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272 272 LE Pat Martin at 12:45am 12.22.00 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1107 I would like to know the differance between the 272 and the 272LE as I am looking to buy one or the
Happy Holidays Charlie Gruetzner at 11:12pm 12.21.00 Ask All Sailors 4/1168 I want to take a minute to wish everyone the very best for the holidays. I want to thank you for al
310 Keel D. Potter at 11:11pm 12.21.00 Mid-Size Boats 3/1193 Has anyone been 'surprised' when the listed 4' keel has turned into a 4'10" keel? It's a big deal i
Happy Holidays Dave Laing s/v WindSong h-23 at 10:10pm 12.21.00 Smaller Boats 2/889 To all readers of the Smaller Boats Forum: May this holiday season be the best ever.....and may thos
hunter 42 heads peter wilkinson at 8:53pm 12.21.00 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/1036 We are having real problems with our electric toilets. I have replaced both solonoids, but the stern
Depth Finders/Sounders Todd Darrah at 10:44am 12.21.00 Smaller Boats 6/1320 I'm looking at adding a depth finder/sounder to my catalina 22. Has anyone found a good location to
Rotten Mast step Sharky at 10:29am 12.21.00 Big Boats 2/996 I had started a thread about a half a year ago about my Catalina 36 with a rotten mast step. A genle
rig a rudder Bob Fischer at 10:24am 12.21.00 Ask All Sailors 7/1558 If you were to have a major rudder failure, how would you rig an emergency rudder to get home? Do yo
Attachment of CDI furler to H26 Don Barber at 9:30am 12.21.00 Smaller Boats 4/930 I recently purchased a H 26 that included a CDI Roller Furler system. However, I think some of the
recommendations for a davit Wil Rogers at 8:44am 12.21.00 Big Boats 10/1391 Who can share some experience with mounting a davit on a 460?I have a Quiksilver 305 dinghy with a
Main sheet handling Tom Hultberg at 7:58am 12.21.00 Smaller Boats 1/939 Has anybody else thought of a better placement for the mainsheet? I have 1997 26 that has had a whe
Catalina Keel Crack Rick Haynes at 6:47am 12.21.00 Big Boats 3/1604 I have the classic Catalina crack on the forward edge of my keel(where it joins the hull). I have t
raw water strainer Ron Crunkilton at 6:10am 12.21.00 Mid-Size Boats 1/1104 Upon recommnedation of a surveyor I am installing a raw water strainer on a Catalina 27 with a Unive
Island Girl Gone? Howard Morton at 4:21am 12.21.00 Other Sailboats 7/788 Anybody know where the Island Girl website has gone? Been looking for a while, without any luck, fo
Maintenance Mate at 2:53am 12.21.00 Ask All Sailors 4/1207 We purchased a new boat that has newer equipment than our older boat. The information supplied for
Slow drain LaDonna Bubak - Catalina Owners at 2:51am 12.21.00 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 12/2044 Hi Peggie!My aunt is out visiting for the holidays and I'm letting her use my boat as home base. S
Thermoelectric David at 2:27am 12.21.00 Ask All Sailors 3/1150 I would like to hear about anyone's experience with one of the portable thermoelectric coolers.
fuel consumption to expect John Crichton at 2:01am 12.21.00 Ask An Oday Owner 2/999 I need to move my boat from Hilton Head Island, SC to St. Simons Island, GA..a 115 mile trip down th
Drying techniques David Lewis at 12:24am 12.21.00 Ask All Sailors 6/1187 A good project for all boat owners is to epoxy seal every single hole drilled in the deck since none
Photo forum reply opportunity? Terry Arnold at 10:50pm 12.20.00 Forum Help (Site Talk) 2/1245 Phil,Can you make it possible for responses to photo forum offerings to be made in thread form same

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Pro Furler DougM at 5:53pm 03.23.20 If you have a spinnaker halyard, make up a small grappling hook, hang it upside down from the halyar
Can someone please help figure out what I have for genoas? Meriachee at 5:34pm 03.23.20 Doug kinda pulled that plug this afternoon.
Need a measurement of the Sanitation Host rukidn at 5:33pm 03.23.20 I did this project in 2015. Full project link: Sanitation hose lengths Measured 15', bought 16.5' of
Can someone please help figure out what I have for genoas? Globe Pilot at 5:22pm 03.23.20 Now I have to decide if I want to know the % badly enough to unroll it on the lawn again:) Thanks
Found a 2003 C310 JRT at 5:21pm 03.23.20 Or how about the product ordered?
Main Sheet Rigging (1) Meriachee at 5:19pm 03.23.20 Another option using the existing boom blocks is a double cam offering from Garhauer. 4:1 or 6:1, a
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 5:15pm 03.23.20 176399
Animal poop rgranger at 5:07pm 03.23.20 Seems to me that all creatures hate moth balls. I keep a coffee can full and leave it open In my b
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? rgranger at 5:04pm 03.23.20 Remote extension for my vhf. After one too many nights arriving at a tiny dark harbor and negotiati
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? rgranger at 5:02pm 03.23.20 Ever had a bag of ice that was too frozen to break into cubes? Maybe not there in the South. But
How to replace a pump-out hose? Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 4:54pm 03.23.20 And PULEEEZE contact me directly if you run into ANYything that raises a question. I LOVE helping p
Sailboat Owners Guide to Corrosion - Protection (Collier 13 - 15, 18) Will Gilmore at 4:42pm 03.23.20 Chapter 14 discusses strategies to avoid or reduce corrosion before employing an anode to reduce cor
Installed a RAM today Mr Fox at 4:33pm 03.23.20 I own the same radio- I highly recommend it. Nice work on the remote!
Any Marina Del Ray Macgregor 25 sailors here interested in giving a couple of new sailors a day on the water and some hands on experience? T/Y Goodman at 4:26pm 03.23.20 Appreciate all the responses! Thanks Brian, That has always been mentioned and i do feel would be gr
Canvas winter cover (1) Tally Ho at 4:24pm 03.23.20
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? Mr Fox at 4:23pm 03.23.20 Remote extension for my vhf. After one too many nights arriving at a tiny dark harbor and negotiatin
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? shemandr at 4:16pm 03.23.20 They make a good impromptu toboggan also.:biggrin: A little vegetable oil on the back side and you
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? shemandr at 4:13pm 03.23.20 What? Help me with that. I've never been out sailing and said to myself "Wish I had a rubber mal
Found a 2003 C310 BillyK at 4:04pm 03.23.20 Since these pics were taken I have removed the standard ladder and have a pull out. So now just a c
Part Shout-Outs: What add-on do you love? rgranger at 4:02pm 03.23.20 I like a plastic cafateria tray as a work surface. Catches spills and drips, restrains small parts,

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