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Almost killed my wife last weekend - with a pop-top Piotr at 9:14pm 06.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 12/1654 I installed the lifters about 3 years ago and tested the strenghts before each season. I never had a
standing rigging caper27 at 8:40pm 06.16.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 3/901 Would standing rigging and a mast on a 1976 venture 21 fit a 17venture 21 ?
Halyards davidpilchman at 7:37pm 06.16.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/741 Help. Which halyard on mast top is head sail and which is spinnaker?
Are there backing plates or patterns for sale? fgraham at 7:35pm 06.16.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1227 I want to strengthen the rigging on my Catalina 27 with backing plates. Would like to find some.
Comments, suggestions on new nav and home page? Phil Herring at 7:13pm 06.16.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 13/1333 Let me know if anything's not working, awkward, worse than it was, or just looks odd. Screen capt
New to sailing and New to the 22 Nevada Mike at 6:08pm 06.16.15 Catalina 22 11/1172 So whats the big deal with all of this sailing and upgrades stuff! How hard can it be and how much c
Advice on sailing the Bay of Quinte Robert1224 at 5:59pm 06.16.15 Mid-Size Boats 3/1062 Ahoy! Has anyone here cruised the Bay of Quinte in 2014? I am considering a cruise from the west
Curved cockpit seats in H35 uncomfortable? megs at 5:56pm 06.16.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/963 Hi all - we are considering the purchase of a 1988 Hunter 35 Legend (upgrade from a '72 Catalina 27)
RPM won't stay up MORNING LIGHT at 5:32pm 06.16.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1321 Have a Universal 25 xp 1996 and have difficulty keeping rpm higher than 2500 . As soon as I remove m
saltwater sailors, what all do you clean after sailing. (1) hawk232 at 5:20pm 06.16.15 Ask All Sailors 25/4160 Just got back from 4 days on the gulf and spent the ENTIRE day washing the whole boat, flushing the
how should i re-stick peel batten patches and lettering? (4) hawk232 at 5:16pm 06.16.15 Ask All Sailors 3/921 a few of the patches at the back of my battens are loose and flutter in the wind, while looking at t
Confused on solar specs \ Grape Solar Skipper at 4:46pm 06.16.15 Ask All Sailors 30/4644 If I get a Grape Solar Photoflex 100w panel, I'll need to also get an MPPT controller. The panel
Launching and recovering C-22 from dock (stern first) sailorfrog at 3:51pm 06.16.15 Catalina 22 3/1143 I have a C-22 and I dock stern first, in a fairly tight slip and also limited space between the bow
louder than normal keel hum artfull dodger at 3:18pm 06.16.15 Sirius 21/22 9/2750 I have sailed my 22 for years and am very used to the hum around 4 tp5 knots. Something is wrong. It
"Air pocket" in raw water filter line Stargazer3 at 1:41pm 06.16.15 Big Boats 5/1224 Hi, all! Whenever we come back from a day of sailing and turn on our air conditioning (or refrigerat
Clean water Slider at 1:25pm 06.16.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1027 I have a 2912 B37. She is a great boat and cruses The SF Bay. I use a water filter when filling th
Cruising in the heat Bad Obsession at 1:24pm 06.16.15 Ask All Sailors 41/6480 I have just come back from a short two day cruise. I spent last night out on the hook. Needless to
Jabsco Head Replacement bobcat30 at 1:16pm 06.16.15 Catalina 30 1/982 I am going to replace the head (toilet) this week. I have the standard JABSCO head. What is the best
Stepping a mast? OdayQs at 12:51pm 06.16.15 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1338 Hi All! I'm extremely new to the world of sailing, so please pardon my ignorance! I'm doing summe
Boom Blocks ? pateco at 12:47pm 06.16.15 Mid-Size Boats 9/1162 Has anyone used products from Nautos? I am looking to replace the blocks on my boom. I have one c

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Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions SoSound at 7:21am 10.26.23 Perhaps you will have the opportunity to compare a couple of them. At least you know one specific t
H49/50 battery replacement tkwhalen at 6:50am 10.26.23 As I noted earlier I replaced my ARS-5 with the Balmar 618 regulator because it include alternator t
MaxProp prop Sandy Stone at 6:42am 10.26.23 I agree that the claims of propwalk reduction are overstated, but I think the increase in sailing pe
First Sailing Forum! getting the sailing bug to the owner ship level Qomomoko at 6:38am 10.26.23 I see the JSO 32 this sunday. It has no traveller, adding a traveller to the top of the companionwa
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions jbmia at 6:20am 10.26.23 Thanks for the feedback folks. While I appreciate jssailem's counterpoint, my response would be tha
Lantern Advice JBP-PA at 6:10am 10.26.23 More than just the flammability, I was thinking of the Chicago experience with Mrs. O'Leary's cow.
Lantern Advice JBP-PA at 6:09am 10.26.23 32 comments and so far no one has mentioned the fire danger of liquid fuel, especially with lantern
Lantern Advice dlochner at 6:00am 10.26.23 I have to agree with @Terry Cox . Kero and lamp oils fall in the diesel range of fire hazards. I wo
H310 Propane Tank (1) JamesG161 at 5:55am 10.26.23 HunterOwners.com downloads Jim... PS : Buy from SBO Shops fo the H310 Hunter 310 propane tank
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop Project_Mayhem at 5:43am 10.26.23 I believe my O'Day 25 has 16 awg tinned wiring. I think black was positive and white was negative. I
P42 VHF Masthead Cable Routing Jim_H42 at 5:37am 10.26.23 Thanks for the replys. Terry - my VHF is a Standard Horizon - not the original unit. It is a r
26' wiring to bow Nav Light 1986 sloop RoyS at 5:31am 10.26.23 Most boat builders ran three wires out from the panel for the cabin lights and the bow light. The po
MaxProp prop RoyS at 5:14am 10.26.23 I installed one of those nineteen years ago. Took me a few years to get the pitch adjusted correctl
C&C 40-2 Rudder Bearing Replacement smo10018 at 4:48am 10.26.23 It was built in 1983 so your assessment is most likely spot on. Thank you for the link I didn't kno
Lantern Advice cymeyer at 4:14am 10.26.23 Hi, Can anyone tell me if the Weems and Plath yacht lanterns (link below) give off enough light to
C&C 40-2 Rudder Bearing Replacement Jim Legere at 3:37am 10.26.23 What year is your C&C - 1980s I am assuming? Back then very few production boats with spade rudders
Evaluating a Beneteau 323 for Purchase - Keel Boat / Matrix Questions Davidasailor26 at 3:32am 10.26.23 Is the boat keeping the water on the outside? If so it has possibilities. Possibilities yes, but
Lantern Advice dLj at 2:10am 10.26.23 Hi Dave. I'll go out on that proverbial limb by saying that all fuels, to some degree, pose a fire
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F Mark Maulden at 12:13am 10.26.23 Take it to Northland Diesel. Just off Bakerview..
Rebuild of high pressure fuel pump for Yanmar 3GM30F skunther at 9:40pm 10.25.23 Based on what I just turned up on this page, if I'm reading it right, that sounds correct! But just

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