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Backstay Chainplate Replacement (1) larchmont_oday at 7:28am 06.29.20 Ask An Oday Owner 11/2375 Hello, New to the forum and appreciate all the great info here. I recently acquired a 1978 O'Day 23
Rudder kclancy at 6:56am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 10/1961 Hey Gang, This weekend I had yet another new mishap on my boat. This time I broke my rudder while u
Mastgates kclancy at 6:36am 06.29.20 Catalina 22 12/3774 Hi All, I am having a problem keeping the sail stops on my mast. It seems they like the water more
1987 31 Huntet Hull Leak Northshore at 6:29am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 46/3513 I recently started getting water in my bilge. I have checked all my hull penetrations, shaft packing
Glow Plug key or not to key? CYQK at 5:30am 06.29.20 Ask All Sailors 9/2130 Would you wire your glow plug to your start key...or...would you mount your glow plug with a push bu
Rust Spot on keel Ohiosailin at 4:44am 06.29.20 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/991 On my '87 H23, a rust spot has developed on my wing keel. All else appears good ' sound, but the spo
No Flights, No Problem dlochner at 4:43am 06.29.20 Sails Call Lounge 1/571 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/28/world/americas/coronavirus-argentina-sailor.html?campaign_id=2'em
Shout out to Weems & Plath miketcook at 2:13am 06.29.20 Catalina 30 2/1015 Recently bought an older Catalina 30 which was equipped with a matching Weems ' Plath clock and baro
Refurbishing Hunter 410 szpenny at 12:32am 06.29.20 Big Boats 6/2659 We own a 1999 Hunter 410. It was perfect for us-water maker, solar, AC, lots of upgrades. I saw "was
Yanmar SB8 - Shut off Cable npaulay at 9:41pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 6/1894 Hi All, I'm going to be installing a Yanmar SB8 soon into my sailboat and while taking a look at th
List to Port gfroch at 8:20pm 06.28.20 Catalina 30 9/2072 I have a 1987 TRBS with a slight (?) list to port of 2-3 degrees. Enought that the coaming pocket on
Engine alarm chirps njlarry at 7:42pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 4/754 Universal m25 xpb panel alarm this morning started chirping after the first 15 minutes of running. N
Kite sailing (1) rgranger at 7:26pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 40/6036 I watched a guy kite surfing (sailing) today. He was mostly reaching back and forth all day... (lo
Boat Porn (1) rgranger at 7:19pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 2/921 Was in Charleston this weekend and was able to walk the docks a little. Found the training fleet f
Catalina 30 Propane Locker ontherocks83 at 6:57pm 06.28.20 Ask All Sailors 1/1413 I'm curious what peoples experiences are with a Gen 1 or Gen 2 Catalina 30 and installing a propane
Catalina 27 Chartplotter Swing Arm Install (6) SVCeviche at 6:29pm 06.28.20 Mid-Size Boats 6/3491 Hey everyone - I wanted to share an installation we recently did on our 1985 Catalina 27. I haven't
hatch supports srimes at 5:32pm 06.28.20 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/868 There were leaks at the front hatch hinges on my 26d, and afterI rebeded them the hinges keep the li
Boom kicker Tarkus at 5:12pm 06.28.20 Catalina 22 11/2643 I sail solo and I'm concerned about raising the main with the pigtail attached until I get back to t
Has anyone taken apart one of these lights? (1) VisionPNW at 5:08pm 06.28.20 Big Boats 17/3218 This is on a new to me, 2002 466. I only get 6v and I can't seem to figure out how to get it apart t
Fuel filter relocation Chuck Powell at 2:32pm 06.28.20 Bigger Boats 15/3040 I own a 1987 O'Day 272le with a old Groco fuel filter located in the starboard cockpit locker. I wan

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Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 7:49pm 03.30.25 Thank you for sharing your stories. Shiver me timbers, no grog was mentioned ye old sailors. I en
Hunter 240 owners here? SteveHughessails at 7:47pm 03.30.25 Hi Bobbi Since 1993, fantastic. So many memories. We unwrapped our 240 today. Thanks for sharing.
End Stops for the self tacking jib traveller (1) Mike8074 at 7:45pm 03.30.25 Hi Team, After a few months of research, several calls to Harken and Catalina, I have finally solved
Cliffside sails (1) garymalmgren at 7:39pm 03.30.25 I just sent an email to Cliffside sails giving a link to this page. Let's see what happens.
Cliffside sails garymalmgren at 7:28pm 03.30.25 Do write it off just yet. When did you last hear from them? They must have given you an estimated de
Microwave BigEasy at 6:53pm 03.30.25 I have replaced mine a couple of times. Never had one keep running on its own though. Could
Cliffside sails SailingLoto at 6:13pm 03.30.25 Admittedly having Zip experience with the named vendor, I can say that back when I was rep-ing for
VHF SWR results... (1) BAD ORCA at 6:09pm 03.30.25 :D Thanks for all the help with this. New crimp connectors made it much easier. Everything work fa
Refresh teak - exterior Foswick at 5:36pm 03.30.25 Also, does anyone have any recommendations on how to repair stripped holes in some of the slats? Wo
Sailing Season(spring) Terry Cox at 5:33pm 03.30.25 Nice of the locals to mow your lawn for you, Michael. Could use then down here ya know.
Towing through OR around Atlanta? heritage at 5:32pm 03.30.25 I have done the loop and gone straight through Atlanta for many years. There is no good choice. We
Hunter 240 owners here? Bobbi Ullinger at 5:03pm 03.30.25 We've owned our 23.5 (basically the same boat) since new, in 1993. Our 5 kids grew up on her. As h
Refresh teak - exterior BigEasy at 4:32pm 03.30.25 Not looking for recommendations on which oil/sealer to use, just on if/how to treat the wood prior
Main Rigging Upgrades pgandw at 4:27pm 03.30.25 I heave to to reef, and you power head to wind to reef. Makes a huge difference in the amount of ma
ODay 40 Windlass Setup (2) DonEvans at 4:19pm 03.30.25 Latest on the windlass install. I stuck with Anchorlift Dolphin after contacting the company for spa
Main Rigging Upgrades LloydB at 4:13pm 03.30.25 does a inside jbe
Refresh teak - exterior skunther at 3:40pm 03.30.25 Also, does anyone have any recommendations on how to repair stripped holes in some of the slats? Woo
Main Rigging Upgrades Hayden Watson at 3:20pm 03.30.25 FWIW, I do not want the topping lift to take the weight of the boom off the sail. Back before singl
fresh water flush Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:01pm 03.30.25 Thanks, but we don't use our holding tank, so don't have the issue. Aerators are a good solution f
Refresh teak - exterior Foswick at 2:43pm 03.30.25 As far as sanding goes, it is probably worth taking a few minutes to cut a strip of plastic sheet, t

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