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Is this a problem? (1) Jwhy at 9:21pm 10.08.17 Big Boats 22/4047 While changing the furler line on my Catalina 34 I saw the crack in the chain plate for the forestay
Just when you thought you'd seen it all..... RussC at 7:05pm 10.08.17 Ask All Sailors 14/982 https://salem.craigslist.org/boa/d/mini12-millimeter-boat/6310820973.html I guess there are large fl
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 13/2306 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 2/724 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 10/4557 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 28/5763 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 41/5837 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 16/1306 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 5/1603 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 12/4552 Because the mast step is under the seat I cannot attach the mast at a mast step pivot point so it is

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Cold machine works but... dlochner at 3:20pm 07.29.24 I think that is pretty typical of most marine refrigerators. Good insulation, good door seals will h
Set your watch back 20 years ShawnL at 3:20pm 07.29.24 The big one that gets me is the power boaters that have no idea about how to maneuver their boat. L
DIY Wooden Blocks thinwater at 3:20pm 07.29.24 Sailors Sketchbook There is a really good, detailed section on this. The writer is a smart guy, wel
Set your watch back 20 years Davidasailor26 at 3:18pm 07.29.24
Pressure in the outboard tank causing issues? ShawnL at 3:16pm 07.29.24 It's an old tank. No vent. I'll make sure to crack the fill tube and let out any pressure next wee
Bolt-rope main won't go to top of the mast ShawnL at 3:15pm 07.29.24 I'll check more this weekend. Lowering the mast isn't really an option. We're on a mooring and I'd
Set your watch back 20 years Foswick at 3:06pm 07.29.24 I rejected the notion of a "God" technical system for a sailboat decades ago. I realized that such
Useful Technology Ideas Davidasailor26 at 2:59pm 07.29.24
Windlass woes as a result of anchoring woes mermike at 2:51pm 07.29.24 I purchased one of these. Wireless Winch Remote Control Kit for Truck Jeep ATV SUV Auto Winch with
Set your watch back 20 years shemandr at 2:31pm 07.29.24 I rejected the notion of a "God" technical system for a sailboat decades ago. By "God" I mean a cen
Question for Legend 40.5 Owners Re: Bilge Rick D at 2:02pm 07.29.24 Check this now in the 40.5 owner mods area: Bilge Through Hull Replacement
Set your watch back 20 years Dalliance at 1:34pm 07.29.24
Tired of Hunter tank monitors and want to switch to SCAD SEMPERAVANTI41 at 1:27pm 07.29.24 Can the SCAD sensor be used as a signal switch? I would like to retrofit the sensors onto the "Navio
Reefing: Procedural Questions Foswick at 1:19pm 07.29.24 Reefing is performed before the wind picks up. I can hear Poseidon laughing. I would say that, in r
Reefing: Procedural Questions kappykaplan at 1:19pm 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 jviss at 1:12pm 07.29.24 Well, I wouldn't go so far as to state, "LiFePO4 batteries are no more of a risk than lead acid bat
Couple found dead in life raft capta at 1:08pm 07.29.24 Not all Lithium batteries are equal. The boat in question had a NMC Nissan Leaf battery. LiFePO4 ba
Set your watch back 20 years capta at 1:04pm 07.29.24 installed. That's bound to get them out of any distress they may finds themselves in. Yes dear.
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

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