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Buying Used O'Day 20-Bilge Water Common? Cate at 12:19am 04.21.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/876 First time buyer here. I was inspecting a used O'Day 20 last night and it was in the water and had b
Wet Suit/DrySuit/Swimming Suit? Gary Wyngarden at 12:15am 04.21.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1032 I plan to spend six of the next eighteen months doing mostly wilderness cruising off the coast of Br
Boat Buying Blues Cate at 12:04am 04.21.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/898 I am in the process of buying a used O'Day and put a deposit on one in upstate NY. I planned to pick
Anybody know the dimensions of the opening ports? Lauraine at 11:54pm 04.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/883 Does anyone have the dimensions of the two opening ports in the 80's C30's? We need to replace the
:( Nicro cowl vent mikejesse at 11:52pm 04.20.05 Big Boats 7/1080 I have a 1984 Hunter 34. I lost one of her Nicro low profile cowl vent and have not be able to find
Cruising Nantucket, Martha's Vinyard and the south Steve at 11:08pm 04.20.05 Ask All Sailors 7/3455 This summer I am planning a one week trip with my girlfriend from Chatham to Nantucket then to Marth
Damaged sail track? Malcolm McCune at 10:52pm 04.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 8/1468 I purchased a 29.5 last fall. When I raised the main, it took a great deal of effort. When I lowered
o Keel Movement Capt Tommy at 6:53pm 04.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 2/1138 Hauled my '77 C27 yesterday and the keel sways a bit. There are no cracks in the fiberglass and all*
sry Replacement for Atomic 4 Capt Tommy at 6:48pm 04.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 3/927 Found a huge hole in the head of the Atomic 4 on my newly aquired '77 C27. Any cost effective repla*
C-22 back stay Timm R at 4:34pm 04.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1377 I have a 1973 C-22.It came with a split backstay.There is a block and tackle set up that is hooked t
mast for a cal 29 Jonesey at 2:36pm 04.20.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/2184 Hello Brion,1972 cal 29 wooden spreaders, one winch for the jib,only two halyards and a tang for a
orpus Christi, Texas Sailing pmart3@hotmail.com at 12:52pm 04.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/784 I have a new Macgregor 26M , I want to trailer to Corpus Christi, Texas and sail in the bay ,the int
Barient Winch sticking James at 12:04pm 04.20.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2085 Just took the cover off the boat - an O'Day 23 - and am starting the list of maintainence items.Th
Gate Valves Mic at 11:39am 04.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1036 I have just purchased a 81 cat 27 and during the survey I have been advised to change out the gate v
Infomation/cruising guide for the ICW Mel E. at 11:14am 04.20.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/707 Some years ago, in the 80's I think it was, I was able to buy a cruising guide for the ICW from an e
Soft Deck Joe11668 at 11:11am 04.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1500 The deck on my Catalina 22 is soft. It seems water has been leaking in under the deck via a poorly
Rigging Pizzazz at 10:36am 04.20.05 Mid-Size Boats 1/878 Ok I give up. some where on the net I have seen all the running rigging and standing rigging sizes f
Atomic 4 transmission and Holding Tanks Bud11354 at 10:17am 04.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/874 I recently purchased a 81 Catalina 30. I have multiple questions.The engine, an Atomic 4 was rebuil
Jib or Jen bshup at 9:29am 04.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/943 I am a new sailor (6 months) with a C27. I have a 110% and a 170% headsail, What is the strongest wi
vinyl registration numbers John at 9:26am 04.20.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/942 I would like to find out the best method for removing existing vinyl boat registration numbers and l

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Beneteau 35 cockpit leaky cooler Davidasailor26 at 4:36pm 09.25.20 I always figured it was just storage and open by design. We use ours for storage of things like inst
Sail Number? FastOlson at 4:29pm 09.25.20 Your boat's individual sail number should be your hull number, and that is part of the HIN. OEM sail
jet bow thruster Davidasailor26 at 4:25pm 09.25.20
jet bow thruster jssailem at 3:59pm 09.25.20 Interesting. Boat size a factor. Guess you could install on a Catalina 22. Instead of an out board.
Compatible with RV Pump-out? jssailem at 3:45pm 09.25.20 Where would be dumping the effluent being pumped into a hose? I guess the question is Why?
Pretty her up jssailem at 3:42pm 09.25.20 Nice looking boat. Looks fast sitting at the dock. Must be scary fast on the water. :biggrin:
Sail Number? Stu Jackson at 3:13pm 09.25.20 The fellas are right. For your C22, the sail number is from 4 to 5 digits (except for way older boa
Jack stands Mechone at 3:11pm 09.25.20 Great boat. I owned a 35s5 and stored it on the hard mast up for a few years at a local yard on Lak
Solar Panel dleckenby at 2:43pm 09.25.20 I have the original solar panel on the anchor hatch cover but it's clearly not working. With the Gan
Sail Number? Jackdaw at 2:36pm 09.25.20 You actually don't have a sail number.... those are really only issued by US Sailing in the USA. If
Climbing your mast alone Ralph Johnstone at 2:33pm 09.25.20 No safety harness that I can see as both the red and blue lines are hanging way down. However, havi
IOS app issues Phil Herring at 2:32pm 09.25.20 That's correct, and @HandsOnTech is right too, it's buggy as all get-out. I'll see why that's listed
IOS app issues (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:30pm 09.25.20 We never launched the iOS app so it shouldn't be in the app store. What keywords did you use to fin
What does it mean to follow someone. Justin_NSA at 2:22pm 09.25.20 Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you. :huh:
IOS app issues Phil Herring at 2:22pm 09.25.20 We never launched the iOS app so it shouldn't be in the app store. What keywords did you use to find
Boat mover Justin_NSA at 2:20pm 09.25.20 We used Spurgeon out of Stockton Lake. Might be out of his territory but they may know someone . Bew
Sail Number? Jacktar at 2:13pm 09.25.20 Only if was original equipment, they are very portable.
What does it mean to follow someone. HandsOnTech at 2:13pm 09.25.20 Sorry, following people still sounds creepy.
Yanmar 3YM30 Help (2) Ralph Johnstone at 1:53pm 09.25.20
Synthetic Oil ? JamesG161 at 1:47pm 09.25.20 Please post an original source that verifies what you claim, not internet/social media chatter. AP

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