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is there an online tutorial for slboat referid? sparky@infostations.com at 9:12am 01.20.02 Other Sailboats 3/854 I'm looking for an online tutorial for the design of a sail boat (trimaran) refer system. I want t
Davits on smaller boats Ken Cobb at 1:09pm 01.19.02 Ask All Sailors 2/1578 What are the smallest cruisers that can effectively mount davits for holding a hard dinghy? Do you
Catalina 25 or O'day 25 ? eddyvee at 11:06pm 01.07.02 Ask An Oday Owner 6/10394 Hi all,I have the opportunity to buy either a neglected 1976 O'Day 25 C/B for "very, very cheap" t
packing gland tracy at 3:03pm 01.18.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1021 I've just discovered that my drive shafts' packing gland on my 1978 Catalina 30 is leaking way too m
Thinking about buying Dan at 3:24am 01.02.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1130 I'm getting ready to buy a MacGregor26. I have a Cal25 and am tired of never being able to get to t
Repower with Bukh? Ed Schenck at 11:09pm 01.17.02 Ask All Sailors 3/1308 Someone on this site once touted the merits of the Bukh diesel. I think there was a Texas source.
R.W.Landau David at 6:46am 01.07.02 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1124 R.W.Thank you! I live in one of the most unexplored places left in the U.S. Our family will be
Can you comfortably weekend on 22mkII John at 10:30am 01.16.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/899 I am considering purchasing a 22mkII. One of my primary uses will be weekend overnighting on this bo
The ICW John Revenboer at 5:18am 01.17.02 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1034 Has anyone out there travelled the ICW from New York to Florida? What list of Charts are required?
Wiring diagram for starting batteries Lauren at 11:52pm 01.06.02 Big Boats 6/1605 Can someone point me in the right direction? I want to add a starting battery to my 2000 340. An
holding tank vent location Geoffrey Jackson at 1:56pm 01.15.02 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1312 Where is your holding tank vent line through-hull located? On our boat, there is a very long vent l
Putting Knowledge to Work... Rob R. at 1:27pm 01.01.02 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 1/1645 Don,There was no sense in going to work on Friday, so I changed my voicemail and headed to the doc
Help!! The windows leak!!! Carol at 10:07am 01.06.02 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1192 I have a 1978 25 MAC, I would like to replace the windows. I have seen other MAC's with plexiglass
looking for Mr. Good GPS Mike Whalen at 7:37am 01.14.02 Ask An Oday Owner 4/1016 I took a gear junkie friend sailing Sunday. He brought his handheld GPS unit. Who Knew? For the firs
3-bladed cruising prop fror Catalina 28 - what siz Mary Lou Hunt at 12:51am 01.14.02 Other Sailboats 2/1180 Could you please tell me what size of prop I need for A Catalina 28 built in 1990?I would like to in
Cabin cushion foam Joe Baker at 11:25am 01.05.02 Big Boats 18/1812 We are having new cabin foam and cushions made for our Hunter 34. We are looking for expertise on f
Picky, picky SailboatOwners.com at 2:12pm 01.13.02 Ask All Sailors 68/4295 How did you go about choosing your boat? Was the decision carefully researched, going over review
I have 18.5 owner's manual Chris Haraway at 11:49am 01.27.02 Smaller Boats 2/1301 Hello 18.5 owners. Thanks to all for much support and information recently regarding my boat. As I t
Autohelm 1000 Ed at 2:52am 01.13.02 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1153 I recently bought an Oday 25 that came with and Autohelm 1000. I would like to get it serviced to m
'74 22ft Catalina good beginner boat? David at 9:24am 01.26.02 Smaller Boats 6/4051 I'm looking for a good first sailboat. I want to sail with my girlfriend in various California lakes

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Harken Traveler Upgrade H34 Mike Oldak at 2:27pm 06.22.20 The screw spacing on mine was 100mm which is awfully close but not quite equal to 4". I ended up dr
Sailboat rudder pulling to port dlochner at 2:26pm 06.22.20 Is the rudder centered with respect to the wheel? there should be an equal number of turns to go fro
Harken Traveler Upgrade H34 Mike Oldak at 2:25pm 06.22.20 When I first thought about the idea I didn't know if Harken had similar hole patterns so I was going
GREAT TOOL !! Rich Stidger at 2:23pm 06.22.20 I have one and I have used it a couple times to clear lines wrapped around my prop. Excellent tool-
Sailboat rudder pulling to port rgranger at 2:18pm 06.22.20 Do you have pics of the rebuild and installation?
Pressure washing teak decks Mark Maulden at 2:10pm 06.22.20 i'm talking a serious deck washing to get rid of the black in the teak. It is no quick wash. I wo
Harken Traveler Upgrade H34 markwbird at 2:09pm 06.22.20 I did that. The screw spacing on mine was 100mm which is awfully close but not quite equal to 4".
Stuffing Box Adjustment odaydokay at 2:09pm 06.22.20 Nowhere near a bilge pump keep up issue. I do keep track of how often it fires when i am board and
GREAT TOOL !! dlochner at 2:03pm 06.22.20 I have one and can attest that it works very well at preventing the dinghy painter from wrapping aro
Replacing the Hatch lens sail sfbay at 1:56pm 06.22.20 Ron20324..........thanks, probably needed that extra cup of coffee this morning.
Replacing the Hatch lens Ron20324 at 1:49pm 06.22.20 Just a hunch here, but I believe they are spelled " Lewmar "? Might make it easier to google if it i
Newport to Bermuda Race (2) Davidasailor26 at 1:41pm 06.22.20 Under one day to go, and It's pretty much a drag race to the finish now. Just making small adjustme
Universal M-12 Heat Exchange Zinc Anode Richard19068 at 1:39pm 06.22.20 From the parts manual: UNIVERSAL DIESEL FAST MOVING PARTS Model: __ M-l2 Heat Exchanger 298633 Z
How to cool a 25 Macgregor on the Gulf of Mexico in Florida in the Summer,,, Zero Breeze? THECUSCUS at 1:31pm 06.22.20 I have one of the low draw 12v fans from Camfro mounted in the very front of the V-berth. With the
Furling line stanchion blocks kloudie1 at 1:30pm 06.22.20 These guys may have something.. https://www.zephyrwerks.com/sheave-sizing
Newb Tales Richie50 at 1:29pm 06.22.20 I had that happen also but the boat yard let me use a very thin piece of molding with a nail in the
Looking for genoa or jib Columbia 29 Defender (2) sail sfbay at 1:29pm 06.22.20 I added roller furling genoa or jib to post above...........I am finding or being told that sails
Hunter 326 Holding Tank Vent Filter rgranger at 1:18pm 06.22.20 :plus: on Peggie's book. I have a copy.
Replacement Chain Plate and Support Rod - 84 H31 Artey1 at 1:14pm 06.22.20 I've updated my thread on the "Big Boats" forum here. I believe that I will not need to replace my p
Maiden Voyage - The Soggy Dollar pclarksurf at 1:12pm 06.22.20 Epic photo! that alone is worth the investment-- the wind will come.

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