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Eliminate topping lift buddybear at 2:03pm 02.25.23 Catalina 310 11/1890 I recently bought a new mainsail which is not setup for the dutchman system as the original sail. I
Wind generators, yay or nay? fred1diver at 12:42pm 02.25.23 Ask All Sailors 32/3124 Hello everyone, another couple of questions for the hive mind. was looking at getting solar panels f
1984 Hunter 31 - Cast Iron Keel Rust (10) anelso29 at 10:13am 02.25.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 28/3341 Hello everyone, I have posted on these forum a couple of times. I am a very new sailboat owner and
B&G Autopilot install - glass, Al, or SS mounting brackets or naked? (1) Apex at 7:12am 02.25.23 Ask All Sailors 1/403 I need to mount the autopilot ram. It looks like a transverse bulkhead is my best bet (C'C 30MKii)
Epoxy Additives pcharn01 at 7:08am 02.25.23 Ask All Sailors 7/1003 Anyone have experience with West Systems 423 Graphite Powder and use on sliding hatches as a wear su
Amenagement de la cabine avant en soute pour vie a bord michel06440 at 7:12pm 02.24.23 Mid-Size Boats 1/732
Raymarine C90W seadaddler at 5:37pm 02.24.23 Ask All Sailors 5/629 Thinking of replacing my bad C80 with used C90W and wondering what you think.
Rudder Tube Hunter 36 (2) skipperclaud at 3:54pm 02.24.23 Ask All Sailors 9/1210 Hello guys, I am restoring a 2008 Hunter 36. I have realized that the Hunter 36 has lots of 'constru
Another anchor (rode) thread Mark Maulden at 2:38pm 02.24.23 Ask All Sailors 8/1008 I need to procure a second rode as a spare and also for use with a second anchor if necessary. So,
Outboard question for Catalina 27 owners akulsp at 11:31am 02.24.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 7/2102 I'm researching a new outboard and am wondering....What size outboard do other owners use? Will it p
Mounted vhf radio q's fred1diver at 9:27am 02.24.23 Ask All Sailors 25/2227 Hello everyone, I have a few questions regarding vhf radios. I have a mounted vhf but no antenna for
Mast stepping a cat22 compassrose11221122 at 6:17am 02.24.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 3/932 Is it possible to raise and lower a mast single handed? Without a gin pole?
Oday 23-2 mast lights Sethic at 6:11am 02.24.23 Bigger Boats 3/1131 Looking for the bulbs for mast lights on my 23-2. Mast is up so if anyone knows where/what to get wh
Newby with a ton of questions starting with block and tackle mainsail compassrose11221122 at 5:56am 02.24.23 Ask A Catalina Owner 6/1088 Ok so please forgive my lack of terminology I hope it will get better with time. I bought a 1979, ca
Crazy thought... Orbweaver at 7:23pm 02.23.23 Smaller Boats 12/1713 How crazy of an idea is it to think about sailing my 23.5 to Catalina? Even more crazy...anyone wann
advice on auto chart plotter Erbardy at 6:49pm 02.23.23 Ask All Sailors 40/3966 Hi everyone. We are going to be launching our new to us catalina 30 that we are currently doing upg
New Engine Design. What could it do for a boat? jssailem at 8:08am 02.23.23 Engines and Propulsion 50/5958 I saw this on the attached video. Instantly, my mind wondered. How it might be used in a sailboat.
VDO Multifunctional Display: Batteries, water and fuel levels (2) Brians Mast at 3:39pm 02.22.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 20/5842 We have a Beneteau 34, 2009 which we bought at the end of the 2021 season. This boat has a Siemens V
Catalina 315 Isoterm Refrig Question CaptBob at 1:53pm 02.22.23 Catalina 310 18/1861 Hi Folks, I took delivery of my new Cat 315 in Sept 2022. Winds didn't cooperate this fall so didn'
A lesson on winches (2) brockangelo at 9:26am 02.22.23 Catalina 22 23/2799 As with most of my posts, I humbly present the mistakes that I have made so that others don't have t

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'Biggest outboard ever' swinging off a H340 Pushpit? dlochner at 3:17am 03.24.25 We have carried our 5hp Honda, the same weight as a 6hp Yamaha, on our pushpit for years and thousan
7 Years no haul out marcham at 10:49pm 03.23.25 The flip side is someone getting into boating with a free boat, planning $3000-$5000 for a refit and
7 Years no haul out Foswick at 10:32pm 03.23.25 I had written out a long post about this, but decided to cut it short. These posts come up all the
Engine Overheating BigEasy at 9:53pm 03.23.25
Trailer Boston Whaler 22' Revenge 900 miles? Tedd at 9:32pm 03.23.25 It looks like the trailer has surge brakes. You'll want to at least change the fluid in those, and b
7 Years no haul out marcham at 9:08pm 03.23.25 1) Why is he giving it away and not selling it (even at a family discount price??) 2) Get a survey.
'Biggest outboard ever' swinging off a H340 Pushpit? marcham at 8:56pm 03.23.25 It's near a double post support.... go for it. If it can hold a 200 lb person falling over, it'll h
Beneteau 311 swing keel drain tube...draining more than we'd like jbmia at 8:45pm 03.23.25 What are others doing to run this to a sink drain? Putting a tee in the drain hose from the sink?
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration efair at 8:23pm 03.23.25 Thanks for all the replies so far. We did perform an engine service, including replacement of both
Incompatibility With Windows 11 Boat Laptop & AIS / GPS jssailem at 8:04pm 03.23.25
Fiberglass battens for sailpack? Ted at 8:01pm 03.23.25 When I had a Stack Pack made by Doyle Sailmakers they used 3/4" diameter fiberglass rods. Metal slee
Engine Overheating (1) Ralph Johnstone at 7:18pm 03.23.25 Huh ? What ? Howzat ? I can only offer a completely uninformed and baseless conjecture that the P
Yanmar 2GM fuel system calibration Ralph Johnstone at 7:01pm 03.23.25 Don't mess with those two adjustments that are wired shut as you can royally screw up your engine i
Removing Holding Tank (6) twodzusfittings at 6:31pm 03.23.25 I have an Oday 30. I took out my 12 gallon holding tank without cutting anything. The vent connectio
Play in Volvo Penta Folding Prop Ralph Johnstone at 5:32pm 03.23.25 No need to shout. I wasn't shouting, just clearing my throat. Touch of the flu, ya know ? If y
Launching/Recovering Sailboat Indysailor at 5:18pm 03.23.25 I'm responding from personal experience. I have a 89 Catalina 25 with wing keel, road king trailer
Engine Overheating (2) Feo23 at 5:15pm 03.23.25 It does not appear to have a valve, just a hose that runs to the bilge. When I get the engine runni
John Lund, September 13, 1942 - March 16, 2025 jssailem at 5:09pm 03.23.25
Main Rigging Upgrades (1) garymalmgren at 5:02pm 03.23.25 Good morning Foswick. RE;No, that yellow arrow just points to the main halyard. When parked, this is
Spirit Bear Cruise 2015 Foswick at 4:56pm 03.23.25 Thanks for posting this! Very cool! Lots of familiar sites the first few minutes and the last few mi

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