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Capri 16.5 Ron P at 2:12pm 05.09.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/557 I just purchased a Catalina Capri 16.5 and would love to find an owner's manual for it.
New trailer recomendation for Macgregor 26D Michel G at 12:31pm 05.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1557 Wondering if anyone has recommendations for a replacement trailer for the 26D for salt water use? M
One keel hanger bolt is bigger than the rest... Minnesail at 12:16pm 05.09.16 Catalina 22 3/1057 Hi, This will be my third year with my 1974 Catalina 22, and I decided to drop the keel and inspect
Should I recess my auxiliary bilge pump? OS2Dude at 12:02pm 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 20/1640 Our 1985 Catalina 30 mk I SR Fin Keel has a large bilge pump with a float switch that leaves about 2
Lose rigging???? - UPDATE!!! Piotr at 10:46am 05.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 16/2109 UPDATE to the UPDATE!!!!! So I did what I was told and after removing the backstay, tightening the j
C & C 37 Boat speed sensor.. PNW SEAN at 9:36am 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 2/527 1982 C'C 37 where is the Boat Speed Sensor ?.. A friend nearly sunk her SJ28 in the Puget Sound whe
222venture value range mark west at 9:14am 05.09.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/827 Found venture 2-22 1974 on is this boat a good sailer self righting has 4sails trailer in boat an
Where to put solar vents in C&C 30 MkII? serpa4 at 7:46am 05.09.16 C&C 1/1219 The C'C 30 has 4 opening Lewmar hatches; two in the cabin, one in 1/4 berth, and one in the bathroom
The graphics are ready!! (1) Jammin jr at 7:31am 05.09.16 The Cherubini Hunters 0/649 Almost done now. Graphics are ready, just waiting on the striping tape. Not much longer!!!
77' 30' Hunter Cherubini no emergency tiller jmclean1963 at 7:23am 05.09.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 13/1403 I have looked high and low and don't see an emergency tiller location any ideas or suggestions.
Compass/ Stereo speaker conflict knotatwork2 at 7:01am 05.09.16 Ask All Sailors 13/2697 I think I know the answer to this already, but I was hoping that there might be a Sheldon Cooper Ski
Mast for 310 with inmast furling Richit at 7:01am 05.09.16 Catalina 310 6/1782 I read with interest the stories of getting boats ready for the season. Living in Ft. Lauderdale, I
Mark II Water Heater Removal Almost Impossible! Bob4203 at 5:41am 05.09.16 Catalina 30 21/2299 I ran a thread several months ago about removal of the six gallon hot water heater in the 1988 Mark
Bad Start - New Season Long Story at 4:03am 05.09.16 Catalina 310 17/3008 It's Spring
windless norml15 at 10:48pm 05.08.16 Bigger Boats 13/2908 I have a 1982 oday, 34 feet . I'm about to install a windless and wondered if anyone out there has d
Boom rubbing sailnewbie at 6:06pm 05.08.16 Ask A Macgregor Owner 41/3450 Venture 224 Mac, with top up the boom rubs it hard unless I use a top lift off mast ??????
Hull support boat jack stands John L at 5:44pm 05.08.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1183 Need to know what size and quantity of jacks to get for my 1985 Hunter 34 with a shoal keel, and are
Oil Pressure (1) Big Fish at 3:15pm 05.08.16 Mid-Size Boats 16/1735 The boat yard launched my 1978 Hunter 27 four days ago and put it on one of their moorings. This mor
Youth Sailing Don Guillette at 1:13pm 05.08.16 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 39/6257 Today I was watching the America Cup racing on the Hudson river and at one of the intermissions the
Best price for an old jib? (6) patrickkidd at 10:49am 05.08.16 Catalina 30 7/1547 Hi there! I recently bought a 1984 Catalina 30 and found an old jib that I can't use any more now t

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Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 9:08pm 04.01.24
Hunter 420 below deck autopilot install... artboas at 9:07pm 04.01.24 The info for the oem install is in the hunter files folder for the 420 https://www.marlow-hunter.c
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 8:58pm 04.01.24 If you have space, I'd use a thimble and splice over a thimble to the chain. The rope to chain spli
Bent wing keels artboas at 8:54pm 04.01.24
Rode for Desolation Sound skunther at 8:49pm 04.01.24
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain thinwater at 5:24pm 04.01.24 It should be done the way it was done. Folks with windlasses know this. A thimble/shackle system wi
Name Change smokey73 at 5:08pm 04.01.24 Part of our ceremony was pouring the toasting champagne to all four winds and also included taking a
Mooring line...... smokey73 at 4:57pm 04.01.24 We had a recent storm at our mooring field. It was strong enough to tear out the Samson Post on one
Trailer sailer = beach launch? bonkle at 4:52pm 04.01.24 That Hunter looks excellent. Seems like allot of these size boats have allot of space wasted (for my
Mooring line...... Davidasailor26 at 4:45pm 04.01.24
Trailer sailer = beach launch? john6206 at 4:39pm 04.01.24
Mooring line...... jssailem at 4:26pm 04.01.24 The problem is that the fibers have so little stretch that when they go around a bend the outer fib
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain (1) jssailem at 4:07pm 04.01.24 Check out the Mantus Swivel. It goes between your anchor and your chain. It helps to flip the anchor
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain jssailem at 4:05pm 04.01.24 Well that depends. Do you want to continue to use the windlass to draw the rode (the rope portion)
Name Change stickinthemud57 at 3:49pm 04.01.24 I recently attended a boat renaming ceremony and found it equally fun, silly, and amusing. Our MC c
Ground tackle - joining rope to chain stickinthemud57 at 3:40pm 04.01.24 It has always been my impression that the best way to join rope and chain is with a splice protected
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks kappykaplan at 3:29pm 04.01.24 Electrical connections should not be held with zip ties.
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Ted10028 at 3:28pm 04.01.24 thanks Its a 3 YM 30 filter off for easier access
does anybody recognize thepart with the white zip tie on it and the part below the emergency stop switch with a white zip tie on it? Thanks Ted10028 at 3:27pm 04.01.24 What model Yanmar is that? Someone stole your air filter. Greg thanks Its a 3 YM 30
Trip planning Bar Harbor to Boston PaulK at 3:19pm 04.01.24 Lots of places to stop, but they're often a ways in from the ocean. How much time do you want to spe

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