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Cradle + flatbed = sailboat trailer ???? (2) SenecaDaze at 6:09pm 09.15.15 Ask All Sailors 26/11644 I am Planning on extra support front and rear. Is this a good idea?? Been done before? 10,000 lb tra
Unmast Luciole at 4:50pm 09.15.15 Big Boats 2/1655 This is the first we're gone unmast our Catalina 34 mkII, is there a place where I could fine a pict
Outhaul tension - how much? (1) Richandhelen at 3:56pm 09.15.15 Ask All Sailors 34/9998 Okay, what is the "proper" amount of tension to put on my outhaul? I've always assumed that the foot
Hunter 26 asymmetrical spinnaker rigging DocLex at 2:18pm 09.15.15 Smaller Boats 3/895 I have a 1995 Hunter 26. Have an A-spin with an I=29.4 feet. Wondering what distance up from the b
Yanmar decal jmkinsfbay at 1:45pm 09.15.15 Parts Search 0/1067 This is revisited I'm afraid, but over the years, maybe some real resolution has arrived. My Benetea
Shroud and Stay lengths krantala at 1:08pm 09.15.15 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1643 I have come across a posting that shows the lengths for the various running and standing rigging mea
Repairing LARGE blisters Nathan57 at 9:24am 09.15.15 Catalina 22 12/1952 I found some, what I consider, large blisters on the bottom of my Catalina 22. It was fabricated in
3GM30F problem tcbro at 9:19am 09.15.15 Ask All Sailors 17/2903 I have a problem with my 3GM30F. I'm loosing the fresh water. I can't figure out where it's going. T
Freshwater tank gauge? Cats_Paw1 at 9:05am 09.15.15 Catalina 309 Group Forum 5/1821 New Cat 309 owner thread. Recently emptied out the freshwater tank and was refilling it. Fill por
Allgrip over the Hunter non-skid surface markwbird at 8:39am 09.15.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/2438 So, I had this crazy idea. I have an H-34 which has the "built in" non skid surface that's not real
Catalina 30 plastic logo in original script style OS2Dude at 8:08am 09.15.15 Parts Search 35/10550 Anyone know where I can find a Catalina 30 logo in script, as is on our 1985 Catalina 30 now? The
Problem starting engine on "86" Cat 30 Dick1505 at 6:21am 09.15.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1167 Having trouble starting engine. Put in new batteries. Engine will start right up with a tiny shot of
North Channel/Georgian Bay 2015 (29) srust58 at 10:40pm 09.14.15 Destinations 12/3963 Launched in Little Current on Manitoulin Island. This single lane swing bridge is the only land con
Typical shore power wiring? Macboy at 9:21pm 09.14.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/733 Our boat came with an Origo 2 burner alcohol / AC stove. The alcohol canisters are there. As are the
Raising the Mast on a Hunter 23.5 - Looking for Advice evan709 at 7:59pm 09.14.15 Smaller Boats 62/13374 I'm a first time boat owner getting back into sailing. Bought a 1993 Hunter 23.5. Former owner too
Raising Keel on a 240? dw1436 at 7:23pm 09.14.15 Smaller Boats 10/2248 How difficult should if be to raise the Keel on a Hunter 240. I had a Hunter 23.5 and I could just
91 30 table hardware Justin_NSA at 6:43pm 09.14.15 Mid-Size Boats 1/668 Reinstalling the dinette table that has been stored. I have everything but the sheave and mounting p
HELP (2) wvrescue at 5:23pm 09.14.15 Newport 4/1826 Hello everyone, I need help in actually ID this boat, see pictures, 22', title says its a 1969 model
rent me your H375 foresail Don s/v Tellico at 5:06pm 09.14.15 Big Boats 4/991 Bit of a jam so figured I would ask ... I lost my foresail (110 Genny Proful rig) in a storm and now
Hello AntonyT at 4:53pm 09.14.15 Sirius 21/22 3/1688 Just bought a Sirius 22. It's a great boat. I'm in Vancouver, BC. Any other Sirius 21/22 owners near

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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 . . .
Remote oil filter for M25XP (1) Hayden Watson at 6:28am 01.30.24 Hayden, Here's a picture of the front of an M25, same as your XP. The oil pan is way below the bot
Mast Support Bracket "Event" sailme88 at 5:26am 01.30.24 Pure speculation here, but the location and damage seen in the pics " to me" does not have the appea
40 Autopilot Linear drive Mounting Location DonEvans at 5:11am 01.30.24 Don- Just installed mine, will send pics later this week. I secured a steel angle on the horizonta
Mast Support Bracket "Event" Terry Cox at 4:27am 01.30.24 Good photos of the issue, but would defer to a marine rigging surveyor for a technical evaluation of
Funny Friday!!! jssailem at 2:07am 01.30.24 Super Bowl 2024 A good friend of mine has two tickets for the 2024 Super Bowl, 50 yard line box seat
So, you're thinking of going Electric... jssailem at 2:02am 01.30.24 The issue, as I looked upon the idea, is the density of stored energy. A boat has a finite volume of
Rig setting process, please forgive me for putting it here danstanford at 1:56am 01.30.24 What type of rig do you have? Depending on your rigging, backstay tension usually determines your
Hunter 28 polars Yann85 at 10:47pm 01.29.24
Android phone app connection issue JoeWhite at 9:18pm 01.29.24 I would reset to factory settings and test as a last resort. My android works fine.
Rub rail leak (3) Ralph Johnstone at 9:03pm 01.29.24 It appears that I have a leak at the rub rail which enters the boat in the aft cabin. Only a dist
Mainsail Tally Ho at 7:56pm 01.29.24
The Show Must Go On Tally Ho at 7:44pm 01.29.24 I went to the Chicago boat show the first year after the pandemic. There were no sailboats. It was
So, you're thinking of going Electric... Tally Ho at 7:33pm 01.29.24 That's not to say there isn't more range in a diesel design than in electric, just that, if electri
Rig setting process, please forgive me for putting it here Will Gilmore at 6:15pm 01.29.24 What type of rig do you have? ging, backstay tension usually determines your pre-bend. So you might
Funny Friday!!! leo310 at 6:14pm 01.29.24 I was in Walmart using the restroom and just as I closed my stall door, a voice from the next stall
So, you're thinking of going Electric... Will Gilmore at 6:06pm 01.29.24 Will, the difference is that with electric, you will use up your limited power reserves much quicke

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