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Brass in my 27' transom Buzzlovelace at 6:37am 04.29.10 Mid-Size Boats 2/1799 Good Day! Today I was installing a Stern Pulpit safety rail in my 1971 Catalina 27'. When I was dril
Stainless Tube vs. Lifeline Ken Kindrick at 6:12am 04.29.10 Big Boats 5/3764 Why don't sailboats, like power boats, have 1" stainless steel tubes rather than flimsy lifelines?
Our Maiden Voyage (2) CaptDon01 at 5:10am 04.29.10 Catalina 22 3/1528 My Firstmate and I hosted our "trailer-sailor" friends, (The SoCal Potter's), for a weekend sailing
boom hight piedpiperIII at 4:56am 04.29.10 Catalina 22 2/1465 I bought my 1989 cat22 just over 2 years ago from a man that never sailed it, He bought it used and
Morgan 43 info needed 321NYOKA at 8:16pm 04.28.10 Morgan 0/2324 I recently purchased a 1985 Morgan 43CC, there are no owner manuals on board. Does anyone have a Mor
H376: Correct cutless bearing size? finleydc at 7:23pm 04.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/2073 Trying to find factory info on correct cutless bearing for Hunter 376. My 376 owner's manual says c
Latest brainstorm (1) Roger Long at 6:13pm 04.28.10 Ask All Sailors 5/1935 Having experienced the incredible heat gradient in the cabin while testing my new cabin heater, I de
Dinghy Numbering Nodak7 at 6:09pm 04.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1910 I have to place numbers on our inflatable dinghy. Has anyone got a suggestion as to the best paint t
How much wind is too much rameek at 6:08pm 04.28.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2998 Hey guys, I'm brand spankin new to this site and need a little info about the Mac 26M I bought 6 mon
Let's talk antennas again Brian D at 5:43pm 04.28.10 SSB and Ham Operators 10/5922 Well, I want to play with my HF on my little 27 footer but don't have the funds or needs to put a la
5 Yr. Old Boat, 40 mi or 1000 mi. On Eng., Which One? sigbear at 5:24pm 04.28.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1855 I am looking at several 2005 used sailboats (Catalina) and was curious about low mileage on a 5 yr.
It's a Centerboard, OMG! (5) armesy1954 at 5:23pm 04.28.10 Smaller Boats 9/2247 It's been a while and a lot of stuff has impeaded my progress, but the ol' girl is up, I cut off the
jiffy reefing piedpiperIII at 4:41pm 04.28.10 Catalina 22 3/1849 I have a 1989 catalina22 and my question is, does anyone here use the jiffy reefing system? Do you h
Non-Marine Small Propane Stove: "No" or "Yes But"? rardiH36 at 4:31pm 04.28.10 Ask All Sailors 28/7884 I'm seeking info/opinions about cons of using a light duty non-marine small propane stove in the cab
s2 6.9 vs cat 22 kss57 at 3:19pm 04.28.10 S2 1/2063 Need a little help. I am looking at buying a boat and have narrowed it down to either the s2 6.9 or
Tiller pilot pagas at 2:52pm 04.28.10 Destinations 5/3421 Any thoughts about choosing either an Autohelm 1000 or a Simrad 10? Thanks
auto helm Jeff75 at 2:26pm 04.28.10 Catalina 310 5/2673 I know there was an older thread regarding the installation of the Raymarine auto helm. Anyone have
Xantrex Charger TrueCharge 20+ MarineMonster at 2:08pm 04.28.10 Big Boats 11/10039 We have been using a Xantrex Truecharge 20+ 20a since we bought the boat. I went to the boat last Mo
Looking for a used main/jib for a 22ft helsen kirbyc1goo at 12:56pm 04.28.10 Ask All Sailors 4/2126 Hello, I was given a 1974 22ft Helsen a few months back and am almost done restoring it. The only p
boat insurance what for? digitek718 at 12:56pm 04.28.10 Ask All Sailors 40/11617 So I have geico (ancient mariner), insurance on my oday 25..I called the insurance company so I coul

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Oday 26 chain plate leak cb32863 at 12:26pm 06.01.22 Yeah, you need to replace those. I had to do both in the 25 I used to own. At least these don't seem
Transferring from Blaine to Everett Terry Cox at 12:17pm 06.01.22 Found an open slip and pulled in. Fortunately they were able to confirm that spot worked for the ni
Replacing windows kappykaplan at 12:13pm 06.01.22 The SBO store on this site.
Gelcoat Touch up Davidasailor26 at 12:09pm 06.01.22 This video might be helpful - 5MWN7kbzutM Around 11:30 he talks about mix ratios. It looks like the
Gelcoat Touch up sail sfbay at 12:06pm 06.01.22 Go on line to gelcoat suppliers like Spectrum to confirm how many drops of mepk they recommend. Usua
Replacing windows Hunter DS45 - Tony at 12:02pm 06.01.22 Check the web site store. They have "windows" per model and location on the boat Can you provide
Problem lower the main Rabe at 12:00pm 06.01.22 That appears to be a friction stop.. Drill a hole into the mast that would like the stop bolt to re
Replacing windows DRhoads at 11:58am 06.01.22 Check the web site store. They have "windows" per model and location on the boat
Being contacted fstbttms at 11:33am 06.01.22 The other day I got a private message from someone who was looking at a boat having stated he read
Converting Cable/Quadrant steering to torque tube on a '09 H31 kappykaplan at 11:17am 06.01.22 Linear drives are not inexpensive, but it was money well-spent for me to convert from a wheel pilot
Oday 26 chain plate leak Project_Mayhem at 11:12am 06.01.22 Replacing a bulkhead is relatively easy but it involves work nonetheless. Just think of it as replac
Screwed through the hull dLj at 10:39am 06.01.22 Gflex 655 is the thickened epoxy, probably easier to use than the Gflex 650 which is not thickened.
Beacon Near Point Grey Stu Jackson at 10:28am 06.01.22 I noticed that there's an identical beacon further south in the middle of the same traffic lane, so
O'Day 25 Head Project_Mayhem at 10:23am 06.01.22 My 78 came with a porta potty with a built in tank and pump out port. I replaced it with the one sho
Back grinding... Project_Mayhem at 10:17am 06.01.22 As a reference, my O'Day 25 takes about 1.5 quarts of VC17
Emergency bilge pumps(s) Project_Mayhem at 10:14am 06.01.22 There's no pump quite like a sailor with a bucket in a boat full of water
Being contacted (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:05am 06.01.22 Not the best move on your part. You should have responded. That may have been the sound of opportu
O'Day 23 interior repair questions Project_Mayhem at 9:38am 06.01.22 Can you post a few pics so we can give you accurate advice? Some changes were made over the years
Beacon Near Point Grey Tedd at 9:33am 06.01.22 I'm a little rusty on my chart-reading skills, but it looks like it marks the center of the traffic
Beacon Near Point Grey kappykaplan at 9:30am 06.01.22 I'm a little rusty on my chart-reading skills, but it looks like it marks the center of the traffic

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