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M25 oil seal question Sefuller at 6:06pm 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1554 I noticed this question had been posed previously by Deke with no replies - I am hoping someone has
Rope Clutches for '93 Hunter 375 Lander at 3:36pm 09.17.15 Big Boats 2/871 Currently, my 1993 Hunter 375 has 4 Gerhaur rope clutches on each side, and is eating up halyards.
anchor roller from catalina with roller furling allen-deckard at 2:36pm 09.17.15 Catalina 22 26/4654 Has anyone bought an anchor roller from catalina direct that has a cdi roller furling? I haven't
Plastic trim for H26 salon table? CHSN WND at 12:45pm 09.17.15 Smaller Boats 8/1053 I re-beded the fore and aft wood pieces on my plexi top yesterday (thanks Crazy Dave and Fred for th
Winterizing thaeni at 11:35am 09.17.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 20/2706 I have a 3GM30F and was wondering if I could use the antifreeze used for water systems in my engine
Tightening Cap Shrouds Davidasailor26 at 10:42am 09.17.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1219 The cap shrouds on our 2014 Oceanis 37 are very loose above the lower spreaders. The section below
hydrofoil plates on outboard cavitation plate fortunare at 9:43am 09.17.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/1181 I used them on my Mac 19 to get on a plane faster and reduce cavitation but noticed in 26M manual th
Selden GX Top Down Furler (4) seadaddler at 5:18am 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 1/510 Here is how I installed the ring for selden pole,one mistake I first made is the spinnaker halyard
Washing sail sock. hewebb at 4:24am 09.17.15 Ask All Sailors 5/902 I just acquired a asymmetrical spinnaker with a dousing sock that needs cleaning. I am thinking abo
What is this thing? (3) brett_howard at 1:46am 09.17.15 Catalina 22 12/1467 I recently bought a 1986 C22. I've only sailed a handfull of times with friends so I'm really new..
Maine Sail Newport Bob at 8:12pm 09.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2149 Will you be in town for the Newport Boat Show this weekend!
Replacing mainsail halyard Kratm31 at 7:19pm 09.16.15 Pearson 7/2751 I need to replace the rope/wire mainsail halyard on my 1987 31-2 ' I want to replace it with an all-
Learning about anchor, gear & locker (4) H3newdog at 6:38pm 09.16.15 Big Boats 24/5504 As I need to learn just about everything about my 1983 H34 I thought I'd start at the bow. The boat
Trying to find the screw ! sgaby at 6:08pm 09.16.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 4/973 Hi everyone I have a 28 Catalina 1998 The port window, the one that open is leaking by the handle
Boom Vang for Spirit 23 Lodi47 at 5:28pm 09.16.15 Ask All Sailors 16/3995 I just purchased a Spirit 23 with very basic rigging. There is no boom vang and I am wondering if an
Down by the head herbwitt at 2:05pm 09.16.15 Catalina 30 4/1212 I have a C-30 for about 4 months. It sits in the water about 4 inches down by the head. I've tried
Newbie electrical question ChristopherHurst at 11:07am 09.16.15 Musings With Maine Sail 20/4410 I am new to sailing, but really love it! Bought a very nice 2000 Hunter 290 that was almost unused,
What To Look For, P34-2 Survey? colderwater at 10:39am 09.16.15 Pearson 2/991 I will be having a survey done on a 1990 Pearson 34-2 next week. Any owners or past owners have any
Evening sails (7) Jackdaw at 9:45am 09.16.15 Ask All Sailors 17/1565 Late summer is the best time for evening sails in Minnesota. Pleasant temp,. reliable breeze, and aw
Raritan Elegance and Electroscan questions (1) mermike at 9:05am 09.16.15 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 4/3799 Hello all, I am looking at a boat that has the Electrascan and Raritan Elegance MSD system. I kno

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Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 8:35am 08.29.23 I've opted to take a step back since this thread had a surprising number of responses and some amazi
Gulf Storm Potential (1) JamesG161 at 8:19am 08.29.23 Hurricane Idalia will be a Major Storm.
Wooden block under mast step. morbidfollower at 8:09am 08.29.23 Its possible that they replaced the mast with a new design mast which is a little shorter to compens
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Justin_NSA at 7:59am 08.29.23 It's a wax. You're likely to make it worse as wax traps dirt. Great for zippers though. We use Zippy
Wooden block under mast step. Jacktar at 7:35am 08.29.23 Measure your lower shrouds length and compare to lengths listed for replacements by catalina direct
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? (1) jviss at 7:30am 08.29.23 A temporary test. Not a regular arrangement. Would permit water to enter the tank. Not a good pract
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Steve L22188 at 7:19am 08.29.23 Go for it! Went from my first boat - an O'Day 240 (24') for 10-12 years to an O'Day 302 (30'). At
Gonna pull the boat... SkookumZac at 6:58am 08.29.23 Better safe than sorry. What Marina are you in? I'm not terribly worried about the wind, but if th
Gonna pull the boat... (1) Will Gilmore at 6:51am 08.29.23 Not going to take any chances. Later today, I'm putting the boat on the trailer. Tuck her into a s
SANTANA 23? JBP-PA at 6:16am 08.29.23 That link to Practical sailor led to a lockup of my computer!!!! I have a message from "Apple Supp
SANTANA 23? shemandr at 5:46am 08.29.23 Don't know about tanks but it looks like a fun little rocket ship! The Santana line is known for go
Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 5:40am 08.29.23 Electrolysis not withstanding, I'd go with a SS connecting link.. The weak link ( pun intended) are
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Captain Larry-DH at 5:27am 08.29.23 There are connection links. You'd have to check the specs to see how much strength they are rated
Replace section of G4 anchor chain sailme88 at 5:13am 08.29.23 Electrolysis not withstanding, I'd go with a SS connecting link.. The weak link ( pun intended) are
Replace section of G4 anchor chain CrispyCringle at 4:54am 08.29.23 I was researching the possibility of adding chain and getting rid of my chain/rope rode setup. Good
A C27 Question jssailem at 4:50am 08.29.23 :plus:What Scott said. :biggrin: Once set they do not need to be adjusted. But it would allow for s
Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 3:23am 08.29.23
Replace section of G4 anchor chain dLj at 3:09am 08.29.23 There are two fundamental problems with "just welding G4 chain" as a connector. 1) the structural
Replace section of G4 anchor chain (1) Ralph Johnstone at 10:08pm 08.28.23 I've been advised I can replace the bad section with new chain via a "connecting link", From all
Possible Air leak in M25 fuel line? jssailem at 9:50pm 08.28.23 worth running the engine with the fill cap open, or at least cracking it open periodically as a tes

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