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Plastic access plugs Jack Spencer at 3:27am 07.18.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/910 Many of the thru-bolt access plugs in the cabin roof are missing. I have tried several marine and ha
Dayboat recommendations turtled sunfish at 2:55am 07.18.03 Ask All Sailors 13/2041 Beginning sailor; tired of capsizing a sunfish, seeks recommendations for a day sailboat which is fo
Complete rudder and tiller for DaySailer I Bob Myers at 2:52am 07.18.03 Day Sailers 3/3847 Does anyone have plans or measurements for building an Oday Daysailer I, complete (top ' bottom) kic
Target Speed/Predictions/Polar 37.5 Legend Jon Day at 2:36am 07.18.03 Racing 1/1659 Our boat (37.5 Legend) has been PHRF rated at 102 on Lake Erie. We are sailing her well and within a
Carbon Monixide Risk?? Jim Wolfgram at 2:29am 07.18.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/896 In this mornings SF Chronicle there was an alarming article about recent fatalities associated with
PC chart questons. Ed Schenck at 2:02am 07.18.03 Ask All Sailors 15/1249 Over the years I have watched the PC charting software postings with interest. And recently I rerea
Daysailer Used Boat Advice Stephen Gaddis at 1:43am 07.18.03 Day Sailers 1/1408 I am interested in purchasing a used daysailer (not sure of hull number or year mfg because I didn't
How can I find oil:fuel ratio in tank? UnderDog at 1:21am 07.18.03 Smaller Boats 4/1046 Is there any way to determine my oil:fuel ratio of my current fuel in the tank? I suspect that over
"The squeaky wheel" Bill P. at 12:48am 07.18.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1494 As much as I love the "old sailing ship" sound, I suspect my Edson pedestal steer wheel is NOT suppo
Leak in H34 aft water tank Bruce at 11:32pm 07.17.03 Big Boats 1/758 Apparently the aft water tank or the line leading from it on my H34 is leaking. The bilge had been
Marine Air Conditioning System - Problem Solved Jim Logan at 10:55pm 07.17.03 Ask All Sailors 2/1089 I've posted over the last couple of months several times as I tried to fix my Marine Air Systems coo
Fixed Keel... 2 pieces or 1? Paul N. at 10:54pm 07.17.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/865 I was looking at Catalina 27 sitting in a cradle and noticed what looks like a perfectly horizontal
help help help Mark at 10:32pm 07.17.03 Smaller Boats 31/1543 Well I thought I had fixed the leaking hatch problem that we all suffer from.But NO!!She is in a p
How stable are your Datamarine Depth Readings? Bill D at 10:20pm 07.17.03 Ask All Sailors 1/908 How stable are the depth readings, Are they rock solid? I am sure my transducer face needs cleaning,
Bio Diesel cmhyland at 10:05pm 07.17.03 Big Boats 0/824 Any marinas out there selling bio diesel?It seems like such a perfect fit for use around the water
Fill access for a water tank John Pollitt at 9:06pm 07.17.03 Smaller Boats 12/982 Want to install a water tank under V-berth, and wondered if anyone else had, and if so, where you ra
Head Smell when Flushed Doug at 8:32pm 07.17.03 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/1332 When I flush the head on my 1996 Catalina 320 I get a strong sewage odor both inside and outside the
Lifting keel First 211 John at 6:33pm 07.17.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/1496 With the intention of buying my first boat, do lifting keels have an inherant problem with drying ou
Latest race.. Alan at 1:57pm 07.17.03 Racing 2/1492 ..last Saturday, in a field of 33 boats, we took a 6th overall and 2nd in Class. Got beaten by a J44
Bad oder from ice box drain John Dodge at 12:13pm 07.17.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1273 My wife and I completed our first week of sailing our (new to us) 1984 Hunter 31 on the bay. Magohty

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New owner of a 1980 Catalina 30 Kelldog58 at 9:55am 06.07.20 Hello Everyone, Hope you are all staying safe with your families. I haven't been on here for a bit b
Well, now Ive seen everything. Leeward Rail at 9:37am 06.07.20 Excellent, that saves me the time of composing an email. I can be reached at I wouldnt post that p
B323: Adding a house battery CapitalistSailor at 9:33am 06.07.20 Obelix, Do you have one or two batteries now? I have a Beneteau 311, which is very similar, and I h
Well, now Ive seen everything. Gene Neill at 9:32am 06.07.20 PPS: i just emailed ruddercraft and sent them a link to this thread. Excellent, that saves me t
Tiller delaminating now cracked (2) IASailor at 9:21am 06.07.20 Here are the pictures requested. You can see it has delaminated at several points. Who knows?This mi
Mast mounted winch Leeward Rail at 9:16am 06.07.20 I just hoist and sweat the line and I'm good to go. :thumbup:
Mast mounted winch Leeward Rail at 9:15am 06.07.20 The later models have turning blocks and winches on the aft cabintop. Considering that the c22 main
Mast mounted winch IASailor at 9:15am 06.07.20 Used primarily to haul up a mainsail and has the advantage over a deck mounted winch of no friction
Cristobal Wind Info jon hansen at 9:14am 06.07.20 our cup runneth over up here. the plume of the remnants of such a system in the atmosphere is quite
1 Week Boston to Maine Sailfanatic at 9:11am 06.07.20 My suggestion would be to do Scituate, Plymouth to Provincetown and back, so you relax and enjoy the
Funny Friday!!! Sailavie1 at 9:11am 06.07.20
Another bottom paint question! john6206 at 9:09am 06.07.20
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Kings Gambit at 9:07am 06.07.20 I worked out a system of bringing the RIB aboard that is admittedly imperfect:what:, and stowing it
Hunter Legend 37 Sailfanatic at 9:06am 06.07.20 One subject is most came with CNG for the stove and that can be an issue for availability.
Mast mounted winch Don S/V ILLusion at 8:56am 06.07.20 Used primarily to haul up a mainsail and has the advantage over a deck mounted winch of no friction
Cristobal Wind Info JamesG161 at 8:52am 06.07.20 New NOAA inundation map. NOAA Tides & Currents - Inundation Dashboard - Tropical Storm Cristobal Qui
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Michael Davis at 8:41am 06.07.20
Cristobal Wind Info (1) JamesG161 at 8:41am 06.07.20 Is this low going to impact the great lakes? Yes.
Attaching furler (1) DrJudyB at 8:37am 06.07.20
Circumnavigation Vancouver Island 2020 Cruise Hayden Watson at 8:36am 06.07.20 There is a company that make a commercial version of this which looks pretty easy to duplicate. The

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