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Roller Furler Mike Casucci at 2:07am 05.12.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/929 I have a Cat 30 standard rig. My old roller furler is shot. I would like to get some input on replac
What size prop PA at 1:41am 05.12.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/861 I am in the process of closing on a 78 Catalina 30. During the haul out and survey we noticed the p
Handle sqeak Jon Petersen at 12:25am 05.12.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1390 PeggyHelp! We replaced our old head with a new Jabsco PAR Model 29090-0000 Manual Toilet in Februa
need to build a trailer ricky at 12:00am 05.12.02 Ask An Oday Owner 2/812 i just found an oday tempest 200 miles from home and i need to build a trailer for transport.i build
water in the cockpit Jim at 11:31pm 05.11.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/750 I get water buildup on the starboard side of the cockpit seats, most of it drains as designed, but t
Correct mainsail sheet/traveler rigging Dave Burkhart at 9:32pm 05.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1583 Help, Refitting SN 551 Hunter 23 and need either a photo or sketch of the correct schematic for th
Raytheon ST5000 Autopilot Problems Marty at 2:37pm 05.11.02 Big Boats 4/3730 I have the Raytheon ST5000 on my H380. I took delivery of the boat last April and sailed it all sea
Replacing roller furler John at 2:00pm 05.11.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/926 The furler on my 1990 35.5 has been diagnosed in need of replacement (more cost efective and over al
slack in leeward shrouds bruce at 1:23pm 05.11.02 Smaller Boats 5/1239 Was just reading an article in this forum which suggests that the leeward shrouds should not be at a
Normal Heel Angle Chuck Britton at 1:03pm 05.11.02 Smaller Boats 6/1441 We have owned our C22 for about 4 months now, and are still unsure what heel angle is considered nor
Garelick Motor Bracket Ed at 12:03pm 05.11.02 Ask An Oday Owner 7/3693 I have a 1976 O'Day 25 with an old motor bracket manufactured by Garelick. It has 2 broken springs
possible damage to motor while trailering??? George Chamberlain at 11:01am 05.11.02 Trailer Sailors 4/1518 I purchased my first sailboat today, a 1982 O'Day 22. Trailered it home from Fairfield CT, about 12
get a grip! john at 10:54am 05.11.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/995 i recently mounted the new stainless steel "arch" on top of the steering pedestal.its a great handho
pressure cap connected to overboard vent Robin at 10:49am 05.11.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 1/1289 Peggy,I took the pressure relief cap from the vented loop(which I dont think was airtight and oozin
get a grip! john at 10:44am 05.11.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/994 i recently mounted the new stainless steel "arch" on top of the steering pedestal.its a great handho
retaining water john at 10:32am 05.11.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1092 ill be surprised if anyone else has had this problem.the "swing up"cockpit seat in my 2000 26x seems
Inverter/windlass Art Butler at 9:56am 05.11.02 Big Boats 3/1019 tow questions for Legned 43 types. First, anyone who has an inverter, how big did you get and how d
Harken Roller Furling System Problem lnranch at 9:50am 05.11.02 Ask All Sailors 4/1554 I have a new Harken furling system that I installed about a year ago on my O'Day 28. The problem wi
Battery Chargers Mike at 8:00am 05.11.02 Smaller Boats 5/953 Cat 25 Owners - In the past week, I have bought a 1989 Catalina 25, my first sailboat. I've sailed
Traveler Don Guillette at 7:50am 05.11.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 7/1750 Mates: A beginning sailor lister contacted me by phone yesterday about some confusion he had as to h

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Hello all Orbweaver at 2:12pm 04.04.20 Benny, #3 has the kind were the handle goes down in a socket from the top (and no handle). Orbweaver
50 HP Suzuki outboard on my 26M Jim26m at 2:12pm 04.04.20 13.75x13. Three blade. Etec 60
Anyone going out? Ted at 2:06pm 04.04.20 New York State Executive Order has directed all marinas (including those privately owned) be closed
Anyone going out? kappykaplan at 1:57pm 04.04.20
Anyone going out? Stu Jackson at 1:46pm 04.04.20 Why not? Good social distancing. A friend wrote this morning that they have cancelled boating in S
Canvas winter cover Tally Ho at 1:41pm 04.04.20 The only place I really get snow build up is at the back of the cockpit. i think I need to raise th
SEA WATER PUMP QUESTION Rich Stidger at 1:34pm 04.04.20
Holding tank access (4) Benjammin at 1:34pm 04.04.20 I like the PVC tubing pictured above, but would want to support them to prevent any possibility of
Removing the backstay on a 1990 B and R Rig (1) Steverhnm at 1:10pm 04.04.20 Unfortunately I don't have a pic of that. The boat is in Mexico and I am not - which is a bummer.
SEA WATER PUMP QUESTION artboas at 1:02pm 04.04.20 No reason why you couldn't use a washdown pump for both washing down the anchor and running raw wat
electrical systems crash artboas at 12:49pm 04.04.20 Thanks all, enlightening, Daydreamer and Mainesail. I do have the original from Hunter xantrax free
Questions for work on my new Catalina 22 dlochner at 12:37pm 04.04.20 I have another question. I am just starting now to get into finalizing my steps before painting. Li
Holding tank access eherlihy at 12:33pm 04.04.20 Best bet is to have the hoses enter the tank through the top, and use dip tubes for the pump out and
Boom Question (1) dlochner at 12:31pm 04.04.20 Here's a photo of the first fitting of the second boom tent awning. If I recall correctly it was mad
1985 hunter legend 40 project DArcy at 12:28pm 04.04.20 Man, have you come to the right place! We have THE expert on gutting and rebuilding a Hunter 40 Lege
Boom Question Cascade27 at 12:14pm 04.04.20
50 HP Suzuki outboard on my 26M sail sfbay at 12:12pm 04.04.20 ............what size of a propeller they are using on a their 26m sailboats? i have a 2007 50HP Suz
Questions for work on my new Catalina 22 (3) Erbardy at 12:09pm 04.04.20 Drew (@thinwater) said 'extra thick' from boltdepot.com are OK (and I trust his testing). That must
(1) sail sfbay at 12:06pm 04.04.20
Its funny Friday! (1) lehighsail at 11:50am 04.04.20 Another COVID-19

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