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main halyard rope for c18 sailorsteve1 at 12:28pm 12.05.14 Smaller Boats 0/1081 can someone recommend a good cordage to use for a main halyard for a capri 18?
O'Day 22 Sail Question hughesk1957 at 11:14am 12.05.14 Ask An Oday Owner 6/1406 I need some help of the knowledge/information kind, PLEASE! I have a 1977 O'Day 22 I bought just ove
What the hell is this!?! Rust / Corrosion Question (1) eugenesdream24 at 11:14am 12.05.14 Ask All Sailors 19/2671 My Irwin 28 is a centerboard model. I was just cleaning up under the floor panels and cabin storage
Trailer extension (4) Watercolors! at 10:52am 12.05.14 Catalina 22 2/835 Friend has a very large boat for trailering, Sovereign 28. http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.as
Catalina 400 Mr Mac at 10:15am 12.05.14 Big Boats 7/6859 The wife and I are looking for the next last boat we'll ever own and have taken a liking to the C400
Considering "Butt ugly" S2 9.2C Muttondressedaslamb at 9:58am 12.05.14 S2 26/15651 At the present time, I am looking for a retirement boat to replace my Pearson 27. Big enough to cru
Eastport collapse ifmdalvey at 8:54am 12.05.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1383 A link below to a dock collapse at Eastport Maine. This might be a sign of our failing infrastruct
Frig door Latch tryschon at 7:43am 12.05.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1143 Looking for a replacement door latch for the front-opening frig on my 2000 411; any ideas?
Anyone Cruising The BVI's ..... Maine Sail at 6:55am 12.05.14 Ask All Sailors 12/2034 Anyone cruising the BVI's this week? Out till next Friday and have wifi on-board to check responses?
How to run wires to pedestal geek_guy at 5:38am 12.05.14 Big Boats 8/2965 Need some input please. I am installing a new GPS at the Pedestal in cockpit. I've run the trans
Rudder Bearing Failure garygreen68 at 10:59pm 12.04.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 1/2623 On haul out this week, we found that the lower rudder bearing (which carries the main rudder load) o
I bought an auction boat. Now what? (2) Oc1paddler at 10:05pm 12.04.14 Catalina 22 15/2029 Hi all. I've been lurking for a while reading up on Catalina 22's while I looked for one to purchase
Pump Leak? Jibs at 9:07pm 12.04.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 8/1113 Hey all you fellow Hunter owners, I'm new to the boat (boyfriend's, 2006 36' Hunter), love the layo
H-30 Boom Kicker newage1461 at 8:06pm 12.04.14 The Cherubini Hunters 3/934 Does anyone use a boom kicker on an early 80's H-30 ?
How fast was America Terry in Naples at 4:31pm 12.04.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1705 I cannot find this on google but does anyone know the sailing speed of America, the boat that won th
Deep Keel vs Shoal Keel keithdeller at 3:23pm 12.04.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 22/17967 Is there a noticeable difference in performance between a standard Deep k Keel vs a Shoal Keel. I
Hull numbers on old Morgans N1EYO at 3:10pm 12.04.14 Ask All Sailors 5/3075 I have been slogging my way through the red tape of government trying to get a little Morgan 22 titl
America's Cup 35...Bermuda. Gunni at 3:01pm 12.04.14 Ask All Sailors 35/3601 It had been rumored, but now it is official - the 2017 America's Cup will be raced in Bermuda. Look
Bulkhead replacement Rocksterr at 2:39pm 12.04.14 Catalina 22 13/2508 Greetings and Salutations, A PO of my precious '73 fixed keel C-22 gashed out big holes in the bulk
Pensacola Bay Bill Jones at 2:16pm 12.04.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1485 Anyone with any knowledge of Pensacola Bay? Good anchorages, sites, restaurants?

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Replace section of G4 anchor chain tfox2069 at 10:19am 08.29.23 When adding a connecting link, there's one issue I didn't see discussed - sorry if I missed it: The
Gulf Storm Potential (1) jssailem at 10:14am 08.29.23 Surge warnings
H34 Mast Rewiring WasabiRush at 10:06am 08.29.23 My mast on the 1985 model H-34 is a Kenyon BF 5386.. They may have used different ones during the r
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Rich Stidger at 9:49am 08.29.23 I will wade into this snake pit with my 2 cents of opinion. I have always used ACCO brand G4 5/16"
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 kappykaplan at 9:47am 08.29.23 I assume one would have to steer from in front of the pedestal? As @Calif. Ted said, let Otto do t
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks kappykaplan at 9:42am 08.29.23 It's a wax. You're likely to make it worse as wax traps dirt. :plus: Never had a problem with McLu
Gulf Storm Potential (2) JamesG161 at 9:29am 08.29.23 This is a finished Recon flight into Hurricane IdaliaNDBC - Station 42099 Recent Data Data now. 21
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Calif. Ted at 9:23am 08.29.23 I assume one would have to steer from in front of the pedestal Only if the auto pilot is broke, th
Winchbit driver Davidasailor26 at 9:10am 08.29.23 Has anyone tried installing one of these? My Catalina 310 has limited access to the area above the
Clean up after holding tank leaked when pressurized arthur.goldberg at 9:06am 08.29.23 Thank you @Tally Ho , my friend and I will try that.
H34 Mast Rewiring kloudie1 at 9:05am 08.29.23 My mast on the 1985 model H-34 is a Kenyon BF 5386.. They may have used different ones during the ru
Replace section of G4 anchor chain (2) Ralph Johnstone at 9:01am 08.29.23 With everyone so concerned about the addition of a weaker connecting link to a chain rode, has anyon
Winchbit driver stageboss at 8:57am 08.29.23
How do I describe this or better yet find one? Barnacle Bill at 8:49am 08.29.23 Bimini is spelled as seen and not Binimi or Bimi, FYI ;-). Hard to tell which of the various parts
A C27 Question Barnacle Bill at 8:43am 08.29.23 They are cheek blocks mounted on a track which enables them to be positioned at the desired location
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Project_Mayhem at 8:35am 08.29.23 I've opted to take a step back since this thread had a surprising number of responses and some amazi
Gulf Storm Potential (1) JamesG161 at 8:19am 08.29.23 Hurricane Idalia will be a Major Storm.
Wooden block under mast step. morbidfollower at 8:09am 08.29.23 Its possible that they replaced the mast with a new design mast which is a little shorter to compens
Lubricating sail slugs and mast tracks Justin_NSA at 7:59am 08.29.23 It's a wax. You're likely to make it worse as wax traps dirt. Great for zippers though. We use Zippy
Wooden block under mast step. Jacktar at 7:35am 08.29.23 Measure your lower shrouds length and compare to lengths listed for replacements by catalina direct

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