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Low Lead Genoa Cars and Genoa Foot Blocks Ward H at 7:36pm 08.24.19 Catalina 30 15/3031 Good Evening, I want to replace the non BB OEM low lead genoa cars with Garhauer BB cars. The OEM ca
Catalina Capri 16.5 Trailer mwoodmansee at 7:36pm 08.24.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/590 I have inherited a Catalina Capri 16.5 sailboat that is currently on blocks for storage. I want to
Bedding With Screws catalanc at 7:06pm 08.24.19 Ask All Sailors 9/1507 Appears to be strong consensus for using butyl tape to rebed stuff with bolts. What about screws?
Saltwater in Holding Tank bulabro1 at 1:18pm 08.24.19 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 11/2934 I have a 2008 Hunter 45DS. The aft head has a valve to dump overboard or into the holding tank. Th
Hurricane Dorian <-- TS<--TD 5 <-- Invest 99L JamesG161 at 12:25pm 08.24.19 Weather and Forecasting 90/7568 This was done by NOAA as a Red Alert or Future Hurricane by Wednesday Morning. The tracking models
Engine Hours and Maintenance Done to date JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 9:56am 08.24.19 Catalina 310 29/3117 So I got a little curious about how others engines are holding up. We now have 2,165 hours on our en
Looking to Start Sailing LakeMan at 8:08am 08.24.19 Ask All Sailors 52/4105 Hi there, I joined this forum to get some help from experienced sailors. My wife and I have been rea
Vacuum Gauge for Fuel Filter jviss at 6:54am 08.24.19 Engines and Propulsion 5/1915 I have a Racor R230 fuel filter. I'd like to fit a vacuum gauge to my system to monitor the filter.
New to me 1986 Catalina 22 (1) Lazy1 at 5:54am 08.24.19 Catalina 22 25/3452 Hello and thanks for all the info I have already found here. I found this thread very helpful Attach
Rode Courtesy (1) MikeHoncho at 6:37pm 08.23.19 Ask All Sailors 107/9778 Keeping in mind the 5-7 rule..... what do you normally go with in a well sheltered cove, little to n
Reefing set up with US Spar boom z360 (6) AlliGrace at 5:57pm 08.23.19 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/1236 Hi all, Just wondering how other owners with the same boom type as mine rig their reefing system .
B20 manuals KeepDreaming at 4:31pm 08.23.19 Balboa 1/1528 Hello, I am looking for links for a Balboa B20 manual. Looking at a purchase for a restoration proje
Wall Fabric Alternatives? (1) SteveB at 1:44pm 08.23.19 Big Boats 3/883 Time to replace the fixed windows. Sneaky leak rotted out bottom of portside cabinets (see pic). Wi
Base of Compression Post 1984 H31 (6) MY first one at 12:35pm 08.23.19 Big Boats 5/1283 I have found all these posts very informative and it has helped me begin the repairs on my compressi
Invest 99L JamesG161 at 11:48am 08.23.19 Weather and Forecasting 4/920 This disturbance is being tracked, but several models and sources we watch are not in harmony. But.
H240 headsail blocks (1) Offpiste at 10:22am 08.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1033 Hello fellow H240 owners I recently purchased a lightly used 2003 H240. Everything in excellent con
Fore and Aft Anchors Brian D at 8:25am 08.23.19 Ask All Sailors 30/4741 I know that when setting an anchor one should use a scope of 7:1 ~ 10:1 based on conditions of the s
Hidden Nooks Off of the Atlantic Tradewinds at 12:55am 08.23.19 Destinations 4/986 Looking for some nice waterways off of the Atlantic that lead to small fishing/boating village(s) o
Tropical Depression 6 <-- Invest 98L JamesG161 at 9:08pm 08.22.19 Weather and Forecasting 6/948 A disturbance near South Florida and the Bahamas has kicked in tracking models. The windy part is o
Three boats at leeward mark - What to do? (2) Davidasailor26 at 8:12pm 08.22.19 Racing 16/1908 Coming into a leeward mark this evening I think I unnecessarily gave up a big chunk of time. Lookin

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Fresh Water Leak dlochner at 10:06am 07.24.24 jviss The plumbing is all original plastic? and I REALLY do not want to replace any more than neces
New Ham Don S/V ILLusion at 10:02am 07.24.24 Ha, ha. Cool. I was thinking - do you think there's a market for "books on Morse?" :) One issue
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta kappykaplan at 9:53am 07.24.24 JamesG161 , tks for the update. What are your chances of getting on the water this season?
New Ham jviss at 8:58am 07.24.24 DIT DIT DIT -- DAH DAH DAH -- DIT DIT DIT Save Our Ship = SOS Roger Out for now... Jim
New Ham JamesG161 at 8:56am 07.24.24 DIT DIT DIT -- DAH DAH DAH -- DIT DIT DIT Save Our Ship = SOS Roger Out for now... Jim.
New Ham jviss at 8:49am 07.24.24 Yea, no more Morse code requirement. I'm kinda bummed about that, but then, I wouldn't have made it
Fresh Water Leak jviss at 8:48am 07.24.24 jviss The plumbing is all original plastic? and I REALLY do not want to replace any more than neces
Couple Who Attempted to Cross Atlantic Found Dead in Lifeboat jviss at 8:46am 07.24.24 Whoops, sorry!
Repairing boat after Hurricane Zeta (2) JamesG161 at 8:27am 07.24.24 It as been a while since I updated this thread. This is what has been happening, so I can get our S
Fresh Water Leak gfrazzle at 8:16am 07.24.24 jviss The plumbing is all original plastic? and I REALLY do not want to replace any more than necess
New Ham JamesG161 at 7:58am 07.24.24 Welcome, I am WD4IWB but not had time to set my rig since Hurricane Zeta repairs have me very busy.
Couple Who Attempted to Cross Atlantic Found Dead in Lifeboat kappykaplan at 7:56am 07.24.24 Yes, this was posted yesterday: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/couple-found-dead-in-life-
Hunter 26 legend. Swing Keel Missing kappykaplan at 7:52am 07.24.24 Here's the link to the Hunter 26 Information Center on this site - it may have what you need: https:
Recaulking windows JoeWhite at 7:16am 07.24.24 As long as the tubes are less than one year old, it should be good.
Catalina 30 traviler shive jviss at 7:09am 07.24.24 Before I upgraded to the Garhauer straight traveler on my 1984 C36 I made new sheaves for the old tr
Compass model 1985 Hunter 31 Joe at 6:31am 07.24.24 May one know the model of the compass on the 1985 Hunter 31? We need to replace the cover. post a
House batteries switch not turning DC panel on? jviss at 6:04am 07.24.24 You know, these kind of online diagnostic sessions are frustrating, like the recent guy with the wat
Catalina 30 traviler shive Joe at 5:59am 07.24.24 Your general info is correct but the facts have errors. Garhauer became the supplier of Catalina h
Electric Winch on a 42 Passage (2) Nodak7 at 5:57am 07.24.24 I installed one in cockpit on our H41DS. Not quite the same but the installation process is probably
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover (3) TomY at 5:00am 07.24.24 Can I ask how you constructed your cockpit. Looks great and I am just about resolved to give it a

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