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Mast Stepping Bene 311 House2349 at 7:41am 01.01.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2861 I am buying a Beneteau 311 soon. Is there a mast raising system I can purchase or a design that I co
Solar Panels JohnVTX at 6:41am 01.01.16 Catalina 30 3/1173 I am a lake day sailor. Go out sometimes after dark. Will a 5 amp solar panel keep my batteries char
Fittings onto a new Vetus tank Tim M at 6:47pm 12.31.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/805 Does anyone know: Is it a good idea to spread a thin coat of adhesive - e.g. PL5200 - on both sides
Noisy New Raritan PHC DavidMac at 3:51pm 12.31.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 3/1378 We just replaced our old Groco HF with a new Raritan manual PHC toilet. It works great, but the pum
STERN RAIL SEATS FOR MAC25 mick hodapp at 3:00pm 12.31.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/1982 hello folks ' happy new year to everyone ! my question to you is, has anyone had any experience putt
Catalina Owners West Coast in Florida Alansails at 2:22pm 12.31.15 Catalina 310 0/669 My wife and I are going to be in The Punta Gorda/Charlotte Harbor/Lake Suzy area for about 6 weeks s
How Big Is Your Dinghy (1) Squidd at 2:10pm 12.31.15 Ask All Sailors 27/8312 I'm in the market for a new dinghy, something I can hang a motor on, I'm getting tiered of rowing in
Electric windlass for 1987 Pearson 33 obdoor at 12:29pm 12.31.15 Pearson 9/2935 Has any Pearson 33 owner installed an 12 volt electric windlass , if so which brand and model
Finding sailors 201 25yearslater at 11:32am 12.31.15 Ask All Sailors 2/612 A while back I inquired how some folks were finding crew. One of our group here at SBO suggested Me
Happy New Year! Curious Sailor at 9:18am 12.31.15 Ask All Sailors 4/772 As the winds of time carry us into the New Year, I wish you the courage to face every storm, the str
Re-bedding Stanchions on 1989 33.5 Rich T at 7:18am 12.31.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/555 Hi, Just bought a 1989 hunter 33.5 and some of the stanchions are lose. I want to re bed them but c
Edson pedestal video-documented failure Skipper at 6:23am 12.31.15 Ask All Sailors 0/602 Am posting specific to an actual Edson steering failure: I have read warnings here and elsewhere abo
Hunter 44DS holding tank Deformed Grant6290 at 8:32pm 12.30.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/777 I have a 2005 Hunter 44DS, we purchased it new and have really enjoyed the last 10 plus years. While
Columbia 23 owners manual lbcatcher at 8:11pm 12.30.15 Columbia 3/2615 I have a copy in PDF. Columbia and Coronado are the same boat. However it is to large to upload. If
Thought you would enjoy this... (1) Brian D at 3:58pm 12.30.15 Ask All Sailors 26/2208 Went to AAA to register my yacht (LOL) and dinghy and I got this... So what kind of questions would
Yanmar vs Universal druid at 2:32pm 12.30.15 Engines and Propulsion 20/8547 I'm looking at repowering my Ontario 32. The Universal M-25XPB I put in my Catalina 36 (years ago) w
Dry Bilge in Winter? chrisyse at 2:26pm 12.30.15 Big Boats 11/2424 Has anyone experienced hull or keel bolt damage due to one or two inches of water which froze? One t
What should I use to remove rust from Anchor Chain? McIntoshUSA at 2:07pm 12.30.15 Ask All Sailors 27/26149 I have read allot of suggestions. Use CLR, use pool hydrocloric acid, vinegar, drag it behind a truc
Sailing World Boats of the year cb32863 at 12:58pm 12.30.15 Ask All Sailors 2/401 Sailing World has released their Boat of the Year winners. http://www.sailingworld.com/sailboats/b
Beneteau 40CC bilge pump not automatic? MrNoSmiles at 9:20am 12.30.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/3812 Hey all! I just took the plunge and moved aboard a Beneteau 40CC with my girlfriend, and we are lo

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Genoa sheets morbidfollower at 9:01am 09.13.23 Inside so as to not side load the stations upwind (downwind loading is a lot lighter on the sheets)
Genoa sheets morbidfollower at 8:59am 09.13.23 I would hazard a guess that the Catalina 22 was designed without lifelines in mind. Captain's choi
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 8:50am 09.13.23 This is caused by the drop from the windlass being too shallow, the chain just piles up. If there i
Pricing advice. What to ask for original 1981 sails, rudder & tiller dlochner at 8:50am 09.13.23 Unless the sails have been sitting in a bag for the last 40 years, they have no value. Some people u
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 8:47am 09.13.23 This is caused by the drop from the windlass being too shallow, the chain just piles up. If there is
Square top main on water ballast? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:39am 09.13.23 Regardless, experience with any Sail configuration ,max heel for Hunter water ballast sailboats is 1
Need Internal Parts to Rebuild 40-year-old Whisker Pole RobertLangdirect at 8:25am 09.13.23 Andrew. Thank You. My pole has no marks regarding builder but it may be a Harken. I forgot that
Invest 95L (3) JamesG161 at 8:21am 09.13.23 Hurricane Lee update. d News, it is moving over the area of less HEAT fuel, as it passes the Gulf S
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! sheardc at 7:59am 09.13.23 i think there was some confusion on conversion. OP has 3/8 (~13/32 or 10mm). @sheardc are you tal
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? (3) chichiflys at 7:56am 09.13.23 installed the two new plates. Worked out OK - almost didn't have enough room on the port side, the
Harken Jib Sail Furler JBP-PA at 7:24am 09.13.23 Ward is spot on except you don't have to figure it out every season. Just notice some reference when
Genoa sheets LakeShark at 7:05am 09.13.23 Inside so as to not side load the stations upwind (downwind loading is a lot lighter on the sheets).
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas Walsh0575 at 6:54am 09.13.23 Hi...thank you everyone for the ideas! Lots to consider. At this stage I'm kind of liking the patch/
Looking for new sails?? (1) LakeShark at 5:57am 09.13.23 @shemandr not sure I have seen anyone do that on a Catalina 22. For max speed and performance most j
Rigging diagram for Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6 PaulK at 5:57am 09.13.23 This should help a bit. Googling for images of the boat will show details like cleats and turning b
Looking for new sails?? shemandr at 5:47am 09.13.23 If you use inside tracks, for sailing downwind you can use a "Short sheet" to haul the jib clew outb
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 5:43am 09.13.23 Yep. Unless you have a Hank-on head sail. Greg The sail will also need a foam luff pad to keep i
Need help with part ID from 85 Mac 25 (2) THECUSCUS at 5:43am 09.13.23 [URL='https://forums.sailboatowners.comhttps%3A//forums.sailboatowners.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/12/12
Genoa sheets Will Gilmore at 5:23am 09.13.23 was curious what the original design intent was. I would hazard a guess that the Catalina 22 was d
Fuel pump filter-necessary? RoyS at 5:10am 09.13.23 I would change the Racor to a 2 micron and omit the 75 micron if I were you.

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