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Cat-30 Stanchion Repair fhujber at 8:29am 02.28.23 Catalina 30 8/2496 There is severe cracking on my 1988 Catalina 30 around the mid-ship stanchion, starboard side. I'm a
Dyneema terminators Nunami at 7:22pm 02.27.23 Ask All Sailors 4/472 I'm looking for some ideas to replace part of my standing rigging with dyneema. The mast connection
Advice on choosing keel lifting rope (3) CaseyJohn2001 at 4:47pm 02.27.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1189 I have a merit 22 that has a liftable 600 pound lead keel. The current rope used to lift the keel is
Splicing 3/16" Dyneema Drinky Crow at 2:22pm 02.27.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1060 Smallest fid locally found is 1/4". Can use? Maybe I have to ... Allen Brothers Selma Splicing Fid
Leak in water tank: what are my options? Dave96734 at 10:57am 02.27.23 Catalina 30 11/2504 When I attempted to fill the V-berth water tank in my 1984 C30, I discovered a leak. It's from a sma
What is this? (1) D. Inscho at 10:52am 02.27.23 Ask All Sailors 11/997 Hi everyone. I'm nearly a year into an 1982 Newport 33. Still new to cruiser/liveaboard sized boatin
Replacement AC brand advise BroncoJohn at 6:42am 02.27.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1130 I have had serval problems with my original 21 year old 16000 BTU Dometic air conditioner freezing u
Engine oil drain hose adapter (2) jonelli at 11:03pm 02.26.23 Catalina 30 20/2694 213360213361I have one of those oil drain hose attachments under the oil pan at the drain plug. Last
Passage 42 salon/kitchen hatch gaskets replacement (2) juznip at 9:56pm 02.26.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/933 Trying to source replacement gasket for the 2 small hatches in the salon/kitchen. Anyone have a sour
bottom paint Erbardy at 6:26pm 02.26.23 Ask All Sailors 23/3652 Going to apply VC17 bottom paint to our new to us catalina 30. How much do you guys use. The prior
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Proper way to attach spare tire as working tongue wheel rum_nab at 2:59pm 02.26.23 Trailer Sailors 14/2328 Hi all. I'm brand new here, so please excuse me if this has been posted elsewhere. I just joined a c
Boat Speed and Pointing Dave Powell at 2:16pm 02.26.23 Catalina 309 Group Forum 13/2494 Not much activity recently, but I thought I'd post a question. I sail a 2012 C-309 wing keel, in-mas
Modifications to an Albin Viggen (2) TonyJo&JillBob at 7:33am 02.26.23 Ask All Sailors 2/1226 Hi, we have an Albin Viggen 23 and I've removed some of the cupboard in the entrance to the bow slee
Petrel mast diameter please. PeterW at 7:26am 02.26.23 Ask All Sailors 3/663 That's the 12' Petrel Thanks
Dieless Crimpers? Davidasailor26 at 4:58am 02.26.23 Musings With Maine Sail 8/2243 Wondering if anyone has experience using dieless crimpers for heavy gauge (2/0) battery cable, and h
Eliminate topping lift buddybear at 2:03pm 02.25.23 Catalina 310 11/1763 I recently bought a new mainsail which is not setup for the dutchman system as the original sail. I
Wind generators, yay or nay? fred1diver at 12:42pm 02.25.23 Ask All Sailors 32/2951 Hello everyone, another couple of questions for the hive mind. was looking at getting solar panels f
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust (10) anelso29 at 10:13am 02.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/2914 Hello everyone, I have posted on these forum a couple of times. I am a very new sailboat owner and
B&G Autopilot install - glass, Al, or SS mounting brackets or naked? (1) Apex at 7:12am 02.25.23 Ask All Sailors 1/390 I need to mount the autopilot ram. It looks like a transverse bulkhead is my best bet (C'C 30MKii)

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windlass installation need your suggestions kknddandy at 10:42pm 01.17.25 Thanks, Terry. The current windlass is still functional, but its condition is far from ideal, which
Wiring Diagram Question. dLj at 10:32pm 01.17.25 Thanks Dave. I have 270 watts of Sunpower semi flexible solar panels so far which i have not insta
Wiring Diagram Question. dLj at 9:16pm 01.17.25 Thanks dj. Well i'd like to sail south from southern California in a few years when im done refitt
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 7:34pm 01.17.25 Don't underrate solar. Once installed it is cheap and efficient. And don't cheap out on solar. Any
Dorade covers? capta at 7:24pm 01.17.25 Our dorade boxes had bronze screw in caps where the funnels screw in, for when we went offshore. Whe
Larger genoa for B323 Barnabas at 7:16pm 01.17.25 Thank you for the feedback. I have an asymmetrical spinnaker for the down wind legs.
LYNNETTE, an Eggemoggin 47. capta at 7:11pm 01.17.25 Beautiful boats. An older woman acquaintance of ours cruised a very similar boat around the Antilles
Wiring Diagram Question. dlochner at 6:51pm 01.17.25 Don't underrate solar. Once installed it is cheap and efficient. And don't cheap out on solar. Any s
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 6:42pm 01.17.25 Our boat is set up similar to what you want to do. Here is how it works for us: A single shore po
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 6:36pm 01.17.25 The case ground is for a DC fault, not AC. It has nothing to do with GFCI either. A DC fault (int
Wiring Diagram Question. BAD ORCA at 6:30pm 01.17.25 How about a more holistic conversation about what you have for sailing plans and onboard systems?
Sailing courses in Thailand dlochner at 5:47pm 01.17.25 I'm currently above the Arctic Circle. Not dark enough to see the Aurora Borealis. But I'll post
Unknown water infiltration Urban Hermit at 5:37pm 01.17.25 So far no sea spray, cooler leaks, drink, spills, or wet bathing suits, and I haven't washed the boa
Sailing courses in Thailand Will Gilmore at 4:30pm 01.17.25 I'm currently above the Arctic Circle. Not dark enough to see the Aurora Borealis. But I'll post a
Wiring Diagram Question. colemj at 2:54pm 01.17.25 Our boat is set up similar to what you want to do. Here is how it works for us: A single shore pow
Wiring Diagram Question. colemj at 2:40pm 01.17.25 I believe the inverter also needs a case ground for GFCI to work correctly when inverting and for d
Hunter 26/260 trailers Crazy Dave Condon at 2:05pm 01.17.25 You are correct as the first 26 was picked up by me. After that I had the trailers modified to incl
Who designed the 23.5? Crazy Dave Condon at 1:51pm 01.17.25
I'm seeing posts made today with with posting dates and answers dating back a few years. ???? dLj at 1:28pm 01.17.25 This is one (originated 14 Jan 2014): https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/where-to-locate-sho
I'm seeing posts made today with with posting dates and answers dating back a few years. ???? kappykaplan at 1:11pm 01.17.25 What posts are you referring to? This is one (originated 14 Jan 2014): https://forums.sailboatowne

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