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Transiting boat in heavy wind Hayden Watson at 6:57pm 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 12/1449 When you need to move the boat and the wind is heavy (20+) what is your preferred method? I talking
Removing a Through Hull Transducer catalanc at 6:39pm 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 24/6006 Hello all, I have a Catalina 22 MK II and there is presently a non-functional in hull (shoot through
Chain plate repairs jmce1587 at 5:01pm 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 5/969 hi all. I need input on how to perform a chain repair on a mid eighties Hunter. Looking for info f
Custom 44! Drakenkade at 4:25pm 10.08.17 C&C 13/2305 I'm looking to purchase a C'C custom 44 (1988) Im trying to gather as much history about her as poss
Oday 22 free items rogjack2 at 3:45pm 10.08.17 Ask An Oday Owner 2/722 Oday 22mainsail. Original 1980. Functional. 18ft 10 inches,7 ft7 inches, 21ft 1 in. Oday insignia.
To wing keel or not to wing keel Mark O'Connell at 3:19pm 10.08.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 15/1391 I appreciate that some may be tired of this question but please bear with me. My career took me awa
Claytor Lake VA sailors rgranger at 1:57pm 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 1/379 Hello to any Claytor Lake Sailors. I have an odd situation. Due to some unfortunate work related
Dodger Grab Bars Slow Dancin at 1:16pm 10.08.17 Mid-Size Boats 10/4554 I want to add grab bars to the sides of my dodger. Have seen on other Hunter models and want to know
Installing Tank Level Sensors - Waste and Water jviss at 12:01pm 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 8/4680 How do you install a sensor in a plastic tank? I have an under-v-berth water tank and a waste tank,
Bumps on hull (1) DLB at 10:07am 10.08.17 Bigger Boats 28/5761 finding these bumps on hull of my 332. About the size of a pencil eraser, hard, and not fluid filled
Shroud Tension Hardhead at 9:56am 10.08.17 Catalina 22 8/2886 I wanted to ask what the more experienced members here think is the proper shroud tension on the C22
Source For This Chock? jviss at 9:32am 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 2/863 New boat has one of these on the port bow. I really like it, and it seems more rugged than the roll
Older Medallion Gauges jviss at 9:25am 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 0/377 I'm interested in adding a couple more of these, one for the second water tank, and one for the wast
Mystery Connector jviss at 9:23am 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 4/372 New boat has this connector on the cockpit bulkhead. Anyone recognize what it might be for? Thanks
Trailer boat - conversion of an custom ice chest to electric fridge (1) walt at 9:13am 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 41/5835 edit.. I put all the details of this project here (Jan 2019) http://analogengineering.com/sail/mac/e
Replacement B&R rig for mid eighties Hunter 31 jmce1587 at 9:00am 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 16/1304 lost my rig in recent offshore Gulf of Mexico regatta. Need to find a replacement rig for this vint
Atlantic towers arch 450 rtmccue at 6:56am 10.08.17 Big Boats 5/1602 Iim looking at a At Atlantic Towers arch for my 2000. 450 has anyone installed one on a 456 or 450 4
How do I step mast on LS13 solo? LS13OH at 6:55am 10.08.17 Chrysler 12/4548 Because the mast step is under the seat I cannot attach the mast at a mast step pivot point so it is
Aquarius 23 RayD at 6:22am 10.08.17 Trailer Sailors 3/2840 Just started restoration 1974 boat Ideal for me after not sailing for 30 yrs And wanted to camp out
Soon! Chesapeake Gypsies at 6:04am 10.08.17 Catalina 310 9/1323 Hello everyone! My wife and I have been sailing Catalinas for over a decade now and love the brand.

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Set your watch back 20 years capta at 12:58pm 07.29.24 Over the last 6 decades of gallivanting here and there by boat, many of the new"aids" to boaters hav
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast (2) LakeShark at 12:54pm 07.29.24 @ShawnL For reference here is a 5 year old class legal main on a Catalina 22 hoisted to the top ban
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast LakeShark at 12:41pm 07.29.24 I can get it close ~ 6-12 inches, but then no matter how hard I pull on the halyard, it just won't
Catalina 320 (1994) Mystery Water in bilge compartments Scott T-Bird at 12:13pm 07.29.24 Yes! I must have missed that attachment. I also now notice your Hey Dudes! I've been wearing them
Set your watch back 20 years dlochner at 12:08pm 07.29.24 Why? What jumps out? A cruise from Florida to Nova Scotia via SLS is ambitious. My take is that
Reefing: Procedural Questions capta at 12:07pm 07.29.24 When sails had loops, hoops, or cars in tracks to attach them to booms, the buntlines were not tied
Couple found dead in life raft Jim Legere at 12:07pm 07.29.24 Let's not spread misinformation here. Exactly. An electrical fire, whatever the battery chemistry
Reefing: Procedural Questions Scott T-Bird at 12:02pm 07.29.24 Hi Doug, I do have a Garhauer rigid vang and it would seem to make a difference. In your case, I a
Set your watch back 20 years Scott T-Bird at 11:23am 07.29.24 This article just shows up in my news feed. What caught my eye was the fifth paragraph: https://
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 11:22am 07.29.24 Hi Scott, Thanks for this insight -- beyond the flopping sail and car that came off (again, maybe n
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes jssailem at 11:21am 07.29.24 Just think: The chain hitting the starboard, not the fiberglass foredeck, is like the zinc taking th
Set your watch back 20 years Johann at 11:06am 07.29.24 This article just shows up in my news feed. What caught my eye was the fifth paragraph: https://ww
Reefing: Procedural Questions duck21 at 11:05am 07.29.24 Indeed, the islands we sail in/around often have a wind tunnel effect -- but it's also not necessari
West Marine Inventory Scott T-Bird at 11:03am 07.29.24 Just my opinion, but I think they have way too many stores. Just in New Jersey, the stores are in n
Deck and Hull Paint Recommendations Don S/V ILLusion at 10:52am 07.29.24 Thanks for your feedbabck. Hulls been out of the water for years now, the deck feels totally solid
Is this a good price? catsails8 at 10:52am 07.29.24 Thank you all for the responses. I cancelled the ropes.com order and went with Samson XLS3 from fish
1991 Hunter 30T throttle cable replacement Chillsailor at 10:38am 07.29.24 That seems to make more sense but in this 30T the red throttle cable is in the ceiling above the one
1991 Hunter 30T throttle cable replacement Art12050 at 10:33am 07.29.24 We replaced our a few years back along with the shift cable and it was fairly straightforward. The o
Forestay Broke Away Timm R Oday25 at 10:19am 07.29.24 We have all done dumb stuff boating. It sure beats sitting on the couch . How about posting a few ph
Set your watch back 20 years Scott T-Bird at 10:09am 07.29.24 Boating was better in the old nostalgic days only because there were fewer boaters and many of us we

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