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Compass Problem peter133 at 12:43am 12.28.07 Big Boats 13/2460 I have a 1986 Catalina 36 sailboat with a binnacle mounted Ritchie compass on top of an Edson steeri
O'Day 20 Interior Stormy at 4:51am 12.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1960 I have recently purchased a 1977 O'Day 20. It sails great but it needs somw TLC. To start the viny
Specification accuracy larry100 at 5:12am 12.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 3/1032 Question: I'm about ready to move up from my 25 O'Day to a Catalina 30. The boat I will be looking a
Mid ship chocks Brian at 6:57am 12.28.07 Big Boats 7/1261 For you late model passage 42 owners I was wonderinig if any of you had the mid ship chock rollers f
Flag Halyard Jack at 6:25am 12.28.07 Ask All Sailors 57/6014 I received as a Christmas gift a flag and i am looking for advice on a halyard to hoist it. I sail
Holding tank Cal33 Bill22113 at 5:43am 12.28.07 Cal 9/1929 Trying to replace the holding tank on a 1989 Cal 33; can't get it out through the available opening.
Time for some more fun Ross at 9:03am 12.28.07 Ask All Sailors 21/1661 Lets pretend that you have purchased a boat in Baton Rouge and plan to take it to your slip in New O
keel bolts Mike Wannell at 8:57am 12.28.07 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1187 My wife and I got a 302 from the states three years ago...We were so pleased with the boat that last
Resolve SailboatOwners.com at 8:51am 12.28.07 Ask All Sailors 41/2884 2007 is all but over and what's left on your wadded and well-worn list of projects? Some bottom pai
gulf coast get together Chuck Creel at 8:46am 12.28.07 Big Boats 9/932 Look forwrd to meeting everyone tommorow night at the fly creek cafe'.If any one needs directions
alternator upgrade JW13211 at 11:07am 12.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/1865 I am still trying to figure my electrical system for my new 343. I want to upgrade the alternator t
Mushroom Vent Location? W7ATR at 12:08pm 12.28.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1546 Hi Gang, Well, its high time I put in a mushroom vent somewhere in my '72 C27. The question is, with
Refinishing Cabin Sole - Stripper? Steve L22188 at 9:23pm 12.28.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1522 I have a 1988 O'Day 302 and need to refinish the cabin sole. I know from previous posts here that Ul
downsizing davey at 8:59pm 12.28.07 Other Sailboats 9/1553 Hello Starwind fans, I've finally acquired a little Starwind 19 downsized from an O'day 27[new home
battery storage john withrow at 8:35pm 12.28.07 Smaller Boats 9/1002 Well, it's winter in Kentucky and I brougt my H-26 home last weekend to the driveway. All you 26 ow
What's under the floor?? Ernie at 6:55pm 12.28.07 Mid-Size Boats 9/963 Hi Gang!Like a few others I've seen here, I have to replace a section of my cabin sole. Actually it
Furler mailsail Vibeke at 10:57pm 12.28.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 27/2876 WE want to bay a Beneteau 36cc which has a furler mast (rollmailsail )but it is with out sticks.Is
Boat purchase negotiation T37 Phil at 11:23pm 12.28.07 Ask All Sailors 39/2845 Let's say you're interested in a sailboat and to put some ranges on the numbers let's say27'-40',
Whisker pole paphman at 1:18am 12.29.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1463 I have a drifter, and I am interested in the lightest weight whisker pole that I can get to pole it
Leak Kevin R Quinn at 1:25am 12.29.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1166 I have a rain leak on top of the bulkhead on the port side of the boat. I checked the hand rail tha

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Rode Length thinwater at 12:30pm 08.12.21 IMO, people tend to set too much scope generally, evidently attempting to prepare for conditions th
Clogged sanitation line Ralph Johnstone at 12:12pm 08.12.21 The hose isn't cheap and I want to get as much out of it as possible. For a 45 ft. boat, I'd plan
Jib Advise danstanford at 12:09pm 08.12.21 We are working to get our boat up to speed and having some gentle disagreements about sail trim incl
ODay 39 water tank level henrykorous at 12:02pm 08.12.21 If you have more than one tank, why bother? Just keep only one tank valve open at a time (usually
Rig tuning physics jon hansen at 12:00pm 08.12.21 the center effort on the sails is below the spreaders. the base of course holds it's share. the jib
Rode Length Kings Gambit at 11:46am 08.12.21 San Juan Sailing, a charter company at Bellingham, WA, tells its bareboat charter customers to use 4
Never say never shemandr at 11:40am 08.12.21 If you've spent a day trying to stay in the shade of the boom and sail cover while motoring in no wi
Clogged sanitation line Roger Holloway at 11:38am 08.12.21 Thanks Ralph. I'm looking for the expert opinion from Peggy. I know her answer will likely be the
Beneteau 45 AC circuit breaker popped? I can't find the correct breaker? twalker H260 at 11:33am 08.12.21 Check for breakers in the locations indicated on page 44 of this manual as well as the shore power p
Clogged sanitation line Ralph Johnstone at 11:25am 08.12.21 All of my options. Damn, you're honest to a fault :thumbup:. Here's the original post from @Terr
Clogged sanitation line Roger Holloway at 11:23am 08.12.21 Thanks Dave. I appreciate your input. Peggy, Do you have any other suggestions. The hose is about
ODay 39 water tank level Stu Jackson at 11:15am 08.12.21 If you have more than one tank, why bother? Just keep only one tank valve open at a time (usually b
Clogged sanitation line dlochner at 11:14am 08.12.21 All of my options. Do you know how to get to these 98 results If you don't want an old leaking s
Clogged sanitation line Roger Holloway at 11:02am 08.12.21 All of my options. Do you know how to get to these 98 results
Raw Water Pump Failure KZW at 10:57am 08.12.21 That's why your water seal failed. If you're careful you can replace just the water seal. Oberdor
Rode Length Kings Gambit at 10:52am 08.12.21 IMO, people tend to set too much scope generally, evidently attempting to prepare for conditions tha
Rode Length thinwater at 10:41am 08.12.21 The 5-7 rule is also based on a range of depths. In deeper water you may have 100 feet out at 4:1 sc
Beneteau 45 AC circuit breaker popped? I can't find the correct breaker? smokey73 at 10:36am 08.12.21 Everything else seems to be powering normally (but may not have checked literally anything). Inver
Rode Length Alan Gomes at 10:36am 08.12.21 Revised. The image was behind a pay wall. Thanks!
Never say never One Life at 10:36am 08.12.21 That's nuts. I was in 115 degrees a few times, and I still remember it 40 years later. On the plu

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