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Replacing standing rigging??? lydiao at 8:16am 08.31.15 Catalina 30 5/1631 I have a 30-year-old 30'. The manueal says to replace the standing rigging every 7 years in "ideal"
Installing a masthead anchor light Lodi47 at 8:08am 08.31.15 Ask All Sailors 36/13586 I have a forward facing 225 degree mast light. It is wired to a 2-pin Perko plug deck connector. I w
birds#it all over redhead78 at 8:02am 08.31.15 Ask All Sailors 2/735 Hey all, hope sailing is been good to you all this summer. In my anchorage we have gulls and terns t
Bow eye hanging up (1) repawn at 8:00am 08.31.15 Trailer Sailors 18/5929 Hi all, This weekend I finally launched my Oday 22 for the first time - I have owned it for one y
How to pull engine on a 420 Persy at 7:53am 08.31.15 Big Boats 3/1194 I've got an oil leak that needs to be repaired. The 2 mechanics I've talked to both say I need to p
Schaefer CF-500 Roller Furler RJD at 7:51am 08.31.15 Catalina 22 9/5704 I currently use hank-on foresails but am thinking about purchasing a Schaefer Snapfurl CF-500 Roller
Knot meter spinny thingy pshrynk at 6:57am 08.31.15 Big Boats 4/1192 My little spinny thingy on my knot meter is missing a blade and I get only about half the actual spe
Hunter 27 Edge VARA Rudder (6) Crazy Dave Condon at 5:54am 08.31.15 Smaller Boats 0/2876 Attached you will find photos of the VARA RUDDER assembly of the Hunter 27 Edge . If you take time
genoa for a 25 ft Catalina Howard Welch at 5:36am 08.31.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/658 What is the best place to sell a genoa sail for a Catalina. My friend sold the boat but has the sail
First time sail bixter1 at 5:35am 08.31.15 Ask All Sailors 11/1258 My wife and I just passed our ASA Basic Keelboat Sailing Certification and want to start sailing whe
1978 Macgregor 36 Flying Scot at 11:35pm 08.30.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 0/708 I have recently acquired a '78 Mac 36, with single daggerboard on the port side. Does anyone have a
Replacement Main and Vang tackle DJM at 10:35pm 08.30.15 Catalina 22 11/3743 New to forum and happy to see all the great posts and enthusiasm in Catalina refurbishing and sailin
looking to work on crew justinkramp at 9:04pm 08.30.15 Racing 2/1139 Hey all, I'm an 18 year old sailor looking for an (or several) opportunity(-ies) to crew in races
hunter 146 daysailer justinkramp at 8:59pm 08.30.15 Day Sailers 1/1679 hey all, I own a 2002 Hunter 146 and have sealed up some cracks over the years. had to reseal a
Best Southeast Atlantic Coastal Sailing Towns Monterey385 at 8:31pm 08.30.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1630 Doing some research on great coastal sailing towns in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Best Bottom Paints for Racing SailMaster at 7:33pm 08.30.15 Racing 7/3172 Hello all, On our last haul out we stripped to the FG and used EcoClad. We now find that they are o
Information lost Slow lane at 4:39pm 08.30.15 Ranger Yachts (CA/FL) 0/1489 I have a ranger that I think is a 28 by the look of it. When I did a check on its ser# it shows it t
Looking at a 1978 9.2 center cockpit Capndan56 at 4:08pm 08.30.15 S2 5/1220 I'm new to the forum. Have been sailing all my life (just about) and am looking to move up from my
Keel questions (2) Kh3412 at 3:49pm 08.30.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1658 Looking for info. 1977 Pearson 31. The keel has a bulge on the side of the keel about 6 inches down
Curtains for 1990 35.5 Legend Steverhnm at 3:40pm 08.30.15 Big Boats 5/1301 I have a favor to ask. My boat is in Mexico, so I don't have easy access to it. I was hoping someo

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Oceanis 36cc Line Information Archangel36cc at 8:51pm 02.13.24 Hi, i own a 2000 36cc in Bristol condition. I have a detailed sheet of all running rigging for then
Water Leaks JamesG161 at 8:26pm 02.13.24 Going to put some water tracer (green) in the tank to be 100% sure as it has rained constantly for
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? PaulK at 7:53pm 02.13.24 Our yard uses jackstands and allows owners to leave their masts up all winter. We've used them for m
Cradle: transport 4000nm? Sell, buy/build new? Sail 365/yr and stay off the hard? (1) Tally Ho at 7:44pm 02.13.24
Swim platform NYSail at 5:45pm 02.13.24
Free chafe guard jssailem at 5:02pm 02.13.24 You do not need chafe protection of that to happen. I had new dock lines survive a night of high win
WARNING : Sailrite Machine (240v/international) version does not work with inverters Project_Mayhem at 4:57pm 02.13.24 Love this post on SailNet: "So if I get this right, new user joins to complain that product works as
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 3:07pm 02.13.24 Be very careful regarding the title. the only seller who can convey good title is the human o
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? elink at 2:05pm 02.13.24 Thanks for all the input folks. I should have enough info for an attempt once I have enough crew on
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? elink at 2:03pm 02.13.24 I've been interested in obtaining a Selden sprit with a gennaker but it seems that mounting the spr
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? BarryL at 12:38pm 02.13.24 Hi, Yes, you can just slide the tube back and completely remove it. There are a number of options,
Free chafe guard rgranger at 12:06pm 02.13.24 The problem with fire hose is the lining. If it were just polyester braid it would be fine. I read
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? Scott T-Bird at 9:48am 02.13.24 I've been interested in obtaining a Selden sprit with a gennaker but it seems that mounting the spri
Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 smokey73 at 9:41am 02.13.24 Thanks @Rick D Looks about the same as mine.
Picture of mast pre-bend on Hunter 40.5 (2) Rick D at 9:15am 02.13.24 I seem to recall 4" bend, but I'd true that up. Here are a couple of photos sort of showing the bend
Free chafe guard Captain Larry-DH at 8:57am 02.13.24 The problem with fire hose is the lining. If it were just polyester braid it would be fine. I read l
New owner of sailboat with Seldon genaker bow sprit. Questions??? BarryL at 8:22am 02.13.24 Hello, Last year I added a retractable sprit to my boat. The purpose is for racing. The tack line r
stripping cetol from teak Jumpstart at 6:38am 02.13.24 Bought a boat with a ton of teak. Previous owner had used Cetol and it hadn't been maintained. Used
Adding an electric fuel lift pump on older Hunter's with Yanmar diesels, (1) Scott NIelsen at 6:23am 02.13.24 Look what I found online. Author of the article is Steve D'Antonio. I think this may be a picture o
Adding an electric fuel lift pump on older Hunter's with Yanmar diesels, Scott NIelsen at 6:09am 02.13.24 I do not remember exactly. What I remember doing is looking/taking a picture of a vacuum gauge on o

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