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Catalina 25---27 littlescoop at 7:09pm 09.09.12 Smaller Boats 6/2474 Just sold my cat 22 with swing keal... Does anyone know what is the next step up....I'm ready to pu
C-30 Opening Ports - Do they exist? DHooper at 7:06pm 09.09.12 Catalina 30 23/6409 I have a 1981 Catalina 30 and interested in replacing the standard fixed ports with opening ports. U
sold littlescoop at 7:05pm 09.09.12 Catalina 22 6/1362 Sold my cat 22 today and now looking for a bigger swing keal...any help on whats good I would apprec
NOT A CRUISER ANY MORE, sob, sob..... capta at 6:52pm 09.09.12 Ask All Sailors 12/3503 As resistant to new ideas as us old sea dogs are, sometimes we must bend with the wind. So after acc
tangled halyard mortyd at 5:30pm 09.09.12 Catalina 30 24/4791 once in a while we return to the boat to find the main halyard tangled around the mast and tangled t
Autohelm ST60 manual Grant0449 at 5:28pm 09.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 1/1317 Does anyone know where I can get an ST60 operating manual? I am having trouble setting the depth me
topping lift question mortyd at 5:25pm 09.09.12 Catalina 30 8/4444 our boat is a late mkii and we need to replace the topping lift. doing what the p.o. did is no answe
Things that go splash. UPSGUY at 4:32pm 09.09.12 Catalina 22 27/3375 Perhaps I'm a little clumsy . But when rigging the main don't you think we could rig something bette
Right of way? dparilla at 4:28pm 09.09.12 Ask All Sailors 44/7729 So I am coming home after a great afternoon sail, we have just dropped the main and furled the jib t
Sacrificial Cloth on Head Sail (1) DinoKanuck at 4:03pm 09.09.12 Ask All Sailors 8/6484 Ahoy from Balmy New Brunswick: Got a first look at a potential boat yesterday and saw that a headsa
Boat possessed by devil. Chris Patterson at 3:58pm 09.09.12 Catalina 22 33/4066 Here's a strange one. Of course, coming from me, what else could it be. Leaving the boat this after
Need Advice on Upper Chesapeake Bay - Harve de Grace MD spadaforaj at 3:21pm 09.09.12 Ask All Sailors 11/5499 Need some advice - just relocating from Raleigh NC, where our Hunter 33 with a 5 foot draft is slipp
What size is the stern tube on a P31? Nautiflyer at 3:07pm 09.09.12 Pearson 0/1492 I want change the shaft seal on my 1989 Pearson P31. I know the shaft is 1" dia, but the stren tube
swing keel down????DAAAAAAAAAAAAAA barniclebob at 2:46pm 09.09.12 Ask A Catalina Owner 5/1416 Sounds pretty dumb but I cant find the dog or release lever to bring down my keel 1979 cat 25.Help!!
Must Have ICW Anchorage Guides and Fair Use Roger Long at 2:30pm 09.09.12 Roger Long - Cruising on Strider 9/6199
centerbord pennant john grobe at 2:16pm 09.09.12 Ask An Oday Owner 1/1191 Should a new pennant used to raise and lower the centerboard be stainless steel?O'day mariner 1975
Creaking cabin bulkhead? Sanity slipping... maine89 at 12:46pm 09.09.12 Bigger Boats 29/9814 Firstly, I take it as a huge luxury (given I still have a very long todo list) to even feel comforta
Trailer tire size range crosswind at 11:42am 09.09.12 Ask A Macgregor Owner 23/5645 The tires on my trailer are 2002. I want to replace them prior to hitting the road. I have been sho
marine head replacement ktm500mx at 11:33am 09.09.12 Mid-Size Boats 6/1871 i have a hunter 31 that currently has a groco hf head and in the last 3 years i have had the pump h
376 jammed furling main jander31 at 11:12am 09.09.12 Big Boats 10/2177 I checked the old forums, but haven't been able to find a solution to my problem. I was having prob

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Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable thinwater at 6:33pm 01.20.23 IMO, I don't think it has to be Coast Guard approved, otherwise any vessel registered/flagged in an
Bermuda dLj at 6:23pm 01.20.23 Depending on the time of year for your transit, you could be looking at a considerable length of ti
Anchor light - battery operated and rechargeable Sanfelice at 6:21pm 01.20.23 IMO, I don't think it has to be Coast Guard approved, otherwise any vessel registered/flagged in ano
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? (1) twodzusfittings at 6:12pm 01.20.23 212355 This style?
Mattress Underlayment dlochner at 6:04pm 01.20.23 There is no air circulation under any of our mattresses and everything is bone dry and dusty under
Hunter 28.5 main sheet car Sanfelice at 5:59pm 01.20.23 I have a friend who moved his traveler to the cabin top. I would look at Garhauer who make a great t
What did he mean when he said this? Crusty Ol Salt at 5:52pm 01.20.23 One of the reasons I purchased my hunter 280 was the wing keel and a 3' 6" draft. At this time in
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? DArcy at 5:51pm 01.20.23 My whisker pole is stanchion mounted and I do like storing it there. The spinnaker pole on my previo
Mattress Underlayment (1) Project_Mayhem at 5:45pm 01.20.23 I spotted this the other day and instantly thought of boat mattresses and flooring
Mattress Underlayment (1) Ralph Johnstone at 5:43pm 01.20.23 Before I do I would appreciate knowing what others have used to allow circulation under bedding to
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Project_Mayhem at 5:42pm 01.20.23 I have mine deck stored. I'm not a fan. I've stubbed my toes on the solid 1/4" thick aluminum mount
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Stu Jackson at 5:39pm 01.20.23 While it's out of the way when stored on the mast, please know that it is a poor place to store it i
Mattress Underlayment Crusty Ol Salt at 5:37pm 01.20.23 Excellent topic
What did he mean when he said this? Stu Jackson at 5:35pm 01.20.23 Robert Perry is knowledgeable and opinionated. So much so that his honesty got him kicked off Cruis
Bermuda smokey73 at 5:30pm 01.20.23 Depending on the time of year for your transit, you could be looking at a considerable length of tim
In-hull depth transducer fails to read shallow depths Crusty Ol Salt at 5:28pm 01.20.23 How do you have it mounted? I used the toilet seal wax ring trick on mine. It took a couple of tries
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Justin_NSA at 5:18pm 01.20.23 Mine is mounted on 2 port side stanchions . Never gets in the way. Easy to remove.
WHERE DO YOU STORE IT? Tally Ho at 4:57pm 01.20.23
Hunter 28.5 main sheet car Tally Ho at 4:52pm 01.20.23 Bummer on the snow! Boat is not in the water I assume. Do you have any photos of the traveller?
H33C Toe Rail Leak Approach heritage at 4:41pm 01.20.23 My 84 H27 had a leak under the aluminum toe rail when I first got the boat. The toe rail is secured

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