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Inherited Daysailer I coastal17 at 7:57am 04.21.09 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1377 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 2/2770 Newly joined............. Don Stubbs :D
No problem registering mike and kathie at 5:54am 04.21.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 1/1937 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 2/3158 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 0/1096 I am trailering my 1967 Catalina 22 from Minnesota to Florida and have antifouling bottom paint now.
h40.5 rudder play - How much is too much? Rich Stidger at 8:03pm 04.20.09 Big Boats 3/1974 I first noticed play in the rudder when the boat was about five years old. At that time I talked to
Tranny reversing gear problem RFerraro1 at 6:05pm 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2517 On a 1984 Beneteau First 32 with Renault engine. Forward gear runs fine but in reverse the propsha
Welcome jsalley at 5:44pm 04.20.09 Catalina 309 Group Forum 0/1712 Welcome to the new home for the Catalina 309 Owners Forum. Feel free to ask or answer any questions
maststep/wiring detail 1979 H27 fnuttersny at 5:23pm 04.20.09 The Cherubini Hunters 4/1672 Following mast step thread promted nosing around my compression post area and found water drops comi
Keel Hauled BARRY3684 at 4:00pm 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2411 What is the best way of repairing rust pockets that have developed on the keel of my boat? It's a Ca
non-slip/skid on deck Novelman at 3:50pm 04.20.09 Lancer 2/1747 I put my 25' Lancer in the water yesterday and found that the "non-slip" surface on the fore deck is
What is this thing? (1) enovillo at 3:49pm 04.20.09 The Cherubini Hunters 11/2128 Hi all, I recently became the proud owner of a 1982 Hunter 33. While going through the boat, my wif
electrical issues hfmckevitt at 2:27pm 04.20.09 S2 2/1444 I am having problems with gages on the deck at the wheel, the wind and depth gage have stopped worki
Mothers Powerball - Anyone have experience? (1) Rich Stidger at 2:20pm 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 10/2156 I picked up a red Mothers Powerball and it appears to be the same as the "Marine" version. In fact
Thru hull replacement ranchu56 at 1:41pm 04.20.09 Big Boats 1/1188 Replacing gate valve(last one) with ball valve and removed the lav sink drain thru-hull on my 1984 H
Looking for "upper cover" for Yanmar 1 cyl (1) Kevin3447 at 1:22pm 04.20.09 Ask All Sailors 7/2118 Hi, I'm looking for an "upper cover" for a Yanmar 1 cyl - YSM8 - although I think the YSM12 might be
Shaft packing on a 375 therapy at 1:17pm 04.20.09 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/1001 Question - Any 375 owners out there who have the nylon packing gland ?? What size of replacement pac
Beneteau First 36.7 Doors (1) Bigwater Bob at 12:14pm 04.20.09 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1281 Just wanted to send a kudo to the guys at sailboatowner.com (Cruising Concepts) for the new companio
O'Day 26 Shoaldrafter at 12:04pm 04.20.09 Ask An Oday Owner 9/2480 Folks, The O'Day 26 is reviewed in the May/June 2009 Good Old Boats. Ed K 26
Vibration On a 1999 Hunter 380 - 3JH2E Bro Paul at 11:14am 04.20.09 Big Boats 11/2127 Well I picked up a crab trap line, that wasn't attached to a crab trap. Just floating a few inches

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rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer JamesG161 at 1:15pm 03.11.22 My key issue is Lead/Acid batteries are about 85% recycled components. Lithium Batteries not so muc
3m 4000 Hayden Watson at 12:51pm 03.11.22 I was told by 3M that they reformulated in late 2018. FWIW, but this is probably in the past. It wa
LiFePo4 Refresh jviss at 12:50pm 03.11.22 I'm beginning to think the ideal LFP charger is just bulk, no absorption, and then regulate to the d
Extending Cable Throw on Transmission and Throttle Cables dlochner at 12:48pm 03.11.22 Have you figured this out? dj Yes. Turns out to be a long story that began 29 years ago. Too lon
LiFePo4 Refresh Hayden Watson at 12:43pm 03.11.22 ... Maine Sail said "Just because an alternator is striving to get to 14.4 V does not mean that hap
3m 4000 thinwater at 12:08pm 03.11.22 @thinwater Are you the author of the PS article? I always check the expiration date and my 4000UV
Mods to our 35s5 Hollyberry at 11:45am 03.11.22 Thanks JR and Kappy. Feels good to get it done.
rop-In LiFePO4 Batteries - Be an Educated Consumer jviss at 11:44am 03.11.22 Thank you!
Here's something you don't see every day jviss at 11:43am 03.11.22 Holy Cow!
Mods to our 35s5 JRacer at 10:53am 03.11.22 Awesome job!
What anchor and rode will physically fit the bow and anchor locker? fox9988 at 10:46am 03.11.22 Point taken on 5/16" chain (edited). I'm going to start out in the Caribbean, up the east coast for
Furling line fairlead placement Harken Mark IV Hayden Watson at 10:14am 03.11.22 One thing to keep in mind is that any block must have the support in the correct orientation to the
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig (2) jeepbluetj at 10:07am 03.11.22 Pic of a C-30 T cockpit stolen from the internet: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/attachments/c30c
Here's something you don't see every day jeepbluetj at 10:04am 03.11.22 The Correct link
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig shanker at 10:04am 03.11.22 I have a '84 MK I Cat 30 tall rig/ bow sprit/ fin keel with the M25 and run a R/F 135 Genoa on a lak
3m 4000 Hayden Watson at 10:01am 03.11.22 No, it is not a reprint. The article is current. The materials did take several years to fail. I h
1984 Catalina 30 MK II Tall Rig shanker at 10:00am 03.11.22 OK I see that in some online pics. the one I'm looking at does not have that t shape. the port and S
Here's something you don't see every day jeepbluetj at 9:59am 03.11.22 A slightly more indepth video of the incident. The sailboat that was crushed was occupied at the tim
3m 4000 Hayden Watson at 9:46am 03.11.22 The problem seems to be related to moisture more than UV... so I would check on them. And use Sika
Houston, we have a Problem - H36 Compression Post chichiflys at 9:45am 03.11.22 Thanks Roy. Ideally I can bond the joist to the hull sides and leave a space at the bottom so that

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