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C27 Chain Plates Iceman142 at 7:08am 06.22.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1173 I have heard/read, more than once, of a chain plate modification and/or "U" bolt installation recomm
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 2/1243 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 6/1137 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 3/934 I noticed some corrosion around the metal base of my dinette table. The metal surrounding and holdi

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Seatalk...whotalk..metalk...please talk? Team118 at 2:37pm 01.11.21 Thank you for the further clarifications
Cracks in keel LeeandRick at 2:36pm 01.11.21 Is that section hollow or have ballast? If it's the hollow section it may have become concaved over
Battery location H31' (83-87) ShawneH at 2:21pm 01.11.21 Mine were in the aft quarterberth, very close to the centerline, up against the bulkhead, and forwa
Battery location H31' (83-87) SFS at 2:18pm 01.11.21 Mine were in the aft quarterberth, very close to the centerline, up against the bulkhead, and forwar
Battery location H31' (83-87) ShawneH at 2:12pm 01.11.21 This space stay's pretty dry. Plus with battery boxes, I think the batteries will be dry. The we
Cracks in keel dlochner at 2:09pm 01.11.21 I'm in the "It looks like fairing compound" crowd. Polyester based fairing compounds, especially che
Dual headstays Davidasailor26 at 1:58pm 01.11.21 I think @Jackdaw has written in the past about the detrimental effects of a furled gennaker in front
Cracks in keel kloudie1 at 1:57pm 01.11.21 Yeah, kinda looks like a fairing compound that is failing.. someone may have used an automotive fill
Battery location H31' (83-87) jssailem at 1:53pm 01.11.21 Batteries do not like water splashed on them. A couple of batteries can weigh as much as a small cr
in board sheeting? (1) Drinky Crow at 1:48pm 01.11.21 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/data/attachments/167/167148-69da5dabf13f6a989f3f62054893bdc3.jpg
Cracks in keel Scott T-Bird at 1:47pm 01.11.21 I don't know anything about encapsulated keels, but are you just looking for something to do? Unles
H260 keel (1) rgranger at 1:44pm 01.11.21 Do you see the hole in this diagram? (see attachement)
H260 keel rgranger at 1:43pm 01.11.21 Okay so... not sure if you are talking about an intentional hole or damage. Can you show pics?
Cracks in keel BarryL at 1:41pm 01.11.21 Hey, I can't be 100% sure from looking at the picture, but I think you are just seeing many old lay
Engine alignment issue? ShawneH at 1:37pm 01.11.21 Ok, So trying to correct it while on the cradle is not recommended then? I did order a new shaft lo
P42 generator info (1) Jim_H42 at 1:37pm 01.11.21 Terry - thanks for the phone consultation - it's appears we have different generators. For the rec
H260 keel sail sfbay at 1:29pm 01.11.21 Anybody's guess as to the cause................can you show a photo of the damage and what is your r
AIS Receive Problem Identification Richard19068 at 12:50pm 01.11.21 @dlochner is correct. Not all data is transmitted all the time. Correct but, from the linked in
P42 generator info Terry Cox at 12:46pm 01.11.21 Hi Jim, that looks more like the engine circulation cooling pump, not the sea water pump. The sea wa
Did you Hear the Interference? JamesG161 at 12:15pm 01.11.21 Wow , Great job on the Solar Radiation Input Rating system. Nice find!! Jim...

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