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Storm sail / number 3 Matpearce at 1:00am 01.14.17 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/1670 hi I am thinking about adding a number three / sort of Storm head sail to my Catalina 31 As a lot of
need ideas for ...screened companionway doors? MitchM at 4:47pm 01.13.17 Ask All Sailors 15/3641 so : the boat has a pair of OEM permanently-mounted non - removable lockable fold - in Lexan
If you had $35,000..... Windtherapy at 1:17pm 01.13.17 Ask All Sailors 38/3739 Just dreaming sort of. In 6 years I will retire and my hope is to move up to a 34+ sailboat and get
1985 H34 Electronics Upgrade/Pedestal Mounting Options (1) Mike Kegley at 12:03pm 01.13.17 Big Boats 8/1332 Continuing on with my partial refit, I've purchased a B'G Vulcan 7 chartplotter and a Raymarine EV-1
fuel tank Slipin Away at 11:26am 01.13.17 Big Boats 2/574 I would like to install inspection plates in the top of my fuel tank 2006 45cc which is located unde
anybody parting out their old venture pop top? Joint venture at 5:46am 01.13.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/502 Howdy y'all! I'm new to this forum. I've been out of sailing for a while and looking to get back int
Yanmar 2gmf impeller Reg M at 7:23pm 01.12.17 Mid-Size Boats 0/644 I ordered some parts last February from Mastry Marine in St Pete's, including two cooling water pump
anybody parting out their old venture pop top? Joint venture at 6:19pm 01.12.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1144 Howdy y'all! I'm new to this forum. I've been out of sailing for a while and looking to get back int
Read a good book lately? jssailem at 5:52pm 01.12.17 Ask All Sailors 54/4278 I was reading Scott T-Birds, post about "Two Years Before the Mast" and it got me thinking,what book
Electronics Upgrade kimelmore at 3:50pm 01.12.17 Ask All Sailors 40/4481 I meet with the local Marine Electronics dealer tomorrow AM to pencil out the new Electronics. I'm g
Signet SL172 Transducer location WJB at 3:28pm 01.12.17 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/757 I have a 1983 Catalina 30 and am thinking of installing a Signet SL 172 Depth Sounder. The Installa
Leaking Water Tank (1) Brooke B at 2:48pm 01.12.17 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/5531 Hi all! I am new to SBO and also relatively new to sailing so pls bear with me here! ;) My husband
Two Years Before The Mast ... Scott T-Bird at 1:14pm 01.12.17 Ask All Sailors 51/5359 I consider myself to be fairly well-read but for some reason, I had missed this classic until my ste
Thank you beneteausailors! anyone for Vancouver boat show? Guan at 10:39am 01.12.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 2/527 Just to say that I've had great help and feed back this Forums. Thanks guys n gals. Have another gre
Hunter 23.5 Updating Electrical Panel PropellerHead at 10:24am 01.12.17 Smaller Boats 25/4592 In the process of replacing the bilge pump on my 23.5, I discovered that the wires running from the
Where to go in july? sailnewbie at 7:10am 01.12.17 Ask All Sailors 18/1177 Family and i are headed out from south east ohio early july for a week of vacation which includes dr
Old age problems Knuttle at 5:28am 01.12.17 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/1381 I picked up my Venture 21 in December 1970 at the factory in Costa Mesa Ca. and took it home to Mich
Oceanis 473 Diesel tank replacement amandla at 6:37pm 01.11.17 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/683 Hello, I need to replace the Polypropylene diesel tank in my Oceanis 473 built in 2002. Does anyone
Oday 322 solar vents DLB at 6:24pm 01.11.17 Bigger Boats 19/2879 On my list of repairs are the solar vents in the head and aft cabin. One works anemically on occasio
Replacing engine Gratitude Palm Beach at 6:05pm 01.11.17 Engines and Propulsion 3/775 Mine is a 1979 Cherubini 27. I am installing a 9.9 Suzuki to replace my old Yanmar. Should I mount i

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Shoreline Marina Long Beach or Cabrillo in San Pedro? (1) Richard19068 at 4:58pm 05.07.24 Richard is there an area you would recommend in Cabrillo I should request? It's a 25' and want to b
Rode hard and put away wet Allowishish at 4:50pm 05.07.24 I think that boat is a little above the specified tow rating of the BMW.
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (1) SailingCal21 at 4:10pm 05.07.24 The plan is to cut out sections of the bow and the port side first as I'm working in a yard and not
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c (4) monocerosin at 3:58pm 05.07.24 Hello Monocerosin: So maybe your wood core is actually rotted. But maybe it ain't. Hunter cored wit
Rode hard and put away wet (1) Dalliance at 3:53pm 05.07.24 unhook the trailer, empty the cooler and wait for the next opportunity to go sailing. :)
"Doghouse" aft bulkhead 37c rardiH36 at 3:44pm 05.07.24 I appreciate that. I'm recoring the entire cockpit (the whole thing flexes, I have removed the helm
How worried should I be? jssailem at 3:19pm 05.07.24 Hopeful that @nto1221 will come back and say hi again. We had a boat in the Marina that a was bein
Sodium Percarbonate vs Aluminum Holding Tank KneadingWater at 3:14pm 05.07.24 Agree that aluminum holding tank is a problem waiting to announce itself. Build was 2004. Before m
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project jssailem at 3:10pm 05.07.24 Looks good at this distance!:thumbup: :biggrin:
Best way to transport first boat? Advice Requested ShawnL at 3:05pm 05.07.24 I will agree with Timm above -- I purchased a Catalina 22 swing keel and the owner said the trailer
over starting line early (1) Davidasailor26 at 2:43pm 05.07.24 What do you mean by "now always uses P flag"? Just read through the rules, which suggest P be flown
over starting line early PaulK at 2:31pm 05.07.24 This is just the I flag rule. It is unfortunate they don't always fly the flag, but if the sailing
Replacing exhaust hose (1) Sutric at 2:18pm 05.07.24 Thanks, but I really don't need any parts. What I'm looking for is how to access the exhaust hose wh
So It Begins: Deck Recoring Project (1) SailingCal21 at 1:54pm 05.07.24 Thanks for everyone's support. I have previously built a new anchor locker cover using epoxy, EZ Fa
Maybe we have earned it Will Gilmore at 1:48pm 05.07.24
Shoreline Marina Long Beach or Cabrillo in San Pedro? circa1971la at 1:26pm 05.07.24 Rick D is corect but having done both I would rather leave from Cabrillo. It's about 3 miles closer
Metal Boxes from the Past Rick486 at 11:47am 05.07.24 Not originally Rick. Ah, makes sense.:)
Maybe we have earned it Hayden Watson at 11:23am 05.07.24 We have been watching the weather and was worried about the loads of sun. The last couple o times m
How to remove Varnish from gelcoat Mark Maulden at 11:21am 05.07.24
Topping Lift Appears Short Jkutyna at 9:57am 05.07.24 It is common. That is how my topping lift is rigged. I also have my reefing rigged at the mast. Th

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