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What size anchor for Catalina 30? Rocna? Bahaba0 at 8:49am 06.27.15 Catalina 30 1/4402 I sail on Biscayne Bay and the Keys, mostly soft bottoms, some hard, some seaweed.. I've been readin
Bedford Basin Halifax NS c_witch at 8:26am 06.27.15 Trailer Sailors 2/1790 Just wondering if there are any others sailing in this area? Missed the season last year due to heal
Solar Vents Doc_holiday at 8:22am 06.27.15 Sails Call Lounge 2/1421 I don't have any of these but I occasionally see them on boats or in marine stores. Thinking out l
Anchor Windlass 37.5 (1) Scott NIelsen at 8:10am 06.27.15 Big Boats 6/2231 After over a year of research and figuring out how I was going to do it, I did it. I installed an a
Thinking of getting a GPS..which to buy davidmhull at 7:15am 06.27.15 Ask All Sailors 42/4239 Good morning. I was thinking of buying a digital depth meter for my present sailboat. I never really
Sailing to St. Micheals Mac at 6:58am 06.27.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1069 I'm bringing my sailboat down to the Chesapeake in Sept and would like to launch it near Oxford. Ca
Field Day sullyj020 at 6:47am 06.27.15 SSB and Ham Operators 2/6335 Anyone plan on operating Maritime Mobile on field day
Need rigging instructions for Oday 192 DevJen5 at 6:28am 06.27.15 Day Sailers 3/2869 Good morning all, I'm new to the forum and have a new to me '86 192. I grew up learning to sail o
Chainplate and Outboard Motor Question Blue J at 4:01am 06.27.15 Bristol 2/1532 I'm working on a Bristol 24 from the mid 70's and need to make sure the chainplates are sound. Ther
Name a frog Crazy Dave Condon at 3:30am 06.27.15 Ask All Sailors 15/1498 Since moving to the mountain top, I have watched a frog grow in one specific spot. I would call him
Weird (wired) situation DannyS at 8:09pm 06.26.15 Ask All Sailors 4/970 I ran into a weird situation today on a friend's boat. I was looking over his very nicely done re-in
mount a dingy outboard motor 2nd Wind at 7:17pm 06.26.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/847 any suggestions how to mount an outboard motor for a dingy on the stern of a Hunter 29.5? the stern
Using scissor jack to change 2GM engine mounts chitradurga at 7:15pm 06.26.15 Mid-Size Boats 7/4492 For those of you who've done it, I'd appreciate any advice you may care to share about using a sciss
Diesel engine in 28 ft O Happy Day at 7:11pm 06.26.15 Bigger Boats 6/4248 I have a 28ft ODay with a universal atomic diesel 11 horse raw water cooled engine, that has been in
leaking fuel feed pump DStegs49 at 6:54pm 06.26.15 Big Boats 1/699 Has anyone found a rebuild kit for a fuel feed pump on a Yanmar 3HM35F? I have been able to find th
Visiting Cape Cod looking to race this week? dwottavian at 5:33pm 06.26.15 Catalina 22 1/620 My name is Dave Ottaviani, I own Hulls 61 and 63. I am vacationing in West Harwich, Ma and looking
Roller Furler korchinskyp at 5:33pm 06.26.15 Big Boats 3/976 I have a Hunter Legend 37.5 with a below deck roller furler. It seems to be hanging up more and mor
Removing mastic-type sealant from frames PineyWoods at 3:52pm 06.26.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/867 My wife and I had a wretched time removing the black mastic-type adhesive from a C30 port frame that
massive corrosion problem (5) FourPoints at 2:23pm 06.26.15 Ask All Sailors 7/1447 Friends boat got short hauled today to inspect the sail drive and change a few seals that were due f
What are these things? (1) bawlmer at 1:36pm 06.26.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 9/1042 I was rooting through my lockers and came upon 2 short lines of different length each with a brass s

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Need source for winch parts jviss at 6:08am 07.14.23 I need an output gear So, Rich, what happened to the output gear? Did it break, or did the teeth
Low fresh water pressure Leeward Rail at 5:55am 07.14.23 Try to play it safe as much as reasonably possible and "don't put dock hoses in your boat." I find
Need source for winch parts cymeyer at 5:45am 07.14.23 in Chicago...the big dealer starts with a C They have lots of lewmar stuff Crowley's?
Winch handle safe use thinwater at 5:33am 07.14.23 No absolutes, guys. On quick racing boats you hold the jib until it breaks, but you do NOT let it ba
I60 wind dlochner at 5:24am 07.14.23 I'll be a bit of a contrarian here. Learning to sail without instruments will make you a better sail
simple wind/weather app for iphone garymalmgren at 4:08am 07.14.23 which one and why? Windy. Good.
simple wind/weather app for iphone (1) rgranger at 4:05am 07.14.23
DIY Electronics? jviss at 3:59am 07.14.23 NMEA 2k sounds a little more involved and access to the standard seems pretty restricted. Hey ther
Early production Kittiwake rgranger at 3:57am 07.14.23 My question is where do I find a hull number, HINs became required in 1972.
O'Day Mariner-- Trailering, Inspection (New Sailer's Request for Help!) Will Gilmore at 3:54am 07.14.23 can anyone with Mariner experience give any insight whether I should have any issues as a well buil
Need source for winch parts CYQK at 3:53am 07.14.23 in Chicago...the big dealer starts with a C They have lots of lewmar stuff
Need source for winch parts Kings Gambit at 3:42am 07.14.23 It might be a long shot .. SailorMan in florida would be my go to . They are just north (?) of Miam
simple wind/weather app for iphone Davidasailor26 at 3:10am 07.14.23 I like Windy (Windy.com, not Windy.app) for wind forecasts. For current conditions Iuse Wind Alert.
DIY Electronics? High Current at 2:53am 07.14.23
I60 wind kappykaplan at 2:43am 07.14.23 and it should have the capacity to display TRUE wind data as well as APPARENT :plus:
Shooting some video in the harbor TomY at 2:31am 07.14.23 Tom, Not sure if you have come across this website. There are a few free videos on creating videos
I60 wind Joe at 12:05am 07.14.23 so I was thinking that wind instruments might help me get a bit more wind (to find it and adjust th
Winch handle safe use MikeHoncho at 10:50pm 07.13.23 With my non ST I kept them wrapped all the he time with the handle in place. With my ST I tend to do
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna BigEasy at 9:05pm 07.13.23 Everything they. Said about masthead is correct. I still went with a rail mounted vhf when the mast
Thoughts on rail mounted VHF antenna Grotto at 7:47pm 07.13.23 Everything they. Said about masthead is correct. I still went with a rail mounted vhf when the masth

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