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1989 Catalina 30 Hot Water Heater Removal (2) Jac123 at 5:11pm 10.24.19 Catalina 30 8/2404 Looking to remove the hot water heater from my 1989 Catalina 30'. The easiest way seems to cut the
Cockpit Drains Below Waterline without Seacocks on Bristol Corinthian 19 (2) gregorvn at 4:52pm 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 6/722 I just bought a Bristol Corinthian 19. It'll be my project for a while, and I imagine I'll be here
Remanent of Olga <--TS Olga <-- PTC 17 <-- Invest 97L JamesG161 at 3:43pm 10.24.19 Weather and Forecasting 8/898 Friends just saw OLGA posted on Facebook and ran into my office in a panic. This is just the same t
Running small scale commercial trips Jon123456 at 1:52pm 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 10/961 Hi all! . I have given up work to sail around the med. I would like to host experiences in differen
Trying to anticipate new circumstances when racing new boat P-S overtaking danstanford at 1:17pm 10.24.19 Racing 16/1275 My new boat will be among the fastest in the fleet I am in which is dominated by symmetrical boats s
roller furling question Valerio at 12:23pm 10.24.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/488 I am helping a friend with a 28 foot sailboat to install a roller furling on the headsail. My questi
My hull number!?? (2) gtg at 12:01pm 10.24.19 Smaller Boats 1/632 I have the fantastic plate on my C-22 1974, but I am unable to find the hull number. Is is possible
Is Penetrating Epoxy overkill? gtg at 11:20am 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 5/853 Hello! Making a new motor mount pad for my Catalina 22. I have two layers of marine plywood that I
Mooring Advice Canuck2112 at 10:01am 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1753 Hello, I'm thinking about mooring my San Juan 21 next season in my local lake (reservoir). I realiz
Trailering with Outboard Project_Mayhem at 8:19am 10.24.19 Ask All Sailors 20/2840 I have a 9.9 on the back of my O'Day 25. The transom has 1.5" of wood plus some glass covering an ar
manual joefusa at 7:16am 10.24.19 Newport 1/1002 i am looking for the owner's manual for a lockley-newport 23 either as a pdf file or a hard copy (vi
20 meter double bazooka scuba201 at 11:04pm 10.23.19 SSB and Ham Operators 2/1066 Have a radio wavz double bazooka laying around, thinking of putting on my sail boat with one of my i
Any Ham Radio Operators out here? scuba201 at 7:16pm 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 4/461 Tell me about your set up and antenna placement on the boat.
looking for another 26D or S on the Hudson in NY ScourgeOfTheHudson at 6:34pm 10.23.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/684 hey all, just recently bought my first sailboat, a 26D from 89. one of the PO's removed the forwar
Giving thanks (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 11.25.19 Ask All Sailors 11/827 It's Thanksgiving Week, the beginning of the long slide into 2020. Is there someone you're thankful
Votre voilier est-il un bistro? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 11.18.19 Ask All Sailors 27/2384 Whats the most elaborate meal you or your crew has prepared on your boat? A beautiful rack of lamb,
Saluting Our Veterans (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 11.11.19 Ask All Sailors 45/3047 This has become a fun tradition on SBO and what better day for it than today? In honor of Veterans
Arch enemy? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 11.04.19 Ask All Sailors 38/7299 Over the past couple of decades, we've seen the introduction and acceptance of the cockpit arch. No
Boom vangs (1) Phil Herring at 3:36pm 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 56/7630 What kind of boom vang do you have, and how do you use it? Are you using the vang that came with yo
Fighting condensation on cold surfaces Mr Fox at 1:40pm 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 14/1384 Hi all The underside of the toe rails, which run above the shelves along the sides of the cabin, ge

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S 2, 6.9 model information needed John Short at 10:31pm 10.07.23 to diochner, thank you for the hull number, found info blister problem and change over resins, n min
Starter switch sporadically engages starter mermike at 9:37pm 10.07.23 Voltage drop pretty much covers it but the causes are multiple connections and too small a wire gaug
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching jssailem at 9:10pm 10.07.23 when I am turning the wheel, it feels like I am fighting the wheel autopilot that is attached to th
Starter switch sporadically engages starter skunther at 9:04pm 10.07.23 So the issue is still voltage drop, which I should address by boosting the wiring gauge via one of t
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching (2) Ralph Johnstone at 8:22pm 10.07.23 This "may" represent your EV-100 : eplacing my ST-4000 with an EV-100 but once I saw what a dog's b
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? bzano at 7:37pm 10.07.23
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching SycloneDriver at 6:48pm 10.07.23 Just like Art suggests, make sure the clutch lever is completely disengaged. If that fails there is
Broken Rudder rgranger at 6:33pm 10.07.23
Raymarine EV-100 Wheel Autopilot Catching Art12050 at 6:25pm 10.07.23 I have the same unit. When you disengage the unit, make sure the lever is all the way up. Sometimes
Catalina 18 overhaul Monsterfish at 4:06pm 10.07.23 Hi, Sorry, I only now came across your posting. I own Catalina 18, 1993. I was curious how did you
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 3:57pm 10.07.23 I am still debating whether to get a roller furling. First, it's expensive, second, the installation
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? SailingLoto at 3:15pm 10.07.23 Smaller jib and reef your main and she'll probably do a little better. That's a lot of wind to tack
1984 c25 sits bow down SailingLoto at 3:07pm 10.07.23 Is the outboard engine on? :) Yes sir, 98 mariner 8hp long shaft
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning sailcapt340 at 3:06pm 10.07.23 Rich, Home Depot in Westerly, RI. That was the only place that had Marine Grade Plywood last ye
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:35pm 10.07.23 @Monsterfish Your 18 came standard with mainsail and a 135% Genoa if memory serves me right. I w
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top (1) Tally Ho at 1:49pm 10.07.23 You really need a frame so the cover sheds water , snow and ice. I tried tarps the first winter I o
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 1:46pm 10.07.23 Thank you. This makes a lot of sense and its very helpful.
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? shemandr at 1:40pm 10.07.23 I see from sailboat data.com that the Capri 22 is a fractional rig. Usually a fractional rig will f
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Tally Ho at 1:37pm 10.07.23
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Crazy Dave Condon at 12:59pm 10.07.23 @Perry Welch I am having a difficult time what you have. Can you remove that rudder and take a fu

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