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traveler for an o'day 222 kaeru at 9:12am 10.15.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1093 my o'day 222 does not have a traveler and i want to have one installed. i thought just in front of t
Sources for replacement fuel tanks Jim Latoz at 7:39am 10.15.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1085 The fuel tank in our 1985 Catalina 30 has developed a small leak. I would like to replace it with a
Wema wires--2 or 3? Ed at 7:34am 10.15.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1460 I just bought the Acugage 4-tank moinitoring system to replace my nonfunctional Wema monitors (i.e.,
Boat Insurance Russ Garecht at 7:04am 10.15.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1083 My insurance expires the end of this month. Any "recommendations" or "say away froms" for insurance
Finally hit a rock! Rock Eater at 7:01am 10.15.02 Ask All Sailors 11/3061 Oops.After boating for over a decade in the typically rocky, Northwest, I finally hit one of the b
MSD replacement Les Murray at 6:49am 10.15.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1376 Peggy,I am planning to install a new head this winter and have a general question on the plumbing.
You've got to shop around! Paul at 6:07am 10.15.02 Ask All Sailors 5/1250 I'm planning two big upgrades this offseason: an electric windlass and an inverter/charger. Here are
Keel winch mounting Bill Ogilvie at 5:27am 10.15.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1078 I recently bought a 1976 Catalina 22 that has the swing keel locked down and has the original winch
change keels JOHN L at 5:09am 10.15.02 Big Boats 5/1047 Is it possible to change out a deep keel to a shoal keel on a Hunter 420 Passage?
H-33 Electrical panel relocation (1) kevin hostler at 4:29am 10.15.02 The Cherubini Hunters 3/1046 Here is a picture of the electrical panel on our 1979 H-33 the previous owner had moved it up from t
Winch repair Barry Ownby at 4:23am 10.15.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1428
Thru-hull maintenence Bob F at 4:15am 10.15.02 Big Boats 6/945 I'm have my boat hauled for bottom paint ' cutlass bearing next week. While its out I'm thinking abo
Dock Mate boat hook Andy at 4:13am 10.15.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1689 I am trying to find a source, and recommnedations, on a boat hook/pole with the traditional hook at
Tiller Pilot for '82 C30TBS Aaron Lasnetske at 3:58am 10.15.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1280 Does anyone have any experience with the Raymarine and/or Simrad tillerpilots?I'd like to add one
H-33 oven removal for storage (1) kevin hostler at 3:55am 10.15.02 The Cherubini Hunters 0/876 Here is a picture of my new storage area after removing the oven. I believe the oven was original. I
Replacing keel on Mac2-22 Anthony Bavuso at 3:24am 10.15.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/963 Greetings,My dad and I are trying to get his Mac2-22 back up to sailing shape. He has one of the
35.5 Anchor roller wheel Ron McCallum at 3:09am 10.15.02 Big Boats 6/1530 The wheel on my anchor roller needs to be replaced, but I am having trouble finding a replacement.
Hunter 33.5 Bow Roller?? Gary at 3:09am 10.15.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1123 I'm looking for recommendation on how to add an anchor roller to my 1988 Hunter 33.5. The original
Bilge cracks LarLei at 3:00am 10.15.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1154 I have an open crack in my bilge which is slowly seeping water. I can't tell if it is a pocket that
Hull Strength dick sonnichsen at 2:53am 10.15.02 Smaller Boats 2/1040 I own a Capri 22 Sail #59 (1985). The lower aft section of the hull (on both sides) becomes indente

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Adventures in reefing (1) Ward H at 2:26am 09.16.20 Pretty sure it was @jssailem who posted this image showing how he ties the reefing line to the boom.
Looking to buy c22 questions. Bevador1 at 2:19am 09.16.20 Thanks all for the detailed responses. I found another C22 from 1984 similar price and in very good
Control Panel Ward H at 2:05am 09.16.20
Depth of aluminum sheet or plate below deck of Catalina 30 Ward H at 1:27am 09.16.20
Inverter relay buzz NYSail at 12:24am 09.16.20 Makes sense. I wired my inverter/charger output to my AC system, and find shutting off the water h
Wanted Hunter 36 Vision, ready to buy now nightowle at 11:28pm 09.15.20 There's a large inventory, just not the boats most of us really want to buy! :biggrin:
Why Oceanis boats cost so much more than Sun Ods? nightowle at 11:26pm 09.15.20 Look at Bavaria's. I think the build quality is good, but all the fittings are of higher quality an
Cunningham Rigging weekendrken at 10:36pm 09.15.20
Main sheet twist Mark Maulden at 10:08pm 09.15.20 Went to the boat today. Stopped in at West Marine and looked at blocks. Some had locking mechanisms.
High Water Alarm - Oceanis 45 (2012) (2) karwas at 9:52pm 09.15.20 Usually what that means is that a secondary bilge pump in the high water position has been activat
In-Boom Furling Rich Stidger at 9:47pm 09.15.20 @AlastairLC _ I have a Schaefer Furling boom for the last 5 years. Absolutely great. Wish I had pu
Yanmar stalling issue Benny17441 at 9:29pm 09.15.20 The old adage, 85% of engine problems are fuel related. What you are describing sounds like clogge
Main sheet twist HEINZIR at 8:49pm 09.15.20 FWIW https://www.practical-sailor.com/sails-rigging-deckgear/undoing-mainsheet-twist
Why Oceanis boats cost so much more than Sun Ods? SycloneDriver at 8:47pm 09.15.20 Not all "mechanical" endeavors are "NON-FUN" but I'm mechanically inclined. As far as boat size goe
Main sheet twist Joe at 8:37pm 09.15.20 That block does rotate 360 By design. I cannot seem to locate one in the right direction Without s
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? Joe at 8:30pm 09.15.20 If you want to learn to sail, start on dinghies at local schools. Studying stuff online or from bo
Let's start a conversation about ASA 101, etc. is it helping or hurting? SycloneDriver at 8:28pm 09.15.20 I helped a friend launch, retrieve & bottom paint his Catalina 25 for several years without ever get
Why Oceanis boats cost so much more than Sun Ods? ThinkingAboutIt89077 at 8:26pm 09.15.20 Hey Dave & Darcy. Really appreciate the help. Great Info. OK - I join Sail Time in Newport Beach
Why Oceanis boats cost so much more than Sun Ods? DArcy at 8:07pm 09.15.20 Welcome to the forum! Are you looking at buying new or used? What size of boat are you considering?
Cunningham Rigging Joe at 7:55pm 09.15.20 Anchor a "cascade" line at mast... run up through cunningham cringle, connected on other side to 3:1

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