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Catalina logo on side Elena at 1:15am 04.19.04 Big Boats 3/929 Looking for the Catalina 38 raised letters in script on the side. They are the ones that are about 1
35.5 Big leak Ozana at 12:56am 04.19.04 Big Boats 5/963 I just put the boat (1995, 35.5) back in the water a couple of weeks ago after having it on the dry
hollow keel? Tony at 12:17am 04.19.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1003 just purchased 1979 25' oday. portions of both sides of keel sound hollow when tapped. sounds like
Raising & Lowering the mast David Cooper at 11:37pm 04.18.04 Ask All Sailors 4/1080 I have an O'Day 25. What is the easiest way to raise and lower the mast? Is there some trick, or j
upgrading water system Rob at 11:36pm 04.18.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/1102 Good Morning Peggy...i was on the boat yesterday commissioning my water system and I was trying to
C5000 30amp charger Bill at 11:34pm 04.18.04 Big Boats 2/1014 I have a C 5000 30amp charger on my Cat350. When turning the charger on the amp guage will peg soli
How was a Mac 25 constructed David at 11:33pm 04.18.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1064 I am looking a Mac 25. Were they construdcted with a balsa core or plywood core?Thanks
Downwind angles Bob at 10:41pm 04.18.04 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1512 Much has been written about optimum angles downwind to optimise VMG, but most of it seems to apply t
Weeping hose or pump? Rich at 10:15pm 04.18.04 Big Boats 2/817 The raw water pump or hose from it on my 3GM30F is weeping. I replaced the hose connecting the pump
Reducing draft rich cooper at 8:08pm 04.18.04 Big Boats 4/1016 Florida sailing waters are shall we say a little bit on the thin side.I note several Hunter 40's in
The Prior Owner: Hero or Goat? ex-admin at 3:05pm 04.18.04 Ask All Sailors 79/3869 There was an ad in a recent issue of Sail Magazine for a boat described as Nigel Calder's personal b
spreader lights Monty K. VanderMay at 2:44pm 04.18.04 Big Boats 11/1239 Hello all, I would like to install 2 sealed beam adjustable spreader lights on my 430. I have a com
Serious Leak on Catalina w/Atomic 4 engine Rob at 2:42pm 04.18.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/988 Hi guys, Just wanted to make everyone with an Atomic 4 in their Catalina aware of a major leak tha
What Happened Mark Juetten at 1:17pm 04.18.04 Big Boats 1/902 Went up to the boat after a long cold winter. All was well except for the helmsman seat which I left
Where do I find... Heather at 1:11pm 04.18.04 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1002 I just bought my first Hunter (1982) today and it needs some work. I would like to replace the wind
need trailer advice 20fy JOHN A CRAFT at 12:37pm 04.18.04 Ask An Oday Owner 0/774 I NEED ADVICE O A TRAILER FOR AN 20FT ODAY THE TYPE AND SIZE WOULD BE HELPFULLNEED TO BUY ONE. EMAI
vang/Boomkicker installation Richard at 12:36pm 04.18.04 Smaller Boats 5/986 OK...I am pretty convinced I will put a rigid vang (Garhauer) or Boomkicker instead of a topping lif
Raw Water Pump Dave Mariano at 12:20pm 04.18.04 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1124 I have a 1987 Catalina with a Universal M25XP enginge. I noticed water dripping from the rear of th
Blue hull on Mac 26m T Krisher at 12:11pm 04.18.04 Ask A Macgregor Owner 28/2458 I am ordering a 26M, this is my first Macgregor, and am looking at going with the blue hull. I am c
Day Saler II shroud tension ron at 11:46am 04.18.04 Ask An Oday Owner 2/988 I need to set the tension on my O'Day Saler II. Need to know how many pound of tension to set on eac

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2015 Oceanis 31 Topping lift (1) sail sfbay at 9:10am 10.19.20 ...................One more question - does anyone have a note of the correct way to rig the boom va
I win! dlochner at 9:09am 10.19.20 The boat was built by Howdy Baileys Custom Yachts in Norfolf VA That's good, it wasn't built in s
I win! Glsawyer at 9:02am 10.19.20 The boat was built by Howdy Baileys Custom Yachts in Norfolf VA
2015 Oceanis 31 Topping lift RichLear at 9:02am 10.19.20 Thanks all. It sounds like the line is not really needed for anything specific - just as well as it
Mississippi Sound to Chandeleur Island Advice Rick Webb at 8:59am 10.19.20 Look at Long Beach or Gulfport
2015 Oceanis 31 Topping lift Ron20324 at 8:57am 10.19.20 And , an extra mast-top line makes a great flag (burgee) halyard. If you need to lift someone or a
Will Asymmetrical Spinnaker work? Hamish_s at 8:56am 10.19.20 I'll look it up. Thanks John
Help to Identify Vintage Boom and Block (1) TomY at 8:51am 10.19.20 I don't have an answer, however, I think you are looking at the logo upside down. Right side up, i
Sails - Open Discussion drewlamparello at 8:49am 10.19.20 Has anyone replaced their full battened original equipment main with a partial batten main? If so,
Documentation versus State Registration (1) Bob S at 8:47am 10.19.20 Should be pretty hard to hide. On my 30 I placed it in the lazarette in 3" vinyl numbers
Help to Identify Vintage Boom and Block dlochner at 8:36am 10.19.20 I don't have an answer, however, I think you are looking at the logo upside down. Right side up, it
Documentation versus State Registration dlochner at 8:30am 10.19.20 My boat was documented when I bought her. I have looked everywhere but could not find where the PO
any way to fix a bad topside paint job? dlochner at 8:27am 10.19.20 Why would anyone use non-skid on the topsides? I think he meant the deck.
Documentation versus State Registration Bob S at 8:26am 10.19.20 Documented boats must have the documentation numbers attached to the boat in a manner where the rem
any way to fix a bad topside paint job? dlochner at 8:25am 10.19.20 Lots of 40 and 80 grit sandpaper. Once all the old paint is removed, it is time to start over. A big
any way to fix a bad topside paint job? Don S/V ILLusion at 8:25am 10.19.20 Why would anyone use non-skid on the topsides? Regardless, most people look at market or re-sale va
any way to fix a bad topside paint job? Justin_NSA at 8:12am 10.19.20 I'm no expert, but I do know the most important and time consuming part of painting is the prep. The
Documentation versus State Registration Ken Cross at 7:57am 10.19.20 Our boat was documented when we bought her. It also had a lean against it that was paid off when we
Sails to live for. TomY at 7:49am 10.19.20
I win! Justin_NSA at 7:42am 10.19.20 Nobody PLANs to sail in a storm Tell that to the captain of the Bounty that went down in hurricane

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