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Question on interior wood species philwsailz at 1:17pm 10.29.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1997 Okay, maybe a silly question, but I am curious. On the real wood parts on the interior of a Catalin
Question on interior wood species philwsailz at 1:14pm 10.29.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/3 Okay,
Want a new poptop. Want a Sirius at 12:54pm 10.29.10 Sirius 21/22 0/2831 I am considering a Sirius 21. However, the boat in question does not have the poptop canvas. There i
What in the world are these? Davits or something? (2) Sailor Scotty at 12:35pm 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1888 I work at a marine consignment store in Portland Oregon and recently pulled two of these from the de
What in the world are these? Davits or something? (2) Sailor Scotty at 12:35pm 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2322 I work at a marine consignment store in Portland Oregon and recently pulled two of these from the de
What Type of Engine Sensors for Aftermarket Guages? rardiH36 at 10:33am 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 7/3198 Finally getting around to a "to-do" list item three years after purchasing my boat. The PO did a v
Stackpack/sailpack (2) med2463 at 8:49am 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 3/327 Finished sailpack, was kit from Sailrite with minor changes. Added pulley at top of both ends with c
good old boat swapping (2) emergpa1 at 8:33am 10.29.10 Ask An Oday Owner 16/2387 I want sailing yesterday morning, then later in the afternoon I went mountain biking near my home.
CB vs keel Quoddy at 5:42am 10.29.10 Ask All Sailors 8/4378 I have heard it said in many places that a centerboard will never go to weather as well as a keel.
Water ElJuMar at 5:13am 10.29.10 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1586 What is the best method to clean an O'Day 23 water tank? Eljumar O'Day23
Bow Thruster for passage 42 new install--? freedom at 4:05am 10.29.10 Big Boats 2/1718 Got lewmar 5 1/2" tube and all hardware now what? Mike at factory tells me it was not an option on t
Fuel tank replacement prdewolf at 3:29am 10.29.10 Mid-Size Boats 1/1480 Has anyone had to replace their fuel tank on the 310? If so what was the way the tank was extracted
Gas Tank... (5) Sumner at 8:57pm 10.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/4392 I finished putting in a .... http://purplesagetradingpost.com/sumner/macgregor2/10-14-10-21-Fuel%2
Florida help needed by landlocked sailor Catnip at 8:18pm 10.28.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2472 I live in Iowa. Have a boat here. I have sailed back and forth across the same little lake a thousan
Cq Cq Cq sullyj020 at 5:54pm 10.28.10 SSB and Ham Operators 1/3480 Wow, nothing here since May. Hey, do all 30 members here talk this much on their radios?? QRZ
Low Moaning Noise - Wind Transducer steve stark at 4:57pm 10.28.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2999 On our H340, over the last couple of months, we have noticed a low, moaning acoustical noise that co
CDI roller furler Freebird at 4:54pm 10.28.10 Smaller Boats 12/2679 I'm planning on installing a cdi furler on a Hunter 23. I would like to install it high enought to c
Towing hitch KJH at 3:19pm 10.28.10 Catalina 22 12/2952 I have currently been towing my 1983 Swing-keel C-22 on a 4WD Grand Cherokee with a class III towing
Sail Sizes - 170 vs new 18 ddeand at 3:10pm 10.28.10 Day Sailers 3/4352 Digging into the differences between the Hunter 170 model and the new 18 model has been a fun way to
P42 windlass controls Matt at 3:08pm 10.28.10 Big Boats 0/960 I recently changed the switch on the controls on my P42 windlass to Imtra and added up and down on a

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Furler ID jssailem at 2:36pm 06.30.22 Most furler drums are open. ProFurl is one that has sealed bearings. The wash does not work on seale
Furler ID jssailem at 2:33pm 06.30.22 One idea would be to squirt some dish soap into the openings of the drum. Dawn is a gentle soap. It
MacGregor 25 Decks justsomeguy at 2:08pm 06.30.22 My '82 Mac 25 had some thin plywood under the mast tabernacle.
Furler ID Okiedopey at 1:57pm 06.30.22 It looks used... The line looks ready for replacement. Does is still work? Not sure of the make. Th
Specs or source for Catalina 30 cabin top wood trim (eyebrows)? (1) John Marrone at 1:55pm 06.30.22 My Catalina 30 is missing the wood trim pieces for the cabin top (some folks call eyebrows). The sc
Alberg Daystar 22' (1) walt at 1:34pm 06.30.22 rgranger, not one for sale.. but I ran across a Norsea 27 while kayaking yesterday on Ridgway reserv
New (to us) Morgan OI 416 Ketch!!!! (1) S/V Selene at 1:31pm 06.30.22 Welcome. Please submit survey for our review. Just joshing! Tell us a bit more about how you foun
Mystery beneath my prop strut shemandr at 1:26pm 06.30.22 How are you going to replicate the position of the strut? I once pooched a strut re bedding becaus
New (to us) Morgan OI 416 Ketch!!!! kloudie1 at 1:18pm 06.30.22 Welcome to the gang! Lots of great info in the downloads sections .. That is a fine boat..
Need advice on paint JRacer at 1:14pm 06.30.22 If you are dry sailing off a trailer or a hydro hoist you don't need bottom paint. Just rinse it dow
New (to us) Morgan OI 416 Ketch!!!! shemandr at 1:07pm 06.30.22 Welcome. Please submit survey for our review. Just joshing! Tell us a bit more about how you found
Shower sump pump switch failing Davidasailor26 at 12:57pm 06.30.22
Need advice on paint Knot Happy at 12:27pm 06.30.22 Thanks RGRANGER, Yea I am looking for bottom paint. Thanks for the info. All the best
Fourth of July Celebration Cruise Terry Cox at 11:55am 06.30.22 Terry, I am envious. Keep us updated. -Will Of course.
DOWNWIND Tedd at 11:33am 06.30.22 Tedd, there are software systems that let you create your own polars. I've actually looked into that
Invest 94L (1) JamesG161 at 10:48am 06.30.22 PTC #2 is happening like our first post. Skimming South America is killing it. Tip: In order becom
Need advice on paint (5) rgranger at 10:47am 06.30.22 You mentioned the trailer so... are you asking about bottom paint or something else. If you kee
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 10:42am 06.30.22 Invest 95L is looking like a Rain Event, but has closed circulation. Slowly moving west. Hurricane
MacGregor 25 Decks rgranger at 10:37am 06.30.22 I really doubt it. I've had two Mac 21s and a Mac 22 from that time period and they were just fiber
Fridge/freezer use Stu Jackson at 9:51am 06.30.22 That would work, but it might be difficult to know that the "trap" had water in it, unless it was t

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