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Looking for owner's manual jjff at 12:16pm 10.24.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/857 Does anybody know where I can get an owner's manual for a 1985 O'Day 26?
Flexing on bulb keel? eduardo at 11:05am 10.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/861 Dear All,I just had a survey done about a year ago and the surveyor told me the bulb keel in these
motion comfort fgm at 10:41am 10.24.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1188 I see that the motion comfort of a oday 272 is somewhat less than a O 27 or O 28. Should this be a
Capri 14.2 weather helm Jo and Bill at 10:21am 10.24.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/853 Wish to reduce excessive weather helm. Mast is vertical, little or no rake, no provision to move m
Winterizing A/C system on Bavaria 38 Mark Smith at 9:52am 10.24.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1147 Hi All:I've winterized my old boat (Pearson 35), but it didn't have an A/C system. I undersand tha
lost bleeder bolt; yanmar jp at 9:45am 10.24.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1168 I removed the bleeder bolt from the fuel filter housing after replacing the filter , and somehow los
Boom furling mainsail for C320 JR Castro at 9:37am 10.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/1172 Does anyone know if the 1995 model Catalina 320 mast extrusionis strong enough to handle a boom fur
Autohelm for H28 Steve A. at 8:35am 10.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/984 Has anyone installed a autohelm (autopilot) that attaches directly to the steering quadrant? I pref
Removing Catalina 27' sink Pres at 7:48am 10.24.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1398 I have a leak somewhere relating to my sink. I am trying to remove the sink so I can look at the b
Universal diesel 11 hp Mic at 7:45am 10.24.04 Ask All Sailors 5/2639 I need some help from the seasoned sailors out there. I am interested in a catalina with the 11 hp
Bird Poop.... Warren M at 4:15am 10.24.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1015 For reasons I can't fathom, birds (probably sea gulls) have been using my boat for bombing practice
3 Blade Prop on 37.5 jhhamner at 3:48am 10.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1015 I have been advised by my mechanic to consider putting a 3 blade prop on my 1990 37.5. We don't race
Mast holding water Mystiko at 3:24am 10.24.04 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1073 Recently noticed a discoloration like rust a the base of the mast on the deck area.Another Beneteau
Prop Shaft "Repair" Follow Up Bill Welsch at 2:52am 10.24.04 Big Boats 12/1659 At the risk of resurrecting a sensitive subject (my review of the archives on this subject made for
Topping Lift on a 22 kcraft at 2:00am 10.24.04 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1131 I spent most of the summer getting to know the new boat. A friend of mine has a 19 foot boat, and ha
Sail Cleaning...Sail Care JERRY MITCHELL at 1:05am 10.24.04 Ask All Sailors 11/1496 I was thinking about sending my sails off to Sailcare for cleaning but have been told by a couple of
MOLD ON THROW PILLOWS JERRY MITCHELL at 1:02am 10.24.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1211 I have some mold on a few of the throw pillows in my v-berth.These pillows cannot be washed. Does an
Air conditioning matt3879 at 12:26am 10.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1026 Has anyone have an air conditioning unit on their Vision 32 that can comment on where it is located?
Lectra San on Vision 32 matt3879 at 12:22am 10.24.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/893 Hi,I just purchased a shiny new Lectra San unit for my Vision 32 to replace the nasty flexible hol
Reinstall tank now or wait til spring? Todd Biddle at 11:50pm 10.23.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/742 I, recently, removed the diesel fuel tank from my hunter 25.5 and had it cleaned, and have replaced

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Eye Splice double-braid MikeHoncho at 7:43am 01.09.21 Make a fid out of fine piano wire .
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (1) JamesG161 at 7:33am 01.09.21 The RUDDER... My New Rudder is on Order from... SailboatOwners.com store The service is great!
Looking at a C-22, need a trained eye ShawnL at 7:32am 01.09.21 There are a couple of ways to do it, either from below, or from above. From below, I'd say if you c
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) frenzy13 at 7:23am 01.09.21 I had the same problem with our Cat 320 with a 3GM30F. I did everything you did. The problem turned
Hatch insignia? Identify old hatches? sail sfbay at 7:02am 01.09.21 ............Now - the task of replacing the lenses............Or contact......Select plastics......
So Many Projects, Where to Start? shemandr at 7:02am 01.09.21 I'm not a C22 owner and never have been .... I would get rid of the roofing tar ASAP while it's col
Correct wire sizing for DC panel feed? Ken Cross at 6:54am 01.09.21 Yes, ideally the cable and main panel breaker should not be at max load. However, the main breaker
Mast Sail Slide Channel (1) kloudie1 at 6:50am 01.09.21 The original mainsail bottom slides were attached with a kind of boltrope thing where all the slides
So Many Projects, Where to Start? ShawnL at 6:32am 01.09.21 The winch handle should be able to rotate 360 without hitting anything. It doesn't look like it's b
Need references for obtaining boat insurance for a Catalina 36. sail sfbay at 6:07am 01.09.21 I have used BoatUS, Markley and Chubb who are major boat insurers. For the last 2 you will have to
Need references for obtaining boat insurance for a Catalina 36. DougM at 6:06am 01.09.21 I have commented about this before in another thread, sorry if its a repeat. I have my boat insured
Arch davits / obstructed view (1) sail sfbay at 6:01am 01.09.21 Attached is a photo of my 9'6" Achilles LEX dinghy and 3.5 hp Tohatsu motor on my Hunter 386. Never
Yanmar 3GM30F tough starting (runs well) RoyS at 6:01am 01.09.21 Could it go here? No. That looks like a head bolt. The port on the 2QM15 is there for the specific
Correct wire sizing for DC panel feed? dlochner at 5:32am 01.09.21 First off, there should be a difference between the panel circuit breaker and actual current draw.
Need references for obtaining boat insurance for a Catalina 36. HMT2 at 5:10am 01.09.21 I have had a Progressive agreed value policy for a decade with one claim and I have been very please
Mast Sail Slide Channel Joe at 5:07am 01.09.21 Here's a bunch of various mast gate covers.... good luck, have fun.
Mast Sail Slide Channel justsomeguy at 2:46am 01.09.21 Search for "mast gate" and your particular mast. May be in the store on this site.
Mast Sail Slide Channel chasfrank at 12:24am 01.09.21 I recommend them, I put them on my Cat 27. They will need some trimming to fit YOUR mast exactly ( i
Mast Sail Slide Channel JohnShannon at 10:39pm 01.08.21 I think that is what you want, you can maybe try to make it yourself. A sturdy piece of Al screwed
Catalina 350 extended range fuel (1) jssailem at 10:12pm 01.08.21 Ben sound like you are exploring all ideas. Water making, I have heard, depends on the quality of th

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