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Vang Tang - Pearson 26 DougL at 1:18pm 07.31.23 Pearson 2/965 2nd year owning my first boat - 1976 Pearson 26. The boom vang tang attached to the lower portion o
3D Print Files - Deck Fill Cap, Logos (4) jonelli at 12:26pm 07.31.23 Catalina 30 3/1946 I was asked to see if I can make printable versions of the things. I wanted a spare cap for myself
Shore powered vent fan? patrickkidd at 9:52am 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1213 I imagine this has been covered elsewhere but I can't find anything. My Marinco 4" solar van didn't
Spreaders (1) gwbarclift at 9:47am 07.31.23 Ask A Macgregor Owner 6/2018 I have never owned my own boat. I purchased a 69 macgregor 22. It is very solid with good rigging. I
Kevlar skid plates? piratesnail at 9:24am 07.31.23 Trailer Sailors 24/3691 We are in our first summer of owning a trailer sailor (Starwind 19) for family adventures. We just
Cockpit shower replacement head (1) Fred at 9:19am 07.31.23 Mid-Size Boats 3/1114 Has anyone found a less expensive replacement shower head than sold on Catalina direct ($64 USD) tha
1994 Beneteau Oceanis 351 - Line tamer cleat egregory2072 at 8:19am 07.31.23 Parts Search 0/665 Searching for the plastic knobs on a 1994 Beneteau Ocanis 351, which are similar to the Barton line
Edson Wheel Storage Don Crowther at 8:09am 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 4/538 Does anyone know where I could find the locking clip for an Edson wheel storage? It would appear tha
Aluminum winch on a saltwater boat - Good or bad idea? Rich Stidger at 7:54am 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 14/1709 I have a broken electric winch that I may or may not be able to repair. This Lewmar winch is obsole
Lazy jack rigging question (1) chriscampbell at 7:29am 07.31.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1339 I have a new-to-me boat that has 4 lazy jack lines with eye splices coming down from the mast. I do
C&C 30 MKII question CliffA at 6:04am 07.31.23 C&C 4/1387 Hi. Do some versions of the Mk II have a full double berth aft? Most of the pictures I see only ha
Fuel Tank, fixing the wood box that holds in place Riga at 5:38am 07.31.23 Ask An Oday Owner 7/1450
Help with Low Oil Pressure troubleshoot Afraal at 8:30pm 07.30.23 Catalina 310 24/4668 Hello Forum, I need to appeal to your collective wisdom for guidance. Today as we were motoring bac
Sailing in higher winds. (1) zinahewitt at 7:44pm 07.30.23 Ask All Sailors 6/862 Hi All, Hope your weekend went nicely. I have a boat, it is a Dufour 34, 1975. It is a simple boat
Hunter 146 boom pulling away from gooseneck rivets (2) Eric S. at 6:56pm 07.30.23 Day Sailers 6/1666 See attached photos. Any thoughts on how to fix this? Am I looking at a new boom/gooseneck assembl
Rear Traveler Cam Cleat (1) pcharn01 at 6:41pm 07.30.23 Catalina 22 3/806 Gene, A few years ago you posted a video sailing in FL Keys. The C22 had a rear traveler with ca
Hunter 290 or 306 in Bahamas CliffA at 3:20pm 07.30.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 10/2654
Hunter 18.5 Forestay Connection (1) abouttime at 3:08pm 07.30.23 Smaller Boats 2/1138 There is a definite learning curve when getting a different boat. Sometimes you just do stuff with
Old DataMarine instrument ...does it speak NMEA0183? (2) Tally Ho at 1:57pm 07.30.23 Ask All Sailors 36/4005
Catalina 30 push-button start mystery BAdrianWhite at 12:23pm 07.30.23 Catalina 30 15/3416 I am hoping someone might have an idea of what my problem is with our pushbutton start on my 1981 Ca

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Invest 93L kappykaplan at 3:16pm 09.26.25 Not good, sir! :beer:
Invest 93L (1) JamesG161 at 3:14pm 09.26.25 234525 DAMMIT JIM...
Raymarine Auto-Pilot Linear Drive clutch stuck Tim Alden44 at 2:36pm 09.26.25 I agree with @colemj - if you apply power to the clutch (with no power to the AP) then it should be
Raymarine Auto-Pilot Linear Drive clutch stuck Jan_H at 2:19pm 09.26.25 I agree with @colemj - if you apply power to the clutch (with no power to the AP) then it should be
Timing for the perfect tack Tally Ho at 1:51pm 09.26.25
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk Foswick at 1:39pm 09.26.25 Clear Gorilla tape leave very little residue compared to other tapes. OK, but aren't clear gorilla
Timing for the perfect tack Foswick at 1:36pm 09.26.25 That 90 deg target is monstrously incorrect and way too tiny. What I recommend you actually do is
Timing for the perfect tack Foswick at 1:13pm 09.26.25 Your boat tacks pretty quickly, so good timing comes down to fractions of seconds. Single-handing, b
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk Project_Mayhem at 12:56pm 09.26.25 Just a couple more thoughts. The bedding compound under the window is probably not silicone. Some
Timing for the perfect tack Davidasailor26 at 12:53pm 09.26.25 I prefer to release the old sheet when the jib starts to luff, as the bow comes through the wind. I
Autopilot "gauge" powerhead discolored can't read on my C310 Stu Jackson at 12:32pm 09.26.25 The LCD screen is sold on ebay for $98. There is a video that give a step by step procedure for rep
Timing for the perfect tack Stu Jackson at 12:30pm 09.26.25 That 90 deg target is monstrously incorrect and way too tiny. What I recommend you actually do is s
Timing for the perfect tack dLj at 11:33am 09.26.25 You mention the 90 target initially, but now how it plays into the tack. Can you clarify that for m*
Timing for the perfect tack dlochner at 11:30am 09.26.25 what's the secret to consistently nail it? :cool: How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Practice, prac
Invest 93L (1) JamesG161 at 11:06am 09.26.25 2 pm EDT - A low pressure system #94L appears to be forming near eastern Cuba and the southeastern B
Raymarine Auto-Pilot Linear Drive clutch stuck colemj at 10:17am 09.26.25 Thank you. I will be at the boat later today and try this. Once I apply power to the clutch, I assu
Invest 93L JamesG161 at 9:42am 09.26.25 Most boaters need time to prepare. DAMMIT JIM !!
Autopilot "gauge" powerhead discolored can't read on my C310 Calif. Ted at 8:29am 09.26.25 I also replaced the screen with a new one from Ebay.
Seal tiny leak portlight caulk JBP-PA at 8:00am 09.26.25 Just a couple more thoughts. The bedding compound under the window is probably not silicone. Some
Invest 93L Davidasailor26 at 7:47am 09.26.25 Warning this is soon to hit USA!!! The exclamation points are premature, methinks. There are quite

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