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1982 Cat 30- Wooden Spreaders SaltyLife97 at 8:15pm 12.14.17 Catalina 30 4/1109 Ahoy everybody! My wife and myself just purchased a beautiful cat 30. Before we restep the mast nex
Wooden Spreaders- Cat 30 SaltyLife97 at 8:00pm 12.14.17 Ask All Sailors 31/5009 Ahoy everybody! My wife and myself just purchased a beautiful cat 30. Before we restep the mast ne
Battery charger size Cat 310 #1 in GA at 4:02pm 12.14.17 Musings With Maine Sail 19/2549 Maine, I have left two messages through your Compass website with no response so thought I would try
Kickup rudder for H23 shoal draft wing keel;WTB Juan Maritime at 1:37pm 12.14.17 Smaller Boats 8/851 I recently acquired an H23 which has one flaw. It is missing the rudder assembly. The gudgeons mount
H340 Freshwater Pump Not Working Chew Oon at 10:30am 12.14.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1145 Hi, My 2001 H340's freshwater pump stopped working. It is a Jabsco Par- Max 2.8 model 30595-0092.
Halyard Shackles kclancy at 9:36am 12.14.17 Catalina 22 50/4111 Hi All, I am replacing both halyards now. I am going with the all line halyards and getting rid of
Battery Question... (1) onlinelee at 8:53am 12.14.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/1193 Hi Friends, Would appreciate if you guys could take a look at the attached photo of my AGM battery b
What's Her Name? Simon Sexton at 8:47am 12.14.17 Ask All Sailors 109/8827 Hey Guys, Good morning everyone! I've seen a lot of the fun subject-questions some of you
I received this as a private msg. Is this still a thing? Will Gilmore at 6:42am 12.14.17 Ask All Sailors 49/3201 from: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/index.php?members/michelleluv2012.116573 Dearest One, Than
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battery cable lenght Gabor15908 at 11:56am 12.13.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/706 I have a Hunter 376 (1997) and in the process of increasing my house battery pack from 2-6V Trojan T
Masthead, or Fractional Sloop? (2) Simon Sexton at 9:16am 12.13.17 Ask All Sailors 62/10204 Hey Guys, I'm really bored right now and wanted to see another conversation spark up, so he
Are there any sailors racing their MacGregors in PHRF regattas here? CrazyHorse at 8:11am 12.13.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1038 I'm new to this site and looking to see if there are any racers here to share ideas with.
41DS Cockpit to Salon Steps redo. (2) Nodak7 at 4:57am 12.13.17 Big Boats 8/696 I had fretted for awhile about redoing the steps from the cockpit to the salon (engine cover) on our
Hunter 26.5 trailer wanted to buy or rent Owen Hays at 5:24pm 12.12.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/469 i am looking for a trailer for my hunter 26.5 to buy or rent. I can be reached at615480FiveFourFiveT
Hunter 26.5. Owen Hays at 3:40pm 12.12.17 Mid-Size Boats 3/1070
356 Water Heater Fluctuates Hot and Cold CharlieSea at 2:55pm 12.12.17 Big Boats 33/1986 Either from the engine or the electric water, the water goes hot and cold when turned on. It takes
C-22 Replacement Rub Rail CatalinaBro at 2:05pm 12.12.17 Catalina 22 3/765 Recently started a new project with a C-22 and am in the process of tracking down a new rub rail; t
Just a little thought... (1) Brian D at 12:51pm 12.12.17 Sails Call Lounge 65/4156 144539
Halyard guides inside mast? Rustiferion at 11:05am 12.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 24/3570 I am working on a friend's Beneteau 32 (I think a First) that has developed a snarl in the jib halya

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MORE. KIBs kappykaplan at 2:03pm 06.30.23 Why the double post, artboas?
st 4000 and rudder position kloudie1 at 1:51pm 06.30.23 I had problems with the control head recognizing the rudder reference and got this respnse from RayM
Gooseneck (2) Sunbird22358 at 1:47pm 06.30.23 Not missing anything that I can see (other then there should be 2 clevis pins there)! HOWEVER, the g
st 4000 and rudder position dlochner at 1:17pm 06.30.23 Dave, I much prefer the "hi tech" tape method; however, I plan to view the animated knots link. Ho
In-mast furling JamesG161 at 1:10pm 06.30.23 Makes no sense to me! Think about wind in the main sail. When furling, with 8mm, the sail area is
Fresh water leak JamesG161 at 1:02pm 06.30.23 All I can see a puddle on the side of the galley. I'll do some more looking. If you leave the Gall
Water temperature sensor BigEasy at 1:01pm 06.30.23 Your sensor uses the engine body to provide a negative (ground) for the sensor. No Teflon tape or p
st 4000 and rudder position BigEasy at 12:59pm 06.30.23 https://www.animatedknots.com/turks-head-knot Another method is to adjust the steering cables so t
st 4000 and rudder position dlochner at 12:51pm 06.30.23 Have the same problem with my Raymarine Evo-100 / 4000+ wheel pilot. Only get the graphic display
In-mast furling BigEasy at 12:50pm 06.30.23 Should it be a 6 mm or 8 mm? Don't ask me why the inhaul line is 8mm & the outhaul is 10mm. M
st 4000 and rudder position BigEasy at 12:45pm 06.30.23 When my auto pilot is on i have rudder position on the display, in standby mode it stops. is this
Helm Seat (cockpit aft) for a Catalina 320/ chaswg at 11:57am 06.30.23 Thanks for the Follow up- Building one of teak is my plan as well. As I put together measures and pl
Water temperature sensor jssailem at 11:16am 06.30.23 Your sensor uses the engine body to provide a negative (ground) for the sensor. No Teflon tape or pa
VHF Antenna installation Richard19068 at 11:10am 06.30.23 Does anyone know if the original equipment VHF antenna mounts on the top of the masthead with the c
Boatyard mishap Richard19068 at 10:59am 06.30.23 Thanks Ralph. Good feedback. It all hurts my little sailing heart, especially to watch these perfec
Helm Seat (cockpit aft) for a Catalina 320/ rferr48792 at 10:49am 06.30.23 The factory said they threw out the molds and don't have any and can't make any replacements. Let m
Boatyard mishap dlochner at 10:49am 06.30.23 It was a deck-stepped mast. Visible damage: mast base, lifelines, boom, dodger, windex. Theorized d
Leaving the dock 87Jayhawk at 10:47am 06.30.23 Thank you to everyone who offered their experience to our situation. We spent a couple days working
Boatyard mishap D. Inscho at 10:38am 06.30.23 It was a deck-stepped mast. Visible damage: mast base, lifelines, boom, dodger, windex. Theorized da
st 4000 and rudder position dlochner at 10:35am 06.30.23 That's hardly high tech, commensurate with the demands of today's electronics. And far worse than

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