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O'Day 192 Info Bill at 6:12am 03.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 0/1068 Was looking thru the archives and found two questions I May be able to help> with. > > These reg
Galley for Catalina 22 Mike McKeown at 6:05am 03.10.03 Smaller Boats 5/1843 I am looking for the sliding galeey for a Catalina 22. Wondering how to get one? Is there someone ou
Why can't I edit anymore Hayden Watson at 5:15am 03.10.03 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/829 I posted an reply which had a typo I didn't see. When i viewed the article there wasn't an edit rep
Backing Up and Walking to Port Kenneth at 4:52am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 5/1006 Our Catalina 27 seems to have a severe walking to port problem when trying to back up. Is this prob
Trailerable Rendevouz cancelled Crazy Dave Condon at 4:24am 03.10.03 Smaller Boats 9/839 Earlier, I had proposed an East Coast Rendevouz located on Kerr Lake, NC. I had arranged for the si
Thinking of buying a 290 Dan at 4:22am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 6/957 Does anyone know of any problem areas with this model that I should look for or any bad habits that
MacGregor Venture 23' Kathleen Powers at 4:20am 03.10.03 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/2253 My father an avid sailor recently passed away and has left me his MacGregor Venture 23". I am not a
Bottom Job Question. . . Chris McLoughlin at 4:17am 03.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/780 I have removed the old bottom paint on our 12 year old Legend 37.5 with the idea of sealing the bott
Blue Water mr tim at 3:42am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/1057 Any of the 30'-32' hunter owners do any trans atlantic crossings in their boats. I'm thinking of ge
Volvo Saildrive leaks oil (somewhere) Jim Cook at 3:28am 03.10.03 Other Sailboats 3/4085 The first contractor I hired to do my bottom 2 years ago painted bottom paint on my VolvoPenta S110
Key Largo Sailboat Marina Seabee at 2:51am 03.10.03 Ask All Sailors 2/935 Need recommendations of good sailboat marinas in Key Largo, FLorida for a 2-3 overnight. Prefer a s
Loking for information....O'Day/Dolphin 1961-1967 Louis Claassen at 2:25am 03.10.03 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1771 I just purachased a 24' sailboat built by O'Day/Dolphin series, in 1961.I have discovered that ther
Threw hull fittings craig shaw at 1:42am 03.10.03 Mid-Size Boats 3/962 How do you check your threw hull fittings? We have a 1985 28.5 Hunter and all the fittings are facto
center board woes Rusty rusman88 @aol.com at 12:52am 03.10.03 Day Sailers 2/1046 first time owner long time O'Day admirer from my years in Annapolis; Just "aquired" poorly maintaine
Need suggestions on splice Paul Aubrecht at 12:48am 03.10.03 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/809 I have a 1993 Hunter 28 with a Profurl Headsail furling.It has a continuous loop line that controls
Swing Batten Rollaway Mains Drexel Bradshaw at 12:45am 03.10.03 Big Boats 1/1070 I am considering purchasing a Swing Batten Rollaway Main from Doyle. Does anyone have any experienc
Where to install Nicro solar vent on Catalina 30? Weston Van Wambeke at 11:15pm 03.09.03 Mid-Size Boats 4/2026 I'd like to improve the ventilation in my 1982 Catalina 30. Can anyone recommend a good deck spot t
Cleaning dodger and bimini canvas Charles at 11:07pm 03.09.03 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1404 This may sound like a stupid question, mine usually are, but what is the best way for cleaning the d
Sailing at Bahi Honda Brian at 10:48pm 03.09.03 Ask All Sailors 3/885 I will be spending a week at Bahi Honda and was wondering if there is anyplace there to rent a sailb
Charleston South Carolina tom at 10:44pm 03.09.03 Ask All Sailors 6/1056 My wife and I plan to start cruising in the near future. Unfortunately we live in Birmingham,Alabama

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Back-up Depth Sounders? Michael Davis at 8:37am 09.30.20
20 or 25hp for a WM 350 tender planoron at 8:36am 09.30.20 Thanks for all the response everybody, I think the 20hp is what I will get Capta - My main concern
Windlass install (3) vmaks at 8:35am 09.30.20 Thanks for the reply. Yes,there is a small space in the forepeak with an access board. However, also
Windlass install Kings Gambit at 8:33am 09.30.20 And...before you start saying you haul your chain/line rode via brute force, been there done that.
Back-up Depth Sounders? jssailem at 8:28am 09.30.20 What? Only twice? What about the williwaws? You want to have enough scope for tide and wind. With
SEA -FIRE FM200 MODEL FG and FD Fire EXTINGUISHERS tfox2069 at 8:24am 09.30.20 Replaced with HFC 227ea (heptafluoropropane) agent. Halogn manufacture is banned by the US EPA. The
Water pouring out of exhaust! Capt jgw at 8:19am 09.30.20 I can't see how a malfunction could give you more water. The pump is going to put out whatever it's
34 Feet Jackdaw at 8:12am 09.30.20 Me, I'll ALWAYS take you up if you do that. Now that will cost you time in one race, but it will ne
Perkins 4-108, any comments, opinions, or things to watch out for? Capt jgw at 8:09am 09.30.20 When you go to check it out, before you start it feel the block to see if they warmed it up prior t
34 Feet Ben4195 at 8:09am 09.30.20 Thanks for the explanation, JD! :)
Windlass install jssailem at 8:05am 09.30.20 How about you share a picture or two of what your looking at. I do not have a Pearson 31-2 on my doc
Windlass install Capt jgw at 8:04am 09.30.20 So no proper chain locker and the vee berth goes all the way to the pointy end? A couple options com
Windlass install Kings Gambit at 8:03am 09.30.20
Perkins 4-108, any comments, opinions, or things to watch out for? jssailem at 7:55am 09.30.20 Let us know what you discover.
What to do if you lose your rig. dlochner at 7:46am 09.30.20 In the second year I owned Second Star just moments before we were to step the rig one of the yard h
Hello from Upstate NY Justin_NSA at 7:43am 09.30.20 Thanks for the advice. I knew I should have kept the 45# thrust Minn Kota motor I had on my old job
Wait for it... Hunter216 at 7:40am 09.30.20 Here's the deal. Earlier I said that 99% of rig failures are maintenance issues. Most of those DO
What to do if you lose your rig. Kings Gambit at 7:36am 09.30.20
Perkins 4-108, any comments, opinions, or things to watch out for? JimInPB at 7:35am 09.30.20 Thank you gentlemen.
Did the HOOK race (1) Jackdaw at 7:30am 09.30.20 We got the bottom of J24 MOTORHOME spotlessly clean and wiped down with McLube Hullkote. 2 former w

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