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John Lund, a boating buddy and I, were heading west through Pole Pass towards Stuart Island when a b
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Next question. At the end of each shroud spreader is a black plastic insert that has a light duty
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The Long Beach, CA marina is having an auction of impounded boats this weekend. (For locals with int
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I just bought a 1982 O'Day 25 and it does not have a pulpit or stanchions. Where can I buy used sta
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I'm talking with different sail-lofts for a new mainsail. One sail-maker wants to place the sail sli
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I am getting ready to install a Raymarine wheelpilot on my 1994 Catalina 30. Does anyone have a pict
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Does anyone have any experience with an ebay company called "dbelectrical"?
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Hey All: Since it is cold out and can't work on the boat... I thought I'd engage in winter musings
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It's that time of year - any advice on inexpensive Christmas/Holiday lights for a Catalina-30 type s
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The 800 Pound Gorilla of our industry (basically Marinco) just gained another few hundred pounds. :d
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So before I ask, which it appears I already did :) Yes I know that the proper way is to use compound
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The gas tank compartment in the cockpit of my Catalina 25 has a blackish type of grime around the co
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A boat I am interested in has a gel battery. The issue being, everything has been sitting for about
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I have a 2005 41 DS. Right now we have a dodger, binimi, and side panels for each side back to wher
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I posted this question once before and got crickets so trying once more. Our Webasto diesel heater
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I am hoping to get my H30 project boat splashed by next Spring and thought I would start now and try
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Hi - we are considering a Greece bareboat charter likely in the Ionian area. Any experience with t
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Has anyone installed a below deck auto helm on a Catalina 30? We need to replace our Raymarine ST400
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In my head under the sink I have a Braham 1" PVC gate valve that is a waste drain out. I removed th

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H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass
dlochner at 10:25am 09.13.23
All good advice heere, but the OP wanted to know how to keep the anchor chain from piling up and ja
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass
Rich Stidger at 10:15am 09.13.23
All good advice heere, but the OP wanted to know how to keep the anchor chain from piling up and jam
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JamesG161 at 10:11am 09.13.23
I deleted the sound, but it does get idea across of the Ride they get inside the aircraft. Heroes f
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JamesG161 at 10:08am 09.13.23
A quick movie on the Hurricane Hunters flight into Hurricane Lee,''
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass
dlochner at 10:05am 09.13.23
Yeah its the strong wind/current situations that will be a problem. I certainly don't want to pull
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass
flightlead404 at 10:01am 09.13.23
I frequently hoist the anchor by myself. Unless the wind is blowing fairly hard, it can be done wit
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Kings Gambit at 9:40am 09.13.23
So I did look into some options to add the second teef to my existing 23 year old main sail. Sailri
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Ralph Johnstone at 9:33am 09.13.23
made sure full water flow is getting to the pump Are you able to see how much water is coming fro
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LakeShark at 9:30am 09.13.23
Do you trailer with a single axle? Sorry to go off topic. No need to be jealous or worries about
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Ralph Johnstone at 9:29am 09.13.23
219854 I also omitted the coarse filter as I was relying on my primary filter at 20 micron to ensur
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass
dlochner at 9:22am 09.13.23
I frequently hoist the anchor by myself. Unless the wind is blowing fairly hard, it can be done with
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There should be a 2 micro secondary filter after the 30 micron racor. That is the setup on mine, fac
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morbidfollower at 9:15am 09.13.23
@morbidfollower Yeah there is no perfect solution. Upwind having them inside makes for a better sh
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Apex at 9:12am 09.13.23
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H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass
Ralph Johnstone at 9:12am 09.13.23
My primary anchor rode is 50' of rope and 200' of chain. Don't you mean the other way around ?
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LakeShark at 9:11am 09.13.23
@morbidfollower Yeah there is no perfect solution. Upwind having them inside makes for a better she
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Apex at 9:08am 09.13.23
@sheardc I am thinking of a way to make the forestay pin smoother, so I don't worry about proximity
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Kings Gambit at 9:04am 09.13.23
Yeah, w/o the foam luff, taking in the headsail (partial furling) will not help you much with sailin
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morbidfollower at 9:01am 09.13.23
Inside so as to not side load the stations upwind (downwind loading is a lot lighter on the sheets)

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