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I learned about sailing from that.... Nrmlspeed at 12:50am 04.20.13 Catalina 22 9/1211 The title is appropriate for this story. When I was learning to fly I always looked forward to readi
Combining the 2 incoming 220v cable into one Crystal TLV at 12:12am 04.20.13 Big Boats 7/1316 This will be much more convinence for me as the Y connection on the incomming cable maks a lot of tr
h40.5 bilge pump switch edguy3 at 10:49pm 04.19.13 Big Boats 5/1280 Can anyone tell me where the manual bilge pump switch is located in a 1995 h40.5? Thanks in advance
U Shaped Dinette N28678 at 8:42pm 04.19.13 Catalina 30 4/1884 I have a 83' with a U shaped dinette. Ive seen other boats built the same year with L shaped dinett
Old Schoolers (2) rgranger at 7:22pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 15/2266 Hey I need some knowledge from those of you who have been around longer than I I'm almost done re
First time fiberglass repair - Should I try? (2) pearsoncommander251 at 6:48pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 20/3772
Great Lakes Marine Mobile Net - Ham Radio Net for boaters. KC9SGV at 6:46pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 0/1200 The HF frequency is 7.268 MHz LSB, just after the Waterway net on the ICW. VHF 2M in the Chicagolan
line cutter on saildrive jbinbi at 6:10pm 04.19.13 Mid-Size Boats 1/1118 I am wondering how to get a line cutter on my saildrive. This is my first experience with a saildriv
Topping lift slowdog at 3:47pm 04.19.13 Trailer Sailors 10/6918 What do you snap the topping lift to on the end of the boom ? Someone put a eye bolt on the end of t
Tiller Pilot for Hunter 23.5 tallswede at 3:39pm 04.19.13 Smaller Boats 20/6083 I would like to know if any of you have used a tiller pilot on your 23.5 and how you mounted it. I'm
Cheoy Lee 44 window needed. Kilolani at 1:39pm 04.19.13 Parts Search 2/3508 The Starboard window on the side of the aft cabin broke. Anyone know how to get a new one?
Need help for my Cygnus 20 eddy62 at 1:04pm 04.19.13 Trailer Sailors 6/3240 Just purchased a Cygnus 20. I have tried everywhere online and found very little on it except for a
Looking for Flojet Parts (1) Bad Obsession at 12:38pm 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 6/1809 So I was working on my fresh water system today. I took the filter off and I ended up breaking the
More proposed boat fees RECESS at 11:31am 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 49/5942 Like this is not expensive enough.
anybody know what's with D&R Marine? Mr. J.B. at 10:40am 04.19.13 Ask An Oday Owner 2/1247 when I go to the web sight I geta box that says I need a user name and password?
Anchor roller design questions holdech at 9:14am 04.19.13 Ask A Macgregor Owner 11/9889 I have a commercial roller that's about 2 inches wide and 15 inches long. I realize it needs to ove
Compression Post ChiTownSail at 9:03am 04.19.13 Smaller Boats 1/833 Anyone with a small hunter ever remove their compression post? I am wondering the construction and
Fuel Polishing system MWybo at 7:51am 04.19.13 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 7/4515 Hi Roger, Sorry to intrude on your forum but I would be interested in hearing how your fuel polishin
How to clean these gaskets (2) Brezzin at 7:10am 04.19.13 Big Boats 9/1830 The boat is a H49 which has two hatches in the transom. The gaskets which I believe are silicone ha
Reasonable Canvas Guy in Jacksonville / Amelia Island Area SailMaster at 6:19am 04.19.13 Ask All Sailors 2/1062 Taking notes from the thread about Annapolis I am seeking the same thing in Jacksonville. We have tw

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I need your Knowledge on Rudders dlochner at 7:44am 05.04.23 I do not agree about Walking away. The H420 is a well design boat and depending on the rest of the
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? (1) gfcng at 7:36am 05.04.23 Appreciate everyone weighing in. The current owner has only had the boat 3 years and not very knowle
I need your Knowledge on Rudders JamesG161 at 7:33am 05.04.23 The surveyor stated that he felt it would be okay to run the boat this season and repair it next I
I need your Knowledge on Rudders JamesG161 at 7:29am 05.04.23 I do not agree about Walking away. The H420 is a well design boat and depending on the rest of the
I need your Knowledge on Rudders (1) JamesG161 at 7:15am 05.04.23 My new rudder for our H430, not installed cost, ?$5200. I bought the Rudder through this site.;) W
Replacing Sheaves on a Catalina 27 jssailem at 7:04am 05.04.23 just check out the rigging and make sure it all looks good. I think you have chosen a smart plan t
Do You Recognize This Anchor? (2) rgranger at 6:41am 05.04.23 Do you have a stern rail? Although this anchor is a bit small for your boat, it might make a nice
I need your Knowledge on Rudders Siamese at 6:39am 05.04.23 I too, would like to know how the rest of the boat surveyed. Without knowing that, and knowing the
Rigging- Has anybody seen this? jssailem at 6:37am 05.04.23 It could be a repair using shortened shrouds . It also could be an owner/rigger design improvement.
Sailing Movies? Kings Gambit at 6:06am 05.04.23
I need your Knowledge on Rudders shemandr at 6:03am 05.04.23 I'm curious about the plan to go forward if that is the decision. Will the boat be at that marina?
Bottom Chip Repair tailboom at 6:02am 05.04.23
Do You Recognize This Anchor? jviss at 5:59am 05.04.23 I wouldn't count on keeping any heavy anchor in the bow chain locker unless it is "divided" to keep
Bottom Chip Repair Project_Mayhem at 5:56am 05.04.23 Are you able to scrape off the white paint or is it adhered too well to do so?
What is a good Trailer Sailboat? Project_Mayhem at 5:50am 05.04.23 Full disclosure -- I've only worked on a 1984 Catalina 22 and owned a 1984 Starwind 19. The Starwin
Do You Recognize This Anchor? smokey73 at 5:42am 05.04.23 A spare I would try to keep in the bow chain locker, if it doesn't fit or work there, then in a co
Fortress anchor (1) tfox2069 at 5:41am 05.04.23 To reinforce @jssailem 's point above (not that any of us doubt its validity), and my earlier point
Do You Recognize This Anchor? jviss at 5:39am 05.04.23
Do You Recognize This Anchor? thinwater at 5:35am 05.04.23 Yes, a Manson Supreme. I had one for 10 years. Very good NG anchor. No one uses the slot and they'd
Sailing Movies? Kings Gambit at 5:33am 05.04.23

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