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Bob R at 2:57am 08.29.05
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I have the chance to purchase a 1987 Catalina 30- tall rig, full 5'3" draft that has been on the har
Fred15636 at 2:56am 08.29.05
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I'm looking for the forestay lenght from pin to pin. The previous owner installed a furler and the f
hermansail at 2:31am 08.29.05
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i have a 20 foot oday made in 1974. we lost our rudder and need a replacement. can anyone suggest ho
GKuffner at 2:30am 08.29.05
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I will be buying a new Hunter 33 or 36 and would like comments regarding whether to get the fin vers
Craig Warren at 2:23am 08.29.05
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I have bought a 1974 27' Oday in St. Petersburg, Florida and want to sail it back to Galveston, Texa
Linda at 1:48am 08.29.05
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I am 42 years old, and I've always wanted to learn to sail a boat by myself. I've sailed with frien
David Ochoa at 1:11am 08.29.05
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My H376 has the 3JH2E Yanmar Engine with the type B panel. It has the key switch where you turn the
Bill22177 at 12:57am 08.29.05
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I am interested in replacing my group 27 batteries (I use a bank of two batteries for my house batte
Rick Macdonald at 12:54am 08.29.05
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Below is a post of mine from a couple of weeks ago. It rolled off into the archives so I've quoted i
gball at 12:26am 08.29.05
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Hi all, Well, I officially baptized my 170 on Saturday (I'm an avid Laser sailor too, so I, and tha
Raf18372 at 12:13am 08.29.05
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My 28 years old Scheel-designed, Morgan-built 45' ketch has been having some hydraulic steering prob
deeman7777 at 11:56pm 08.28.05
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I am repainting the deck on my 77' H25. Is has several layers of old paint which I am ATTEMPTING to
AXEL at 10:51pm 08.28.05
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Over the weekend the hose clogged from the head to the holding tank. I opened things up and found a
Anthony at 10:48pm 08.28.05
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The wiring schematic on my boat shows a lightning ground of the mast to one of the bolts that hold t
Bob at 10:38pm 08.28.05
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Having never unloosened the upper and lower screws on the boom gooseneck fitting, I was wonderering
John at 10:19pm 08.28.05
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I have a small leak when I shut down my M25 on my 83 Catalina 30. The leak appears to be in the OLD
Larry Guptill at 10:07pm 08.28.05
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For many of you southern owners this qiestion will be of little interest but for us northerner's it
Cactus Jack at 10:01pm 08.28.05
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We keep our Catalina 25 in a wet slip at a marina that also has dry storage. I need to pull the boa
Bob F at 3:28pm 08.28.05
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While shopping at Home Depot for a household project, I foung stainless steel anchor shackles in bot
Mark at 3:09pm 08.28.05
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Well, I got caught in a thunder storm yesterday. My main sail was badly torn and ripped in several

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Original Headsail Furler on First 375?
sail sfbay at 3:10pm 05.04.21
Suggest requesting a local loft, where your boat is located, to come to your boat to measure the luf
outboard motor
dlochner at 3:10pm 05.04.21
Polaris Compass / no fluid
Tally Ho at 3:09pm 05.04.21
Thanks. I will take a look at the Richie web site. I think I have already looked and the thru hol
Roller furling
Tally Ho at 3:08pm 05.04.21
Thanks for the help Greg! Will now need to pick up the correct line for the internal halyard Mine
Thoughts on minor "spider cracks"?
Ralph Johnstone at 3:07pm 05.04.21
:plus::plus: :plus::plus::plus: Andy Miller reminds me of Nigel Caulder. These guys could make
Pulling prop shaft to change Stuffing Box - Hunter 310
Tally Ho at 3:06pm 05.04.21
Thanks Greg - I was afraid of that - I think we have better access, but less working space to slide
outboard motor
dlochner at 2:56pm 05.04.21
On a sailboat, more power is not necessarily a good thing. Sailboats are displacement hulls and have
Sailing a B331 to Bermuda??
Kings Gambit at 2:52pm 05.04.21
I have a pair of jacklines running along the cockpit sole as well as along the side decks. IMO, thes
H23.5 trailer
joetr1955 at 2:51pm 05.04.21
outboard motor
mohi700 at 2:49pm 05.04.21
6HP to go off shore to the gulfstream ?
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14   (2)
sail sfbay at 2:46pm 05.04.21
Another photo with a asymmetrical spinnaker on a Oday Javelin 14!! You need a halyard and 2 sheets
outboard motor
rgranger at 2:45pm 05.04.21
H23.5 trailer   (2)
joetr1955 at 2:44pm 05.04.21
@joetr1955 Before I comment how about a picture of the winch stand secured to the trailer. Former
Window Caulking
Ralph Johnstone at 2:38pm 05.04.21
What do you think of the 3M marine grade silicone sealant? Sorry, no experience there. May just
Original Headsail Furler on First 375?
jssailem at 2:31pm 05.04.21
I'd suggest you send the query to North Sail. They may have the specifics of your previous sail and
Add a Spinnaker to my Javelin 14
jssailem at 2:27pm 05.04.21
There might be some ideas here. Posted by @sail sfbay You might these articles helpful to size yo
Sailing a B331 to Bermuda??
CapitalistSailor at 2:24pm 05.04.21
Bluenose, to add the the list of gear, I suggest you have a mainsail that can be reefed at least two
Vented Loop for raw water exhaust.
Ralph Johnstone at 2:21pm 05.04.21
It seems that there are just a lot of strong opinions and most seem to be completely impervious to
Window Caulking
dlochner at 2:18pm 05.04.21
What do you think of the 3M marine grade silicone sealant? I need a clear sealant. Thanks. Gene
H38 - Furling line - Replace cleat with cam cleat?
sail sfbay at 2:18pm 05.04.21
I am in agreement with the other posts to retain the horn cleat and not install a cam cleat for the

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