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Take Two all cleaned up :-) (9) IAMCCF at 8:20am 07.02.16 Bigger Boats 13/1471 Some new pics all cleaned up...
Mack or Stack Pack ? IAMCCF at 8:09am 07.02.16 Bigger Boats 6/6374 Hi All, I am looking into replacing my soot covered Mail Sail cover. Anyone have thoughts on Mack
Zip Stop Main Sail Webone at 7:40am 07.02.16 Ask All Sailors 0/511 Anyone have knowledge of this sail and the boat(s) they were used on. Got one in with some other equ
An other traveller question Warax at 4:14am 07.02.16 Catalina 22 11/3031 Hi every one! I've bought an old Catalina 22 ( sail number 2307 , no serial). I've started to put so
need motor mounts for Yanmar 8gm Ormenlange at 3:58am 07.02.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/376 Figured out my problem (engine stalls when put in gear) one bad motor mount. Of course I need to r
Experience with the SBO sail loft? HMT2 at 1:50am 07.02.16 Ask All Sailors 2/503 I may purchase a whole new set of sails for my 1983 H31. If I do this I wil be replacing the main an
Spinnaker rigging willsnow at 10:43pm 07.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/2296 Alright guys, I have my assymetrical spinnaker ready to rig... one question: do I drill a hole in my
Aft lazarette seat patrickkidd at 9:26pm 07.01.16 Catalina 30 9/2462 It just occurred to me that a nice aftermarket part for the C30 Mk1 would be an aft lazarette door w
Ignition key blank Justin_NSA at 8:41pm 07.01.16 Mid-Size Boats 7/963 You wouldn't think it would be hard to get a key duplicated. I can't find a locksmith that has a bla
Delamination, Core Options Spence at 6:19pm 07.01.16 Ask All Sailors 6/769 I will be replacing about 8ft of core material on the starboard gangway. I guess it's had a lot of t
Reverse stay tension Tim22 at 6:03pm 07.01.16 Mid-Size Boats 1/525 We have a Hunter 310 with a B'R rig which includes a reverse stay from the spreader to the mast base
Nav light won't work, but there's power and new bulb vegassail at 5:48pm 07.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/5290 I'm perplexed... trying to get the stern navigation light to work. Using a multi meter, there is 12
High boom over cockpit and traditional mainsail... VanIslandGuy at 5:29pm 07.01.16 Big Boats 10/1738 Hi Folks, We're having fun learning all about our new to us H410. One challenge has been nicely f
Amazing and terrible / sailboat aground Skipper at 5:21pm 07.01.16 Ask All Sailors 14/1063 This is getting surreal. I start looking at local news now because of all the incidents, and there's
US Paralympic Sailing Team JTulls at 5:17pm 07.01.16 Racing 2/682 Just got the yacht club newsletter for this month and they ran a nice story about how one of the for
Slip Suggestions PaytonG at 4:39pm 07.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 23/1483 hey guys, so we have another question. We are on a waiting list for a 12x32 slip and are stuck using
M25 Tachometer on Universal won't calibrate high enough? patrickkidd at 2:59pm 07.01.16 Ask All Sailors 3/1572 Hi there! I have a universal M25 in a 1985 Catalina 30, and I am trying to calibrate the tachometer
Dropping the rudder on a Hunter 34 JACKHEAPE at 2:26pm 07.01.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/2384 Anyone have any tips on dropping the rudder on a Hunter 34? I have to replace the cutlass bearing an
15' Venture Cat Help!? Scotts15'cat at 2:09pm 07.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/701 Recently bought a 15' Venture Cat with banana hauls, equipped with jib. My guess is its from the lat
Macgregor 26S help needed LFC4ME at 9:44am 07.01.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/4818 I need help with my 26S. This is my first boat. I have the owners manual but I need help with riggin

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House Battery Condition Terry Cox at 6:26pm 10.24.23 When I left on my cruise north into British Columbia the first part of July, the 12 year old dual 8D
Lantern Advice Terry Cox at 5:57pm 10.24.23 Do you buy the lamps at home Depot or the fuel? We purchase fuel at Home Depot. You can purchase t
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 5:51pm 10.24.23 They also go through fuel much faster than wick based lamps - at least the gasoline ones do. I've n
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 5:43pm 10.24.23 No and no. We've had one for years. They look nice with a comfortable ambient light. If you want a
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 5:41pm 10.24.23 @dlochner is in NY. You are on the border of NC and SC... (much warmer) and your boat is smaller.
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 5:41pm 10.24.23 And the print - books and laptop.
Lantern Advice Skipper J at 5:40pm 10.24.23 How long do you want to read? And how small is the print? These lamps are more for use as general
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Tally Ho at 4:47pm 10.24.23 They are 26M's and 26X's, not 28 BTW. You are right! 26 footers.
House Battery Condition Tally Ho at 4:44pm 10.24.23 If I had a separate start battery, I would just continue to use the house back until it got to a poi
New Sails Tally Ho at 4:30pm 10.24.23
Drum and Swivel for a Stearns Twinstay stanirish at 4:19pm 10.24.23
Better way to make twin bed of h26 seats, than 6x2ft plank I did? jssailem at 4:05pm 10.24.23 :clap:
Mast Trailer Hayden Watson at 3:19pm 10.24.23 That is what I'm doing now, I use a 16 foot utility trailer with the mast positioned over the truck
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Hayden Watson at 3:12pm 10.24.23 This won't work because the clew will be in the wrong place. The clew needs to be at the same level
Mast Trailer PaulK at 3:03pm 10.24.23 @PaulK There are many who do not know how to navigate this site and that includes some that would s
Drum and Swivel for a Stearns Twinstay Barnacle Bill at 2:20pm 10.24.23 This is very old school and difficult to find parts. You might consider just upgrading.
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Barnacle Bill at 2:19pm 10.24.23 If you buy a roller furler with the idea of partially furling the jib to shorten sail in heavier win
New Sails Barnacle Bill at 2:07pm 10.24.23 Catalina Direct just had discounts on sails for their boats. Not sure if it is still going on. Mig
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Barnacle Bill at 1:56pm 10.24.23 You actually answered many of your own questions as already pointed out, but I will give you my 2 ce
Benefits / drawbacks of going bigger Barnacle Bill at 1:26pm 10.24.23

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