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installing vhf antenna jkassel at 12:51am 04.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1272 Does anyone have experience installing vhf antennas at the mast head on a catalina 22. I am interest
Backstay question David at 1:36am 04.21.07 Catalina 22 5/1631 I just bought a 1981 Cat 22 with a fixed keel on a trailer. Very happy so far, can't wait to get on
Beneteau 235 big enough for Ocean travel??? flyingrv6 at 1:33am 04.21.07 Ask All Sailors 64/15551 I love the Beneteau 235 and I wanted to know the thoughts of others about the idea of possibility of
Adding stern rail seats to a 92 23.5 Alan Russell at 1:09am 04.21.07 Smaller Boats 3/3108 I have looked at several 23.5's that don't have the stern rail seats. I really would like those if
Gelcoat for Catalina 310 Chris Connor at 5:45am 04.21.07 Catalina 310 8/2314 I have to do some repairs to the gelcoat in my 2002 Catalina. Can anyone suggest a source of supply
mast wobble wholden777 at 7:09am 04.21.07 Catalina 30 1/1855 Does any one know how to stop mast wobble? When at the dock and receiving a beam wind the mast wobb
Adjusting the pitch on a Max-Prop Larry Jackel at 7:57am 04.21.07 Big Boats 3/1145 Has anyone taken apart a 3-blade classic Max-Prop and adjusted the pitch?Is this a job best left to
water heater alans at 8:33am 04.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 5/1116 hi, were sailing, feels great. i have a 1999 hunter 310. my water heater light does not come on. swi
Head Sail Selena at 8:25am 04.21.07 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/951 I have just had my head sail serviced. There was chafe on the front area of the foot from rubbing o
Starter problem fixed Charles Graser at 8:14am 04.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 0/919 Columbine's engine starts OK, just in time for Spring sailing and Fleet I's Napa Cruise. As was sus
Anyone Know Anything About This Stuff? Rick Webb at 8:43am 04.21.07 Ask All Sailors 2/1016 A buddy heard about this stuff from another guy. He wants to order some and split the order with me.
Center board is stuck up! Timm R 25 Oday at 8:40am 04.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1443 Hi I put our boat in today,only to find the center board is stuck up inside the shoal draft keel.I
Anyone Know Anything About This Stuff? Rick Webb at 8:35am 04.21.07 Ask All Sailors 5/1325 A buddy heard about this stuff from another guy. He wants to order some and split the order with me.
Companionway leak 1995 320 DaveGL at 8:58am 04.21.07 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1192 Just bought this boat in november 06. When it rains I get a puddle of water on the engine cover. I h
ODay all day triplereef at 9:00am 04.21.07 Ask All Sailors 1/1068 Hi I just bought a pre owned boat in Ont Canada it,s a ODay Tempest 235 and I have never sailed a fi
Cleaning my prop smorrow at 9:20am 04.21.07 Mid-Size Boats 2/1182 After scrubbing all the growth off my bronze prop I then applied some WD-40 and scrubbed it in with
Help with mast raising Yankee Sailor at 11:27pm 04.20.07 Ask A Macgregor Owner 13/2152 Is there any owners out there that live in SE North Carolina that can help me raise the mast and hel
37.5 sea hood removal sailor5017 at 11:26pm 04.20.07 Big Boats 0/869 Noticed that my sea hood is getting soft any tips on removal for repair. Thanx
Weight of cradle for 38s5? Ted1394 at 10:22pm 04.20.07 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/909 I need to trailer the cradle for my newly purchased 38s5 377 miles from WI to MI. I'm trying to figu
ODay 28 shroud tension pete1 at 4:06am 04.21.07 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1600 I have recently acquired an ODay 28 and am unable to find recommended shroud tensions. I've recently

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How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. (1) Revolutionary at 8:48am 08.21.21 Does anyone know what this is in the boom? Is there what I run the outhaul line through?
Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel kloudie1 at 8:48am 08.21.21 If both quit at the same time, I'd suspect that the power circuit for those LEDs has a bad connectio
Indicator lights on AC/DC Control Panel sail sfbay at 8:44am 08.21.21 The indicator lights are subject to failure. Just replace them. I had to replace the majority of in
Chainplate Caulking jssailem at 8:38am 08.21.21 Roy, 2016, I removed and reinstalled the 6 chainplates on my boat. Before slipping the chainplates b
How to rig outhaul on O'Day 272? The manual doesn't show the outhaul. Revolutionary at 8:38am 08.21.21 I don't have time for a detailed response now. But yes the reefing line looks better to me and the
Creature comforts sail sfbay at 8:33am 08.21.21 Noce job!! You vhf radio an mic at the helm looks like my Standard Horizon Matrix GX2200 with AIS/G
Creature comforts kappykaplan at 8:16am 08.21.21 Looks good, @BC Bernie ! :beer:
SELF TAILING WINCH ARM DIRECTION sail sfbay at 8:13am 08.21.21 Can you post a photo showing your concern? Do you have the winch manual? Are you asking what positi
Chainplate Caulking Spindrift NH at 7:42am 08.21.21 I need to rebed my chainplates and it sounds like I have the same configuration. I was planning to u
Beneteau 361 new owner sail sfbay at 7:38am 08.21.21 Good to hear you are having success unfurling your mainsail!! If your mainsial is 17 years old a re
Dish Soap Rinsing SFS at 7:35am 08.21.21 The easist way to get hot water for washing is to put a little water in the dirty skilet with a few
26D windows..... sail sfbay at 7:34am 08.21.21 Are you simply wanting to replace the tinted acrylic window? In that case, carefully remove the win
Beneteau courtesy light controller (1) Davidasailor26 at 7:29am 08.21.21
Beneteau 361 new owner (2) Swoon at 7:25am 08.21.21 Yesterday during a four hour sail I tried alternating the main in and out. It seems to be getting ea
Beneteau 361 shaft seal BigEasy at 6:32am 08.21.21 I thought the original poster was referring to the small fitting sticking up from the top of the sh
Never say never BigEasy at 6:23am 08.21.21 Bimini is an absolute necessity on Gulf coast. Have had five boats over the years and all were equip
propeller selection, and shifting Boomer2it at 6:14am 08.21.21 Thanks Roy, The units I saw online from Edson are listed at around $1300 (not sure if they are SS, f
Never say never RoyS at 6:13am 08.21.21 Plus one for the bimini. I just installed mine this season. Great to be out of the sun. I am 72, I t
propeller selection, and shifting RoyS at 6:01am 08.21.21 Installing the single lever dual function controller is not difficult. You need to find a suitable p
Backstay adjuster DougM at 5:17am 08.21.21 With my split backstay and a 48 foot mast, that triangular block system would end up near the top of

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