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Hoisting a bosun's chair Quinn at 4:54am 04.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 5/2653 If you'll forgive my ignorance, what line is used to hoist a bosun's chair to the top of a mast? An
Ensenada Race- dinghy AND motor? Janet Silver at 3:53am 04.20.04 Big Boats 6/856 We are leaving on the race friday- but we (husband and wife) have a disagreement on whether or not w
Exhaust Elbow J.B. Dyer at 3:48am 04.20.04 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1083 I have an O34 with a M25 Universal. Anybody out there happen to have or know the part number for th
Want to remove the washer/dryer Derek at 3:42am 04.20.04 Big Boats 5/872 on my P42 to make a large hanging locker. Does anyone have information or photos on the doors Hunter
Securing Cabin Table Mike Allgood at 3:31am 04.20.04 Smaller Boats 2/1058 Some time back (either here or on another Catalina 22 forum) someone posted a picture of their cabin
Is silicone spray OK on jib luff and main slugs? Rick Macdonald at 2:33am 04.20.04 Smaller Boats 4/1671 I've been looking at the archives about lubricating the jib luff so it slides up the furler easier b
To dinghy or not to dinghy? Need you advice. Hayden at 2:23am 04.20.04 Ask All Sailors 12/1247 In mid-June, a friend and I are going to sail around the Chesapeake Bay for 26 days. We heading sou
Rub rail removal & replacment Rob at 2:17am 04.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 1/1042 I have a '79 27 and have developed a brown stain running down from the rub rail. I am wondering if i
How to distinguish a Tall vs Standard rig? Quinn at 2:15am 04.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/1178 Other than measuring the unstepped mast, what's another way of determining whether a C27 is a "tall"
Christening Lori at 2:03am 04.20.04 Ask All Sailors 2/1027 We will be launching our brand new boat next week. I have searched the archives and cannot find any
Installing holding tank on Oday 25 Carole Lockhart at 1:52am 04.20.04 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1992 I have recently purchases a 25 ft Oday (1976). It appears that there never was a holding tank and t
Rudder post diameter? Ghislain at 1:49am 04.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 2/979 Can anyone confirm the exterior diameter of the rudder post for a C30 1987?Thanks,Ghislain
Painting the Shaft Bob at 1:33am 04.20.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1482 Well the boat finally goes in the water next week, well if the marina is on schedule. Just finished
block island..rough estimate?? maestro at 1:12am 04.20.04 Destinations 6/1758 I am heading to Block Island this summer (after the July rOnDAYvous at Liberty Landing Marina...whic
Portlights Carter Leary at 1:02am 04.20.04 The Cherubini Hunters 2/975 I need 1 Lewmar portlight 22"x7 3/4" OD. Does anyone know where I might find such an animal? Thanks
Holding Tank Manufacturer - Catalina 27 Bill Foster at 12:55am 04.20.04 Mid-Size Boats 6/2178 I bought a 1985 Catalina 27 - but it has no holding tank. I'm wondering if anyone knows of a manufac
H23 sheave woes Richard at 11:51pm 04.19.04 Smaller Boats 1/883 Greetings!I have a 1987 H23 with a Z-Spar mast. There are spaces for two sheaves to exit at the b
Renaming for Atheists Eric at 11:50pm 04.19.04 Ask All Sailors 8/1043 Just for fun I'm wondering how many have renamed their boats without alot of mumbo jumbo and the sac
Theoretical question sailgirl at 11:30pm 04.19.04 Ask All Sailors 20/1703 Here is the question, in your opinion, if you were going to name a "top of the list" boat that would
Radar Wire up the Mast? elena at 11:24pm 04.19.04 Ask All Sailors 1/1085 We are installing a new radar. Our 1982 Catalina 38 never had one before. The conduit is packed with

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Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? michaelapk at 6:30am 11.22.20 The Raymarine X5 is the computer that controls the AP motor. It has NMEA1803 and Seatalk inputs.
Dirty Jobs Tonight jssailem at 6:25am 11.22.20
Interfacing B&G MFD with Raymarine X5 autopilot? dlochner at 6:25am 11.22.20 How is the RM AP controlled? If it has its own controller that is capable of using waypoint and wind
Deck step repair jssailem at 6:15am 11.22.20 Welcome to the forum. I enjoy the strong construction of my CAL 35C boat. Depending on the year, CAL
Reapplying gelcoat Hydro Therapy at 6:13am 11.22.20 8 years later and the job still looks like the day I applied it.
Reapplying gelcoat SailingLoto at 6:11am 11.22.20 dlochner did a good job of summarizing gelcoat. do not reduce it with acetone. acetone breaks gelc
Anti-fouling wax dlochner at 6:09am 11.22.20 Good idea. (I'm talking to you, scientists.) In the meantime, I dissolve a tablespoon or so of this
ATN gennaker justsomeguy at 6:03am 11.22.20 @jssailem 's right about @garymalmgren and @dlochner being right. Enjoy the sail. Challenging and f
Advice on cabin interior wall replacement project michaelapk at 6:02am 11.22.20 Thanks! very helpful.
Sending Unit Leaking Kings Gambit at 6:01am 11.22.20 As John described, I could also empty my fuel tank by removing the primary fuel filter. I have a fue
ATN gennaker jssailem at 5:57am 11.22.20 yep. @garymalmgren and @dlochner nailed it. :biggrin:
Sending Unit Leaking jssailem at 5:52am 11.22.20 I would just pump the extra fuel out. Save it to pour back in to the tank later when you have room
ATN gennaker dlochner at 5:50am 11.22.20 How high on tbe mast should the block needs to be for the sock? what block size? halyard size? Th
Deck step repair junkydave at 5:48am 11.22.20 Thanks for response. Have looked at other posts and have an idea of what I'm getting into but, I gue
Deck step repair junkydave at 5:39am 11.22.20 I think the answer is yes to most of those questions - sorry to say. As for the deck being dished
Reapplying gelcoat Hydro Therapy at 5:27am 11.22.20 I have sprayed gelcoat to repair the deck area of a O 22 I used to own. I thinned it with acetone an
ATN gennaker All U Get at 5:17am 11.22.20 We ran our sheet to the stern cleat for the first sail, then we added a pulley to that cleat to have
Pricing new Dodger & Bimini Kings Gambit at 5:14am 11.22.20
Sending Unit Leaking dhandzy at 5:06am 11.22.20 Thanks for the feedback everyone - I'm hoping to attach the manual pump directly to the fuel line ne
Interesting concept? All U Get at 5:01am 11.22.20 Carb loading? Did they happen to have a corned beef with Guinness?

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