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Catalina 27 or an Oday 272??????? Scott at 1:48am 08.09.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1782 My wife and I are considering a larger boat the Catalina 27 and the Oday 272 (1989 to 1987). We curr
soft spot by pump out valve 34hunter john at 1:33am 08.09.02 Big Boats 0/778 I have an section on the deck where you walk about 2-3 ft long, just ahead of the pump out area on o
Compare apples to apples Joe R. at 1:25am 08.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 1/1015
Compare apples to apples Joe R. at 1:23am 08.09.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/796
Spinnaker Diagram for Mac 25? Bruce Cantrell at 1:09am 08.09.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/1128 Does anyone have a good diagram and/or detailed instructions for rigging a cruising spinnaker on a M
Fuel Tank Questions Bob Zanowicz at 12:48am 08.09.02 Smaller Boats 5/864 I was wondering if anyone used anything bigger than the standard(?) 3 1/2 gallon fuel tank for the
Hunter Hatch Cover for the sun Richard Britton at 12:31am 08.09.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1148 Does anyone know where I can get covers for the hatches that open to keep out the sun? I have seen b
Reverse Cycle VS Electric Heat James Bockholt at 12:15am 08.09.02 Big Boats 9/1304 I am making plans to add AIR CONDITIONING to my 1984 hunter 34 "Desiderata".I have read the archive
Why So Cheap Rich at 11:27pm 08.08.02 Bigger Boats 2/1171 I'm interested in buying a 322. I'm confused at why the 1991 model would be listed as cheaper than
Program to move waypoint from PC to Chartplotter Mickey Goodman at 11:25pm 08.08.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1363 I just purchased a Raymarine RC320 Chartplotter with a WAAS GPS. I have all my waypoints listed i
swing keel lift cable John at 11:19pm 08.08.02 Smaller Boats 3/903 I just bought a 1974 Cat 22. When I got her home and started to clean and make minor repairs I notic
ICW Books Stephen DePaola at 11:16pm 08.08.02 Destinations 5/1686 What are the best books to buy to prepare for a trip from Newport RI to Key West Florida via the ICW
Rudder Gudgeon Josh at 10:03pm 08.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1010 The original lower glassed-in wood backing plate for the lower rudder gudgeon has had water intrusio
Zinc for Wing Keel Leah at 8:23pm 08.08.02 Smaller Boats 2/970 Help! Just purchased a 1990 C22 w/a WING keel. Was a freshwater boat now in salt water. Didn't se
Whisker poles monte brown at 2:18pm 08.08.02 Smaller Boats 4/783 Any recommendations for a whisker pole for a Hunter 26'. Thanks for the help.Monte Brown
Cure mildew odor in cushions David at 1:46pm 08.08.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1047 I just bought a 1980 O 23. It seems to be in pretty good shape. However, after being closed up for a
I busted my rudder post Sean Coerse at 12:23pm 08.08.02 Smaller Boats 2/796 I was racing the Wednesday race out of Little Creek, the wind was 15-17 out of the NE with 2-3 waves
Galley Removal Bob Chapin at 11:29am 08.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 3/1044 Can anyone give me an idea of how hard it is to remove the galley to work on the engine and how to g
TP20 Simrad tiller autopilot JOHN at 10:34am 08.08.02 Mid-Size Boats 0/1697 I have a TP20 Simrad tiller autopilot for my Catalina 27 which is one size larger than normal. On ou
No Moorings left at Newport....where to go??? Chris at 9:23am 08.08.02 Ask All Sailors 1/1082 we are currently at Newport and moorings are full. Where should we go? Any suggestions? Thankyou

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Maine Visitors Rick486 at 11:44am 07.29.20 Interesting. CT is number 4 (tied with MA) in death rate among US states,. U.S. COVID-19 death ra
Real chance of capsizing? srimes at 11:43am 07.29.20 Boom vang is my next project! Think I can scrounge most of the parts already. I do need to decide on
anchor handling on a Hunter 34 Charlie98117 at 11:38am 07.29.20 Claude, on page 4 it looks like you have a nice bath tub- if you don't mind some rust. Ron, perhap
M25 transmission mystery? byeager at 11:37am 07.29.20 Great question, but I am 99% sure I have the right bolt. I didn't take any pics, but it looks right
What does AC in fault overtime mean? justsomeguy at 11:37am 07.29.20 I have had problems possibly w/ my inverter and so let open air circulate around it while sailing a
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations srimes at 11:31am 07.29.20 d like. I only use the short leg of the tether 99% of the time and can reach everything for norma
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations BarryL at 11:31am 07.29.20 Hey, I have some serious questions about tethers, jacklines, harness, etc. How many of you actuall
Leaking mainsail traveler on Mac 26M (09) jeffjuneau at 11:30am 07.29.20 Thanks rgranger, That is exactly what I needed to know. You don't happen to know if there any torq
Leaking mainsail traveler on Mac 26M (09) jeffjuneau at 11:24am 07.29.20 Most people bed their deck hardware with something called butyl tape. I've also used it with grea
A woman was killed in an apparent shark attack on the coast of Maine. Makes me think of Pogies, thick as clouds of locusts? (1) Rick486 at 11:24am 07.29.20 Sailing North in the Gulf Stream back in the 70's, I looked out and saw a very large gray white lei
Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump jviss at 11:15am 07.29.20 In my opinion, depends on the toilet(s) you have. I have two electric and they chew things up prett
Macerator vs non-macerating discharge pump NYSail at 11:02am 07.29.20 In my opinion, depends on the toilet(s) you have. I have two electric and they chew things up pretty
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations dLj at 11:00am 07.29.20 Given that the OP is single handed sailing, the harness tether need to be really short to always ke
Life Jacket with Harness reviews/recommendations dlochner at 10:54am 07.29.20 I have a Spinlock 5D 170N Prosensor for myself I didn't want the weight of the 275N. I also have
Making Donations (1) jviss at 10:51am 07.29.20 One of the things Andante's P.O. told me was to watch out that the steering wheel retainer knob doe
Rigging a Capri 165 Jackdaw at 10:49am 07.29.20 Yes, the wire acts as the forestay. The design of that is called a 'structural furler'.
Rigging a Capri 165 Dave Groshong at 10:49am 07.29.20 The sail is the forestay, attaching to the drum and upper swivel/pigtail; sounds like there is a
What does AC in fault overtime mean? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:49am 07.29.20
Automatic bilge pump Jim26m at 10:43am 07.29.20 When you say the pump made noise and moved water around, but it took 45 mins with a sponge to dry th
Rigging a Capri 165 kappykaplan at 10:35am 07.29.20 Photos would help us help you.

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