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larchmont_oday at 7:28am 06.29.20
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Hello, New to the forum and appreciate all the great info here. I recently acquired a 1978 O'Day 23
kclancy at 6:56am 06.29.20
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Hey Gang, This weekend I had yet another new mishap on my boat. This time I broke my rudder while u
kclancy at 6:36am 06.29.20
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Hi All, I am having a problem keeping the sail stops on my mast. It seems they like the water more
Northshore at 6:29am 06.29.20
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I recently started getting water in my bilge. I have checked all my hull penetrations, shaft packing
CYQK at 5:30am 06.29.20
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Would you wire your glow plug to your start key...or...would you mount your glow plug with a push bu
Ohiosailin at 4:44am 06.29.20
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On my '87 H23, a rust spot has developed on my wing keel. All else appears good ' sound, but the spo
dlochner at 4:43am 06.29.20
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miketcook at 2:13am 06.29.20
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Recently bought an older Catalina 30 which was equipped with a matching Weems ' Plath clock and baro
szpenny at 12:32am 06.29.20
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We own a 1999 Hunter 410. It was perfect for us-water maker, solar, AC, lots of upgrades. I saw "was
npaulay at 9:41pm 06.28.20
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Hi All, I'm going to be installing a Yanmar SB8 soon into my sailboat and while taking a look at th
gfroch at 8:20pm 06.28.20
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I have a 1987 TRBS with a slight (?) list to port of 2-3 degrees. Enought that the coaming pocket on
njlarry at 7:42pm 06.28.20
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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
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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
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Was in Charleston this weekend and was able to walk the docks a little. Found the training fleet f
ontherocks83 at 6:57pm 06.28.20
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I'm curious what peoples experiences are with a Gen 1 or Gen 2 Catalina 30 and installing a propane
SVCeviche at 6:29pm 06.28.20
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Hey everyone - I wanted to share an installation we recently did on our 1985 Catalina 27. I haven't
srimes at 5:32pm 06.28.20
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There were leaks at the front hatch hinges on my 26d, and afterI rebeded them the hinges keep the li
Tarkus at 5:12pm 06.28.20
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I sail solo and I'm concerned about raising the main with the pigtail attached until I get back to t
VisionPNW at 5:08pm 06.28.20
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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
Chuck Powell at 2:32pm 06.28.20
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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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Thank you for sharing your stories. Shiver me timbers, no grog was mentioned ye old sailors. I en
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Hi Bobbi Since 1993, fantastic. So many memories. We unwrapped our 240 today. Thanks for sharing.
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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.
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Do write it off just yet. When did you last hear from them? They must have given you an estimated de
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BAD ORCA at 6:09pm 03.30.25
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Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 3:01pm 03.30.25
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