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Sleeping offshore capta at 6:27pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 23/1996 It is very difficult to say this nicely to cruisers and other distance sailors. Why in the fracking
Keel repair (2) unclejack3 at 2:38pm 10.18.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/18 Have a boomaroo 22 (Catalina) and the swing keel pivot hole is completely rusted. There seems to be
Keel repair (2) unclejack3 at 2:26pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 6/556 Have a boomaroo 22 Australia (Catalina) and the swing keel pivot hole is completely rusted. There se
Potential damage to alternator diodes (1) Scott T-Bird at 1:19pm 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 9/694 Yesterday, I was pushing my boat along at WOT for about a 5-minute spell and I detected slightly dif
Invest 98L --> TS Melissa --> Hurricane Melissa (3) JamesG161 at 10:49am 10.18.25 Weather and Forecasting 22/1679 All models are to many days out to predict this Tropical Wave, but.... GFS runs head on to Dry Ai
Mixing oil....... NYSail at 8:10am 10.18.25 Ask All Sailors 4/373 So doing my annual oil change. Unfortunately I put oil into a clear container (leftover from last ye
How To: Removing fuel tank on Catalina 310 (8) max_sailing at 1:07am 10.18.25 Catalina 310 5/808 Hi 310 folks, I recently had a fuel tank leak on my 310. It took me a while to figure out it was t
Placement of engine cover cable eyestrap PEMS at 5:59pm 10.17.25 Catalina 310 5/610 The cable that holds the engine cover/cabin steps when angled forward was removed by a previous owne
New Cal 29 owner rigging questions MeandmyCal29 at 5:10pm 10.17.25 Ask All Sailors 11/556 Hey, folks. I've finally let stupidity take over and broke my vow to never own a boat. I was given a
Bookmarks unclejack3 at 1:56pm 10.17.25 Ask All Sailors 11/581 Hi. I can save a thread by saving a bookmark but where can I find them to retrieve it? Thx
flushing long shaft outboard tilted (1) newsailor72 at 9:21am 10.17.25 Ask All Sailors 11/628 have a Macgregor 22 with a tohatsu 6hp sailpro that has a flushing port. boat is in a slip. With th
C350 Howard Jones at 8:14am 10.17.25 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/392 I'm going to have a survey done on an 06 C350. Does anyone have any first hand experience with this
Tired of bashing my knuckles on the dodger frame - shorter winch handle? JimHansen77 at 2:16pm 10.16.25 Big Boats 15/1130 2002 Hunter 356. The clearance between the end of an 8" winch handle for the jib and the SS dodger
Solar Cycle 25. Update (2) jssailem at 1:42pm 10.16.25 Weather and Forecasting 1/289 We at the Weather and Forecasting Forum have a warm affection for the sun. We know monitoring it wil
New O'Day owner. (1) peterandginny at 7:47am 10.16.25 Bigger Boats 10/728 234976 First post on the forum. Just closed on Fathom That a 1986 O'Day 31. Winter will be a long
Santana 2023 rigging quiggers at 1:47am 10.16.25 Trailer Sailors 7/792 I am looking at a great condition santana 2023, I believe the A model, 1994. But in looking at pic
Winter cover with mast down john6206 at 12:21pm 10.15.25 Ask All Sailors 6/513
Replacing starboard rope clutch Monheganlover at 11:51am 10.15.25 Catalina 310 6/765 The clutch for my main halyard refuses to stay in the open position which makes it difficult to drop
V Berth Hatch Window (1) twodzusfittings at 6:41am 10.15.25 Bigger Boats 6/588 I decided that the original lens had way too much crazing and needed to be replaced. So I took some
Help putting in a simple solar setup for my C-22 Carl Wonderful at 2:02am 10.15.25 Ask All Sailors 13/926 Hello, I have a 1971 Catalina 22. I want to put in a simple solar setup...maybe 30 - 50 watts tota

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9.2 Knots! And over 8 steady Andrew Mylander at 5:22am 01.02.26 Well done and such a great feeling for the crew! Yes! Have gotten new sails since the first time,
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 dlochner at 5:13am 01.02.26 -Also like the charge controller option to see how many Volts I'm at. A Victron Smart Controller
Recommend a 100 watt Solar Setup for my C-22 Davidasailor26 at 4:35am 01.02.26 I have 1 brand new, good quality regular Lead acid car battery right now Car batteries are not rea
Impressive! danstanford at 3:39am 01.02.26 There will be a lot of noise about the benefit of autopilots after this dominant performance by the
9.2 Knots! And over 8 steady danstanford at 3:34am 01.02.26 Well done and such a great feeling for the crew!
Drill a hole ? in my mast Project_Mayhem at 8:36pm 01.01.26 Watch out for wires when drilling. Using a stop collar on your bit is a good way to prevent the bit
Drill a hole ? in my mast higgs at 8:33pm 01.01.26 Most of us don't hesitate to drill a small hole in our mast to install hardware. What is the differ
Dripless stuffing box vent tube location Project_Mayhem at 8:28pm 01.01.26 I'm not sure I'd have the hose open to the air if the open end is somewhere water getting to this o
What's wrong with this picture? Project_Mayhem at 8:25pm 01.01.26 After the party puzzle.don't buy a motorsailor...
What's wrong with this picture? (1) BAD ORCA at 8:21pm 01.01.26 After the party puzzle 50% off!
Dripless stuffing box vent tube location FastOlson at 8:11pm 01.01.26 I'm not sure I'd have the hose open to the air if the open end is somewhere water getting to this o
What's wrong with this picture? (1) BAD ORCA at 8:03pm 01.01.26 Idyllic AI puzzle scene for COSTCO members.
Dripless stuffing box vent tube location smokey73 at 7:41pm 01.01.26 I'm not sure I'd have the hose open to the air if the open end is somewhere water getting to this op
Heading To Florida in 2026 - New Years Resolution - Advice ? smokey73 at 7:25pm 01.01.26 I'd skip Savannah unless you just want to visit there. It is a cool town to visit but a bit of a si
Non skid paint questions heritage at 4:56pm 01.01.26 https://www.pyiinc.com/downloads/kiwigrip/kiwigrip-coloring-instructions.pdf
Dripless stuffing box vent tube location jssailem at 4:41pm 01.01.26 If you're not going to run water through the nipple, then you just need to attach a hose (double cla
Happy New Year! jssailem at 4:39pm 01.01.26 Our H430 sails again !!! Yeah! Like a Phoenix rising.
Heading To Florida in 2026 - New Years Resolution - Advice ? dLj at 1:05pm 01.01.26 Yeah, this is the part I find most interesting.... OP says: "Airdraft 44 feet and draft 5.5 ft" Sa
Non skid paint questions PaulK at 12:41pm 01.01.26 If not, can you paint over non-skid with the desired color? You can paint over the nonskid pattern
HAPPY.... ShawnL at 12:26pm 01.01.26 Fair Winds and Following Seas to everyone

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