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catalina C27 trailer wanted goinfishin at 1:56pm 04.21.09 Mid-Size Boats 7/3222 Wow! I did a crazy thing. I finally bought my first sail boat! It's a 1974 Catalina 27. I've want
Installing a Depth Sounder sfa sailor at 1:53pm 04.21.09 Day Sailers 0/1174 I have a 1970 Mariner which I have restored. I have purchased a Hummingbird Depth Sounder/Finder.
Some people sailaway78 at 1:52pm 04.21.09 Ask All Sailors 19/2682 Have to laugh at this. Just did a tune up and water pump on my dink motor. The mighty and very p
mast Adrian9458 at 1:32pm 04.21.09 Smaller Boats 1/1108 what would you use to spruce up the mast?
mast castaway at 1:26pm 04.21.09 Smaller Boats 3/1275 Any one drill into the mast to add a bracket for a wind vane? any suggestions?
Blown Engine on my Cat! Fly Away at 1:07pm 04.21.09 Catalina 30 57/7390 Blown Engine on my Cat! UPDATE!!! NEW LUMP IS IN UPDATE POST 58 Well, it looks as if we have blow
Mainsail Reefing - With Dutchman jfreeman at 11:45am 04.21.09 Catalina 310 5/3094 Hey all - I am a new 310 owner, hull #40 (IA membership paid up a couple weeks ago...). My last b
O'day 28 bilge pump ombskid at 11:13am 04.21.09 Bigger Boats 5/3433 I just bought a 1980 O'day 28. There is a cut end of a hose in the bilge. i think it is supposed to
Mast head configuration AJ at 10:42am 04.21.09 Big Boats 0/950 I'm looking to add a tv antenna to the top of my mast of my 1985 34, I already have my raymarine win
The Sailing Book Thread (Educational Books) Maine Sail at 9:59am 04.21.09 Musings With Maine Sail 19/8441 Over the last few weeks I have been cataloging my marine books so when I go to buy a new one I don't
H34 Rudder Cracks (1) mark_swart at 9:49am 04.21.09 Big Boats 10/1649 Hello everyone. Yet another question for the group on my 84 H34. I have cracks in the rudder, just w
Los sluggos pmitch at 9:13am 04.21.09 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1280 Just got a 26 am and am wantin' to add the sail-sluggs. Does anybody know the optimum track size and
Hard Aground in Long Island Sound. Help!!! CaptianJack at 8:51am 04.21.09 Ask All Sailors 14/2711 Hello all, Last week I took my 1978 Pearson 26 on my first real cruise since I picked her up in t
Rub Rail Replacement Dwight Thomas at 8:07am 04.21.09 Ask An Oday Owner 15/4429 Okay, it been two years I've been putting this off, but now is the time. I need to replace my Rub R
Do toerails leak emergpa1 at 8:00am 04.21.09 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1219 Hey guys, do the toerails on the oday 26''s leak into the cabin? I don't see where the screws enter
Inherited Daysailer I coastal17 at 7:57am 04.21.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1376 I have inherited my dad's Daysailer. It has a plaque in it that reads "Built by the O'Day Corporati
C-309 #142 don_stubbs at 7:51am 04.21.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 2/2760 Newly joined............. Don Stubbs :D
No problem registering mike and kathie at 5:54am 04.21.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1935 Registering is easy enough. Anxious to see how many 309 owners register and participate. John:
Jib first Quoddy at 5:02am 04.21.09 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 2/3152 Trim the jib first. Does this apply to masthead only and not fractional because the jib has the powe
Fresh to salt water move robertguck at 4:18am 04.21.09 Catalina 22 0/1091 I am trailering my 1967 Catalina 22 from Minnesota to Florida and have antifouling bottom paint now.

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Hunter 33 Stuffing Box dripping Nachismo at 2:30pm 03.05.22 Sorry to change the heading of this thread, but I have been needing to tighten my teflon stuffing ab
Salon Lights wiring H49 artboas at 2:30pm 03.05.22
DWL mast height for O'Day 39 (1) eherlihy at 2:30pm 03.05.22 The O'day 35's Mast is 47' 2" - Passing under the Port Mayaca Rail Road Bridge (49') for the first t
Salon Lights wiring H49 artboas at 2:26pm 03.05.22 I had the same arrangement on a 2007 Hunter 45CC. One wire was +12, -12, and a third varied with a
MH40 Autopilot drive motor Phantom154 at 2:18pm 03.05.22 No, it was not running at all before but is fine now.
Structural? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:18pm 03.05.22 @JBissi that bulkhead is considered a structural piece to support the deck and mast step. I urge
MH40 Autopilot drive motor artboas at 2:15pm 03.05.22 Yes. Port side helm. I could hear it running when I was testing the motor.. Ok Few things The moto
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? DArcy at 1:54pm 03.05.22 each3.2V cell is 310Ah.wire four in series and you have a 310Ah. 12.8v bank.. Normally yes but the
Sailing and Ham Radio (not the way you think) Brian D at 1:44pm 03.05.22 Sounds like the guy knows a lot of hams are also boaters. Might as well kill two birds with one ston
Dometic AC needs capacitor JoeWhite at 1:25pm 03.05.22 Thanks for sharing your knowledge and experience on this $15.00 fix.
Cleat at goosenext DeliriousSailor at 1:24pm 03.05.22
Dometic AC needs capacitor (3) kbgunn at 1:18pm 03.05.22 This issue is closed. AC compressor is running again. I wired a new relay for the compressor and now
310 Ahr 3.2V Li batteries; too good to be true? Maine Sail at 12:31pm 03.05.22 I just realized, the 310 AHr rating is probably wired in parallel, not series. The listing does say
Its funny Friday! jssailem at 12:23pm 03.05.22 Once there was a father who sat on the front step sharpening his hunting knife. He smiled at the you
Cleat at goosenext (1) rgranger at 12:13pm 03.05.22 Related to your situation. I don't recall there being springs. So you may go to all the trouble of
Inside Passage Book Recommendations jssailem at 12:12pm 03.05.22 Mike. Waggoners is excellent. Love the new book format. If looking for a digital version of sites,
I'm Tweaking My Battery Banks and Need Advice reuabyor at 12:09pm 03.05.22
Cleat at goosenext rgranger at 12:06pm 03.05.22 That is a Z- spa ed mine a few years ago. Got the parts right here at SBO. Reach out to @Dave Gro
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? jssailem at 11:59am 03.05.22 About moving the rigging, I did not think how that changes everything I am glad you picked up on t
Newbie here, Can someone help with a few questions please? Scott T-Bird at 11:57am 03.05.22 I'm pretty much with DArcy ... if the boat really suits you, nothing you mentioned seems like a deal

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