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leather wheel cover maintenance Don S/V ILLusion at 12:51am 10.21.07 Big Boats 1/966 On another thread, there was mention of a need for maintenance of the leather wheel cover. For ease
Slug spacing Joetech at 11:15pm 10.20.07 Catalina 22 8/3849 Right now my C-22 has a rope sewn into the sail that goes up the track in the mast. I'll be hauling
Sailing Survey (1) Warren Milberg at 1:41am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1175 Many of us on the "right" coast are in the process of filling out fall haul out requests, the formal
Exhaust Hose Diameter ThomasPrice at 1:56am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 0/1052 I am a bit puzzled as to why the hose diameter coming out of my Volvo TMD22 turbo diesel is 3.5" to
steaming light lense for Catalina 22 Sea Scout Ship 300, B.S.A. at 3:42am 10.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1071 Sea Scout Ship looking for a lense for the mast light or steaming light mounted on the forward facin
What is soft leather like material called arrhythmia at 3:37am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 6/3106 What is the soft leather like material on the ceiling of many boats called, and where is a good plac
What's a good adhesive for wood to fiberglass? arrhythmia at 3:30am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1831 I'm trying to find out what a good adhesive is to use for gluing backing boards to the hull of the b
Engine Vibration saylers at 2:01am 10.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 6/1360 I am new to the Diesel engine. There seems to be a lot of vibration coming from the engine. A dock p
Galley Recipes Terry Cox at 5:22am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1134 Hi fellow gourmet skippers. I do all the cooking and cleaning on our boat and I like simple but tast
Electric Heads Capt Andy at 4:46am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1215 I have been reading the posts regarding manual vs electric heads. I read about presurized, fresh wat
Winter battery maintenance John F at 4:34am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 7/1243 I bought two brand new Group 27 batteries at the beginning of the season (May). I've heard that I
Toerail leak Tim Davis at 6:40am 10.21.07 Big Boats 6/1268 My 1987 H40 has developed a leak into the aft stateroom on the starboard quarter. It appears that th
Angle of Vanishing Stability Patrick264 at 6:04am 10.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1645 Howdy sailors,Does anyone know the approximate Angle of Vanishing Stability (AVS) for an O'Day 23?
survey's in what does it mean? Don Crowther at 8:18am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 13/2542 HiJust received the survey this weekend. Since it is the weekend I thought I would ask your opinon
Our Summer 2007 Video gpd955 at 8:48am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 11/1180 Submitted for your enjoyment....I hope!Had to link to YouTube, was just a tiny bit larger than the
Frayed backstay? Michael Sindelar at 8:33am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 17/2596 I just noticed that a 3-foot long, single-strand of wire is dangling from my backstay, at the top, n
NEW HEAD Sylvio22410 at 8:49am 10.21.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1200 I own a 1994 oceanis 300 and it looks like we need to replace the head, I am looking for any info re
Working on a sailboat? illegalsmile at 9:20am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1145 If this is in the wrong place sorry!I've always wanted to live/work aboard a sailboat/yacht and I
Sail Slides for an Oday 23 (1) Bobbystone at 9:28am 10.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1160 I'm trying to find a sail slide for my 1980's Oday 23. It is stamped "PRYDE 6" so I assume it's mad
Rigging Sunaroo at 10:37am 10.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1187 Anyone out there know what the tension is on the rigging for a 1981 Catalina 22, or maybe where I ca

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Mods to our 35s5 jssailem at 3:08pm 11.01.21 Good looking job.
Removing fuel pickup on 280 Tally Ho at 3:06pm 11.01.21 IIRC, the tank is accessed behind a wall in the aft berth. i did not pull mine out, but once you
Just a gentle grounding / rudder damage jssailem at 3:06pm 11.01.21 At this point you are trying to do as much as is possible till the winter freezes come. Open it up (
OEM Hatches for 1989 O'Day 302 Tally Ho at 3:01pm 11.01.21 Hi All, I have a 1989 O'Day 302 and I wanted to know who the manufacturer used for hatches. I've
Inner shell cracks on haul out nightowle at 2:57pm 11.01.21 An unfortunate reality of modern fiberglass production boats. A haul-out and/or blocking can do it.
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 jssailem at 2:56pm 11.01.21 I live near Portland. If your coming up after the 16th of NOV let me know. Perhaps we can look at th
Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 JamesG161 at 2:55pm 11.01.21 What batteries are you planning to Solar Charge? Jim...
Oh Yeah! Just when the boat is put to bed. jssailem at 2:49pm 11.01.21 The PCR test as not free if you want to get the results in time to meet the visit deadline. It was
Odd wave PaulK at 2:49pm 11.01.21
Catalina Keel Repair/Wrapping Keel vs recommended stub repair catalina recommends Timbo33 at 2:40pm 11.01.21 How to align intersecting holes? Good question. I do not remember how I did that, but I do remember
Fuse in small solar setup thinwater at 2:34pm 11.01.21 Mixing wire sizes is not problem. However, crimping two different sizes can be annoying. There are s
Hi need suggestions for propeller for a 1978 Catalina retrofitted with a Yanmar 2GM20 brazenarticle at 2:30pm 11.01.21 The prop size is determined by the hull length, the design, strut and rudder position as well as the
Just a gentle grounding / rudder damage Captain Larry-DH at 2:27pm 11.01.21 Considering you're in the Minneapolis area, it's going to freeze overnight. It appears to have alre
Single handing (1) patbratton at 2:22pm 11.01.21 Having never had a cabin boat I am quite intimidated about single handling. The Wet Dog does not hav
Advice on running solar wires in 1999 H410 SailorFrank at 2:06pm 11.01.21
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 2:01pm 11.01.21 baycloud.........where in Richmond, CA is your sailboat? I am in Boardwalk Port Marina (formerly Br
Removing furling drum on Legen 40.5 baycloud at 2:00pm 11.01.21 That makes a lot of sense. I some how got in my head that you were going to remove and inspect the
Cock pit table size brazenarticle at 1:58pm 11.01.21 Sea Teak sells a couple versions at reasonable prices - item # Seateak 60392 and Seateak 60294 avail
Just a gentle grounding / rudder damage dlochner at 1:55pm 11.01.21 Let it drain and dry over the winter. Gravity not air will help it dry. Next spring, fair the botto
Odd wave Rick486 at 1:48pm 11.01.21 looks like any other day on the great lakes! And on RI Sound on a nice summer day with a 10-20 kt

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