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mast raising thread (1) spartacus99 at 9:33pm 07.09.15 Catalina 22 4/737 I figured we needed another one! ;) Just having some fun. Also, this is how I raise my meat.
fin keel info spartacus99 at 9:29pm 07.09.15 Catalina 22 2/843 Looking at a fin keel cat22. Anyone have info in how they sail? Point better? Stability? Known issu
prototype single hand from the boat mast raising (12) jmczzz at 7:47pm 07.09.15 Catalina 22 12/1138 Today I spent the day putting the a-frame single-hand from the boat system on the boat and using it.
Self Tending Jib bigpapaporsche at 6:52pm 07.09.15 Ask All Sailors 0/728 Our new, to us, boat is a 1988 Seaward 23 with a hank on Jib that is Self Tending. We haven't launch
Under Counter Light Switch 1995- 40.5 MetricMountie at 6:22pm 07.09.15 Big Boats 1/648 Can anyone tell me where the switch for the under counter lights on the port side on a 1995 - 40.5 i
Change forums skipperjb777 at 6:03pm 07.09.15 Forum Help (Site Talk) 1/974 On one of my computers I am automatically logged into the Hunter forum and no other brand specific f
'76 H25 info JohnCTV21 at 6:02pm 07.09.15 The Cherubini Hunters 6/1022 I have a 1976 Hunter 25, I fell in love with it before I really knew anything about it. She has tak
Beneteau 361 -2000 pdnervo at 5:57pm 07.09.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1940 I have a 361,Beneteau 2000,, I have two questions..... easy for some but not for me. 1) My Lewm
this is how I raise my mast piedpiperIII at 5:12pm 07.09.15 Catalina 22 11/1331 I did have a little trouble this time as the back stay got caught on the hatch. the first and last t
Hunter 26.5 seat repair NavySailorII at 5:02pm 07.09.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/648 I have a '88 26.5 with a great deal of humidity/water damage below deck. Any advice on replacing/re
Morgan M27 outboard size DavidandLilbit at 4:49pm 07.09.15 Engines and Propulsion 1/1356 I just got a M27, and I'm wondering what size outboard I should be looking for?
centerboard cable broke!! nickarish at 2:26pm 07.09.15 Ask All Sailors 4/992 I have an 1967 oday 2. the cable attached to the spindle for raising the centerboard up and down sna
Prop Size Question geoffreykwright at 12:52pm 07.09.15 Big Boats 3/1713 Hi. I have a Catalina 34 MK II (Year 2000 - Hull 1494). The previous owner put on an after-market
Macgregor 25 1986 Trailer Weight? tj15830 at 11:18am 07.09.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/3134 I am trying to get a license plate on my trailer. Prior owner never did. This requires getting just
Boat for sale T_Cat at 11:12am 07.09.15 Catalina 22 2/660 A good looking '86 just popped up on eBay out of Florida if anyone is looking!
Head not flushing LakeHuronSailor at 10:06am 07.09.15 Catalina 30 11/1436 1985 Cat 30TR, we are new owners. Can't get the thing to flush. It worked last year. Any suggestion
Yanmar fuel cut off solenoid Shaggydog at 9:33am 07.09.15 Engines and Propulsion 1/4108 I have a 'stop' and 'off' switch to cut off the fuel in a Yanmar 2GM diesel. The 'stop' switch has f
Oday 26 Block and Line on front of Mast (2) mlindberg1 at 9:14am 07.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/732 Can anyone tell me what this might be used for? It is a line that goes up the front of the mast to a
Bedding hardware (1) repawn at 7:30am 07.09.15 Ask An Oday Owner 4/924 Hi all, Bedding most hardware is easy - what would you do with this: l tape - but clearly I would
replace 380 water heater peaceofmind at 6:57am 07.09.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/796 I have water seeping from under my water heater. I am assuming it is the original based on condition

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Ground? Tally Ho at 1:56pm 07.16.23
Shooting some video in the harbor dlochner at 1:53pm 07.16.23 Thanks, Dave, I've seen many of those. Most of my crash course has been on Youtube video channels.
I have an 21' American Fiberglass dlochner at 1:41pm 07.16.23 We're going to need a better description of the information you want. Photos help a lot.
Ground? jviss at 1:30pm 07.16.23
Ground? (1) Tally Ho at 12:53pm 07.16.23 Interesting. What gauge wire? Solid or stranded? Stranded. Not sure what gauge it is. I just c
Genoa? Gennaker? Other? Hollyberry at 12:10pm 07.16.23 If you're short/double handed tacking a 135 is several degrees easier than a 150, though possibly no
Winch handle safe use stickinthemud57 at 11:58am 07.16.23 While I normally do not leave the winch handle in the winch unless it's being used, like every rule
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May (1) Dave at 11:47am 07.16.23 For us dyslectics switching between North up and Course/heading up is problematic. Some fuses may
Winch handle safe use Hayden Watson at 11:46am 07.16.23 You can save yet another step in those conditions if instead of centering the traveler and then pul
Winch handle safe use Stu Jackson at 11:36am 07.16.23 center the traveler; You can save yet another step in those conditions if instead of centering the
New owner! Vincent Williams at 11:11am 07.16.23 Just purchased 2014 Catalina 275 in the process of getting it from lake Huron to LI sound in CT. Boa
Genoa? Gennaker? Other? David in Sandusky at 11:07am 07.16.23 If you are cruising, I vote for an Asymetric. If you are racing, you need a sail to allow you to go
off to the races PaulK at 10:36am 07.16.23 Nice. Chi-Mac is great, but the weather can get more interesting than one might wish. We blew out
Hunter 30 Cheurbini - Rigging and Mods PCannonSr1 at 10:29am 07.16.23 I own a 1979 H30C. Send me a PM on this site and I'll walk you through each section of the rigging
Advice - Sailing from Phillidelpha to Cape May shemandr at 10:27am 07.16.23 I can read that.
Catalina Stickers dmax at 10:03am 07.16.23 When applying vinyl stickers, put a small amont of dish soap or laundry soap with water into a spray
Ground? (1) jviss at 10:02am 07.16.23 FWIW, here's the ground and bonding scheme schematic form the Tartan 3800 manual. It is, indeed, #8
Vacu flush bowl seal deforming Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 9:56am 07.16.23 If it's happening immediately after installing new seals, it appears you got a defective Teflon piec
Catalina Stickers Jacktar at 8:55am 07.16.23 Ritgold, good eye, it was 2 parter and I did not get it exactly level on port side, did better on st
Ground? Scott T-Bird at 8:44am 07.16.23 I'm having a hard time understanding where the ends of wires (and how many wires) are connected but

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