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Coastal cruising equipment and accessories Don Lucas at 5:04am 01.19.15 Ask All Sailors 49/6267 Next year I plan to quit working, sell the house, and cruise full time. I plan to spend the first ye
Docking Ted at 9:36pm 01.18.15 Ask All Sailors 1/1110 Is there a name for the method of docking a boat with the stern to a fixed dock and the bow attached
Seattle Boat Show rendezvous anyone? $tingy Sailor at 8:55pm 01.18.15 Catalina 22 4/1012 Hey, any other C-22 owners going to the Seattle Boat Show on Friday, January 30? Want to get togethe
Main and Jib repair David S at 7:54pm 01.18.15 Trailer Sailors 6/2491 My main and jib sails are starting to tear along "back edges" where we handle the sails during down
Fresh water leak in shaft tube bilge Syversens at 7:30pm 01.18.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1003 Hey all, we have a Beneteau 361 99 and owner for about 8 years now. I've noticed over the winter
Go Hawks! Panamax at 4:52pm 01.18.15 Sails Call Lounge 2/905 Woo Hoo! Oh....and love my Hunter 36!
In buying process 26M High Plains Drifter at 4:51pm 01.18.15 Ask A Macgregor Owner 30/5156 Greetings MacGregor Owners, I am in the process of buying an eleven year old 26 M. I have hired an
Looking for a primer on 12v systems Davefromoregon at 4:40pm 01.18.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/1461 Have multiple things I am going t need to deal with in the coming weeks. They probably involve a pow
Replacing Bearings for Genoa Winch ChinaCat373 at 1:39pm 01.18.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1453 Looking for advise or feedback on replacing or repairing the bearing assembly on my 373's genoa winc
Reconditioning a Genoa ChinaCat373 at 1:31pm 01.18.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/692 Any suggestions for a good company to clean and recondition a used genoa?
kell referb piedpiperIII at 1:13pm 01.18.15 Catalina 22 0/597 It has been a while since I was here. I had sold my 89 wing keel cat22 back in 2010, Missing the wat
Genoa Cars on 373 ChinaCat373 at 1:02pm 01.18.15 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1207 I need to replace the genoa car blocks on my 2005 Beneteau 373. The edges of the original blocks hav
Compass suggestions? kito at 12:47pm 01.18.15 Ask All Sailors 12/1939 My flush mount Edson pedestal compass is cracked and leaking oil. I'm looking for a replacement that
Hunter 40.5 salon table Tumororlater at 12:46pm 01.18.15 Big Boats 2/1463 I've lowered my table for the last time, also my first time. It was such a painfully slow process in
Butyl Tape on Acrylic Hatches JK_Boston_Catalina310 at 11:53am 01.18.15 Musings With Maine Sail 4/3993 I have a question about using bed-it butyl tape on acrylic hatches. The large trapezoidal hatch at
New owner intro (1) MCM at 11:49am 01.18.15 Catalina 22 27/2934 Greetings, Just wanted to post a quick intro to the forum. My name is Matt and I just picked up m
Table (2) rblevens at 11:39am 01.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 3/942 Hi all, I am in the process of rebuilding my 37C table. The center board is solid wood... should I g
H31 Fiddle Block (1) Keith13315 at 10:09am 01.18.15 Mid-Size Boats 6/1461 Can someone tell what size line is on the main sheet traveler that runs around the fiddle block on a
Rudder packing chusansail at 8:14am 01.18.15 The Cherubini Hunters 9/2801 Repacked my rudder earlier this year, its started leaking again under power causing some water to
2008 VS 2011 Hunter 33 carbonrobot at 8:11am 01.18.15 Mid-Size Boats 14/3576 I am considering purchasing a 2011 Hunter 33, but looking at the design, it doesn't look any differe

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Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 3:57pm 10.07.23 I am still debating whether to get a roller furling. First, it's expensive, second, the installation
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? SailingLoto at 3:15pm 10.07.23 Smaller jib and reef your main and she'll probably do a little better. That's a lot of wind to tack
1984 c25 sits bow down SailingLoto at 3:07pm 10.07.23 Is the outboard engine on? :) Yes sir, 98 mariner 8hp long shaft
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning sailcapt340 at 3:06pm 10.07.23 Rich, Home Depot in Westerly, RI. That was the only place that had Marine Grade Plywood last ye
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Crazy Dave Condon at 2:35pm 10.07.23 @Monsterfish Your 18 came standard with mainsail and a 135% Genoa if memory serves me right. I w
Halyard Swivel stuck at the top (1) Tally Ho at 1:49pm 10.07.23 You really need a frame so the cover sheds water , snow and ice. I tried tarps the first winter I o
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 1:46pm 10.07.23 Thank you. This makes a lot of sense and its very helpful.
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? shemandr at 1:40pm 10.07.23 I see from sailboat data.com that the Capri 22 is a fractional rig. Usually a fractional rig will f
Usefulness of a boom slider(s) on a Selden boom/mast on a 386 Tally Ho at 1:37pm 10.07.23
I have an 21' American Fiberglass Crazy Dave Condon at 12:59pm 10.07.23 @Perry Welch I am having a difficult time what you have. Can you remove that rudder and take a fu
unknown sailboat PAC3142 at 12:51pm 10.07.23 Maybe this? https://sailboatdata.com/sailboat/ford-20
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning Rich Stidger at 12:37pm 10.07.23
Broken Rudder Crazy Dave Condon at 12:34pm 10.07.23 Repairing at that critical point is next to impossible at the rudderhead. @chuckwayne and @rgrang
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 12:30pm 10.07.23
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning sailcapt340 at 12:23pm 10.07.23
Catalina Capri (Catalina 18) in high winds? Monsterfish at 12:20pm 10.07.23 Thank you! The practical season is coming to an end here, due to the weather and the marina closing
What to Protector to use after a thorough dinghy cleaning sailcapt340 at 12:08pm 10.07.23
Blown exhaust not enough I guess odaydokay at 12:06pm 10.07.23 This turned into 6 hours of shop labor as two of the 4 pump bolts sheared and also the Adjuster bolt
Pedestal cup holders BL_Sailor at 11:57am 10.07.23 There are 2 on each side of the compass which is blocking the other 2. There are also 1 each in the
Islander 28 - Antenna Cable location (3) jssailem at 11:48am 10.07.23 Hello Yak,. I do not have an Islander. If you can help with a picture we may be able to help. Look

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