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Best way to clean the Lexan windows? BistroMath at 4:09pm 11.14.13 S2 1/1314 Hey everyone. New 1983 S2 9.2C owner here. Love her so far. We're trying to give her a bit of a
New Table (6) RJD at 3:34pm 11.14.13 Catalina 22 20/2094 My father-in-law and I built this table to replace the original one in my Catalina 22. We used Afric
Rebuilt Catalina 22 Trailer (9) RJD at 3:18pm 11.14.13 Catalina 22 22/8152 After two months, a few quarts of sweat, and about $800, I've completed the rebuild of my trailer. C
Lifting my engine nramsey at 1:49pm 11.14.13 Ask An Oday Owner 3/1073 I need to replace my motor mounts. The actual mount replacement is pretty straight forward but I ha
1984 Hunter 27' portlight replacement cara at 1:26pm 11.14.13 The Cherubini Hunters 7/3238 Hi all -- we need to replace all 8 of our portlights, because the plexiglass (?) is starting to snap
What's behind this mast plate (1) n4hhm at 11:56am 11.14.13 Mid-Size Boats 4/1542 1981 H 27. Small plate at base of mast. Looks like it might be associated with the pulleys in the m
Cal 2-25 Galley extension (3) AZimmerman at 11:36am 11.14.13 Cal 5/5663 Just wanted to share a little progress on my winter project to extend the galley on my 1979 Cal 2-25
135amp WindLess Breaker for Hunter430 Neal Edward Albrektsen at 10:28am 11.14.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/970 Anyone know where I might find a Anchor WindLess 135amp breaker fuse. this is in frozen
OC50'07 refridgerator JR1 at 9:16am 11.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 4/978 As a new owner of the boat and concerning the wriring question: We have 2 refridgerator on board.
More Vicarious Cruising Roger Long at 8:40am 11.14.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/9792 https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4987614708591.1073741839.1846284215'type=1'l=488e24617d
OC50'07 wriring diagramm JR1 at 8:28am 11.14.13 Ask A Beneteau Owner 9/1499 Hi to All we bought the boat used and I'm loking for a wiring diagramm to understand, how the elect
Salty Dog Rally Rudder Problems MsEmee at 6:24am 11.14.13 Big Boats 0/1780 For those that have not heard, the Salt Dog Rally had a bad go of it during their annual migration t
Vicarious Cruising Roger Long at 3:10am 11.14.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 1/4467 For you cubical dwellers who are addicted to watching my SPOT, I suggest keeping an eye on Jimm at:
Ideas for Stern Rail seats on Center Cockpit S2 BistroMath at 8:45pm 11.13.13 Ask All Sailors 5/4601 Just got ourselves a 1983 S2 9.2C this summer and love it so far! Now it's time to dig into the c
Shroud Tension twodzusfittings at 5:52pm 11.13.13 Smaller Boats 11/2273 The other day I noticed that when heeling the shrouds on the side that the mast was heeling to, were
Cal 21 Keel problem JonBrush at 3:03pm 11.13.13 Cal 4/3746 Good evening. I am a new member, so by way of introduction I have a Cal 21 which is kept on She
Location of propane locker Found at Sea at 2:24pm 11.13.13 Big Boats 4/2377 I have a 1084 H34 and am exploring a safe and functional location to mount a propane locker. Due to
Sailboats in Cape Coral FL Head Sail at 2:21pm 11.13.13 Ask All Sailors 27/8807 Greetings all! I am getting close to retirement and thinking of relocating (at least for the winter)
Asymmetrical Spinnaker trade??? (1) Michael Meyer at 2:18pm 11.13.13 Catalina 310 6/1766 Any light wind 310 sailors out there that have a 90-110% jib in storage...? I have an all white n
Accessory swirch Jethro411 at 2:04pm 11.13.13 Catalina 30 6/1512 Title should read Switch. Sorry I have had limited time on my 87 MKii Catalina 30. I noticed when I

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Roller furling: where do I start? Tally Ho at 7:41pm 06.30.23
st 4000 and rudder position Tally Ho at 7:33pm 06.30.23 I had problems with the control head recognizing the rudder reference and got this respnse from Ray
Modification of a Catalina 320 for solo sailing jssailem at 7:30pm 06.30.23 To summarize: Auto pilot (or some kind of self steering device), accessible controls (including win
st 4000 and rudder position Ralph Johnstone at 5:42pm 06.30.23 I got more high tech stuff on my boat than yours. Last count we had 8 or 9 GPS and a bunch of other
A story of the engine that could.... Then didn't jaysweet at 5:24pm 06.30.23 Nice! Good going, John! Congrats! Just keep nibbling at the remaining small problems, and you'll g
Getting wires in. (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:24pm 06.30.23 Had not seen this before. ear out all of the old rubber grommets.
P42 Strut replacement artboas at 4:55pm 06.30.23
Getting wires in. artboas at 4:48pm 06.30.23 As per @jdrutten , drill holes in the SS arch and feed them through the SS tubing. Use grommets ar
In-mast furling BigEasy at 4:30pm 06.30.23
Good Boat? 1995 HUNTER 29.5??? dmax at 4:13pm 06.30.23 The Catalina 30 is a significantly bigger boat, 7.500 lbs vs 10,500 lbs. Much bigger interior too.
In-mast furling Boomtown at 4:04pm 06.30.23
Good Boat? 1995 HUNTER 29.5??? (1) Sailm8 at 3:48pm 06.30.23 We lost the rig in Ian and now use it as a trawler. We love the comfort for two people. We can go
Advice before I buy C30 Hayden Watson at 3:06pm 06.30.23 "I was quoted $3K to replace the lifelines only by a rigger. " That is a ridiculous price, obviousl
MORE. KIBs kappykaplan at 2:56pm 06.30.23 Looks great! :beer:
Helm Seat (cockpit aft) for a Catalina 320/ rferr48792 at 2:51pm 06.30.23 I'm in Redwood City. rich@spinnakersailing.com
MORE. KIBs jon hansen at 2:47pm 06.30.23 well played
MORE. KIBs Rich Stidger at 2:46pm 06.30.23 Very nice Art!
MORE. KIBs (2) artboas at 2:38pm 06.30.23
Saturna Lamb BBQ..... getting ready for the party Terry Cox at 2:36pm 06.30.23 Bummer. Was hoping to attend this year. Next year for sure.
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Davidasailor26 at 2:32pm 06.30.23 The link provided by James is excellent, in particular this article there - Drop-In LiFePo4- Be an

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