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New Mains'l bobcat30 at 5:05pm 12.09.13 Catalina 30 18/2759 I am purchasing anew main this winter. any comments on loose foot vs. bolt rope in boom? I have hear
Topping lift? slowdog at 4:38pm 12.09.13 Ask All Sailors 3/1484 How is the topping lift hooked on the boom ? Can you keep it hooked up as you roll the boom to reff
Hawaii anyone...? Bladeswell at 2:57pm 12.09.13 Catalina 30 19/6794 Hello all, I understand that the Catalina 30 was designed and intended
Stinky Hot Water andale@1 at 2:26pm 12.09.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 7/1785 I have a 1998 Beneteau 321 that was abandoned for 4 years and I have cleaned her up to look like new
Choosing a Spinnaker (s) markwbird at 1:47pm 12.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 15/1578 I want to race my Hunter 34 so I will need a spinnaker. The rules allow for max spinnaker dimensio
Bottom paint Playboy Buddy Rose at 12:05pm 12.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 25/3949 I have a 2006 MacGregor 26M which I may leave moored in a cold fresh water lake for 2-4 months June
Painted Gelcoat? (2) Griffymon at 11:51am 12.09.13 Ask An Oday Owner 9/1410 Does anyone have experience preparing for paint with the conditions shown in these 2 pictures? The
Atomic 4 Muffler Replacement sailnoproblem at 11:00am 12.09.13 Ask All Sailors 11/5767 I need to replace a muffler on my 1970 Tartan 34C. I know that I can purchase a SS one from Moyer Ma
1978 25' Lancer Trailer question Kaptindan at 8:15am 12.09.13 Lancer 2/2400 Hello, I am new to sailing and no nothing about it. I friend got tired of his sailboat and gave it t
Bottom Paint mbeil53 at 7:46am 12.09.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 4/2380 I recently purchased a m25. The hull is in great shape and the gel coat looks like new. The previo
Hunter 33 2005, Thru - haul backing 7sailing7 at 7:15am 12.09.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 9/1154 Do all Hunter 33 come with round plywood backing. I noticed the area where all the thru- hauls are a
Keel-stepped mast vibration - bangs cabintop Skipper at 6:33am 12.09.13 Ask All Sailors 33/10462 My keel-stepped mast undulates when the wind picks up. When it does, it bangs into the cabintop insi
How cold does it have to get to break a seacock? Skipper at 6:20am 12.09.13 Ask All Sailors 18/7153 I'm an experience sailorboater....from California. This winterizing thing is not on my list of mast
Plastic pipe instead hose for holding tank Rusty south at 5:36am 12.09.13 Big Boats 10/2192 I close on December 18th on my 40.5 and was able to negotiate a good deal so I believe will see once
Halyard stoppers DianaOfBurlington at 11:09pm 12.08.13 Digital Dumpster Dive -- FREE Gear 1/5291 STILL looking for halyard stoppers for this one. The boat originally came with the old-style Schaef
'81 H22 Restore (2) KristinKaye at 9:29pm 12.08.13 Smaller Boats 29/4508 Hi everyone, I got our H22 in the shop to do a restore and some refits on it this winter. It has a
researching a B361 Oceanic 2001 Eduardo at 6:58pm 12.08.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 23/5324 Is it a potential problem under load and heavy seas for a Beneteau 361 for the hull to be attached
Hole in bottom of boat whemphill1945 at 6:53pm 12.08.13 Smaller Boats 6/1291 I just purchased a Hunter 26 water ballast sailboat with a damaged hull. I a blocking it up to work
Sailing at night sundsy night in Monterey Bay (1) Yosi at 5:44pm 12.08.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1035 70681.vB
Hunter 356 $48,500 sailmaster39 at 5:39pm 12.08.13 Big Boats 2/992 Hi Group Know anybody looking for a super deal on a H356.I just saw a listing for a good looking

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Help replacing the sink faucet in the head on a Catalina 36 Don S/V ILLusion at 11:08am 03.13.23 Basin wrench, a light and a mirror
On the water activities for a group of cruisers on the lake Wyo George at 10:53am 03.13.23 Scavenger hunts (photo style) can be fun. Hand out a list of objects that can be found within reason
Swim platform question/advice jssailem at 10:47am 03.13.23 Consider in your install design a way to remove the platform for storage in the cockpit.
Help replacing the sink faucet in the head on a Catalina 36 Stu Jackson at 10:42am 03.13.23 Most faucets are connected from underneath. Have you looked? Often a mirror and a flashlight are h
It's almost within reach! Project_Mayhem at 10:33am 03.13.23 A double-stack cheek block might work. With the base plate, you can use almost any block with a s
Spring FORWARD - It's the first day of Daylight Savings Tim jssailem at 10:30am 03.13.23 Just saying... when the big EMP happens all these digital clocks will be paperweights. We will like
Mast step replacement jssailem at 10:27am 03.13.23 I have not found a significant difference between Milwaukee and Chinese cutting blades I agree:plu
Help replacing the sink faucet in the head on a Catalina 36 JoeWhite at 10:26am 03.13.23 I would like to know that aswell for my c36 of 1999. Not trying to change the subject, but does any
Spring FORWARD - It's the first day of Daylight Savings Tim JamesG161 at 10:24am 03.13.23 My landlubbers clocks set themselves. My boats Clocks do too. No biggie for me. Jim...
Spring FORWARD - It's the first day of Daylight Savings Tim LuckyDuck at 10:18am 03.13.23 Why? What does it do for you, other than make you check and reset all of the clocks in your hous
Impeller screws WayneH at 10:13am 03.13.23
Ford 20 (Anchor Sailboat Co. Of Union City, Pennsylvania) LloydB at 9:57am 03.13.23 Slick.
Inverter Bilge query Ralph Johnstone at 9:07am 03.13.23 Not sure why Catalina or the prior two owners never thought it was not necessary to add an electric
Sorry, I had to... Don S/V ILLusion at 9:07am 03.13.23 Here is yummy seaweed and free to Vegans in Florida.
Single handing smokey73 at 8:55am 03.13.23 @WI Rigger I'm not suggesting you sign off. Just open new topics for new subjects. Makes searches
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? Jeff2650 at 8:54am 03.13.23 here is what the spin halyard on a crane looks like: d boats have the spin halyard on one of the ma
Inverter Bilge query Jeff2650 at 8:51am 03.13.23 Lots of great feedback :)and largely the consensus seems to be to add a permanent DC pump with float
Swim platform question/advice Erbardy at 8:41am 03.13.23 the only issue i have is that i have a custom cover for winter storage and the cover will not fit an
Keel of Hunter 460 Ralph Johnstone at 8:39am 03.13.23 Depends on the year of manufacture. If it's out of the water, test with a magnet.
Mast step replacement Project_Mayhem at 8:38am 03.13.23 Read your thread and all the suggestions. Saved the site for working with glass from West Marine. T

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