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Ready to splash. (3) All U Get at 2:58am 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 4/506
Winch servicing Cat 309 Pompadi at 11:09pm 10.22.19 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/1630 Hi all, Has anyone been successful in servicing the Lewmar winches on the Cat 309.? Ours have the
I want to sail across Atlantic. Looking for a boat for delivery anjulis at 9:07pm 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 5/645 It so happened that I will have free time in January and February and I would like to complete my dr
Loss of power, C30 with a Universal M25 engine tshalvey at 7:32pm 10.22.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1808 Hi all, I'm a newbie here and thanks for any help you may be. I'm a new sailor and now own a C30.
To or not To pumpkinpie at 7:01pm 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 28/4085 .
Convert to internal halyards (10) Minnesail at 4:59pm 10.22.19 Catalina 22 7/2701 My 1974 Catalina 22 came with two external wire-to-rope halyards that tied off to cleats on the mast
FLYING A ASSYMETRIC SPY DEAD DOWNWIND Valerio at 3:21pm 10.22.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/1472 This weekend i manage to fly only my assymetric (no main) dead downwind using the main boom with a p
Freshwater Hoses & Filter... Identify brand? Hose types? (1) Ziggler at 3:18pm 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 8/930 Fellow Sailors: About the fresh water system in a 1984 Morgan 32. Two questions: 1) What brand is
Rudder Replacement billdig at 2:27pm 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 3/988 I had to replace my rudder this year on my Tartan 3700. In my case, it was cheaper to replace rather
Catalina 18 on Jack stands Ajay73 at 2:16pm 10.22.19 Smaller Boats 1/957 I have a situation where I want to put my C18 on its keel and support it with jack stands. Anyone ev
Mast Head Casting Ed S at 11:16am 10.22.19 Mid-Size Boats 3/1101 I sailed under a bridge - not the center section. The lake was low and I thought I would clear it,
Sailing Uma (2) william24424 at 11:07am 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 15/4682 This young couple refitted a Pearson 36, cruised around caribbean then up the East Coast...all the w
Looking to buy a 1995 C30... 87roadracer at 9:11am 10.22.19 Catalina 30 4/1149 This boat does need work and I was wondering what the costs would be to replace all of the running r
USCG Search and Rescue billjoye at 8:11am 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 3/637 Here is a fascinating article about one of the USCG heroes. The life work of this man may have saved
Factory option thru hull? (2) ontherocks83 at 8:01am 10.22.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1611 I was wondering if anyone knew what this thru hull may have been intended for on a C30 MKI. If you l
Aqua man All U Get at 4:13am 10.22.19 Ask All Sailors 3/683 Hi all, During the last upgrade to the iPad we lost Garmin BlueChart mobile that we bought in 2016.
new to my macgregor 23' moses ramez at 12:56am 10.22.19 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/675 Is the v- berth area suppose to be completely foam filled,including on the port side storage at the
too big (1) Valerio at 4:22pm 10.21.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 17/1893 i am sailing with this big genoa, i cannot go at close reach but my speed is good, still i cannot be
Is anyone going for one last cruise of the season jssailem at 3:57pm 10.21.19 Pacific North West Cruisers 106/9919 I posted on the Weather Forum a favorable weather window for the next 10 days. Just wondering if a
Will it? pumpkinpie at 3:20pm 10.21.19 Ask All Sailors 4/707 .

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Extra hose clamps - good idea east coaster at 4:01am 11.21.24 I have only had one fail on the boat, but as stated previously the hose was "welded" to the fitting
Catalina 22 jib keeps getting stuck trying to raise it (1) topstom at 3:33am 11.21.24 I don't think you have the FLEX furler. Looks like two extrduded aluminum channels in the foil/luff
Extra hose clamps - good idea colemj at 3:28am 11.21.24 I've had countless perforated hose clamps fail, and am surprised few others here have. The most com
Extra hose clamps - good idea dlochner at 3:16am 11.21.24 I upgrade my hose clamps when I see them in poor / failing condiction. However have to say in over
Extra hose clamps - good idea Captain Larry-DH at 3:03am 11.21.24 I upgrade my hose clamps when I see them in poor / failing condiction. However have to say in over
Extra hose clamps - good idea NYSail at 1:15am 11.21.24 I upgrade my hose clamps when I see them in poor / failing condiction. However have to say in over 2
Extra hose clamps - good idea thinwater at 9:16pm 11.20.24 I think the risk of chafe outweighs the minor convenience. I think this is a good idea that ... isn'
Boom Outhaul 1998 Hunter 410 Windpilot at 8:38pm 11.20.24 I'll go by the boat tomorow, hopefully remember to take photo for you. You say you have the standard
Extra hose clamps - good idea Project_Mayhem at 7:41pm 11.20.24
Buying 423? ldd at 7:04pm 11.20.24 Anyone had to replace a section of cabin floor. In front of galley is uneven. Where can I get the de
Legend 35.5 - Crack under compression post wilburleft at 6:51pm 11.20.24 Thanks for the advice Jan_H. I started having doubts about the steel plate option this afternoon for
Extra hose clamps - good idea Dalliance at 6:48pm 11.20.24
Simpson Lawrence Windless dLj at 6:28pm 11.20.24 I think you are absolutely correct. It looks like the inner race of the old bearing. You could heat
Extra hose clamps - good idea dlochner at 6:19pm 11.20.24 My take is it sounds good, but wouldn't really work as expected. It is not likely those solid clamp
Extra hose clamps - good idea dLj at 6:19pm 11.20.24
Extra hose clamps - good idea Captain Larry-DH at 6:10pm 11.20.24
New member--where to start? Dave at 5:34pm 11.20.24 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 and am thinking of dropping the mast and both painting the mast and replaci
New member--where to start? clublunasea at 5:27pm 11.20.24 I have a 1984 Hunter 34 and am thinking of dropping the mast and both painting the mast and replacin
Legend 35.5 - Crack under compression post Jan_H at 5:21pm 11.20.24 You're getting some good suggestions Wilburleft. A plate (SS or Al) over the top will do little to h
Simpson Lawrence Windless james2034 at 4:49pm 11.20.24 Thanks. I'll do that.

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