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Changing to LEDs Stephen E. Baker at 12:28pm 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1823 Dear Friends, I have a 1988 Catalina 27. All of the lighting is old. Where can I get the right rep
Interface tiller pilot with GPSIf we Jim 5757 at 11:35am 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 0/208 Just got a new Navico TP32 tiller pilot. Real nice unit! One problem is it won't listen to our Lowra
Alternator paulj at 11:11am 08.05.16 Catalina 310 13/1648 Ray Was this the alternator you installed.......http://www.marinepartssource.com/newdetails.asp?pnum
True yachtsmen, racing in Newport Beach Skipper at 10:05am 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 1/577 I was anchored in Newport Harbor 2 days ago. I've uploaded 2 videos I took of the racing activities.
Adler Barbour Replacement Electronic Modules Stu Jackson at 9:47am 08.05.16 Ask All Sailors 13/8814 In preparation for a month plus long trip up the coast from San Francisco to our new home in Cowich
Ground issues at control panel srreality at 7:44am 08.05.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/624 On my recently purchased 1986 Catalina 22, a previous owner has wired all ground wires back to the n
What's this for? sailnewbie at 7:06am 08.05.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/865 I have this hoop about 3' aft of the mast on the bottom side of the boom, I think it's for a down ha
Locating Beta Marine parts jimt37 at 5:24am 08.05.16 Engines and Propulsion 5/3117 1st time posting . Recently installed new Beta marine 35hp. Anyone know where to purchase
H 34 forestay length (1) hunter healer at 1:21am 08.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/475 Anyine have the forestay length from center of Clevis pin center to Clevis pin center. This mast ha
H 34 mast foot (1) hunter healer at 12:55am 08.05.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/620 help! My 1984 h 34 mast foot was damaged when mast was removed! The bolts securing the foot to the d
Weather Helm - Sail Cut & Trim Tim22 at 7:05pm 08.04.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 57/11040 Two years ago I acquired a 1997 Hunter 310. As part of refitting I bought a new suit of sails. The m
VHF Protocol. Is there one? Kings Gambit at 2:29pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 50/2919 Having recently spent some 14 days out there w/ my VHF radio switched on much of the time, even at n
Irwin 41 cc any good? fishsail at 1:56pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 3/3594 I'm looking at a 1984 Irwin 41'cc Ketch for a live aboard and coastal cruising. Pretty much what it
Reefing main? sailnewbie at 1:29pm 08.04.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/1310 So I was able to pick apart my same Mac the other(224) and retrieved many great part and pieces some
Rebuilding rudder help (1) Armyaviation at 12:48pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 28/1362 126536 my rudder on my 21 foot boat had water in it when I took it out. It has set all winter to dr
When to replace a forward hatch? Ran-Dee9229 at 12:46pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1061 I have a 1984 O'day 28. My forward hatch was replace some time ago with a Bomar 18.5 X 18.5. one hi
I ran over a nun, and almost killed a runabout. Brian D at 12:45pm 08.04.16 Sails Call Lounge 22/2288 This morning I headed over to the boatyard for some minor work. On the way back, I put myself in the
Removing an auto-pilot Ran-Dee9229 at 12:41pm 08.04.16 Ask All Sailors 4/1030 I have a 1984 ODay 28 with a non-functioning Ray Marine auto-pilot of the same vintage. I want to r
Owner's Manual Ran-Dee9229 at 12:30pm 08.04.16 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1346 I just bought a 1984 O'Day 28. I'm an experienced sailor but this is the largest boat I've owned.
Anchor Locker Latch for '81 (1) GorillaToast at 12:16pm 08.04.16 The Cherubini Hunters 5/777 126535 Does anyone (Phil?) know where to get the s/s latch that goes on the anchor locker hatch? N

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so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s dlochner at 7:21am 01.06.24 The boats in your picture look like a broad reach in light wind. They have the big genoas out whic
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s JBP-PA at 7:17am 01.06.24 The boats in your picture look like a broad reach in light wind. They have the big genoas out which
60 best Boats 30' and under Kings Gambit at 7:13am 01.06.24
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s JBP-PA at 7:12am 01.06.24 The amount of twist you want varies according to the weather and there are several factors to consid
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend (1) Claude L.-Auger at 7:02am 01.06.24 Thanks Kappy, I do not know what the problem is. I just deleted and reloaded. Should be there. It's
60 best Boats 30' and under Kings Gambit at 6:58am 01.06.24
60 best Boats 30' and under (2) JBP-PA at 6:56am 01.06.24 How is it that a boat with a longer longer waterline (and more wetted surface) has better performan
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend kappykaplan at 6:55am 01.06.24 Attached is my solution to it. No attachment . . . :(
Compression post on Hunter 37.5 Legend (1) Claude L.-Auger at 6:52am 01.06.24 Don't know about the 37.5, but it's a problem that is recurrent on many of the 34s and 31. Attached
Polycarbonate Bimini Window thinwater at 6:44am 01.06.24 Chemists can't help having a pet peeve over "poly." Polycarbonate (Makralon is a brand name) Polyv
so much mainsail twist on the VOR65s jssailem at 6:43am 01.06.24 Is it that we cannot see this on our own boats due to the shape at the head or am I not using enoug
60 best Boats 30' and under JBP-PA at 6:43am 01.06.24 Tartan made a lot of boats in the 30 foot range in addition to the T3000. You'll find lots of them
iPad/tablet mounting jssailem at 6:27am 01.06.24 Check with Ram Mounts :plus: I use the Ram mount on my Binnacle guard. I find the iPad is limited
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 6:14am 01.06.24 It's funny you mention that. When I look at the ads for every used Catalina sailboat in sizes up t
60 best Boats 30' and under Scott T-Bird at 5:43am 01.06.24 Whoever thought the standard 12" marine toilet bowl was a good size must have been a sadist or a p
1975 C&C 30' sailboat Anchor Light (1) dlochner at 5:12am 01.06.24 Not to take this too far but I don't think there is anything in the regulations about it being at "
60 best Boats 30' and under dlochner at 4:57am 01.06.24 Heads can be too big or too small. As folks have noticed too small makes life more challenging. Too
Polycarbonate Bimini Window Nodak7 at 4:55am 01.06.24 We have a uv poly on our dodger. Great stuff with great visibility. use strata on the enclosure sid
Polycarbonate Bimini Window Nodak7 at 4:53am 01.06.24 We had Makrolon dodger windows and were very pleased with them. They eventually got hazy and couldn
Polycarbonate Bimini Window NYSail at 4:50am 01.06.24 We have a uv poly on our dodger. Great stuff with great visibility. use strata on the enclosure side

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