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Anyone with advise on installing a Raymarine A-series/Radar? katesails at 8:21pm 03.15.16 Catalina 30 3/879 Hi, SO I am trying to upgrade my navigation equipment and want to install a Raymarine series A GPS/
How critical to performance, in comparison, is an aging foresail RussC at 6:32pm 03.15.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 11/2214 I recently replaced my aging M25 mainsail with a nice crispy new Doyle and am now wondering if the b
Suggestions for Sailmaker for replacement genoa for Catalina 27 gavinbailey at 4:49pm 03.15.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1761 Hi, I may be in the market for a new 150% furling Genoa for my std rig Catalina 27 if my existing s
CDI Roller Furling Jib Jaming rose8878 at 4:25pm 03.15.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 10/1843 I sailed my 30' Catalina for the first time last year and the last couple of times out, my roller fu
Catalina 22 A Dead Class? EditorC22NSA at 3:52pm 03.15.16 Catalina 22 9/2578 Who says the Catalina 22 is a dead class? With 18 events (regattas and cruises) on the calendar so f
bulkhead- teak plywood replacement fireone at 2:49pm 03.15.16 Ask An Oday Owner 12/4575 I need to replace plywwod on my 23 ft oday im told it is teak!! i would like to replace with another
pfd's fred1diver at 12:36pm 03.15.16 Ask All Sailors 16/1384 hey everyone, I'm due to buy a new pfd for myself and I'm wondering what type you all recommend, a s
Zoom! (1) Jackdaw at 12:30pm 03.15.16 Racing 16/3149 If one more star aligns, this is my new winter ride. http://www.hamnen.se/images/stories/batar/Teste
Is the keel on a 222 the same as the 224 sjstewart at 11:53am 03.15.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 5/850 Ive got a venture 224 that needs a new keel and I downloaded a blueprint drawing for a keel off a ve
Jumper strut on Oday Daysailor Mast meg2323 at 11:02am 03.15.16 Ask An Oday Owner 1/858 I have on old Oday mast from a daysailor I with a jumper strut. The jumper strut is partially broken
Hunter 18.5 mast foot replacment (1) Tackigator at 10:54am 03.15.16 Day Sailers 8/3652 I recently purchased a 1990 Hunter 18.5 sailboat. Unfortunately, I've broken the mast foot and need
Sailing Incidents 2011-2016 cb32863 at 7:57am 03.15.16 Ask All Sailors 1/532 This is a PDF of slides from the 2016 Sailing Leadership Forum sponsored by US Sailing looking at ca
Hunter 31 deck hardware Michele C at 5:11am 03.15.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 33/1608 A friend asked us to help him prep his boat. We agreed, but he removed every bit of hardware from th
Join two 10 ga. wires to a third Rodd at 8:44pm 03.14.16 Musings With Maine Sail 7/1228 Planning to add a galvanic isolator to my dual 30 amp shore power inlets. going with a Yandina uni
Infamous keel lock down bolt hole damage repair. jjsbiggs at 8:27pm 03.14.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 14/3153 My Mac 25 keel lock down bolt bolt is now a long slot where the keel lock bolt once was. I plan to p
Planning Sea Hood removal on Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 7:45pm 03.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/1269 I've been reading a bit on removing the Sea Hood on my 1994 40.5. Has anyone with a 40.5 removed the
Spinnaker Pole to Wing out Genoa Terry Luck at 7:40pm 03.14.16 Ask All Sailors 39/9879 I am a brand new sailor. I have a spinnaker pole and a genoa and would like to learn how to wing th
Bottom paint for trailered Hunter 22 EllsonGD at 6:41pm 03.14.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/627 I'm new to a 1984 Hunter 22. Kept it in the water on the Southern Chesapeake Bay over the summer an
Buying New Porta Potty Greengas at 6:24pm 03.14.16 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 21/5676 As I get ready for my second season with my Mac25 its time to replace the porta potty. I'm looking
It's Time to Replace the Lines Greengas at 5:54pm 03.14.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 39/6224 Hi It's been a while since I've posted but not much going on here in Colorado over the winter. Anyw

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The Sewing Machine Thread jviss at 5:09pm 09.25.23
Catalina 34 MK II Compression Block Repair or Replace? Stu Jackson at 4:53pm 09.25.23 I did go to the C34 forum first, but didn't see a lot of activity so thought it would make sense to
Gelcoat flaking off - how to fix pclarksurf at 4:45pm 09.25.23 To some earlier points on whether you can safely gel coat on top of epoxy resin (and to a larger ex
The Sewing Machine Thread (3) Tally Ho at 4:44pm 09.25.23
New O'Day 25 Rudder? Sunbird22358 at 4:12pm 09.25.23 D&R Marine does have replacement rudders for the 25, not cheap... but stronger than the original!
1993 Hunter 42 Passage CC: Leaking near a few of the keel bolts. Ulcer time. BabuBoat at 4:08pm 09.25.23 Makes one wonder what keel bolts are made from. 302 and 304 I know are subject to crevice corrosio
Catalina 34 MK II Compression Block Repair or Replace? jbmia at 3:43pm 09.25.23 Hmm. I don't see any loose laminate around the rest of the keel as if there were an impact down ther
2010 Honda 9.9 with new impeller doesn't "pee". Diablito at 3:23pm 09.25.23 Thanks to all of you. This is a used 2010 engine, bought with the understanding that some TLC would
Clamshell Vent Covers Mechone at 3:10pm 09.25.23 I hit it with the buffer, went to marine store and purchased a stainless one , looks better and shou
Just a bit too much heel and helm (1) FDL S2 at 2:55pm 09.25.23 On the 24, we would "vang-sheet" in puffy conditions. We set the vang on hard (whatever was good fo
Mast up winter storage sailme88 at 2:47pm 09.25.23 No matter how well you wrap the shrouds ( if wire) you will have water run down them. Rod rigs are s
Mast up winter storage dlochner at 2:13pm 09.25.23 EIGHT?!?! pad cradle?! Couldn't think of a more secure means. In Muskegon, there are many on 4pad
Just a bit too much heel and helm JRacer at 2:10pm 09.25.23 PS, I would prefer 10 and not more than 15 degrees of heel vs 20. That's what we would shoot for on
Any C275 Owners moving up from a Capri 22? drewlamparello at 1:43pm 09.25.23 Enjoy, the fin will be nice...
The Sewing Machine Thread jviss at 1:29pm 09.25.23 test the head of a jib. A Palm and needles couldn't get through that mess: 3 broken needles and a
Just a bit too much heel and helm Don Guillette at 1:10pm 09.25.23 Thanks Don, and I do have the Sail Trim Chart. Was my free QUICK REFERENCE included? With all the
Just a bit too much heel and helm Apex at 1:05pm 09.25.23 great info and feedback in here folks. play the traveler, ayup.....vang sheeting I have not tried,
Mast up winter storage Apex at 12:54pm 09.25.23 EIGHT?!?! pad cradle?! Couldn't think of a more secure means. In Muskegon, there are many on 4pad
The Sewing Machine Thread Apex at 12:51pm 09.25.23 test the head of a jib. A Palm and needles couldn't get through that mess: 3 broken needles and a
Catalina 27 Universal M-18 random not starting issue Stu Jackson at 12:32pm 09.25.23 1) Do NOT hold the glow plug button in when you hit the start. No need to have them both on at the

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