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West Sound, Orcas Island Terry Cox at 8:10pm 11.19.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 0/1735 John Lund, a boating buddy and I, were heading west through Pole Pass towards Stuart Island when a b
Shroud Spreader M25 Wakulla212 at 7:06pm 11.19.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 9/1575 Next question. At the end of each shroud spreader is a black plastic insert that has a light duty
Interesting Boats For Impound Auction (3) Rick D at 6:41pm 11.19.14 Ask All Sailors 4/2171 The Long Beach, CA marina is having an auction of impounded boats this weekend. (For locals with int
Where can I buy stanchions for my O'day 25 Rudy21 at 6:41pm 11.19.14 Day Sailers 5/3273 I just bought a 1982 O'Day 25 and it does not have a pulpit or stanchions. Where can I buy used sta
Sail Slide Dimension captcoho at 5:37pm 11.19.14 Catalina 30 0/776 I'm talking with different sail-lofts for a new mainsail. One sail-maker wants to place the sail sli
Picture of Rudder sensor for auto pilot mytime at 5:21pm 11.19.14 Catalina 30 3/1164 I am getting ready to install a Raymarine wheelpilot on my 1994 Catalina 30. Does anyone have a pict
Yanmar parts on ebay Jalepeno at 5:12pm 11.19.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1406 Does anyone have any experience with an ebay company called "dbelectrical"?
Some potentially exciting news... (1) rgranger at 2:59pm 11.19.14 Ask All Sailors 19/2205 Hey All: Since it is cold out and can't work on the boat... I thought I'd engage in winter musings
Holiday Lighting drpaoletta at 2:37pm 11.19.14 Catalina 30 4/3426 It's that time of year - any advice on inexpensive Christmas/Holiday lights for a Catalina-30 type s
The 800 Pound Gorilla ..... Maine Sail at 1:11pm 11.19.14 Musings With Maine Sail 22/8029 The 800 Pound Gorilla of our industry (basically Marinco) just gained another few hundred pounds. :d
Cleaner Wax... which brand? Brian D at 1:01pm 11.19.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1482 So before I ask, which it appears I already did :) Yes I know that the proper way is to use compound
Black grim around the gas compartment on a Catalina 25 Knot A Clew at 12:32pm 11.19.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/1012 The gas tank compartment in the cockpit of my Catalina 25 has a blackish type of grime around the co
Gel battery Question cb32863 at 9:00am 11.19.14 Musings With Maine Sail 6/1746 A boat I am interested in has a gel battery. The issue being, everything has been sitting for about
Full Enclosure jwieneck at 8:11am 11.19.14 Big Boats 12/3441 I have a 2005 41 DS. Right now we have a dodger, binimi, and side panels for each side back to wher
Jib bag slowdog at 8:01am 11.19.14 Parts Search 1/1228 Looking for a jib bag or pattern
Webasto Heater Problem YVRguy at 6:06am 11.19.14 Ask All Sailors 21/13446 I posted this question once before and got crickets so trying once more. Our Webasto diesel heater
Is there a list available online of stolen boats? kito at 6:03am 11.19.14 Ask All Sailors 40/7264 I am hoping to get my H30 project boat splashed by next Spring and thought I would start now and try
Greece charter PKFK at 5:35am 11.19.14 Destinations 1/3343 Hi - we are considering a Greece bareboat charter likely in the Ionian area. Any experience with t
Catalina 30 below deck auto helm George Da Porge at 4:35am 11.19.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 11/3657 Has anyone installed a below deck auto helm on a Catalina 30? We need to replace our Raymarine ST400
PVC gate valve doesn't seem to close eugenesdream24 at 9:47pm 11.18.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/3534 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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Invest 95L (1) 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
Adding second reef to main sail? 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
Volvo MD11C Overheating issue 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
Genoa sheets 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
Fuel pump filter-necessary? (1) 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
Fuel pump filter-necessary? DaveJ at 9:21am 09.13.23 There should be a 2 micro secondary filter after the 30 micron racor. That is the setup on mine, fac
Pricing advice. What to ask for original 1981 sails, rudder & tiller Salty Jack at 9:15am 09.13.23 Makes sense. Thanks, Jack
Genoa sheets morbidfollower at 9:15am 09.13.23 @morbidfollower Yeah there is no perfect solution. Upwind having them inside makes for a better sh
27 Mast Gate Options (1) Apex at 9:12am 09.13.23 219852 lots of options via the googles.....stingy sailor image looks interesting, and the elastic h
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 ?
Genoa sheets LakeShark at 9:11am 09.13.23 @morbidfollower Yeah there is no perfect solution. Upwind having them inside makes for a better she
1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! 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
Adding second reef to main sail? 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
Genoa sheets 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)
Genoa sheets morbidfollower at 8:59am 09.13.23 I would hazard a guess that the Catalina 22 was designed without lifelines in mind. Captain's choi
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass flightlead404 at 8:50am 09.13.23 This is caused by the drop from the windlass being too shallow, the chain just piles up. If there i
Pricing advice. What to ask for original 1981 sails, rudder & tiller dlochner at 8:50am 09.13.23 Unless the sails have been sitting in a bag for the last 40 years, they have no value. Some people u

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