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Head Problems Too Tom Overley at 3:01pm 08.07.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/886 I just bought a 1987 Catalina 27 and knew that there was some leakage in the head...looked like fres
MacGregory 26 letters Rob at 2:15pm 08.07.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/946 I am thinking of buying a MacGregor 26 but the terminology is not readily obvious. What do the S, C,
321 in-mast furler dave h at 1:39pm 08.07.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1603 The corner of our main sail does not furl far enough into the mast. Although most of what shows is
Reefing the genoa Bob at 1:03pm 08.07.03 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 5/2338 What do the experts say is the limit on roller reefing a well-cut 150 genoa? At what point does rol
Why is blue bottom paint so popular?? Wanderer138 at 12:56pm 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 13/4928 Maybe it's just me but The vast majority of boats I see have blue bottom paint. Why?It can't be th
Sticky/stubborn centerboard Ryan at 11:13am 08.07.03 Day Sailers 2/944 Just picked up my brothers Oday Daysailor 2 and have come to find a very stubborn centerboard. He s
Hunter 26.5 Stantion Mitch at 8:26am 08.07.03 Smaller Boats 1/831 Hi,I'm looking for the forward (just forward of the beam) lifeline stantion for a 1988 Hunter 26.5
Bow thruster turbulence Frank Arndorfer at 8:20am 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 5/1890 I have a new Hunter 426DS and I opted for the factory-installed bow thrusters. In an e-mail conversa
What about the omc web site Ron Thweatt at 8:19am 08.07.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/938 I have tried to get to the web site for omc owners can not make it work any ideas also I have a 2 b
1975 Catalina 22 Jib Winch Mike at 8:12am 08.07.03 Smaller Boats 3/1820 I sail a Catalina 22 and in heavier winds the winches make a grinding noise, and I would like to gre
Pactor ll or lll ? Richard Briggs at 6:01am 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 10/1307 Hi all, I just read the post on "off shore comm." I would like to get some feed back from the users
Replacement Stripes Cost? Dave at 5:37am 08.07.03 Smaller Boats 19/960 Anyone know the approximate cost of replacement decals for a H26/H260 or something thereabouts? Jus
The Iceman Gary Wyngarden at 5:16am 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 1/1167 Here is a simple, smart galley tip. Fill a heavy plastic container like a half gallon apple juice bo
offshore communications carisea at 5:00am 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 2/981 HELP!!!!!! I am having great difficulty in trying to decide whether SSB/Pactor modem/laptop is the b
Access to aft rail nuts/bolts Bobby T.- 26x #4767 at 4:39am 08.07.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/901 anyone ever accessed the aft rail nuts/bolts from underneath? because I can't locate an access poin
What model of daysailor do I have? (1) Brandon at 3:19am 08.07.03 Day Sailers 3/1479 Hi all, I recently bought (by my best judgement) what I think is an O'day daysailor. But, Im not sur
Bareboat in the BVI Bob Keller at 3:06am 08.07.03 Big Boats 11/1383 Just booked my first bareboat charter through Moorings in the BVI. Just wondering if anyone has any
lower rudder bearing 440/Moorings 445 sandy at 3:00am 08.07.03 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1783 Recently hauled the boat and noticed some play in the lower rudder bearing. It appears the play was
Any good ideas? Jim at 1:38am 08.07.03 Big Boats 5/753 A simply problem looking for good ideas.Looking to learn how others have solved the garbage/garbage
Portlight removal H33 Marvin at 1:32am 08.07.03 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1004 I've reviewed the archives for information on how to remove only the port "lens" but I cannot seem t

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Funny Friday!!! Davidasailor26 at 4:35pm 09.02.20 I'm going with the one with less wetted surface. But the other one has so much more freeboard!
Water heater smokey73 at 4:34pm 09.02.20 Search Results Featured snippet from the web Pressure hot and cold water is standard and, since 310
In Board Shrouds Rick D at 4:10pm 09.02.20 To digress, I looked at Jerry's personal Catalina 27 that he was done with some 30+ years ago. It wa
In Board Shrouds Jackdaw at 3:45pm 09.02.20 It's a fine line between avoiding the arms race with the checkbook and "Everyone gets a trophy."
Water heater Michael Davis at 3:45pm 09.02.20 For us not having a heat exchanger is pretty useless. We certainly run the engine more often than we
Funny Friday!!! dmax at 3:28pm 09.02.20 I'm going with the one with less wetted surface.
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 3:25pm 09.02.20 Two sailboats waiting for the race tomorrow. Both of equal sail area. Guess what the PHRF rating d
Water heater jssailem at 3:10pm 09.02.20 Maybe previous owner needed long hot showers with soft music and candles. Clint Eastwood would obje
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 jssailem at 2:52pm 09.02.20 David You are talking about adding stanchions. Your boat was initially designed with out stanchions.
Adding a mid ship gate to a Cat 350 sail sfbay at 2:47pm 09.02.20 This Catalina 34 owner did the same as you are proposing. This thread entitled "Installing Midship
In Board Shrouds shemandr at 2:47pm 09.02.20 It's a fine line between avoiding the arms race with the checkbook and "Everyone gets a trophy." I
1978 Hunter 27 Shroud Tension MikeHoncho at 2:22pm 09.02.20 My H22 has quite a bit of slack on the lee when heeled over. what is the harm to this? if the for
Installing FireFly Batteries tfox2069 at 2:13pm 09.02.20 I'm similarly in my first season with Firefly batteries, having replaced two 4D monsters with two Gr
Catalina 310 Water Heater (1) marchem at 2:13pm 09.02.20 We just replaced our water heater in our 1999 hull #1 but it never leaked. Instead the fuel tank le
Stray Current? Jackdaw at 2:06pm 09.02.20 A galvanic isolator is a device used to block low voltage DC currents coming on board your boat on
Stray Current? Johnb at 2:04pm 09.02.20 A galvanic isolator is a device used to block low voltage DC currents coming on board your boat on
Shushwap Lake good for a short cruise? sail sfbay at 1:37pm 09.02.20 Looks like a nice lake, freshwater and great view!! Might find this thread entitled "Has anyone ever
Stray Current? Mechone at 1:33pm 09.02.20 If you have a GI you are a good actor. For years I was the only boat at WYC with proper shore powe
Installing FireFly Batteries B757Captain at 1:26pm 09.02.20 As a full time cruiser you should also take into consideration the availability for replacements.
Beneteau 393 - water in start battery compartment sail sfbay at 1:21pm 09.02.20 Is it saltwater or freshwater? Knowing that will help troubleshoot the source(s). Same issue on Be

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