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HOOD STOBOOM (FURLING BOOM) (1) JIM at 1:28am 10.18.02 Ask All Sailors 0/2389 ANYBODY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT A FURLING BOOM MADE BY HOOD CALLED STOBOOMNEVER SEEMS TO WORK RIGHT AN
Upholstery Robert Deschaine at 1:05am 10.18.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1007 Upholstery, on my C30 1977 - Hull#415 - This winter I would like to have all my Upholstery re-done -
bilge pump Dave at 12:20am 10.18.02 Mid-Size Boats 4/1202 I am installing an automatic bilge pump on my C27. It never had one before. I am wondering if I ca
Hauling and bottom paint prep Nichole at 12:06am 10.18.02 Big Boats 4/925 I am having my boat hauled and stored for the winter next weekend. I would like to start the bottom
bimini top for O'day?? Mark at 11:55pm 10.17.02 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4677 Hi,As winter falls upon us here in Wisconsin, (ugh) I'm going to take the winter time to prepare
Glow Plug Problerm J. Styrlander at 11:42pm 10.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1021 I have had starting problems with my C30 Mklll(25XP engine) since I bought it last Spring. An invest
26x sunk due to water ballast leak Madison Blackwell at 10:53pm 10.17.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 40/5881 The Eden, a Mac 26x purchased new less than one year before she went down, sank in the Chattahoochee
Best Way to maintain the Stainless Steel on deck Mike at 4:35pm 10.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 9/1189 Just wondering if anyone would like to offer their best solution to easy care of stainless on the de
upholstery on the 42 Geri Edgren at 1:35pm 10.17.02 Big Boats 9/2004 We are in the process of purchasing a new 42MkII. Scary! We've previously owned a Bristol 40. Very t
Keel Mark at 1:09pm 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 1/928 Have not been under her in the water so was wondering how wide the keel is on the 260 WB?
Converting to single-lever engine control Bob at 11:08am 10.17.02 Ask All Sailors 4/2038 I have an Oday 28 with a Universal 11 hp diesel, dual lever control. No pull switch to kill the engi
Hammock on deck Margaret Black at 10:59am 10.17.02 Big Boats 10/2068 Has anyone ever rigged a hammock to the deck of your boat. We received one as a gift and I was wond
Keel brackets missing ? Ken Hofmann at 9:50am 10.17.02 Smaller Boats 2/792 I am in the process of restoring a 1975 Hunter 25. I have replaced all 8 threaded rods in the keel.
price reduction tony g at 8:33am 10.17.02 Ask An Oday Owner 0/883 1985 oday 26 roller fuling, inboard dsl. auto pilot. need hatch repair, 3 hasps, vhf wired and new
Pulling out a saildrive Mat George at 8:30am 10.17.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1002 I have a 1975 Oday 27 with an outboard and an OMC saildrive which is corroding quite badly on the in
Can a charger go dead? Bob Lufkin at 5:42am 10.17.02 Mid-Size Boats 2/1130 Got a 20 amp Guest charger running on my new (used) 84 C 30. It hums, the light is on but the volt m
How to determine the draft of a 1978 Hunter 30 Doug Dixon at 5:38am 10.17.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1262 I own a 1978 Hunter 30, but I don't know (without pulling the boat out of the water), how to determi
hard to pump dave at 5:35am 10.17.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1373 When pumping in raw water to flush the bowl the pump appears to be pressurized and hard to pump,very
lowering keel for maintenance Eric at 5:35am 10.17.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/860 Hi...this is the same post I put on the C25/250 National page....thought I'd spread out the joy...
rebedding snaps john withrow at 4:53am 10.17.02 Ask All Sailors 6/1105 What's the best way to rebed a snap?

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C30 MKiii length over all - how did the addition of the sugar scoop swim platform affect length? weekendrken at 11:40am 09.16.20
C30 MKiii length over all - how did the addition of the sugar scoop swim platform affect length? Stu Jackson at 11:40am 09.16.20 Have you compared the brochure's page 4 which has the boats in profile on the www.catalinayachts.com
Why Oceanis boats cost so much more than Sun Ods? joker460 at 11:32am 09.16.20 Just my 2 cents. If you compare the Sun Odyssy 349 base price $125K (Single wheel, Single rudder, Sm
Need your help. I have no experience with moorings Bob J. at 11:28am 09.16.20 Ask whoever sets up your mooring for you to put a mast stick on your pendant. Beats fishing for it w
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? Stu Jackson at 11:26am 09.16.20 there are several new owners who are in way over their heads. First boat for many of them. Some of
Marinas... BobH57 at 11:20am 09.16.20 I've found the marina listings on Waterwayguide.com to be very helpful.
Main sheet twist Jackdaw at 11:09am 09.16.20 Mainsheet position is a direct tradeoff between performance and convenience. The farther forward, th
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? Jackdaw at 10:58am 09.16.20 I completely agree with your about the classes helping and not putting to much weight in certificat
Adventures in reefing jssailem at 10:57am 09.16.20 Yep... Ward you have a great memory... That is the way I rig my reef lines. The system pulls the cl
TS Sally shemandr at 10:57am 09.16.20 The fear on LI was that a floating dock would float off the poles. There were sometimes "Hurricane
TS Sally jssailem at 10:54am 09.16.20 Wow sorry to see that Wayne. Best to rescue some of your gear onboard (like the outboard) before it
TS Sally smokey73 at 10:54am 09.16.20 Quick look at your aft picture says it was a floating pier that you were moored too. Is that right?
Cunningham Rigging jssailem at 10:51am 09.16.20 Curtis, consider all of the lines that you have running back to the cockpit. Are you racing? If n
TS Sally JamesG161 at 10:47am 09.16.20 Quick look at your aft picture says it was a floating pier that you were moored too. Is that right?
TS Sally (2) WayneH at 10:43am 09.16.20 I'm aground and still tied to my finger pier. At first glance, it looks like the pier failed and too
SV Preston Point rescue jssailem at 10:43am 09.16.20 Fairly ease to speculate about the boat crew. May have been suffering from "Mal de mere" . It can b
Greetings! Newb H22 owner isaksp00 at 10:42am 09.16.20 We kept our 23 in a fresh water lake and hauled it due to freezing in winter. Unless you have those
SV Preston Point rescue Mr. Dave at 10:40am 09.16.20 Losing your swimmer is probably just about the worst thing you can do as the chopper commander, so t
Cunningham Rigging Stu Jackson at 10:38am 09.16.20 I have just a single block at the base of the mast. From there to a deck organizer, back to a cam c
Main sheet twist (4) jssailem at 10:36am 09.16.20 Mark, I feel your pain when the mainsheet works against you. Perhaps the fiddle block is not enough.

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