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Catalin 445 fmott at 3:27pm 06.29.09 Big Boats 1/2486 I know it's just coming out, but has anyone had any experience yet with the new Catalina 445? We hav
How far over can you lean a Mac26? daveterry at 2:33pm 06.29.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2720 My inclinometer has rolled over to 40 degrees and not being that experienced, I'm wondering what hap
Looking for a removable helm seat Jolly_Roger at 2:10pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 1/2025 I lost the removable helm seat on a 1991 28' Hunter. It was molded fiberglass with teak trim/humpbac
New (to me) O'day Day Sailer SleepRN at 1:51pm 06.29.09 Day Sailers 8/11044 HI: I just purchased a used (obviously) Day Sailer and am trying to figure out the year it was bui
Need a Marine Airr Guru, Got Heat - No Cool coba at 1:30pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/1847 We purchased our 2001 Beneteau 411 in Charleston last fall. Both Marine Airr systems worked just fin
Window air conditioner placement? (1) PCP777 at 1:11pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 31/15926 So the Texas summer is steaming up and it's finally too hot to hang out down below my Catalina 25 TR
Replace Dorade cowl vent with solar vent? GaryE at 1:08pm 06.29.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1887 I suffered an unusual whip of the genoa sheet that cleanly lifted out one cowl vent and tossed it ov
Darwin award candidates Tim R. at 12:45pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 13/2683 Small Ericson trying to get out a channel in HI where large waves are breaking. No lifejackets and
PYI Flexible Coupling Jim Seamans at 12:42pm 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 3/1484 Purchased here on SBO - of course. Think I've had the coupling for about two months and this last w
Difference between 1980 and 1983 Catalina 25 Oregonworld at 12:16pm 06.29.09 Smaller Boats 2/2410 Hi- I've planning purchasing my first Catalina, a 25 or 250. I want a swing keel and am looking
20 HP on a Catalina 25 too big? Oregonworld at 12:12pm 06.29.09 Smaller Boats 12/5574 Hi - I am considering purchasing a Catalina 25 for my first boat. The one I'm looking at has a 2
Furling Main John Ehricht at 11:42am 06.29.09 Big Boats 1/1163 We have a 2004 Hunter 36 with a furling main. We have now discovered that the luff on the main has
stay tensions rob Friedstein at 10:51am 06.29.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1184 hi all I'm trying to find out the proper mast stay tensions for my 81 Hunter 25'. Can anyone out th
Questions about the Avon 310 Rover? We2Sail12113 at 10:25am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 4/6597 Subject: Questions about the Avon 310 Rover? I bought a used 2004 Avon 310 Rover, and all the PO
Marine Airrrr components in a complete system? luvitt at 10:02am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 5/2343 I have a 16k btu main unit--the part with the compressor. I am buying a seawater pump today. what
Solenoid replacement edroc at 9:15am 06.29.09 Catalina 30 2/1722 Bonjour I'm new on this forum, I read a lot of article on starting problem, I think I have a problem
feed back o superfurl blackford21 at 9:13am 06.29.09 Bigger Boats 1/1530 my wife and i just purchased a 84 34' oday,it does not have a roller furling syster,am looking at th
How to avoid backwind genoa when reef furling NorthStar at 9:12am 06.29.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 6/5366 Beneteau 423, roler fuling 140 Genoa with foam luff and in-mast furling Main sails with vertical bat
Oday 28 foward Chain Plate Repair JoeAllison at 9:02am 06.29.09 Ask An Oday Owner 6/4880 Foward chain plates are only fasented into the glass bulwalk and the glass/core is soft from previou
Splitting Halyard restrainer, hardware replacement needed (1) Royal Flush at 8:25am 06.29.09 Ask All Sailors 7/1961 Climbed my mast and inspected the pulleys and lines on Sunday, Noticed a 3/4" split in my jib halya

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Autopilot drive interface jviss at 6:55am 03.26.22 Yikes! I might look into hot-wiring the drive board to get to the motor +/- and clutch, as conventi
ASA 101 class... dlochner at 6:47am 03.26.22
ASA 101 class... Davidasailor26 at 6:39am 03.26.22
ASA 101 class... BigEasy at 6:33am 03.26.22
Autopilot drive interface (2) DArcy at 6:32am 03.26.22 I do have the manuals which include schematics although the drive unit is only a block diagram. The
Autopilot drive interface jviss at 6:25am 03.26.22 Do you have any documentation for that drive unit? I'm really curious about how that interface work
Sealing Deck Fittings Scott B at 5:59am 03.26.22 I've got a coil of Bed-It Butyl Tape that I bought last season and will be using in the upcoming we
Sealing Deck Fittings jdrutten at 5:50am 03.26.22 I've got a coil of Bed-It Butyl Tape that I bought last season and will be using in the upcoming wee
ASA 101 class... All U Get at 5:42am 03.26.22 My instructor required reading the boating safety book prior to class and we took the test before g
ASA 101 class... Davidasailor26 at 4:15am 03.26.22 Sailing gloves with the open fingers and thumb are not good protection against rope burns of the ha
Shower Sump Solution - 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 Davidasailor26 at 4:04am 03.26.22 Is there any reason I shouldn't route the sump output into a t-connector on the galley sink drain (
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! brockangelo at 3:24am 03.26.22 Some of us many times on one outing. :facepalm: Good read. Did you ever understand why the depth f
Shower Sump Solution - 1993 Hunter Legend 35.5 skunther at 1:27am 03.26.22 Is there any reason I shouldn't route the sump output into a t-connector on the galley sink drain (s
1977 O'Day 27. 1st Sailboat ever. Will Gilmore at 12:47am 03.26.22 Like the classical 'liar paradox' we learned in my logic class. The statement of a liar that they a
What years were Hulls made of Solid Glass mikeracca at 12:41am 03.26.22
Sealing Deck Fittings mikeracca at 12:34am 03.26.22 Be advised that 3M 4000UV has experienced failure. 3M UV4000 failed completely and became gummy du
Select New England Ropes 30% Off and Samson Ropes 20% Off at WM! AaronD at 10:09pm 03.25.22 which is a nice euphemism for the fact we've all screwed it up at least once -- ;) Some of us many
What years were Hulls solid Glass with no core material? Figuringitallout at 9:36pm 03.25.22 I think what you might be referring to is plywood in the keel stub. The hull itself is solid glass
Sealing Deck Fittings jssailem at 9:20pm 03.25.22 Be advised that 3M 4000UV has experienced failure. 3M UV4000 failed completely and became gummy dur
What years were Hulls solid Glass with no core material? Hayden Watson at 9:14pm 03.25.22 I think what you might be referring to is plywood in the keel stub. The hull itself is solid glass

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