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Wicho at 5:36am 09.18.06
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HI guys, my Catalina was in the Marina for 3 months(Lake), now very dirty with dark hull, any experi
Brian D at 3:29am 09.18.06
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Time for me to replace my dock lines. I'll keep to old ones as spares. I tried to use WM Product Ass
stickman at 3:04am 09.18.06
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I just picked-up a trailer for my O'day 23 and know it needs some retrofitting to work. What kind o
Windrifter at 2:59am 09.18.06
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and smoking (white) at the top end. Motor ran fine two weeks ago. Took it out yesterday and it was
Heffy at 2:54am 09.18.06
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I have a cockpit mounted instrument panel that monitors an Atomic 4. Sunlight has deteriated the pa
bubbles at 2:48am 09.18.06
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Does anyone know the pros and cons for the HUNTER 41 and CATALINA 41 aft? Considering both. Thanks
Bill McCullom at 2:43am 09.18.06
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Interested in this model, assuming a weight of 3,000#-need a trailer recommendation.
Dick Allington at 2:35am 09.18.06
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After sitting for several years the turnbuckles on the rigging were frozen, even WD-40 didn't hep wi
david at 4:27am 09.18.06
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Pulled out the 170 for the year, sad to put it to bed for the winter, but opportunities to get up to
slunga at 3:45am 09.18.06
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Need help in locating the two teak trim boards on either side of the companionway cover.Or, somewher
jack dooley at 3:38am 09.18.06
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I am a new owner of an O'day 222 (1984) and love the boat. Recently I had the misfortune of a soft
Gary Cripps at 7:43am 09.18.06
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Just wondering how many people have made the crossing from Fl to Bimini? Trying to get some informa
joe5921 at 7:11am 09.18.06
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I have been trying to devise a method to take the strain off the windless when setting the anchor. T
Abby Normal at 7:46am 09.18.06
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My wife and I are talking about going out to the Phoenix area in November to see relatives and go to
Brian D at 7:54am 09.18.06
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Did you pass information to me about a San Diego custom maker of biminis and awnings? If so, would y
Sherry at 10:26am 09.18.06
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Does anybody have any experience with the Doyle Stack Pack mainsail? What are the pros and cons? D
V Castleton at 10:44am 09.18.06
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Can anyone direct me to sailing rules which would allow or not allow the use of a whisker pole when
Bob Pullen HC-33 1981 at 10:58am 09.18.06
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I have a Cherubini 33 1983, and am having a main built. The boat is in Titusville, Fl, and will be
Andy at 9:23am 09.18.06
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The handle on one of my rope clutches broke. Spinlock XA. I'm assuming the replacement handle (p/n
MrBill at 8:54am 09.18.06
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just snapped my 1988 26D tiller. need a new one, anyone have a spare to sell me? prefer the stock

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Adventures in anchoring
Kings Gambit at 8:59am 07.27.21
The last time I had to recover anchor chain manually, several years ago when the windlass froze up,
Jabsco head seepage back into bowl from holding tank
jec1 at 8:53am 07.27.21
We have a similar problem, just bought a 2016 Jeanneau with a Jabsco manual head. The bowl was fill
First time boat owner... Battery alarm
Davidasailor26 at 8:53am 07.27.21
Thanks for all your help. So do you suggest I hold off on replacing the house batteries? They ar
Bilge water wont stay put!
FastOlson at 8:46am 07.27.21
I think the saildrive seal is leaking a bit... Then again it's an O'Day which are notorious for lea
Hunter 34 Starboard side of engine access
kloudie1 at 8:38am 07.27.21
If you replace the lift pump mounting bolts with studs, things get a whole lot easier .. The dip sti
Rigging the 2nd reef in a 310?   (1)
Flying Jay at 8:37am 07.27.21
I wonder if that fair lead is supposed to be for a halyard, and not the reef line? From a diagram
2013+ MH-40 Discussion
Hull13 at 8:06am 07.27.21
Thanks Bob. I would be very interested in hearing from him on this. Curious if you have an asymmet
Using a trolling motor on small boat
Philly2DC2LBI at 8:03am 07.27.21
Thanks Norsail. Yeah, my endless issues with the motor has led me to the purchase of an actual outbo
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Bob R. at 7:51am 07.27.21
2nd your comments on the cabin layout and aesthetics, that was a big factor that helped swing our pu
Hunter 34 Starboard side of engine access
Artey1 at 7:39am 07.27.21
having replaced the lift pump, I don't think an access hatch will be useful I think most was done f
1987 Cat 22 SK Lazy Jacks   (1)
Jacktar at 7:22am 07.27.21
use a centipede sail tie bungee system, drop sail and bungee it quickly, fold and flake later at lei
Rigging the 2nd reef in a 310?
marchem at 7:21am 07.27.21
I'm also going to lower this not-so-fair lead on the mast for reef line #1. The angle causes a lot
Adventures in anchoring
sesmith at 7:18am 07.27.21
I hate anchorages like that. That aside, since windlasses aren't usually suggested to take the load
Catalina 30 shoal draft for racing??
cb32863 at 7:13am 07.27.21
Anyway, I've always thought with regard to racing, you bring the boat you have vs. the one you wis
Bilge water wont stay put!
Project_Mayhem at 6:37am 07.27.21
I installed the solar vents and cleaned out the bilge yesterday. To answer my own question, that are
Dinghy swing   (1)
sail sfbay at 6:33am 07.27.21
Sailed with the dinghy and motor attached to it tied securly to the stern rails.
2013+ MH-40 Discussion
Hull13 at 6:31am 07.27.21
Thanks for the quick response. We love the boat overall and think it has many advantages over the r

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