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RRRRRRRR Halyard Guystapo at 10:36am 04.08.16 Musings With Maine Sail 19/3072 I recently bought a 1986 Catalina 30 that is in decent shape. One of the things needing replacing wa
House Batteries jim.odom at 10:29am 04.08.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 12/2046 How many house batteries should I have for my 373, and can I just wire them in parallel?
Laz hatch compatibility GDTRFB at 10:22am 04.08.16 Catalina 22 1/578 As I was sailing yesterday in the beautiful 82 degree weather here in Seattle (yes, it was actually
Whale Encounter in SoCal Rick D at 8:07am 04.08.16 Ask All Sailors 9/808 http://www.easyreadernews.com/75026/blue-whale-strikes-boat-palos-verdes-peninsula
Running Wiring in a 260 tgrass462 at 7:45am 04.08.16 Smaller Boats 19/2061 We installed a new VHF radio in our Hunter 260. We are now attempting to run wiring from the radio
News feed (1) Meriachee at 7:38am 04.08.16 Sails Call Lounge 24/2490 This was in the morning's news feed. Say it isn't so!
Toilet lubricant Ken Cross at 7:36am 04.08.16 Ask All Sailors 12/1138 This question may be for Peggy??? I have a Raritan toilet (new to me) but my question is about lubri
Tampa to Key West Guystapo at 5:54am 04.08.16 Destinations 4/1259 We want to take our Catalina 30 to the Keys and looking for info or if anyone is going that way arou
Trailer Pad Material (1) JohnVTX at 5:53am 04.08.16 Ask All Sailors 5/920 121563 I need to replace the pad material on my trailer. What material are you folks using for this?
Sterling 60A Charger Locking Up HELP GonzoF1 at 9:47pm 04.07.16 Musings With Maine Sail 9/2850 My new (in December) Sterling 60A charger keeps locking up and going to 0V and 0A. In order to reset
Oakland Visit krantala at 5:12pm 04.07.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/620 Hey folks, I'm heading to Oakland tomorrow with my wife for a Math conference next week. Anyone nee
georgian bay fred1diver at 5:06pm 04.07.16 Trailer Sailors 7/959 has anyone been to the georgian bay more specifically in the Tobermory region, with a swing keel boa
leaving outboard on sailnewbie at 4:48pm 04.07.16 Trailer Sailors 25/3304 I have a venture 24 with a 15 hp evinrude, anyone leave there outboard on while trailering. I intend
Fresh bottom paint - waiting to launch... (3) Bosman at 1:55pm 04.07.16 Ask All Sailors 0/337 This was one ugly job that I really didn't want to get myself to. But it was inevitable, as after l
Bottom Sanding Babette04 at 1:04pm 04.07.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1175 I read that mechanically sanding the bottom of my 04Beneteau323 is not advised due to the constructi
Used Sails - Hunter 285 SteveMontgomery at 12:59pm 04.07.16 Ask All Sailors 1/394 I'd like to find a source for a good quality, used 135 or 150 furling genoa for my Hunter 285. I'm
Raymarine EV-100 autopilot marchem at 9:47am 04.07.16 Catalina 310 16/4173 Any one install a Raymarine EV-100 autopilot on their C310 and have advice or thoughts? Defender ha
Bow sprit re-hab (hatch boards too) gfroch at 9:06am 04.07.16 Catalina 30 7/1324 Hello all- Big fan of this site (I was a 18 yr Hunter owner) so hope to learn lots here. I have a ne
Cherebini sailboat? Connie16661 at 7:59am 04.07.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 12/731 I own a 1977 30' Hunter sailboat. How would I know if it is Cherebini designed? Or are all boats fro
Irwin 38 Citation - potential purchase Mike Madeira Beach at 7:54am 04.07.16 Irwin 31/10302 Hi all, We are considering purchasing an Irwin 38 Citation and would be very interested to hear gene

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Winchbit driver stageboss at 8:57am 08.29.23
How do I describe this or better yet find one? Barnacle Bill at 8:49am 08.29.23 Bimini is spelled as seen and not Binimi or Bimi, FYI ;-). Hard to tell which of the various parts
A C27 Question Barnacle Bill at 8:43am 08.29.23 They are cheek blocks mounted on a track which enables them to be positioned at the desired location
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 8:35am 08.29.23 I've opted to take a step back since this thread had a surprising number of responses and some amazi
Gulf Storm Potential (1) JamesG161 at 8:19am 08.29.23 Hurricane Idalia will be a Major Storm.
Wooden block under mast step. morbidfollower at 8:09am 08.29.23 Its possible that they replaced the mast with a new design mast which is a little shorter to compens
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Justin_NSA at 7:59am 08.29.23 It's a wax. You're likely to make it worse as wax traps dirt. Great for zippers though. We use Zippy
Wooden block under mast step. Jacktar at 7:35am 08.29.23 Measure your lower shrouds length and compare to lengths listed for replacements by catalina direct
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? (1) jviss at 7:30am 08.29.23 A temporary test. Not a regular arrangement. Would permit water to enter the tank. Not a good pract
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Steve L22188 at 7:19am 08.29.23 Go for it! Went from my first boat - an O'Day 240 (24') for 10-12 years to an O'Day 302 (30'). At
Gonna pull the boat... SkookumZac at 6:58am 08.29.23 Better safe than sorry. What Marina are you in? I'm not terribly worried about the wind, but if th
Gonna pull the boat... (1) Will Gilmore at 6:51am 08.29.23 Not going to take any chances. Later today, I'm putting the boat on the trailer. Tuck her into a s
SANTANA 23? JBP-PA at 6:16am 08.29.23 That link to Practical sailor led to a lockup of my computer!!!! I have a message from "Apple Supp
SANTANA 23? shemandr at 5:46am 08.29.23 Don't know about tanks but it looks like a fun little rocket ship! The Santana line is known for go
Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 5:40am 08.29.23 Electrolysis not withstanding, I'd go with a SS connecting link.. The weak link ( pun intended) are
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Captain Larry-DH at 5:27am 08.29.23 There are connection links. You'd have to check the specs to see how much strength they are rated
Replace section of G4 anchor chain sailme88 at 5:13am 08.29.23 Electrolysis not withstanding, I'd go with a SS connecting link.. The weak link ( pun intended) are
Replace section of G4 anchor chain CrispyCringle at 4:54am 08.29.23 I was researching the possibility of adding chain and getting rid of my chain/rope rode setup. Good
A C27 Question jssailem at 4:50am 08.29.23 :plus:What Scott said. :biggrin: Once set they do not need to be adjusted. But it would allow for s
Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 3:23am 08.29.23

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