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autopilot of catalina 27 Bob Middleton at 10:54pm 10.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/3443 I am ordering a Simrad TP10 autopilot for my 1987 27' Catalina. What is the best way to mount it?
America's Cup - Wanna Ride 17th Man? Paul Akers at 9:43pm 10.14.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/993 Reading the sports over a cup of coffee this morning in the Providence Journal, I stumbled across th
Odd happenings? Dennis at 8:51pm 10.14.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1018 Has anyone experienced odd or funny happenings on their respective voyages? Some sailors miss their
340 Leaking aft cabin Mitch at 7:54pm 10.14.02 Big Boats 18/2550 I thought I had found and fixed all the leaks. Guess again! I've had a leak in my 2000 340 aft cab
watermakers Andrew Brayshaw at 6:12pm 10.14.02 Big Boats 1/987 I am interested in buying a watermaker for my Hunter 34 and have been looking at the Waterlog 200 w
broken engine mount Evander Jonesw at 5:15pm 10.14.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1055 I have replaced a port front engine mount in the last 6 months of a 1990 co catalina model I just bo
Converting external to internal halyards David Harcombe at 1:27pm 10.14.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1755 I recently purchased a 1975, 25' trailersailer that has wire, external halyards. I am considering c
Reefed Main looks like &#@! !!! Rick D at 1:24pm 10.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/879 WELL, AFTER GETTING KILLED ALL SUMMER SAILING ALONE WITH FULL MAIN AND JIB TODAY I DECIDED TO REEF M*
please advise: lead under floor boards? joe at 1:19pm 10.14.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/753 Recently i found an oday for sale 1977. Owner removed engine ' placed lead underdeck in cabin. Why
Beneteau Parts Source Ron Casciato at 12:28pm 10.14.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2287 Where does one find the contact information to purchase replacement ceiling lights (the small spots)
Purchase Advice Bob G at 11:56am 10.14.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/943 I have a fair amount of sailing experience on other peoples boats and am now getting the itch to own
Weight Loss Paul Hauenstein at 11:20am 10.14.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/989 Can someone explain the weight loss between the Venture 25 (2300#) and the Mac25 (2100#). Did the c
Troubled mast step anyone? Todd at 11:10am 10.14.02 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1462 I am curious if anyone in this group has had trouble with the mast step cracking on Beneteau's? I ha
Sailing Schools (Own 23.5) Frank Leisten at 11:07am 10.14.02 Smaller Boats 1/845 Looking for a recommendation on a good sailing school in the southwest. Have taken ASA Basic Course.
Rigid vang (Sean and others) Wayneo at 10:59am 10.14.02 Smaller Boats 20/1525 Have a H240 and would like to eliminate the topping lift for quicker reefing, forgetting to sinch up
Winter layup (1) Chuck at 10:05am 10.14.02 Mid-Size Boats 6/1098 You know that your cradle is stable, beware what your yard parks next to you!!!
Winter layup Chuck at 9:59am 10.14.02 Smaller Boats 0/851 You know that your cradle is ok, beware of what the yard parks next to you!!!
25 ft. CB pendant Luke at 9:36am 10.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1033 Does anyone know how the rope/wire pendant attaches to the centerboard of a 77 25ft O'day? Thanx
Kentucky Lake to the Gulf ? John Pollitt at 9:29am 10.14.02 Smaller Boats 2/5460 Looking for any info from anyone who has made this trip before. All the way, or even part way. Tenta
What size AC unit(s)?? Don at 8:39am 10.14.02 Big Boats 13/1084 We're getting bids to install R/C AC this winter and getting conflicting opinions from various sourc

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H23 after maintenance rgranger at 7:32am 09.08.20 Impressive
:Looking for other O day 12 owners. Bill Dion at 7:30am 09.08.20 Thnks so much...
:Looking for other O day 12 owners. sail sfbay at 7:12am 09.08.20 Welcome to the forum!! You will find a list of O'Day 12 owners in the link below. You can send the
Venting Air in the Locked up Cabin kloudie1 at 7:11am 09.08.20 If ya have shore power, a dehumidifier is a great fix for keeping the interior dry. When ya get a de
Venting Air in the Locked up Cabin jmce1587 at 7:11am 09.08.20 Run a dehumidifier from one of the big box stores.
Soap to clean waxed sailboat. (1) Will Gilmore at 6:56am 09.08.20 Dawn dish soap is a good oil and dirt remover, but is pretty environmentally friendly. https://stati
Venting Air in the Locked up Cabin Justin_NSA at 6:49am 09.08.20 There's a ton of good discussion already posted on here. Try searching on ventilation.
Cant find the source of water in bilge - H33 Maurice Doran at 6:48am 09.08.20 The vented loop is attached to the back of the toilet pump and then goes up behind the panel and to
Yanmar 2gmf Motor Mount (2) sail sfbay at 6:46am 09.08.20 Take a look at the attached brochure from R-D Marine and the links below for Yanmar motor mounts. h
Clean Headliner sail sfbay at 6:34am 09.08.20 Try cleaning with a 50/50 home-brew mixture of white vinegar and water AND Magic Eraser.
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Jackdaw at 6:33am 09.08.20 You don't like the idea of a Frankenstein boat??? LOL I'm glad you said it - it was in my mind but
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed dLj at 6:29am 09.08.20 Rudder skegs are bolted on, just like a keel. In fact they share many attributes. The Kirie is a v
Plexiglass Window Re-seal Question on Deck Salon Crazy Dave Condon at 6:22am 09.08.20 As a dealer, I use to tape the edges of both the deck and pecan. Yes took extre time to prepare but
Alden Challenger Sighting: COMPASS ROSE kappykaplan at 6:10am 09.08.20 @TomY , tks for the explanation. :beer:
Skeg Wobble - Advice Needed Jackdaw at 5:57am 09.08.20 Rudder skegs are bolted on, just like a keel. In fact they share many attributes. The Kirie is a ve
Venting Air in the Locked up Cabin shemandr at 5:44am 09.08.20 Solar power fan. Venting from bow to aft. Leave cabinets open or make venting holes in them. Ice
Yanmar 3gmF wiring diagram? Mike Oldak at 5:37am 09.08.20 I'll update the forum when I've got it working. I chose the RS11 due to price. As for your tach, c
San Juan 23 pendulum stabilized non encoding wind indicator replacement shemandr at 5:35am 09.08.20 ...Interesting concept for a wind vane. I never thought about what bias would be caused by the c
Soap to clean waxed sailboat. Don S/V ILLusion at 5:17am 09.08.20 Wax is wax. While the marketing tells us more expensive boat soap bought in marine stores is proper,
Hole in fiberglass hull, need repair advice dlochner at 5:14am 09.08.20 Your article would be funny if I didn't have the bruises, cuts and aching from boat projects that m

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