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Proper prop size tartan 33 yawstick at 3:13am 03.09.23 Engines and Propulsion 7/1788 have tentatively agreed toto buy a 1980 Tartan 33... had the bottom cleaned and was advised there wa
Search issue HomeyD at 12:55pm 03.08.23 Forum Help (Site Talk) 4/1109 How do I search for particular topics? I don't want to ask questions which have already been discuss
Hunter 410 curved companionway step sailing gal at 11:52am 03.08.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/866 1 of my curved companionway steps on my Hunter 410 is breaking. anyone know where to get one?
TOO MUCH WIND? jssailem at 9:42am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 24/2550 Is there ever too much wind? Watch what happens at minute 2:08. Later you can see the SloMO version.
Inverter Bilge query Jeff2650 at 8:50am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 20/2507 Hello all, I just added a 1800gph AC bilge pump with garden hose to be placed temporarily as a disc
Spinnaker in top pulley-is it a concern? Jeff2650 at 8:37am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 11/1974 I'd rather ask than not ask, so I appreciate your knowledge on this subject. I just purchased a use
CG vessel renewal CYQK at 8:16am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 8/664 Just did my online renewal Could not find on the site an option for multi year payment. Had hoped it
Beneteau Oceanis 34 2012 - How to rig the foot of an asymmetrical sail (1) tbolan at 5:33am 03.08.23 Ask A Beneteau Owner 8/2790 Any Beneteau Oceanis 34 owners with experience on rigging for an asymmetrical sail.
question on SEMCO teak sealer Erbardy at 3:24am 03.08.23 Ask All Sailors 2/1854 Hi everyone, I used semco teak sealer for the first time (natural) and am not a fan. I would like t
Selling to a USCG and Texas registered boat to someone living in Mexico vsfoster at 11:43am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 24/2888 I have a buyer flying up from Cancun to buy and sail my boat back from Corpus Christi, Tx. He is aw
Anchors HomeyD at 11:09am 03.07.23 Catalina 22 25/3704 I have been a day sailor for several years and I am about to take my Catalina 22 out for some overni
Rutgerson clutch maintenance Kokomo42 at 10:31am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 4/920 Hello sailors - I have two banks of Rutgerson clutches one of which has a broken lever. I bought sev
Solar q's fred1diver at 8:52am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 22/2256 Hello again everyone. I am looking at solar panels and I have a few questions, first what size of so
Wind instruments fred1diver at 8:47am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 12/3992 Hello everyone, what are you thoughts on wind instruments for a 30ft sailboat on the Ottawa river? O
gooseneck tack hook Karl240 at 6:51am 03.07.23 Ask All Sailors 9/2932 My Oday 240 does not have somewhere on the gooseneck to secure the tack,what am i missing?Should the
Hunter 22 or 216 keel flaps Michael K at 3:12am 03.07.23 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/580 My Hunter 22 has a swing keel with flaps. Not sure of the purpose of the flaps, but one of them came
Engine control panel modification (4) Scott T-Bird at 5:32pm 03.06.23 Ask All Sailors 13/1619 In my typical fashion, I plowed forward with a modification without knowing where I'm going entirely
Cleats?????? C_Level at 2:03pm 03.06.23 Catalina 22 9/2094 I am close to completing a total restore on 1975 cat 22 and am in the process of drilling and puttin
O' Day 40, anchor choice and selection? LouisMK at 12:48pm 03.06.23 Bigger Boats 19/3356 Time to dump our CQR in favor of a new anchor. Am considering a Vulcan or a Mantus M2, anyone have a
Ice Box Lid Hold Open buddybear at 12:26pm 03.06.23 Catalina 310 16/2902 I recently purchased a ice box hold open from Catalina Direct prt# Z4237 it had been used on the Cat

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Circumnavigating Vancouver Island Hello Below at 1:46pm 08.08.25 There are so many great places to see. We manage to anchor in different places every time around. M
Refitting the Scuppers for Heavy Weather Confidence jssailem at 1:24pm 08.08.25 A knockdown doesn't care how high the drain exits looked at the dock. I look at the cockpit drains
Fiberglass rudder from Catalina Direct Matt Parfitt at 1:18pm 08.08.25 Thanks, everyone. Yes, I did have the original kick-up rudder, but it wouldn't stay down, then the t
Replacement Brackets for hatches jssailem at 1:13pm 08.08.25 part number for each bracket. Left and right?
Circumnavigating Vancouver Island jssailem at 1:12pm 08.08.25 Choose your weather wisely when rounding Brooks Peninsula. Go well out into the ocean. The area has
Outhaul and traveler basic help please (1) Newoldcatalina at 1:06pm 08.08.25 Thanks! That's reassuring. Am seeing that what I think are the traveler lines (though they're arou
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 12:38pm 08.08.25
Chartplotter navigation software for Raymarine Gypsy Legend at 12:32pm 08.08.25
Outhaul and traveler basic help please AaronD at 12:14pm 08.08.25 Your traveler routing sounds about right to me. I didn't want to tie line through the sharp-ish hole
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 11:50am 08.08.25
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 11:46am 08.08.25 I posted this above as you were writing: Edit: I guess your idea is using a bolt into the nut capt
Remove Princess Oven Door Foswick at 11:44am 08.08.25 Cheers. I'm headed out this afternoon to go round 2 with that project.
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 11:21am 08.08.25 Thank you for the excerpt, and I did read that. My idea was that when he mentioned epoxy captured n
Refitting the Scuppers for Heavy Weather Confidence testingthewaters91 at 11:17am 08.08.25 Seacocks make no sense. You want the water to get out. If concerned about backup, then cross the
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 11:12am 08.08.25 Thank you for the excerpt, and I did read that. My idea was that when he mentioned epoxy captured nu
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. Richard19068 at 11:09am 08.08.25
Refitting the Scuppers for Heavy Weather Confidence Stu Jackson at 11:05am 08.08.25 Seacocks make no sense. You want the water to get out. If concerned about backup, then cross the h
Fiberglass rudder from Catalina Direct ...3TacksontheWater at 11:01am 08.08.25 What many of us have is the "Catalina 22 High Performance Unifoil Kick Up Rudder Assembly" which is
Seacock Quality... Replace?--Currently on the hard. testingthewaters91 at 10:48am 08.08.25 For myself, not being particularly schooled with a tap, I'd probably drill the first 1/4" plate of
Fiberglass rudder from Catalina Direct (1) Gene Neill at 10:31am 08.08.25 To my knowledge, they are the only aftermarket rudder available for the C22. They are wonderful in

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