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Difficulty with Main Halyard wfulton at 3:38pm 01.27.14 Mid-Size Boats 4/1006 Am having great difficulty raising mainsail for the final 10' or so. Work easily and fine up to that
anchor wench zommer at 2:01pm 01.27.14 Catalina 30 10/1760 I am looking for suggestions in regards to installing an anchor wench on Catalina 30. The deck spac
Using Inverter Charger as 2nd Charger? Gunni at 1:38pm 01.27.14 Ask All Sailors 4/944 I currently have a 10 year old, 40 amp AC powered battery charger (Sentry) breakered from a 30 amp A
Lady Liberty graphics Small Seed at 1:22pm 01.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 6/3030 Hi, I am a brand new Beneteau 285 First Liberty Cup Edition and would like to find a source for the
Looking to revamp some rigging - Hunter 22 '83 halyard sheet HiZ at 12:41pm 01.27.14 Smaller Boats 7/3077 Looking to replace the rigging on the boat while the mast is down Any input on this? Length, s
raptor visit Justin_NSA at 12:06pm 01.27.14 Sails Call Lounge 1/1768 We had an amazing show of bald eagles at our lake this weekend! They tend to spend time out there du
Mast/Boom issues bxdobs at 11:40am 01.27.14 Smaller Boats 3/2594 We have 2 issues with our mast: 1) the triangular pivot on the mast that the boom attaches to
Boat show Meriachee at 10:30am 01.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 0/684 We just returned from the Vancouver boat show, and had a very nice walkabout of the in-water boats.
East Coast Trip Bonzai at 10:06am 01.27.14 Destinations 10/5388 I am loosely planning on heading up the coast from Brunswick, Georgia sometime late March-ish. Any s
size boat for single handed dlewis812 at 8:37am 01.27.14 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2226 thinking about "upgrading" from my cat 30. by upgrade meaning size and quality are both considerati
O'Day 322 Bilge Question Patronus322 at 6:59am 01.27.14 Ask An Oday Owner 5/1383 Greeting, If I understand the engineering behind the bilge layout, my packing gland drippings will
323 air conditioning wrbeglin at 6:52am 01.27.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/2339 Considering adding A/C to my 323. I would prefer to have the unit in the main cabin vs. in the cockp
Leaky 26m Bilwlsn at 6:48am 01.27.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/839 Help. 26M. I'm collecting water in the starboard hatch -- the hatch under where the radio is---under
JRC 1500 Radar Install Euphoria2011 at 5:54am 01.27.14 Bigger Boats 10/2054 Hello, this past weekend while I was installing 2 Interstate GC2-XHD-UTL 6 volt batteries as my new
silly question about gps Ken13559 at 5:51am 01.27.14 Ask All Sailors 23/2766 Was trying out my newly installed Standard Horizon AIS-VHF with an old Garmin 12XL mounted on port s
Gel Coat Spider Cracks brsch at 4:47am 01.27.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/1156 Is there any way to fill in spider cracks and somewhat cover them up?:neutral:
The On-Going pain about trying to sell Bad Obsession at 7:45pm 01.26.14 Ask All Sailors 44/5275 I am thinking that some advise would be good. I put my boat on the market back in June of 2013. I
M25 Universal won't start Jwhy at 7:11pm 01.26.14 Catalina 30 5/1051 I changed the fuel filter and now the engine won't fire. It sounds like no fuel is getting in. Do I
Upcoming 2014 New England Boat Show alanwir at 5:30pm 01.26.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 0/709 Boat Show Tickets Does anyone have the code for the reduced ticket price to Boston's New England Boa
the link to all the downloaded equipment manuals??? centerline at 4:52pm 01.26.14 Ask All Sailors 4/1003 Ive searched, but I cannot find the link to all the equipment manuals that have been downloaded to t

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Any current South SF bay CAT 22 Sailors? Looking for tips Stu Jackson at 5:55pm 06.04.23 (my windy app lied and said it was supposed to be 6-7knots) I'd work on "getting your head out of
Mast Bracket for Beneteau 311 RitSim at 5:49pm 06.04.23 I tried google searching IMAGES for sparcraft gooseneck. This one is close. Maybe look further int
Mainsail for a Cal 36/Luff 35' foot 16' rwflyboy at 5:43pm 06.04.23 I have an old one if still looking.
Recommendations for a new head Ward H at 5:28pm 06.04.23 I installed a Raritan Sea Era QC Electric Head with fresh water flush back in 2018. We're very hap
Mast Bracket for Beneteau 311 Davidasailor26 at 5:25pm 06.04.23
Screens for Windows DaveJ at 4:55pm 06.04.23
Daysailer 3 roller furling kappykaplan at 4:42pm 06.04.23 There should be a shackle on the jib halyard to connect to the piece on the right in your photo. Is
Daysailer 3 roller furling (1) drgbanks at 4:28pm 06.04.23 Here are the 2 pieces of the roller fuller.
Engine Control xavpil at 4:09pm 06.04.23 I'd say time for some maintenance. Pull up the specs on the assembly and see what the mfg. recom
Engine Control xavpil at 4:07pm 06.04.23 Sounds like a simple adjustment of the control cable should fix your shifting problem. To confirm
Recommendations for a new head Tally Ho at 4:00pm 06.04.23 I used Trident 101 when I replaced my sanitation hose. Very solid stuff, but it is VERY stiff, hard
Dissimilar Metals Tally Ho at 3:53pm 06.04.23 I have used both Tef-gel and Lanocote. As @dlochner said, Lanocote is pretty sticky, but if you care
Mast Bracket for Beneteau 311 RitSim at 3:52pm 06.04.23 Can you provide a better pic of the mast, side, front? someone may recognize it.
Its funny Friday! SFS at 3:43pm 06.04.23 https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/351309352_1600948760408005_8618913723109480107_n
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 (1) lsavocchi at 3:38pm 06.04.23 Yes, the vapors would carry some oil aerosol that would condense and look like an oil leak ... and
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Ralph Johnstone at 3:27pm 06.04.23 Just found that varoom you've been looking for here. I think you've got a deal if you can just in
Jib furler basics and maint JamesG161 at 3:25pm 06.04.23 This picture may help clarify. Look at it closely for your answer. Jim..
Mast Bracket for Beneteau 311 Ralph Johnstone at 3:22pm 06.04.23 Do you see a manufacturer's name anywhere on the mast or boom ? From there, GOOGLE is your friend f
Mercury 9.9 4 stroke on Cat 25 (1) lsavocchi at 3:21pm 06.04.23
Continupus mainsail furling JamesG161 at 3:19pm 06.04.23 I'll try calling during the week if thats OK. Sure.

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