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New Owner HIN 426 road to recovery DreadDane at 3:07pm 04.25.16 Catalina 22 23/2264 Hey there everyone. My name is Dane and I recently purchased my first boat out here in Austin Texas
Boat to Dock - Low Tide Pkb57 at 2:51pm 04.25.16 Ask All Sailors 23/4888 Other than the obvious wise cracks:wink:, we have our sailboat on the upper Chesapeake. When it is l
Water leaking from cockpit sole at binnacle Cabin by the Sea at 1:45pm 04.25.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/712 Has anyone had issues with water entering the base of the binnacle and then leaking down the steerin
Water leaking from cockpit some at binnacle Cabin by the Sea at 1:44pm 04.25.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 8/1809 Has anyone had issues with water entering the base of the binnacle and then leaking down the steerin
Rudder repair or replacement tom mcilree at 12:21pm 04.25.16 Big Boats 2/988 Under what circumstances should a new replacement rudder require removal and replacement
Catalina 320 cradle design 322eriesailor at 11:04am 04.25.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/534 Would any 320 Catalina owners have a design for a cradle for a 2002, 320 they would be willing to sh
Looking for 29" pedestal "legs" Dale at 10:38am 04.25.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/448 We have recently purchased a Catalina 400 MKII. We have the original table, but are missing the pos
Anchor windlass on P-33? davidkahn53 at 10:12am 04.25.16 Pearson 0/640 I'm a new owner of a 1987 P-33. Considering installing an anchor windlass, but it seems the anchor
Trailer Tie Down Strap (1) knotatwork2 at 10:02am 04.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1675 Hello Sailor Gurus, I have a trailer tie down strap that seems to be simple, but I can't seem to kee
Catalina Capri 14.2 manufacture date Conwagner at 8:27am 04.25.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/2773 Where do I look up the manufacture date? My model is C-14-2 and Serial number 482. It was built in W
Catalina 350 top freezer \ refrigerator latch bertram at 8:25am 04.25.16 Ask All Sailors 5/832 Our 350 has latches that hold to top doors open while you get what you want out of the fridge or fre
Half way of Half way Franklin at 7:44am 04.25.16 Mid-Size Boats 8/782 I am half way of half way around the world -- Common Core Math :) I made it to Marquesas Islands a
Where to Mount Radar Plotter? Jongleur at 7:28am 04.25.16 Catalina 30 21/1981 I have a Garmin radar chart plotter GPSMAP 740s. Can't figure out where to mount it. Might I mount
Diesel Exhaust Fumes in Cockpit dhealy at 7:04am 04.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/2199 Recently took a long motor sail with our 35.5 Legend. No matter what angle we sailed to the wind we
Hunter 41 anchor chain size uncledom at 6:37am 04.25.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1014 I mic'd the current anchor chain and it seems to 9mm. It is a Lewmar windlass and I was wondering i
Another CDI Furler question flynhi4u at 6:21am 04.25.16 Smaller Boats 0/495 I did not want to hi jack the CDI furler forestay thread so I will ask my question here. We got our
"Racing" the "IKE" (2) Dan_Y at 5:22am 04.25.16 Racing 9/727 Didn't know where else to post this. I'm always struck by the awesomeness of aircraft carriers and
More topping lift questions priariesailor at 10:18pm 04.24.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2253 I'm a not very experienced mid hole sailor from the Canadian prairies and some of the topping lift q
Purpose of pulleys lateral to mast step? (1) Sacto Dave at 9:39pm 04.24.16 Catalina 22 21/2172 Hello fellow sailboat owners! I got a screaming deal on a '73 C-22 swing keel. It was only a great d
Has anyone replaced a cockpit floor? wander22 at 8:29pm 04.24.16 Ask All Sailors 2/560 I have an O Day 22. I had a large crack and many small cracks in the floor that were there when I go

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Thread maintenance on my sailboat Ralph Johnstone at 8:44am 04.01.23
Thread maintenance on my sailboat dlochner at 8:44am 04.01.23
Survey Question Hollyberry at 8:40am 04.01.23 Electric drive.... hmmm... better consider your intended usage.. Is there a charging generator? Don'
Survey Question Don S/V ILLusion at 8:30am 04.01.23 Sounds expensive! I looked at the boat again today and didn't see any obvious signs of water incur
Thread maintenance on my sailboat JamesG161 at 8:27am 04.01.23
Survey Question Crusty Ol Salt at 8:19am 04.01.23 Sounds expensive! Remember those are broker prices. The best of the best.
Goosneck to Boom danooxnard at 8:17am 04.01.23 I would drill a hole through the boom and the goose neck pin, to keep it together. Then use a long
Thread maintenance on my sailboat dlochner at 7:43am 04.01.23 There are more greases than you can shake a stick at. For this application the particular kind of gr
Thread maintenance on my sailboat Hello Below at 7:00am 04.01.23 Red grease is well Red and can be purchased as Red grease at an Auto Parts store, probably the leas
Fuel gauge Beneteau 323 2007 dLj at 6:44am 04.01.23 Can you polish the lens like they do with headlights on cars? dj
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 6:33am 04.01.23 This was the first time. I was not certain I had the tack attached properly and my block at the to
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 6:32am 04.01.23 Just rigging mine for the first time as well. I noticed you only use 1 sheet? Do you tie the shee
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 6:28am 04.01.23 I also use a sock, with a very similar launch and recovery procedure as Tally Ho. I do keep the she
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed ckreitlein at 6:26am 04.01.23 I don't use a sock. I usually attach the tack to a downhaul line run through the anchor roller, or
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed JBP-PA at 5:58am 04.01.23 I don't use a sock. I usually attach the tack to a downhaul line run through the anchor roller, or t
Evaluating a South Coast 26 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:58am 04.01.23 Not sure if 26 Southcoast had straight grain balsa in the decking. If so, take someone who knows s
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 jssailem at 5:50am 04.01.23 This is interesting. If the proper filter for your M-25 is UNI300209. Found at: https://marinediese
oil filter for Universal M25 aka Kubota D 850 njlarry at 5:22am 04.01.23 Which M25? They are very different.
Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel Crazy Dave Condon at 5:08am 04.01.23 I use to recommend the two wheel swing away on either the swing keel or fixed keel Catalina 16.5 as
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed Scott B at 5:03am 04.01.23

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