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Transom Reinforcement on 1987 23.5 carboman at 5:26pm 03.08.10 Smaller Boats 1/1069 I have been thinking of beefing up the transom on my 1987 23.5. I was thinking of pumping some type
blisters suds22334 at 4:41pm 03.08.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1418 After you open a blister of any size how do dry the out.
Hunter Service ? rob831 at 4:22pm 03.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1819 How are hunter sailboats and how is the service after you buy one? Looking at Hunter 45cc.
Intro/New O'Day 25 owner! ridgeback37 at 2:33pm 03.08.10 Day Sailers 5/1785 Just want to introduce myself. I recently purchased a '76 O'Day 25 and would like to learn more abou
O'Day 272 Water Infiltration pgiorda at 2:20pm 03.08.10 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1753 I have fresh water leaking into the area behind the aft berth and transom. I've reset and caulked t
stonypoint ny to littleneck bay-newbie digitek718 at 1:46pm 03.08.10 Destinations 26/8935 I bought my first sailboat-81 oday 25 cb- in the fall-from a guy up on the hudson river-stonypoint n
Catalina 22s invited to participate in 2011 Charlotte Harbor Regatta bglesun at 1:11pm 03.08.10 Catalina 22 0/1178 The Charlotte Harbor Regatta is a one-design regatta in Charlotte Harbor, Florida. Charlotte Harbor
In Mast Furling jceccant at 12:53pm 03.08.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1166 In main sail creases when furling in. Any suggestions??
Replacements for ACP models? Clark at 12:45pm 03.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1209 I believe I read on here a while back that Hunter planned to discontinue the ACP line (or some of th
On the Rocks - Off the Rocks (4) Sequitur at 12:30pm 03.08.10 Destinations 2/3327 In late January as we were sailing across the Sea of Cortez to San Carlos from Santa Rosalia, there
New Florida Anchoring Restrictions Chuckbear at 10:10am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 0/1420 Just when you thought it was safe to drop anchor, Florida: Less than a year after the Florida legisl
boom justsailing at 9:57am 03.08.10 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1201 I have a hunter 27 and i cannot seem to find a boom for it, would a smaller boat's boom work for it
How to install waste tank and remove old toilet system. To be environmentally friendly. (2) Seamon at 7:56am 03.08.10 Seidelmann 7/4213 Hi people, I have a s25 1979, I removed the whole floor, the plumbing of these boats (ouput) used to
Need advice on rebuilding Titan 10 surge coupler. caguy at 7:53am 03.08.10 Trailer Sailors 6/2849 I was reassembling my surge coupler last night and I noticed that I was able to move the shocks in a
Icebox lid arm Banooma at 7:51am 03.08.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1568 The mechanism in the arm that holds my C28 mkII icebox lid open, then when lifted a little releases
Coast Guard Inspections Ariel at 7:33am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 42/6420 I just read on another forum that in Maryland and New Jersey, when the CG stops a boat for an inspec
Pedestal mounted engine control Kenlee at 7:32am 03.08.10 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1048 My 1978 O'day 30 has a single lever engine control for the Yanmar engine. It's mounted near the dec
Nice Break From Winter for an East Coaster (7) ITMaster at 7:22am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 2/1360 I hit the jackpot recently. Some friends called me mid January from California and asked if I want
The wing keel of my Beneteau 35S Chuzzlewit at 7:22am 03.08.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1311 draws 5" less than the rudder. Is this normal and will drying against a harbour wall damage the rudd
My Beneteau 35S has a wing keel Chuzzlewit at 7:16am 03.08.10 Ask All Sailors 4/1700 which draws about 4'6". The rudder draws 4'11".Has the boat been modified in the past and willl the

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Boom reefing schematic or current practices... jviss at 3:52pm 05.17.22 butterfly block So that's what it's called! I searched and searched for such blocks to restore th
Amount of Liability Insurance Hello Below at 3:39pm 05.17.22 I'm in Canada but I will sail in U.S. waters from time to time (Pacific northwest). While you are
Yanmar's Charlie98117 at 3:31pm 05.17.22 I replaced my 3GMF with a 3GM30F. Perfect drop-in replacement, exact same engine mount spacing and
Bottom Paint? Tally Ho at 3:26pm 05.17.22
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) AaronD at 3:24pm 05.17.22 I did a RPI with OpenCPN and a small GPS dongle and a separate depth sounder on mine. I put them o
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) AaronD at 3:23pm 05.17.22 I wasn't sure where to put the WiFi and Rpi. I was thinking that I might use the Rpi for AIS, chart
Hunter 41DS Hydronic Heater Location jviss at 3:23pm 05.17.22 I wish I had a heater like that. How much electrical power does it use?
Boat sinks unexpectedly SFS at 3:10pm 05.17.22 Well there were a bunch of Marines having fun yesterday at Camp LeJuene, made me wait for 90 minute
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. Hayden Watson at 3:09pm 05.17.22 Since your sail is tacked aft of the stemhead, you might consider reverting to jibing inside the f
MRBF Fuse Required Nichole340 at 3:06pm 05.17.22
'73 Javelin Rotting Cuddy Floor dmax at 3:04pm 05.17.22 Looks like it's glassed in plywood. If it were mine, I would replace with marine grade plywood, epox
Bottom Paint? dlochner at 2:59pm 05.17.22 Dave, based on that price I can afford to sail my boat from San Francisco to the Florida Keys to ge
'73 Javelin Rotting Cuddy Floor (3) NeilboBaggins at 2:54pm 05.17.22 205413 205414 205415
Hunter 41DS Hydronic Heater Location Geoff E at 2:48pm 05.17.22 The two systems are interconnected but there are solenoid valves that I just haven't found yet. W
Insurance stickinthemud57 at 2:43pm 05.17.22 If you took people out and called it "Sport Sail", intro to sailing, whatever, is that different th
An Announcement About Catalina Parts. A Big One. ggrizzard at 2:43pm 05.17.22 How does one "sign up" for the news letter?
Bottom Paint? sail sfbay at 2:37pm 05.17.22 Dave, based on that price I can afford to sail my boat from San Francisco to the Florida Keys to get
Is this a terrible idea ggrizzard at 2:36pm 05.17.22 Nail in the Coffin: It could cost $5000 just to get it to a flat, dry place to work on it!
Electrical Question (Advice Needed) ShawnL at 2:36pm 05.17.22 I did a RPI with OpenCPN and a small GPS dongle and a separate depth sounder on mine. I put them on
Asymmetrical spinnaker sheets catch on bow pulpit. Sailfanatic at 2:35pm 05.17.22 Since your sail is tacked aft of the stemhead, you might consider reverting to jibing inside the fo

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