constructed sails?
ice box cover jodygoldman at 5:22am 04.23.11 Catalina 30 1/1644 I have a 1986 catalina 30 and the lid to the ice box is no longer serviceable. I have looked at the
311 Swing Keel reworb at 4:38am 04.23.11 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/2588 We moved to a house that is on shallow water and had to sell our boat. I think a 311 swing keel wou
Macerator Problems (1) AndrewB at 3:20am 04.23.11 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/4375 We own a Hunter 410 (2000) and spend much time cruising and about 5 months (winter) in the Bahamas.
Rope to Wire Halyard geehaw at 1:25am 04.23.11 Ask All Sailors 4/2307 My boat has wire to rope halyards. The rope has an eye splice this is run through a crimped formed
C&C 30 post 1982 Marathon at 9:04pm 04.22.11 C&C 1/2789 i am looking for information on the hull and deck construction of post 1982 C'C 30's and any issues
Replacement Bulkheads for Catalina 22? jdhatfield at 8:43pm 04.22.11 Catalina 22 3/4101 I am looking for a replacement product for the bulkheads in my Catalina 22 (1988). Any ideas/suppli
Size of stern tube on 466 for Shaft seal drchpete at 7:03pm 04.22.11 Big Boats 2/1284 Does anyone know the size of the stern tube where the shaft exits on the 466 (same on 460?) ? Mode
Spring maintenance PuckandTitania at 7:01pm 04.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1404 Replaced the bent up bow eye and filled in the gel coat (from playing bumper boat with the dock and
saturated hull dohcdelsol93 at 7:01pm 04.22.11 Ask All Sailors 12/4243 as some of you know i'm restoring an old boat that appears to be a pre 70's luger boat (westwind or
What compass is on your boat? doehunter at 5:43pm 04.22.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 15/5779 I started working on the boat today, beginning with learning how to run my new gps unit. So then I'
Tightening of packing nut at shaft? jrowan at 4:50pm 04.22.11 Catalina 30 11/7697 Hello, I was wondering if anyone else has tightened the packing nut at the stuffing box in order t
Looking at 33 Pearson - Possible Mast Prob Oceanpalm at 4:42pm 04.22.11 Pearson 1/1374 I am looking to buy a 33 Pearson. However, the cabing where the mast sits is a bit warpped. Is thi
Looking to buy a 33 Oceanpalm at 4:06pm 04.22.11 Pearson 2/1719 Hi I am very interested in buyin a 33 Pearson. I inspected the boat today and the cabin is a little
A/C Freezing Lee Hadjiosif at 3:16pm 04.22.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2661 My marine A/C after working great for over 5 years, is now starting to freeze up after working for a
Great new tool paphman at 2:01pm 04.22.11 Catalina 22 0/1413 In this months Good Old Boat there was a short piece on page 67 about a tool for split rings. I HA
Battery Question - For '86 272 rlpeeples88 at 1:31pm 04.22.11 Bigger Boats 7/270 I need new batteries for my O'day 272. I've tried to search these forums for any info regarding this

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Hunter 40.5 Water heater to hydronic diesel dkinzer at 2:51pm 12.28.21 Our 41DS has a hydronic heater but it is only plumbed to the heat exchangers to heat the cabin. Comm
Wow! First image from the James Webb Space Telescope Rick Webb at 2:51pm 12.28.21 My 30 year old daughter didn't get right away either She was familiar with "remove before flight" st
Removing Shaft from flange on Universal M-25 Tally Ho at 2:41pm 12.28.21 Thank you very much everyone for the very helpful input. The information from Compass Marine reall
A never ending problem Tally Ho at 2:30pm 12.28.21 I had a boat neighbor (no names to protect the innocent)... one day a nice looking, younger woman su
Interstate Trailer Sailing Tater at 2:29pm 12.28.21 Which boat are you talking about? Who are you asking?
searching for a leak and needing advice JamieB at 2:27pm 12.28.21 well I think it was a knock from the anchor but yeah I'm just not sure
searching for a leak and needing advice JamieB at 2:26pm 12.28.21 "Is this really necessary? It seems small enough to fiberglass but I don't want to bodge it." " no w
Hatch Lens Replacement (1) Dave Groshong at 2:09pm 12.28.21 Photo of MK1 and MK2
Hatch Lens Replacement Dave Groshong at 2:05pm 12.28.21 Could be MK1 or MK2, did you look at Calif Ted's post above to determine this?
The Proper PROP Dave Groshong at 2:03pm 12.28.21 15 x 14 would be the 3-blade size, but agreed with the other posters, a 2-blade 15 x 15 should pus
6" round fluorecsent Georgedoyle at 1:58pm 12.28.21 The original dimmer switch wasn't user friendly and did not offer much variation in brightness. I op
Hatch Lens Replacement kappykaplan at 1:49pm 12.28.21 what year is the boat? My 310 is a year 2000.
True Internet-worthy WiFi on board cymeyer at 1:47pm 12.28.21 Have you looked into Starlink? Very expensive here. $500 for equipment and $99 per month. Wonder
Hatch Lens Replacement Dave Groshong at 1:46pm 12.28.21 We offer Lewmar lens/seal replacement, what year is the boat? dave 877-932-7245 x116 Mon-Fri, 9-3
6" round fluorecsent artboas at 1:36pm 12.28.21 I replaced the lights in my 49 as instructed above with the SBO LED replacements. I trimmed the fla
The Proper PROP kloudie1 at 1:28pm 12.28.21 Same here as Mark. My prop is a fixed two blade Michigan is 15 by 15 inch and drives the boat easil
groups of spider hair line cracks in deck exterior Ward H at 1:28pm 12.28.21 That Amazon link is for a pack of two. Nice! A spare for when one slides off the deck.
Interstate Trailer Sailing Crazy Dave Condon at 1:06pm 12.28.21 Which boat are you talking about?
Interstate Trailer Sailing LeeandRick at 1:05pm 12.28.21 @Tater, If you decide to launch from the beach make sure someone videos it. I want to see it. :cool:
Interstate Trailer Sailing Crazy Dave Condon at 1:05pm 12.28.21 Ditto on @sail sfbay on wide load. Also make sure if wide load accepted on weekends and holidays.

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