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JULY/AUGUST MAINBRACE IS OUT (1) CaptDon01 at 8:31am 07.02.16 Catalina 22 1/544 Check it out, it's free to download your own copy: http://www.catalina22.org Gene, there is an art
Take Two all cleaned up :-) (9) IAMCCF at 8:20am 07.02.16 Bigger Boats 13/1509 Some new pics all cleaned up...
Mack or Stack Pack ? IAMCCF at 8:09am 07.02.16 Bigger Boats 6/6509 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 0/518 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 11/3134 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 0/382 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 2/515 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 7/2355 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 9/2582 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 7/1011 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 6/804 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 1/531 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 9/5552 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 10/1747 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 14/1103 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 2/701 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 23/1519 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 3/1673 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 7/2459 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 1/730 Recently bought a 15' Venture Cat with banana hauls, equipped with jib. My guess is its from the lat

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New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Project_Mayhem at 4:23pm 12.21.23 The tops of both bulkheads were indeed screwed into a recess or groove . Seems like the Oday factor
Wood light/wiring mounts Project_Mayhem at 4:20pm 12.21.23 Replace the connector on the mast and deck to prevent further core rot. I also believe I've seen a w
Yamaha 36 broken mast. mermike at 3:52pm 12.21.23 I will be following this thread in case anyone has a solution. I sure don't. Sorry for your trouble.
Thru Hull Replacement? jssailem at 2:19pm 12.21.23 Randall Your image appears to show what looks like a Marelon valve. It has a triangular base. The b
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning (3) jssailem at 2:08pm 12.21.23 Petitt Trinidad is the is the gold standard for scrubable bottom paint. I used Petitt Trinidad Dar
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning dLj at 11:02am 12.21.23 I'm using Trinidad HD and am very impressed with its performance. I've only had to dive two or three
H41 DS access to starboard jib block Baja bash at 9:19am 12.21.23 I had a leak in the aft cabin on the same boat. I pulled out the alcove and rebedded it. Cured the p
Wood light/wiring mounts LakeShark at 9:00am 12.21.23 I have seen the teak blocks on the older original masts. If replacing I would go with the standard
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning American_Mainsail at 8:02am 12.21.23 Petitt Trinidad is the is the gold standard for scrubable bottom paint. Before puting hard paint o
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning thinwater at 8:01am 12.21.23 Petitt Trinidad is the is the gold standard for scrubable bottom paint. Before puting hard paint ov
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Timm R Oday25 at 7:58am 12.21.23 The tops of both bulkheads were indeed screwed into a recess or groove . Seems like the Oday factory
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning RitSim at 7:55am 12.21.23 Excellent information. Thanks
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning American_Mainsail at 7:16am 12.21.23 I'm very much interested in the same thing, Nachismo. I'm interested in exactly your question. I am
How dispose of sailboat? jssailem at 6:55am 12.21.23 While Hadley was on the hard waiting to get the motor reinstalled, I observed two boats being dealt
Best bottom paint for frequent diving/cleaning BigEasy at 6:55am 12.21.23
How dispose of sailboat? QCI at 6:06am 12.21.23 Thank you, rwsanderii. It has crossed my mind to just arrange the disposal myself and cover all base
Wood light/wiring mounts Project_Mayhem at 5:57am 12.21.23 Probably not worth fabricating as you can buy a new steaming light on amazon for $15-20.
Wood light/wiring mounts tailboom at 5:32am 12.21.23
Wood light/wiring mounts Ralph Johnstone at 8:40pm 12.20.23 If you're handy and have access to woodworking tools, you could make the same design of mount from S
Opinions? Navigation Laptops! higgs at 8:07pm 12.20.23 Chartered a Jeanaue 47 in the North Channel, Canada last summer. It has some very tricky navigation

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