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Looking for Captiva 240 owners. WAGASA at 3:05pm 01.04.15 Trailer Sailors 5/3130 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 0/971 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 12/5451 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 13/2307 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 27/7013 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 1/1366 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 5/1181 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 0/891 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 2/1255 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 10/1417 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 69/15902 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 8/2299 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 13/2604 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 24/4948 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 0/816 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 1/2210 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 15/2548 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 7/2292 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 29/4421 Hello, I thought my odor problem was coming only from beneath the V Berth. However, when i open t
Dinghy for Catalina 34. How big is too big? Dave2424 at 1:22pm 01.03.15 Big Boats 3/3323 Hey Folks My 8.5' dinghy finally died this year. Boat show's coming up and I'm trying to decide wh

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Assortment of cheap fixes on Cat 22 (1) Jacktar at 1:01pm 08.10.23 If you have a sliding dinette, take a look underneath the drain cone in the seat once in a while to
Proper shroud tension dlochner at 12:58pm 08.10.23 Generally for keel boats (or keel cb boats) 10-12% of breaking strength works as a starting point. T
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 dlochner at 12:55pm 08.10.23 Why do you always have to think of me when you see something that's incorrect, in error, peculiar,
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. JamesG161 at 12:53pm 08.10.23 We are working on the Science now, not Statistics. We will update on what John and I know. Jim...
ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? jssailem at 12:27pm 08.10.23 He said that is what the LAZY JACKS are for. That is a deflection non answer. SURVEY the boat if
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. Don S/V ILLusion at 12:26pm 08.10.23 The hurricane forecasting group now says to expect 3-5 major hurricanes (> 110 mph wind) before the
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. kappykaplan at 12:21pm 08.10.23 Vigilance is a key to early preparation. Indeed!
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. jssailem at 12:16pm 08.10.23 Vigilance is a key to early preparation.
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. kappykaplan at 12:09pm 08.10.23 The hurricane forecasting group now says to expect 3-5 major hurricanes (> 110 mph wind) before the
ForeDeck Windows step on capacity, No Step On? kappykaplan at 12:04pm 08.10.23 My advice is to RUN, not walk away from this boat Run, don't walk away! :plus:
VHF Handheld jviss at 11:44am 08.10.23 I just ordered a pack of 3 rechargeable 1800mAh packs on Amazon for $44. (Original packs were 1400
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 Ralph Johnstone at 11:42am 08.10.23 Guess who I was thinking of when I typed my original reply...:biggrin::clap::laugh: Why do you al
MID Season Hurricane Forecast Update. BigEasy at 11:16am 08.10.23 Located in the Southern Pacific, there is a current of warmish water that flows 'East to West' or '
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 10:59am 08.10.23 Bilge pump? Very good question, Dave. One of the issues involved buying an "Mature 1974 designed"
need to know ohm of water level for 1997 hunter 310 rgranger at 10:42am 08.10.23 Are you asking about the resistance within a specific sensor? You posted the same question in Ju
Proper shroud tension SmallCraftLifeNews at 10:41am 08.10.23 On my 19' Cruising modified Flying Scot the cable tension is only like 26 pounds. 500 pounds is wil
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 10:41am 08.10.23 I am going to need to check my contact list Stu...:biggrin:
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Stu Jackson at 10:38am 08.10.23 Sorry to hear the news, John, all the best. Uhm, do you know any friends who might know something a
Hunter 40.5 Steering Quadrant Cover Removal Whittens at 10:26am 08.10.23 Thanks to all of you who have contributed so far. I've tried removing the quadrant cover but it won
Kevlar skid plates? SmallCraftLifeNews at 10:24am 08.10.23 We use a stainless-steel strip from the waterline at the stem to the front of the centerboard trunk

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