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"Cove Stripe" identifier Jonathan at 6:45am 03.15.05 Ask All Sailors 6/3954 How accurate are "Cove Stripes", when trying to identify the make of a boat?I found a used boat fo
"Cove Stripe" identifier Jonathan at 6:19am 03.15.05 Ask All Sailors 0/1656 How accurate are "cove stripes", as far as pinning down the make of a boat?I found and bought a 37
Persistent kerosene odor dressler at 6:06am 03.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1171 The previous owner of our boat had a kerosene lamp suspended in the salon. We removed the lamp but s
Locate Rubber Bumpers for Brad Hoff at 6:03am 03.15.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/854 I am trying to located the protective rubber end pieces that attach to the ends of the traveler trac
O Day 27 shroud and stay tension Donald G. Fulcher, Sr. at 5:32am 03.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 0/871 I am presently rebuilding a 1976 O-Day-27 and would appreciate any one providing me the main shroud,
owners manual for hunter 19 1993-96 model stonekeep at 4:05am 03.15.05 Smaller Boats 2/1714 Anyone have a pdf or know where I can find this online??Mikefirstknight1970@yahoo.com
Winches welded to Mast Frank Bean at 4:05am 03.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 11/1679 I have a 81' Hunter 37C Cherubini. I have two winches welded to the mast...one for the main and th
Sailing in Jacksonville, FL Warren M at 4:04am 03.15.05 Ask All Sailors 7/2462 I've been giving some thought to relocating to Jacksonville, FL. Would like to hear from some sailo
musical headaches patrick at 3:20am 03.15.05 Ask All Sailors 2/949 So my old cd player finally died, I happily replaced it with a new jensen unit, BUT the rumbling noi
Recommendation for new Genoa sail Rob Krohn at 3:06am 03.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1138 I am looking to update my 150 Genoa on my O'Day22. I would like to buy an off the shelf unit to sav
bridle for a crane lift Catherine at 2:34am 03.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1760 I have an ODay DaySailer II and I have just joined a sailing club that has a crane lift to assist wi
removing old painted lettering karl13251 at 2:18am 03.15.05 Ask All Sailors 6/1509 want to remove painted transom lettering and replace with vinyl. heard easy-off oven cleaner works w
Lewmar Portlights Hank LeSieur at 1:44am 03.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1247 The portlights on my Catalina 320 leak through the handles. If I replace the o-rings what size shoul
Just curious Al at 12:14am 03.15.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 1/1137 Ben: My 1987 Freedom 30 has rope clutches and jams marked "Lewmar Spinlock." Did Lewmar own or dis
Engine Size Brian at 12:07am 03.15.05 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1031 I just recently purchased a 1973 22' O'Day sail boat. I am purchasing a new outboard motor for this
Lewmar and replacement hatches.....Ben, I just Dick McKee at 11:46pm 03.14.05 Guest Expert: Cruising with Kayaks 0/1049 wanted to comment on the great sevice from Lewmar. We purchased a new Catalina 470 last year and of
Leatherback Turtles p323ms at 10:34pm 03.14.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1096 This past weekend we had a great time sailing on saturday and even with a reef we were getting the r
Backup cable installed! Dennis at 9:17pm 03.14.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/907 Well I finally got the back up cable installed and the only thing holding me back from taking the b
Cutless bearing tool Jim "ohana34" at 9:16pm 03.14.05 Big Boats 2/1208 Am looking for info on a tool for removing/installing cutless bearing on Catalina 34 with shaft in p
Genset for Catalina 36 Mike Clisby at 8:55pm 03.14.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1022 I am considering a Catalina 36 and was wandering if it possilbe to install a genset that would run t

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Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom Justin_NSA at 8:47am 02.23.21 We may be overthinking this but laying static in a bed of mud isn't the same as the OP's description
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom (1) dLj at 8:44am 02.23.21 190676 Normal in Normandy.... I used to have friends sailing there that were liveaboards. They bui
Plastic packing box Justin_NSA at 8:42am 02.23.21 I really appreciate all the comments I have received. Very helpful. I now have another questions:
VHF antenna problem Ken Cross at 8:36am 02.23.21 Richard, This might be a tool like you volt meter that would give you an indication of the coax ant
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom (1) tfox2069 at 8:32am 02.23.21 190675 Just be sure to put your fenders out! ;)
76 years ago today, on an island Mikem at 8:12am 02.23.21 Semper Fi
76 years ago today, on an island sailme88 at 8:04am 02.23.21 Six Marines raised a flag on Japanese homeland territory for the first time during World War II. Th
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (3) JamesG161 at 8:03am 02.23.21 The Inverter/Charger... Figure 5 Item 16 Brand, Freedom 20, 100 Amp DC with remote control panel.
76 years ago today, on an island kappykaplan at 8:01am 02.23.21 @Brian D , thanks for the reminder and thanks for sharing.:beer:
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom dLj at 8:00am 02.23.21 I would say no one here has sailed much in Normandy.... There they have like 15 meter tides. Boats
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom Michael Davis at 7:55am 02.23.21 Could solve your problem the European way. Get a boat with bilge keels. Not sure if Catalina builds
Catalina keel and structural impact of sitting on the bottom tfox2069 at 7:37am 02.23.21 I'm in agreement with the arguments regarding potential lateral stresses on keel bolts when heeled o
Prop choice uncledom at 7:27am 02.23.21 I have a 2006 Hunter 41AC with a Brunton's Autoprop. It cost a bundle but it works spectacularly, e
Spring Clearance Auction Coming Soon uncledom at 7:19am 02.23.21 You're setting up an auction for sailors, a group of the most frugal people on the planet, and allow
SV Panope. 100 anchor videos (1) JamesG161 at 7:09am 02.23.21 Our boat was recently moved to the Repair spot, but we do have 2 anchors available for multi-bottom
Sanitation question (1) Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:08am 02.23.21 Your old Mansfield wouldn't fill up if there were a vented loop in the intake--something that's need
Question about replacing one of the Marinco 30A shore power inlets uncledom at 7:03am 02.23.21 How long before yours failed? Maybe call Smart Plug and ask them why it failed? I'm going on tw
Larger wheel? Don S/V ILLusion at 7:01am 02.23.21 If your purpose is to minimize effort exerted in steering, a larger wheel might make a small differe
Plastic packing box johnstreatfeild at 6:58am 02.23.21 I really appreciate all the comments I have received. Very helpful. I now have another questions:
Experience reducing Aero drag while trailering? Crazy Dave Condon at 6:45am 02.23.21 As a former dealer with too many miles pulling boats, there is not much to reduce drag. I found if

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