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looking for catalina 36 or 38 Dave Bakony at 7:18am 05.09.06 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/919 My Friend from Victroia B.C. is coming to visit me in Seattle on the 10th and 11th of May he is in t
Line minders mellon at 7:14am 05.09.06 Ask All Sailors 4/1177 I would like to keep my sheets off the cockpit floor and hang them from some type of hanger that is
Mainsheet rlnye at 6:54am 05.09.06 Mid-Size Boats 3/1022 Just purchased a 27-1983...the owner did not have a owners maunal and the mainsheet was not rigged.
Adjustable Fairleads Don Guillette at 6:03am 05.09.06 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/2052 I don't think Alan was sugessting that it is necessary to adjust the fairleads every few seconds but
When to dump the battery? Bob at 5:51am 05.09.06 Ask All Sailors 9/1439 I recently purchased one of those cheap hygometers that measures the health of your battery fluid wi
Replacement Tach/Speed Gauges for a 74 30' DebC at 5:00am 05.09.06 Grampian 1/1758 Anyone know of a source for replacement gauges (speed ' tach) for my 1974 Grampian 30? They appear t
Complete rub-rail and backing (holder) replaceme pycharlie at 10:21am 05.09.06 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1028 Just purchased a 222 O'day needing the complete rub-rail system replaced. Materials purchased from D
East Coast Yamaha 33 (1) Bob Mack at 10:32am 05.09.06 Yamaha 2/2339 Hello to my Fellow Yamaha owners.I have a 1980 33, MK II, short mast. I keep her in Mystic CT, an
Million dollar propeller puzzle (1) Rick at 11:29am 05.09.06 Ask All Sailors 19/1414 My propeller completely split along the full longitudinal axis (the part that slides over the shaft)
shroud attachment access olo at 11:29am 05.09.06 Ask An Oday Owner 3/897 I have an O'day 27 and have been wondering how the front and back (lower) shrouds have been attached
vhf DREW6713 at 12:21pm 05.09.06 Other Sailboats 1/933 Has anyone had to install the vhf antenna thru the cabin top? I am going to be doing this on wed. n
Battery info, or lack of it... (1) Brian D at 12:43pm 05.09.06 Ask All Sailors 8/1154 I took this photo of my battery to see if I could get more info. I went to Centenial and found... no
Kens Trailer Lug Nut mmsailor at 1:30pm 05.09.06 Smaller Boats 1/1150 Can someone tell me the size of lug nut on a 1989 Kens Welding trailer with 15 inch rims?Thanks in a
any ideas on this hull imperfection? gards at 2:09pm 05.09.06 Ask All Sailors 23/2846 Hi all, Was having a boat surveyed today and all were somewhat unsure what we were looking at. Ben
Need owner's manual/18' Chrysler Buccaneer ajgsailor at 2:05pm 05.09.06 Chrysler 0/5794 I recently purchased an '18 TMI daysailor. This, I have been informed and now since I have it in ha
New owner of Mac 22', Step the mast and motor Q's bluem27 at 2:25pm 05.09.06 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1308 How do I step this mast with no gin pole?Do you hve suggestions for motor? Short or long shaft hp e
Smart Chargers Dave Amspacher at 2:35pm 05.09.06 Big Boats 4/1284 If you have a smart charger do you regularly perform an equalization charge as recommended by batter
Shower Sump Pump SailingSue at 2:50pm 05.09.06 Ask All Sailors 6/1358 I have a sump pump attached to my shower drain. The pump and float switch are working fine and are
Mystery Leaks Tyson at 3:41pm 05.09.06 Ask An Oday Owner 6/931 I recently was sailing my O'day 25 with some friends and wanting to test the boat was consistently h
Converting tiller steering to wheel steering Lance14039 at 3:57pm 05.09.06 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1023 I'm looking at buying a 1986 27' O'Day 272 and it has tiller steering but I really like the wheel st

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What mods have you made to make single-handing easier? jwerkjr at 7:51am 06.14.21 I just this year ran my topping lift line back to the cockpit. This eliminates two trips to the mast
Here's something you don't see everyday Leeward Rail at 7:49am 06.14.21 As in "advertisement"? Yup. "Adult swim" is the adult oriented timeslot for the "Cartoon Network"
H310 heeling (2) jssailem at 7:46am 06.14.21 I think there is some photo trickery at work. Trying to identify the image presented by the poster
Steering Cable Fell Off Don Guillette at 7:42am 06.14.21 Brian: I had never heard that story about the Intrepid so I just looked it up - very interesting rea
Should I run away, find out more, or jump on this? Catalina 30 RitSim at 7:40am 06.14.21 Does the head door close correctly? are the door margins exactly even? also stick an awl or screwd
U-bolt Chainplates shank at 7:37am 06.14.21 Thanks, Joe. I'll check for those backing plates next time I'm out next time on the boat. Hopefully
U-bolt Chainplates shank at 7:30am 06.14.21 Oh, man. That sounds scary, Roy. I'm glad that you were able to recover from that with minimal damag
battery charger Don S/V ILLusion at 7:27am 06.14.21 Follow the wires. There is no designated, single location for a battery charger especially on a 35
Is tuning the rigging necessary? dlochner at 7:25am 06.14.21 The shrouds and stays do more than just hold the mast up, they transmit the energy developed by the
H170 versus H18 experience mark2 at 7:22am 06.14.21 @shemandr I looked at the owner resource pages, but not sure where this would be appropriate. The "O
Leaking deck blocks! mister_j at 7:21am 06.14.21 Best practice is not to seal thru bolts from inside the cabin. If you seal the leak from the insid
Is tuning the rigging necessary? FastOlson at 7:21am 06.14.21 If the present rig is tight and is actually vertical.... and you have read up enough to be satisfied
Waste System - How does it actually work? justsomeguy at 7:19am 06.14.21 Golly!
Is tuning the rigging necessary? jon hansen at 7:14am 06.14.21 like a guitar, it only is worthwhile when in tune. we are checking the tune every sail. eyeballing
Is tuning the rigging necessary? justsomeguy at 7:13am 06.14.21
Leaking deck blocks! mister_j at 7:09am 06.14.21 I think the 4 fasteners on the organizer just go into the hardwood. I don't think they go into or
Leaking deck blocks! mister_j at 7:04am 06.14.21 I mounted new deck organizers last year - they didn't need to be raised so they're mounted right on
H170 versus H18 experience mark2 at 6:56am 06.14.21 @CurtisC thanks for the reminder on the spinnaker kit, that is an important point. Ours did not come
U-bolt Chainplates Joe at 6:53am 06.14.21 I've owned mine 27 for less than a year and I'm not sure how to check to see if I still have the ol
Got a new sailing dinghy kappykaplan at 6:44am 06.14.21 Lookin' good, @Davidasailor26 ! :thumbup::beer:

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