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Top Down furler with older sail? Pat T at 10:57am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 5/1671 Just received my Selden bowsprit kit and GX furler. I want to use my older North Gennaker with this
Insurance rate increases Witzend at 10:54am 03.16.14 Catalina 310 11/1696 Travelers does not require a survey for boats under $100K in value. So last year because the boat wa
Looking For Hunter 35 Legend Mast, Please Help? sails4alivin at 9:57am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1163 Hello all, Iv recently obtained a 1988 hunter 35 that lost its spar and all standing rigging during
The New Balmar Smart Gauge Maine Sail at 9:55am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 35/14130 Hi All, I know many have been emailing me and asking me about this product. It took a while but I h
Crossing Georgia Straight Joidevivre at 9:47am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 11/9378 We keep our 1974 Catalina 27 in Vancouver, BC. Entering my second year with her (been sailing 16' fr
Pop top canvas from 84 fit a 74? ppm411 at 9:03am 03.16.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/669 Anyone know if a Pop top canvas from 84 will fit a 74 catalina 22?
Raytheon Radar mudtertel at 8:47am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1048 ( I have a professionally removed Raytheon Radar 21XX open array radar with cable, manuals and displ
? on Double Line Reefing Hardware Placement (1) Ward H at 8:32am 03.16.14 Ask All Sailors 16/4543 Planning to install a double line reefing system which will have the lines led back to the cockpit.
Raytheon Radar R21xx - $600 mudtertel at 8:01am 03.16.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/1442 Just wondering if it is a good Idea,if I looking into getting this. It seem like it mounts on a stin
Replacement depth gauge for 1980 H27 David21149 at 6:22am 03.16.14 The Cherubini Hunters 2/3828 1. Can anyone recommend a replacement gauge compatible with Standard Horizon DS45 Digital Depth Sou
Prop size question hunter 27 1982 wesleysherman at 6:22am 03.16.14 Mid-Size Boats 3/1171 I have a 1982 Hunter 27 that I have recently stored on the hard to prepare for bottom strip and pain
Hello From Hampton Roads Roger Long at 6:15am 03.16.14 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 2/1711
wifi relay Jwhy at 10:12pm 03.15.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/916 I can't receive my marina wifi inside the boat, only on deck or in the cockpit. Is there an antenna
Icom M55 wufibugs at 10:05pm 03.15.14 Ask All Sailors 3/1181 I'm wondering just how far out of date this model is. All its basic functions work, but from lookin
Hooking up new ST60 to old transducer Jared1048 at 9:27pm 03.15.14 Musings With Maine Sail 2/2120 Hi, I was pleased to find you wrote about doing just that at ( http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising
where is he factory depth transducer? Jared1048 at 8:43pm 03.15.14 Mid-Size Boats 13/1863 I've traced the wire down to behind the engine but then runs into one of the "holes" that are under
S boat rudder hole locations vizwhiz at 8:39pm 03.15.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/1890 I have a feeling the holes in my factory rudder that are supposed to let water in/out are plugged an
Too much zinc? rpell46 at 8:15pm 03.15.14 Ask All Sailors 34/10426 It was suggested that I add a collar zinc between the strut and prop on my 30 Cat.....in addition to
83 oday 28 fuel tank replacement Euphoria2011 at 7:33pm 03.15.14 Bigger Boats 12/4273 Hello, well today i got a suprise when i opened the boat, a strong smell of diesel. Looked in the
New O'day 23 owner with a lot of questions Ziradog at 7:23pm 03.15.14 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1499 I just purchased a 1984 23-2, and I have a LOT of questions. First, where is the best place to pump

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1977 Pearson 27 keel bolts heritage at 4:41pm 04.04.23 dressler17... You can use oil or wd40 to clean the bolt threads, just make sure that the bolts are n
Swing Keel Dimensions and Weight for Oday 22 abrown at 4:27pm 04.04.23 What I have so far is the trunk space has a 2 inch wide opening. The overall length is 53 inches but
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question Crazy Dave Condon at 4:16pm 04.04.23 I am sending you a private message.
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question JES7 at 4:05pm 04.04.23 @JES7 Look in the storage locker of the boat to see if anything is there. If not, call the owner i
Re-rigging running rigging - source suggestions please dLj at 3:45pm 04.04.23 Thanks for sharing the outcome and resource DJ. The plot thickens, West Marine just told me they d
Recommended maintenance/checks during haulout? Hello Below at 3:34pm 04.04.23 clean and check all thruhull transducers, speed log, Just a suggestion, is to remove the transduce
Hoisting and Flying Gennaker: Advice Needed BarryL at 3:09pm 04.04.23 Hey, How many crew will you have when you fly the gennaker? The set and douse are usually different
AITA? Racing situation that came up BarryL at 3:05pm 04.04.23 Hey, As you (and everyone else) noted, the other boat was in the wrong. What you need to do in that
Furling Line Options BarryL at 2:57pm 04.04.23 Hello, As mentioned, you certainly can to a smaller diameter line, like 3/8". You just need to be s
Catalina 16.5 Rigging Question Crazy Dave Condon at 2:55pm 04.04.23 @JES7 Look in the storage locker of the boat to see if anything is there. If not, call the owner if
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages Maine Sail at 2:34pm 04.04.23 That does present a conundrum doesn't it. The alternator output would go first to the LFP house ban
S2 9.2C wire/plumbing diagrams jrussnogle at 1:48pm 04.04.23 You are dead on, Mark. But, hat tip to Tiara. Jeff Rowan, Marine Technical advisor for Tiara, respon
Catalina Smile - keel repair or engineered fix on Catalina 36 kappykaplan at 1:38pm 04.04.23 Please merge the two threads - same OP. Tks. :beer:
Furling Line Options kappykaplan at 1:16pm 04.04.23 Stripping the core is common practice. :plus:
Zinc on strut? JoeWhite at 1:13pm 04.04.23 Good point Rich. My C36 has a 2" disk zinc on the strut. It does become eaten away and I replace it
Recommended maintenance/checks during haulout? Don S/V ILLusion at 1:00pm 04.04.23
AITA? Racing situation that came up Leeward Rail at 12:35pm 04.04.23 I read all these comments before my morning coffee, and wonder.. why would anyone race and deal with
Zinc on strut? Rich Stidger at 12:33pm 04.04.23 Look around your boatyard. Do you see any boats with a zinc on the strut? Does the source who advi
FET Battery Isolator and Different Charging Voltages walt at 12:21pm 04.04.23 The FET isolator likely will have very low voltage drop.. but the old style diode isolators might dr
Holding tank relocation? MT28.5 at 12:20pm 04.04.23 Hello Peggie and thank you for posting. The head is directly in front of the lazarette. Also I missp

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