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Deck Hatch Rick19254 at 9:10am 05.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1147 Hi,I need to replace my deck hatch on a 1982 Catalina and I was hoping I could get some info like
Water system John Williams at 9:06am 05.12.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/879 I own an O'Day 25. I replaced the water hoses with new ones. However, now when I fill the sink in th
How can I restore the Isinglass? PaulnGregg at 8:30am 05.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/7915 I was told there is a cleaner that can be sprayed on to isinglass to restore it to it's new, clear l
Mystery Spots on deck - Any suggestions? PaulnGregg at 8:26am 05.12.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1337 Ok... you guys were all great when it came to my fears of laying down my boat in 15mph winds. Thank
YSB!2 head bolt torque settings Big Joe at 12:02pm 05.12.07 Ask All Sailors 8/3745 YSB12 cylinder head torque spec. I just got my Yanmar YSB12 cylinder head back after a valve job. D
in mast furler jammed John at 12:12pm 05.12.07 Big Boats 4/1475 Boy, I sure seem to be using this resource a lot! Here's the latest problem with my just-purchased 1
Fuel Gauge bjodiver at 12:34pm 05.12.07 Mid-Size Boats 8/1234 I have looked high and low for the fuel gauge, can't seem to find it!!! Any one out there with infor
Seamanship challenge Dave 85 Catalina 30 at 4:20pm 05.12.07 Ask All Sailors 16/1471 I recently moved to a berth in San Francisco in a double slip with a port side tie and another boat
Small boat sailing Cat30owner at 4:09pm 05.12.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1249 Just to add to the MOB answers........I thought you guys would get a good laugh out of my MOB situa
My Zinc was eatten Bad Obsession at 10:02pm 05.10.07 Ask All Sailors 8/2557 I dove on my boat for the first time this season. I left it in the water over the winter and I am g
Diesel Smell BungalowBill at 9:03pm 05.10.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1164 I am the proud new owner of a 91 Hunter 28. This is my first fixed keel boat and my first diesel en
P26 ice chest hobbit at 8:58pm 05.10.07 Other Sailboats 0/930 Anyone have a solution to replacing the original ice chest under thestep with a newer more efficient
Remove a 26S swibg keel Brad at 10:10pm 05.10.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1903 My boat is on its trailer but I need to get to the swing keel and give it a coat of anti-fouling. Ho
launching a 27 mainsheetmike at 11:03pm 05.10.07 Bigger Boats 0/961 Hi does anyone have experience launching a fixed keel 27 on a ramp?
Warning, Middle River, Chesapeake Bay sailors tcbro at 10:55pm 05.10.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1042 Please note: there is a partially submerged obstruction as you enter or leave Middle River for the b
replacing sheaves on mast head of Javelin pete hyslop at 11:20pm 05.10.07 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1054 Just curious, I was planning on replacing the sheaves on the masthead.Sheaves look to be easy enoug
Spreader bar help Joe5825 at 11:20pm 05.10.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1076 I recently purchased a 1978 S2 6.8, I will be picking her up in a week or so, it has come to my atte
Shrunken Headsail Fix (1) John S at 12:24am 05.11.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/774 Here are some flics of a sail repair I did recently. On some headsails, the sailmaker installs a wir
Jib Furlers for an O'Day 222 Shep21410 at 12:02am 05.11.07 Ask An Oday Owner 15/3417 Hi All. I hope someone can help. I purchased a very nice pre-owned O'Day 222. It had no jib furling
Catalina Island Fire DaveH20533 at 11:59pm 05.10.07 Ask All Sailors 3/1099 Looks like they are having a heck of a fire on the Island.http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070511

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NOT buying H34 jssailem at 6:34pm 08.25.21 Sorry, Denise, I have been away from the forums for a couple of days. The wheel pilot uses what Ra
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 (1) DArcy at 6:30pm 08.25.21 Another suggestion, get a chart app on your phone. I use Navionics but there are others out there. I
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 DArcy at 6:22pm 08.25.21 Not entirely crazy. You do need to understand how to read a chart to know where the chanel is. Other
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ward H at 6:21pm 08.25.21 Am I crazy to think that I could launch the boat at NSC, start the 9.9 and motor around for an hour
Overheating issues, it can't be this hard! jssailem at 6:17pm 08.25.21 If you see good water exiting with the exhaust then this is probably working correctly. Additional
Auto-Pilots jssailem at 6:16pm 08.25.21 More than the brand is matching the type of AP to the boat and the type of sailing you want to trust
forepole lenght Don S/V ILLusion at 6:12pm 08.25.21
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI jssailem at 5:57pm 08.25.21 A fellow SBO member @LeslieTroyer and good sailing buddy bought a boat with an installed propane hea
CUBIC MINI WOOD STOVE 1988 CATALINA 36 MKI sailme88 at 5:47pm 08.25.21 Had a Bristol 32 that the PO had installed a small pot belly stove in. First thing I did was yard it
Racing Rules BarryL at 5:42pm 08.25.21 Hi, AFAIK there are no rules regarding anchors on the bow. Note that the racing rules of racing sta
Removing 3M 4000 from aluminum window frames jssailem at 5:39pm 08.25.21 Good for you Kelly. It is a project like eating an elephant. You can do it... One bite at a time.
Water stain in cabin next to bulkhead young_gray at 5:30pm 08.25.21 Fun fact: when the windows are leaking, water drips down the closet fascia and brings teak oil with
Removing 3M 4000 from aluminum window frames young_gray at 5:27pm 08.25.21 Ok, so I finally broke down and fashioned a scraper from an old knife and got the big chunks off. T
Rookies first outing, hunter 260 Ottdreamer at 5:26pm 08.25.21 Thanks, maybe the Ottawa river it will be. Possibly including Advantage, will look into it if I don
Racing Rules Stu Jackson at 5:22pm 08.25.21 My experiences: Our racing committees usually set those rules. In our one design races, we had two
Auto-Pilots MikeHoncho at 5:00pm 08.25.21 CPT Autopilot is a wheel mount. Stand alone system that can and has steered very large vessels. I li
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) Rabe at 4:59pm 08.25.21 You seem pretty comfortable with this type of work so I would not approach the yard until absolutel
37C Mast Lights Bolander at 4:53pm 08.25.21 Great Advice! Thx
How to remove rusted stut bolts ('81 33) heritage at 4:41pm 08.25.21 I removed and replaced the prop strut on my 84" H27 which probably has the same strut and bolts as y
Galled stanchion removal (1) Ralph Johnstone at 4:21pm 08.25.21 Had a similar problem with a cleat machine screw. In this case, I beat the 1:1,000,000 odds and fou

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