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Com-Pac Suncat Mast Mod (2) Dulinsky at 6:34pm 12.04.20 Com-Pac 3/3345 Removing the sail today reminded me that it's not an easy job. It requires removing the pivot bolts
Thank you all azambella at 6:31pm 12.04.20 Ask All Sailors 3/531 Thank you all for the endless supply of great information I wish you all a very happy holiday and a
Brown sludge water in bilge (2) Sandfly at 3:22pm 12.04.20 Ask All Sailors 16/4655 Discovered this unpleasantness inside the bilge today. I'm hoping its not from a leaky holding tank.
Purchased 79 Oday 30, and 22 year old title shows G & L Marine as the "Make" , how dio I check the hull number mralph8795 at 1:23pm 12.04.20 Bigger Boats 0/40 How can I get the title changed to reflect the make to be Oday? How can I check the hull number with
1979 Oday hull number ID/ Title shows make as G & L Marine on a 22 year old title??? mralph8795 at 1:14pm 12.04.20 Ask All Sailors 2/321 I recentlt purchased a 1979 Oday 30' and the title shows G ' L Marine as the make on the title, how
Catalina 27 (1980) port cockpit locker Paul&Keary at 1:00pm 12.04.20 Mid-Size Boats 10/2138 Hello all, We just purchased our first sailboat, a 1980 Cat 27 Tall Rig, traditional layout. I've no
Replacing datamarine transducers with Raymarine? michaelapk at 11:31am 12.04.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1807 I'm in the process of doing a refit on my '86 Ericson 30+ including updating electronics. I am likel
4JH3E fuel cut-off solenoid Valiant1 at 9:55am 12.04.20 Ask All Sailors 2/904 When running my Yanmar 4JH3E (2000 year), is it possible that the electric fuel cutoff solenoid coul
Hacked? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:57am 12.04.20 Ask All Sailors 41/3736 Recently, Phil Herring advised to change passwords. Some may have while others not. SUGGEST YOU D
New Boat Owner Help sailormanbigd at 7:43am 12.04.20 Ask All Sailors 92/8792 Hello all boat owners. I just purchased a 1979 Legnos Mystic 30 cutter! It looks to be in very good
Catalina 38 vince.landseadal at 5:41am 12.04.20 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/2531
Need new motor throttle Erbardy at 4:05am 12.04.20 Ask All Sailors 4/728 Any advice on a side mount outboard motor throttle? I would like to to be flush (low profile) and i
trailer specs SailingLoto at 7:12pm 12.03.20 Ask All Sailors 13/1273 I am sure the same or similar questions have been asked. I have acquired an S2 8.0 this spring I wo
Damaged fin keel bottom. Can yard move blocks? greatbluedepths at 7:10pm 12.03.20 Ask All Sailors 19/1720 So I ran aground and scraped up the bottom of the fin keel, decent 1/2"+ gouge in there. There don'
ST1000 Tiller Autopilot installation Beneteau First 20 Gerryknight99 at 5:58pm 12.03.20 Trailer Sailors 8/1536 Has anyone successfully installed one of these on a Beneteau First 20. If so. How was the 18" dimens
Hunt for a 310 Don Martens at 3:10pm 12.03.20 Catalina 310 11/1778 After looking at 30's, 34's, 310, and 36, my wife and I have narrowed our boat search to a 310. See
Catalina 27 sail question hdelorenzi at 2:46pm 12.03.20 Mid-Size Boats 4/1001
Cockpit cushions Leein207 at 8:06am 12.03.20 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1096
Adding shore power? NINEv2 at 7:57am 12.03.20 Smaller Boats 10/2142 I'm looking at a couple boats to buy for the upcoming season, and some don't have a shore power conn
C310 main sheet to helm position? Grip at 7:37am 12.03.20 Catalina 310 15/3022 Hey hey. Is it possible to run the main sheet to the helm position? Perhaps some sort of German rig

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Identify these portlights? Hood, Pompanette, Bomar? Tally Ho at 4:33pm 08.29.24 I have found butyl tape, and Bed-it, in particular, to be easy to work with; and much less messy th
Boom is twisting, advice please? pdxjohnny at 4:23pm 08.29.24
Bought an ODay 25 - Question about cracking/spidering around the mast cdenno1 at 3:43pm 08.29.24 Thank you @shemandr and @Ward H for your quick input! I'll do some more investigation when I get bac
What kind of propane regulator to use? (1) Tally Ho at 3:22pm 08.29.24 [QUOTE="Rich Stidger, post: The input pressure read 0 psi and I could feel a slight supply of gas fr
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Rick Webb at 2:10pm 08.29.24 Exercise bands work great. They are wonderful But don't leave the drummer alone with the women
What kind of propane regulator to use? Ralph Johnstone at 1:59pm 08.29.24 Regarding the new regulator that I have purchased, I performed a water column test per @Ralph Johnst
What kind of propane regulator to use? American_Mainsail at 1:39pm 08.29.24 Sorry to hear you're pulling your hair out on this one, Rich. It is wild that you have a leak in bot
Boom is twisting, advice please? (1) LakeShark at 1:35pm 08.29.24 @pdxjohnny I would inspect the areas circled in red for broken rivets, casting, etc. based on the d
Boom is twisting, advice please? pdxjohnny at 1:13pm 08.29.24 I definitely agree something is amiss. According the both the linked documents, my boom is rigged as
lifeline DaveJ at 1:03pm 08.29.24 Also, there are left hand and right hand threads. As mentioned, take one to the store to compare. C
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 FastOlson at 12:55pm 08.29.24 Quite an unusual mystery! I would, as suggested, follow the big cable from the master switch. Also,
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Ralph Johnstone at 12:25pm 08.29.24 One of those cables will lead him to a battery. You couldn't ask for a better lead to the batteri
What kind of propane regulator to use? (2) Rich Stidger at 12:15pm 08.29.24 Comments/answers are in the quoted text- ak down test on just the boat tank, gauge, regulator, and
Catalina 16.5 mast support pgandw at 12:10pm 08.29.24 Make sure when you do travel that you lash the mast into the support(s). Twice in 2 years, I have h
Boom is twisting, advice please? JRacer at 11:59am 08.29.24 Found this in an old post on this forum. CAPRI 22 manual (8/2001 version) \| Sailboat Owners Forums
Wheel to tiller David in Sandusky at 11:46am 08.29.24 I think a tiller is better up to somewhere around 30 feet. So I agree with your concept. But our ti
Treadmill alternative for the boat. JBP-PA at 11:23am 08.29.24 mermike 'Exercise bands work great.' Maybe so but with all the electronics they drag around with th
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Tally Ho at 11:18am 08.29.24
lifeline Johnb at 10:10am 08.29.24 :plus: Boat is 30 years old Or 40 if you are living in 2024.
Boom is twisting, advice please? LakeShark at 10:08am 08.29.24 @pdxjohnny the Capri 22 is a bit of a different animal than a Catalina 22 I am afraid. You may try

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