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Anthony at 3:11am 06.28.04
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I have a 1982 O'day 37. The DATAMARINE wind indicator (model 100 series) at the top of the mast is
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My wife and I are new to Catalina ownership and sailing as well. I discovered 4 leaks in our newly
BZSPIN23241 at 3:06am 06.28.04
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Peggy any suggestion on the repair or where to find information about the foot pump on a 30 Catalin
booty at 3:00am 06.28.04
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Iam trying to learn allittle history about my O'Day 39 Hull #60 Did O'Day Purchase 60 ormore of thes
Joe1455 at 2:57am 06.28.04
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I see a number of Hobie Floats...$100-$180.00. Which one? All are rated #/water displaced. See the L
Steve Ord at 2:55am 06.28.04
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I hit a sandbar (in a channel marked as dredged to over 6 feet) and snapped off the lower 6 inches o
tgrass462 at 2:48am 06.28.04
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This weekend we entered Grasshopper II (1994 H 26) into our first race. We did very poorly ... had
RichardL at 2:46am 06.28.04
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Does anyone know if I can I still raise and lower the mast easily with the mast raising kit if I hav
Paul17588 at 2:38am 06.28.04
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The forward harch on my 1974 Oday 22 needs to be replaced. The original had some sort of translucent
Paul17588 at 2:35am 06.28.04
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I have an 1974 Oday 22, last year the winch handle went over the side. It fit into the winch from th
sailordll at 2:17am 06.28.04
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Hello, I know this was recently discussed but I can't seem to find the posts in the archives (archiv
John J6388 at 2:14am 06.28.04
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I had recently read that this is good for cleaning life-lines, and it is. After cleaning apply a coa
fredsb at 2:07am 06.28.04
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My boat (84') came with Roller Furling (Schaefer SnapFurl) when I bought it a year back. The last o
asmith at 2:02am 06.28.04
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I have a 2000 Catalina 310 with a Universal diesel. I'm looking for an all around service person who
jclay at 1:55am 06.28.04
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Can the water capacity be increaced on the late '80's 35'-40' Hunter Legends? Anyone know of articl
Steve Baardson at 1:53am 06.28.04
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I am a new owner of a 1995 Catalina 270. It has an 18hp Westerbeke engine. Over the weekend, the "
John J6388 at 1:41am 06.28.04
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I had recently read that this is good for cleaning life-lines, and it is. After cleaning apply a coa
Bill C320, Papillon at 1:26am 06.28.04
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I have an odor that I can't seem to get rid of. I have your book and have cleaned everywhere that I
Jack McD at 12:59am 06.28.04
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The water pressure pump on my 2003 Cat 320 cycles for a fraction of a second about every seven or ei
agolden at 12:52am 06.28.04
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I am removing several canvas snaps screwed into the fiberglass on my boat and would like some input

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sail sfbay at 5:23pm 01.13.21
Just purchased 12" tall boat name and 6" tall hailing port decals from BoatUS for $128. Might change
Funny Friday!!!
Lazy1 at 5:07pm 01.13.21
Ran across this calendar on Amazon. It has an average 5 star rating from over 5100 people! Save us!
Should I replace my old Yanmar motor mounts with OEMs or a newer design?
heritage at 5:05pm 01.13.21
I was just looking at the ones from Parts4Engines. They're made in Spain. Not OEM. That's all I cou
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lehighsail at 4:54pm 01.13.21
Second this site. They were very helpful and send me another graphic when I messed up the applicati
Conditioning new batteries.
BAD ORCA at 4:45pm 01.13.21
There are probably a gazillion boats with 6V banks in series/parallel. I read a TON of boating web
Conditioning new batteries.
BAD ORCA at 4:41pm 01.13.21
Batteries in series will discharge or charge at the same rate. If one battery has more charge tha
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sail sfbay at 4:23pm 01.13.21
Lots of low cost options on the internet such as up to 18" x 40" custom boat decal for $21.60 from t
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BlowMeAway at 4:12pm 01.13.21
Replacement feathering prop
uncledom at 4:02pm 01.13.21
The blades hardly ever fall off those! :laugh: Oh masked one, we have covered this, it has a servi
Weekend projects in my Laguna 26
kappykaplan at 3:49pm 01.13.21
Well done! :thumbup:
Cracks in keel
SailingLoto at 3:43pm 01.13.21
If thr weather holds, I may dig deeper tomorrow night. Thank you everyone for your input! I do no
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Sailavie1 at 3:42pm 01.13.21
Must have been at least a 30' boat to pay for that! :yikes: I think total displacement might be a
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SailingLoto at 3:35pm 01.13.21
I got the winches and line clutches reinstalled this evening.
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Justin_NSA at 3:24pm 01.13.21
Must have been at least a 30' boat to pay for that! :yikes:
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Sailavie1 at 3:09pm 01.13.21
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My Penobscot Archipelago.
Rick486 at 2:54pm 01.13.21
Great shot Tom. Reminds me of the last time we departed Stonington to the West. Once we cleared that
My Penobscot Archipelago.
jon hansen at 2:52pm 01.13.21
yo Tom, as always, we love your pics and your sharing. my alden caravelle's pedigree is a new englan
Sad News at Garhauer Marine
Joe23455 at 2:49pm 01.13.21
Sad to Hear. He was always very pleasant to work with when thinking out my rigging upgrades. And man
Conditioning new batteries.
Benny17441 at 2:18pm 01.13.21
Batteries in series will discharge or charge at the same rate. If one battery has more charge than
Re-Torqueing keel bolts.
AndrewM at 2:12pm 01.13.21
Thank you for that insight. I did look closely around and under the bolt heads/washers; no cracks, n

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