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Catalina 320 - Storage Options HowLin at 8:59am 06.21.11 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/2849 I would like to ask owners of C320's where additional storage could be found or made. (1) i.e.: "hid
Oday 28 Standing Rigging Tune dmort at 8:31am 06.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1271 When stepping the mast for the first time (new owner) the brackets (with holes) hanging down under t
Rotten Keel winch attachment. (2) Cope at 8:09am 06.21.11 Catalina 22 9/6373 Hi folks I recently bought a 1973 Catalina 22 Swing keel. I have some concerns about the keel winc
mast profile Justin_NSA at 8:06am 06.21.11 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1351 Has this been asked before? I have a mastgate project in work and I need the cross-section profile o
Replace overhead light fixture over dinette table? PrincessoftheLake at 7:22am 06.21.11 Big Boats 13/3433 I am not happy with the overhead light fixture on my 1995 Hunter 40.5 and would like to replace it.
Source for winch pads jknappsax at 7:21am 06.21.11 Ask All Sailors 7/2539 I bought a pair of Lewmar 30STs which I want to mount on the coamings where they are accessible from
Help assessing bulkhead condition! (3) Igetit at 6:29am 06.21.11 Ask An Oday Owner 18/4241 Bought my first sailboat about a month ago, an 84 Oday 222. LOVE IT. Now that I've gotten to know mo
9.2 article Good Old Boat richard965 at 6:15am 06.21.11 S2 4/2234 interesting article on the May/June (?) issue of Good Old Boat on the 9.2....basicly a redo of the a
Runaway Diesel!! Swampyankee at 5:42am 06.21.11 S2 5/2252 My '78 S2 9.2a has probably the original motor in it - a YSM12 horizontal one-cylinder. It's about a
Seeping in bilge bobgelb@gmail.com at 5:25am 06.21.11 Catalina 310 15/3539 I need some advice from our great Catalina sailors. I have a slow seepage of water into my bilge, it
Finally made some progress BobM at 4:53am 06.21.11 S2 8/2684 Lost season so far. Spread 25 yards of mulch over two weekends in May then got shipped out to Japan
Tensioning shrouds and stays (1) jfrench at 4:20am 06.21.11 Catalina 22 5/2909 How is it that two opposing shroud or stay lines can be impossible to set to the same tension? As yo
head issue...advice? brettgrant at 4:17am 06.21.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 16/2464 We have a 2007 H31 with a Jabsco manual flush head. This recent trip we noticed that liquid is seepi
Best way to fasten an anchor? jfrench at 4:09am 06.21.11 Catalina 22 6/1943 What's the proper way to fasten my anchor line to the bow? I see two cleats, an extra snap shackle l
My First Production Boat Design Roger Long at 3:47am 06.21.11 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/2467 The first boat has arrived in OZ. http://hphotos-ash2.fbcdn.net/57023_439993313229_135638388229_525
troubled waters bad_com_pany at 2:58am 06.21.11 Smaller Boats 8/2034 Read this recently and has the entire area concerned with future boating on our river. Did not know
Hunter Rendevous - no longer??? windsock1 at 9:13pm 06.20.11 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1694 First, thanks to those who responded to my "kayak" information request. Turns out plans changed and
Spreader Location on Mast DaleB at 9:04pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 7/7063 I am working on a '68 Venture 21 and have bought new spreader bases, spreaders (1" dia. x 24" long)
Coastguard Harassment - ? 1977oday22 at 8:53pm 06.20.11 Ask All Sailors 94/21041 This week, the Coast Guard is promoting it's "safe boating week" Nothing wrong with that...Been boat
Eagle Cuda 350 S/Map Depth Finder and GPS Dulcinea at 8:38pm 06.20.11 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1904 Does anyone have experience with the Eagle Cuda 350 SMap (combination GPS and Fish Finder ) ? I am

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Ticklers 2 OLD PIRATES at 8:05am 09.19.22 LOL LOL ........ not sure what I was THINKING. Yes Telltales.:laugh: Thanks jssailem ......... much
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? (1) dLj at 7:55am 09.19.22 Hot dipped zinc is used in the marine environment. But not zinc coatings. Why? Zinc coatings are fai
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? HeelBoy at 7:42am 09.19.22 I Iike the idea of a zink anode, same prinipals as a metal hull. I can make one of those for about
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? rgranger at 7:33am 09.19.22 I like these kind of thought experiments.... here are my ponderings.... Epoxy will certainly stick
Have any builders dabbled Galvanized Iron? FastOlson at 7:11am 09.19.22 I recall reading about dinghies with galvanized steel centerboards but I have no idea if the protect
2 mm halyard leader - Canada Leeward Rail at 6:53am 09.19.22 I keep the tail of the line in a canvas bag on the mast to mitigate some of the exposure and to kee
2 mm halyard leader - Canada rgranger at 6:52am 09.19.22 Yup. I got weird looks at the laundromat last time. :waycool: Ah yes! :thumbup: I was also w
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet jssailem at 6:47am 09.19.22 If you find 2 in the bin and they both match you need. Buy them both. 3 or more, that would be ridi
Leaky Hull? Marc Ridenour at 6:45am 09.19.22 Thank you so much for your posts, pictures, suggestions, and encouragement. I haven't gotten back to
2 mm halyard leader - Canada (1) jssailem at 6:44am 09.19.22
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Captain Larry-DH at 6:34am 09.19.22 It is a scheme that has worked for centuries, before the advent of online shopping. Now it is a buy
2 mm halyard leader - Canada Leeward Rail at 6:34am 09.19.22 On a few occasions, I have even laundered my halyards and sheets. Yup. I got weird looks at the
2 mm halyard leader - Canada Leeward Rail at 6:32am 09.19.22 We talking stepped or unstepped winter storage? Our current boat's mast was de-stepped each year by
2 mm halyard leader - Canada (1) rgranger at 6:21am 09.19.22 Some do it, some don't. My halyards have not been removed for previous winters but are starting to
2 mm halyard leader - Canada Scott T-Bird at 6:20am 09.19.22 Is taking halyards out for winter a common thing in some places? I have never seen it. I've never
2 mm halyard leader - Canada nitrogenase at 6:15am 09.19.22 Some do it, some don't. My halyards have not been removed for previous winters but are starting to s
2 mm halyard leader - Canada Leeward Rail at 6:13am 09.19.22 Is taking halyards out for winter a common thing in some places? I have never seen it.
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet jssailem at 6:08am 09.19.22
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet Captain Larry-DH at 6:00am 09.19.22 I think it's defective. I just replaced my joker valve and there were no gaps. Thanks - Does any
Joker valve question - back-flow problem in my Jabsco Quiet Flush toilet kappykaplan at 5:32am 09.19.22 I think it's defective. I just replaced my joker valve and there were no gaps.

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