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txtowman at 11:48am 07.24.09
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I have a catalina 22 swing keel I want to take some heavy items with me since I stay out for at lea
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I am a solo sailer on the great lakes, but am about to embark on my first long journey. If anyone is
Mougly at 10:28am 07.24.09
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Hello all I am thinking about changing my tiller as the one on now was painted and the paint is p
bffatcat at 9:58am 07.24.09
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My original 1975 vintage companionway boards made out of marine plywood with a mahogany veneer need
LANCE ON CLOUD NINE at 9:23am 07.24.09
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I am getting ready to experiment with using a sym spinnaker on an O'Day 23. The sail has a single "h
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I am a coastal sailer in SE Texas. We have storms come up quicker than I can get off of the water so
Sail77 at 8:44am 07.24.09
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New to the site... My Dad and I bought a 1969 Mac 21' from a family friend about 12 years ago. Hav
destinationcostarica at 8:39am 07.24.09
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Hi all, I'm not sure if this is where i should be asking this sorta question. I'm actually looking f
itsagoodthing at 7:31am 07.24.09
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I just purchased a 75 ODAY 25 CB, the cable line is located in center of the boat, in a post that
Mike G. at 6:47am 07.24.09
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The last two times out, the tach did not work at engine startup (Yanmar 3GM30). It operates fine af
Icetug at 6:22am 07.24.09
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Does anyone have any experience with a Sun-Mar Mobile composting toilet? It may be nice to not worr
BobM at 5:59am 07.24.09
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Forgive me if this brings up a lot of stuff that has already been said. Lost my house battery, an I
Hugh4753 at 4:45am 07.24.09
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Just replaced my old AGM group 24 batteries with AGM 31's. Since the boat had the original "frytech
seadaddler at 4:06am 07.24.09
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Hey what's the weather like in Port Charlotte like these days. Been raining like crazy here on Long
dan8089 at 1:55am 07.24.09
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Can someone out there please tell me what kind of boat this is. Thanks sorry the pic's are crappy Da
AndyR at 9:58pm 07.23.09
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Hi guys I havent posted in a while we obviously havnt had had too many problems lately or esle I sol
Paulpit at 9:06pm 07.23.09
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I am new to sailing and have been restoring a 1979 Catalina Fixed Keel boat. Took her out today for
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I have a 1999 Hunter 410 and the Uni-Solar Battery Charger which came standard with the boat is brok
Mougly at 8:07pm 07.23.09
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Hello again I seem to be having difficulty lifting the main sail all the way up, it lifts up easi
Hermit Scott at 7:55pm 07.23.09
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I went up the mast today to drop the forestay. A dock friend helped crank me up to there but the wi

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Removing lettering stain
randerson5726 at 3:49am 04.13.22
I'm going to try FSR and scotch brite first. Then I'll move on to more sanding. The gel coat is a bi
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BigEasy at 3:05am 04.13.22
Should have mentioned, hoses / boat in use 2.5 years. Thanks for the insight Ralph. Hopefully, P
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Apex at 3:03am 04.13.22
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jssailem at 1:53am 04.13.22
Vundabar! Thats a very nice. :clap:
Selden Furlex Extremely Difficult
jssailem at 1:49am 04.13.22
John. A functional furler of any make should not require a winch to make it work when there is litt
A lost art: Conserving ice.
All U Get at 1:48am 04.13.22
You now have no excuse for not having a cold beer to hand out when we stop by.
Head hose replacement
AwwShucks at 1:29am 04.13.22
Should have mentioned, hoses / boat in use 2.5 years. Thanks for the insight Ralph.
O'day 19 Weekender Companionway Door Dimensions?   (7)
Sunbird22358 at 10:29pm 04.12.22
I don't have an O'DAY 19 either, but have made companionway drop boards for similar boats. Here are
O'Day Sprite Rudder.   (5)
Sunbird22358 at 10:14pm 04.12.22
Here is the basic measurements of the Widgeon Rudder, might help..... D&R Marine still sells the maj
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Benny17441 at 9:23pm 04.12.22
There are a number of factors that determine the maximum capacity. 1) The Captain/Operator's experi
Removing lettering stain
Mark Maulden at 9:18pm 04.12.22
FSR and white scotch brite
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New Owner of 1983 Irwin 34 Citation
DArcy at 8:33pm 04.12.22
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dLj at 8:31pm 04.12.22
Beautiful work! dj
Removing lettering stain
jssailem at 8:20pm 04.12.22
One alternative would be to paint the transom in a darker color. This is true. But if that is the
1993 40.5 Standing / Running Rigging Replacement PRO tips?
jssailem at 8:14pm 04.12.22
Removing the mast to the hard or doing the rigging while standing on the boat. ? When removing the
Removing lettering stain
Benny17441 at 8:07pm 04.12.22
Pick a small spot in a letter and keep sanding to see how deep the color penetration is. Hopefully
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice
Phil Herring at 8:05pm 04.12.22
@higgs: the image is now in your original post.
Lake Ontario Sailors take notice
higgs at 7:59pm 04.12.22
Thanks DArcy. The updated Navionics is a big improvement and I give them credit for making an updat

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