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Polypropylene rope - floats or nope? wdonovan at 6:32am 05.13.21 Ask All Sailors 14/3974 Want to buy a coil in case I need tow rope. Chose PP because all accounts say it floats. Shopping ar
Mast light - LED Replacement (1) AwwShucks at 8:21pm 05.12.21 Catalina 310 5/1282 194079On my way back from an afternoon / evening sail I noticed that the light on top of my mast was
Mooring - Boat to Bouy (3) ricksoth at 7:34pm 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 10/1370 I have moved my day sailing Cal 27 to the mooring ball "out back" as my wife would say.... (I think
HOW MUCH HP DO I NEED FOR MY 50 YEAR OLD O'DAY 22? CROOKATILLY at 6:59pm 05.12.21 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1535 I AM RETIRED ON LIMITED INCOME. THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD A 7.5 HONDA HP ON THIS LOVELY LITTLE DAY SAI
Sealing cabin top seams rukidn at 5:16pm 05.12.21 Catalina 310 12/2471 A while back I posted the rebuild of our companionway hatch cover. Moisture damage. Now I need to re
Freshwater Plumbing System Capt. Papa John at 4:02pm 05.12.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/841 Can someone provide me with a Freshwater System Plumbing Diagram for a Hunter 34?
2001 Catalina 250 Bottom Paint Barrier Coat Question (1) Maddog1927 at 1:32pm 05.12.21 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1530 I recently acquired a beautiful 2001 Catalina 250 Wing Keel. The boat has never been bottom painted
Catilina 30 Merrimack River Mass to B and O canal jbstuebner at 12:24pm 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 31/2961 I must relocate my boat a gift , Catilina 30, w/ factory diesel . I am going to sail it under power
What boat is this? (1) dLj at 7:18am 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 9/1217 Does anybody know what this boat is? Interesting keel. dj
Relocating and recharging Cold Machine Closing Time at 6:54am 05.12.21 Catalina 310 10/1575
New Prop Deleted member 117556 at 6:36am 05.12.21 Catalina 310 8/1918 Just had a new fixed 3 blade 15 x 10 prop installed replacing the original 13 x 9 prop that came on
Water in keel? Mattcia123 at 6:04am 05.12.21 Ask All Sailors 3/599 Hello all, I was installing a new bilge pump yesterday, located center line about mid ship. I drille
2005 Hunter 27-3 Steaming/Anchor light wiring solved (1) CharlieSea at 5:31am 05.12.21 Mid-Size Boats 0/526 First time motoring at night, turned on the Steaming light and it lit and so did the Anchor light.
A Global View Will Gilmore at 5:29am 05.12.21 Weather and Forecasting 7/1364 Found this interesting site with an interactive 3D weather animation. earth :: a global map of wind
Raw Water Inlet Hose Souellette at 4:14am 05.12.21 Catalina 275 12/3832 Does anyone know the inner diameter of the raw water inlet hose to the water pump assembly? Looking
Standing Rigging Catalina 309 Pompadi at 7:02pm 05.11.21 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/2407 Hi all, Our 2006 C309 still has the original standing rigging, it all appears to be in good conditio
Replacing reefing lines on H34 Kenyon boom (4) WasabiRush at 6:44pm 05.11.21 Big Boats 11/2316 I have a 1986 H34 and most of the running rigging was replaced by PO. The reefing lines come out the
Marina Wanted Letta at 6:20pm 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 1/426
Looking for Marina for Haul Out to Trailer - 26' Tanzer Letta at 6:17pm 05.11.21 Trailer Sailors 2/733 Does anyone know a marina in the Fort Meyers area that will lift a sailboat with a travel lift and p
Bent Stern Rail Update (3) Necessity at 5:31pm 05.11.21 Ask All Sailors 3/547 Tig Mig Mobile Welding based out of Farmingdale, NY- arrived 8AM sharp to troubleshoot. In the end

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Selden in mast question morsail779 at 1:40pm 04.07.25 Correction...sail hauled up and went in track fine. Furling no bueno The SS tack hook should be a
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit dlochner at 12:22pm 04.07.25 Good on you. That may well have been my issue, too. I had the carb steam cleaned, replaced the ga
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit pgandw at 12:11pm 04.07.25 Good on you. That may well have been my issue, too. I had the carb steam cleaned, replaced the gas
Cockpit hatch slides? nramsey at 12:03pm 04.07.25 You can't glue HDPE because it's too slippery. That's why the originals are screwed in. My slides a
Honda Outboard Siesta Habit (1) dlochner at 11:51am 04.07.25 After some more research I discovered Honda OB's have thermostats. If they stick the engine gets too
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? Richard19068 at 11:31am 04.07.25 For heavy algae, Wet-and-Forget used according to directions is very effective. It kills it so tha
Wisps of blue smoke JamesG161 at 11:29am 04.07.25 My 1998 H430 has a 50HP Volvo Penta with less hours, but diesel engines are designed for 10,000+ hou
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? Captain Larry-DH at 10:34am 04.07.25 I have tried these. I have several different grades of stiffness brushes. They only get about 80%
Diesel engine as generator question? dlochner at 10:12am 04.07.25 Here's a video of Nigel talking about diesel auillaries and charging that begins to get a the low co
Selden in mast question Believe H46 at 9:58am 04.07.25 Good point! I'll check
Mainsail Question vwjim70 at 9:20am 04.07.25 Ok, thank u all for the input. I will just get the right sail for my boat. I just thought it might b
Wisps of blue smoke Timm R Oday25 at 9:16am 04.07.25 Blue smoke typically indicates sealing loss . Either rings or valves . Not neccessarily a deal kille
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BAD ORCA at 9:09am 04.07.25 Depending on the non-skid pattern, a rotary scrubber can be very effective. Use with a cleaner, not
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BAD ORCA at 9:05am 04.07.25 I use Bar Keepers Friend scouring powder on my deck. There is some oxallic acid in the powder, and
Mainsail Question PaulK at 9:05am 04.07.25 The Hunter sail is too big for the O'Day. The O'Day luff is 24.5'. The Hunter luff is 25.67' - more
Hatch boards vents Timm R Oday25 at 9:02am 04.07.25 The problem with boats and moisture is that there is a "ratcheting" effect. That is, warm/moist air
Mainsail Question FastOlson at 9:01am 04.07.25 You cannot know without knowing the hoist and foot measurements of your boat and the sail you are co
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BAD ORCA at 8:58am 04.07.25 Perhaps you may be able to back up a step and find something less aggressive to use on the non-slip
Alkalinity of bleach and problem with teak? BAD ORCA at 8:56am 04.07.25
Mainsail Question Timm R Oday25 at 8:53am 04.07.25 How much differant ? The foot being too long would be my biggest concern .

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