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Water infiltration but outer hull sound. Monheganlover at 7:29pm 05.27.13 Catalina 22 3/1316 I recently bought a '76 cat 22 as it was the only way to get a mooring in a marina I have long want
Riparian rights and Moorings Witzend at 6:37pm 05.27.13 Ask All Sailors 80/17776 I was wondering if anyone has any background knowledge concerning riparian rights, or whether this e
Bullheads Nosidamt at 6:33pm 05.27.13 Balboa 0/1321 Anyone have a specific suggestion on type and thickness of plywood to replace the bulkheads in a B-2
Never sailed and just bought a 20. . . is there a FAQ watcher at 6:29pm 05.27.13 Day Sailers 10/2614 As you might have guessed from the title I'm completely new to this sailing thing. AAMOF, just got
Profurl headsail furling line fowling PDReynolds at 6:13pm 05.27.13 Ask All Sailors 6/3208 Hi All I am now on my second Profurl headsail unit, 2 different boats and 2 different sizes. With e
How to trailer 2 boats Muffin12 at 6:09pm 05.27.13 Trailer Sailors 12/8678 We have a Hunter 18 and a Sunfish. Is it possible to trailer both boats with one car?
T connector under galley sink (2) New Horizons at 5:51pm 05.27.13 Catalina 310 4/1961 I found this T connector on the hot water line to the galley faucet, It had cracked over the winter
Aft Shower Stall - Leaking into Aft Cabin Lavender54 at 5:47pm 05.27.13 Big Boats 0/1043 Looking for assistance with a leak that has developed in my aft shower stall. When the aft shower i
Crazy or not? (5) LIZAJANE at 5:08pm 05.27.13 Cal 16/6203 Ok ok I bet you guys get this all the time.... Hi guys, I'm new on this site and I just bought an o
Looks Like a Good Deal - Hunter 27 carboman at 4:28pm 05.27.13 Smaller Boats 2/862 http://tampa.craigslist.org/pnl/boa/3830512087.html What are the major issue areas of these boats?
I fixed ports and mast raiser for "my girl" oday 26 (5) emergpa1 at 4:08pm 05.27.13 Ask An Oday Owner 8/1385 I visited "my girl" yesterday. The new owner had extracted a couple of projects from me as part of t
Hunter 240: Painting Hull spacetiger at 3:49pm 05.27.13 Smaller Boats 13/2174 Hello, I have my sails and am turning to getting the hull painted below the waterline. I tried s
Bose system Mark15051 at 2:42pm 05.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/916 My Bose system on my Hunter 38 2005 loses power after a half hour or so. This is the second time thi
halyards turning black fbenkautz at 2:22pm 05.27.13 S2 2/1070 My halyards keep turning black on my 1977 23' S2. I have replaced the blocks,but the black seems t
Good book for electronics bitsailor at 2:00pm 05.27.13 Mid-Size Boats 3/1103 Can anyone recommend a good book for basic wiring of a boat. I understand the basics, but am aware
prop Glop update Terry in Naples at 8:55am 05.27.13 Ask All Sailors 1/2436 I just had the boat out for a bottom painting. Happy to announce there were no blisters and very ver
V-Berth door size sandworm at 8:48am 05.27.13 Catalina 30 6/2021 Gentlemen and ladies, greetings! First post :) I've just bought my first sailboat, a beautiful Cata
Rudder purrsnickitty at 7:47am 05.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 4/902 Good morning. I have a hunter 1994 35.5 it's been on the hard For 3 years. The rudder has cracked
Autohelm ST60 Wind Instrument way off smokey73 at 7:36am 05.27.13 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/1840 1994 Hunter 40.5 The wind instrument is an Autohelm ST60. It is reading way off from the actual
serious fulring problem jander31 at 7:03am 05.27.13 Big Boats 9/2011 I have a 97 376. A year ago it became difficult to unfurl and then furl the main. After some conve

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Mast raising ideas... JBP-PA at 10:28am 04.30.23 I use my main halyard and spinnaker halyard as temporary shrouds. I'm guessing that is what people
Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 10:16am 04.30.23 Aaron: thanks for your explanation and all the detail. I will be sailing a lot alone. I'm retired a
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? Don S/V ILLusion at 10:02am 04.30.23 Heat shrink crimp connectors or heat shrink over crimp connectors would be the way to go in areas w
Mast raising ideas... Salty Jack at 10:02am 04.30.23 Thank you Joe. Jack
Alternative to bimini Straycat22296 at 10:01am 04.30.23 On my Catalina 36, I installed a fishing pole holer to the pedistal guard. I then purcahsed an inexp
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? Kings Gambit at 9:54am 04.30.23 p.s. @Kings Gambit - a bonus is the MedAire folk track your supplies and will let you know what is
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? dLj at 9:46am 04.30.23 I didn't see that on the web site. When you contact them, you get a representative to discuss your
1972 Pearson 30 Bow Chocks? ShalomOrchard at 9:26am 04.30.23 I see no need to mount them on the wooden blocks, that would just add more leverage on the bolts an
How to rig double sided main sheet to helm jviss at 9:20am 04.30.23 Good discussion here: https://www.practical-sailor.com/sails-rigging-deckgear/do-twin-sheets-better
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? jviss at 9:17am 04.30.23 I got their smallest kit for 10 people. I didn't see that on the web site.
How to rig double sided main sheet to helm jssailem at 9:16am 04.30.23 Control of the main sheet and thus the sail is the critical point. Even more so than the convenience
Catalina 30 tall rig windlass installation (6) CaptnDean at 9:09am 04.30.23 I have a Catalina 30 MK3 and I recently installed a Maxwell RC8-8 windlass in my anchor locker. I c
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? Kings Gambit at 9:01am 04.30.23
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? dLj at 8:58am 04.30.23 That Medaire website is directed towards megayacht owners! Yes, to a degree, but they also suppor
Wiring solar and ACR's jviss at 8:45am 04.30.23 Yes, that is what I meant, shunt goes between battery and the house bus. Thanks for noticing my in
Oceanis 36cc Line Information (2) jssailem at 8:40am 04.30.23 15mm Main... Main Halyard or Main sheet? Halyard on a 36ft boat must fit the sheaves at the top of
Help With Bilge Pump Wire Connection - Solid Wire to Stranded Wire? (1) Project_Mayhem at 8:39am 04.30.23 Heat shrink crimp connectors or heat shrink over crimp connectors would be the way to go in areas wi
Wiring solar and ACR's JoeWhite at 8:38am 04.30.23 I just don't get it, or you are writing imprecisely. The negative side of the the battery is the ne
A Good Commercial First Aid Kit for Boats? jviss at 8:37am 04.30.23 Have you looked at the MedAire kit? I got the offshore kit. I'm pretty impressed with it. Wednesday
How to rig double sided main sheet to helm baycloud at 8:36am 04.30.23 Good discussion here: https://www.practical-sailor.com/sails-rigging-deckgear/do-twin-sheets-better

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