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Jib hauldown line? Gene Neill at 6:24pm 08.07.14 Catalina 22 32/5541 Anybody use one? If so, what diameter line is it, and where do you cleat it/tie it off? I had one
Mac26m trailer question foursail22701 at 4:42pm 08.07.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 10/1414 Hi everybody. The rubber "cap" at the end of the guide posts on my original Mac 26m trailer has fal
sailing vacation in the Apostles! sdstef at 3:41pm 08.07.14 Bigger Boats 4/1362 Chartered an Island Packet 27 from Superior Charters at Pikes Bay Marina. Enjoy the video! And tha
Aerial video of "sailing" the Hunter 23 Paladin27 at 3:04pm 08.07.14 Smaller Boats 7/1212 I use sailing in quotes because it was an absolute DEAD night on Lake Michigan. Which was probably
New owner of an Islander 34 northernfred at 12:26pm 08.07.14 Islander 3/5053 Hi all, I'm new to this forum and am the proud new owner of a 71 Islander 34 in need of restoration.
tablet navigation c_witch at 12:11pm 08.07.14 Ask All Sailors 10/1740 Does anyone use a tablet and app for navation? Ive switched to a samsung galaxy tab 3 and gpsnautica
The right Inverter jokl1959 at 11:56am 08.07.14 Big Boats 2/1383 Hi all Inverters have made some strides in the last years and I have been thinking about installi
Shaft packing replacement 25xpb BrassRat at 11:50am 08.07.14 Catalina 30 3/1253 BrassRat is repowered with a 25xpb. I asked a mechanic to replace the packing. He told me there is i
Selden Rodkicker Hydraulic strut tahomathundr at 11:42am 08.07.14 Catalina 309 Group Forum 3/1611 The hydraulic ram on my 2006 C309 has failed again. This will be the 4th one and this last one only
replacing a 2GM20F with a 3GM20 Rick R at 10:51am 08.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/2174 I have an opportunity to replace the Yanmar 2GM20F in my Hunter 326 with a Yanmar 3GM which would be
YSM 8 riser nipple, Y25 (1) harryjak at 10:43am 08.07.14 Yamaha 1/1801 My water injection elbow failed on my YSM8, ordered up a new elbow, lower elbow that comes out of th
USCG Documentation Ron Allen at 10:08am 08.07.14 Catalina 30 4/1175 Does anyone have the figures for the USCG documentation forms for the Catalina 30 ? I need the Gross
Head Games Meriachee at 9:07am 08.07.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1490 Yesterday our almost new head started acting up. The pump handle works just fine on the "inlet" sett
Ron Frisosky Crazy Dave Condon at 9:00am 08.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 1/962 Ron Frisosky represented Performance Trailers, Road King Trailers and others but most notably, Catal
Ron Frisosky Crazy Dave Condon at 8:58am 08.07.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/650 Ron Frisosky represented Performance Trailers, Road King Trailers and others but most notably, Catal
galley cabinet lastchance at 8:49am 08.07.14 Catalina 30 2/923 I just purchased a C-30 with a Yanmar 2GM engine that needs to be pulled. Does anyone know if the ga
3gm30 on 355 smoke on up rpm +2200 rgarand at 8:43am 08.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/806 Hi all sailors, I have looked thru previous threads to no avail... Bought a h355 last year, engine h
Mounting Garmin 50s Chartplotter H34 (2) Dave19957 at 6:47am 08.07.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1473 Now that I have my new Garmin Echo Map 50s Chartplotter, I need to mount it. I haven't found anythi
Pinning the Mast Newport 17 gburling at 6:22am 08.07.14 Newport 7/6558 I am a beginner/novice sailor. My boat is a Newport 17 (1978) in better than average shape for its
1976 Lancer 36 Malgazz at 6:04am 08.07.14 Lancer 2/2116 Can anyone supply information regarding how these boats were built during this era. How the hull an

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Winchbit driver gettinthere at 4:45pm 08.30.23 I use a winch bit on a standard 18 volt Ridgid cordless drill to crank on my Genoa sheets, my mainsa
Wooden block under mast step. Gene Neill at 4:23pm 08.30.23 Well, the mast stepped fine. The shrouds are long enough. That's all that matters in the short t
Gulf Storm Potential (1) Don S/V ILLusion at 4:21pm 08.30.23 Data Buoy #42099 recorded a 34 foot wave before succumbing to the hurricane. :yikes: how are you
Saving Another Catalina, An abandoned Catalina 36. mikeracca at 3:58pm 08.30.23 Not much for updates this week, I have been doing a little work on Luna, her starter kicked the buck
Wooden block under mast step. LakeShark at 3:45pm 08.30.23 I recently purchased a catalina 22. The hull and deck are in great shape, but a previous owner inst
Any advantage to using fiberglass wrap on Yanmar diesel exhaust? Stu Jackson at 3:27pm 08.30.23 My boat came with the wrap on the mixing elbow. I attempted to unwrap it once just so I could exam
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Captain Larry-DH at 3:17pm 08.30.23 Lewmar just confirmed the 3/8 Crosby G335 will fit in my V2 002 windlass gypsy. Upsizing a conne
Where to put AIS antenna? Techstyle at 2:58pm 08.30.23 My AIS transmitter/receiver is mounted near my Radar tower at 10ft from WL and has integrated GPS. I
Gulf Storm Potential WayneH at 2:58pm 08.30.23 Data Buoy #42099 recorded a 34 foot wave before succumbing to the hurricane. :yikes:
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Rich Stidger at 2:47pm 08.30.23 Thanks @Ralph Johnstone for the info and idea. My hope is that the wrapped temp fix will suffice for
Replace section of G4 anchor chain Rich Stidger at 2:33pm 08.30.23 [QUOTE="skunther, post: 1797173, member: Upsizing a connecting link seems a good compromise as it in
Drifter block positioning? dLj at 2:22pm 08.30.23 The foot of this sail will be 15' (6" shorter than the standard genoa for this boat). I set the bl
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake Ralph Johnstone at 2:13pm 08.30.23 Are you saying that this is the way petroleum NPT fittings are made up from the initial assembly,
Sister ship! -- lame start to my own boating season Zinger88 at 2:07pm 08.30.23 Making the rest of us jealous...:cool:
Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses Gary Ryan at 1:51pm 08.30.23 Thanks Dave!
Yanmar 3JH3E Cooling Hoses dlochner at 1:48pm 08.30.23 Depends which lines. The long hoses from the engine to the HW tank, it is not necessary to buy the Y
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake smokey73 at 1:44pm 08.30.23 @Ralph Johnstone Interesting approach. Seems like it might work. Are you saying that this is the w
Volvo MD22L-B fuel dripping from air intake (4) Ralph Johnstone at 12:57pm 08.30.23 The trick is to find a sealant which will not be affected by the diesel fuel. One possibly good c
Looking at a c22 need advise (7) newcat22 at 12:47pm 08.30.23
Problems with cdi furling jib sailingdude92 at 12:35pm 08.30.23 I know this is a bit of a crazy concept, but I like to check out the manual to understand how thing

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