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Head Back-fill (again) Steve at 8:04am 06.06.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 0/1120 Peggy,I have answers to your questions now:What make/model is the toilet? It's a Groco toilet th
Dutchman Installation MarcP at 7:53am 06.06.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/986 When we purchased our 30 ft 1985 Tall Rig the data sheet said that it had a dutchman system. We must
Interior Paint Robert at 6:52am 06.06.02 Other Sailboats 4/963 I am preparing to repaint the interior of my cabin. Some have suggested using a Marine grade paint,
A second holding tank Dave at 6:45am 06.06.02 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 6/1402 Has anyone added a second holding tank to their 36CC? If so, where did you locate the tank and how d
Capri 22 vs. other 22 Ken Cobb at 5:49am 06.06.02 Smaller Boats 1/936 I see some references to the model called the Capri, but am not sure how it is different than the re
extend a hitch Matt at 4:26am 06.06.02 Trailer Sailors 10/3844 I have an '86 O'day 192 shoal keel sailboat that I trailer to various local ramps. My problem is I c
trailing Matt at 4:22am 06.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1141 I have an '86 O'day 192 shoal keel sailboat that I trailer to various local ramps. My problem is I
Un stepping and Stepping the mast on a 93 28 Paul Aubrecht at 3:38am 06.06.02 Mid-Size Boats 5/1348 I have looked through the archives and read some stuff but if anyone has any ideas about taking down
Steering cable tension? AL at 3:31am 06.06.02 Smaller Boats 3/1288 How tight should the steering cable be tensioned? I can reach into the aft cockpit locker and push
On-board stove Todd Eastland at 3:18am 06.06.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/945 I have recently purchased an '84 222. It has a compartment for an on-board stove. However, I don't k
Long Island Sound Eric at 2:59am 06.06.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1547 We will be taking 7 days the last week in Aug. Our home port is Wesbrook, CT. Looking for some ide
How do I? Bruce Grant at 2:14am 06.06.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1019 Phil, how do I search for an acticle in the Ask all Sailors forum that was posted more than a week a
Rudder for Ghost 13 Doug Rowell at 12:19am 06.06.02 Trailer Sailors 0/1848 Lost my rudder and carriage and the mfg. has been out of business for about 20 years. Wanting a repl
National 22 web page Butch at 11:54pm 06.05.02 Smaller Boats 2/904 Does anyone know the web page for the National catalina 22 site? Thanks
Cabinet button locks Wolfram Milz at 11:44pm 06.05.02 Big Boats 4/1752 One of my cabinet button locks is jammed and stuck in the closed position. I have no way to get insi
How long is it? Joe at 11:39pm 06.05.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1050 My wife and I are getting pretty excited about the idea of buying a Mac 26X. We like the idea of bei
Vibration Under Power, is it normal? Will Baker at 11:31pm 06.05.02 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/2182 This season, prior to launching my boat, I had the propeller shaft aligned. I have only had the boat
Hatch cover screens need help.... Alan Wiser, '89 240 O'day at 11:15pm 06.05.02 Ask All Sailors 9/1378 My wife made a screen for the hatch using velcro. The soft part of the velcro is sewn in on the scr
Hauling out-rudder reinforcement ideas Ken DeLacy at 11:09pm 06.05.02 The Cherubini Hunters 5/1648 Hualing boat out in the next couple weeks to replace the cutlass bearing. As I plan on dropping the
Genoa advice Scott K at 11:01pm 06.05.02 Smaller Boats 4/929 When I bought my '79 Cat 22 last year, it came with two jibs. One of the jibs, the original, was un

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Rue Clips - Anybody use these for shrouds and stay pins? dlochner at 5:30pm 08.19.20 In freshwater in a short season, the spring steel wouldn't be much of an issue unless they were use
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? Davidasailor26 at 5:29pm 08.19.20 A couple of the responses got me thinking - Does the criteria need to be limited to skipper themself
Sink and cook top rgranger at 5:28pm 08.19.20 Please shoot some pics of your table mod
What could this be for? Ron20324 at 5:17pm 08.19.20
What could this be for? Charlie Jones s/v Tehani at 5:14pm 08.19.20 wow that was fast, thank you for the quick reply, now I just have to figure out if I need it or rem
Rue Clips - Anybody use these for shrouds and stay pins? justsomeguy at 5:07pm 08.19.20 Spring steel, zinc plated. As long as you keep an eye on them, maybe...
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? DrJudyB at 4:59pm 08.19.20 5) What is the minimum sea room you would accept heaving-to in your boat in a Force 8 gale for 6 hr
Battery Data smokey73 at 4:59pm 08.19.20 I am not sure, using a quick forum search, I'd be able to meet what seems to be fairly strict crite
LiFePO4 conversion (1) Tim22 at 4:54pm 08.19.20 Hi all I have been doing more research and refinements to my LiFePo4 upgrade plan and would be inter
Rue Clips - Anybody use these for shrouds and stay pins? S/V Honu at 4:39pm 08.19.20 Seems like they would be hard to install, given the limited space.
Jib roller furling line block mdibella at 4:38pm 08.19.20 The block is marked Spinlock. It think this style is called a "cheek block".
Jib roller furling line block (1) SoSound at 4:34pm 08.19.20 I found something similar to that for my First 285, several years ago, on Rigrite. But, I wanted to
What could this be for? capta at 4:16pm 08.19.20 A pole can be used to hold a jib out when going down wind, too. A really nice thing to have. As for
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? Kings Gambit at 3:53pm 08.19.20 Rgranger, I tend to get more directly to the point, as in. 1) Can you or have you set a reef in For
Hard Dodger, Hunter 460 Mikem at 3:48pm 08.19.20 I keep my 2003 466 in Bremerton wa and at one time two other friends had a 2001 and 2002 460 respec
What qualifies as "advanced" when rating sailing ability? DrJudyB at 3:47pm 08.19.20 @Kings Gambit Every organized sailing event has a disclaimer of liability. For example, every race
What could this be for? jssailem at 3:44pm 08.19.20 Now that says "I'm a French Canadian Boat and I'm proud of it!"
What could this be for? (1) Hunter216 at 3:40pm 08.19.20
What could this be for? Boomer54 at 3:28pm 08.19.20 wow that was fast, thank you for the quick reply, now I just have to figure out if I need it or rem
What could this be for? fred1diver at 3:26pm 08.19.20 wow that was fast, thank you for the quick reply, now I just have to figure out if I need it or remo

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