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Wheel conversion for Mac 25 Dahbig Kahuna at 1:24am 08.07.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/1053 Has anyone done a tiller to wheel conversion on the 25? And in a related thought has anyone set up
Thanks, Steve Dion Gary Wyngarden at 12:39am 08.07.03 Ask All Sailors 7/983 I replaced my main halyard and topping lift yesterday using your paper clip and tape technique. Wor
Specifications for Catalina 22 trailer Thomas F. Griffith at 12:16am 08.07.03 Trailer Sailors 7/10326 Is there anyone out there who can give me the information regarding the length of bunk boards for th
Site is broken John V. at 11:39pm 08.06.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/782 The catalinaowners.com site takes as long as five (5) MINUTES to load on my browser at work. I do n
Need Hunter 28.5 Spec Dave Crowley at 11:28pm 08.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1035 Does anyone have a link to a spec showing the layout of a Hunter 28.5? Is it similar to the 28 by a
Thank you Charlie Gruetzner at 11:11pm 08.06.03 Ask All Sailors 2/984 I just sat here reading the responses to James post about his friend's boat sinking. I am always am
O' Day Mariner owners manual James Lindhurst at 10:41pm 08.06.03 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1320 Does anyone have a owners manual for a 1965 Mariner 19'. The boy scout troop I work with has restore
Finally got a picture (1) Craig at 9:51pm 08.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/866 Hi all , I finally got a couple of pics underway, it was a dull day on Saturday but at least we were
Finally got Pictures Craig at 9:46pm 08.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/699 Hi, I finally got a couple of pics underway, it was a dull day on Saturday but at least we were sail
Adding reefing points Doug at 5:42pm 08.06.03 Trailer Sailors 7/3098 Was wondering if anyone knows of some good general guidelines on how and where to add reefing to a m
kerosene Galley Stove Ken at 4:50pm 08.06.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/870 I have what seems to be an old three burner kerosene stove. I've never used it. I don't even know
Rudder/Outboard Control Jeff at 2:16pm 08.06.03 Smaller Boats 10/2451 I would like to conect my rudder to my outboard and be able to steer the boat with the tiller,(Hunte
Nipper 10' Cat rigged boat Russ Rich at 2:05pm 08.06.03 Ask All Sailors 1/2254 I am looking for information about the Nipper sailboat. It was built by Ray Greene ' Company of Tole
jiffy reefing John Dodge at 1:34pm 08.06.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/947 I am sailing a 1984 Hunter 31. I've been searching the archives on reefing. I have the rams head on
Broken Mast! Matt Rivers at 1:00pm 08.06.03 Day Sailers 1/1208 I've broken the mast on my 1964 16' 9" Daysailor! Anyone know where I might find a core-and-sleeve
Stubbed Toe Mike Smittle at 12:45pm 08.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 1/894 We recently sustained significant storm damage to the toe rail on our 1986 28.5. I know this is no l
Did O'day build any sailboats for sears? Mark at 11:27am 08.06.03 Day Sailers 1/2077 I have an old sears sailboat 11 feet long, lateen rigged like a sunfish. I recently saw an O'day sup
How to set it up to sail, Kevin Beucke at 10:38am 08.06.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1632 I recently purchased a 1985 25 foot Macgregor sailboat. Since I know nothing about sailing is there
Second Reef Point for a Catalina 320. Jim Wolfgram at 10:00am 08.06.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/3263 Have any 320 owners added a second reef to their main sails, and if so, how difficult was it to add
O'Day 26 while docked: centerboard up or down? Louise M. at 9:48am 08.06.03 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1605 I've heard differenct points of view about having the centerboard pulled all the way up as opposed t

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The WTF Thread Stu Jackson at 1:15pm 09.02.20 Professional mariners are not always that professional. Best to just avoid them when you can. OTOH
The WTF Thread jssailem at 12:58pm 09.02.20 If commercial traffic won't use or stay in their appropriate shipping lane, then what's the purpose
Sailing with Efficiency (1) Mr Fox at 12:54pm 09.02.20 This illustrates the effect well. Doing things wrong is learning and particularly fun on a boat (so
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Eclectic at 12:49pm 09.02.20 The mast deck plate on out M26S is IDENTICAL to your photo.
The WTF Thread jssailem at 12:45pm 09.02.20 I had a big power boat turn dead onto me on a collision course with about 100 yards to me. ..... So
Funny Friday!!! (1) jssailem at 12:34pm 09.02.20 This image popped when I started windows... advertisement for something. A LOGO for this year, that
Water heater Mirwin at 12:34pm 09.02.20 I agree... a bit over kill
Funny Friday!!! Davidasailor26 at 12:33pm 09.02.20 Anyone looking for a project boat? A little buff and polish and she will be just like new.
Funny Friday!!! (2) walt at 12:30pm 09.02.20 184504 184505
In Board Shrouds (1) Jackdaw at 12:26pm 09.02.20 OK wow. Seems Catalina finally got the memo that the boat was a dog with that tiny rig dragging aro
Water heater Stu Jackson at 12:23pm 09.02.20 In addition to the photo, Seawrad does indeed make a 20 gallon heater: SEAWARD 20-Gallon Water Heat
Motor will not cranked over Mike Oldak at 12:17pm 09.02.20 Another thing to check are the actual connections. I once had to track down an electrical problem th
Funny Friday!!! (1) DArcy at 12:12pm 09.02.20 Anyone looking for a project boat? A little buff and polish and she will be just like new.
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? kappykaplan at 12:08pm 09.02.20 Ted are you an Aussie? His profile says he's near Vancouver BC. :beer:
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? Mickyfin at 11:52am 09.02.20 Ted, I'm glad you could see that it is a fairly stout mast and that I'm not just a whiner. As near
hull speed, what it means. srimes at 11:46am 09.02.20 Actually it defines the displacement hull speed using the Length of water line. It is possible for
had the windows are done fred1diver at 11:39am 09.02.20
Mac 26S replacement mast too heavy? srimes at 11:29am 09.02.20 It's actually the change relative to the center of buoyancy that matters, not the change relative t
In Board Shrouds drewlamparello at 11:15am 09.02.20 The ancient C27 with inboard engine rates around 235 non spin in our local PHRF fleet. In my opini
Purchase a 1969 H.R. Pufnstuff boat. Timm R Oday25 at 11:14am 09.02.20 Thanks for posting this link. Now I can show this to my much younger wife .

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