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Securing lines rlrobian at 10:01am 12.14.15 Catalina 22 22/2598 I have all lines run back to the cockpit in my 81 C22 swing. I am looking for something to help me
Weekly polls now online and searchable Phil Herring at 9:28am 12.14.15 Ask All Sailors 2/345 I'm not sure I ever posted anything about this, but all of the weekly quiz results (polls) are onlin
Insulation for 3-Way butt connectors (1) PSR at 7:33am 12.14.15 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1629 There are a couple of junctions in the navigation light circuit on my boat where three way butt conn
What Bored Sailors do: Part 2 (8) ShotgunSlim at 6:30am 12.14.15 Ask All Sailors 32/2674 Here's an update to the thread I started some 5 or 6 months ago when I had just gotten rid of my tow
1987 Pearson 33 owners manual obdoor at 2:44am 12.14.15 Pearson 2/1318 I had purchased my 1987 Pearson 33 in July 2015 and it did not come with an owners manual. If anyone
Reverse gear problem with KiwiProp Ken13559 at 10:48pm 12.13.15 Engines and Propulsion 8/1655 Many months back I mentioned that I've to click to forward before shifting to reverse to go astern e
Pearson 30 Headsail LakeMurraySailor at 7:04pm 12.13.15 Pearson 0/567 Hi fellow Pearson owners, if anyone has a roller-furling headsail for a Pearson 30, I would like to
how do I get one of these?? (1) Navicula at 3:54pm 12.13.15 Big Boats 7/1638 Hi.....as you can see this piece has some ware the hole has taken on a different shape....this boom
Another Cutlass Bearing Question for 376 Dave Sharp at 2:22pm 12.13.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/657 I'm not near the boat right now but wanted to start my Spring work list and get supplies. Can anyone
Jib halyard adjustement on a roller furler walt at 8:26am 12.13.15 Ask All Sailors 2/877 I just installed a 110 jib on a Schaefer 500 roller furler and this furler has an external halyard.
Line controls for sheets (2) Jackdaw at 7:56am 12.13.15 Ask All Sailors 6/1644 I've seen several pictures in posts recently that show user-mods where an owner has placed a line co
Wireless Wind Instrument vs. Wired HMT2 at 4:40pm 12.12.15 Ask All Sailors 2/3642 I debated long and hard between a wired vs. wireless wind instrument. I wanted to share my experienc
Traveling South on ICW Tripaddle at 4:15pm 12.12.15 Destinations 12/2557 Planning on taking the ICW south from Chesapeake to Oriental next year. Trying to plan when. Would A
FLOATATION atrometer at 4:14pm 12.12.15 Catalina 22 10/1168 Has anyone removed some of the flotation to gain storage? If so, how and where?
Head backfilling underway? patrickkidd at 4:14pm 12.12.15 Catalina 30 34/6411 Have any of you had a head back fill with black water from the tank while underway? The tank was rel
Bets way to carpet a 1984? patrickkidd at 3:42pm 12.12.15 Catalina 30 6/1881 Hello! What are people using for floor carpet in your older C30's? I have a 1984 with the slanted fi
Best way to clean the deck on an 1984? (2) patrickkidd at 3:38pm 12.12.15 Catalina 30 4/1432 I recently bought a 1984 C30, and am trying to figure out how to get some of the brownish/yellow spl
Headsail for a Pearson 30 LakeMurraySailor at 3:06pm 12.12.15 Ask All Sailors 2/449 Hi everyone, I used all my money to buy the boats(a 1976 Catalina 22 ' a 1973 Pearson 30). The C-22
Water pump on O'Day 30 fairwindgirl at 2:01pm 12.12.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1027 Where is the fresh water pressure pump supposed to be on a 1982 O'Day 30? We just purchased this boa
Annapolis YC Fire Warren Milberg at 1:00pm 12.12.15 Ask All Sailors 24/2477 Yikes..... http://www.spinsheet.com/huge-fire-at-annapolis-yc/#.VmyKakorLrd

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Leaking Chain Plates Calif. Ted at 10:29am 01.30.24 I once heard Gerry Douglas tell a bunch of owners at a rendezvous that "You should just plan to rebe
Rub rail leak Ed.S at 10:11am 01.30.24 Thank You Ralph Johnstone for the reply. That's what I expected. I think I will try to isolate the
Android phone app connection issue DArcy at 10:02am 01.30.24 I don't use the app on my android devices. I find it much better to use the web browser. Try just un
Adding a solent sail or staysail to a B&R rig (2) kloudie1 at 10:02am 01.30.24 My PO installed a spinnaker pole downhaul point just forward of the front hatch. He also had a ligh
Android phone app connection issue Davidasailor26 at 9:53am 01.30.24 Try uninstalling the app and reinstalling it? Other than that my next suggestion would be to just us
Engine Vent Fan tfox2069 at 9:39am 01.30.24 Sounds like the fan is hard wired to the ignition circuit. There is no safety issue with putting i
Engine Vent Fan Calif. Ted at 9:38am 01.30.24 Most are on the ignition circuit so run while switch is on, Catalinas have a switch on bottom of eng
Engine Vent Fan ggrizzard at 9:28am 01.30.24 Sounds like the fan is hard wired to the ignition circuit. There is no safety issue with putting i
320 dink Scott T-Bird at 9:28am 01.30.24 We have a Zodiac 270 aero floor. It is 8'10" and fits on the bow, but I can't say that I've ever go
Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 Jacktar at 9:24am 01.30.24 Pretty lucky with my solar day nite vent running it keeps the interior around 95 max and locations o
Android phone app connection issue Rich Stidger at 9:23am 01.30.24 No VPN, and I'm using the same wifi network. And it failed to connect on a different wifi network a
321 prop anodw/nut and 2 25mm shaft anodes kappykaplan at 9:23am 01.30.24 Wesleymi, you should post this in Digital Dumpster Dive -- Free Gear: https://forums.sailboatowners.
Mast Support Bracket "Event" kloudie1 at 9:16am 01.30.24 I agree that a rigger or someone who is familiar with that mast support structure should be consulte
Remote oil filter for M25XP Hello Below at 8:39am 01.30.24 Then let's give this a try. From my research on this forum, Fred Ficarra (R.I.P.) on Epitome was a
Leaking Chain Plates dmax at 7:48am 01.30.24 Once you get a moisture reading you'll know what your up against - where it shows greater than 20% m
Remote oil filter for M25XP Hayden Watson at 7:09am 01.30.24 The best answer might be to either do some carpentry on your model to enlarge engine access, or to
Remote oil filter for M25XP FastOlson at 7:07am 01.30.24 The best answer might be to either do some carpentry on your model to enlarge engine access, or to g
Mast Support Bracket "Event" dlochner at 7:04am 01.30.24 Looking at the photos I was struck by several anomalies. All of the hardware is different, there is
Funny Friday!!! (1) Will Gilmore at 6:35am 01.30.24 It's certain that the investment in the wedding was a lot more than Super Bowl tickets. Still, we h
Remote oil filter for M25XP (1) Hayden Watson at 6:34am 01.30.24 Hayden, this is kind of like reverse engineering and maybe a bit convoluted but what the heck . . .

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