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Wheel Bearings for original trailers? HeelBoy at 4:53am 07.02.25 Ask A Macgregor Owner 7/592 I need to replace mine, and I have no idea what size to buy. Its the factory original 1985 trailer f
Urgent Hood furler question Project_Mayhem at 10:21am 07.01.25 Ask All Sailors 5/341 I'm trying to gain access to the turnbuckle on a rig that was stepped yesterday. If the plastic scre
Double the tanks, double the Catalina fun? Project_Mayhem at 5:33am 07.01.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/738 I have a simple question about my new to me, Catalina 30 MKIII. It has two water tanks, a 17 gallon
3GM Priming water pump? CJeffBreen at 9:55pm 06.30.25 Engines and Propulsion 10/820 I always close the water pump through hole when I'm done sailing. I always open it when I start th
HAPPY CANADA DAY jssailem at 9:11pm 06.30.25 Sails Call Lounge 2/525 For all you sailors north of the 49th Parallel, Happy Canada Day. The weather in BC is looking nic
Weather forecast for the PNW jssailem at 9:06pm 06.30.25 Pacific North West Cruisers 7/729 I am preparing for my July summer cruise. Been looking forward to this for the past several years.
No priming after filter change on M25XPA Project_Mayhem at 8:01pm 06.30.25 Engines and Propulsion 20/1276 My new to me boat that had been on the hard for the last couple of years was launched today. We ran
Boo raritan freeyoda at 7:29pm 06.30.25 Marine Plumbing and Sanitation 5/636 Booo raritan
Sailing Instruments BJN at 3:16pm 06.30.25 Catalina 310 9/1125 I have a 2001 Catalina 310 hull #133 with Raymarine instruments that are failing. The auto pilot S
Solar controller overcharging batteries (1) PAC3142 at 1:46pm 06.30.25 Ask All Sailors 33/1832 I recently installed a 240 watt solar panel with an EPEVER XTRA2210N controller that charges 2 group
Deck scupper size (1) DinghySailor at 1:35pm 06.30.25 Ask All Sailors 9/507
Major Increase in Bahama Cruising - Fishing - Anchoring Fees Starting Tomorrow ggrizzard at 1:16pm 06.30.25 Ask All Sailors 4/491 According to reports online, the Bahamian Government has enacted new fees for anchoring, fishing, an
In modern age do people use their big water tank or go to bottled water, tank seems health risk? Removing front h26 tank would free up room. - D Davenport at 11:54am 06.30.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 24/1744 In modern age do people use their big 40+ gallon water tank up front or do they go to bottled water,
Any good Hunter 260 dinghy options to mount dinghy, davits, bar, frame?? Maybe have bimini frame behind OUTBOARD and have hanging ropes for dinghy? Davenport at 11:49am 06.30.25 Ask A Hunter Owner 7/565 Any good Hunter 260 dinghy options to mount dingy, davits, bar, frame??? Maybe have bimini frame at
Experience Organizing Regatta or Similar? Foswick at 9:18am 06.30.25 Ask All Sailors 9/481 I don't really care much about racing, in general, but I was recently watching a documentary about t
Ratchet block recommendation. BAD ORCA at 9:01am 06.30.25 Ask All Sailors 25/1335 Wondering if anyone has experience with a particular ratchet block that might be a good choice for a
Ranger 12 Sail Batten question rhsc912 at 7:18am 06.30.25 Ranger Boats (WA) 2/243 Does anyone have a good photo or description of what the sail battens look like or are made of for t
Chicagoland Mechanic for 1979 OMC Zephyr Sail Drive (15S10S) - Manifold Leak jmdaly at 10:01pm 06.29.25 Ask All Sailors 0/142
Jamestown/Newport RI Anchorages? dLj at 6:34pm 06.29.25 Destinations 5/594 We are heading up out of the Chesapeake Bay up through the C'D and out the Delaware heading up towar
Needed Spinnaker / whisker pole 15' LouisMK at 3:11pm 06.29.25 Ask All Sailors 0/148

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1978 H30 Shaft Removal/Rudder Dalliance at 6:48am 09.27.25 I have a 1982 H30 and have long believed that there were only two ways to pull the shaft: remove the
Timing for the perfect tack shemandr at 6:42am 09.27.25 ... I do have a windex but I throw away the stops before being installed as I find them useless....
Electronics Tally Ho at 6:21am 09.27.25 I think priority 1 is to update my VHF. The guys in the marinas told me it was pretty hard to hear
Invest 93L (1) Davidasailor26 at 4:55am 09.27.25 Looking at this morning's models I'm still in camp no-landfall. It looks like the GFS and ECMWF bot
Timing for the perfect tack danstanford at 2:56am 09.27.25 The tacking angle will be somewhere close to 90 degrees but one should probably turn down 5 degrees
Timing for the perfect tack garymalmgren at 11:19pm 09.26.25 Single handed? 1. Center the traveler and main sheet 2. Hit the tack button on your tillerpilot. 3.
Timing for the perfect tack Foswick at 9:54pm 09.26.25 That is NOT what I said. I said 90 degrees was not doable and to sail one tack upwind then the oth
Timing for the perfect tack Stu Jackson at 8:16pm 09.26.25 If your goal is simply to point as high as possible at all times, do as Stu says and sail from clos
Timing for the perfect tack dlochner at 8:00pm 09.26.25 I do have a windex but I throw away the stops before being installed as I find them useless. I gues
Timing for the perfect tack RussC at 7:49pm 09.26.25 You mention the 90 target initially, but now how it plays into the tack. Can you clarify that for*
Timing for the perfect tack PaulK at 7:10pm 09.26.25 Agree with @Davidasailor26 that holding the sheet to backwind the jib may be messing you up by delay
Sailing Croatia Michael Davis at 5:01pm 09.26.25 ICC required?
1978 H30 Shaft Removal/Rudder heritage at 4:33pm 09.26.25 A third option is to remove the prop strut, allowing enough wiggle room to pull the shaft past the r
Invest 93L Crusty Ol Salt at 4:13pm 09.26.25 Virginia has issues with storms that start with an "I"
Hunter 37C Rudder Drop Angus Fleming at 3:41pm 09.26.25 Rumbero, On my 1979 37c I didn't like the very short hose connection so I roughed up the bronze thr
Electronics john6206 at 3:36pm 09.26.25 Thanks for the advice everyone, I feel like I need a spreadsheet! I think I need to schedule a nigh
Timing for the perfect tack ShawnL at 3:18pm 09.26.25 I sail a '72 Catalina 22, so hopefully comparable. When we tack, I try to get as close to the wind
Invest 93L kappykaplan at 3:16pm 09.26.25 Not good, sir! :beer:
Invest 93L (1) JamesG161 at 3:14pm 09.26.25 234525 DAMMIT JIM...
Raymarine Auto-Pilot Linear Drive clutch stuck Tim Alden44 at 2:36pm 09.26.25 I agree with @colemj - if you apply power to the clutch (with no power to the AP) then it should be

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