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Anchor windlass Beneteau 36 cc tomfoolery at 9:40pm 10.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3522 Can anyone tell me why the electric anchor windlass is set up so it only works when the engine is ru
Auto Tuners Brian D at 8:46pm 10.08.14 SSB and Ham Operators 2/4890 Is anyone using something other than an Icom Auto Turner on their boat? Maybe a SGC, or LDG, MFJ, or
Which of Three Upgrades to Buy First? CapitalistSailor at 8:13pm 10.08.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 17/5402 I have a 2000 Beneteau 311 with a new mainsail but the original OEM jib. I am pondering which of thr
is this group active? willsnow at 3:05pm 10.08.14 Pacific North West Cruisers 10/11215 Hey folks! I just joined the group, in preparation of moving to Seattle area in the spring. I've ha
Diffifcult Re-Starts Coyote at 1:04pm 10.08.14 Bigger Boats 18/2916 On our Oday 28, we have a Universal M-12. NEVER an issue getting it started. The last couple of sail
Port Lens Replacement ifundum at 11:18am 10.08.14 Mid-Size Boats 6/1658 We are replacing the lenses on the cabin ports. They are the larger Grey #715 ports in the aft cabi
Insurance sailorsattic at 7:42am 10.08.14 Ask All Sailors 8/1730 I am looking for an insurance company that will write on a boat that is live aboard in Florida. Any
Cal 33-2 Too much weather helm Moonraker687 at 6:59am 10.08.14 Cal 2/2584 My Cal 33-2 have a very heavy weather helm. To reduce this weather helm, I have moved my mast forwar
Fiberglass boat building (3) albinfinity at 9:43pm 10.07.14 Ask All Sailors 22/2877 I am thinking taking on a project that it could be way to much to handle for me. So I thought this i
Total Eclipse of the Moon tonight Brian D at 9:17pm 10.07.14 Sails Call Lounge 10/3135 Starts around 4:16a Wednesday morning ET. 1:16a on the Left Coast. Totality (Blood Moon) hit at 6:24
Keel crack Dirk Pitt at 8:45pm 10.07.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1097 Ahoy all, found a small crack line in the keel in a boat I just bought....frig.....is there an easy
Ultimate Restoration (1) caguy at 7:11pm 10.07.14 Ask All Sailors 3/2813 My sister texted me a heads up on a new series (new to me) about some major restorations. The show i
High Voltage AC/DC Effect on Human Body weinie at 6:59pm 10.07.14 Sails Call Lounge 6/2558 http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=0d3_1412695069 Funny and yet interesting at the same time.
NSR But had to post (1) sailaway78 at 6:15pm 10.07.14 Sails Call Lounge 19/2760 I was out in the marsh today in my kayak. This feral hog came out of the brush in front of me. Big
Rope. Clutch NYSail at 5:00pm 10.07.14 Ask All Sailors 18/6685 Ok I'm in the market for new rope clutches as my 1986 schaffers are eating me lines. I was going to
Cracked Msathead sundaysail at 4:59pm 10.07.14 Catalina 30 1/812 While insepection of the masthead I found a bad crack at the pin for the headstay. Has anyone found
Java has a clean bottom (2) Jim Seamans at 3:33pm 10.07.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1145 We pulled Java out Oct 4th. Bottom was very clean, had about 30% slime and almost no barnacles. It h
H42 sink plug replacements eianm at 2:37pm 10.07.14 Big Boats 6/944 It appears that our onsite parts supply source doesn't offer the replacement sink plugs for the vani
Upgrading the battery, charger-inverter system davidan51 at 11:37am 10.07.14 Big Boats 16/6656 I own a Catalina 34 but am new to sailing. I have been upgrading systems and am down to the batterie
winch cable or strap Justin_NSA at 11:34am 10.07.14 Trailer Sailors 19/3222 Which is better for a trailer winch on freshwater? My 1992 Mac trailer came with a steel cable that

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1990 C&C 30 MkII halyard replacement, ISSUES! sheardc at 7:59am 09.13.23 i think there was some confusion on conversion. OP has 3/8 (~13/32 or 10mm). @sheardc are you tal
Our Cherubini Chainplates Are 40+ Years Old -- Any Failures? (3) chichiflys at 7:56am 09.13.23 installed the two new plates. Worked out OK - almost didn't have enough room on the port side, the
Harken Jib Sail Furler JBP-PA at 7:24am 09.13.23 Ward is spot on except you don't have to figure it out every season. Just notice some reference when
Genoa sheets LakeShark at 7:05am 09.13.23 Inside so as to not side load the stations upwind (downwind loading is a lot lighter on the sheets).
Recessed control panel housing replacement ideas Walsh0575 at 6:54am 09.13.23 Hi...thank you everyone for the ideas! Lots to consider. At this stage I'm kind of liking the patch/
Looking for new sails?? (1) LakeShark at 5:57am 09.13.23 @shemandr not sure I have seen anyone do that on a Catalina 22. For max speed and performance most j
Rigging diagram for Boston Whaler Harpoon 4.6 PaulK at 5:57am 09.13.23 This should help a bit. Googling for images of the boat will show details like cleats and turning b
Looking for new sails?? shemandr at 5:47am 09.13.23 If you use inside tracks, for sailing downwind you can use a "Short sheet" to haul the jib clew outb
Adding second reef to main sail? jviss at 5:43am 09.13.23 Yep. Unless you have a Hank-on head sail. Greg The sail will also need a foam luff pad to keep i
Need help with part ID from 85 Mac 25 (2) THECUSCUS at 5:43am 09.13.23 [URL='https://forums.sailboatowners.comhttps%3A//forums.sailboatowners.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/12/12
Genoa sheets Will Gilmore at 5:23am 09.13.23 was curious what the original design intent was. I would hazard a guess that the Catalina 22 was d
Fuel pump filter-necessary? RoyS at 5:10am 09.13.23 I would change the Racor to a 2 micron and omit the 75 micron if I were you.
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO Crazy Dave Condon at 4:48am 09.13.23 @patbratton Sailboatowners.com owns Hunterowners.comm The owner of Sailboatowners.com is a former
Manufacturer's Sail LOGO patbratton at 4:35am 09.13.23 Problem solved. There is an error in the HTML code that does not pass on the boat manufacturer's nam
Genoa sheets danooxnard at 4:14am 09.13.23 Mine are run outside. I have a roller furler and 135 also.
27 Mast Gate Options danooxnard at 4:13am 09.13.23 Can you use a dremel tool to elongate the holes that hold the mastgate to the mast? That would allow
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? kappykaplan at 2:22am 09.13.23 I am pleased to report that I have a shiny prop and shaft that is spinning freely!! Whoo hoo! :bee
Hunter 33.5 false bilge? (1) wony at 12:06am 09.13.23 Ohhh such a great idea @plenny7! Thanks much for the feebdack and sorry for late reply... If you d
Oh my sweet rotten unicorn. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 11:05pm 09.12.23 Beautiful. Never driven a diesel but when you started to open the throttle on this beast, it surged
Raritan PHII long term review (5) Ralph Johnstone at 10:44pm 09.12.23 219835 Hmmmmmmmmmmm. I don't remember having any problem lifting the gland nut straight up and out

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