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What winch for gin pole? Gene Neill at 2:58pm 07.05.15 Trailer Sailors 6/2788 I believe my mast is 25' and change, anyone have any suggestions what size/capacity winch would be a
Catalina 30 wood spreaders DrakesIslander1906 at 2:20pm 07.05.15 Catalina 30 6/2873 My Catalina 30 was build in 1982. When did they change the spreaders to something other than wood.
Catalina 30 Bellows Rule62 at 1:40pm 07.05.15 Catalina 30 4/1183 Here is a question. I am looking to purchase a Catalina 30. It has damaged gel coat in a few place
Do I need Insurance??? Newcat30 at 12:39pm 07.05.15 Ask All Sailors 29/5130 Probably a stupid question. Ok, here's the situation... I'm looking for a Catalina 30 below $20k
cockpit light bryan crites at 12:37pm 07.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/2190 Does anyone have a led light in the cockpit on the bimini frame. If so what type waterproof, rope li
Sprint Atlantic A Windlass needs repair BradWhite at 11:45am 07.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/2926 I have just returned from 8 months in Mexico. 44DS did great but the windlass started leaking water
Pearson 362 Packing Material Width CirrusP362 at 11:43am 07.05.15 Pearson 5/1418 Hello I have a 1985 Pearson 362, with a leaky stuffing box. Does anybody know the width of the pac
New Simrad MFD - Old Std Horizon transducers RonRelyea at 10:37am 07.05.15 Ask All Sailors 5/1817 Has anyone had success using a depth transducer from an old Standard Horizon Depth Instrument with
Oil filter Five Stringer at 10:13am 07.05.15 Ask An Oday Owner 0/582 How do I service the oil filter screen on my Yanmar ysm 12?
speaker placement in a Hunter 240 luis_bonilla at 9:35am 07.05.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 25/2172 I would like to install two Bose 131 marine speakers in my Hunter 240. Anyone have any recommendatio
Intermittent starting jimtraskos at 9:15am 07.05.15 Big Boats 25/5967 Good morning, Can anyone shed any light on intermitant starting problems? I have replaced the star
Sail Battens Sailing Poodles at 8:51am 07.05.15 Big Boats 7/1182 I'm looking for a new set of battens for my Doyle main. Two split on crossing of the pond. Can't f
Holding tank Gabrielwes at 5:34am 07.05.15 Big Boats 13/2304 I have a Catalina 390, 2002 with a Raritan SeaEra Toilet that pulls sea water verses pressurized fre
Main sail Willemvan at 10:49pm 07.04.15 Smaller Boats 3/783 I'm looking for a main and genny for my 1995 h26. Ant ideas.
Hunter 27 (89-94) Battery Charging MarkW11 at 5:26pm 07.04.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/2309 Hello, I'm a new owner of a Hunter 27-2 (1990) and trying to understand when batteries are being ch
Moving diesel tank above decks in oday 26? jfschena at 5:04pm 07.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 1/869 According to records I can find, it's been about a decade since the fuel tank in our boat has been p
Parasitic current through outboard motor Fred at 1:36pm 07.04.15 Ask All Sailors 7/975 I have been having problems with my battery running down over time. I have discovered that my stereo
ODAY DSII small cracks in hull patriciasailing at 1:25pm 07.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 22/4266 We just purchased an ODay SDII and did not notice until we brought the boat home (inexperienced boat
dingy jmczzz at 1:12pm 07.04.15 Catalina 22 26/2507 My long range plan for an extended cruise with the economics of anchoring out makes me think a Dingy
New Heat Exchanger c130king at 12:36pm 07.04.15 Catalina 310 4/1468 Full coolant loss Thursday evening. Looking things over on Friday discovered "weak" spot and crack

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Re-rigging without mast removal. Screen Saver at 1:20pm 12.20.23 Although it's possible to replace all the cables with the mast insitu, as mentioned earlier, I don
Prop rotation question dlochner at 12:54pm 12.20.23 Tempted! You better than anyone here knows YOLO. Go for it, its only the kid's inheritance.
Prop rotation question Scott T-Bird at 12:52pm 12.20.23
Trident 101 rubber smell BAD ORCA at 12:35pm 12.20.23 Dryloc might work. Or a hard acrylic paint Thanks for suggestion. I will try those as a last
Trident 101 rubber smell rgranger at 12:24pm 12.20.23 Dryloc might work. Or a hard acrylic paint
Trident 101 rubber smell BAD ORCA at 11:32am 12.20.23 Because rubber and plastics dry out, becoming hard, brittle and prone to cracking, 10 years is the
Selden in-mast furling questions Ralph Johnstone at 11:30am 12.20.23 I'm hoping our initial issue was just due to the stiffness of the brand new sail. Buried somewher
Fore Stay Bow Connection KCofKC at 11:26am 12.20.23 Tailboom, oddly enough I am in your area and sail a Catalina 28. Like most have said most often it
OGO Desiccant Install and Experience zinahewitt at 11:17am 12.20.23 Any smelly updates ? or is it scentless sailing ? Happy Holidays.
New to me boat with rotting bulkhead Timm R Oday25 at 10:43am 12.20.23 Ritdog , the bulkheads were not tabbed to the hull from the factory . There are a lot of conflicting
Selden in-mast furling questions LloydB at 10:09am 12.20.23 I am curious about what kind of instructions were sent with the new sail. I ask because these days w
Selden in-mast furling questions George Braun at 9:40am 12.20.23 The age and condition of the sail is of primary importance. We bought a lightly used 2008 Hunter 36
Fire Port (1) gwoolverton at 9:30am 12.20.23 Here's a photo of the 310's engine cover / companionway. Maybe the triangle area on the aft end wo
Selden in-mast furling questions Sailor Sue at 9:09am 12.20.23 Progress report: Thanks to the Selden manual we determined the sail was rolled the wrong way. (And
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review (1) william24424 at 8:45am 12.20.23 I started as a review of the Bene 34.1, because charter companies have them available to try...am al
Datamarine wind instrument question dlochner at 8:04am 12.20.23 No drop in replacement. Datamarine has been out of business a long time. However, several of their t
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review shemandr at 7:35am 12.20.23 Not sure I agree about a plumb bow. I will agree it adds waterline and hence speed - at least while
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review (5) william24424 at 7:09am 12.20.23 Thanks for finding a PHRF rating, surprised the Old Cal 33 holds up. Racing and performance is impor
Selden in-mast furling questions (1) kbgunn at 6:42am 12.20.23
Beneteau Oceanis 34.1 Review PJL at 6:24am 12.20.23 Saw comments about handholds inside. My Hunter passage 42 did not have them either; now it does...

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