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Ride'em Cowboy! CaptDon01 at 3:52pm 07.29.14 Catalina 22 13/1625 Friends took this photo as the wind freshened while we were crossing to Catalina Island and pulling
Anyone dong Governor's Cup this weekend? rpwillia at 3:38pm 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 5/904 Anyone doing Governor's Cup this weekend? I am doing the Potomac Leg. On the scratch sheet there we
Capri 16.5 water problem douglasj2110 at 3:28pm 07.29.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1264 I recently bought a 1995 16.5 Capri. I cleaned and waxed the bottom prior to launching the boat for
Compatible Trailer Question. (1) TwistedVet at 2:51pm 07.29.14 Catalina 22 6/989 I have a 22 swing keel in a local marina and saw this trailer for sale. The ad said it was used for
Shower leak tbilyeu at 2:40pm 07.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2496 I have a 2014 Oceanis 45 and we are having a persistent leak in the forward shower. The water gets
Beneteau 36cc motor cruising speed carlager at 2:01pm 07.29.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 13/5832 We have a 27HP Yanmar 3GM30f in our Beneteau 36cc When motoring on longer distances I run it at 2.8
Main Sail Furler Kper at 1:46pm 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 13/2308 Has anyone here used or is currently using a main sail furler, possibly a CDI unit that can give the
Carbon Fouling Dave Pawloski at 1:21pm 07.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/779 I own a 1985 Hunter 31 with a Yanmar 2GM20 diesel. Due to family circumstances, I have only used th
Windex bird spike disappearing... caverun at 1:16pm 07.29.14 Smaller Boats 1/1275 Anybody else keep losing the bird spike from their windex 15? I lost the first one last year, and re
Suez Canal agprice22 at 12:38pm 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1637 Question: can small boats traverse the Suez Canal? I saw the documentary of the 14 year old Decker (
Leaking Shaft (5) Blackacre at 12:34pm 07.29.14 Big Boats 20/7072 I'm hoping to get some guidance on this issue. I noticed a leak around my propeller driveshaft today
Which gelcoat Fun on the water at 12:09pm 07.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/641 Help, no info available from Hunter or Spectrum on which year of gelcoat matches my white H38 which
Maryland Boaters BEWARE! KrustyKrab at 11:55am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 38/8187 Need to register your boat in Maryland when towing it thru the state on I-95 on your way to Florida?
Anchor Hanger or Mast Hanger??? CurtCarver1 at 11:04am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 4/2365 Greetings - surely someone has seen these: I salvaged a bow rail from a daysailer type craft (Macgre
Head Y valve mystery Clydo at 10:55am 07.29.14 Catalina 310 21/6151 I am probably the one that started the comment "Its as plain as the nose on your face" but have que
ice chest option (2) walt at 10:46am 07.29.14 Trailer Sailors 61/13213 Since this is more of a trailer sailer problem, Ill put this here. Next year, if things go to pla
Post Sail Float Bowl Drain On 2 Cycle? Kper at 10:02am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 4/771 I have never drained the float bowl on a 2 cycle unless it was at the end of the season but, I had a
3M Fiberglass Cleaner & Wax (2) carboman at 9:43am 07.29.14 Smaller Boats 5/1152 This stuff took almost all of the rust stains out of my anchor locker/well. http://www.boaterslan
Davis Vantage Vue Weather Station on my mast? eugenesdream24 at 9:23am 07.29.14 Ask All Sailors 4/2169 Hey everyone, I have a dumb question. I own an Irwin 28 which had no wind speed / direction instr
No data - ST30 Speed instument John T1594 at 8:43am 07.29.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1499 So I have these old Raymarine ST30 depth and speed instruments linked to an ST60 wind meter on my 20

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CL14 Dinghy frank hassler at 11:11am 08.25.23 So we just purchased #1571 CL14 and would appreciate any advise on stepping the mast efficiently and
Traveler Upgrade form 4-1 to 6-1? Hayden Watson at 11:05am 08.25.23 This place was hands down the cheapest for stainless and delrin bearings when I rebuilt my furler.
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Hayden Watson at 11:03am 08.25.23 "If memory serves, in 1986 that Catalina quit using a plywood spacer between the hull and the bolt
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help dlochner at 10:13am 08.25.23
Mods to our 35s5 (1) Hollyberry at 9:58am 08.25.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? RSHunter27 at 9:57am 08.25.23 Truly a thing of beauty : a CV joint that will connect the shaft to the gearbox. Should I say it
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? (1) Ralph Johnstone at 9:37am 08.25.23 Truly a thing of beauty :
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Stu Jackson at 9:35am 08.25.23 Catalina 30 Groups Link Subscribe at the web forum: Catalina30 groups.io Group All things Catalin*
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? Ralph Johnstone at 9:17am 08.25.23 After looking at @Tally Ho 's video (again), have you given any thought to the idea that the previou
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help rgranger at 9:16am 08.25.23 https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/pig-tails.13135
Kent Ranger 26 Topping Lift Help rgranger at 9:12am 08.25.23 No, it changes the tension on the foot of the sail which affects sail shape. More tension, flatter
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 dmax at 9:10am 08.25.23 "If memory serves, in 1986 that Catalina quit using a plywood spacer between the hull and the bolt o
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 Siamese at 9:02am 08.25.23 I've owned a Grampian 26 for many years, and and O'Day 20, Precision 23, Catalina 28, etc., and am c
Seeking guidence restoring My 1979 o'day 30 Ralph Johnstone at 8:57am 08.25.23 Welcome to the site. Firstly, your approach to this site is excellent. You wouldn't believe how ma
Impact driver on window screws? Berkeley 30 at 8:55am 08.25.23 Thanks to all of you. I just bought a power impact driver. Hopefully I don't break any screws.
Catalina 30 vs O'Day 25 dmax at 8:44am 08.25.23 My last boat was a Catalina 30, it's an excellent boat and sails much better than an O'Day 25 (which
Thoughts on chart tables? Kings Gambit at 8:40am 08.25.23 When at sea underway the chart table has a chart booklet on it in addition to an I-Pad or Tablet wit
Surveyor - Bad experience Leeward Rail at 8:25am 08.25.23 Maybe close enough. At least a solid starting point! Yup. I would then ask other owners for their
Surveyor - Bad experience Kings Gambit at 7:57am 08.25.23 2 insurers I previously had quotes from, had a list of surveyors in each region of Canada, that the
Surveyor - Bad experience Kings Gambit at 7:55am 08.25.23 100% There are a lot of idiots in Canada that do surveys, yet have no training or certification.

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