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The C-22 Community Mourns the loss of Beattie Purcell (1) CaptDon01 at 5:21pm 01.29.17 Catalina 22 3/773 Just received some sad news. Beattie Purcell has passed away. For some of you that are not familiar
Stanchion "brace" weld repair (3) forbin at 1:59pm 01.29.17 Pacific North West Cruisers 27/3412 One of the braces for the stanchions on either side of the lifeline gate broke at the weld to its ba
Finishing Plywood Drop Boards Rich6705 at 10:27am 01.29.17 Ask All Sailors 21/4991 Good afternoon. I just purchased an O'Day sailboat and the companionway hatch boards are rotting.
This is for the birds... (3) Kermit at 9:23am 01.29.17 Ask All Sailors 69/10184 So, y'all may remember the problems I've had with ospreys roosting on my boat. I've been using a pig
Whistle Signals - Horn blasts for navigation smokey73 at 8:59am 01.29.17 Ask All Sailors 28/5419 So as not to hijack the COLREGS it would benefit us all if everyone on the water at least knew the w
ProSafe Galvanic Isolator Monitor failure (2) shayes914 at 8:21am 01.29.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/4223 There are 3 lights showing on the monitor: Ground Wire = FAIL Galvanic Isolator = Normal Bonding Sys
We're now encrypted Phil Herring at 9:52pm 01.28.17 Forum Help (Site Talk) 21/4286 Google has spoken, and in their infinite wisdom has deemed that all sites shall be encrypted for sec
Ever seen an eagle swim? RussC at 8:21pm 01.28.17 Ask All Sailors 5/456 1266577976695630
Alternator wiring question (1) Franzcat at 6:32pm 01.28.17 Catalina 30 6/2610 I recently purchased an '89 Catalina 30 and decided to do a engine wiring upgrade to replace the tra
COLREGS interpretation RE incident Skipper at 5:40pm 01.28.17 Ask All Sailors 27/2297 Opinions please. I have mine already. Want others'. Who is in good standing in this situation, reg
Hunter 39 jack line length Knotty Dog at 8:04am 01.28.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/554 Hello, has anyone purchased jack lines for this model and if so, what length did you go with, what b
Defender 2017 Catalog Pirate Dave at 7:25am 01.28.17 Ask All Sailors 1/542 The new Defender 2017 catalog is out!!! Go to their website at www.defender.com to request one.
What depth sounder should I get? (1) lost soul at 8:57pm 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 8/1064 SO what is the thought on depth sounders lately? I have a Tartan 34 sloop, not a racer, just a regul
Sailrite catalog Ron20324 at 4:19pm 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 5/579 The Sailrite catalog of sewing items/fabrics/machines is now available. Sign up at SAILRITE.COM/CATA
Cable halyard? daverippetoe at 2:43pm 01.27.17 Ask An Oday Owner 13/2129 I'm looking at an O'Day 25 as my first boat. I'm buying it from a guy who never really got into sai
Parasitic Possibilities dehler25 at 2:42pm 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 5/454 I have a Shakespeare SSB fiberglass antenna mounted on the starboard stern quadrant and want to buil
New Instrument Panel (2) dave_and_dd at 2:06pm 01.27.17 Engines and Propulsion 10/1284 The old engine instrument panel on my Catalina 309 was cracking and looking ragged. I got a piece o
Batteries using water - NOT.... dave_and_dd at 1:53pm 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 3/368 So, just wondering - I've got a 2007 Catalina 309. House is a 4D and Emergency batt is a group 27.
1984 Refurbishing Project Randall Schmidt at 1:02pm 01.27.17 Ask All Sailors 121/7839 Late last April (2016) I bought a 1984 Oday 28. I have lots of projects on going. A fellow forum u
New outboard for venture224 sailnewbie at 12:55pm 01.27.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 21/2183 I like the ideal of a brand new honda,merc,evinrude etc. but dont like those price tags so my next i

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Simple electronic install - first time advice needed Don S/V ILLusion at 10:49am 04.05.24
170 cracked warranty hull stickinthemud57 at 10:45am 04.05.24 LOTS of threads at this forum dealing with cracks in the H170 hulls. I used to have one and had to d
Solar / lithium question Johann at 10:03am 04.05.24 Victron monitors have a setting called 'discharge floor'. If its set to 50% (which is default i th
Ruined mast or not a big deal? DArcy at 10:00am 04.05.24 If there is a dent in the mast then it may not be safe to use. The bend in the photo may just be fro
Bent wing keels (1) JamesG161 at 9:31am 04.05.24 I recently looked at a Hunter Passage 42. The Boat Yard repaired my Bent Wing on my Lead/Antimony
Solar / lithium question BAD ORCA at 9:28am 04.05.24 hi all I have 2x 200Ah Dakota litium batteries. The solar panel leave me at the beginning of the ev
RECOMMISSIONING THE FRESH WATER SYSTEM (1) JamesG161 at 9:13am 04.05.24 If you have space to install one of these parts from Groco... atory sink and Engine.
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . Kings Gambit at 9:07am 04.05.24 We have our boat in Long Beach Municipal Marina, a City-owned & operated marina. The marina conducts
Genoa sheets LakeShark at 9:02am 04.05.24 They said it will interfere with trimming for racing. We are a racing club. Bingo that's the key
Raytheon Wind Instrument not reading Deleted member 117556 at 8:45am 04.05.24 As others have said, call Raymarine @ (603) 881-5200. I just went through this and ended up having
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 8:44am 04.05.24
28.5 Split Backstay rigging Shaw_2112 at 8:41am 04.05.24 223994 Many racers choose to change out the fixed back stay for an adjustable stay. CS Johnson make
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger john6206 at 8:40am 04.05.24 Thanks @MitchM - I built the passagemaker dinghy, the bigger sibling of your Eastport. Effortless
Cleaning foam cushions? dLj at 8:36am 04.05.24 My dearly beloved washed the covers for our v-birth and cabin...the seals to the windows had been l
Genoa sheets mashmaster at 8:30am 04.05.24 They are wrong. You don't need to do any such thing. They said it will interfere with trimming for
Genoa sheets Gene Neill at 8:16am 04.05.24 First think the older guys at my club said when they saw my cat 22 was "you need to remove the life
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . Kings Gambit at 8:13am 04.05.24 Florida is looking for revenue - they are not going to destroy something that they could get more fr
Ruined mast or not a big deal? dLj at 8:12am 04.05.24 Just a note: The OP @cstan posted this same question over in Cruisers an Sailors but included two ad
Ruined mast or not a big deal? PaulK at 8:10am 04.05.24 I'll agree that the 2nd picture looks a little like a dent at the spreader, but It also appears tha
lovely boat ---about to be crushed in FL, due to incompetence. . PaulK at 8:02am 04.05.24 If the owner died and the state had to get a lawyer to execute the will (or the estate went into pro

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