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Headsail sheeting (1) Jacomo Sailor at 8:19pm 05.18.17 Catalina 22 7/1106 Looking for suggestions on how to improve my headsail sheeting. From day one I've found my sheeting
Top skylight broken Sealover at 6:40pm 05.18.17 Catalina 22 6/1319 Hi all, just broke the small rectangular shaped white opaque skylight on the topside of my Catalina
Engine starting woes kimelmore at 5:13pm 05.18.17 Engines and Propulsion 17/1743 OK so I am getting ready to do the sea trials of the new electronics this weekend. Haven't started t
Annometer ws100 bearings odayjim at 3:44pm 05.18.17 Ask All Sailors 4/406 Can the bearings in this unit be replaced? Everything works,but it turns slowly.
Length Of Furling System for Catalina 27 TR RobertW007 at 1:29pm 05.18.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/627 Hi, A friend of mine is offering me his furling system (great condition) from a boat he decommission
Capri 26 aft water tank John1534 at 12:06pm 05.18.17 Ask All Sailors 2/775 The 2 water tanks on our the Capri 26 are a lot like our 320 except I can't get to the rear water ta
1992 Hunter 37.5 Legend keel mount (2) jarda at 11:57am 05.18.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/802 Hi there, Is there anyone that has some experience with the keel mount on the 37.5. When inspecting
Hull Material shank at 10:11am 05.18.17 Catalina 22 5/540 Hello, I want to install a in-hull transducer in my 87 model C22. The Garmin rep tells me that it wi
Heavy Heeling, H-38 seems to heel over a lot EdFin at 8:24am 05.18.17 Big Boats 26/3899 Hello all, We just moved up to a 2005 H-38. We're a bit surprised at how much she seems to heel ov
Fuel tank in front of the gudgeons! Sailor216 at 8:14am 05.18.17 Ask An Oday Owner 3/510 Hi all, We were anticipating the launch of our 272 this weekend, however a major snag came up. The g
Sailing and Camping April 2017 ShotgunSlim at 6:09am 05.18.17 Catalina 22 5/2453 I had "Kellie Marie" out for a short day sail earlier in the year and took two guests aboard who gre
Specific Gravity vs. Actual Ah Capacity Maine Sail at 5:30am 05.18.17 Musings With Maine Sail 7/2972 I hear it repeated endlessly on boating forums that the only "good measure" of a flooded batteries h
17'er St Ignace - Mackinaw Is Marty at 8:33pm 05.17.17 Ask All Sailors 12/852 Would like to try to make this trip with our tiny Hunter 170. opionions / recommendations please.
Liability...... Good Samaritan or just a fool NYSail at 6:53pm 05.17.17 Ask All Sailors 62/4853 so hypothetical. You're walking down the dock and see a boat banging against the dock causing damag
who trailer sails? piedpiperIII at 6:21pm 05.17.17 Catalina 22 23/2895 I was thinking of just trailer sailing when my slip lease is up as opposed to a new lease. Mostly b
Need Advice on Peeling Keel hoopcoach at 5:36pm 05.17.17 Ask All Sailors 14/1587 While attempting to chip away what I thought was some loose VC-17 from the front-side of the keel on
Oday 240 Purchase MaryEllaRose at 4:04pm 05.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1490 I'm considering the purchase of an Oday 240. Currently, I own a Catalina 22. The boat appears to be
Restoring O'day 15 Randy at 1:59pm 05.17.17 Ask An Oday Owner 4/3022 I have been given an O'day 15, hull number 24603; class 192 and my daughter is determined for us to
Cockpit cushions dgilley at 12:01pm 05.17.17 Smaller Boats 5/545 Anybody know how to remove the seat back cushions on a H26. Mine need reupholstered.
What do you clean your rubber dingy with? sailnewbie at 11:45am 05.17.17 Ask All Sailors 6/660 Got my 8ft sea worthy out after sitting all winter and not only is it filthy but now I have white re

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Fresh water pump east coaster at 3:56am 07.10.24 Replaced mine with a shurflo pentair model 4008. 55 psi and 3 gpm and it does not require an accumul
electric windlass jviss at 3:55am 07.10.24 Interesting. On our 37 the blower is also powered by a relay, but it comes on as soon as the power
electric windlass Davidasailor26 at 3:45am 07.10.24 On our boat, the windlass will not operate if the motor is not running, we've tested it with just t
electric windlass jviss at 3:17am 07.10.24 Rendezvous (is that plural?) The plural of rendezvous is rendezvous The distinction is in the pron
Dinghy best practices SFS at 3:09am 07.10.24 You will probably get lots of thoughts on this, but here is my take. We started with an inflatable,
H49/50 battery replacement SoSound at 8:39pm 07.09.24 Congrats!! I followed this thread for a long time, and did my own smaller installation this spring.
electric windlass SoSound at 8:05pm 07.09.24 On our boat, the windlass will not operate if the motor is not running, we've tested it with just th
Welcome to sailing! Here, have an engine/electrical issue. Blitz at 7:08pm 07.09.24 I would suggest running a wire outside of the harness to confirm your issue is in the harness. chec
electric windlass Davidasailor26 at 6:58pm 07.09.24 I've heard that's so with Bennies. Not a bad idea, unless it's an emergency and you can't get the
electric windlass dlochner at 6:15pm 07.09.24 I think there are many pros. As with all things sailing, in the end it depends. The pros run inve
Hunter 38 - disassembly in rear cabin quadrille38 at 5:45pm 07.09.24 I also thought about removing the soft vinyl lining around the light fixture but I'm afraid of dama
H49/50 battery replacement Georgedoyle at 5:45pm 07.09.24 Update on our lithium battery upgrade. We took our Hunter 49 to Catalina for the first test of our n
What are these tracks used for? Davidasailor26 at 5:36pm 07.09.24 Yes, a sheave in its housing on a boat meets the definition of a pulley, in the same way that a gro
insurance policy for Alden 38' jwf_ at 5:26pm 07.09.24 Hit up Brianna Meador @ Jamie Cornette State Farm in Urbanna VA - (804) 758-2080 I'm a brand new bo
insurance policy for Alden 38' ethanknox at 5:23pm 07.09.24 Hit up Brianna Meador @ Jamie Cornette State Farm in Urbanna VA - (804) 758-2080 I'm a brand new boa
Sarasota Bay Returning (3) patrickfarley at 4:37pm 07.09.24 225912
What are these tracks used for? stickinthemud57 at 4:25pm 07.09.24 According to Wikipedia: A pulley is a wheel on an axle or shaft enabling a taut cable or belt pass
Mystery Diesel Fuel Odor (1) Ralph Johnstone at 3:54pm 07.09.24 I ordered some UV fuel due to add to the tank and hopefully spot any leaks with a black light. Th
FEEDBACK - Thoughts on refinishing sole on 1997 Beneteau Tally Ho at 3:42pm 07.09.24 If the floor boards come out easily, take them home, put the on saw horses and work them there. My
Impellers - aftermarket or OEM? jviss at 3:30pm 07.09.24 A brand-named aftermarket part and cheap knock off from Ebay are not equivalent. How can you tell

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