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Adjustable backstay for a 355? TommmD at 7:29pm 08.12.14 Big Boats 2/850 Anyone have an adjustable backstay? Is it worth it on a fractional rig? I'm still sorting out rig
South shore of Manitoulin Island (pics) (5) ed on manitoulin at 6:57pm 08.12.14 Destinations 10/5067 Not the most popular area to sail, but close to home for me! A few pics from last weekend....spent a
Transducer question (2) repawn at 6:06pm 08.12.14 Ask An Oday Owner 1/810 Time for another ill informed question. I followed the cable from my depth gauge to this: ound thi
Great trip (1) rtmccue at 4:46pm 08.12.14 Big Boats 1/839 The crew and I had a great trip from Baltimore to Block Island . The boat did great too.
Take apart window Air Cond. and converted it for Marine use? abk at 3:51pm 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 29/11725 I was talking to an HVAC person some time ago and she said it would be easy to convert a room ac by
forward weatherboard on sliding hatch. CCrane2299 at 1:40pm 08.12.14 Catalina 22 4/1060 I have three screw holes in the front of my sliding hatch. I have also noticed that if I pull it clo
Pull Ignition Replacement Ima90sJezus at 1:11pm 08.12.14 Catalina 30 3/955 Quick question for all you out there... I have an '84 C30, M25 engine, Hull #3687. My electric
1985 H31 Mast Support Beam morich at 11:07am 08.12.14 Mid-Size Boats 7/1463 Can anyone tell me whether the molded mast support beam running across the cabin top has wood or met
Ongoing saga with intermittent starter scevrog at 10:19am 08.12.14 Engines and Propulsion 19/3858 First of all, I have written about this in the past. Since then, I have investigated and addressed s
vacation time Justin_NSA at 10:16am 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 7/1382 Anyone know of a reasonable place in Destin or Ft Walton beach FL to rent a sailboat for the day? 4
Walkabout rescue North of Hawaii Joe Snuffy at 10:02am 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 0/1008
Spinnaker tack attachment Rummerful at 8:42am 08.12.14 Catalina 310 5/2041 The prior owner put an attachment point on the anchor roller. The anchor line can chafe on it, so I
Fair lead for anchor line Rummerful at 8:39am 08.12.14 Catalina 310 12/2368 While at anchor, the only fair lead is to the cleat in the anchor locker. Has anyone added a cleat o
9.1 tuning guide/assistance mike C16582 at 7:14am 08.12.14 S2 3/1842 brand new rod rigging for my 9.1 (std rig) I've bottomed out on the upper shrouds (turnbuckles) an
Slam Bang (3) Roger Long at 5:33am 08.12.14 Roger Long - The further adventures of Strider 4/3238
Racor 220 series fuel filter dziedzicmj at 5:22am 08.12.14 Mid-Size Boats 1/2653 Hi, I have a question regarding a Racor filter 220 series. For the last 2 years I am fighting diese
Replacment of port newboatowner at 4:51am 08.12.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 1/882 Good day to all of you. I have a 1980 Catalina 30 and I replaced the starboard aft port window
N17 Topping Lift gburling at 4:47am 08.12.14 Newport 4/2518 My Newport 17 has a topping lift (really just a 1/4" line tied off pretty tightly at the end of the
Main Halyard Block SubVet at 4:28am 08.12.14 Ask All Sailors 9/2843 Can't seem to locate the proper block to replace the original on my 1988 Pearson 27. Can I use a D-r
Halyard Block SubVet at 4:01am 08.12.14 Pearson 2/1240 AARGH! The halyard block at the base of my P-27 has a broken sheave and it doesn't seem like I can

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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
H38 - How to prevent anchor chain piling up and jamming windlass dlochner at 8:47am 09.13.23 This is caused by the drop from the windlass being too shallow, the chain just piles up. If there is
Square top main on water ballast? Crazy Dave Condon at 8:39am 09.13.23 Regardless, experience with any Sail configuration ,max heel for Hunter water ballast sailboats is 1
Need Internal Parts to Rebuild 40-year-old Whisker Pole RobertLangdirect at 8:25am 09.13.23 Andrew. Thank You. My pole has no marks regarding builder but it may be a Harken. I forgot that
Invest 95L (3) JamesG161 at 8:21am 09.13.23 Hurricane Lee update. d News, it is moving over the area of less HEAT fuel, as it passes the Gulf S
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

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