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Dropping the Hook Etiquette Brian D at 1:33pm 02.25.15 Ask All Sailors 25/6470 Suppose one is boating up a coast/waterway and on the chart the next marina has an area for anchorin
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Hull ID no. question 19' Weekender oliversdad at 11:58am 02.25.15 Day Sailers 6/1854 I'm missing a digit on the transom HIN. It looks as if it has blistered off and can't be read. Does
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Manual Bilge Pump benfirst at 9:15am 02.25.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/1927 My manual bilge pump on my First 30E needs to be either rebuilt or replaced. The problem is that it
Chinese Knock Off Solar Panels (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 8:05am 02.25.15 Musings With Maine Sail 3/2055 Here is an excellent article about comparing the real deal Solbian with genuine SunPower Cells vs th
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Opening passageway to forward compartment davidmhull at 7:57am 02.25.15 Ask An Oday Owner 10/1588 I have an Oday 22 that I am refurbishing. The opening leading to the forward compartment is really t
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Yanmar Diesel hours hlanni1 at 4:03am 02.25.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/6064 I am new to this site so any advice or opinions are welcome. I am in the process of purchasing a use
O'Day 32 keel extension modification Brian.bean at 8:49pm 02.24.15 Bigger Boats 3/2817 Has anyone looked into the possibility of lengthening the O'Oay 32 winged keel? I think it would hav
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Centerboard pennant cspears283 at 6:57pm 02.24.15 Day Sailers 2/1879 How often does the centerboard pennant need to be replaced? How do I check the condition of the pin
AC install Richardwesoff at 6:46pm 02.24.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1228 Has anyone installed AC in a beneteau 311? I'm getting ready to do the job and I'm looking for best
Portlights Ziggydad at 6:17pm 02.24.15 Newport 3/1712 Hi I'am looking to replace just the inside glassware (plastic) of the smaller PORTLIGHTS located in
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Genoa sheets morbidfollower at 9:01am 09.13.23 Inside so as to not side load the stations upwind (downwind loading is a lot lighter on the sheets)
Genoa sheets morbidfollower at 8:59am 09.13.23 I would hazard a guess that the Catalina 22 was designed without lifelines in mind. Captain's choi
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 8:50am 09.13.23 This is caused by the drop from the windlass being too shallow, the chain just piles up. If there i
Pricing advice. What to ask for original 1981 sails, rudder & tiller dlochner at 8:50am 09.13.23 Unless the sails have been sitting in a bag for the last 40 years, they have no value. Some people u
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 8:47am 09.13.23 This is caused by the drop from the windlass being too shallow, the chain just piles up. If there is
Square top main on water ballast? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:39am 09.13.23 Regardless, experience with any Sail configuration ,max heel for Hunter water ballast sailboats is 1
Need Internal Parts to Rebuild 40-year-old Whisker Pole RobertLangdirect at 8:25am 09.13.23 Andrew. Thank You. My pole has no marks regarding builder but it may be a Harken. I forgot that
Invest 95L (3) JamesG161 at 8:21am 09.13.23 Hurricane Lee update. d News, it is moving over the area of less HEAT fuel, as it passes the Gulf S
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! sheardc at 7:59am 09.13.23 i think there was some confusion on conversion. OP has 3/8 (~13/32 or 10mm). @sheardc are you tal
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? (3) chichiflys at 7:56am 09.13.23 installed the two new plates. Worked out OK - almost didn't have enough room on the port side, the
Harken Jib Sail Furler JBP-PA at 7:24am 09.13.23 Ward is spot on except you don't have to figure it out every season. Just notice some reference when
Genoa sheets LakeShark at 7:05am 09.13.23 Inside so as to not side load the stations upwind (downwind loading is a lot lighter on the sheets).
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas Walsh0575 at 6:54am 09.13.23 Hi...thank you everyone for the ideas! Lots to consider. At this stage I'm kind of liking the patch/
Looking for new sails?? (1) LakeShark at 5:57am 09.13.23 @shemandr not sure I have seen anyone do that on a Catalina 22. For max speed and performance most j
Rigging diagram for Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6 PaulK at 5:57am 09.13.23 This should help a bit. Googling for images of the boat will show details like cleats and turning b
Looking for new sails?? shemandr at 5:47am 09.13.23 If you use inside tracks, for sailing downwind you can use a "Short sheet" to haul the jib clew outb
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 5:43am 09.13.23 Yep. Unless you have a Hank-on head sail. Greg The sail will also need a foam luff pad to keep i
Need help with part ID from 85 Mac 25 (2) THECUSCUS at 5:43am 09.13.23 [URL='https://forums.sailboatowners.comhttps%3A//forums.sailboatowners.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/12/12
Genoa sheets Will Gilmore at 5:23am 09.13.23 was curious what the original design intent was. I would hazard a guess that the Catalina 22 was d
Fuel pump filter-necessary? RoyS at 5:10am 09.13.23 I would change the Racor to a 2 micron and omit the 75 micron if I were you.

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