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Help finding Remote oil change fixture mytime at 3:55pm 01.04.15 Catalina 30 19/4193 We are a new owner of a 1994 Catalina 30 with a Universal 25xpac. I noticed that the boat is equippe
Looking for Captiva 240 owners. WAGASA at 3:05pm 01.04.15 Trailer Sailors 5/3061 Questions about the swing keel system ...rigging tuning...raising and lowering mast....any positives
Solar Plan for a C310 JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:34pm 01.04.15 Catalina 310 0/954 Hello all and Happy New Year! I posted a proposed solar plan for our boat on Maine Sail's portion
Thoughts on my Solar Plan (1) JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 2:30pm 01.04.15 Musings With Maine Sail 12/5336 Hello Maine Sail and others, Happy New Year! 2015 is setup to be exciting for us as we plan to hea
New iPhone - App Advice rgranger at 2:17pm 01.04.15 Ask All Sailors 13/2219 Hey All I got my wife an iPhone 6 for the holidays.... so I'll be soon inheriting her older iPhone 5
Harmonic prop puller? Tally Ho at 2:13pm 01.04.15 Ask All Sailors 27/6624 Saw this harmonic prop puller video.... www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXcmT_ftlSM I always thought hitti
PHRF data Jwhy at 1:35pm 01.04.15 Catalina 30 1/1338 I'm filling out the form for the first time to get the PHRF rating for my 1985 Catalina 30, standard
Replacing winches on 23-2 (1) Ziradog at 12:17pm 01.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1119 I need to replace the sheet winches on my 23-2. The old winched are through-bolted to the deck, wit
185 Spinnaker? Cowichan at 12:09pm 01.04.15 Smaller Boats 0/874 As anyone tried a spinnaker on a 185 (centreboard)? I don't think Catalina makes one. I would get
raymarine ? redhead78 at 8:55am 01.04.15 Ask All Sailors 2/1232 Happy new year all.....I am lookin at a boat that in the stats it has a Raymarine R170C- color rada
Identify rusty bits under fore shower- zincs? (1) flipcorp at 8:54am 01.04.15 Bigger Boats 10/1354 Hi - new owner, very new to the experience.. Underneath the fore cabin "shower" hatch there are t
Volvo reverse bow: coming to a boat near you? (1) Jackdaw at 5:41am 01.04.15 Ask All Sailors 69/15256 Unlike the very useful plumb bow that now widely seen on production boats, the reverse bow of the ne
zinc "fish" hotrodderjim at 5:15am 01.04.15 Ask An Oday Owner 8/2218 I have my boat in the water for the winter ' I want to put a zinc on it(clip on fish). The batteries
broken window chart012 at 12:40am 01.04.15 Mid-Size Boats 13/2460 I am getting a 1996 Hunter 280. The long starboard window is broken. Has anyone replaced this wind
Quickie wax or do nothing - short on time scherzoja at 8:07pm 01.03.15 Ask All Sailors 24/4751 My boat is ready to go back in the water after thru hull R ' R and bottom paint. I have one day le
yanmar swank at 6:59pm 01.03.15 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/796 My universal diesel in a Catalina 30 is shot. I have an opportunity to get a Yanmar 2GM20F. Is this
Lancer 25 MK IV or MK V Charlie Dee at 2:27pm 01.03.15 Lancer 1/2181 Hello. I have purchased a 1981 Lancer 25 . It is a Mark IV or Mark V. It has no mast support pole in
Android GPS app? Sandy Stone at 1:51pm 01.03.15 Ask All Sailors 15/2492 This spring we are planning on a several-week cruise, and I'd like to be able to use my Android tabl
H34 jib furling line size. a65sailor at 1:46pm 01.03.15 Big Boats 7/2216 I was hoping someone could tell me what size rope I need to replace what is only Harken jib furler.
Odor from cockpit lazarette Leprecaun at 1:36pm 01.03.15 Ask All Sailors 29/4256 Hello, I thought my odor problem was coming only from beneath the V Berth. However, when i open t

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Newbie jssailem at 7:19am 06.06.23 First boat. 8 ft ElToro Learned the meaning of balance during all points of sail. Punishment was swi
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Newbie rgranger at 7:11am 06.06.23 .... and get towing insurance from Boat US.
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O'Day 192 Jib only sailing rswift at 7:09am 06.06.23 We've done that in light winds. We call that a cocktail cruise. If it's only a light wind, we don't
Newbie rgranger at 7:09am 06.06.23 Hi @muzik311 As @dlochner already said, smaller boats are better for learning. You can FEEL the
Check my wiring diagram? Scott T-Bird at 7:08am 06.06.23 The AC ground and DC negative should be tied together at a single point. The AC neutral should not
Check my wiring diagram? Scott T-Bird at 7:06am 06.06.23 Beth, you put together an excellent diagram. With Dave's comments and the reading that John recomme
Newbie muzik311 at 7:01am 06.06.23 Thank you everyone for such great advice !!! I appreciate all of it.
Newbie George Braun at 6:48am 06.06.23 As a newbie sailor, the best thing you can do for yourself is spend time on a boat small enough to g
Its funny Friday! (1) leo310 at 6:40am 06.06.23 216535
Check my wiring diagram? Davidasailor26 at 6:27am 06.06.23 No.... Do Not Bond the AC and DC systems together! The AC ground and DC negative should be tied to
Check my wiring diagram? dLj at 6:01am 06.06.23 I appreciate it and look forward to telling my husband he's safe to sail! @Beth G I was kinda hop
Tropical Depression 2 JamesG161 at 5:49am 06.06.23 It works on the computer browser not the phone or ipad app. oops Windy.com now works on my iPad
Newbie dlochner at 5:42am 06.06.23 The smaller the boat you learn on the better your sailing skills will be. Small boats are quick and
Forward lower shrouds length on a 1979 S2 0.2 C Matt White at 5:38am 06.06.23 Does anyone know which shroud is longer on a 1979 S2 9.2C, the forward or the aft shroud? I failed
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Tropical Depression 2 jssailem at 5:24am 06.06.23 Windy is trying to implement a course and weather planning tool for aviation and boat. Such a tool i
Yanmar 4Jh4-HTE Manual fuel priming lift pump shemandr at 5:07am 06.06.23 I'll confess that instead of bass fishing one fine morning I was trying to start the outboard. Two

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