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Transducer Larry D Calander at 9:56am 01.28.15 Smaller Boats 12/1631 Any recommendations on type and location my GPS transducer. Not sure of through the hull with water
do you sleep head first in the island berth? iSailor at 8:27am 01.28.15 Catalina 310 11/2650 I am curious, for the 310 people, do you sleep head first (head at the bow) or feet to the bow for t
Gas tank for Cal 30 blavis at 7:53am 01.28.15 Cal 8/3064 Has anyone replaced the gas tank in a Cal 30? Suggestions? I have only found one place on the East
1973 C22 swing keel cwilliams64 at 7:53am 01.28.15 Catalina 22 13/1887 Hello everyone. This is my first time to post on here, and I have a question. When the keel is in th
Looking for a pop-up cover or pattern sunsetdiving07 at 6:46am 01.28.15 Sirius 21/22 3/2987 Hi There; I am a fairly new member on this forum(2012), and currently own a Sirius 21 on Lake of th
H 280 stanchion Tata duende at 5:03am 01.28.15 Mid-Size Boats 0/743 Recently acquired a '98 280 and a couple of the stanchion bases are a tad loose. Are those bolted (n
Maybe an obvious question but... Steener19 at 11:27pm 01.27.15 Big Boats 8/1743 I am writing a story for my grand kids that involve sailing. I am not a sailor so I may be asking a
Weaver Davits Panamax at 9:07pm 01.27.15 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1827 Have seen a few threads where folks speak of weaver David installations on sailboats but have yet to
Yanmar Cold Air Intake stollo770 at 8:21pm 01.27.15 The Cherubini Hunters 11/3428 Hello, I have a Yanmar SB8 diesel engine in a 1979 Hunter 27. With the boat out of the water for th
Stupid bilge pump design or...? Stephen Trapani at 8:11pm 01.27.15 Ask All Sailors 36/5703 Got to my boat a couple weekends ago and found the bilge pump wasn't working. Very long story short
Dufour owners trainmanjess at 6:42pm 01.27.15 Dufour 7/9062 hello all looking for other Dufour owners here on SBO.... would like to talk with owners of the D
V21 Forward Hatch (3) Flamingo1 at 5:01pm 01.27.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/1480 I have a 1973 V21 - purchased last year. The hatch cover is old, brittle and broken. The wood piec
yahmaha 99 starting battery size Rainh2o at 4:03pm 01.27.15 Ask All Sailors 8/1579 I can't seem to find the exact owners manual for my motor. It's a 9.9 EX, and I was wondering, wha
Hunter 260 Masthead LED bulbs? Boydaclies at 3:35pm 01.27.15 Smaller Boats 4/1777 Was going to have the mast down briefly this weekend and was thinking of converting the masthead bul
Missing centerboard? Shawn Fitz72 at 3:33pm 01.27.15 Irwin 2/1801 I own a 1973 Irwin28. There are cable and pulleys in the bilge and the remnants of a hand crank in t
34, 35 or 36 MKII Sky Cruiser at 3:32pm 01.27.15 Big Boats 2/1523 Hello, Wasn't sure where exactly to post this, so I apologize if this is the wrong Cat forum. Pleas
oday 222 Z par mast foot bobalu11 at 3:19pm 01.27.15 Sirius 21/22 1/1095 I have just pu chased a oday 222 with the Z par mast. One of the "ears" is broken on the mast foot.
Refit - Rudder Bearings dkobyrne at 1:22pm 01.27.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/1439 Hi, I have a 2004 Beneteau Oceanis 411 Clebration and doing a refit. Have dropped the rudder as h
Bilge pump recommendations? SPLETS at 1:18pm 01.27.15 Ask All Sailors 14/4763 I have a Catalina 30 with a Rule 2000gph bilge pump (RM2000) it has a built in float switch, if I wa
sea deck allen-deckard at 1:17pm 01.27.15 Catalina 22 1/752 I ordered the kit to put sea deck on the cockpit floor. So this is a preliminary post but after I g

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Rudder counterbalance? (4) rgranger at 9:27am 09.07.23 219623 But if you want to conduct an experiment and see if swinging the sheet to windward and then
Hurricane Hunter aircraft range JamesG161 at 9:24am 09.07.23 Just curious how far offshore they go when tracking storms. Both Aircraft can fly for more than 18
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions Dave at 9:22am 09.07.23 Thread moved from the Catalina forums to Ask All Sailors as the OP had reposted the question here.
Used sail? kappykaplan at 9:11am 09.07.23 Try Bacon Sails. https://baconsails.com/bacon/select_sailboat_API.php
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 9:10am 09.07.23 Do you have a proper traveler... I have many ideas for one, but the tiller and stern rail layout m
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 8:53am 09.07.23 Do you have a proper traveler. @stickinthemud57 's suggestion to dump wind is made easier with a pr
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (1) chriscampbell at 8:39am 09.07.23 I don't see a dedicated electrical forum. I originally started this discussion in "catalina owners"
Rudder counterbalance? stickinthemud57 at 8:34am 09.07.23 First of all, apologies for the multiple edits after initial posting. OCD, I guess... You will like
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 8:30am 09.07.23 Using Windy.com and the forecast it shows, the above chart looks like this a few days from now. of
School's back in session cruise! dLj at 8:26am 09.07.23 True, but it is best done on clear full moon nights with moderate wave and wind conditions. I am s
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 8:22am 09.07.23 t! A couple of things first. The main does have battens, 4 of them. Also, the Foot is something of
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump chriscampbell at 8:20am 09.07.23 NO! Thru-hull must be open any time macerator pump is running. You're only discharging clean wat
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 8:13am 09.07.23 Aerofoil rudder is already employed, though the means of holding it down is suspect. is one of the
Rudder counterbalance? (2) rgranger at 8:11am 09.07.23 You want the pocket to be about where I drew the green ovals in this image lp. Right now, your poc
Rudder counterbalance? stickinthemud57 at 8:03am 09.07.23 Judging from your photo and video, it does not appear to me that your sails are blown out. I do see
3 Blade Prop Swap? Ward H at 7:51am 09.07.23
Wooden block under mast step. morbidfollower at 7:49am 09.07.23 I got this from $tingy sailors blog. You might want to measure what you have and compare, replace as
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:44am 09.07.23 NO! Thru-hull must be open any time macerator pump is running. You're only discharging clean wate
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 7:42am 09.07.23 If we want to look at Vorticity or Shear , we use 500mb This is a quick look at that pressure leve
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box Boatingman222 at 7:28am 09.07.23 Yep, that is my plan I have her on the hook there is clear water about 4 miles away, Strang someone

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