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Slip increase sfgary at 3:42pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/765 Good afternoon , my question is for San Francisco bay sailors. I just got a letter from my marina (A
Rudder Board - Does Anyone Paint It and Leave in Water? econnors at 3:34pm 06.29.16 Catalina 22 6/1108 I always pull my tiller/rudder out and stow in the cabin after I sail. But I'm wondering if boat ow
best hair dryer renita jackson at 3:24pm 06.29.16 Sails Call Lounge 3/177 I have caroline cat and I want to buy a new hair dryer for myself . According to my researches Parl
Ethanol Gas vs. TruFuel (Ethanol Free) Maine Sail at 3:18pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 62/17837 About 4 years ago I began using TruFuel or similar in much of my equipment. Prior to this I had trie
Lewmar 16 ST Ratchet Gear Siren Sailor at 2:47pm 06.29.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1001 Thanks in advance for ANY help. I am working on a Lewmar England 16 ST, it came as the Cabin top wi
New (to me) radio arrived Brian D at 1:52pm 06.29.16 SSB and Ham Operators 4/1207 I finally purchased a radio to replace my Kenwood TS-50S which gave up the ghost. The replacement is
Replacing Batteries OS2Dude at 1:41pm 06.29.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/2694 I'm sure this has been asked before in various ways, but a search returned over 20 pages of threads
1979 Irwin 30 CB Mr Mac at 12:50pm 06.29.16 Irwin 0/1009 Does anyone have pics or a good diagram (already been to Irwin Yachts web site and looked at the dra
D/L ratio Sampled at 12:06pm 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1667 Hello, my husband and I are very new to sailing in general. We have been thinking about getting a bo
rigging my "gennaker" (3) Justin_NSA at 6:47am 06.29.16 Ask All Sailors 4/697 I've not rigged this sail yet so I wanted to check with you all. The clew has 2 lines secured to it.
Water pressure regulator (1) SirMichael at 7:58pm 06.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1731 125254 The water pressure regulator on my boat (88 Hunter 28.5) is leaking. When I look at the wate
Facet Fuel Pump DannyS at 4:11pm 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 6/1180 A new gremlin popped up this past week while on the boat. I have a Universal M25 with a Facet fuel p
Spindrift mariner? andy creighton at 3:22pm 06.28.16 Trailer Sailors 3/1362 Find a deal on a Mariner 19, but it is an 81 made by spindrift. I know the story about the owner's
Main Sheet Blocks for Cruising H37C JHoward at 3:13pm 06.28.16 Big Boats 4/642 My old Witchard blocks are too broken to use, I need new or slightly used ones for my main sail, 6:1
Lifeline wire size question Chris & Lenore at 2:44pm 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 17/4400 It's time to replace our aging lifelines. We have decided to use coated wire instead of the other op
Hose to Exhaust Elbow coming off rfrye1 at 1:37pm 06.28.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 6/921 Hey Y'all, Out of the blue, the raw water hose into the Exhaust Elbow has pooped off twice, at 2500R
Old CDI furler Derbie at 1:17pm 06.28.16 Ask All Sailors 3/638 I have what is probably a 30-year-old CDI furler, which is in good shape, except for a missing piece
NavionicsHD mrudman850 at 12:44pm 06.28.16 Catalina 22 3/688 Hi My depth finder is history, thought I saw somewhere that one of the Navionics apps provides real
Hunter 23.5 - Need a mast pin and boom vang strap GGordonWoody at 12:27pm 06.28.16 Smaller Boats 24/3888 Hello everyone. We just bought a beautiful, gently used 1996 Hunter 23.5. She's "The Great Escape"
Raw Water Strainer on H34 (2) SabreToothedEngineer at 11:30am 06.28.16 Big Boats 4/1467 The raw water strainer on my Hunter 34 needs a new gasket for the top cover. It's a special thin pla

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Adventures with a Beneteau faucet shemandr at 3:51pm 05.02.24 A typical easy boat project!
New Design Fresh Water Tank Source Steve_Catalina at 3:31pm 05.02.24 Ronco-plastics.com still makes all water tanks for Catalina. They have over 400 designs. With basic
Weeping Holes at Mast Step lacoursmarc at 3:07pm 05.02.24 Hi folks, your replies are very helpful and so are the pictures. For some reason, I don't see a weep
want to raise main from cockpit fred1diver at 3:03pm 05.02.24 What size winch should I be looking at? yes I would do the reefing lines at the same time
Has anyone used the self adhesive shims to cure stanchion wobble? AndyL at 1:31pm 05.02.24 Just closing this out for anyone who might see it later. I used the self adhesive SS tape from the
replacing Spartite with traditional shims Richard19068 at 12:23pm 05.02.24 Maybe check rig-rite for mast wedges? It might help if you know who made the mast.
Legend 40.5 bimini and cushion Sdiring at 12:23pm 05.02.24 Got a much better price at a different shop.
want to raise main from cockpit JBP-PA at 11:35am 05.02.24 Reef plans? Having the halyard in the cockpit and the reef lines at the mast can be a pain.
Weeping Holes at Mast Step Terry Cox at 11:33am 05.02.24 Can anyone recognize this setup and give me some advice? Had a similar problem with our boat and w
want to raise main from cockpit (1) Tally Ho at 11:29am 05.02.24
Weight of an O' Day 27 Tally Ho at 11:17am 05.02.24
West Marine CPP Ablative Antifouling Paint - Opinions? (3) Ralph Johnstone at 10:59am 05.02.24
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 Tally Ho at 10:58am 05.02.24 My H280 has a single lever transmission / throttle, and I assume yours does too. You may be referri
Weeping Holes at Mast Step (2) Rich Stidger at 10:47am 05.02.24 You mast leak problem is very common. It looks like you have a Z-Spar mast similar to the one on my
Funny Friday!!! rgranger at 10:46am 05.02.24 If you're still looking, These are great and take up very little space. : Amazon.com Thnx
Sailing Sidekicks (1) Timm R Oday25 at 10:42am 05.02.24 Ruby ,our American Staffordshire loves the water ..
want to raise main from cockpit twodzusfittings at 10:14am 05.02.24 All of the above bolted down equipment will need heavy duty backing plates. Drill your holes oversiz
Flickering House Lights BAD ORCA at 9:31am 05.02.24 I just started following this thread as my cabin lights are LED and have been for quite some time n
Outboard depth in water. pclarksurf at 9:14am 05.02.24 @Gene Neill aka sir mix-a-lot ;) That Cat's got back !
Starting the Yanmar on a H280 matts997 at 9:05am 05.02.24 I had a H280 for 8 years (great boat!). Agree with everything mentioned here. My fuel line pull kn

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