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strange granules warner82 at 12:13pm 11.16.09 Catalina 30 3/1648 hi, just bought a cat 30 and there is this strange granules on the port side looks like bug "guanno
1977 Catalina keel crack Taz at 11:15am 11.16.09 Catalina 30 0/1458 There is an article in the Catalina knowledge base by Roger Dupre concerning the keel crack problem
Leaking Forward Hatch YorkshireLad at 10:55am 11.16.09 Big Boats 1/1241 The 'new-to-me' H40.5 has a leaking forward hatch - it's the large Bowmar hatch over the v-berth. T
rebedding windows newboatowner at 10:35am 11.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1873 I need to rebed all of the windows on my Catalina 30. Is there a specific gasket available? What i
Need new plastic rscottweiser@gmail.com at 10:30am 11.16.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1437 The plastic cover for my ignition switch and gauges has become cloudy and I cannot read through it.
Smokey engine Texas Lake Sailor at 9:45am 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 4/2136 After motor sailing last weekend for about 4 hrs as I returned to the slip I started to lose power a
Corrosion at the entry nipple to my holding tank panamajim at 8:53am 11.16.09 Big Boats 6/1895 I have corrosion on my Ezell 35 gallon holding tank at the nipple that exits the tank with 1 1/2 ID
Westerbeke Radman at 8:21am 11.16.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1600 I am deciding between to 411's. Does anyone have any strong opinions about issues with the Westerbek
Sticky throttle/shifter Mike H. at 7:49am 11.16.09 Big Boats 10/3061 The throttle shifter on my 94 Vision 36 is very hard to operate. It's a MV shifter, one lever operat
HawkSpeed Prop & Shaft Antifouling Rich Stidger at 7:35am 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 20/9061 Does anyone have any experience with the HawkSpeed product? I have resisted the use of PropSpeed du
Relocating the Valves for the Water Holding Tanks ProfDruhot at 7:34am 11.16.09 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1195 I own a beautiful Catalina 36 MKII and I find it incomprehensible that there wasn't better engineeri
What anchor size for my Hunter 42 rocna 33 panamajim at 7:29am 11.16.09 Big Boats 5/6129 I have a Hunter 42 passage and I am thinking of buying a Rocna 33 which is kilos. Is this overkill?
TackTick Wireless Wind Instrument Vinny at 6:16am 11.16.09 Big Boats 3/2623 In the past on this and other forums as well I have been negative of the TackTick Wind Instrument th
My winter project for grandchildren Capn Ellis at 6:09am 11.16.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1327 My cousin gave me an Achilles inflatible. It has wear but the tubes are sound. I have a 26' Hunter
Painted bulkhead problems? (2) emergpa1 at 5:45am 11.16.09 Ask An Oday Owner 14/3739 So here is the final, finished interior. I painted the bulkheads as most of you guys already know. I
Leak below anchor locker mikew1229 at 5:10am 11.16.09 Big Boats 3/1770 When I removed the access cover for the space forward of the vee-berth on my 1983 Hunter 34, I found
Fitting a SPX-5 autopilot in a 306 sknell at 4:35am 11.16.09 Mid-Size Boats 2/1545 I am fitting a Raymarine SPX-5 Autopilot in my 306 but cannot find the (Red) power cable that is all
This Captain makes it look easy! dserrell at 10:37pm 11.15.09 Ask All Sailors 1/1851 1
AC Electrical Problem Prime Time at 8:08pm 11.15.09 Ask All Sailors 21/4827 Hi, I am having trouble figuring out an AC electrical problem with my new boat. The boat is on t
Replacing wind transducer wireing in mast John and Georgie at 7:32pm 11.15.09 Big Boats 4/2495 I am replacing the wind transducer and cable on my 1990 P42. My question, would it be better to pull

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Legend 40.5 Removing the Traveler (3) Salt26 at 11:46pm 04.11.22 Good Morning Salty, attached is a picture of what you will probably find after removal of the seaho
322 Keel Material Sunbird22358 at 10:33pm 04.11.22 The wing-keel of the O'DAYS were solid lead (but most sailboat lead keels are actually a lead alloy)
O'day 23 need sliding companionway hatch wbliss at 10:31pm 04.11.22 Thanks for that advice. I will check that out. Someone told me a 22 or a 25 will fit the 23. I ho
I have a 1978 O'Day 30. I am in the middle of a full refit. I lost the keel somewhere along the way. Any ideas where I can get a replacement? (1) Sunbird22358 at 10:27pm 04.11.22 D&R Marine is THE place for any O'DAY specific parts that we need for our boats! Just remember, D&R
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips? jssailem at 10:02pm 04.11.22 I guess a question or two might help us understand your focus. You identify you are getting new rigg
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank jssailem at 9:49pm 04.11.22 very nice.
Boating Flares Disposal - My new pet peeve rgranger at 9:12pm 04.11.22
Hull Rot higgs at 8:56pm 04.11.22 Before one pays a surveyor it is always a good idea to view the boat in person.
240 fender location when docking (1) Benny17441 at 8:38pm 04.11.22 There are some cable stops that can be added to prevent the lifelines from sagging. we use a "fend
TV removal Hunter 50 joshw5144 at 8:25pm 04.11.22 So just as an update, after many 4 letter words, I got the tv off the bulkhead. I had found the acce
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines DeniseO30 at 8:23pm 04.11.22 It is not about the size of your boat or the particular model boat. it is about the layout of your
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 7:57pm 04.11.22 Marie Katherine is a sleek looking lady. Not the classic lines many prefer, but sleek none the less
Sail Trim Chart Question jon hansen at 7:55pm 04.11.22 once you've learned that a sailboat steers with it's sails, driving from the helm gets really fun.
Beneteau Spare Parts fullbore at 7:51pm 04.11.22 Great to know BE, thanks!
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank (1) hvac&r tech at 7:45pm 04.11.22 Back to Portland by midnight!
My new 40.1 ran down the house bank smokey73 at 7:30pm 04.11.22
Sail Trim Chart Question Tom J at 7:24pm 04.11.22 I came to sailing late in life, and am self taught. For a while, I was happy just to get from point
I blew a fuse! MikeHoncho at 7:21pm 04.11.22 Good to know. I just ordered a 200 amp, so will see how that goes. Greg Order two and zip tie th
H410 Air Conditioning Seawater Lines JamesG161 at 7:20pm 04.11.22 I appears that it is just a flowrate issue and that dirt slowly settles in the line and slowly bloc
Beneteau Spare Parts BigEasy at 7:18pm 04.11.22 @BigEasy All the dealers that I've found are yacht sales, and I don't see anything about parts.

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