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Sail slides ??? strobeone at 2:05pm 05.02.14 Smaller Boats 4/935 I have a hunter 23.5 and am in need of some new slides and plastic shackles. Can anyone steer me in
Replacement plexiglass companionway sliding cover (3) GeorgiaBII at 1:59pm 05.02.14 Smaller Boats 15/6595 Girlfriends Daughter knocked over my companion way sliding top and it shattered. Where can I get
How do you secure your outboarder? (1) Regular Guy at 1:28pm 05.02.14 Smaller Boats 3/669 How do you secure your outboarder when accidentally slipping off the motor mount? The motor my boat
310 interest with some concerns! serenity4u2 at 1:02pm 05.02.14 Catalina 310 25/5159 After going on a neighbors 310 I was shocked how roomy the boat is for only 31 feet. I think this b
Yacht Brokers BayMan at 12:57pm 05.02.14 Ask All Sailors 14/2057 If my plans play out like I hope, this time next year I will be retired, downsized and living more o
Why and What are these for ? Blue Buddha at 12:20pm 05.02.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/785 We have just bought our first Catalina 22, 1973. I have discovered two what appears to be bilge pump
Random boat hardware (5) suvh8er at 12:08pm 05.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1213 Hello again everyone, still trying to figure out the various cleats, cams, and cables on my Mac 25.
Ageing Bladders Requires New Heads Blue Buddha at 12:06pm 05.02.14 Catalina 22 10/1226 We just purchased a 1973 Catalina 22 with no apparent equipment for ridding ourselves of coffee and
Hunter 23.5 Cabin lights BillS123 at 11:47am 05.02.14 Smaller Boats 2/697 We just purchased a 1995 Hunter 23.5 (sails wonderfully, especially in Charlotte Harbor, FL where it
Any use these cabin door locks? (1) kito at 11:02am 05.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1175 I found this lock made by Southco. Says it's for cabin doors etc. Just wondering if anyone has used
autohelm service Raymarine 2000+ Kootenay pirate.. at 10:39am 05.02.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/838 I have a Raymarine 2000+ autohelm that seems to have a sticky gear..ie It goes slowly when return in
How to clean Jib Hanks SecondChance at 9:59am 05.02.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/2228 Hey, Getting sails ready. How do i clean heavily corroded jib hanks?:confused:
Netflix Drone To Home (or boat) carlf at 9:47am 05.02.14 Ask All Sailors 13/1871 Now you don't need a satellite dish to watch movies at anchor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucz3
Suggestions for a beginner sailor LukeButterworth at 9:26am 05.02.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/831 Hey everyone, I'm a beginner sailor and I'm looking to buy my first sailboat. I want something that
WOO HOO Finally Getting Out This Weekend. (2) caguy at 9:05am 05.02.14 Ask All Sailors 1/810 Haven't been out in over a month, but I'm getting out on Sunday!!! Here is a picture of today's wea
Throttle Walter59 at 8:39am 05.02.14 Mid-Size Boats 5/1211 I just purchased a 1994 hunter 29.5. When I shift into reverse the leaver interferes with the wheel
Replacing a paddle wheel in a knot meter transducer FasterHorses at 6:59am 05.02.14 Bigger Boats 0/2073 As a new member to this forum community, I first would like to Thank all the contributors here for m
Looking for a cheapo bimini for C22 kito at 6:14am 05.02.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/1446 I wonder if someone can help me out. I am wanting a cheap bimini for my C22.....the ones on Ebay for
VHF coax connector needs help Gene Neill at 5:43am 05.02.14 Ask All Sailors 31/5101 The cable was wrapped in white tape when I bought the boat, now I see why! I figured I'd cut the coa
Replace aluminum water tanks with "pillow" tanks Old Sailor 2 at 1:05am 05.02.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 55/9651 My 1992 Passage has aluminum water tanks. I have tried to clean the "stalagtights" from the midship

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Topside Teak Trim morbidfollower at 8:09pm 08.13.23 I have handhold envy...
Bolt Rope vs Sail Slugs? Gene Neill at 7:48pm 08.13.23 Once you have slugs, you will almost certainly want mast gates. Mastgates.com is my recommendation i
Bolt Rope vs Sail Slugs? Gene Neill at 7:45pm 08.13.23 Heck yes, slugs
Topside Teak Trim (4) Gene Neill at 7:39pm 08.13.23 If things are easy to take off ill just do that. I don't have the handrails installed yet, so that
Topside Teak Trim Gene Neill at 7:19pm 08.13.23 Might have both, and might have to remove the headliner. No headliner in a C22. Ten to one there
Weather vane dlochner at 6:31pm 08.13.23 The surface area of the body and the wings are too large. Rather than reinvent the wheel, look at
Has This Happend to You? PaulK at 6:00pm 08.13.23 We had the head of a spinnaker blow off once, but we were running in big seas and the sail would col
Lifesling Lifespan? Rich Stidger at 5:58pm 08.13.23 I have the hard plastic container instead of the bag. After 25 years the harness looks like new and
Rechargeable Rich Stidger at 5:53pm 08.13.23 @jviss has a good suggestion for a dinghy pump. I have one of those and I use it to top off my ding
Weather vane PaulK at 5:51pm 08.13.23 It has to be absolutely evenly balanced in order for the boat's heeling not to impact the results. Q
Merit 22 owners Digger1 at 5:14pm 08.13.23 Hey Digger, if you did receive the manual from Russ, would you mind forwarding it on to me? Libbyry
Ruddercraft Lower Pintle Failure ...3TacksontheWater at 5:12pm 08.13.23 As an owner of a Rudder Craft kick up rudder and an '88 New Design C-22 (that has yet to see water)
Weather vane stickinthemud57 at 5:12pm 08.13.23 I like the homespun quasi-military vibe. Cool. No expert on the subject (has that ever stopped me?)
Rub Rail Help dennisv at 5:10pm 08.13.23 Thanks everyone for your replys. I was thinking of the rubber mallet approach myself. THe boat wa
Sorting out battery charger and shore power questions chriscampbell at 5:00pm 08.13.23
Measurements of the Cutlass Bearing? heritage at 4:44pm 08.13.23 Thank you for your reply. It was these numbers that I was looking for. Might I ask what year your h
Weather vane (1) WI Rigger at 4:37pm 08.13.23 Here it is on my deck before mounting it on the mast
I need a good chili recipe... (1) jviss at 4:29pm 08.13.23 218787 April 13, 2016.
I need a good chili recipe... kappykaplan at 4:25pm 08.13.23 I had my first one in Ireland in Cork in 2016, I think. That's the BEST place to have a Guinness!
Sailing post heart attack dlochner at 4:14pm 08.13.23 Put a cam cleat on the mast, raise the main from there and stick the tail in the cam cleat, go bac

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