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H26 Companionway latch rade0041 at 6:38pm 04.15.18 Smaller Boats 2/927 I need to install a latch of some sort. The Previous owner used a regular hardware store hasp with
EPRIB TESTING LeslieTroyer at 5:45pm 04.15.18 Ask All Sailors 41/3961 How many use 406link.com for testing their EPRIB. 40 or 60 dollar plans. Tested my unit for the fi
water based anti fouling sailor5017 at 5:16pm 04.15.18 Big Boats 4/733 considering using water based antifouling instead of a micron type bottom paint. will it work as we
water based anti fouling paint sailor5017 at 5:05pm 04.15.18 Ask All Sailors 5/986 We are having bottom of our boat (hunter 41DS ) stiipped and recoated with epoxy barrier coatings.
Need a Mast Eye for Whisker Pole (2) ZacAir at 3:40pm 04.15.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 16/2091 I have a 1994 Catalina 270, and broke the Mast Eye yesterday using the whisker pole to wing the Jib
Any 7.3 owners out there? GladTidings at 3:02pm 04.15.18 S2 12/5601 We bought a 1981 7.3 shoal draft in January and I'm anxious to get her out on the lake! There are, h
Looking at a '79 O'Day (Weekender) Next Weekend theluckyone17 at 3:02pm 04.15.18 Day Sailers 3/1796 Short: I'm a new sailor, looking at a '79 O'Day Weekender next weekend. Anything beyond the obvious
Mast Track Hardware on 1981 Hunter 33 scruffy95 at 2:38pm 04.15.18 The Cherubini Hunters 2/713 I had an unfortunate situation occur this past sailing season where the boom came out of the mast tr
Main Sail Barton hunter240 Ralph502 at 1:55pm 04.15.18 Smaller Boats 1/324 Need the length and width of main sail battons, 2003 hunter240? Thanks
Info on Ft Walton Beach, Destin area Jay Sawyer at 12:20pm 04.15.18 Destinations 1/756 I'm a new to Florida sailor and looking for fun places to dock, dine and stay overnight on Choctawh
Soft, wet bilge, but I just want to sail... (3) jsherm at 11:56am 04.15.18 Catalina 22 21/6036 I have a 1977 c-22 with the normal leaks, about a gallon in the bilge. I have had it only a month a
CDI Reefer II-8 Roller Furler Part? (1) gkjdallas at 9:31am 04.15.18 Parts Search 0/1190 Hello all, I am hoping someone on this forum might be able to help out. My Ericson 30+ came with a C
Way off topic sailnoproblem at 8:48am 04.15.18 Sails Call Lounge 17/1470 I just saw a advertisement for a On Line Charter School. Now this is just my opinion but I feel toda
Handling Heel in a Catalina 22 Swing Keel markcc13 at 7:03am 04.15.18 Catalina 22 71/14170 Hello everyone. My wife and I have been sailing for a few years exclusively on a Catalina 22. We h
After the first coat... Plymouth Sailor at 5:50am 04.15.18 Ask All Sailors 3/405 Does someone have a bit of wisdom on how and when to apply a second coat of paint after the first?
New boat, wet bilge, just want to sail! jsherm at 4:31am 04.15.18 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1758 So I just got to Catalina 22. It has a soft wet bilge and I just want to go sailing. I have a place
Salt Water Wash down pump mr. Kempsville at 4:30am 04.15.18 Big Boats 6/758 I had a new pump installed two years ago and have never used it. There is no label for the power sw
2018 Sun Gypsy cruise Michael Davis at 6:23pm 04.14.18 Pacific North West Cruisers 337/34740 16 days before we start this years cruise. Jobs are almost done, just a little hull liner to put up.
Let's build a Sailors Music Playlist... BlowMeAway at 5:53pm 04.14.18 Sails Call Lounge 177/30926 I always listen for sailing songs. Happy or sad. Most are happy, some make me weepy. You-tube makes
Lazeret, lazerette, or lazeretto? (3) TomY at 3:19pm 04.14.18 Ask All Sailors 2/1503 Doing a little work inside my,... 'lazerette' (the english word origin, early 17th century); which s

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Boom is twisting, advice please? pdxjohnny at 4:23pm 08.29.24
Bought an ODay 25 - Question about cracking/spidering around the mast cdenno1 at 3:43pm 08.29.24 Thank you @shemandr and @Ward H for your quick input! I'll do some more investigation when I get bac
What kind of propane regulator to use? (1) Tally Ho at 3:22pm 08.29.24 [QUOTE="Rich Stidger, post: The input pressure read 0 psi and I could feel a slight supply of gas fr
Treadmill alternative for the boat. Rick Webb at 2:10pm 08.29.24 Exercise bands work great. They are wonderful But don't leave the drummer alone with the women
What kind of propane regulator to use? Ralph Johnstone at 1:59pm 08.29.24 Regarding the new regulator that I have purchased, I performed a water column test per @Ralph Johnst
What kind of propane regulator to use? American_Mainsail at 1:39pm 08.29.24 Sorry to hear you're pulling your hair out on this one, Rich. It is wild that you have a leak in bot
Boom is twisting, advice please? (1) LakeShark at 1:35pm 08.29.24 @pdxjohnny I would inspect the areas circled in red for broken rivets, casting, etc. based on the d
Boom is twisting, advice please? pdxjohnny at 1:13pm 08.29.24 I definitely agree something is amiss. According the both the linked documents, my boom is rigged as
lifeline DaveJ at 1:03pm 08.29.24 Also, there are left hand and right hand threads. As mentioned, take one to the store to compare. C
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 FastOlson at 12:55pm 08.29.24 Quite an unusual mystery! I would, as suggested, follow the big cable from the master switch. Also,
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Ralph Johnstone at 12:25pm 08.29.24 One of those cables will lead him to a battery. You couldn't ask for a better lead to the batteri
What kind of propane regulator to use? (2) Rich Stidger at 12:15pm 08.29.24 Comments/answers are in the quoted text- ak down test on just the boat tank, gauge, regulator, and
Catalina 16.5 mast support pgandw at 12:10pm 08.29.24 Make sure when you do travel that you lash the mast into the support(s). Twice in 2 years, I have h
Boom is twisting, advice please? JRacer at 11:59am 08.29.24 Found this in an old post on this forum. CAPRI 22 manual (8/2001 version) \| Sailboat Owners Forums
Wheel to tiller David in Sandusky at 11:46am 08.29.24 I think a tiller is better up to somewhere around 30 feet. So I agree with your concept. But our ti
Treadmill alternative for the boat. JBP-PA at 11:23am 08.29.24 mermike 'Exercise bands work great.' Maybe so but with all the electronics they drag around with th
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 Tally Ho at 11:18am 08.29.24
lifeline Johnb at 10:10am 08.29.24 :plus: Boat is 30 years old Or 40 if you are living in 2024.
Boom is twisting, advice please? LakeShark at 10:08am 08.29.24 @pdxjohnny the Capri 22 is a bit of a different animal than a Catalina 22 I am afraid. You may try
Battery Location 2000 Hunter 290 LloydB at 9:47am 08.29.24 From your post I am wondering if the PO decided to abandoned a separate start battery so they could

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