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More Catalina 22 Regattas EditorC22NSA at 4:25am 01.24.17 Catalina 22 0/432 The list of 2017 Catalina 22 Regattas is growing, and NORs for the following regattas have been adde
423 anchor locker NYSail at 2:12am 01.24.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 11/1632 hello all. Cleaning and found the anchor locker full of mud and water... empties the chain and rode
Help Get Control Of Ethanol kloudie1 at 7:14pm 01.23.17 Ask All Sailors 35/2529 OK not anything like the rum posts.. This is a petition to sign that gives weight to the Boat US lo
How to remove cabin door hardware--1999 B 411 Tim Downing at 5:03pm 01.23.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/4459 Hello! I just bought a 1999 Beneteau 411. The boat had a minor electrical fire in the main cabin and
Does anyone know "Eaglet" Jerry Zitterkopf at 4:25pm 01.23.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/635 The Eaglet is used in an advertisement for the Large Bimini at Blue Water Yacht. http://shop.bwyach
"Kill switch" for auto pilot HMT2 at 3:46pm 01.23.17 Ask All Sailors 17/2450 I do a fair amount of single hand day sailing on my '83 H31. Inevitably I will have to go forward to
Un-stepping mast on a Cal 2-25 (3) Grato at 1:19pm 01.23.17 Cal 9/4699 Greetings! I have a 1978 Cal 2-25 that is in overall beautiful condition. That being said, I notice
Coolant leak Ronald Roman at 1:06pm 01.23.17 Ask All Sailors 20/1975 Every couple of months I have a small puddle of coolant below the engine and I can't find where it's
Rebedding Side Windows 40.5 (1) SVPardonMyFrench at 12:30pm 01.23.17 Big Boats 13/3545 It's rained a lot in Seattle in the last couple of weeks, and i found a source to collect fresh wate
Cleaning up a cast iron keel Justin_NSA at 9:04am 01.23.17 Ask All Sailors 52/11863 I know there was discussion on this but it doesn't come up on a search. I was looking for the proces
running an antenna wire up the mast of a 1987 C-22 Lafayette Mike at 8:59am 01.23.17 Catalina 22 16/1756 2017-01-23_11-51-46 by Lafayette Mike posted Jan 23, 2017 at 11:58 AMI have heard there is a conduit
lewmar winch parts CYQK at 7:48am 01.23.17 Ask All Sailors 10/934 Have 80's vintage 48st and70st winchs need to replace some of the plastic parts on them lewmar says
guppy 13 up grade (3) sailorforever at 7:41am 01.23.17 Guppy 0/1072 the stern where the the rub rail rubber comes together the rubber was separating, i found a piece of
New and Used Catalina 30 parts and accessories??? 4sandybutts at 7:04am 01.23.17 Catalina 30 9/4889 What are the best websites, stores, online forums etc. to buy new and used parts and accessories for
POLYURETHANE (MINWAX) Floor Routene Maintenance Caspurr at 6:44am 01.23.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/1317 Looking to see what other owners are using for routine cleaning and maintenance of the floors on the
3rd reef for Oceanis 37? Rob Heath at 6:37am 01.23.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1662 Hi All We have just taken delivery of our Oceanis 37, and are wondering about a 3rd reef in the main
Green Turtle Cay All U Get at 6:32am 01.23.17 Ask All Sailors 8/515 Made a good crossing and traveled the chart routes on the Bahama Banks. Now in Green Turtle Cay moo
El Dorado Rum (1) Jackdaw at 9:53pm 01.22.17 Ask All Sailors 48/3489 This weekend we held our annual winter crew party, an event that Jodi and I throw to thank everyone
AC Circuit Confusion! Scott T-Bird at 6:54pm 01.22.17 Ask All Sailors 28/6627 I'm hopeful about my electrical upgrades this winter but getting confused about the various componen
Anyone else in SoCal enjoying the rain? Brian D at 6:00pm 01.22.17 Sails Call Lounge 22/1587 The wind is howling and the rain is falling. Thursday and Friday last week great rain. Saturday a re

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West Marine BOGO on winches this year? dLj at 2:15am 02.22.24 I'm looking for just a sheet winch, not an anchor windlass. my bad... dj
2GM20F engine issue knackers at 11:39pm 02.21.24 check that a reversing roller has not fallen out of the kiwi prop. had same problem with reverse
Running cables through the headliner on a 2001 Hunter 380 marcham at 11:22pm 02.21.24 You should have strings pulled in each conduit from the factory. If you use one, ensure you pull a n
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? Rich Stidger at 8:32pm 02.21.24
Legend 40.5 - Light above sink baycloud at 8:15pm 02.21.24 A bit of long story. After quite a bit of reflection, following unsuccessful tracking even with the
WINDLASS Screen Saver at 7:57pm 02.21.24 This sounds like a rather less than honest statement. Given the length to which you went through th
WINDLASS dLj at 7:01pm 02.21.24
Fuel locker and propane dlochner at 6:51pm 02.21.24 Thanks for the input. The solution might be mounting the gas can to the stern rail. safe, effectiv
WINDLASS dLj at 6:50pm 02.21.24
WINDLASS American_Mainsail at 6:48pm 02.21.24 This sounds like a rather less than honest statement. Given the length to which you went through th
WINDLASS dLj at 6:42pm 02.21.24 Silly me I was hoping to avoid the debate between HDG (Hot Dipped Galvanized) and SS This sounds l
WINDLASS American_Mainsail at 6:41pm 02.21.24
WINDLASS Screen Saver at 5:28pm 02.21.24 I'm not going to argue with you, simply put some numbers out there. 3/8 grade 43 (high strength) g
WINDLASS Screen Saver at 5:20pm 02.21.24 I'd also like to know more on where you're coming from here. Are you just getting more service life
WINDLASS Screen Saver at 5:17pm 02.21.24 Silly me I was hoping to avoid the debate between HDG (Hot Dipped Galvanized) and SS But in answer t
Fuel locker and propane john6206 at 4:50pm 02.21.24 Thanks for the input. The solution might be mounting the gas can to the stern rail. safe, effective
Repowering with a Volvo D1-30 Davidasailor26 at 4:36pm 02.21.24 Replacing all those parts is significantly more than just maintenance, so I think regular maintenanc
West Marine BOGO on winches this year? Tally Ho at 4:02pm 02.21.24
Western L.I. Sound marina dLj at 3:54pm 02.21.24 And can you think of any better place to spend the kid's inheritance? ;) :beer: I've told my kids
Bilge Wire Size Question. Jan11 at 2:41pm 02.21.24 Relating to this discussion, and many others, we should be aware that the standards for electrical e

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