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Hooking up or leaving a tight mooring with a side wind. caguy at 5:01pm 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 13/2775 This came up this weekend as a large motor cruiser tried to moor up single handed. While he tried to
1993 26S Centerboard Question cscott at 2:36pm 09.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1540 After loading my 1993 26S onto the trailor, I noticed that the leading edge of the rear of the cente
1969 23' Ericson Project Pirate_Property at 2:25pm 09.05.08 Ericson 0/1975 Hey all, I am excited to say, I have just entered into a partial ownership on a 69 Ericson 23. My bu
Beneteau 321 cutless bearing replacement Telis at 11:43am 09.05.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/4078 I need to replace cutless bearing on my Beneteau Oceanis 321 and need information how to replace it.
adjustable outhaul walt at 11:36am 09.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2008 I used an adjustable outhaul on a windsurfer for years and it makes a big difference. I have a loose
Skip Allan's Wildflower JoshGray at 10:16am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 8/3388 Some of you may be familiar with Skip Allan. He's an offshore sailboat racer with a penchant for win
GUDGEON REPLACEMENT dlewis812 at 10:13am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 6/1703 getting ready to replace my bottom gudgeon on cat 25. anything special need to know?
distance between mooring balls walt at 9:40am 09.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/3750 Last year, the small marina at the lake I sail at put in some rental mooring balls. Im not sure how
You can probably steal this boat sailaway78 at 9:27am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 3/1055 I happened to stumble across this boat a few days ago. It is a CS 27. Owned by a lady who's husband
New Oday Daysailer Owner/New to Site MaineDuckHunter at 9:25am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 7/1608 Hello everyone.....I just bought a 17' Oday DaySailer this summer from a friend. Its in pretty roug
Blinded by Genoa Sail, possible solutions??? abk at 9:22am 09.05.08 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/2085 I discovered a big jib. I assume it's a Genoa Sail... It extends back past the side stays... Proble
Rudder post wobbles Faster Horses at 9:11am 09.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1140 I recently discovered how to remedy a wiggly rudder post on my O'Day 39 1984. Drop the rudder and wr
Gelcoat needed Faster Horses at 9:04am 09.05.08 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1038 I need to locate a source of gelcoat for the off white- to - vanilla colored O'Day hull. I have an '
Outboard motor size crakinator at 6:35am 09.05.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/2638 Hi, all. My wife and I are new sailors. Have been sailing about a year in an old 14 foot Puffer.
Hurricane IKE....NOT good (2) sailortonyb Allied Mis at 6:34am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 14/2091 Projected Path
solar power four sail at 5:49am 09.05.08 Smaller Boats 5/947 Hello Everyone My name is John and my Wife is Julie, we just purchased our Hunter 25.5 and
T.Boone Pickens gives me hope for my oven! Dean5735 at 5:32am 09.05.08 Ask All Sailors 5/1170 For those of us with CNG stoves, and the problem with getting the tanks refilled, I think the future
The Shorepower Cord is tamed...at last !!! Paul Ouellette at 5:27am 09.05.08 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1962 Alright fellow fun seekers, here's one for all of you... If you're like me (' I'll bet you can AL
Roller Furler ID Help BaySailerBill at 2:35am 09.05.08 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1001 Can anyone help me ID what manufacturer made my roller furling? As you can see by the picture,
New O'Day owner & user of this site. rednomad at 12:38am 09.05.08 Day Sailers 9/2989 First I need thank those who have submitted owner reports of O'Day sailboats, especially the 25. I

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Ground up redesign of 1986 Catalina 34 sanitation setup Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 6:56pm 01.16.22 Hi Alex...welcome aboard! 1. The Raritan SeaEra is an excellent choice, but it's not necessary to s
Mercury 7.5 1982 Rich Stidger at 6:45pm 01.16.22 The service manual should show all of the wiring and the operations that can stop the engine. I woul
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 6:30pm 01.16.22 Typical Marital Conversation
Hi from new 23.5 owner patbratton at 6:05pm 01.16.22 What a great choice! I made an offer on one last spring but it got sold out from under me. You have
Mercury 7.5 1982 Light air at 6:01pm 01.16.22 It didn't start with a squirt of starting fluid which led me to believe that it wasn't a fuel proble
Headliner Halvern at 5:52pm 01.16.22 I know it's been a while since your post and I hope you're still around. I have a new to me 11A and
Yanmar 3GM raw water pump upgrade Charlie98117 at 5:40pm 01.16.22 Yes, I picked it up a couple years back and rebuilt at my leisure. It gets installed this week.
Ground up redesign of 1986 Catalina 34 sanitation setup Stu Jackson at 5:37pm 01.16.22 Alex, glad to see you on our C34 forum, too. It may be helpful for you to include the rest of your
Yanmar 3GM raw water pump upgrade mermike at 5:36pm 01.16.22 Nice mod, I might consider this. Completely off topic, but is that motor in your basement?
Hi from new 23.5 owner Crazy Dave Condon at 5:10pm 01.16.22 Keep me posted. You have my contact info which is private crazy Dave
New to me C42; need autopilot and new Radar Stu Jackson at 5:10pm 01.16.22 Glad to be able to help. 42 owners forum..
Fixing cracks Crazy Dave Condon at 5:06pm 01.16.22 You need to talk with me on the 140 repairs. Former dealer now retired. Send a private message th
Snohomish County Tsunami Warning. issued by Everett Marina. jssailem at 4:53pm 01.16.22 Pretty cool.. Now if only the tsunami can understand the algorithm and follow the rules...
Mercury 7.5 1982 Rich Stidger at 4:51pm 01.16.22 Back to basics- If the starter is spinning, will it start on a squirt of starting fluid? If yes, t
Vision 32 Head floor teacherspet at 4:47pm 01.16.22 Used some JB Weld some amazing stuff. Did what the head guy in the boatyard told me to do. Filled th
Trailer Weight Tater at 3:42pm 01.16.22 For all those waiting: I measured three points on the trailer. At one wheel it measured about 80#. T
New to me C42; need autopilot and new Radar Wippy at 3:03pm 01.16.22 Thanks Stu! Thanks to you spent an inordinate amount of time this weekend on the Catalina owners for
Etiquette pet peeves frimi_captain at 2:23pm 01.16.22 Long-ish posts without the use of paragraphs. If one is replying via phone and using Google dictat
Etiquette pet peeves frimi_captain at 2:22pm 01.16.22 I dunno, I've purposely violated the "Responding to a post over 6 mos old" one a couple of times w
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? frimi_captain at 2:17pm 01.16.22 The internet, and the geography is littered with unfinished project boats. There are plenty more aro

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