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Tiller Length Barnacle-Bill at 9:02am 09.24.14 Catalina 22 16/7955 I sail on a small Lake where winds usually range from 4-12 mph, and when I have 3-4 passengers with
1983 Hunter 31 Freshwater Pump pateco at 8:56am 09.24.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1603 I have a 1983 Hunter 31, and the freshwater pump is not functioning. It makes noise, but does not pu
MaGregor documents Sea Dolphin at 8:26am 09.24.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/614 How to get a copy of the "Certificate of Origin" to export my boat to another Country like Mexico ??
Crazy Dave's sailboat (1) Crazy Dave Condon at 8:07am 09.24.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1622 Garfield tells Odie to look at Crazy Dave's sailboat. This was a gift to me. It is funny
Specs, Diagrams, etc. JHoward at 7:16am 09.24.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/884 :D Just took possesion of 1980 H37 Cherubini cutter. It needs most of the running rigging replaced,
Vibration Piratenorm at 6:50am 09.24.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1411 My 1983 30' Mk1 with mid-mounted 10 year old Universal M25-XPB with low hours, with a recently devel
Our trip home... Along with a couple of engine issues. SailFysh at 1:24am 09.24.14 Catalina 310 20/3554 9-30-14 Problem Fixed. Thanks to all for your assistance. The spade connector was so loose it was j
Has anyone installed radar and a chartplotter lately? Davefromoregon at 9:51pm 09.23.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 21/7617 I have a beneteau 343 and am considering adding a gps and radar. I suspect I am looking at about $
Navigating an Inlet with 5HP CapnGrumpyBreeches at 8:48pm 09.23.14 Catalina 22 10/1331 Anyone have thoughts on a 5 HP pushing a 22 through an Inlet? Im thinking I need to upgrade the Eng
upgrading headsail Hartalee at 7:32pm 09.23.14 Mid-Size Boats 11/2178 hello all, I have a 2005 hunter 33 with B'R rig. It has a roller furler main, and headsail Th
Hunter 41DS Yanmar Engine Damage rayjanine at 7:13pm 09.23.14 Big Boats 8/2110 Hi: I plan on purchasing a Hunter 41DS but I would like to know if any other 41DS owners had issu
yamaha 25 keel richard1977 at 4:51pm 09.23.14 Yamaha 9/3751 what is height of keel on a yamaha 25mk2
Catalina 27 Turnbuckle Tawhiri at 2:15pm 09.23.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/1238 Have 1976 Catalina with a turnbuckle which has seized in position. So unable to make adjustments. Ca
Broken Halyard Shackle Naval Aviator at 1:33pm 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 13/3504 Need advice to repair a broken main halyard shackle. I have a wire to rope halyard. The shackl
Cal 22 rigging / backstay smarsh at 1:21pm 09.23.14 Cal 3/1796 i just purchased a Cal 22, and in the process of rigging. I believe I'm missing a piece for the back
Gray Enterprises Portlights YEHUDI at 1:05pm 09.23.14 Parts Search 1/8127 Anyone removed their 15 1/2" X 7 1/2" Portlights that are still sitting around? I will gladly pay fo
Convert to gaff rig? braol at 12:43pm 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 6/4600 I was thinking about experimenting with my rig and trying to do a gaff rig on my Hunter 27. Not a p
A watch for standing watch zzmeyer at 12:23pm 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 21/2750 I would like a watch with a built in alarm that I can set to go off at a set interval - say every 5
Hunter Passage 42ft 1995 LawrieJean at 12:11pm 09.23.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1165 We would like information on the keel of the Hunter Passage 42ft 1995 Model. Is the keel solid lead
Tinker Traveller Sailing Dinghy Paul and Judy at 12:10pm 09.23.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1494 Has anyone had any experience with the Tinker Traveler Sailing Dinghy no longer made. I have an opp

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Hurricane Hunter aircraft range JamesG161 at 9:24am 09.07.23 Just curious how far offshore they go when tracking storms. Both Aircraft can fly for more than 18
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions Dave at 9:22am 09.07.23 Thread moved from the Catalina forums to Ask All Sailors as the OP had reposted the question here.
Used sail? kappykaplan at 9:11am 09.07.23 Try Bacon Sails. https://baconsails.com/bacon/select_sailboat_API.php
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 9:10am 09.07.23 Do you have a proper traveler... I have many ideas for one, but the tiller and stern rail layout m
Rudder counterbalance? rgranger at 8:53am 09.07.23 Do you have a proper traveler. @stickinthemud57 's suggestion to dump wind is made easier with a pr
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions (1) chriscampbell at 8:39am 09.07.23 I don't see a dedicated electrical forum. I originally started this discussion in "catalina owners"
Rudder counterbalance? stickinthemud57 at 8:34am 09.07.23 First of all, apologies for the multiple edits after initial posting. OCD, I guess... You will like
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 8:30am 09.07.23 Using Windy.com and the forecast it shows, the above chart looks like this a few days from now. of
School's back in session cruise! dLj at 8:26am 09.07.23 True, but it is best done on clear full moon nights with moderate wave and wind conditions. I am s
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 8:22am 09.07.23 t! A couple of things first. The main does have battens, 4 of them. Also, the Foot is something of
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump chriscampbell at 8:20am 09.07.23 NO! Thru-hull must be open any time macerator pump is running. You're only discharging clean wat
Rudder counterbalance? HeelBoy at 8:13am 09.07.23 Aerofoil rudder is already employed, though the means of holding it down is suspect. is one of the
Rudder counterbalance? (2) rgranger at 8:11am 09.07.23 You want the pocket to be about where I drew the green ovals in this image lp. Right now, your poc
Rudder counterbalance? stickinthemud57 at 8:03am 09.07.23 Judging from your photo and video, it does not appear to me that your sails are blown out. I do see
3 Blade Prop Swap? Ward H at 7:51am 09.07.23
Wooden block under mast step. morbidfollower at 7:49am 09.07.23 I got this from $tingy sailors blog. You might want to measure what you have and compare, replace as
Need advice re: odor fighting and an abandoned macerator pump Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 7:44am 09.07.23 NO! Thru-hull must be open any time macerator pump is running. You're only discharging clean wate
Invest 95L (1) JamesG161 at 7:42am 09.07.23 If we want to look at Vorticity or Shear , we use 500mb This is a quick look at that pressure leve
Swing keel delrin rod stuffing box Boatingman222 at 7:28am 09.07.23 Yep, that is my plan I have her on the hook there is clear water about 4 miles away, Strang someone
School's back in session cruise! (1) plenny7 at 7:26am 09.07.23 Last weekend my friend and I went on a spur-of-the-moment night sail when we noticed the wind was pi

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