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Arch enemy? (1) Phil Herring at 4:10am 11.04.19 Ask All Sailors 38/9604 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 56/12522 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 14/1927 Hi all The underside of the toe rails, which run above the shelves along the sides of the cabin, ge
Catalina 22 Wing Keel Lift Points sigsgmret at 1:11pm 10.23.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/1958 I recently bought a 94 Catalina 22 that is in dire need of bottom paint. I took it to the local shi
Salvage Makergosien at 12:31pm 10.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2035 My Hunter 466 is deemed a total loss by insurance company. Hull and mast are fine. Keel needs redo
New to me 270 Ajp at 11:35am 10.23.19 Smaller Boats 4/815
mounting jib whisker pole to the mast Hellevi 18 at 11:02am 10.23.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/2238 I would like to install whisker pole track or ring to the sail in the mast. 2008 41 SD. Is there pro
Edson Pedestal Model on 92 Hunter30 ChrisHunter at 10:49am 10.23.19 Mid-Size Boats 4/778 Looks like I may need to order a new brake kit for my 1992 Hunter 30. I have asked Edson what mode
Sheaves wufibugs at 10:08am 10.23.19 Mid-Size Boats 21/4410 The sheaves on my 86 H31 are more than tired and since I will be stepping the mast, this seems like
Sail cover for Lazyjacks Giro at 9:19am 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 13/2631 Hello. I have just had a Lazyjack system installed on my newly restored Macgregor 25. Only after thi
Removing Name on Transom ontherocks83 at 7:46am 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 11/1950 The original name of my boat looks like it was hand painted on the transom. I'm not sure of what typ
Stanchions on an O'Day 28 dfp51 at 7:46am 10.23.19 Bigger Boats 7/1346 Looking for a little help on what I hope is a stupid question. We are getting some deck work done t
New owner sea cock question Bryan D at 6:10am 10.23.19 Catalina 310 26/6551 Greetings. I have just taken ownership of a 2005 310 and wondered what the consensus was on keeping
Ready to splash. (3) All U Get at 2:58am 10.23.19 Ask All Sailors 4/507
Winch servicing Cat 309 Pompadi at 11:09pm 10.22.19 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/1695 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 5/660 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 9/1885 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 28/4197 .
Convert to internal halyards (10) Minnesail at 4:59pm 10.22.19 Catalina 22 7/2778 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 12/1501 This weekend i manage to fly only my assymetric (no main) dead downwind using the main boom with a p

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Pulling new cable up Mast colemj at 4:35am 01.09.25 I've done this before. Attach a weight like a nut to the end of string and drop it down from the ho
Oldest Boat to Buy Marmalade at 4:26am 01.09.25 It works out to approximately $100. per $1000. of value. i.e. if your boat has a value of $100K, yo
Self launching anchor dlochner at 3:53am 01.09.25 While I haven't tested this yet, mp line run to the cockpit. Hang the anchor over far enough to s
Self launching anchor (1) Rich 35.5 at 3:42am 01.09.25 While I haven't tested this yet, mg is to use a quick release snap shackle with a trip line run to t
Self launching anchor Davidasailor26 at 3:29am 01.09.25 We had a Delta anchor that always needed a kick, then we upgraded to a Mantus and found its self-dep
Its funny Friday! justsomeguy at 3:09am 01.09.25 Justsomeguy had to be thatguy?! :ass: -Will Somebody has to.
Christian Williams' home possibly burned down to the ground in Pacific Palisades kappykaplan at 2:38am 01.09.25 Very sad. Tks for letting us know.
Scored a mast climbing system! dLj at 9:00pm 01.08.25 My apologies. There seems to be some problem with my ability to copy image links. Try this blog pos
Scored a mast climbing system! dLj at 8:55pm 01.08.25 In fact, you do NOT have to lower the main. You can anchor the ladder just on one side and tension
Scored a mast climbing system! thinwater at 8:21pm 01.08.25 I'm getting Blue Wave fittings with that link.... dj My apologies. There seems to be some problem
Scored a mast climbing system! thinwater at 8:19pm 01.08.25 I looked up the Mastmate ladder and realized I've used them. One difficulty is you need to lower yo
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment Cocoa Beach Sailor at 8:11pm 01.08.25 From what you describe, I think you are in for a full blown alignment. Biiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig deal.
Are 30 year old sails worth anything?? higgs at 7:56pm 01.08.25 Perhaps this company would take your sails. I actually own a jacket made by them. It is great. Ve
Scored a mast climbing system! Tally Ho at 7:42pm 01.08.25 I climb my mast 2x a season. I use 2 Petzl ascenders on the main or spinnaker halyard, a chair con
Self launching anchor Kings Gambit at 7:35pm 01.08.25 My.bow roller assembly tilts. I just elevate the shank some, the rollers rock forward and the anchor
Help with procedures prop shaft alignment Don S/V ILLusion at 6:52pm 01.08.25 . After I splash the boat I will make some attempt at measuring the alignment but from my understan
Scored a mast climbing system! dLj at 6:39pm 01.08.25 I looked up the Mastmate ladder and realized I've used them. One difficulty is you need to lower you
Self launching anchor dlochner at 6:33pm 01.08.25 Darn boat designers who can't anticipate changes in anchor technology some 20 or more years later. I
Scored a mast climbing system! dLj at 6:25pm 01.08.25 I think I've only had help once in 40 years. Sometimes there were people around, but not helping.
Scored a mast climbing system! thinwater at 6:03pm 01.08.25 Sometime I'd like a good conversation about how to climb the mast as a solo sailor. All the safety

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