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Sailor's Box eugenesdream24 at 10:29am 01.21.16 Ask All Sailors 1/52 Hey everyone on the SailboatOwners forums, I wanted to reach out to all of you directly without comi
Water between the false floor and hull Nathan57 at 9:55am 01.21.16 Catalina 22 9/3578 I fixed most of the top side leaks on my Catalina 22 and have very little leaking now. However, I d
Lazy Jacks Come Sail Away at 9:44am 01.21.16 S2 16/5135 Since I solo sail much of the time and have the most difficulty when raising or lowering the main, I
Boat drinks Waitress, I need two more boat drinks Bad Obsession at 7:59am 01.21.16 Ask All Sailors 41/2874 Those of us here on the East Coast are about ready to be dumped on, literally. In my area they are
Fairness of Pursuit Races? Kings Gambit at 7:38am 01.21.16 Ask All Sailors 21/5183 My wife and I crewed in a pursuit race recently. Pursuit races are PHRF-handicapped races where the
makeshift water tank Hobopacket at 7:30am 01.21.16 Catalina 22 9/2144 Hey there! Thanks for all of your help so far. I am planning on building a small galley and was wond
Design for a new bimini S4iln at 9:10pm 01.20.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 16/3446 we have never been happy with bimini on our Oceanis 37. The dodger works well and provides good prot
Autopilot for Hunter 356 Ken Archer at 4:28pm 01.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 30/6536 I have recently purchased a Hunter 356 and want to install an autopilot. I have been informed that t
Precision Sails LakeMurraySailor at 4:03pm 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 12/2551 Hi fellow sailors! I submitted a quote request form on the precisionsailloft.com website and receive
Owners of New Sense or Oceanis Models Mongo Mike at 3:53pm 01.20.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/662 Hello and Thank You for Checking This Post. This is probably an odd thread and I think the easiest w
3 Bridge race S.F. Bay Slider at 2:33pm 01.20.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/1524 This race will be held on Sat. 1-30-16. Last year we had over 300 boats. This year looks to be jus
Windlass For H33 lehighsail at 2:17pm 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 8/1205 Seems like this might be a good time to buy a windlass. I have a 25 lb Manson Supreme anchor and w
Hunter Passage 42 photos janiemeneely at 1:33pm 01.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1178 We are running a Time Tested review of the Hunter Passage 42 in the March issue of Chesapeake Bay Ma
folding wheel for Hunter 410 wally123 at 11:42am 01.20.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/476
Overheating: Muffler the cause? John R at 10:13am 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 29/2689 My engine has been overheating. I thought I'd found the problem before - the angle piece from the he
Overheating: Muffler the cause? John R at 9:45am 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 13/4721 My engine has been overheating. I thought I'd found the problem before - the angle piece from the he
Catalina Rendezvous Roche Harbor, May 5-8, 2016 Count Enrico at 7:48am 01.20.16 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/960 Catalina Owners, This is an UPdate from Count Ferrari regarding the All Catalina Rendezvous at Roch
Reparing the main hatch. Leeward Rail at 7:35am 01.20.16 Catalina 22 30/4867 Good Morning All, Long time no "see". or maybe "sea" ? :) My main hatch is cracked on the bottom
Catalina all fractional now?? Jackdaw at 6:44am 01.20.16 Ask All Sailors 16/3366 Its seems the Gerry and the team have decided to join the rest of the sailing world and go with frac
1989 Hunter Legend 40 Owner's Manual clubmech at 10:31pm 01.19.16 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1805 Sorry if this is a repeat....I am looking for an electronic copy of the 80's Hunter 40 Owner's Manua

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The Show Must Go On jssailem at 6:54am 02.11.24
New Main Sail shemandr at 6:22am 02.11.24 The 37 C isn't a B&R rig - right? It is a real cutter rig and so not optimized for upwind sailing.
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig dlochner at 5:28am 02.11.24 One big issue I don't recall being mentioned is the ability to tack the Genoa if there is a second f
Salon table 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 5:08am 02.11.24 Hello, If your are having a new table fabricated, I'm interested in replacing the center piece in
H37 Cutter mast Cocoa Beach Sailor at 5:06am 02.11.24 The Pro Furl is on the less expensive side and has served Alpha for 20+ years without an issue. In
Seeking Advice for New headsail 37c Cocoa Beach Sailor at 5:04am 02.11.24 Going into my 35th season on Alpha, I've had all manner of head sails from the 70% Yankee to a 150
new mulitbank battery charger experiences Davidasailor26 at 4:34am 02.11.24 Bear in mind, a multi bank charger only divides the total capacity of the charger across all the ba
Genoa Track Replacement -Alden Caravelle jon hansen at 11:36pm 02.10.24 https://www.harken.com/en/shop/t-track-genoa-lead/32-mm-stainless-steel-pinstop-t-track-4-m
Genoa Track Replacement -Alden Caravelle jon hansen at 11:15pm 02.10.24 all my upgrades of tracks on Aeolus over the years have been Harken. i'm in wisconsin, so is Harken
New Main Sail Tally Ho at 10:12pm 02.10.24
Getting into Boat Chartering Kings Gambit at 9:49pm 02.10.24
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig Peter Preusch at 9:30pm 02.10.24 Thanks again all. I get that trying to convert a sloop into a cutter may not be the best way to go.
The Show Must Go On higgs at 8:17pm 02.10.24 Last one for me was the Miami Boat Show about 10 years ago. Mostly Cats and after you look at a few
Strange phenomena seen while boating? higgs at 8:14pm 02.10.24 We were in the middle of Lake Michigan, motoring in flat seas from South Haven to Racine (about 70 m
new mulitbank battery charger experiences dlochner at 7:46pm 02.10.24 Victron, Sterling/ProMariner, Mastervolt are all well respected marine battery chargers. Bear in m
new mulitbank battery charger experiences jssailem at 6:32pm 02.10.24 My charger is a Sterling Pro Ultra charger. 40 amps. To maximize charging I charge the House Bank a
Where to find hull number H49 dLj at 6:04pm 02.10.24 All commercial boats made after 1972 have a HIN. Unless the boat was manufactured outside the US.
Where to find hull number H49 Crazy Dave Condon at 5:22pm 02.10.24 The last four D405 goes like this D stands for the month the hull was first layed. D is for the m
WATCHING PAINT DRY! twodzusfittings at 4:35pm 02.10.24 Glad it all worked out and you recovered from the initial problem. :beer: Thanks for your help.
Seeking Advice for New headsail 37c PhilaSailor at 3:23pm 02.10.24 Going into my 35th season on Alpha, I've had all manner of head sails from the 70% Yankee to a 150 g

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