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Catalina 22 #5481 Budget Restoration (4) WindChill at 7:24pm 10.03.18 Catalina 22 18/5190 Hello everyone! I acquired a 1977 Catalina 22 #5481 swing keel with pop top. The previous owner ha
lift points on 1995 ledgend 35.5 Knot A Clew at 12:01pm 10.03.18 Ask All Sailors 2/274 Can someone tell me the exact recommended lift points for a 1995 Hunter 35.5
Salt Water Cruise Todd Atchison at 8:22am 10.03.18 Ask All Sailors 17/1054 I've always sailed in fresh water and will be venturing into salt water for the first time in two we
Single handing 120 miles out..Challenges and Questions (1) unhinged schoolboy at 7:39am 10.03.18 Ask All Sailors 36/3237 So...it was time to head out in the new boat and get wet. Leaving lake and bay sailing life behind,
Hunter 41 main sail outhaul line (2) Tucker67 at 12:37am 10.03.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2733 Hi all, I have a 41 hunter with a furling main sail and am trying to determine the correct length an
On the bricks (2) Jackdaw at 7:00pm 10.02.18 Ask All Sailors 106/12019 At the base of the light at Manitou Island off the Keweenaw Peninsula in Lake Superior, this happens
Best PHRF racer around 23'? SeaducedinMN at 5:56pm 10.02.18 Racing 28/10020 My family joined a very active club on Lake Minnetonka in Minneapolis that requires racing. I have a
Legend 37.5 - what Dacron weight for 130% genoa? aybabtme at 4:01pm 10.02.18 Big Boats 1/547 Hello there! I had some flutter damage on my still original 130% genoa headsail. I need to replace s
Mast Dimensions Rltgold at 12:38pm 10.02.18 Catalina 22 3/1467 Does anyone have the dimensions of the profile of a 22 mast? I am going to make some sort cradle to
Extra Winds Forecasted (2) JamesG161 at 11:39am 10.02.18 Weather and Forecasting 0/540 On October 4-5 and October 7-8... You can pick an extra boost of Winds world wide. The Source of th
Leaking fixed windows Mirwin at 11:15am 10.02.18 Catalina 310 13/3713
Zarcor Solutions October sale Justin_NSA at 10:41am 10.02.18 Ask All Sailors 5/1336 I've always wanted to get their Clozures for my fixed windows. And the Companionway doors are fantas
Rope centerboard line 222/192 HighCs123 at 9:51am 10.02.18 Ask An Oday Owner 15/3345 How often do you replace your centerboard pendant? Every year? 5 years?
Bungee cord for the Swing Keel on the 170??? Shorefun at 8:24am 10.02.18 Day Sailers 3/733 Pretty sure I saw some where there is a bungee cord used on the swing keep to keep it down but allow
Hard knock in forward gear at low RPM Claude L.-Auger at 8:10am 10.02.18 Ask All Sailors 8/2148 Good morning folks. Been looking at the archives but don't really know where to start and hence look
Macgregor 26X Bow Rail Replacement (1) davewestfall at 6:58am 10.02.18 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1931 Help, the bow rail got bent this summer on my 1996 26X. I've found a replacement bow rail...but now
Converting to LED Fatbutter Pancake at 6:54am 10.02.18 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/1784
Catalina's Oil Based Paint & Mold (5) Codybear at 5:59am 10.02.18 Catalina 275 9/2752 I've mentioned this in the Problems' thread, but this is a big enough problem, it deserves its own t
Tiller Extension Codybear at 3:58am 10.02.18 Catalina 275 28/6420 Recently broke the rubber universal of the Spinlock EJB tiller for the second time and have conclude
Any Schrock Santanna 23D in good condition for sale in Ft.Myers Fla area? videorov at 9:44pm 10.01.18 Other Sailboats 0/890 Ive been interested in finding a real clean solid even if rebuilt if it was done right Santana 23D

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What wood to use for motor mount? jibes138 at 6:53pm 07.17.24 Why not use plywood? Just epoxy glue pieces together to get the thickness you want. It will be stron
Does your 315 naturally list to port? VFR750 at 6:16pm 07.17.24 Peggie, My holding tank is 17 gallons. After three weekends it was pretty full. Pump-out took
Combining two chain shots? Rich Stidger at 5:19pm 07.17.24 I have combined two lengths of chain for years using the two-part link with pins that are peened for
What wood to use for motor mount? dLj at 5:16pm 07.17.24 An excellent choice is black locust. Should be available in the Erie area. dj
Hunter vision 32 mast Rick D at 4:54pm 07.17.24 Should be an easy fix with a sleeve and weld. BTW, as I recall, there was not "much" tension on the
A technique for replacing lines thru line organizers and sheaves Rick D at 4:52pm 07.17.24 I just did similar using a hot glue glue gun and needle and thread.
Combining two chain shots? jssailem at 4:51pm 07.17.24 two shots? Would that be Cointreau and Tequila?
Stray current in the water Davidasailor26 at 4:23pm 07.17.24 Now that I think about it of course the voltmeter should have more resistance than the circuit. The
Stray current in the water dlochner at 3:22pm 07.17.24 A voltmeter has extremely high resistance so as to have minimal impact the circuit. Now that I th
Furling system issues / broken headsail halyard (2) Tally Ho at 2:55pm 07.17.24
To swivel or not to swivel Kings Gambit at 2:45pm 07.17.24 chain is rust free and few years old! Go stainless!! So I know the fears of the weakest link and
Stray current in the water JBP-PA at 2:44pm 07.17.24 By "trip", I meant enough bias voltage to bring the diodes into conduction mode, but I get what you
To swivel or not to swivel Stu Jackson at 2:26pm 07.17.24 Maine Sail answered this years ago: https://c34.org/bbs/index.php/topic,4990.msg30400.html#msg30400
To swivel or not to swivel Kings Gambit at 2:20pm 07.17.24 My experience is that the chain by itself does not un-twist at retrieval. I think the swivel does
55 years ago Apollo 11 was Launched heading to the Moon ! (1) JamesG161 at 2:19pm 07.17.24 The First Footprint of man on the MOON. m...
Considering Teak Cockpit Makeover Foswick at 1:58pm 07.17.24 One option for the rebuild would be to use tongue-and-groove ipe decking, which is widely available.
To swivel or not to swivel NYSail at 1:47pm 07.17.24 I think every swivel I ever used on a boat did not swivel much to correct twisting while under load
What wood to use for motor mount? Project_Mayhem at 1:38pm 07.17.24 I picked up a green 2x12 about eight years ago and have been cutting it down little by little for ev
GOB Gone? Project_Mayhem at 1:34pm 07.17.24 I think in this case, GOB has a subscriber base that's already used to paying for their content and
Stray current in the water dlochner at 1:17pm 07.17.24 Not to be persnickity (but really, yeah, to be persnickity) a voltmeter DOES allow current through

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