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Outboard for Catalina 27? WaveSlapper at 2:37pm 02.04.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2259 Looks like ours is dead. I'm looking for something suitable for SF Bay sailing with the occasional e
Gulf Coast Get together Chuck Creel at 1:57pm 02.04.10 Ask All Sailors 5/2122 Join us for the 2nd gatheriing of boaters from along the coast for some great dinner and meet n gree
Water Ballast Mark H at 11:17am 02.04.10 Smaller Boats 5/1880 Two questions mates.....Is there a method here to find the all of the messages I have posted ? Can
O'day 25 interior question! (1) Coty137 at 6:08am 02.04.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/3613 Good day fellow O'day 25 owners, I am on the verge of ordering upholstery for my interior cushions
Subterfuge and Plot (1) Shoaldrafter at 4:45am 02.04.10 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1941 Over the years we have see media reports of Haitian boat people sailing marginal boats to Miami and
Flake A Mainsail Ducati at 4:30am 02.04.10 Ask All Sailors 6/3226 Good day Our boat arrives in April and it comes well equipped with an inventory of race sails. I
homemade stern rail seats bad_com_pany at 4:06am 02.04.10 Smaller Boats 3/2567 have any of you attempted to build a set ? if so how did they tuen out ?
Battery in cabin? kenn at 8:42pm 02.03.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2189 Our little boat has a bit too much weight aft... outboard, gastank, battery, skipper (ahem), and as
Is it possible to build a wind direction instrument? Ray Bowles at 7:43pm 02.03.10 Ask All Sailors 32/5685 What would it take to build a wind direction only instrument that would mount the sending unit on th
single line mainsail reefing system rlewczuk at 7:11pm 02.03.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/9942 I was looking to install a mainsail reefing system for my C27 (1990 stnd. rig).I came accross a syst
Mac 25 Slide in/out Galley abk at 5:48pm 02.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/3487 Would anyone have a photo or plans for a slide out galley that came with a Macgregor 25, I have a 19
Wanted - Macgregor 19 DHKillen at 2:25pm 02.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1622 Looking to buy a Macgregor (Mac 19) motorsailor. Midwest freshwater use prefered. Any leads??
O'Day 23 measurement needed Paul In Boston at 1:27pm 02.03.10 Day Sailers 2/1368 I'm trying to understand if my Catalina22 swing keel trailor with bunks will accomodate an O'Day 23
Who Owns this anchor? Mike H. at 7:35am 02.03.10 Big Boats 25/3225 In October, a guy on a boat a few slips away from us was doing some work on his boat with a helper.
Biomimicry (1) r.oril at 7:30am 02.03.10 Ask All Sailors 6/2706 My wife saw this information on the shape of a whales flipper. Question, would this work on a rudder
Cleat placement,toerails and line chafe (3) jtmccue at 7:13am 02.03.10 Mid-Size Boats 12/4285 My H28.5 is in a new marina and the aft tie-up posts are beyond the length of the boat. In the old m
launch sites Jackaonville kerrd at 6:44am 02.03.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1535 I have an ODay 25 centerboard I'm looking for a good Launch ramp on the St Johns river to launch the
Binimi dkinnear at 3:43am 02.03.10 Big Boats 0/1350 I am looking at replacling the folding support binimi with a fixed support system on my catalina 400
Midship cleat Albanach at 2:03am 02.03.10 Catalina 310 5/3761 Has anyone had experience using either a genoa track midship cleat or used the aft lower shroud chai
wooden dinghy 1Goldie at 11:53pm 02.02.10 Big Boats 9/2782 Need a dinghy for our 36' Hunter. Anyone using an Eastport Pram...optional sailing dinghy you can bu

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Marine Diesel vs Automotive Diesel sail sfbay at 4:27pm 08.29.21 Ditto Don S/V ILLusion. Oil refineries manufacture one diesel product (Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel hav
So we did it... NLPete at 4:26pm 08.29.21 We left the next morning in almost zero vis and headed for Liscombe Lodge. This involved a long run
So we did it... NLPete at 4:23pm 08.29.21 We departed St Margarets Bay and took a visitor berth for a few days at the Shearwater marina. This
Packing done right (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:16pm 08.29.21 The OK, decent stuff the yard guys are comfortable with seems to last about 4 years here. Interes
So we did it... (1) NLPete at 4:14pm 08.29.21 197797
So we did it... (2) NLPete at 4:11pm 08.29.21 197795197795197796
So we did it... NLPete at 4:10pm 08.29.21 Congrats Pete. :beer: Boat looks great. Now you just need to take those power boat skills and lea
So we did it... NLPete at 4:05pm 08.29.21 So, our new to us Tartan 35 is tucked in her berth at the Royal Newfoundland Yacht Club having trave
So we did it... jssailem at 4:04pm 08.29.21 Congrats Pete. :beer: Boat looks great. Now you just need to take those power boat skills and lear
So we did it... (2) NLPete at 4:01pm 08.29.21 197793197794
So we did it... (1) NLPete at 3:58pm 08.29.21 197791
So we did it... (1) NLPete at 3:57pm 08.29.21 197790
Marine Diesel vs Automotive Diesel Tally Ho at 3:56pm 08.29.21 I use 5-10 gallons of diesel a season. I usually dump a 5-gallon can into the tank when I am bellow
Jib Halyard Swivel problem? Ward H at 3:55pm 08.29.21 My Furlex does have notches marked for applying grease. As always, read your manual.
Marine Diesel vs Automotive Diesel Ward H at 3:52pm 08.29.21 I have a friend who bought his diesel fuel at the gas station. He said it was cheaper and easier.
Universal Atomic Fuel Return Lines? cjm1 at 3:47pm 08.29.21 I have the 5432 which is same base and the fuel return to the tank is a non pressure line. It just b
Universal Atomic Fuel Return Lines? cjm1 at 3:41pm 08.29.21 I have a Universal Atomic 5424 (3-cylinder) auxiliary and I need to replace the fuel return lines t
Surveys are a waste of money JohnShannon at 3:37pm 08.29.21 Not to be all cynical and all, but a good surveyor ought to be able to come up with lots of expensiv
Follow up on "Running out of hair to pull out", Raw water leak. (1) Ward H at 3:36pm 08.29.21 Hi Ralph, I know on my 93 and on a friends 95 and according to the attached diagram from Catalina, t
Complete New to sailing need help JohnShannon at 3:35pm 08.29.21 I would go for sailing lessons, and if you can't get those try and get rides on other peoples boats.

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