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Keel Rebed nickdetrick at 7:05am 06.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/1009 I have to rebed my Keel. I was told by the surveyer that it should be done. I have a picture of th
Repairing Sails Len14361 at 6:57am 06.22.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1242 I just bought an Oday Daysailer. It has the original (1982) sails that are generally in good condit
Tape to use for cutting lines blewispunk at 6:42am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1284 A lot of the lines on my boat are way longer than they need to be and are hard to keep contained whe
Kenyon instruments BarryL at 6:35am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 12/3333 Hello,My new-to-me 1986 Newport 28 has Kenyon instruments fordepth, speed / log, and wind speed.
Main Sail Shape Gary16360 at 6:21am 06.22.04 Smaller Boats 6/1136 This is my first season with my 2001 H240. One of the things I have noticesd is that the mast bends
Mast step oday 222 Joe Spadaro at 6:15am 06.22.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1722 I have a 1986 oday 222 with the cast aluminum, 6 sheves, mast partner. It is well warn and I am see
False depth meter readings Seattle Scott at 6:00am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1142 up until the last couple of weeks the depth finder has been working perfectly. Now I get readings fo
Isle of Shoals AndyK at 5:34am 06.22.04 Destinations 8/4968 Does anybody have any experience sailing to the Isle of Shoals on the NH/Maine border?I'm thinking
Rig tuning 37- reply davidm at 4:40am 06.22.04 Bigger Boats 0/904 Bill, my apologies for the delay in replying to your question. I was bringing the boat to Toronto f
22' rigging size,Loos tension #'s lloyd7284 at 4:40am 06.22.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1011 Hello,Does anyone know off hand the gauge of the rigging on a '22?And in a related question,I woul
Owner's Manual steve leon at 4:13am 06.22.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1089 WooHoo!! Looks like I found my next boat. It's a 1996 26x and I am as happy as a Lark. Unfortunatel
Anyone foam-filled their 170 mast? gball at 3:59am 06.22.04 Day Sailers 6/1560 Hi 170 sailors,I've had my 170 for five months and love it. Great boat! I've pushed her in moderat
Looking for a Trailerable Boat in California MartinJ at 3:52am 06.22.04 Trailer Sailors 1/1694 Hi.I haven't been sailing for nearly 15 years, but during the 1980s I owned/sailed an AMF Puffer (
Sailboat (day sailer) WANTED - Recommendations? MartinJ at 3:45am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 5/1684 Hi.I haven't been sailing for nearly 15 years, but during the 1980s I owned/sailed an AMF Puffer (
Mast Lowering dtaylor13484 at 3:43am 06.22.04 Mid-Size Boats 4/1566 What is the best way to lower the mast on a 1972 catalina? is there any speacial rigging needed?t
Mast Lowering dtaylor13484 at 3:40am 06.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1008 what is the best way to lower a mast on a 1972 catalina?Any info would be appreaciated.Taylor
Where's Fred? Jeff M21319 at 3:29am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1120 Haven't seen anything from Fred lately, does anybody know if he took-off sailing or what? Hard to be
BARRIENT WINCHES Harry at 3:13am 06.22.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1681 I have two Barrient 24 winches and "first gear" in one of them no longer works, although I still hav
dinette corrosion wsmall at 3:05am 06.22.04 Big Boats 3/933 I noticed some corrosion around the metal base of my dinette table. The metal surrounding and holdi
Actual LOA James2490 at 3:02am 06.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/854 I am buying a 1977 catalina 25. Where can I find the actual LOA for the boat. please e-mail me at

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Should I replace my old Yanmar motor mounts with OEMs or a newer design? Sanfelice at 11:17am 01.11.21 I replaced motor mounts that weren't original based on price. The noise and vibration increased. To
Funny Friday!!! Will Gilmore at 10:59am 01.11.21 How a sailor places a personnals ad
Eye Splice double-braid Ward H at 10:52am 01.11.21 Rick, I did a zoom meeting with some Catalina sailboat owners about 6 months ago, showing them how
Funny Friday!!! Justin_NSA at 10:49am 01.11.21 That's one sturdy railing! I think the contractor should use this in his references!
Funny Friday!!! (1) rgranger at 10:45am 01.11.21 189006
Is this config acceptable? (1) Justin_NSA at 10:13am 01.11.21 Justin, not so much opinions, but facts. The REASON is important to know, and this comes up every
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Ward H at 10:11am 01.11.21 The ITC5 will work with the ST50 depth and speed transducers. It will not work with the ST50 Wind t
323 air conditioner SycloneDriver at 10:11am 01.11.21 I think there is a compression post and a hand hold. Maybe twin compression posts. I'll have to ta
Is this config acceptable? DArcy at 10:11am 01.11.21 That's why you do NOT need one on a boat for grey water discharge. You WANT as straight a shot to t
Is this config acceptable? smokey73 at 10:10am 01.11.21 One thing to consider is the portion of the hoses that are below the waterline. @Rich Stidger poste
Emergency Tiller Hayden Watson at 10:09am 01.11.21 That is not a builder thing. They are built with an open hollow rudder shaft but some owners have t
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? DArcy at 10:06am 01.11.21 Does the ITC-5 work with your transducers? The Raymarine site implies it does not: If you don't have
Is this config acceptable? Stu Jackson at 10:03am 01.11.21 So, no need for the loop so far. I appreciate the opinions on this. Justin, not so much opinions,
Outboard wedge Roy 845 at 10:02am 01.11.21 I have one of these on my O'Day 22 with an 8hp Honda 4 stroke that works real well and was able to a
323 air conditioner Ron20324 at 9:59am 01.11.21 Troy, what is that pole from the table to the overhead, next to the mast. Looks like a beach umbrell
Emergency Tiller Ward H at 9:58am 01.11.21 The construction looks to me that a builder did not want water to come up the tube. So they just fi
Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Ward H at 9:57am 01.11.21 @Team118 Raymarine used to run a forum for questions and answers about their products. They close
Should I replace my old Yanmar motor mounts with OEMs or a newer design? arf145 at 9:56am 01.11.21 I'm with Mainesail on that. I needed the mounts replaced on my last boat and the mechanic took it up
Looking for First 405 stanchion bases Ron20324 at 9:54am 01.11.21 CRIPES ! The first thing we always say, is PICTURES.
AIS Receive Problem Identification Brian D at 9:48am 01.11.21 @Rick D, it was the WRONG beer, I tell ya, geeze! Good job and thanks for the detailed update on th

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