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Mounting a vertical windlass in a 1978 Catalina 30 Guts1236 at 9:57pm 01.28.14 Catalina 30 7/2495 I have a 1978 Catalina 30 and I would like to mount a windlass. Has anyone here done that? I have a
My kitchen sink (1) dgreen1991 at 9:12pm 01.28.14 Catalina 22 15/2778 Had to install a pump because the angle of the drain pipe was not enough to drain completely. I adde
1986 Hunter 34 Mast halyard sheave Marc Rivest at 7:38pm 01.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 14/2348 Does anyone happen to know which mast manufacturer supplied the mast for the 1986 Hunter 34? I want
Should I or shouldn't I? Tony E at 7:03pm 01.28.14 Ask All Sailors 27/3571 Hello all. I am about 5 years away from retiring and I am trying to figure out what exactly would be
My mast raising system (5) dgreen1991 at 6:47pm 01.28.14 Catalina 22 30/5118 Here is my system, simple no extra time wasted on complex crap. All of the parts stow under the winc
main sail 19jib39 at 6:18pm 01.28.14 Catalina 22 3/955 my main sail is the original sail for my 1987 22 ft catalina ,can any of you good sailors give me an
Soda blasting and barrier coat ed stack at 6:00pm 01.28.14 Ask All Sailors 8/3227 Hi all, I am thinking of getting the last 24 years of bottom paint removed via a local soda blastin
Bradenton, FL Christian Sailing at 5:10pm 01.28.14 Ask All Sailors 2/1000 Any recommendations for a 30 LOA in Bradenton? Fees/Amenities/etc...? Thanks Bryan
Filling fuel tank problems on H36 Ken Honeycutt at 4:43pm 01.28.14 Big Boats 13/1519 Wondering if anyone besides me has problems filling their fuel tank. I'm not sure it is a problem wi
Serious Grounding Rick D at 4:11pm 01.28.14 Ask All Sailors 9/1795 ...but this one was intentional... http://news.yahoo.com/video/ferry-smashes-ship-breaker-39-1505289
Recomend a bottom paint? Dave Sharp at 3:54pm 01.28.14 Ask All Sailors 6/1339 We now keep our boat in Rock Hall (Swan Creek). We had good luck with WM bottom paint which I think
Pex Dennis1679 at 3:39pm 01.28.14 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 9/2818 Is. Residential pex appropriate for a cruising boat?
rudder marvin at 3:25pm 01.28.14 San Juan Sailboats 5/9274 I have a San Juan 26 and would like to know if a sj21 rudder would work for me, I was told the riggi
Looking for Advice on Selling Mac 26d 1990 medkid134 at 1:21pm 01.28.14 Ask A Macgregor Owner 20/3143 Hello All, Looking for advice on selling my Mac 26d 1990 due to shallow water bay where I curre
Haul construction help skryan5747 at 10:17am 01.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 0/584 We just pulled our boat out of the water for a bottom job and we were looking to find out if a 1989
Pattern for flooring available? RocketDogs at 9:33am 01.28.14 Day Sailers 5/3417 Greetings all! I am trying to gather resources and information so I can get working on our DS1, whi
starter motor installation - Universal M-18 Richard19068 at 8:42am 01.28.14 Engines and Propulsion 3/1087 I'm installing a new starter motor. When I removed the old one there was no shim or gasket but there
Beneteau 43 Reef lines Dave9854 at 6:38am 01.28.14 Ask A Beneteau Owner 3/1315 I have a 2008 Beneteau 43 with a classic rig, wondering what size the reefing lines should be, and h
Shore Power-SmartPlug vs. 1938 (long post) (45) Maine Sail at 5:22am 01.28.14 Musings With Maine Sail 13/12038 For those of you who have already seen this on my site I apologize, please skip over this, but I lik
Need to repair Bow Roller Ken13559 at 3:38am 01.28.14 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/934 Hey, its my bad. Made a mistake of sailing too close to a friend's boat. Was approaching him port to

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A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 5:43pm 07.01.23 Yes @kloudie1 it feels good.
Roller furling: where do I start? jssailem at 5:42pm 07.01.23 I sold my used Pro-Furler online. Fellow was rebuilding a Pearson. He needed to cut the extrusion to
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't kloudie1 at 5:36pm 07.01.23 That's GREAT, John! Glad she is varooming again !!
Appropriate amount of headsay sag? Marty Gingras at 4:48pm 07.01.23 I'd say there was too much sag in the OP's photograph, because draft is very much 'knuckle forward'
Good Boat? 1995 HUNTER 29.5??? jssailem at 4:42pm 07.01.23 Both the Hunters and the Catalinas are great boats. Depends on the year which is fancied up interior
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jssailem at 4:37pm 07.01.23 Thanks Mark
35s5 Backstay Adjuster jssailem at 4:37pm 07.01.23 I use this backstay adjuster. It is manual. all I could find was a 12 mm pin. They may make others.
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't Mark Maulden at 4:28pm 07.01.23 Great news!
35s5 Backstay Adjuster Ted at 3:07pm 07.01.23 At one time Harken offered a high quality backstay adjuster that uses a standard winch handle to add
Boatyard mishap Terry Cox at 2:39pm 07.01.23 I appreciate all the observations, and the feedback about retaining a surveyor to independently ass
O'day 28 Head Finished Jtcf78911 at 2:07pm 07.01.23 Very nice install. Particularly like the tubing leading away from the vacuum breaker vent before i
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery stephen_i_w at 2:04pm 07.01.23 I'm in the process of changing from LA to LFP batteries. A few general comments. "Drop-In" LFP bat
Boatyard mishap jssailem at 1:37pm 07.01.23 . I hope this thread is a sort of wake up call for a lot of owners who are underinsured. i.e. they
Boatyard mishap D. Inscho at 1:09pm 07.01.23 The boat valuation under my insurance policy is $30,000. The boat (1982) is solid and in fine condit
VHF Antenna installation jssailem at 1:05pm 07.01.23 Post #9 And self-amalgamating tape around the connector. :facepalm:
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 jssailem at 1:01pm 07.01.23 They have a dream, just a lack of Practical DNA in their genes. :facepalm:
Which Bomar Gaskets ? kappykaplan at 11:16am 07.01.23 Sikaflex would probably work better than contact cement.
fuel gauge Dalliance at 11:12am 07.01.23
lifehack for budget bluewater boats for a family of 4 capta at 11:02am 07.01.23 I don't understand how folks with little or no marine boat building knowledge (that includes electri
Which Bomar Gaskets ? (1) spadaforaj at 10:26am 07.01.23 only thing I could read - I could make out the Bomar logo on the lens, barely You can see the like

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