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simple plumbing for newbie-oday 25 digitek718 at 1:01pm 03.04.10 Ask An Oday Owner 6/2573 So this spring will be my official first season with Joy, my oday 25 and I would like to spruce up m
Oday 37 Pictures needed - Please! IslandGirl at 12:07pm 03.04.10 Bigger Boats 5/3838 Hello: I just purchased Island Girl, Oday 37 homeport - Newport, Rhode Island. I would like to kno
rebuilding a M25 borediniowa at 11:37am 03.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1158 Are there any aftermarket portlights that will retrofit into my 1983 MacGregor 25? I would like to h
swing Keel Removal New boat owner at 10:56am 03.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/5555 I have a Mac 25. I need to remove the keel to clean up and repaint. The boat is on the trailer. What
New Galley Food Products Ron20324 at 9:46am 03.04.10 Ask All Sailors 16/2893 There were two new products I picked up when recently in Bobby's Market in Roadtown, Tortola. I prom
Marina manager job tho52mas at 9:29am 03.04.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2448 I saw but two in the last year. Doesn't anyone change jobs anymore? If you hear of an opening, let
s2 9.2A for the bay? flo617 at 8:51am 03.04.10 S2 8/5017 Hi, I'm looking to purchase my first boat. I have a few years sailing on small boats (cape cod me
Anybody with 3" ABI deckplate - question Roger Long at 8:50am 03.04.10 Ask All Sailors 1/1385 If anyone has a 3" ABI deckplate for cowlvents or just the deckplate, would you please measure the n
Running Jib Sheets on a newer H33 Nodak7 at 8:48am 03.04.10 Mid-Size Boats 8/2451 I have a question regarding the running the Jib Sheets for the newer H33's (2004 and newer). We norm
All Catalina Association/Club allsail at 8:12am 03.04.10 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1237 Just wondering if there is any interest in discussing the formation of a All Catalina Club/Associati
Oday 22 Bildge Pump wharfrat at 8:03am 03.04.10 Ask An Oday Owner 7/2590 Hi all: Had my oday 22 for many years now and had always manually pumped the bildge through the cabi
Experience using a "tacker" and a symmetric spinnaker Clark at 7:18am 03.04.10 Ask All Sailors 8/3013 Just curious if anyone has any real experience flying a symmetric spinnaker w/o a pole and using one
GPS to find wind direction Quoddy at 4:58am 03.04.10 Ask All Sailors 16/2732 I want to try VMG to the TW by using the 2000 mile waypoint. Would substantial error be introduced i
Furling type TealDreamin at 4:45am 03.04.10 Ask All Sailors 8/2066 Have a 30' 1986 Ticon with roller furling. Unknown brand. Unit has a solid tube, no headstay, drum h
26M Sail Slug Size Okie Dokie at 4:45am 03.04.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/4300 Can someone tell me what size the sail slugs are a 26M? I need to order some.
biying a beneteau 323 mike newland at 1:25am 03.04.10 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/2195 Hi. Im a new member ' over the next 4-5 wks I hope to biy a 323. I have 5 boats to choose from --- 0
Albin 022 Engine slipping (1) Buzzlovelace at 8:34pm 03.03.10 Mid-Size Boats 0/3356 Hello, I have a 1971 Catalina 27 with an Albin 022 engine, that may or not be original. It has a new
Heading to Clearwater Fl Mac at 7:06pm 03.03.10 Ask All Sailors 11/1972 Hello everyone, maybe someone can point me in the right direction. My wife and I are going to Treas
'82 H30 Battery Location malyea at 6:59pm 03.03.10 The Cherubini Hunters 8/2032 My 'new to me' '82 H30 has two batteries located under the port side quarter berth just aft of the c
some pics of 73 MacGregor 23ft. (4) zackatk at 6:36pm 03.03.10 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/8428 Here are pics of my recently purchased 23 ft. MacGregor. It was a marina repo, got a good price on

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Initial 50 hour shaft alignment "adjustment" Yanmar 45 hvac&r tech at 4:22am 05.17.22 IMO all boats need to be checked and aligned (one satisfies the other) at least at 50 hrs. after th
Diesel smelll, diesel leak . 35.5 Legend kloudie1 at 4:20am 05.17.22 If it only leaks when running, cracked fuel return hose? Usually in a place that is almost impossibl
What do I need to get this autopilot going again? kloudie1 at 4:11am 05.17.22 Looks like the power unit is off its mounts (wood cleats to the left and under of the unit) and is f
Cracked hull (2) Will Gilmore at 3:51am 05.17.22 Moth 11 Plans a Moth 11 or a Scow Moth sounds perfect for you.
Boat sinks unexpectedly jssailem at 3:50am 05.17.22 I think it is not a boat but a clever illusion, as @dlochner observed. Mr Brian sometimes exhibits
Is this a terrible idea jssailem at 3:44am 05.17.22
Is this a terrible idea dlochner at 3:41am 05.17.22 Hard to estimate the costs without more information. Either the prior owner was very poor at docking
Is this a terrible idea NYSail at 11:46pm 05.16.22 Figure out what make, look at the other side.
600 Watt Inverter nightowle at 10:55pm 05.16.22 The only thing we use our inverter for is a toaster when on the hook. Away from the dock, we don't
Is this a terrible idea mikeracca at 10:36pm 05.16.22
An Announcement About Catalina Parts. A Big One. mikeracca at 10:33pm 05.16.22
Boom reefing schematic or current practices... (1) Calif. Ted at 10:14pm 05.16.22 Catalina commonly used a single line reefing system, pull the control line from cockpit and both ree
Jib catches on bow pulpit - port tack only JoeWhite at 9:49pm 05.16.22 Is the mast vertical or tilted to starboard?
Is this a terrible idea dannoz at 9:45pm 05.16.22 I was thinking it would be a nice project for the kids an I. Does it seem like it would $5K in part
Boat sinks unexpectedly Ralph Johnstone at 9:21pm 05.16.22 Those are some pretty big phillips head screws on that boat Big boats need big screws, I imagine
Is this a terrible idea Hayden Watson at 9:16pm 05.16.22 If it is just the hull, deck, keel and rudder and it has no structural damage but none of the other
Yanmar 3GM30FC not getting full RPM's Ralph Johnstone at 8:57pm 05.16.22 Negative. How negative ? Most common causes still on the table are tachometer (check with a chea
Cracked hull SailorHunter at 8:50pm 05.16.22 http://www.nautline.com/sailboat_plywood_plans.php#N350 The Naut350 looks like a great project to p
Charging from a tow vehicle AlexB at 8:31pm 05.16.22 Perhaps this should be in the Trailer Sailors subforum, but electrical questions are often best add
New Articles WayneH at 8:11pm 05.16.22 On a scale of 1 to 10 with Rod being a 10, this is probably a 2. I recently broke my elbow. The doct

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