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Trailer for O'Day 22 Warren 22 at 6:12am 10.21.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/824 Looking for a trailer......Give me a shout!warrengraumann@yahoo.com
Hunter sponsored 5 year extended warranty? Mulf at 6:10am 10.21.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/871 I received a mailing from "First Warranty Group" claiming to be the company that Hunter used this ye
Back stay adjuster Andrew at 6:09am 10.21.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 22/1665 I have the info sheet which explains the reasons why the B'R rig (with backstay) doesnt need a backs
Kitchen Cabinet Assembly - Removal Robert Melnik at 5:56am 10.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 3/1223 I have to install a repaired Universal XP25 in my Catalina 30. Can anyone help with instructions on
Rudder Measurements Carl at 5:31am 10.21.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/803 Purchased a 1985 Mac 25 without rudder. Anyone have the measuremens? Also, what kind of paint is use
Wet Storage Pete at 4:03am 10.21.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/874 Just recently purchased an '88 Hunter 33.5. The bilge constantly has water in it, emptying every co
Servicing older Barent winches Jim at 3:39am 10.21.04 Ask All Sailors 5/3194 I have a 1973 Catalina 27 with what are probably the original winches. Does anyone know if the Lewm
varnish dan at 3:15am 10.21.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1421 does anyone have any suggestions for getting dried varnish off of a fiberglass deck or hull.
Radar screen location Rob at 3:10am 10.21.04 Ask All Sailors 3/1040 question We also are contemplating adding Radar next spring. I am looking at the 4 kw enclosed ra
Freeboard Fred at 2:47am 10.21.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1249 Does anyone know what the freeboard distance is on a catalina 27?Fred
Fuel Tank Tim at 2:32am 10.21.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/685 Any ideas on removal of the fuel tank for interior cleaning??
venture 21 mast hinge larry abbott at 1:59am 10.21.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1012 For the V21 does anyone have an opinion about the hinged mast bracket vs. the old style bracket re:
depth sounder malfunction Tom Monroe at 1:27am 10.21.04 Ask All Sailors 9/2921 Never had a depth sounder till this year so don't have much experience with them. It worked fine mos
Hunter 23 Al at 1:20am 10.21.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2817 I am currently in the market for a trailerable sailboat and have researched a few different models,
Rubber (baby buggy) bumpers Curt McClain at 1:19am 10.21.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/801 The front page of a local newspaper says that the winds where my boat is in the water reached 80mph,
Transom rail and swim ladder from a 1996 H23.5 Rick Macdonald at 12:49am 10.21.04 Smaller Boats 1/899 This is a repeat of a post I just left under the "New mast" topic. Sorry, I should have started a ne
Diesel Fuel Winterization Stekon at 12:25am 10.21.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/1013 Another winterization question from a rookie diesel engine owner. I plan on leaving the fuel tank f
Instrument covers Mike4116 at 12:10am 10.21.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1080 Hello all-The instrument covers for my Data Marine Corinthian series depth sounder and speed are k
outdoor winter storage James G at 12:02am 10.21.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/798 any good ideas other than tarps?MacGregor 26X
Solar vent location(s) on an '83 C-30 Tom Ehmke at 11:00pm 10.20.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1087 I bought one and don't want to cut a hole in the deck or house until I have some good location optio

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260 Mods (1) Jimmy at 9:40pm 08.18.20 183999183999
260 Mods Jimmy at 9:35pm 08.18.20 I'll try to keep this short. While others would disagree, the 260 is a great boat for its intended
Bilge Pump Comparison Rule vs Jabsco Mjg407 at 8:54pm 08.18.20 Hello all, rather than starting a new thread I thought I would just post in this one. I have an 88
Questions About Composting Toilets Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 8:49pm 08.18.20 Dometic/SeaLand portapotties are available in 2 sizes--2.5 gal and 5 gal. Sounds like yours may be
Racing on Galveston Bay FDL S2 at 8:25pm 08.18.20
Questions About Composting Toilets rgranger at 8:17pm 08.18.20 Check out the Dometic/SeaLand 975 MSD Sanipottie...available from a number of retailers including t
Painting non-skid rgranger at 8:06pm 08.18.20
Questions About Composting Toilets Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:21pm 08.18.20 An occasional "weekend warrior" might be able to wait six months to empty a compostet, but most liv
Sewage smell Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:06pm 08.18.20 Where is the holding tank vent thru-hull located on your boat? What does it look like? --Peggie
How do you store capta at 6:50pm 08.18.20 Is that really easier than an extractor anyway? You'd still need to connect a hose to that drain v
How do you store SoSound at 6:34pm 08.18.20 Extractors usually do not remove all the oil, a gravity drain at the lowest part of the oil pan wil
New to Oday 20, this drain near center of boat by cabin entry, been told it is rain drain. does it need to be plugged? (1) Luci at 6:18pm 08.18.20
How do/would you do it? shemandr at 5:29pm 08.18.20 In the end it's about a bunch of boats crossing an imaginary line in some order. It's not that impo
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? Hunter216 at 5:14pm 08.18.20 Here is a thread about replacing the halyard on a CDI furler that might be helpful. https://forums.
Repairing large swath of balsa core (J/30) CarlN at 5:08pm 08.18.20 How did you determine that the damage only goes 8" down? I'd drill a few small holes at 10" down and
How do you store Ralph Johnstone at 5:07pm 08.18.20 Plus, I know on my boat at least I couldn't easily keep the drain tube lower than the oil pan All
Capri 18 - is it possible to remove the Furling foil without lowering the mast? justsomeguy at 5:04pm 08.18.20 That is a fantastic idea, thank you! You're welcome.
LITTLE TO NO WIND geoirishbox at 5:01pm 08.18.20 why not put together oar locks on a narrow beam boat, or a sculling station aft, and us oars once in
How do/would you do it? Davidasailor26 at 4:55pm 08.18.20 Yeah, it sounds like Option 1 would work for you. And just to clarify - my previous answers were ba
How do/would you do it? shemandr at 4:53pm 08.18.20 So BlueJ is loaded up with cruising gear :yikes:

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