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Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery Maine Sail at 10:48am 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 4/741 Happy 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery.. TkyF976hAxo
Self Tailers and the Catalina 22 New Design ...3TacksontheWater at 10:01am 05.10.24 Catalina 22 3/1138 Do I ever wish that someone made a smaller self tailing winch. The smallest one is the Andersen 12 S
Northern Light Show - Possible jssailem at 9:28am 05.10.24 Sails Call Lounge 13/2340 This weekend promises to be an exciting. SPECIAL STATEMENT - Northern Light Show ?? May 10 2024
IS your GPS, AIS, Home Power Grid acting funny? jssailem at 9:01am 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 1/12 This weekend promises to be an exciting solar event. NOAA Headlines: "Major Sun Storm Alert!"
Are you ready... Mother's Day Weekend ALERT. jssailem at 8:39am 05.10.24 Ask All Sailors 0/11 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/major-sun-storm-alert.1249939420
Another Major Sun Storm Alert ! JamesG161 at 8:37am 05.10.24 Weather and Forecasting 8/1613 We got the alert on May 5th and knew that CME or Coronal Mass Ejection was aimed at the Earth. Thos
Shroud adjusters - Newport 17 Hoatsy at 8:29am 05.10.24 Newport 1/481 Helloooooooo! My partner bought me a 1978 Newport 17 that's a little rough around the edges. One of
Stuffing box mount repair (1) mbefus at 3:54pm 05.09.24 S2 4/1354
Weather forecasting and Racing. (2) jssailem at 11:16am 05.09.24 Weather and Forecasting 2/912 I have been experimenting with LuckGrib as a software (MAC based program) to improve my sailing expe
Berth orientation in Hunter 40.5 jcreamer at 11:08am 05.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 21/2700 We are looking at a 1994 Hunter 40.5. I have not spent any time in a berth that is athwartships (is
Hot water tank colin59 at 9:03am 05.09.24 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1041 Hi, have a 2000 H290 and started up the water system after launch and noticed rusty colored water l
Whale Manual Bilge Pump sailcapt340 at 5:27am 05.09.24 Big Boats 11/1732 On the Port Side of my 2000 340, under the access folding seat is a Whale Manual Bilge Pump. It has
SD 20 Sail-drive help circa1971la at 7:01pm 05.08.24 Engines and Propulsion 1/549
Time to sell the Schock 23.2 (1) dinomium at 2:51pm 05.08.24 Trailer Sailors 5/1465 So I just got a Catalina 30 so my 23.2 and trailer will have to be put up for sale soon and I am loo
To cut or not to cut pushpit fred1diver at 2:42pm 05.08.24 Ask All Sailors 2/833 Hello all! For ease of boarding the boat from the swim ladder I was wondering if it would be wise to
Looking to upgrade from a C22 to?? mjp83 at 11:34am 05.08.24 Smaller Boats 9/1953 Hi, we restored a 1981 C22 just to find out we would like a larger boat. We mainly trailer to the
hunter 49 wing keel dimensions? Zencra at 11:07am 05.08.24 Big Boats 1/428 Hi, I'm in Aruba and close to being hauled out. I need to know the width of the winged keel and tryi
O'day 23-2 Topping lift hasspacher at 10:11am 05.08.24 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1095
Connecting bilge areas kwbones at 8:58am 05.08.24 Ask All Sailors 9/803 I picked up an H23 for cheap money last fall. Over the winter some water got into the boat. I intend
Dropping the rudder fred1diver at 7:53am 05.08.24 Ask All Sailors 1/698 Hello everyone! Does anyone know how to drop the rudder on a 1972 Pearson 30? I want to add a shim/b

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Funny Friday!!! Kermit at 11:34am 10.30.25
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. FastOlson at 11:30am 10.30.25 One small knit pick about boating near shore... When 50+ miles out I have found that the wave trains
Raw water intake pump questions Stu Jackson at 11:18am 10.30.25 My raw water intake pump began leaking from the backside last week and I had it replaced. The tech
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 (1) Stu Jackson at 11:12am 10.30.25 You should be able to find a C22 owners manual online. There are many C22 websites with great infor
Raw water intake pump questions JoeWhite at 9:30am 10.30.25 Dr. D., what type of engine and pump. On Universal engine, I use Oberdorfer N202M-16 and yes the se
Towing a Catalina C30 1983 Woodworks1 at 9:03am 10.30.25 None of the stuff I did above helped me be a better sailor. I think that if the seat of your pants
Raw water intake pump questions Dr. D at 9:01am 10.30.25 Don: Right, I should have included the motor has about 500 hours.
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. (1) dLj at 8:57am 10.30.25 I agree with this, however, the coastal cruiser definition seems to be strange to me. It would seem
Raw water intake pump questions Don S/V ILLusion at 8:51am 10.30.25 Is having the seals fail after seven years expected? depends entirely on use, not the calendar. I
Towing a Catalina C30 1983 (4) Woodworks1 at 8:46am 10.30.25 That 10,200lb is the weight of the bare boat as it left the factory (assuming a Mk1). They never c
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. sv_regulus at 8:43am 10.30.25 FastOlson, I'm going to respond on your comment and the sailnet thread with comments against the ca
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. dLj at 8:38am 10.30.25 FastOlson, I'm going to respond on your comment and the sailnet thread with comments against the ca
Possibly wrong boat, but dreaming. David in Sandusky at 8:22am 10.30.25 FastOlson, I'm going to respond on your comment and the sailnet thread with comments against the cap
Broken Mast block alternativez LLoyd B at 8:07am 10.30.25 If it were mine I think I would want to replace the wooden block with 1/4 inch stainless steel plate
Broken Mast block alternativez rgranger at 7:46am 10.30.25 I am guessing the wood was only there to space the block a bit off of the mast's surface. Otherwis
H260 and tide goes far out grounding it, mud squirts up bottom hole into ballast tank? (1) rgranger at 7:42am 10.30.25 Why is your ballast tank valve partly unsealed? If you are losing water at low tide.... then you ar
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 Leeward Rail at 7:30am 10.30.25 @Crazy Dave Condon was a Catalina dealer, but I don't know when that was. He may be able to eyeball
Invest 98L (1) JamesG161 at 7:26am 10.30.25 Great pilots with big cajonas. Well not so fast, John, She and even @Kermit tries to scare Meliss
gelcoat (1) rgranger at 7:05am 10.30.25 So we're both right, maybe, assuming AI is right which is always a question. Then maybe all three o
Hows this boom/mast look.. on my "new" (1971) Catalina 22 Leeward Rail at 7:05am 10.30.25 @dlochner about covered it. But... The "Wonky" slot looks like it is bent wider than original. The

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