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Gin Pole (1) BertVenture at 7:23am 06.05.19 Trailer Sailors 10/2786 I am having trouble setting my mast without another person. Does anyone know how to build a gin pol
Keeping the birds out of my boom (2) rade0041 at 6:50am 06.05.19 Smaller Boats 11/982 Thought I would share my attempt to keep little birds from making their home in my boom. I usually
Need new turnbuckles .. advice catalanc at 5:49am 06.05.19 Ask All Sailors 6/552 Hello everyone, I have a Catalina 22 MKII and one of the turnbuckle ends is bent. I am pretty sure
Chain grabber / hook NYSail at 4:03am 06.05.19 Ask All Sailors 6/447 hello all..... I have been using a basic chain hook for my snubber and wrapping a line around it to
Installing opening hatch in main cabin for 335 johnstreatfeild at 3:24am 06.05.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/401 I have a non-opening sky light in the center of the main cabin of my H335. It appears the opening w
Issues with Two-year old batteries John_F at 7:44pm 06.04.19 Ask All Sailors 7/1056 My house batteries are Group 24 12-volt deep cycle from West Marine. I got them in the spring of 20
Used sails price. nt to insul wing15601 at 6:15pm 06.04.19 Bigger Boats 13/1372
Keeping sails clean from Mayflies LakeShark at 5:00pm 06.04.19 Ask All Sailors 5/654 With the impending hatch of Mayflies on the Mississippi how do you keep them from staining your sail
2010 Hunter 39 Mast Height and ICW Roger F at 3:47pm 06.04.19 Big Boats 6/1318 We are researching a trip from Maine to Florida. I have read many books, waterway guide and talked
buying 4x Catalina 22 & 1x Catalina 27 for 83'000, what is your opinion? fabienna at 12:28pm 06.04.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/1801 Hi everyone I am a totally newby when it comes to how much a boat is worth and what means good or ba
Hello, new Catalina 22 owner here with questions. KX50002 at 12:06pm 06.04.19 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/782 Hello, A good friend of mine is moving and couldn't take his Catalina 22 with him so he's given it t
Shower fixture leer38 at 9:49am 06.04.19 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/731 I need to replace the shower fixture in a 2007 Hunter 41. How do I remove the two posts secured to t
Hook and Loop sandpiper10471 at 5:49am 06.04.19 Ask All Sailors 2/315 My Hunter came with hard, plastic backed hook to hold the settee backs in place. Now warn out. Time
No pressure. Just the fate of the free world... Justin_NSA at 5:41am 06.04.19 Sails Call Lounge 1/516 And we complain about meteorologists today. Who would have liked to have been this man :yikes: The a
Need original boom length of DS2? PCUSA at 5:38am 06.04.19 Day Sailers 6/1387 Hi, I am new to DS2 and got a boat needs work. I was told the previous owner likes DS1 setup so he r
Boatlife Lifeseal sailnoproblem at 4:50am 06.04.19 Ask All Sailors 2/380 I used Gflex epoxy to adhere a piece of cellular PVC to my deck. I want to fill in the edges with a
Electric harbors are coming. (2) TomY at 4:09am 06.04.19 Ask All Sailors 241/24963 It's inevitable as the technology of electric propulsion of transportation accelerates around the wo
Life Line Replacement BigEasy at 7:32pm 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 20/2869 My life lines are 13 years old and showing signs of corrosion at the interface of the wire and termi
Phone up the Mast..... (1) Sumner at 6:47pm 06.03.19 Ask All Sailors 6/655 When we were in the Bahamas at times we had no cell service. All U Get mentioned that they raise th
Strut mounting (2) Voyager1 at 4:12pm 06.03.19 Ask An Oday Owner 1/404 I have a large bulge of fiberglass in the aft cabin. This looks to be over my strut. I have ODay 302

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electric windlass dlochner at 4:30am 07.09.24 The decision to use a horizontal or vertical windlass depends on the chain fall. If the chain has to
standing rigging got looser east coaster at 4:08am 07.09.24 Had the same issue on my previous boat a 1983 Catalina 30, mast stepped on deck. Removed deck step o
Yanmar Diesel cooling blockage at street nipple to exhaust bris59 at 7:51pm 07.08.24 All - thanks for the replies! I did a methodical step by step replacing the impellor on my 3GM30F a
Installing a EV-100 Cable question Tally Ho at 6:38pm 07.08.24
standing rigging got looser Project_Mayhem at 6:29pm 07.08.24 It takes a few sails every spring to get the stays tight on my boat. Mast step was rebuilt.
What are these tracks used for? Rick Webb at 6:21pm 07.08.24 Thought the pulley was the round part inside the block
Installing a EV-100 Cable question Don Crowther at 6:17pm 07.08.24 So the white goes from the p70 to the T and then the blue will go to the 5 way connector block. Wha
What are these tracks used for? ggrizzard at 6:12pm 07.08.24 I had a rough day... I needed a good laugh. Thanks Guys (and Gals)! DEI strikes again... :laugh:
CITRISTRIP to strip varnish? nightowle at 6:00pm 07.08.24 It works, but it's tedious.....it's not magic. It will take multiple applications if the varnish is
Line diameter catsails8 at 5:48pm 07.08.24
What are these tracks used for? Will Gilmore at 5:38pm 07.08.24 I did not know that about the term pulley. I grew-up with boats and they will always have the prono
Water Tank Replacement or Removal MikeHoncho at 5:38pm 07.08.24 my aluminum tank started leaking around the outlet. I cut a large access port on its top. I took m
electric windlass jssailem at 5:29pm 07.08.24 Taking you query apart, I provide the information I used in my installation. Your requirements may
Coaming trim install? ggrizzard at 5:21pm 07.08.24 Many port lights were attached/sealed with silicone. Nothing the residue touches afterwards will eve
Anybody know how to use go home feature or equivilent on Navionics. jssailem at 5:14pm 07.08.24 When trying to learn a new APP or piece of software/hardware I have always found reading the manual
Installing a EV-100 Cable question (3) jssailem at 5:11pm 07.08.24 Here is the SeatalkNG manual. Blue is back bone. You want tat to get the data to near the control th
insurance policy for Alden 38' Johnb at 5:05pm 07.08.24 What about companies you are already buying from for house, car etc.
FEEDBACK - Thoughts on refinishing sole on 1997 Beneteau ggrizzard at 4:54pm 07.08.24 I've seen worse. Hell, I had worse! But, as they say, "That'll buff right out" :biggrin: Seriousl
cabin steps knackers at 4:35pm 07.08.24 search ali express under boat decking foam, should find individual strips with eiher black or white
electric windlass JoeWhite at 4:05pm 07.08.24 No new battery is needed. Run cables from your house batteries with fuse. Idle the engine while wind

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