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Al Fooks SEMPERAVANTI41 at 7:24am 10.28.22 Ask All Sailors 11/978 Hi All, I have been trying to contact Al Fooks, with no luck. Anyone know how to reach him? Thanks,
Looking at an s2 7.9 SailingLoto at 3:25am 10.28.22 Ask All Sailors 13/2235 I have an opportunity to make an offer on a 1984 s2 7.9 Boat has set unused out of water on a lift
Looking at an s2 7.9 SailingLoto at 3:25am 10.28.22 Ask All Sailors 0/3 I have an opportunity to make an offer on a 1984 s2 7.9 Boat has set unused out of water on a lift
Question about repair of fold-down swim step on Hunter 36 AndyL at 11:01pm 10.27.22 Big Boats 6/570 Not exactly sure what to call the fold down seat/step in the center of the transom, but mine has a p
430 1995 Roller Furling (1) ivieto at 11:51am 10.27.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/444 Recently I hired a rigger to change the standing rigging. At the end, somebody lost the pieces belo
Working on the tow eye, looking at Catalina parts (1) HeelBoy at 5:42am 10.27.22 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/936 So, I've dug out the rotted wood and will be glassing in a large reinforcement pad in the bow. Plann
Where to buy quality running rigging at a good price? ctrout at 7:09pm 10.26.22 Ask A Catalina Owner 25/4164 I just picked up a new to me C25 and she needs a bit of freshening up. I'm thinking of getting some
Bottom in great shape Dr. D at 12:42pm 10.26.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1067 On October 25th I had my boat out of the water for a short haul; boat left in the slings during lunc
on deck solar panel sailor420 at 11:59am 10.26.22 Big Boats 4/599 I want to determine if my on deck solar panet works. Has anyone troubleshooted to determine where th
Seldon In Mast Furling - Halyard Swivel - it it right ? spadaforaj at 10:27am 10.26.22 Ask All Sailors 4/841 Hi - continued problems with this, even spent money on a rigger (still a problem) See video - does
I need to Bilge Hoses - which to buy and where? xavpil at 8:47am 10.26.22 Ask All Sailors 6/585 Hi friends. New owner of a 1980 Cat 27 and I have no idea how old the bilge hoses are. All I know is
Swim Ladder Treads (1) Don Crowther at 6:55am 10.26.22 Mid-Size Boats 7/1331 Does anyone know how these treads are attached? Or where I can get new ones? This ladder is off my 3
Looking for advice on a boat (1) artleyt115 at 5:18am 10.26.22 Ask All Sailors 43/2634 Hi! A friend and I are looking into getting into sailing. We found a 1984 Oday 26 with new rigging a
Knot Transducer ANGELS at 12:49am 10.26.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 11/1068 Good morning to everybody. I have a Hunter 340 year of 1997 and i cannot find the speed transducer.
H33C prop walk justustoo at 1:22pm 10.25.22 The Cherubini Hunters 2/1328 Rough layout is E to West docks with prevailing westerlies, but very protected. I guess an ideal sit
Beneteau First 305 Rudder Bearing (4) fjbrawn at 12:39pm 10.25.22 Parts Search 1/1122
Selden Furling Mast Maintenance (1) SCS22 at 11:49am 10.25.22 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/438 The manual for the Selden furling mast on my 2004 Hunter 33 says to "lift the rubber boot and grease
Hunter 240 in mast shroud holes hunter240 at 8:21am 10.25.22 Trailer Sailors 6/1275 The rubber grommets inside the hole in the mast where the shrouds go are shot. Guessing I can get th
Motorcycle Gear for Sailing? Tedd at 8:42pm 10.24.22 Sailing Motorcyclists 12/1233 Yesterday, I sailed for the first time ever in cool weather--about 10 C (50 F). I had a decent cloth
Inverter upgrade on 38.1, model year 2018 JShilo at 6:48pm 10.24.22 Ask A Beneteau Owner 10/1189 I recently purchase a 2018 Beneteau 38.1. The boat came with a factory stock microwave oven and a 7

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Replacing a mast step on a Princess 18 PaulK at 7:41am 05.11.24 If they smeared epoxy into the slots on the screw heads, they probably smeared it all over the threa
Anti seize on coupler set screws? (4) Hamish_s at 7:14am 05.11.24 For anyone still following this thread, my recent event may provide new stories. Immediately post-l
Refrigerator/Solar kappykaplan at 7:10am 05.11.24 Do you have any photos of the refrigerator and where it plugs in?
Northern Light Show - Possible (4) jssailem at 7:03am 05.11.24 These sightings posted by my daughter from south of the 45th Parallel. Bend OR 23:06PDT own RWR race
Refrigerator/Solar Plymouth Sailor at 6:59am 05.11.24 At least not easily and inexpensively. Another idea possibly: I have a converter of sorts that at
Winch placement thinwater at 6:26am 05.11.24 As many as 6 winches used to be common on racers and all cruising boats had 4. Two of the cockpit wi
Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery dLj at 6:11am 05.11.24 Really excellent video! dj
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? kappykaplan at 6:01am 05.11.24 Any specific methods you used, or pics of the process? I really want to do this, but not sure how t
Whale Manual Bilge Pump sailcapt340 at 5:50am 05.11.24
Whale Manual Bilge Pump dlochner at 5:41am 05.11.24 John Thank you for the help. Went to my boat last night and my Manual Pump is the Whale Gusher MK3.
Finding cabin leaks with pressure? Ben16737 at 5:39am 05.11.24 This worked Awesome!!!!!!!!! I pressure up'd the cabin with my leaf blower and washed the boat dow
Whale Manual Bilge Pump (4) sailcapt340 at 5:31am 05.11.24 John Thank you for the help. Went to my boat last night and my Manual Pump is the Whale Gusher MK3.
Winch placement dmax at 5:10am 05.11.24 Check/ask here, if it's been done, they will know: Catalina 34 International Association
Northern Light Show - Possible JBP-PA at 4:47am 05.11.24 I checked about 10 last night in Northern Ohio. Nothing. (Though we have a lot of light pollution
Refrigerator/Solar JBP-PA at 4:45am 05.11.24 You can buy a decent portable DC fridge for about $200-$250. You can get a mini fridge big enough f
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? cymeyer at 4:33am 05.11.24 yes, for sure. our code 0 is on a furler while our Spinnaker was on a sock.
Winch placement (1) Guystapo at 4:29am 05.11.24 I can always set the auto pilot and jump up front ..I was just thinking of how this could be way eas
Masthead sheaves east coaster at 4:15am 05.11.24 In my case the mast was made by spar craft and I got the drawings for same from the Catalina 320 web
Hap[py 15th Birthday to my LiFePo4 Battery CYQK at 3:42am 05.11.24 You are a "ROCKSTAR" in my books always have been!!!
34.1: Code 0 or Spinnaker? danstanford at 3:35am 05.11.24 We use our code 0 far more than we ever did with the spinnaker. Love the code 0. Just easier t

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